Option to restart the app on config changes

Author: th-ch

config/defaults.js

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 		hideMenu: false,
 		startAtLogin: false,
 		disableHardwareAcceleration: false,
+		restartOnConfigChanges: false,
 	},
 	plugins: {
 		// Enabled plugins

config/index.js

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ module.exports = {
 	get,
 	set,
 	edit: () => store.openInEditor(),
-	watch: (cb) => store.onDidAnyChange(cb),
+	watch: (cb) => {
+		store.onDidChange("options", cb);
+		store.onDidChange("plugins", cb);
+	},
 	plugins,
 };

index.js

@@ -189,9 +189,12 @@ app.on("activate", () => {
 app.on("ready", () => {
 	mainWindow = createMainWindow();
 	setApplicationMenu(mainWindow);
-	config.watch(() => {
-		setApplicationMenu(mainWindow);
-	});
+	if (config.get("options.restartOnConfigChanges")) {
+		config.watch(() => {
+			app.relaunch();
+			app.exit();
+		});
+	}
 	setUpTray(app, mainWindow);
 
 	// Autostart at login

menu.js

@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ const mainMenuTemplate = (win) => [
 					config.set("options.disableHardwareAcceleration", item.checked);
 				},
 			},
+			{
+				label: "Restart on config changes",
+				type: "checkbox",
+				checked: config.get("options.restartOnConfigChanges"),
+				click: (item) => {
+					config.set("options.restartOnConfigChanges", item.checked);
+				},
+			},
 			...(is.windows() || is.linux()
 				? [
 						{