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Task-by-task plan with verified hashes and build-check commands.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01RCn8YgGQMGpauatdeTdQYf
2026-07-29 17:07:05 +02:00

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# Alexa Media Player Integration — Implementation Plan
> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
**Goal:** Package the `alexa_media_player` HACS component declaratively on jupiter's Home Assistant so HA can drive the household Echo devices (TTS/announce, media, sensors).
**Architecture:** Add one `buildHomeAssistantComponent` entry to `services.home-assistant.customComponents` (same pattern as the existing `ha-sourdough`). The component has real Python deps, so the module's `let` block also defines two supporting derivations built against HA's own interpreter: a new `dictor` package and an `alexapy` version bump. No HACS runtime, no YAML config — the integration is added through the HA UI after the rebuild.
**Tech Stack:** NixOS, `pkgs.buildHomeAssistantComponent`, `buildPythonPackage`, `fetchFromGitHub`/`fetchFromGitLab`/`fetchPypi`.
## Global Constraints
- Target machine: **jupiter** only. All edits live in `modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix`.
- Python dep derivations MUST build against Home Assistant's interpreter set — `pkgs.home-assistant.python3Packages` — the same set `buildHomeAssistantComponent` uses. Do not use top-level `pkgs.python3Packages`.
- Manifest requirements are enforced at build time by `manifestCheckPhase` and again by HA at runtime. Every requirement must resolve to an installed dist satisfying its specifier. Exact pins (verbatim from `alexa_media_player` v5.15.7 `manifest.json`):
- `alexapy==1.29.25`
- `dictor>=0.1.12,<0.2`
- `wrapt>=1.14.0` (nixpkgs 1.17.2 — already satisfied)
- `packaging>=20.3` (nixpkgs 26.1 — already satisfied)
- Pinned artifacts (all three hashes verified to build during planning):
| Artifact | Fetcher | Ref / version | Hash |
| ------------------ | ---------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| alexa_media_player | fetchFromGitHub | `v5.15.7` | `sha256-1rcZVSX1xA1Lc4qSu39MOitVEciZFhoPQy2y5+PpoAI=` |
| alexapy | fetchFromGitLab | `v1.29.25` | `sha256-P/hvgqZVaBJF5dbmHrDjQMC+pwV3EEhKyFIS5KmhgD4=` |
| dictor | fetchPypi (sdist)| `0.1.12` | `sha256-bbSDda4eU9ye2EToWzj04/v79qTmC+yjd1Fa0URTuRs=` |
---
## File Structure
Single file touched: `modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix`.
- Its `let` block gains `haPython`, `dictor`, and `alexapy` bindings.
- Its `services.home-assistant.customComponents` list gains a second entry (`alexa_media`) alongside the existing `sourdough` entry.
No new files. The two supporting derivations are small and specific to this component, so they live inline in the module's `let` block next to their only consumer (files that change together live together).
---
### Task 1: Package `alexa_media_player` with its Python dependencies
**Files:**
- Modify: `modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix` (the `let` block, currently lines 9-12; and the `customComponents` list, currently lines 29-41)
**Interfaces:**
- Consumes: `pkgs.home-assistant.python3Packages` (HA interpreter set), `pkgs.buildHomeAssistantComponent`, `pkgs.fetchFromGitHub`, `pkgs.fetchFromGitLab`.
- Produces: a second `customComponents` entry with `domain = "alexa_media"`. No other module consumes these `let` bindings.
- [ ] **Step 1: Add the supporting derivations to the `let` block**
Edit the `let` block so it reads exactly:
```nix
let
cfg = config.my.profiles.home-assistant;
hostName = config.networking.hostName;
# Python deps for the alexa_media_player custom component (Task: Alexa).
# Built against Home Assistant's own interpreter — the same set
# buildHomeAssistantComponent uses — so HA's build-time and runtime
# manifest-requirement checks are satisfied.
haPython = pkgs.home-assistant.python3Packages;
# dictor is not in nixpkgs; alexa_media_player needs dictor>=0.1.12,<0.2.
# Pure-Python, no runtime deps, legacy setup.py.
dictor = haPython.buildPythonPackage {
pname = "dictor";
version = "0.1.12";
format = "setuptools";
src = haPython.fetchPypi {
pname = "dictor";
version = "0.1.12";
hash = "sha256-bbSDda4eU9ye2EToWzj04/v79qTmC+yjd1Fa0URTuRs=";
};
build-system = [ haPython.setuptools ];
doCheck = false;
pythonImportsCheck = [ "dictor" ];
};
# nixpkgs ships alexapy 1.29.22; the manifest pins ==1.29.25. Patch bump.
# nixpkgs fetches alexapy from GitLab (keatontaylor/alexapy), tag v<version>.
alexapy = haPython.alexapy.overridePythonAttrs (old: {
version = "1.29.25";
src = pkgs.fetchFromGitLab {
owner = "keatontaylor";
repo = "alexapy";
tag = "v1.29.25";
hash = "sha256-P/hvgqZVaBJF5dbmHrDjQMC+pwV3EEhKyFIS5KmhgD4=";
};
});
in
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Add the `alexa_media` entry to `customComponents`**
In `services.home-assistant.customComponents`, immediately after the closing `)` of the existing `sourdough` entry (current line 40) and before the list's closing `]` (current line 41), add:
```nix
(pkgs.buildHomeAssistantComponent {
owner = "Alandtse";
domain = "alexa_media";
version = "5.15.7";
src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
owner = "Alandtse";
repo = "alexa_media_player";
rev = "v5.15.7";
hash = "sha256-1rcZVSX1xA1Lc4qSu39MOitVEciZFhoPQy2y5+PpoAI=";
};
# Every manifest requirement must be importable at a satisfying
# version or manifestCheckPhase fails the build.
dependencies = [
alexapy
dictor
haPython.wrapt
haPython.packaging
];
})
```
- [ ] **Step 3: Format the file**
Run: `nixfmt-rfc-style modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix`
Expected: exits 0, no diff surprises (re-read the file if unsure).
- [ ] **Step 4: Build the component in isolation first (fast feedback)**
This is the real test: it runs `manifestCheckPhase`, which fails loudly if any of the four requirements is unmet. It was verified to succeed during planning.
Run:
```bash
nix build --impure --no-link --print-out-paths --expr '
let
pkgs = (builtins.getFlake (toString ./.)).nixosConfigurations.jupiter.pkgs;
py = pkgs.home-assistant.python3Packages;
dictor = py.buildPythonPackage {
pname = "dictor"; version = "0.1.12"; format = "setuptools";
src = py.fetchPypi { pname = "dictor"; version = "0.1.12"; hash = "sha256-bbSDda4eU9ye2EToWzj04/v79qTmC+yjd1Fa0URTuRs="; };
build-system = [ py.setuptools ]; doCheck = false; pythonImportsCheck = [ "dictor" ];
};
alexapy = py.alexapy.overridePythonAttrs (old: {
version = "1.29.25";
src = pkgs.fetchFromGitLab { owner = "keatontaylor"; repo = "alexapy"; tag = "v1.29.25"; hash = "sha256-P/hvgqZVaBJF5dbmHrDjQMC+pwV3EEhKyFIS5KmhgD4="; };
});
in pkgs.buildHomeAssistantComponent {
owner = "Alandtse"; domain = "alexa_media"; version = "5.15.7";
src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub { owner = "Alandtse"; repo = "alexa_media_player"; rev = "v5.15.7"; hash = "sha256-1rcZVSX1xA1Lc4qSu39MOitVEciZFhoPQy2y5+PpoAI="; };
dependencies = [ alexapy dictor py.wrapt py.packaging ];
}'
```
Expected: prints a `/nix/store/...-Alandtse-alexa_media-5.15.7` path, exit 0. If it fails with `<pkg><specifier> not satisfied by version ...`, a dependency version drifted — re-check the manifest pin against the provided dep.
- [ ] **Step 5: Build the whole jupiter system (integration gate)**
Run: `nix build '.#nixosConfigurations.jupiter.config.system.build.toplevel'`
Expected: builds to completion, exit 0. This confirms the module edits evaluate and the component is wired into HA's package.
- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
```bash
git add modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix
git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
feat(home-assistant): add alexa_media_player custom component
Package the Alexa Media Player HACS component declaratively (v5.15.7),
so HA can drive the Echo devices (TTS/announce, media, sensors). Needs
dictor 0.1.12 (absent from nixpkgs) and an alexapy 1.29.22 -> 1.29.25
bump to satisfy the manifest's exact requirement pins; both build
against HA's interpreter. Config-flow based: add via the HA UI and sign
in with the Amazon account after rebuild.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
EOF
)"
```
---
## Post-implementation (manual, by the user — not an automatable step)
After `sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake '.#jupiter'`:
1. Settings → Devices & Services → Add Integration → **Alexa Media Player**.
2. Sign in with the Amazon account; complete any 2FA / app-password prompt in the UI flow.
3. Confirm media_player entities and sensors appear; test a TTS/announce service call to an Echo.
## Self-Review
- **Spec coverage:** goal (alexa_media_player packaging) → Task 1; alexapy bump → Step 1; dictor packaging → Step 1; component entry → Step 2; wrapt/packaging already-satisfied → included as deps in Step 2; build-time manifest check → Steps 4-5; runtime config-flow → Post-implementation. Deferred Alexa→HA scope: intentionally absent. No gaps.
- **Placeholder scan:** none — every step has concrete code/commands and the verified hashes.
- **Type/name consistency:** `haPython`, `dictor`, `alexapy` defined in Step 1 and referenced by those exact names in Step 2; domain `alexa_media` consistent throughout; hashes identical across plan, spec, and the verified build.