From 36518e4eca9ccfc09403b80466621fd58a1fabfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Visal Vijay <visalvijay83@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 19:47:17 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(bar): ensure exception safety when creating group modules
 using std::unique_ptr

---
 src/bar.cpp | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index 6a78707e..6e81332c 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -545,9 +545,11 @@ void waybar::Bar::getModules(const Factory& factory, const std::string& pos,
           if (group_config["modules"].isNull()) {
             spdlog::warn("Group definition '{}' has not been found, group will be hidden", ref);
           }
-          auto* group_module = new waybar::Group(id_name, class_name, group_config, vertical);
-          getModules(factory, ref, group_module);
-          module = group_module;
+          auto group_module = std::make_unique<waybar::Group>(
+          id_name, class_name, group_config, vertical);
+
+          getModules(factory, ref, group_module.get());
+          module = group_module.release();
         } else {
           module = factory.makeModule(ref, pos);
         }