From 4021202e530c04eb7b971aa4cad4e8dbf50599b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Belt <andrewpbelt@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 15:27:46 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Omit patch path from patch archive when saved.

---
 src/patch.cpp | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/patch.cpp b/src/patch.cpp
index 3bbe90e7..428a185a 100644
--- a/src/patch.cpp
+++ b/src/patch.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ void Manager::save(std::string path) {
 	INFO("Saving patch %s", path.c_str());
 	// Dispatch SaveEvent to modules
 	APP->engine->prepareSave();
+
+	// Omit the patch path from the patch archive, so sharing their patch doesn't leak the user's home dir name, which is their OS username.
+	// Then restore it so it is saved to <Rack user dir>/autosave/patch.json on the next autosave.
+	std::string lastPath = this->path;
+	this->path = "";
+	DEFER({this->path = lastPath;});
+
 	// Save patch.json
 	saveAutosave();
 	// Clean up autosave directory (e.g. removed modules)
@@ -507,8 +514,6 @@ void Manager::fromJson(json_t* rootJ) {
 	json_t* pathJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "path");
 	if (pathJ)
 		path = json_string_value(pathJ);
-	else
-		path = "";
 
 	// unsaved
 	json_t* unsavedJ = json_object_get(rootJ, "unsaved");