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# Homepage Widgets 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:** Add a `my.homepage.widgets` NixOS option so widgets can be declared in the homepage module and contributed from other modules, mirroring how `my.homepage.services` works today.
**Architecture:** Add a `my.homepage.widgets` option (typed `listOf attrs` since widget shapes vary by type) to the homepage module, import a `manual-widgets.nix` for ad-hoc definitions, merge both and pass to `services.homepage-dashboard.widgets`. Add starter widgets in `machines/jupiter/environments.nix` to confirm the wiring works end-to-end.
**Tech Stack:** Nix, NixOS module system, gethomepage.dev (`services.homepage-dashboard`)
---
## File Map
| Action | File | Responsibility |
|--------|------|----------------|
| Modify | `modules/environments/homepage/default.nix` | Add `my.homepage.widgets` option + wire to dashboard |
| Create | `modules/environments/homepage/manual-widgets.nix` | Empty list for ad-hoc widgets (parallel to `manual-services.nix`) |
| Modify | `machines/jupiter/environments.nix` | Declare starter widgets to verify the feature end-to-end |
---
### Task 1: Add `my.homepage.widgets` option to the homepage module
**Files:**
- Modify: `modules/environments/homepage/default.nix`
- Create: `modules/environments/homepage/manual-widgets.nix`
- [ ] **Step 1: Create `manual-widgets.nix`** — empty list, same pattern as `manual-services.nix`
```nix
# modules/environments/homepage/manual-widgets.nix
[ ]
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Add `manualWidgets` import in the `let` block of `default.nix`**
Current `let` block (lines 7–42) ends with `homepageServices`. Add one line after `manualServices`:
```nix
manualServices = import ./manual-services.nix;
manualWidgets = import ./manual-widgets.nix;
```
- [ ] **Step 3: Add the `my.homepage.widgets` option**
After the closing brace of `options.my.homepage.services` (line 80), add:
```nix
options.my.homepage.widgets = with lib; mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.attrs;
default = [ ];
description = "Widget definitions passed directly to services.homepage-dashboard.widgets. Each entry is an attrset like { resources = { cpu = true; memory = true; }; }.";
};
```
- [ ] **Step 4: Wire widgets to the dashboard in the `config` block**
The `config` block currently sets `services = homepageServices ++ manualServices;`. Add `widgets`:
```nix
config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
services.homepage-dashboard = {
enable = true;
listenPort = dashboardPort;
allowedHosts = "${dashboardHost}:${toString dashboardPort},localhost:${toString dashboardPort},127.0.0.1:${toString dashboardPort},jupiter.solar.internal:${toString dashboardPort}";
bookmarks = import ./bookmarks.nix;
services = homepageServices ++ manualServices;
widgets = config.my.homepage.widgets ++ manualWidgets;
};
# ... rest of config unchanged
};
```
- [ ] **Step 5: Build to check for eval errors (no switch yet)**
```bash
nixos-rebuild build --flake /Users/finnmarkwitz/development/nixos#jupiter 2>&1 | tail -20
```
Expected: build succeeds with no errors (widgets list is empty, so no visible change yet).
- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**
```bash
cd /Users/finnmarkwitz/development/nixos
git add modules/environments/homepage/default.nix modules/environments/homepage/manual-widgets.nix
git commit -m "feat: add my.homepage.widgets option to homepage module"
```
---
### Task 2: Add starter widgets in `environments.nix`
**Files:**
- Modify: `machines/jupiter/environments.nix`
- [ ] **Step 1: Add `my.homepage.widgets` to `environments.nix`**
Add the following after the `my.profiles` block (e.g. after line 39, before the `my.hardware` block):
```nix
my.homepage.widgets = [
{
search = {
provider = "google";
target = "_blank";
};
}
{
resources = {
cpu = true;
memory = true;
disk = "/";
cacheInterval = 5000;
};
}
{
datetime = {
text_size = "xl";
format = {
timeStyle = "short";
dateStyle = "short";
hour12 = false;
};
};
}
];
```
- [ ] **Step 2: Build to confirm eval**
```bash
nixos-rebuild build --flake /Users/finnmarkwitz/development/nixos#jupiter 2>&1 | tail -20
```
Expected: build succeeds.
- [ ] **Step 3: Switch and verify visually**
```bash
sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake /Users/finnmarkwitz/development/nixos#jupiter
```
Open `http://jupiter.solar.internal:8082` (or `http://localhost:8082`) in a browser.
Expected: search bar, CPU/memory/disk resource monitor, and date/time widget appear at the top of the dashboard.
- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**
```bash
cd /Users/finnmarkwitz/development/nixos
git add machines/jupiter/environments.nix
git commit -m "feat: add starter homepage widgets (search, resources, datetime)"
```
---
## Verification Checklist
- [ ] `nixos-rebuild build` passes with no eval errors
- [ ] Dashboard at `:8082` shows widgets at top of page
- [ ] Existing services and bookmarks are unchanged
- [ ] Other modules can now contribute widgets via `my.homepage.widgets = [ ... ];` in their `config` block