# This file defines some configuration options which disable the screen. This # is only relevant because this host is an old laptop running as a server. { lib, config, ... }: let inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkOption mkIf types; cfg = config.services.disable-screen; in { options.services.disable-screen = { enable = mkEnableOption "disable screen"; device-path = mkOption { description = "Path to the device in the `/sys` file system."; type = types.str; example = "/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight"; }; device-unit = mkOption { description = "The systemd device unit that corresponds to the device speciefied in `device-path`."; type = types.str; example = "sys-devices-pci...-intel_backligt.device"; }; }; config = mkIf cfg.enable { # Disable sleep on lid close. services.logind = let lidSwitchAction = "ignore"; in { lidSwitchExternalPower = lidSwitchAction; lidSwitchDocked = lidSwitchAction; lidSwitch = lidSwitchAction; }; # Don't store screen brightness between boots. We always want to turn off the # screen. # # See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/backlight#Save_and_restore_functionality # See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/990398921f677615c0732d704857484b84c6c888/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix#L97-L101 systemd.suppressedSystemUnits = ["systemd-backlight@.service"]; # FIXME: Figure out how to enable screen when on-device debugging is necessary. # Create a new service which turns off the display on boot. # # See: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Backlight#.2Fsys.2Fclass.2Fbacklight.2F... # See: https://superuser.com/questions/851846/how-to-write-a-systemd-service-that-depends-on-a-device-being-present systemd.services.disable-screen = { requires = [cfg.device-unit]; after = [cfg.device-unit]; wantedBy = [cfg.device-unit]; serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot"; script = '' tee ${cfg.device-path}/brightness <<<0 ''; }; }; }