Change direct access to Common.UserConfig to a getter

This will allow us to turn the field into an atomic.Value for safe concurrent
access.

pkg/gui/background.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (self *BackgroundRoutineMgr) PauseBackgroundRefreshes(pause bool) {
 }
 
 func (self *BackgroundRoutineMgr) startBackgroundRoutines() {
-	userConfig := self.gui.UserConfig
+	userConfig := self.gui.UserConfig()
 
 	if userConfig.Git.AutoFetch {
 		fetchInterval := userConfig.Refresher.FetchInterval
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (self *BackgroundRoutineMgr) startBackgroundFetch() {
 	self.gui.waitForIntro.Wait()
 
 	isNew := self.gui.IsNewRepo
-	userConfig := self.gui.UserConfig
+	userConfig := self.gui.UserConfig()
 	if !isNew {
 		time.After(time.Duration(userConfig.Refresher.FetchInterval) * time.Second)
 	}

pkg/gui/command_log_panel.go

@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ func (gui *Gui) LogCommand(cmdStr string, commandLine bool) {
 func (gui *Gui) printCommandLogHeader() {
 	introStr := fmt.Sprintf(
 		gui.c.Tr.CommandLogHeader,
-		keybindings.Label(gui.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.ExtrasMenu),
+		keybindings.Label(gui.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.ExtrasMenu),
 	)
 	fmt.Fprintln(gui.Views.Extras, style.FgCyan.Sprint(introStr))
 
-	if gui.c.UserConfig.Gui.ShowRandomTip {
+	if gui.c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowRandomTip {
 		fmt.Fprintf(
 			gui.Views.Extras,
 			"%s: %s",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) printCommandLogHeader() {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) getRandomTip() string {
-	config := gui.c.UserConfig.Keybinding
+	config := gui.c.UserConfig().Keybinding
 
 	formattedKey := func(key string) string {
 		return keybindings.Label(key)

pkg/gui/context/branches_context.go

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func NewBranchesContext(c *ContextCommon) *BranchesContext {
 			c.Modes().Diffing.Ref,
 			c.Views().Branches.Width(),
 			c.Tr,
-			c.UserConfig,
+			c.UserConfig(),
 			c.Model().Worktrees,
 		)
 	}

pkg/gui/context/commit_files_context.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func NewCommitFilesContext(c *ContextCommon) *CommitFilesContext {
 	viewModel := filetree.NewCommitFileTreeViewModel(
 		func() []*models.CommitFile { return c.Model().CommitFiles },
 		c.Log,
-		c.UserConfig.Gui.ShowFileTree,
+		c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowFileTree,
 	)
 
 	getDisplayStrings := func(_ int, _ int) [][]string {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func NewCommitFilesContext(c *ContextCommon) *CommitFilesContext {
 			return [][]string{{style.FgRed.Sprint("(none)")}}
 		}
 
-		showFileIcons := icons.IsIconEnabled() && c.UserConfig.Gui.ShowFileIcons
+		showFileIcons := icons.IsIconEnabled() && c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowFileIcons
 		lines := presentation.RenderCommitFileTree(viewModel, c.Git().Patch.PatchBuilder, showFileIcons)
 		return lo.Map(lines, func(line string, _ int) []string {
 			return []string{line}

pkg/gui/context/commit_message_context.go

@@ -113,15 +113,15 @@ func (self *CommitMessageContext) SetPanelState(
 
 	self.c.Views().CommitDescription.Subtitle = utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(self.c.Tr.CommitDescriptionSubTitle,
 		map[string]string{
-			"togglePanelKeyBinding": keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.TogglePanel),
-			"commitMenuKeybinding":  keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.CommitMessage.CommitMenu),
+			"togglePanelKeyBinding": keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.TogglePanel),
+			"commitMenuKeybinding":  keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.CommitMessage.CommitMenu),
 		})
 
 	self.c.Views().CommitDescription.Visible = true
 }
 
 func (self *CommitMessageContext) RenderCommitLength() {
-	if !self.c.UserConfig.Gui.CommitLength.Show {
+	if !self.c.UserConfig().Gui.CommitLength.Show {
 		return
 	}
 

pkg/gui/context/local_commits_context.go

@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ func NewLocalCommitsContext(c *ContextCommon) *LocalCommitsContext {
 			c.Modes().CherryPicking.SelectedHashSet(),
 			c.Modes().Diffing.Ref,
 			c.Modes().MarkedBaseCommit.GetHash(),
-			c.UserConfig.Gui.TimeFormat,
-			c.UserConfig.Gui.ShortTimeFormat,
+			c.UserConfig().Gui.TimeFormat,
+			c.UserConfig().Gui.ShortTimeFormat,
 			time.Now(),
-			c.UserConfig.Git.ParseEmoji,
+			c.UserConfig().Git.ParseEmoji,
 			selectedCommitHash,
 			startIdx,
 			endIdx,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func NewLocalCommitsViewModel(getModel func() []*models.Commit, c *ContextCommon
 	self := &LocalCommitsViewModel{
 		ListViewModel:     NewListViewModel(getModel),
 		limitCommits:      true,
-		showWholeGitGraph: c.UserConfig.Git.Log.ShowWholeGraph,
+		showWholeGitGraph: c.UserConfig().Git.Log.ShowWholeGraph,
 	}
 
 	return self

pkg/gui/context/menu_context.go

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (self *MenuViewModel) GetNonModelItems() []*NonModelItem {
 	// Don't display section headers when we are filtering, and the filter mode
 	// is fuzzy. The reason is that filtering changes the order of the items
 	// (they are sorted by best match), so all the sections would be messed up.
-	if self.FilteredListViewModel.IsFiltering() && self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch() {
+	if self.FilteredListViewModel.IsFiltering() && self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch() {
 		return result
 	}
 

pkg/gui/context/reflog_commits_context.go

@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ func NewReflogCommitsContext(c *ContextCommon) *ReflogCommitsContext {
 			c.Modes().CherryPicking.SelectedHashSet(),
 			c.Modes().Diffing.Ref,
 			time.Now(),
-			c.UserConfig.Gui.TimeFormat,
-			c.UserConfig.Gui.ShortTimeFormat,
-			c.UserConfig.Git.ParseEmoji,
+			c.UserConfig().Gui.TimeFormat,
+			c.UserConfig().Gui.ShortTimeFormat,
+			c.UserConfig().Git.ParseEmoji,
 		)
 	}
 

pkg/gui/context/remotes_context.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewRemotesContext(c *ContextCommon) *RemotesContext {
 
 	getDisplayStrings := func(_ int, _ int) [][]string {
 		return presentation.GetRemoteListDisplayStrings(
-			viewModel.GetItems(), c.Modes().Diffing.Ref, c.State().GetItemOperation, c.Tr, c.UserConfig)
+			viewModel.GetItems(), c.Modes().Diffing.Ref, c.State().GetItemOperation, c.Tr, c.UserConfig())
 	}
 
 	return &RemotesContext{

pkg/gui/context/search_trait.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (self *SearchTrait) onSelectItemWrapper(innerFunc func(int) error) func(int
 }
 
 func (self *SearchTrait) RenderSearchStatus(index int, total int) {
-	keybindingConfig := self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding
+	keybindingConfig := self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding
 
 	if total == 0 {
 		self.c.SetViewContent(

pkg/gui/context/sub_commits_context.go

@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ func NewSubCommitsContext(
 			c.Modes().CherryPicking.SelectedHashSet(),
 			c.Modes().Diffing.Ref,
 			"",
-			c.UserConfig.Gui.TimeFormat,
-			c.UserConfig.Gui.ShortTimeFormat,
+			c.UserConfig().Gui.TimeFormat,
+			c.UserConfig().Gui.ShortTimeFormat,
 			time.Now(),
-			c.UserConfig.Git.ParseEmoji,
+			c.UserConfig().Git.ParseEmoji,
 			selectedCommitHash,
 			startIdx,
 			endIdx,

pkg/gui/context/tags_context.go

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func NewTagsContext(
 		return presentation.GetTagListDisplayStrings(
 			viewModel.GetItems(),
 			c.State().GetItemOperation,
-			c.Modes().Diffing.Ref, c.Tr, c.UserConfig)
+			c.Modes().Diffing.Ref, c.Tr, c.UserConfig())
 	}
 
 	return &TagsContext{

pkg/gui/context/working_tree_context.go

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ func NewWorkingTreeContext(c *ContextCommon) *WorkingTreeContext {
 	viewModel := filetree.NewFileTreeViewModel(
 		func() []*models.File { return c.Model().Files },
 		c.Log,
-		c.UserConfig.Gui.ShowFileTree,
+		c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowFileTree,
 	)
 
 	getDisplayStrings := func(_ int, _ int) [][]string {
-		showFileIcons := icons.IsIconEnabled() && c.UserConfig.Gui.ShowFileIcons
+		showFileIcons := icons.IsIconEnabled() && c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowFileIcons
 		lines := presentation.RenderFileTree(viewModel, c.Model().Submodules, showFileIcons)
 		return lo.Map(lines, func(line string, _ int) []string {
 			return []string{line}

pkg/gui/controllers/basic_commits_controller.go

@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ func (self *BasicCommitsController) canCopyCommits(selectedCommits []*models.Com
 func (self *BasicCommitsController) handleOldCherryPickKey() error {
 	msg := utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(self.c.Tr.OldCherryPickKeyWarning,
 		map[string]string{
-			"copy":  keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Commits.CherryPickCopy),
-			"paste": keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Commits.PasteCommits),
+			"copy":  keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Commits.CherryPickCopy),
+			"paste": keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Commits.PasteCommits),
 		})
 
 	return errors.New(msg)

pkg/gui/controllers/commit_message_controller.go

@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ func (self *CommitMessageController) setCommitMessageAtIndex(index int) (bool, e
 		}
 		return false, errors.New(self.c.Tr.CommitWithoutMessageErr)
 	}
-	if self.c.UserConfig.Git.Commit.AutoWrapCommitMessage {
-		commitMessage = helpers.TryRemoveHardLineBreaks(commitMessage, self.c.UserConfig.Git.Commit.AutoWrapWidth)
+	if self.c.UserConfig().Git.Commit.AutoWrapCommitMessage {
+		commitMessage = helpers.TryRemoveHardLineBreaks(commitMessage, self.c.UserConfig().Git.Commit.AutoWrapWidth)
 	}
 	self.c.Helpers().Commits.UpdateCommitPanelView(commitMessage)
 	return true, nil

pkg/gui/controllers/confirmation_controller.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (self *ConfirmationController) GetKeybindings(opts types.KeybindingsOpts) [
 						// We assume that whenever things are deletable, they
 						// are also editable, so we show both keybindings
 						subtitle = fmt.Sprintf(self.c.Tr.SuggestionsSubtitle,
-							self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Remove, self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Edit)
+							self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.Remove, self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.Edit)
 					}
 					self.c.Views().Suggestions.Subtitle = subtitle
 					return self.c.Context().Replace(self.c.Contexts().Suggestions)

pkg/gui/controllers/files_controller.go

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (self *FilesController) GetOnRenderToMain() func() error {
 				pair = self.c.MainViewPairs().Staging
 			}
 
-			split := self.c.UserConfig.Gui.SplitDiff == "always" || (node.GetHasUnstagedChanges() && node.GetHasStagedChanges())
+			split := self.c.UserConfig().Gui.SplitDiff == "always" || (node.GetHasUnstagedChanges() && node.GetHasStagedChanges())
 			mainShowsStaged := !split && node.GetHasStagedChanges()
 
 			cmdObj := self.c.Git().WorkingTree.WorktreeFileDiffCmdObj(node, false, mainShowsStaged)
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ func (self *FilesController) remove(selectedNodes []*filetree.FileNode) error {
 
 			return self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.FILES, types.WORKTREES}})
 		},
-		Key: self.c.KeybindingsOpts().GetKey(self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Files.ConfirmDiscard),
+		Key: self.c.KeybindingsOpts().GetKey(self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Files.ConfirmDiscard),
 		Tooltip: utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(
 			self.c.Tr.DiscardAllTooltip,
 			map[string]string{

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/app_status_helper.go

@@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ func (self *AppStatusHelper) HasStatus() bool {
 }
 
 func (self *AppStatusHelper) GetStatusString() string {
-	appStatus, _ := self.statusMgr().GetStatusString(self.c.UserConfig)
+	appStatus, _ := self.statusMgr().GetStatusString(self.c.UserConfig())
 	return appStatus
 }
 
 func (self *AppStatusHelper) renderAppStatus() {
 	self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) error {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(self.c.UserConfig.Gui.Spinner.Rate))
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(self.c.UserConfig().Gui.Spinner.Rate))
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 		for range ticker.C {
-			appStatus, color := self.statusMgr().GetStatusString(self.c.UserConfig)
+			appStatus, color := self.statusMgr().GetStatusString(self.c.UserConfig())
 			self.c.Views().AppStatus.FgColor = color
 			self.c.OnUIThread(func() error {
 				self.c.SetViewContent(self.c.Views().AppStatus, appStatus)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (self *AppStatusHelper) renderAppStatusSync(stop chan struct{}) {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ticker.C:
-				appStatus, color := self.statusMgr().GetStatusString(self.c.UserConfig)
+				appStatus, color := self.statusMgr().GetStatusString(self.c.UserConfig())
 				self.c.Views().AppStatus.FgColor = color
 				self.c.SetViewContent(self.c.Views().AppStatus, appStatus)
 				// Redraw all views of the bottom line:

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/confirmation_helper.go

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (self *ConfirmationHelper) prepareConfirmationPanel(
 		suggestionsView.FgColor = theme.GocuiDefaultTextColor
 		suggestionsContext.SetSuggestions(opts.FindSuggestionsFunc(""))
 		suggestionsView.Visible = true
-		suggestionsView.Title = fmt.Sprintf(self.c.Tr.SuggestionsTitle, self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.TogglePanel)
+		suggestionsView.Title = fmt.Sprintf(self.c.Tr.SuggestionsTitle, self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.TogglePanel)
 		suggestionsView.Subtitle = ""
 	}
 

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/gpg_helper.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (self *GpgHelper) runAndStream(cmdObj oscommands.ICmdObj, waitingStatus str
 		if err := cmdObj.StreamOutput().Run(); err != nil {
 			_ = self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC})
 			return fmt.Errorf(
-				self.c.Tr.GitCommandFailed, self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.ExtrasMenu,
+				self.c.Tr.GitCommandFailed, self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.ExtrasMenu,
 			)
 		}
 

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/host_helper.go

@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ func (self *HostHelper) getHostingServiceMgr() (*hosting_service.HostingServiceM
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	configServices := self.c.UserConfig.Services
+	configServices := self.c.UserConfig().Services
 	return hosting_service.NewHostingServiceMgr(self.c.Log, self.c.Tr, remoteUrl, configServices), nil
 }

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/inline_status_helper.go

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (self *InlineStatusHelper) start(opts InlineStatusOpts) {
 		self.contextsWithInlineStatus[opts.ContextKey] = info
 
 		go utils.Safe(func() {
-			ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(self.c.UserConfig.Gui.Spinner.Rate))
+			ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(self.c.UserConfig().Gui.Spinner.Rate))
 			defer ticker.Stop()
 		outer:
 			for {

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/merge_and_rebase_helper.go

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (self *MergeAndRebaseHelper) genericMergeCommand(command string) error {
 	// we should end up with a command like 'git merge --continue'
 
 	// it's impossible for a rebase to require a commit so we'll use a subprocess only if it's a merge
-	needsSubprocess := (status == enums.REBASE_MODE_MERGING && command != REBASE_OPTION_ABORT && self.c.UserConfig.Git.Merging.ManualCommit) ||
+	needsSubprocess := (status == enums.REBASE_MODE_MERGING && command != REBASE_OPTION_ABORT && self.c.UserConfig().Git.Merging.ManualCommit) ||
 		// but we'll also use a subprocess if we have exec todos; those are likely to be lengthy build
 		// tasks whose output the user will want to see in the terminal
 		(status == enums.REBASE_MODE_REBASING && command != REBASE_OPTION_ABORT && self.hasExecTodos())
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func (self *MergeAndRebaseHelper) SquashMergeCommitted(refName, checkedOutBranch
 		if err = self.CheckMergeOrRebase(err); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		message := utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(self.c.UserConfig.Git.Merging.SquashMergeMessage, map[string]string{
+		message := utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(self.c.UserConfig().Git.Merging.SquashMergeMessage, map[string]string{
 			"selectedRef":   refName,
 			"currentBranch": checkedOutBranchName,
 		})

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go

@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshStatus() {
 
 	repoName := self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoName()
 
-	status := presentation.FormatStatus(repoName, currentBranch, types.ItemOperationNone, linkedWorktreeName, workingTreeState, self.c.Tr, self.c.UserConfig)
+	status := presentation.FormatStatus(repoName, currentBranch, types.ItemOperationNone, linkedWorktreeName, workingTreeState, self.c.Tr, self.c.UserConfig())
 
 	self.c.SetViewContent(self.c.Views().Status, status)
 }

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go

@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) NewBranch(from string, fromFormattedName string, suggest
 	)
 
 	if suggestedBranchName == "" {
-		suggestedBranchName = self.c.UserConfig.Git.BranchPrefix
+		suggestedBranchName = self.c.UserConfig().Git.BranchPrefix
 	}
 
 	return self.c.Prompt(types.PromptOpts{

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/search_helper.go

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (self *SearchHelper) DisplayFilterStatus(context types.IFilterableContext)
 	self.searchPrefixView().SetContent(self.c.Tr.FilterPrefix)
 
 	promptView := self.promptView()
-	keybindingConfig := self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding
+	keybindingConfig := self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding
 	promptView.SetContent(fmt.Sprintf("matches for '%s' ", searchString) + theme.OptionsFgColor.Sprintf(self.c.Tr.ExitTextFilterMode, keybindings.Label(keybindingConfig.Universal.Return)))
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (self *SearchHelper) OnPromptContentChanged(searchString string) {
 	case types.IFilterableContext:
 		context.SetSelection(0)
 		_ = context.GetView().SetOriginY(0)
-		context.SetFilter(searchString, self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
+		context.SetFilter(searchString, self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
 		_ = self.c.PostRefreshUpdate(context)
 	case types.ISearchableContext:
 		// do nothing
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (self *SearchHelper) ReApplyFilter(context types.Context) {
 			filterableContext.SetSelection(0)
 			_ = filterableContext.GetView().SetOriginY(0)
 		}
-		filterableContext.ReApplyFilter(self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
+		filterableContext.ReApplyFilter(self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
 	}
 }
 

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/suggestions_helper.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func matchesToSuggestions(matches []string) []*types.Suggestion {
 func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetRemoteSuggestionsFunc() func(string) []*types.Suggestion {
 	remoteNames := self.getRemoteNames()
 
-	return FilterFunc(remoteNames, self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
+	return FilterFunc(remoteNames, self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
 }
 
 func (self *SuggestionsHelper) getBranchNames() []string {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetBranchNameSuggestionsFunc() func(string) []*ty
 		if input == "" {
 			matchingBranchNames = branchNames
 		} else {
-			matchingBranchNames = utils.FilterStrings(input, branchNames, self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
+			matchingBranchNames = utils.FilterStrings(input, branchNames, self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
 		}
 
 		return lo.Map(matchingBranchNames, func(branchName string, _ int) *types.Suggestion {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetFilePathSuggestionsFunc() func(string) []*type
 
 	return func(input string) []*types.Suggestion {
 		matchingNames := []string{}
-		if self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch() {
+		if self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch() {
 			_ = self.c.Model().FilesTrie.VisitFuzzy(patricia.Prefix(input), true, func(prefix patricia.Prefix, item patricia.Item, skipped int) error {
 				matchingNames = append(matchingNames, item.(string))
 				return nil
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (self *SuggestionsHelper) getRemoteBranchNames(separator string) []string {
 }
 
 func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetRemoteBranchesSuggestionsFunc(separator string) func(string) []*types.Suggestion {
-	return FilterFunc(self.getRemoteBranchNames(separator), self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
+	return FilterFunc(self.getRemoteBranchNames(separator), self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
 }
 
 func (self *SuggestionsHelper) getTagNames() []string {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (self *SuggestionsHelper) getTagNames() []string {
 func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetTagsSuggestionsFunc() func(string) []*types.Suggestion {
 	tagNames := self.getTagNames()
 
-	return FilterFunc(tagNames, self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
+	return FilterFunc(tagNames, self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
 }
 
 func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetRefsSuggestionsFunc() func(string) []*types.Suggestion {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetRefsSuggestionsFunc() func(string) []*types.Su
 
 	refNames := append(append(append(remoteBranchNames, localBranchNames...), tagNames...), additionalRefNames...)
 
-	return FilterFunc(refNames, self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
+	return FilterFunc(refNames, self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
 }
 
 func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetAuthorsSuggestionsFunc() func(string) []*types.Suggestion {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (self *SuggestionsHelper) GetAuthorsSuggestionsFunc() func(string) []*types
 
 	slices.Sort(authors)
 
-	return FilterFunc(authors, self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
+	return FilterFunc(authors, self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())
 }
 
 func FilterFunc(options []string, useFuzzySearch bool) func(string) []*types.Suggestion {

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/tags_helper.go

@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ func (self *TagsHelper) OpenCreateTagPrompt(ref string, onCreate func()) error {
 				self.c.Tr.ForceTagPrompt,
 				map[string]string{
 					"tagName":    tagName,
-					"cancelKey":  self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Return,
-					"confirmKey": self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Confirm,
+					"cancelKey":  self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.Return,
+					"confirmKey": self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.Confirm,
 				},
 			)
 			return self.c.Confirm(types.ConfirmOpts{

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/update_helper.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (self *UpdateHelper) CheckForUpdateInBackground() {
 		if newVersion == "" {
 			return nil
 		}
-		if self.c.UserConfig.Update.Method == "background" {
+		if self.c.UserConfig().Update.Method == "background" {
 			self.startUpdating(newVersion)
 			return nil
 		}

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/window_arrangement_helper.go

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (self *WindowArrangementHelper) GetWindowDimensions(informationStr string,
 	args := WindowArrangementArgs{
 		Width:               width,
 		Height:              height,
-		UserConfig:          self.c.UserConfig,
+		UserConfig:          self.c.UserConfig(),
 		CurrentWindow:       self.windowHelper.CurrentWindow(),
 		CurrentSideWindow:   self.c.Context().CurrentSide().GetWindowName(),
 		CurrentStaticWindow: self.c.Context().CurrentStatic().GetWindowName(),

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/working_tree_helper.go

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (self *WorkingTreeHelper) HandleCommitEditorPress() error {
 }
 
 func (self *WorkingTreeHelper) HandleWIPCommitPress() error {
-	skipHookPrefix := self.c.UserConfig.Git.SkipHookPrefix
+	skipHookPrefix := self.c.UserConfig().Git.SkipHookPrefix
 	if skipHookPrefix == "" {
 		return errors.New(self.c.Tr.SkipHookPrefixNotConfigured)
 	}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (self *WorkingTreeHelper) syncRefresh() error {
 
 func (self *WorkingTreeHelper) prepareFilesForCommit() error {
 	noStagedFiles := !self.AnyStagedFiles()
-	if noStagedFiles && self.c.UserConfig.Gui.SkipNoStagedFilesWarning {
+	if noStagedFiles && self.c.UserConfig().Gui.SkipNoStagedFilesWarning {
 		self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.StageAllFiles)
 		err := self.c.Git().WorkingTree.StageAll()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ func (self *WorkingTreeHelper) prepareFilesForCommit() error {
 }
 
 func (self *WorkingTreeHelper) commitPrefixConfigForRepo() *config.CommitPrefixConfig {
-	cfg, ok := self.c.UserConfig.Git.CommitPrefixes[self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoName()]
+	cfg, ok := self.c.UserConfig().Git.CommitPrefixes[self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoName()]
 	if ok {
 		return &cfg
 	}
 
-	return self.c.UserConfig.Git.CommitPrefix
+	return self.c.UserConfig().Git.CommitPrefix
 }

pkg/gui/controllers/list_controller.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (self *ListController) HandleScrollRight() error {
 }
 
 func (self *ListController) HandleScrollUp() error {
-	scrollHeight := self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollHeight
+	scrollHeight := self.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollHeight
 	self.context.GetViewTrait().ScrollUp(scrollHeight)
 	if self.context.RenderOnlyVisibleLines() {
 		return self.context.HandleRender()
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (self *ListController) HandleScrollUp() error {
 }
 
 func (self *ListController) HandleScrollDown() error {
-	scrollHeight := self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollHeight
+	scrollHeight := self.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollHeight
 	self.context.GetViewTrait().ScrollDown(scrollHeight)
 	if self.context.RenderOnlyVisibleLines() {
 		return self.context.HandleRender()
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ func (self *ListController) handleLineChangeAux(f func(int), change int) error {
 	cursorMoved := before != after
 	if cursorMoved {
 		if change == -1 {
-			checkScrollUp(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig,
+			checkScrollUp(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig(),
 				self.context.ModelIndexToViewIndex(before), self.context.ModelIndexToViewIndex(after))
 		} else if change == 1 {
-			checkScrollDown(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig,
+			checkScrollDown(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig(),
 				self.context.ModelIndexToViewIndex(before), self.context.ModelIndexToViewIndex(after))
 		}
 	}

pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go

@@ -357,8 +357,8 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) reword(commit *models.Commit) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if self.c.UserConfig.Git.Commit.AutoWrapCommitMessage {
-		commitMessage = helpers.TryRemoveHardLineBreaks(commitMessage, self.c.UserConfig.Git.Commit.AutoWrapWidth)
+	if self.c.UserConfig().Git.Commit.AutoWrapCommitMessage {
+		commitMessage = helpers.TryRemoveHardLineBreaks(commitMessage, self.c.UserConfig().Git.Commit.AutoWrapWidth)
 	}
 	return self.c.Helpers().Commits.OpenCommitMessagePanel(
 		&helpers.OpenCommitMessagePanelOpts{
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) doRewordEditor() error {
 }
 
 func (self *LocalCommitsController) rewordEditor(commit *models.Commit) error {
-	if self.c.UserConfig.Gui.SkipRewordInEditorWarning {
+	if self.c.UserConfig().Gui.SkipRewordInEditorWarning {
 		return self.doRewordEditor()
 	} else {
 		return self.c.Confirm(types.ConfirmOpts{
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) findCommitForQuickStartInteractiveRebase() (
 
 	if !ok || index == 0 {
 		errorMsg := utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(self.c.Tr.CannotQuickStartInteractiveRebase, map[string]string{
-			"editKey": keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Edit),
+			"editKey": keybindings.Label(self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.Edit),
 		})
 
 		return nil, errors.New(errorMsg)
@@ -905,8 +905,8 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) createAmendCommit(commit *models.Commit, inc
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if self.c.UserConfig.Git.Commit.AutoWrapCommitMessage {
-		commitMessage = helpers.TryRemoveHardLineBreaks(commitMessage, self.c.UserConfig.Git.Commit.AutoWrapWidth)
+	if self.c.UserConfig().Git.Commit.AutoWrapCommitMessage {
+		commitMessage = helpers.TryRemoveHardLineBreaks(commitMessage, self.c.UserConfig().Git.Commit.AutoWrapWidth)
 	}
 	originalSubject, _, _ := strings.Cut(commitMessage, "\n")
 	return self.c.Helpers().Commits.OpenCommitMessagePanel(

pkg/gui/controllers/merge_conflicts_controller.go

@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@ func (self *MergeConflictsController) GetOnFocusLost() func(types.OnFocusLostOpt
 
 func (self *MergeConflictsController) HandleScrollUp() error {
 	self.context().SetUserScrolling(true)
-	self.context().GetViewTrait().ScrollUp(self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollHeight)
+	self.context().GetViewTrait().ScrollUp(self.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollHeight)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (self *MergeConflictsController) HandleScrollDown() error {
 	self.context().SetUserScrolling(true)
-	self.context().GetViewTrait().ScrollDown(self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollHeight)
+	self.context().GetViewTrait().ScrollDown(self.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollHeight)
 
 	return nil
 }

pkg/gui/controllers/patch_explorer_controller.go

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (self *PatchExplorerController) HandlePrevLine() error {
 	after := self.context.GetState().GetSelectedLineIdx()
 
 	if self.context.GetState().SelectingLine() {
-		checkScrollUp(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig, before, after)
+		checkScrollUp(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig(), before, after)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (self *PatchExplorerController) HandleNextLine() error {
 	after := self.context.GetState().GetSelectedLineIdx()
 
 	if self.context.GetState().SelectingLine() {
-		checkScrollDown(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig, before, after)
+		checkScrollDown(self.context.GetViewTrait(), self.c.UserConfig(), before, after)
 	}
 
 	return nil

pkg/gui/controllers/quit_actions.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (self *QuitActions) quitAux() error {
 		return self.confirmQuitDuringUpdate()
 	}
 
-	if self.c.UserConfig.ConfirmOnQuit {
+	if self.c.UserConfig().ConfirmOnQuit {
 		return self.c.Confirm(types.ConfirmOpts{
 			Title:  "",
 			Prompt: self.c.Tr.ConfirmQuit,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (self *QuitActions) Escape() error {
 		return self.c.Helpers().Repos.DispatchSwitchToRepo(repoPathStack.Pop(), context.NO_CONTEXT)
 	}
 
-	if self.c.UserConfig.QuitOnTopLevelReturn {
+	if self.c.UserConfig().QuitOnTopLevelReturn {
 		return self.Quit()
 	}
 

pkg/gui/controllers/shell_command_action.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (self *ShellCommandAction) GetShellCommandsHistorySuggestionsFunc() func(st
 	return func(input string) []*types.Suggestion {
 		history := self.c.GetAppState().ShellCommandsHistory
 
-		return helpers.FilterFunc(history, self.c.UserConfig.Gui.UseFuzzySearch())(input)
+		return helpers.FilterFunc(history, self.c.UserConfig().Gui.UseFuzzySearch())(input)
 	}
 }
 

pkg/gui/controllers/staging_controller.go

@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (self *StagingController) ToggleStaged() error {
 func (self *StagingController) DiscardSelection() error {
 	reset := func() error { return self.applySelectionAndRefresh(true) }
 
-	if !self.staged && !self.c.UserConfig.Gui.SkipDiscardChangeWarning {
+	if !self.staged && !self.c.UserConfig().Gui.SkipDiscardChangeWarning {
 		return self.c.Confirm(types.ConfirmOpts{
 			Title:         self.c.Tr.DiscardChangeTitle,
 			Prompt:        self.c.Tr.DiscardChangePrompt,

pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (self *StashController) handleStashApply(stashEntry *models.StashEntry) err
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if self.c.UserConfig.Gui.SkipStashWarning {
+	if self.c.UserConfig().Gui.SkipStashWarning {
 		return apply()
 	}
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (self *StashController) handleStashPop(stashEntry *models.StashEntry) error
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if self.c.UserConfig.Gui.SkipStashWarning {
+	if self.c.UserConfig().Gui.SkipStashWarning {
 		return pop()
 	}
 

pkg/gui/controllers/status_controller.go

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (self *StatusController) onClickMain(opts gocui.ViewMouseBindingOpts) error
 }
 
 func (self *StatusController) GetOnRenderToMain() func() error {
-	config := self.c.UserConfig.Gui
+	config := self.c.UserConfig().Gui
 
 	switch config.StatusPanelView {
 	case "dashboard":
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (self *StatusController) onClick(opts gocui.ViewMouseBindingOpts) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	upstreamStatus := utils.Decolorise(presentation.BranchStatus(currentBranch, types.ItemOperationNone, self.c.Tr, time.Now(), self.c.UserConfig))
+	upstreamStatus := utils.Decolorise(presentation.BranchStatus(currentBranch, types.ItemOperationNone, self.c.Tr, time.Now(), self.c.UserConfig()))
 	repoName := self.c.Git().RepoPaths.RepoName()
 	workingTreeState := self.c.Git().Status.WorkingTreeState()
 	switch workingTreeState {

pkg/gui/controllers/sync_controller.go

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (self *SyncController) pushAux(currentBranch *models.Branch, opts pushOpts)
 					return errors.New(self.c.Tr.UpdatesRejected)
 				}
 
-				forcePushDisabled := self.c.UserConfig.Git.DisableForcePushing
+				forcePushDisabled := self.c.UserConfig().Git.DisableForcePushing
 				if forcePushDisabled {
 					return errors.New(self.c.Tr.UpdatesRejectedAndForcePushDisabled)
 				}
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (self *SyncController) pushAux(currentBranch *models.Branch, opts pushOpts)
 }
 
 func (self *SyncController) requestToForcePush(currentBranch *models.Branch, opts pushOpts) error {
-	forcePushDisabled := self.c.UserConfig.Git.DisableForcePushing
+	forcePushDisabled := self.c.UserConfig().Git.DisableForcePushing
 	if forcePushDisabled {
 		return errors.New(self.c.Tr.ForcePushDisabled)
 	}
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ func (self *SyncController) forcePushPrompt() string {
 	return utils.ResolvePlaceholderString(
 		self.c.Tr.ForcePushPrompt,
 		map[string]string{
-			"cancelKey":  self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Return,
-			"confirmKey": self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Confirm,
+			"cancelKey":  self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.Return,
+			"confirmKey": self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.Confirm,
 		},
 	)
 }

pkg/gui/controllers/vertical_scroll_controller.go

@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ func (self *VerticalScrollController) GetMouseKeybindings(opts types.Keybindings
 }
 
 func (self *VerticalScrollController) HandleScrollUp() error {
-	self.context.GetViewTrait().ScrollUp(self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollHeight)
+	self.context.GetViewTrait().ScrollUp(self.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollHeight)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (self *VerticalScrollController) HandleScrollDown() error {
-	scrollHeight := self.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollHeight
+	scrollHeight := self.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollHeight
 	self.context.GetViewTrait().ScrollDown(scrollHeight)
 
 	if manager, ok := (*self.viewBufferManagerMap)[self.context.GetViewName()]; ok {

pkg/gui/controllers/workspace_reset_controller.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (self *FilesController) createResetMenu() error {
 					return err
 				}
 
-				if self.c.UserConfig.Gui.AnimateExplosion {
+				if self.c.UserConfig().Gui.AnimateExplosion {
 					self.animateExplosion()
 				}
 

pkg/gui/global_handlers.go

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ import (
 const HORIZONTAL_SCROLL_FACTOR = 3
 
 func (gui *Gui) scrollUpView(view *gocui.View) {
-	view.ScrollUp(gui.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollHeight)
+	view.ScrollUp(gui.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollHeight)
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) scrollDownView(view *gocui.View) {
-	scrollHeight := gui.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollHeight
+	scrollHeight := gui.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollHeight
 	view.ScrollDown(scrollHeight)
 
 	if manager, ok := gui.viewBufferManagerMap[view.Name()]; ok {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboard() error {
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleCopySelectedSideContextItemCommitHashToClipboard() error {
 	return gui.handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboardWithTruncation(
-		gui.UserConfig.Git.TruncateCopiedCommitHashesTo)
+		gui.UserConfig().Git.TruncateCopiedCommitHashesTo)
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleCopySelectedSideContextItemToClipboardWithTruncation(maxWidth int) error {

pkg/gui/gui.go

@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) resetState(startArgs appTypes.StartArgs) types.Context {
 			BisectInfo:            git_commands.NewNullBisectInfo(),
 			FilesTrie:             patricia.NewTrie(),
 			Authors:               map[string]*models.Author{},
-			MainBranches:          git_commands.NewMainBranches(gui.UserConfig.Git.MainBranches, gui.os.Cmd),
+			MainBranches:          git_commands.NewMainBranches(gui.UserConfig().Git.MainBranches, gui.os.Cmd),
 		},
 		Modes: &types.Modes{
 			Filtering:        filtering.New(startArgs.FilterPath, ""),
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func NewGui(
 		// originally we could only hide the command log permanently via the config
 		// but now we do it via state. So we need to still support the config for the
 		// sake of backwards compatibility. We're making use of short circuiting here
-		ShowExtrasWindow: cmn.UserConfig.Gui.ShowCommandLog && !config.GetAppState().HideCommandLog,
+		ShowExtrasWindow: cmn.UserConfig().Gui.ShowCommandLog && !config.GetAppState().HideCommandLog,
 		Mutexes: types.Mutexes{
 			RefreshingFilesMutex:    &deadlock.Mutex{},
 			RefreshingBranchesMutex: &deadlock.Mutex{},
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ func NewGui(
 	// TODO: reset these controllers upon changing repos due to state changing
 	gui.c = helperCommon
 
-	authors.SetCustomAuthors(gui.UserConfig.Gui.AuthorColors)
-	if gui.UserConfig.Gui.NerdFontsVersion != "" {
-		icons.SetNerdFontsVersion(gui.UserConfig.Gui.NerdFontsVersion)
-	} else if gui.UserConfig.Gui.ShowIcons {
+	authors.SetCustomAuthors(gui.UserConfig().Gui.AuthorColors)
+	if gui.UserConfig().Gui.NerdFontsVersion != "" {
+		icons.SetNerdFontsVersion(gui.UserConfig().Gui.NerdFontsVersion)
+	} else if gui.UserConfig().Gui.ShowIcons {
 		icons.SetNerdFontsVersion("2")
 	}
-	presentation.SetCustomBranches(gui.UserConfig.Gui.BranchColors)
+	presentation.SetCustomBranches(gui.UserConfig().Gui.BranchColors)
 
 	gui.BackgroundRoutineMgr = &BackgroundRoutineMgr{gui: gui}
 	gui.stateAccessor = &StateAccessor{gui: gui}
@@ -661,13 +661,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run(startArgs appTypes.StartArgs) error {
 	userConfig := gui.UserConfig
 
 	gui.g.OnSearchEscape = func() error { gui.helpers.Search.Cancel(); return nil }
-	gui.g.SearchEscapeKey = keybindings.GetKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Return)
-	gui.g.NextSearchMatchKey = keybindings.GetKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.NextMatch)
-	gui.g.PrevSearchMatchKey = keybindings.GetKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.PrevMatch)
+	gui.g.SearchEscapeKey = keybindings.GetKey(userConfig().Keybinding.Universal.Return)
+	gui.g.NextSearchMatchKey = keybindings.GetKey(userConfig().Keybinding.Universal.NextMatch)
+	gui.g.PrevSearchMatchKey = keybindings.GetKey(userConfig().Keybinding.Universal.PrevMatch)
 
-	gui.g.ShowListFooter = userConfig.Gui.ShowListFooter
+	gui.g.ShowListFooter = userConfig().Gui.ShowListFooter
 
-	if userConfig.Gui.MouseEvents {
+	if userConfig().Gui.MouseEvents {
 		gui.g.Mouse = true
 	}
 
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) RunAndHandleError(startArgs appTypes.StartArgs) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) checkForDeprecatedEditConfigs() {
-	osConfig := &gui.UserConfig.OS
+	osConfig := &gui.UserConfig().OS
 	deprecatedConfigs := []struct {
 		config  string
 		oldName string
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) showBreakingChangesMessage() {
 
 // setColorScheme sets the color scheme for the app based on the user config
 func (gui *Gui) setColorScheme() {
-	userConfig := gui.UserConfig
+	userConfig := gui.UserConfig()
 	theme.UpdateTheme(userConfig.Gui.Theme)
 
 	gui.g.FgColor = theme.InactiveBorderColor

pkg/gui/keybindings.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (self *Gui) GetCheatsheetKeybindings() []*types.Binding {
 }
 
 func (self *Gui) keybindingOpts() types.KeybindingsOpts {
-	config := self.c.UserConfig.Keybinding
+	config := self.c.UserConfig().Keybinding
 
 	guards := types.KeybindingGuards{
 		OutsideFilterMode: self.outsideFilterMode,

pkg/gui/layout.go

@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) onRepoViewReset() error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) onInitialViewsCreation() error {
-	if !gui.c.UserConfig.DisableStartupPopups {
+	if !gui.c.UserConfig().DisableStartupPopups {
 		storedPopupVersion := gui.c.GetAppState().StartupPopupVersion
 		if storedPopupVersion < StartupPopupVersion {
 			gui.showIntroPopupMessage()

pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go

@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, s := range scenarios {
 		icons.SetNerdFontsVersion(lo.Ternary(s.useIcons, "3", ""))
-		c.UserConfig.Gui.ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch = s.showDivergenceCfg
+		c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowDivergenceFromBaseBranch = s.showDivergenceCfg
 
 		worktrees := []*models.Worktree{}
 		if s.checkedOutByWorktree {
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("getBranchDisplayStrings_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-			strings := getBranchDisplayStrings(s.branch, s.itemOperation, s.fullDescription, false, s.viewWidth, c.Tr, c.UserConfig, worktrees, time.Time{})
+			strings := getBranchDisplayStrings(s.branch, s.itemOperation, s.fullDescription, false, s.viewWidth, c.Tr, c.UserConfig(), worktrees, time.Time{})
 			assert.Equal(t, s.expected, strings)
 		})
 	}

pkg/gui/presentation/commits.go

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func GetCommitListDisplayStrings(
 					// Don't show a marker for the current branch
 					b.Name != currentBranchName &&
 					// Don't show a marker for main branches
-					!lo.Contains(common.UserConfig.Git.MainBranches, b.Name) &&
+					!lo.Contains(common.UserConfig().Git.MainBranches, b.Name) &&
 					// Don't show a marker for the head commit unless the
 					// rebase.updateRefs config is on
 					(hasRebaseUpdateRefsConfig || b.CommitHash != commits[0].Hash)
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ func displayCommit(
 
 	hashString := ""
 	hashColor := getHashColor(commit, diffName, cherryPickedCommitHashSet, bisectStatus, bisectInfo)
-	hashLength := common.UserConfig.Gui.CommitHashLength
+	hashLength := common.UserConfig().Gui.CommitHashLength
 	if hashLength >= len(commit.Hash) {
 		hashString = hashColor.Sprint(commit.Hash)
 	} else if hashLength > 0 {
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ func displayCommit(
 		mark = fmt.Sprintf("%s ", willBeRebased)
 	}
 
-	authorLength := common.UserConfig.Gui.CommitAuthorShortLength
+	authorLength := common.UserConfig().Gui.CommitAuthorShortLength
 	if fullDescription {
-		authorLength = common.UserConfig.Gui.CommitAuthorLongLength
+		authorLength = common.UserConfig().Gui.CommitAuthorLongLength
 	}
 	author := authors.AuthorWithLength(commit.AuthorName, authorLength)
 

pkg/gui/services/custom_commands/client.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewClient(
 		helpers.MergeAndRebase,
 	)
 	keybindingCreator := NewKeybindingCreator(c)
-	customCommands := c.UserConfig.CustomCommands
+	customCommands := c.UserConfig().CustomCommands
 
 	return &Client{
 		customCommands:    customCommands,

pkg/gui/views.go

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) createAllViews() error {
 
 func (gui *Gui) configureViewProperties() {
 	frameRunes := []rune{'─', '│', '┌', '┐', '└', '┘'}
-	switch gui.c.UserConfig.Gui.Border {
+	switch gui.c.UserConfig().Gui.Border {
 	case "double":
 		frameRunes = []rune{'═', '║', '╔', '╗', '╚', '╝'}
 	case "rounded":
@@ -198,15 +198,15 @@ func (gui *Gui) configureViewProperties() {
 	}
 
 	for _, view := range []*gocui.View{gui.Views.Main, gui.Views.Secondary, gui.Views.Staging, gui.Views.StagingSecondary, gui.Views.PatchBuilding, gui.Views.PatchBuildingSecondary, gui.Views.MergeConflicts} {
-		view.CanScrollPastBottom = gui.c.UserConfig.Gui.ScrollPastBottom
+		view.CanScrollPastBottom = gui.c.UserConfig().Gui.ScrollPastBottom
 	}
 
 	gui.Views.CommitDescription.FgColor = theme.GocuiDefaultTextColor
-	gui.Views.CommitDescription.TextArea.AutoWrap = gui.c.UserConfig.Git.Commit.AutoWrapCommitMessage
-	gui.Views.CommitDescription.TextArea.AutoWrapWidth = gui.c.UserConfig.Git.Commit.AutoWrapWidth
+	gui.Views.CommitDescription.TextArea.AutoWrap = gui.c.UserConfig().Git.Commit.AutoWrapCommitMessage
+	gui.Views.CommitDescription.TextArea.AutoWrapWidth = gui.c.UserConfig().Git.Commit.AutoWrapWidth
 
-	if gui.c.UserConfig.Gui.ShowPanelJumps {
-		jumpBindings := gui.c.UserConfig.Keybinding.Universal.JumpToBlock
+	if gui.c.UserConfig().Gui.ShowPanelJumps {
+		jumpBindings := gui.c.UserConfig().Keybinding.Universal.JumpToBlock
 		jumpLabels := lo.Map(jumpBindings, func(binding string, _ int) string {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("[%s]", binding)
 		})