fix(swayidle): move startup to systemd

Previously we were starting swayidle on niri. Unfortunately, this caused
a race condition where niri idle inhibitions were not respected. As niri
gets idle inhibitions from, say, browsers when playing video, this meant
we had to do nasty hacks such as manually systemd-inhibiting via a shell

By moving startup to systemd, we can start swayidle later - and in much
the same way as starting our SSH agent later avoids its race conditions,
starting swayidle later fixes this issue...

packetmix/homes/coded/niri.nix

···
 {
   ingredient.niri.enable = true;
 
-  ingredient.niri.niri.timers = {
+  ingredient.niri.swayidle.timers = {
     lock = 900;
     sleep = 1800;
   };

packetmix/homes/niri/niri.nix

···
         '';
       };
     };
-    timers = {
-      lock = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.int;
-        description = "How long while idling before locking the device (in seconds)";
-        default = 300;
-      };
-      sleep = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.addCheck lib.types.int (x: x >= config.ingredient.niri.niri.timers.lock);
-        description = "How long while idling before sleeping the device (in seconds)";
-        default = 450;
-      };
+    lockCommand = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      description = "The command run when you lock your computer, or when it is locked automatically";
+      default = ''${config.programs.niri.package}/bin/niri msg action do-screen-transition && ${pkgs.swaylock}/bin/swaylock -i ${config.ingredient.niri.niri.lockscreen} -s fill -f'';
     };
     overviewBackground = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.path;
···
   };
 
   config = {
-    programs.niri =
-      let
-        lock = ''${config.programs.niri.package}/bin/niri msg action do-screen-transition && ${pkgs.swaylock}/bin/swaylock -i ${config.ingredient.niri.niri.lockscreen} -s fill -f'';
-      in
-      {
-        enable = true;
+    programs.niri = {
+      enable = true;
 
-        package = pkgs.niri;
+      package = pkgs.niri;
 
-        settings = {
-          xwayland-satellite = {
-            enable = true;
-            path = "${pkgs.xwayland-satellite}/bin/xwayland-satellite";
-          };
-          environment.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
+      settings = {
+        xwayland-satellite = {
+          enable = true;
+          path = "${pkgs.xwayland-satellite}/bin/xwayland-satellite";
+        };
+        environment.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
 
-          input.keyboard = {
-            track-layout = "window";
-            repeat-delay = 200;
-            repeat-rate = 25;
+        input.keyboard = {
+          track-layout = "window";
+          repeat-delay = 200;
+          repeat-rate = 25;
 
-            xkb = lib.mkIf (config.home.keyboard != null) {
-              layout = if config.home.keyboard.layout == null then "" else config.home.keyboard.layout;
-              model = if config.home.keyboard.model == null then "" else config.home.keyboard.model;
-              options = builtins.concatStringsSep "," config.home.keyboard.options;
-              variant = if config.home.keyboard.variant == null then "" else config.home.keyboard.variant;
-            };
+          xkb = lib.mkIf (config.home.keyboard != null) {
+            layout = if config.home.keyboard.layout == null then "" else config.home.keyboard.layout;
+            model = if config.home.keyboard.model == null then "" else config.home.keyboard.model;
+            options = builtins.concatStringsSep "," config.home.keyboard.options;
+            variant = if config.home.keyboard.variant == null then "" else config.home.keyboard.variant;
           };
+        };
 
-          input.touchpad.natural-scroll = true;
-          input.touchpad.click-method = "clickfinger";
+        input.touchpad.natural-scroll = true;
+        input.touchpad.click-method = "clickfinger";
 
-          input.warp-mouse-to-focus.enable = true;
-          input.focus-follows-mouse = {
-            enable = true;
-            max-scroll-amount = "0%";
-          };
+        input.warp-mouse-to-focus.enable = true;
+        input.focus-follows-mouse = {
+          enable = true;
+          max-scroll-amount = "0%";
+        };
 
-          input.power-key-handling.enable = false;
+        input.power-key-handling.enable = false;
 
-          binds =
-            let
-              mod = "Super";
-              mod1 = "Alt";
+        binds =
+          let
+            mod = "Super";
+            mod1 = "Alt";
 
-              generateWorkspaceBindings = workspaceNumber: {
-                "${mod}+${builtins.toString (lib.mod workspaceNumber 10)}".action.focus-workspace = [
-                  workspaceNumber
-                ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+${builtins.toString (lib.mod workspaceNumber 10)}".action.move-column-to-workspace = [
-                  workspaceNumber
-                ];
-              };
-              joinAttrsetList = listOfAttrsets: lib.fold (a: b: a // b) { } listOfAttrsets;
-            in
-            {
-              # General Keybinds
-              "${mod}+Q".action.close-window = [ ];
-              "${mod}+Shift+Q".action.quit = [ ];
-              "${mod}+Return".action.spawn = "${pkgs.ghostty}/bin/ghostty";
-              "${mod}+L".action.spawn = [
-                "sh"
-                "-c"
-                lock
+            generateWorkspaceBindings = workspaceNumber: {
+              "${mod}+${builtins.toString (lib.mod workspaceNumber 10)}".action.focus-workspace = [
+                workspaceNumber
+              ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+${builtins.toString (lib.mod workspaceNumber 10)}".action.move-column-to-workspace = [
+                workspaceNumber
               ];
-              "${mod}+P".action.power-off-monitors = [ ];
+            };
+            joinAttrsetList = listOfAttrsets: lib.fold (a: b: a // b) { } listOfAttrsets;
+          in
+          {
+            # General Keybinds
+            "${mod}+Q".action.close-window = [ ];
+            "${mod}+Shift+Q".action.quit = [ ];
+            "${mod}+Return".action.spawn = "${pkgs.ghostty}/bin/ghostty";
+            "${mod}+L".action.spawn = [
+              "sh"
+              "-c"
+              config.ingredient.niri.niri.lockCommand
+            ];
+            "${mod}+P".action.power-off-monitors = [ ];
 
-              "${mod}+R".action.screenshot = [ ];
-              "${mod}+Ctrl+R".action.screenshot-screen = [ ];
-              "${mod}+Shift+R".action.screenshot-window = [ ];
-              "Print".action.screenshot = [ ];
-              "Ctrl+Print".action.screenshot-screen = [ ];
-              "Shift+Print".action.screenshot-window = [ ];
+            "${mod}+R".action.screenshot = [ ];
+            "${mod}+Ctrl+R".action.screenshot-screen = [ ];
+            "${mod}+Shift+R".action.screenshot-window = [ ];
+            "Print".action.screenshot = [ ];
+            "Ctrl+Print".action.screenshot-screen = [ ];
+            "Shift+Print".action.screenshot-window = [ ];
 
-              "${mod}+Space".action.switch-layout = [ "next" ];
-              "${mod}+Shift+Space".action.switch-layout = [ "prev" ];
+            "${mod}+Space".action.switch-layout = [ "next" ];
+            "${mod}+Shift+Space".action.switch-layout = [ "prev" ];
 
-              "${mod}+Shift+Slash".action.show-hotkey-overlay = [ ];
+            "${mod}+Shift+Slash".action.show-hotkey-overlay = [ ];
 
-              "${mod}+V".action.set-dynamic-cast-monitor = [ ];
-              "${mod}+W".action.set-dynamic-cast-window = [ ];
-              "${mod}+Shift+V".action.clear-dynamic-cast-target = [ ];
-              "${mod}+Shift+W".action.clear-dynamic-cast-target = [ ];
+            "${mod}+V".action.set-dynamic-cast-monitor = [ ];
+            "${mod}+W".action.set-dynamic-cast-window = [ ];
+            "${mod}+Shift+V".action.clear-dynamic-cast-target = [ ];
+            "${mod}+Shift+W".action.clear-dynamic-cast-target = [ ];
 
-              "${mod}+N".action.spawn = [
-                "sh"
-                "-c"
-                "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl --user start swaync && ${pkgs.swaynotificationcenter}/bin/swaync-client -t"
-              ];
-              # We need to ensure swaync is started, since as it isn't usually until we get a notification
-            }
-            //
-              # Workspace Keybinds
-              (lib.pipe (lib.range 1 10) [
-                (map generateWorkspaceBindings)
-                joinAttrsetList
-              ])
-            //
-              # Window Manipulation Bindings
-              ({
-                "${mod}+BracketLeft".action.consume-or-expel-window-left = [ ];
-                "${mod}+BracketRight".action.consume-or-expel-window-right = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+BracketLeft".action.consume-window-into-column = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+BracketRight".action.expel-window-from-column = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Slash".action.switch-preset-column-width = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+F".action.fullscreen-window = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+F".action.toggle-windowed-fullscreen = [ ];
+            "${mod}+N".action.spawn = [
+              "sh"
+              "-c"
+              "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl --user start swaync && ${pkgs.swaynotificationcenter}/bin/swaync-client -t"
+            ];
+            # We need to ensure swaync is started, since as it isn't usually until we get a notification
+          }
+          //
+            # Workspace Keybinds
+            (lib.pipe (lib.range 1 10) [
+              (map generateWorkspaceBindings)
+              joinAttrsetList
+            ])
+          //
+            # Window Manipulation Bindings
+            ({
+              "${mod}+BracketLeft".action.consume-or-expel-window-left = [ ];
+              "${mod}+BracketRight".action.consume-or-expel-window-right = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+BracketLeft".action.consume-window-into-column = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+BracketRight".action.expel-window-from-column = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Slash".action.switch-preset-column-width = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+F".action.fullscreen-window = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+F".action.toggle-windowed-fullscreen = [ ];
 
-                # Focus
-                "${mod}+Up".action.focus-window-or-workspace-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Down".action.focus-window-or-workspace-down = [ ];
+              # Focus
+              "${mod}+Up".action.focus-window-or-workspace-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Down".action.focus-window-or-workspace-down = [ ];
 
-                # Non Jump Movement
-                "${mod}+Shift+Up".action.move-window-up-or-to-workspace-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Down".action.move-window-down-or-to-workspace-down = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Left".action.consume-or-expel-window-left = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Right".action.consume-or-expel-window-right = [ ];
+              # Non Jump Movement
+              "${mod}+Shift+Up".action.move-window-up-or-to-workspace-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Down".action.move-window-down-or-to-workspace-down = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Left".action.consume-or-expel-window-left = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Right".action.consume-or-expel-window-right = [ ];
 
-                # To Monitor
-                "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Up".action.move-window-to-monitor-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Down".action.move-window-to-monitor-down = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Left".action.move-window-to-monitor-left = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Right".action.move-window-to-monitor-right = [ ];
+              # To Monitor
+              "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Up".action.move-window-to-monitor-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Down".action.move-window-to-monitor-down = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Left".action.move-window-to-monitor-left = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Right".action.move-window-to-monitor-right = [ ];
 
-                # To Workspace
-                "${mod}+Ctrl+Up".action.move-window-to-workspace-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Ctrl+Down".action.move-window-to-workspace-down = [ ];
+              # To Workspace
+              "${mod}+Ctrl+Up".action.move-window-to-workspace-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Ctrl+Down".action.move-window-to-workspace-down = [ ];
 
-                # Sizing
-                "${mod}+Equal".action.set-window-height = [ "+5%" ];
-                "${mod}+Minus".action.set-window-height = [ "-5%" ];
-              })
-            //
-              # Column Manipulation Bindings
-              ({
-                # Focus
-                "${mod}+Left".action.focus-column-left = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Right".action.focus-column-right = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+C".action.center-column = [ ];
-                "${mod}+F".action.maximize-column = [ ];
+              # Sizing
+              "${mod}+Equal".action.set-window-height = [ "+5%" ];
+              "${mod}+Minus".action.set-window-height = [ "-5%" ];
+            })
+          //
+            # Column Manipulation Bindings
+            ({
+              # Focus
+              "${mod}+Left".action.focus-column-left = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Right".action.focus-column-right = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+C".action.center-column = [ ];
+              "${mod}+F".action.maximize-column = [ ];
 
-                # Non Monitor Movement
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Up".action.move-column-to-workspace-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Down".action.move-column-to-workspace-down = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Left".action.move-column-left = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Right".action.move-column-right = [ ];
+              # Non Monitor Movement
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Up".action.move-column-to-workspace-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Down".action.move-column-to-workspace-down = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Left".action.move-column-left = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Right".action.move-column-right = [ ];
 
-                # To Monitor
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Ctrl+Up".action.move-column-to-monitor-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Ctrl+Down".action.move-column-to-monitor-down = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Ctrl+Left".action.move-column-to-monitor-left = [ ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Ctrl+Right".action.move-column-to-monitor-right = [ ];
+              # To Monitor
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Ctrl+Up".action.move-column-to-monitor-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Ctrl+Down".action.move-column-to-monitor-down = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Ctrl+Left".action.move-column-to-monitor-left = [ ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Shift+Ctrl+Right".action.move-column-to-monitor-right = [ ];
 
-                # Sizing
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Equal".action.set-column-width = [ "+5%" ];
-                "${mod}+${mod1}+Minus".action.set-column-width = [ "-5%" ];
-              })
-            //
-              # Workspace Manipulation Bindings
-              ({
-                # Focus
-                "${mod}+Page_Up".action.focus-workspace-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Page_Down".action.focus-workspace-down = [ ];
+              # Sizing
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Equal".action.set-column-width = [ "+5%" ];
+              "${mod}+${mod1}+Minus".action.set-column-width = [ "-5%" ];
+            })
+          //
+            # Workspace Manipulation Bindings
+            ({
+              # Focus
+              "${mod}+Page_Up".action.focus-workspace-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Page_Down".action.focus-workspace-down = [ ];
 
-                # Within Itself
-                "${mod}+Shift+Page_Up".action.move-workspace-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Page_Down".action.move-workspace-down = [ ];
+              # Within Itself
+              "${mod}+Shift+Page_Up".action.move-workspace-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Page_Down".action.move-workspace-down = [ ];
 
-                # To Monitor
-                "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Page_Up".action.move-workspace-to-monitor-up = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Page_Down".action.move-workspace-to-monitor-down = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Home".action.move-workspace-to-monitor-left = [ ];
-                "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+End".action.move-workspace-to-monitor-right = [ ];
+              # To Monitor
+              "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Page_Up".action.move-workspace-to-monitor-up = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Page_Down".action.move-workspace-to-monitor-down = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+Home".action.move-workspace-to-monitor-left = [ ];
+              "${mod}+Shift+Ctrl+End".action.move-workspace-to-monitor-right = [ ];
 
-                "${mod}+Space" = {
-                  action.toggle-overview = [ ];
-                  repeat = false;
-                };
-              })
-            // {
-              # Audio
-              "XF86AudioRaiseVolume" = {
-                allow-when-locked = true;
-                action.spawn = [
-                  "${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl"
-                  "set-volume"
-                  "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@"
-                  "0.05+"
-                ];
-              };
-              "XF86AudioLowerVolume" = {
-                allow-when-locked = true;
-                action.spawn = [
-                  "${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl"
-                  "set-volume"
-                  "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@"
-                  "0.05-"
-                ];
-              };
-              "XF86AudioMute" = {
-                allow-when-locked = true;
-                action.spawn = [
-                  "${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl"
-                  "set-mute"
-                  "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@"
-                  "toggle"
-                ];
-              };
-              "XF86AudioMicMute" = {
-                allow-when-locked = true;
-                action.spawn = [
-                  "${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl"
-                  "set-mute"
-                  "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SOURCE@"
-                  "toggle"
-                ];
+              "${mod}+Space" = {
+                action.toggle-overview = [ ];
+                repeat = false;
               };
+            })
+          // {
+            # Audio
+            "XF86AudioRaiseVolume" = {
+              allow-when-locked = true;
+              action.spawn = [
+                "${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl"
+                "set-volume"
+                "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@"
+                "0.05+"
+              ];
             };
+            "XF86AudioLowerVolume" = {
+              allow-when-locked = true;
+              action.spawn = [
+                "${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl"
+                "set-volume"
+                "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@"
+                "0.05-"
+              ];
+            };
+            "XF86AudioMute" = {
+              allow-when-locked = true;
+              action.spawn = [
+                "${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl"
+                "set-mute"
+                "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@"
+                "toggle"
+              ];
+            };
+            "XF86AudioMicMute" = {
+              allow-when-locked = true;
+              action.spawn = [
+                "${pkgs.wireplumber}/bin/wpctl"
+                "set-mute"
+                "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SOURCE@"
+                "toggle"
+              ];
+            };
+          };
 
-          layout = {
-            gaps = 16;
+        layout = {
+          gaps = 16;
 
-            center-focused-column = "on-overflow";
+          center-focused-column = "on-overflow";
 
-            preset-column-widths = [
-              { proportion = 1. / 4.; }
-              { proportion = 1. / 3.; }
-              { proportion = 1. / 2.; }
-              { proportion = 2. / 3.; }
-              { proportion = 9. / 10.; }
-            ]; # TODO: clicks to PR a docs update for niri-flake
-          };
+          preset-column-widths = [
+            { proportion = 1. / 4.; }
+            { proportion = 1. / 3.; }
+            { proportion = 1. / 2.; }
+            { proportion = 2. / 3.; }
+            { proportion = 9. / 10.; }
+          ]; # TODO: clicks to PR a docs update for niri-flake
+        };
 
-          prefer-no-csd = true; # No "client-side-decorations" (i.e. client-side window open/close buttons)
-          hotkey-overlay.skip-at-startup = true;
-          screenshot-path = null;
+        prefer-no-csd = true; # No "client-side-decorations" (i.e. client-side window open/close buttons)
+        hotkey-overlay.skip-at-startup = true;
+        screenshot-path = null;
 
-          spawn-at-startup = [
-            {
-              command = [
-                "${pkgs.swaybg}/bin/swaybg"
-                "-i"
-                "${config.ingredient.niri.niri.wallpaper}"
-                "-m"
-                "fill"
-              ];
-            }
-            {
-              command = [
-                "${pkgs.swayidle}/bin/swayidle"
-                "-w"
-                "timeout"
-                (toString config.ingredient.niri.niri.timers.lock)
-                lock
-                "timeout"
-                (toString config.ingredient.niri.niri.timers.sleep)
-                "niri msg action power-off-monitors"
-                "resume"
-                "niri msg action power-on-monitors" # Not sure if this is really needed - niri normally powers on monitors on a movement action anyway, but maybe this can affect resuming in different ways?
-                "before-sleep"
-                lock
-              ];
-            }
-          ];
-        };
+        spawn-at-startup = [
+          {
+            command = [
+              "${pkgs.swaybg}/bin/swaybg"
+              "-i"
+              "${config.ingredient.niri.niri.wallpaper}"
+              "-m"
+              "fill"
+            ];
+          }
+        ];
       };
+    };
 
     programs.bash.profileExtra = lib.mkBefore ''
       if [ -z $WAYLAND_DISPLAY ] && [ "$(tty)" = "/dev/tty1" ]; then

packetmix/homes/niri/swayidle.nix

···
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 FreshlyBakedCake
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  config,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  options.ingredient.niri.swayidle.timers = {
+    lock = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.int;
+      description = "How long while idling before locking the device (in seconds)";
+      default = 300;
+    };
+    sleep = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.addCheck lib.types.int (x: x >= config.ingredient.niri.swayidle.timers.lock);
+      description = "How long while idling before sleeping the device (in seconds)";
+      default = 450;
+    };
+  };
+
+  config.systemd.user.services.swayidle = {
+    Unit.After = [ "niri.service" ];
+    Install.WantedBy = [ "niri.service" ];
+
+    Service.ExecStart = builtins.concatStringsSep " " (
+      map (arg: "'${arg}'") [
+        "${pkgs.swayidle}/bin/swayidle"
+        "-w"
+        "timeout"
+        (toString config.ingredient.niri.swayidle.timers.lock)
+        config.ingredient.niri.niri.lockCommand
+        "timeout"
+        (toString config.ingredient.niri.swayidle.timers.sleep)
+        "niri msg action power-off-monitors"
+        "resume"
+        "niri msg action power-on-monitors" # Not sure if this is really needed - niri normally powers on monitors on a movement action anyway, but maybe this can affect resuming in different ways?
+        "before-sleep"
+        config.ingredient.niri.niri.lockCommand
+      ]
+    ); # There's some nastiness here around "what happens if your commands contain single quotes"... at the moment, don't :)
+  };
+}