system.defaults.dock.persistent-others doesn't work with ~ shortcut or env

[skoblenick]

Using MacOS Nix with the configuration:

system.defaults.dock.persistent-others = ["~/Documents" "~/Downloads/file.txt"];

# or

system.defaults.dock.persistent-others = ["$HOME/Documents/"];

Doesn't work and results in a broken dock item that won't open the Documents folder. Using defaults read com.apple.dock 'persistent-others'

(
        {
        "tile-data" =         {
            "file-data" =             {
                "_CFURLString" = "file://~/Documents/";
                "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
            };
        };
        "tile-type" = "directory-tile";
    }
)

# or
(
        {
        "tile-data" =         {
            "file-data" =             {
                "_CFURLString" = "file://$HOME/Documents/";
                "_CFURLStringType" = 15;
            };
        };
        "tile-type" = "directory-tile";
    }
)

Respectively.

However, if i use the full path the Dock item works correctly.

# replacing <username> with the current user
system.defaults.dock.persistent-others = ["/Users/<username>/Documents/"];

I call this out cause your tests are using this example case here and the example in the code here. and mentioned at mynixos.

[TimoKraenzle]

This is a duplicate of #968, seems to be known for some time. Just pass your username as argument; the example should be changed.