feat(nix): proper nix-darwin setup with new MBA

nix/darwin.nix

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+{ self, pkgs, pkgs-unstable, ... }: {
+  # List packages installed in system profile. To search by name, run:
+  # $ nix-env -qaP | grep wget
+  environment.systemPackages =
+    [
+      pkgs.brave
+      pkgs.fzf
+      pkgs.tmux
+      pkgs.tree
+      pkgs.vim
+      # I don't want to touch this due to current neovim settings.
+      # remove it when lux.nvim is out
+      (pkgs-unstable.lua5_1.withPackages (ps: with ps; [luarocks]))
+    ];
+
+  # Necessary for using flakes on this system.
+  nix.settings.experimental-features = "nix-command flakes";
+  # Enable rosetta binaries
+  nix.settings.extra-platforms = "x86_64-darwin aarch64-darwin";
+
+  # Enable alternative shell support in nix-darwin.
+  # programs.fish.enable = true;
+
+  # Set Git commit hash for darwin-version.
+  system.configurationRevision = self.rev or self.dirtyRev or null;
+
+  # Used for backwards compatibility, please read the changelog before changing.
+  # $ darwin-rebuild changelog
+  system.stateVersion = 5;
+
+  # The platform the configuration will be used on.
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "aarch64-darwin";
+
+  system.defaults.finder = {
+    FXRemoveOldTrashItems = true;
+    ShowPathbar = true;
+    ShowStatusBar = true;
+  };
+
+  system.defaults.dock = {
+    autohide = true;
+    autohide-delay = 0.0;
+    autohide-time-modifier = 0.6;
+    mru-spaces = false;
+    show-recents = false;
+    # Disable bottom-right corner action
+    wvous-br-corner = 1;
+    # persistent-apps = [];
+  };
+
+  system.defaults.NSGlobalDomain = {
+    AppleShowAllExtensions = true;
+    # default minimum is 15 (225ms)
+    InitialKeyRepeat = 10;
+    # default minimum is 2 (30ms)
+    KeyRepeat = 1;
+  };
+
+  # reference https://medium.com/@zmre/nix-darwin-quick-tip-activate-your-preferences-f69942a93236
+  # for more
+  # https://gist.github.com/ChristopherA/98628f8cd00c94f11ee6035d53b0d3c6
+  # is also cool
+  system.defaults.CustomUserPreferences = {
+    # see https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/429820
+    "com.apple.Safari.SandboxBroker" = {
+      ShowDevelopMenu = true;
+    };
+    "com.apple.Safari" = {
+      IncludeDevelopMenu = true;
+      IncludeInternalDebugMenu = true;
+      SearchProviderIdentifier = "com.duckduckgo";
+      ShowFullURLInSmartSearchField = true;
+      # preview url on bottom left corner when hover links
+      ShowOverlayStatusBar = true;
+      WebAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled = false;
+      WebContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled = true;
+      WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey = true;
+    };
+    # Tried to set Mission Control keyboard shortcuts... but failed
+    # "com.apple.symbolichotkeys" = {
+    #   AppleSymbolicHotKeys = {
+    #     "79" = {
+    #       enabled = 1;
+    #       value = {
+    #         parameters = [65535 123 8650752];
+    #         type = "standard";
+    #       };
+    #     };
+    #     "80" = {
+    #       enabled = 1;
+    #       value = {
+    #         parameters = [65535 123 8781824];
+    #         type = "standard";
+    #       };
+    #     };
+    #     "81" = {
+    #       enabled = 1;
+    #       value = {
+    #         parameters = [65535 124 8650752];
+    #         type = "standard";
+    #       };
+    #     };
+    #     "82" = {
+    #       enabled = 1;
+    #       value = {
+    #         parameters = [65535 124 8781824];
+    #         type = "standard";
+    #       };
+    #     };
+    #     "118" = {
+    #       enabled = 1;
+    #       value = {
+    #         parameters = [65535 18 262144];
+    #         type = "standard";
+    #       };
+    #     };
+    #     # 119 = {
+    #     #   enabled = 1;
+    #     #   value = {
+    #     #     parameters = [65535, 19, 262144];
+    #     #     type = "standard";
+    #     #   };
+    #     # };
+    #     # 120 = {
+    #     #   enabled = 1;
+    #     #   value = {
+    #     #     parameters = [65535, 20, 262144];
+    #     #     type = "standard";
+    #     #   };
+    #     # };
+    #     # 121 = {
+    #     #   enabled = 1;
+    #     #   value = {
+    #     #     parameters = [65535, 21, 262144];
+    #     #     type = "standard";
+    #     #   };
+    #     # };
+    #     # 122 = {
+    #     #   enabled = 1;
+    #     #   value = {
+    #     #     parameters = [65535, 23, 262144];
+    #     #     type = "standard";
+    #     #   };
+    #     # };
+    #   };
+    # };
+  };
+
+  # NOTE: put SaneSideButtons (installed via homebrew cask) to Login Items
+  # reference: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/automatically-launching-macos-applications-on-login/19823/2
+  # TODO: package this into single nix package with SaneSideButtons itself. See pkgs.sensible-side-buttons as a reference
+  system.activationScripts.extraActivation.text = ''
+    osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to make login item at end with properties {path:"/Applications/SaneSideButtons.app", hidden:false}'
+  '';
+
+  # # Enable Touch ID support
+  # security.pam.enableSudoTouchIdAuth = true;
+
+  homebrew = {
+    enable = true;
+    casks = [
+      "discord"
+      "ghostty"
+      "raycast"
+      # there are also pkgs.sensible-side-buttons (original version) which is unfree license
+      # this one is foked version of it: "SaneSideButtons"
+      # NOTE: I should put this on Login Items manually. See: https://github.com/thealpa/SaneSideButtons
+      "sanesidebuttons"
+    ];
+    masApps = {
+      Things3 = 904280696;
+    };
+  };
+}

nix/flake.nix

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 {
-  description = "Example nix-darwin system flake";
+  description = "nix-darwin system flake";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
-    nix-darwin.url = "github:LnL7/nix-darwin/master";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-24.11-darwin";
+    nixpkgs-unstable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+
+    nix-darwin.url = "github:nix-darwin/nix-darwin/nix-darwin-24.11";
     nix-darwin.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager/release-24.11";
-    home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   };
 
-  outputs = inputs@{ self, nix-darwin, nixpkgs, home-manager }:
+  outputs = inputs@{
+    self,
+    nix-darwin,
+    nixpkgs,
+    nixpkgs-unstable
+  }:
   let
-    configuration = { pkgs, ... }: {
-      # List packages installed in system profile. To search by name, run:
-      # $ nix-env -qaP | grep wget
-      environment.systemPackages =
-        with pkgs; [
-          vim
-          typescript-language-server
-          (pkgs.lua5_1.withPackages (ps: with ps; [luarocks]))
-        ];
-
-      # Necessary for using flakes on this system.
-      nix.settings.experimental-features = "nix-command flakes";
-      nix.settings.extra-platforms = "x86_64-darwin aarch64-darwin";
-
-      # Enable alternative shell support in nix-darwin.
-      # programs.fish.enable = true;
-
-      # Set Git commit hash for darwin-version.
-      system.configurationRevision = self.rev or self.dirtyRev or null;
-
-      # Used for backwards compatibility, please read the changelog before changing.
-      # $ darwin-rebuild changelog
-      system.stateVersion = 6;
-
-      # The platform the configuration will be used on.
-      nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "aarch64-darwin";
-    };
+    system = "aarch64-darwin";
+    pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
+    pkgs-unstable = nixpkgs-unstable.legacyPackages.${system};
   in
   {
     # Build darwin flake using:
-    # $ darwin-rebuild build --flake .#simple
-    darwinConfigurations."macbook" = nix-darwin.lib.darwinSystem {
-      # system = "aarch64-darwin";
+    # $ darwin-rebuild build --flake ~/.config/nix
+    # $ darwin-rebuild switch --flake ~/.config/nix
+    darwinConfigurations."boltless-MacBook-Air" = nix-darwin.lib.darwinSystem {
       modules = [
-        # home-manager.darwinModules.home-manager
-        configuration
+        ./darwin.nix
       ];
+      specialArgs = {
+        inherit self pkgs-unstable;
+      };
     };
-    homeConfigurations."ubuntu" = home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
-      pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages."aarch64-linux";
-      modules = [ ./home.nix ];
+    # based on https://zaynetro.com/post/2024-you-dont-need-home-manager-nix
+    # $ nix profile install .
+    # $ nix profile upgrade nix
+    packages.${system}.default = pkgs.buildEnv {
+      name = "my-env";
+      paths = [
+        pkgs.btop
+        pkgs.gh
+        pkgs.hello
+        pkgs.janet
+        pkgs.meld
+        pkgs.sumneko-lua-language-server
+        pkgs.unixtools.watch
+        pkgs-unstable.jujutsu
+        pkgs-unstable.neovim
+      ];
     };
   };
 }
+# vim: et:ts=2

nix/home.nix

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-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
-
-# NOTE: I use nix as a package manager, not to make revisions for my entire dotfiles
-# I want nix to organize files and automate symlinking
-
-{
-  # Home Manager needs a bit of information about you and the paths it should
-  # manage.
-  home.username = "ubuntu";
-  home.homeDirectory = "/home/ubuntu";
-
-  # This value determines the Home Manager release that your configuration is
-  # compatible with. This helps avoid breakage when a new Home Manager release
-  # introduces backwards incompatible changes.
-  #
-  # You should not change this value, even if you update Home Manager. If you do
-  # want to update the value, then make sure to first check the Home Manager
-  # release notes.
-  home.stateVersion = "24.05"; # Please read the comment before changing.
-
-  # The home.packages option allows you to install Nix packages into your
-  # environment.
-  home.packages = [
-    # # Adds the 'hello' command to your environment. It prints a friendly
-    # # "Hello, world!" when run.
-    # pkgs.hello
-    # pkgs.neovim
-    pkgs.sumneko-lua-language-server
-    pkgs.janet
-    # pkgs.jpm
-    pkgs.cachix
-    pkgs.helix
-    # pkgs.emscripten
-    # pkgs.neovim-nightly
-
-    # # It is sometimes useful to fine-tune packages, for example, by applying
-    # # overrides. You can do that directly here, just don't forget the
-    # # parentheses. Maybe you want to install Nerd Fonts with a limited number of
-    # # fonts?
-    # (pkgs.nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ "FantasqueSansMono" ]; })
-
-    # # You can also create simple shell scripts directly inside your
-    # # configuration. For example, this adds a command 'my-hello' to your
-    # # environment:
-    # (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "my-hello" ''
-    #   echo "Hello, ${config.home.username}!"
-    # '')
-  ];
-
-  # Home Manager is pretty good at managing dotfiles. The primary way to manage
-  # plain files is through 'home.file'.
-  home.file = {
-    # # Building this configuration will create a copy of 'dotfiles/screenrc' in
-    # # the Nix store. Activating the configuration will then make '~/.screenrc' a
-    # # symlink to the Nix store copy.
-    # ".screenrc".source = dotfiles/screenrc;
-
-    # # You can also set the file content immediately.
-    # ".gradle/gradle.properties".text = ''
-    #   org.gradle.console=verbose
-    #   org.gradle.daemon.idletimeout=3600000
-    # '';
-  };
-
-  # Home Manager can also manage your environment variables through
-  # 'home.sessionVariables'. These will be explicitly sourced when using a
-  # shell provided by Home Manager. If you don't want to manage your shell
-  # through Home Manager then you have to manually source 'hm-session-vars.sh'
-  # located at either
-  #
-  #  ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
-  #
-  # or
-  #
-  #  ~/.local/state/nix/profiles/profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
-  #
-  # or
-  #
-  #  /etc/profiles/per-user/ubuntu/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
-  #
-  home.sessionVariables = {
-    # EDITOR = "nvim";
-    # JANET_MODPATH = "${pkgs.janet}/lib/janet";
-    # JANET_SYSPATH = "${pkgs.janet}/lib/janet";
-    # JANET_LIBPATH = "${pkgs.janet}/lib";
-    # JANET_HEADERPATH = "${pkgs.janet}/include/janet";
-
-    # JANET_MODPATH = "/home/ubuntu/.local/lib/janet";
-    # JANET_SYSPATH = "/home/ubuntu/.local/lib/janet";
-    # JANET_LIBPATH = "/home/ubuntu/.local/lib";
-    # JANET_MANPATH = "/home/ubuntu/.local/man/man1";
-    # JANET_HEADERPATH = "/home/ubuntu/.local/include/janet";
-  };
-
-  # Let Home Manager install and manage itself.
-  programs.home-manager.enable = true;
-}