nixpkgs/modules/services/system/uptimed.nix

{pkgs, config, ...}:

let

  inherit (pkgs.lib) mkOption mkIf singleton;

  inherit (pkgs) uptimed;

  stateDir = "/var/spool/uptimed";

  uptimedUser = "uptimed";

  modprobe = config.system.sbin.modprobe;

  uptimedFlags = "";

in

{

  ###### interface
  
  options = {
  
    services.uptimed = {

      enable = mkOption {
        default = false;
        description = ''
          Uptimed allows you to track your highest uptimes.
        '';
      };

    };

  };


  ###### implementation

  config = mkIf config.services.uptimed.enable {
  
    environment.systemPackages = [ uptimed ];
  
    users.extraUsers = singleton
      { name = uptimedUser;
        uid = config.ids.uids.uptimed;
        description = "Uptimed daemon user";
        home = stateDir;
      };

    jobAttrs.uptimed =
      { description = "Uptimed daemon";

        startOn = "startup";
        stopOn = "shutdown";

        preStart =
          ''
            mkdir -m 0755 -p ${stateDir}
            chown ${uptimedUser} ${stateDir}

            # Needed to run uptimed as an unprivileged user.
            ${modprobe}/sbin/modprobe capability || true

            if ! test -f ${stateDir}/bootid ; then
              ${uptimed}/sbin/uptimed -b
            fi
          '';

        exec = "${uptimed}/sbin/uptimed ${uptimedFlags}";
      };
    
  };
  
}