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Nomarchy/modules/nixos/power.nix
Bernardo Magri 00f5311499 feat(power): laptop power management (power-profiles-daemon + TLP)
Adds a `nomarchy.system.power.*` surface (modules/nixos/power.nix),
replacing the bare `services.upower` (Waybar reporting only) baseline:

- power-profiles-daemon ships by default; switched through polkit (no
  root prompt). TLP is the opt-in `backend = "tlp"` for deeper battery
  tuning — the two are mutually exclusive (asserted).
- thermald behind `power.thermal.enable` (Intel-only).
- `power.batteryChargeLimit` (e.g. 80): a backend-independent sysfs
  oneshot writes charge_control_end_threshold; gated on `power.laptop`.

Switcher + indicator live home-side and self-gate on a battery being
present + powerprofilesctl running, so they hide on desktops and under
TLP — no system->home wiring (like the Waybar battery widget):

- rofi.nix: `nomarchy-menu power-profile` module + a picker entry shown
  only on laptops with PPD.
- waybar.nix: first `custom/*` module — click cycles the profile.

Installer writes `power.laptop = true` (battery probe) and
`power.thermal.enable` (GenuineIntel) into the generated system.nix, and
scaffolds the charge limit commented-out.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-14 17:35:42 +01:00

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# Active power management. One concern, one file: this is the system
# side — the power daemon (power-profiles-daemon by default, or TLP),
# thermald, and the battery charge limit. The profile *switcher* and the
# Waybar *indicator* live home-side (rofi.nix / waybar.nix); they self-
# gate on powerprofilesctl being present, so there's no system→home wiring
# to keep in sync (the same way the Waybar battery widget auto-hides on
# desktops). See the roadmap in README.md.
{ config, lib, ... }:
let
cfg = config.nomarchy.system.power;
ppd = cfg.backend == "ppd";
tlp = cfg.backend == "tlp";
chargeLimit = cfg.laptop && cfg.batteryChargeLimit != null;
in
{
config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
# PPD and TLP both drive CPU/platform power — running both fights.
# `backend` selects exactly one; this assertion only fires if a
# downstream force-enables the other service directly.
assertions = [{
assertion = !(config.services.power-profiles-daemon.enable
&& config.services.tlp.enable);
message = ''
nomarchy: power-profiles-daemon and TLP are mutually exclusive.
Pick one with nomarchy.system.power.backend ("ppd" or "tlp").
'';
}];
# Unprivileged profile switching (the menu/Waybar) goes through
# polkit, already enabled distro-wide in default.nix.
services.power-profiles-daemon.enable = lib.mkDefault ppd;
services.tlp.enable = lib.mkDefault tlp;
# thermald is Intel-only, so off unless asked (the installer enables
# it on a GenuineIntel CPU). Sits happily next to either backend.
services.thermald.enable = lib.mkDefault cfg.thermal.enable;
# Battery charge limit via sysfs. PPD can't cap charge at all, and
# TLP's own knob only applies under TLP — so a tiny oneshot writes
# the threshold directly, independent of the backend. Boot-time only:
# some firmwares reset the threshold on unplug; revisit with a udev
# hook if that bites. `-` paths that don't exist are skipped, so this
# is a clean no-op on hardware without the control.
systemd.services.nomarchy-battery-charge-limit = lib.mkIf chargeLimit {
description = "Cap battery charging at ${toString cfg.batteryChargeLimit}%";
wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
serviceConfig = {
Type = "oneshot";
RemainAfterExit = true;
};
script = ''
for thresh in /sys/class/power_supply/BAT*/charge_control_end_threshold; do
[ -w "$thresh" ] && echo ${toString cfg.batteryChargeLimit} > "$thresh"
done
exit 0
'';
};
};
}