try setting wallpapers once more

modules/home-manager/hypr/hyprpaper.nix

@@ -4,23 +4,21 @@
  ...
 }:
 with lib; let
-  # wallpapers = builtins.readDir ../../../wallpapers;
+  # load the wallpapers from the wallpapers directory
+  wallpapers = builtins.readDir ../../../wallpapers;
 
-  # wallpaperBashArray = "(\"${strings.concatStrings (strings.intersperse "\" \"" (map (wallpaper: ../../../wallpapers + "/" + wallpaper) (attrNames wallpapers)))}\")";
-  # wallpaperRandomizer = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "wallpaperRandomizer" ''
-  #   wallpapers=${wallpaperBashArray}
-  #   rand=$[$RANDOM % ''${#wallpapers[@]}]
-  #   wallpaper=''${wallpapers[$rand]}
+  # script that picks a random wallpaper from the array and sets it as the desktop background
+  monitor = ""; # leave empty to set the wallpaper on all monitors
+
+  randomizer = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "wallpaperRandomizer" ''
+    wallpaper=$(shuf -n 1 -e ${wallpapers[@]})
+    hyprctl hyprpaper unload all
+    hyprctl hyprpaper preload $wallpaper
+    hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper "${monitor},${wallpaper}"
+  '';
 
-  #   monitor=(`hyprctl monitors | grep Monitor | awk '{print $2}'`)
-  #   hyprctl hyprpaper unload all
-  #   hyprctl hyprpaper preload $wallpaper
-  #   for m in ''${monitor[@]}; do
-  #     hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper "$m,$wallpaper"
-  #   done
-  # '';
 in {
-  # home.packages = [wallpaperRandomizer];
+  home.packages = [wallpaperRandomizer];
 
   
 
@@ -30,39 +28,32 @@ in {
     settings = {
       ipc = "off";
       splash = false;
-
-      preload = [
-        "${../../../wallpapers/magicpattern-87PP9Zd7MNo-unsplash.jpg}"
-      ];
-      wallpaper = [
-        ",${../../../wallpapers/magicpattern-87PP9Zd7MNo-unsplash.jpg}"
-      ];
     };
   };
 
-  # systemd.user = {
-  #   services.wallpaperRandomizer = {
-  #     Install = {WantedBy = ["graphical-session.target"];};
+  systemd.user = {
+    services.wallpaperRandomizer = {
+      Install = {WantedBy = ["graphical-session.target"];};
 
-  #     Unit = {
-  #       Description = "Set random desktop background using hyprpaper";
-  #       After = ["graphical-session-pre.target"];
-  #       PartOf = ["graphical-session.target"];
-  #     };
+      Unit = {
+        Description = "Set random desktop background using hyprpaper";
+        After = ["graphical-session-pre.target"];
+        PartOf = ["graphical-session.target"];
+      };
 
-  #     Service = {
-  #       Type = "oneshot";
-  #       ExecStart = "${wallpaperRandomizer}/bin/wallpaperRandomizer";
-  #       IOSchedulingClass = "idle";
-  #     };
-  #   };
+      Service = {
+        Type = "oneshot";
+        ExecStart = "${wallpaperRandomizer}/bin/wallpaperRandomizer";
+        IOSchedulingClass = "idle";
+      };
+    };
 
-  #   timers.wallpaperRandomizer = {
-  #     Unit = {Description = "Set random desktop background using hyprpaper on an interval";};
+    timers.wallpaperRandomizer = {
+      Unit = {Description = "Set random desktop background using hyprpaper on an interval";};
 
-  #     Timer = {OnUnitActiveSec = "6h";};
+      Timer = {OnUnitActiveSec = "6h";};
 
-  #     Install = {WantedBy = ["timers.target"];};
-  #   };
-  # };
+      Install = {WantedBy = ["timers.target"];};
+    };
+  };
 }