extra-layouts.nix

{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:

with lib;

let
  layouts = config.services.xserver.extraLayouts;

  layoutOpts = {
    options = {
      description = mkOption {
        type = types.str;
        description = "A short description of the layout.";
      };

      languages = mkOption {
        type = types.listOf types.str;
        description =
        ''
          A list of languages provided by the layout.
          (Use ISO 639-2 codes, for example: "eng" for english)
        '';
      };

      compatFile = mkOption {
        type = types.nullOr types.path;
        default = null;
        description = ''
          The path to the xkb compat file.
          This file sets the compatibility state, used to preserve
          compatibility with xkb-unaware programs.
          It must contain a <literal>xkb_compat "name" { ... }</literal> block.
        '';
      };

      geometryFile = mkOption {
        type = types.nullOr types.path;
        default = null;
        description = ''
          The path to the xkb geometry file.
          This (completely optional) file describes the physical layout of
          keyboard, which maybe be used by programs to depict it.
          It must contain a <literal>xkb_geometry "name" { ... }</literal> block.
        '';
      };

      keycodesFile = mkOption {
        type = types.nullOr types.path;
        default = null;
        description = ''
          The path to the xkb keycodes file.
          This file specifies the range and the interpretation of the raw
          keycodes sent by the keyboard.
          It must contain a <literal>xkb_keycodes "name" { ... }</literal> block.
        '';
      };

      symbolsFile = mkOption {
        type = types.nullOr types.path;
        default = null;
        description = ''
          The path to the xkb symbols file.
          This is the most important file: it defines which symbol or action
          maps to each key and must contain a
          <literal>xkb_symbols "name" { ... }</literal> block.
        '';
      };

      typesFile = mkOption {
        type = types.nullOr types.path;
        default = null;
        description = ''
          The path to the xkb types file.
          This file specifies the key types that can be associated with
          the various keyboard keys.
          It must contain a <literal>xkb_types "name" { ... }</literal> block.
        '';
      };

    };
  };

in

{

  ###### interface

  options.services.xserver = {
    extraLayouts = mkOption {
      type = types.attrsOf (types.submodule layoutOpts);
      default = {};
      example = literalExample
      ''
        {
          mine = {
            description = "My custom xkb layout.";
            languages = [ "eng" ];
            symbolsFile = /path/to/my/layout;
          };
        }
      '';
      description = ''
        Extra custom layouts that will be included in the xkb configuration.
        Information on how to create a new layout can be found here:
        <link xlink:href="https://www.x.org/releases/current/doc/xorg-docs/input/XKB-Enhancing.html#Defining_New_Layouts"></link>.
        For more examples see
        <link xlink:href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X_KeyBoard_extension#Basic_examples"></link>
      '';
    };

  };

  ###### implementation

  config = mkIf (layouts != { }) {

    # We don't override xkeyboard_config directly to
    # reduce the amount of packages to be recompiled.
    # Only the following packages are necessary to set
    # a custom layout anyway:
    nixpkgs.overlays = lib.singleton (self: super: {

      xkb_patched = self.xorg.xkeyboardconfig_custom {
        layouts = config.services.xserver.extraLayouts;
      };

      xorg = super.xorg // {
        xorgserver = super.xorg.xorgserver.overrideAttrs (old: {
          configureFlags = old.configureFlags ++ [
            "--with-xkb-bin-directory=${self.xorg.xkbcomp}/bin"
            "--with-xkb-path=${self.xkb_patched}/share/X11/xkb"
          ];
        });

        setxkbmap = super.xorg.setxkbmap.overrideAttrs (old: {
          postInstall =
            ''
              mkdir -p $out/share
              ln -sfn ${self.xkb_patched}/etc/X11 $out/share/X11
            '';
        });

        xkbcomp = super.xorg.xkbcomp.overrideAttrs (old: {
          configureFlags = [ "--with-xkb-config-root=${self.xkb_patched}/share/X11/xkb" ];
        });

      };

      ckbcomp = super.ckbcomp.override {
        xkeyboard_config = self.xkb_patched;
      };

      xkbvalidate = super.xkbvalidate.override {
        libxkbcommon = self.libxkbcommon.override {
          xkeyboard_config = self.xkb_patched;
        };
      };

    });

    environment.sessionVariables = {
      # runtime override supported by multiple libraries e. g. libxkbcommon
      # https://xkbcommon.org/doc/current/group__include-path.html
      XKB_CONFIG_ROOT = "${pkgs.xkb_patched}/etc/X11/xkb";
    };

    services.xserver = {
      xkbDir = "${pkgs.xkb_patched}/etc/X11/xkb";
      exportConfiguration = config.services.xserver.displayManager.startx.enable;
    };

  };

}