Trying to use brew-nix - still to much broken

flake.nix

@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@
     llm-agents = {
       url = "github:numtide/llm-agents.nix";
     };
+   brew-api = {
+      url = "github:BatteredBunny/brew-api";
+      flake = false;
+    };
+    brew-nix = {
+      url = "github:BatteredBunny/brew-nix";
+      inputs.brew-api.follows = "brew-api";
+    };
 
     # mac-app-util doesn't work with OCLP installed on X86
     # mac-app-util = {
@@ -75,6 +83,8 @@
       nix-vscode-extensions,
       catppuccin,
       llm-agents,
+      brew-api,
+      brew-nix,
       ...
     }@inputs:
     let
@@ -105,7 +115,7 @@
                 export EDITOR=vim
               '';
               buildInputs = with pkgs; [
-                rnix-lsp
+                bash
               ];
             };
         };
@@ -134,9 +144,8 @@
       };
     in
     {
-      devShells = forAllSystems devShell;
+      devShells = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs darwinSystems devShell;
-      apps =
+      apps = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs darwinSystems mkDarwinApps;
-        nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs linuxSystems mkLinuxApps // nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs darwinSystems mkDarwinApps;
 
       darwinConfigurations = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs darwinSystems (
         system:
@@ -144,22 +153,12 @@
           inherit system;
           specialArgs = inputs;
           modules = [
+            brew-nix.darwinModules.default
             #    sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
             home-manager.darwinModules.home-manager
-            nix-homebrew.darwinModules.nix-homebrew
             # mac-app-util.darwinModules.default
             {
-              nix-homebrew = {
+              brew-nix.enable = true;
-                inherit user;
-                enable = true;
-                taps = {
-                  "homebrew/homebrew-core" = homebrew-core;
-                  "homebrew/homebrew-cask" = homebrew-cask;
-                  "homebrew/homebrew-bundle" = homebrew-bundle;
-                };
-                mutableTaps = false;
-                autoMigrate = true;
-              };
               home-manager.sharedModules = [
                 #                mac-app-util.homeManagerModules.default
                 catppuccin.homeModules.catppuccin
@@ -171,25 +170,6 @@
         }
       );
 
-      nixosConfigurations = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs linuxSystems (
+      nixosConfigurations = { };
-        system:
-        nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
-          inherit system;
-          specialArgs = inputs;
-          modules = [
-            sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
-            disko.nixosModules.disko
-            home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
-            {
-              home-manager = {
-                useGlobalPkgs = true;
-                useUserPackages = true;
-                users.${user} = import ./modules/nixos/home-manager.nix;
-              };
-            }
-            ./hosts/nixos
-          ];
-        }
-      );
     };
 }

modules/darwin/casks.nix

@@ -1,80 +1,89 @@
-_:
+{ pkgs }:
+let
+  casks = pkgs.brewCasks;
 
+  # the override to replace the package’s source fetch itself rather than just changing a downstream hash field
+  overrideCaskWithHash = name: hash:
+    casks.${name}.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
+      src = pkgs.fetchurl {
+        url = builtins.head oldAttrs.src.urls;
+        hash = hash;
+      };
+    });
+  overriddenCasks = {
+    "box-tools" = overrideCaskWithHash "box-tools" "sha256-e7QZ/mWye86d7GDSgD+CtHDLCp/odiFwDcdg7/qxqKc=";
+    daisydisk = overrideCaskWithHash "daisydisk" "sha256-Re9GOfK03Gogb4Ep1itUJm60L94qvGfXgjqpLg8GQlc=";
+    keybase = overrideCaskWithHash "keybase" "sha256-CnFlLeU/BIhiUYebtRpUjJWE0QrsdZsiiZGzRUi31zg=";
+  };
+in
 [
-  # Development Tools
+  # Development tools
-  "arduino-ide"
+  casks.arduino-ide
-  "homebrew/cask/docker-desktop"
+  casks."docker-desktop"
-  "iterm2"
+  casks.iterm2
-  "oracle-jdk"
+  casks.oracle-jdk
-  "visual-studio-code"
+  casks."visual-studio-code"
 
   # Creative tools
-  "blender"
+  casks.blender
-  "gimp"
+  casks.gimp
-  "inkscape"
+  casks.inkscape
-  "vcv-rack"
+  casks."vcv-rack"
-  #"affinity-designer"
-  #"affinity-photo"
-  #"affinity-publisher"
 
-  # Communication Tools
+  # Communication tools
-  "adium"
+  casks.adium
-  "discord"
+  casks.discord
-  "signal"
+  casks.signal
-  "webex"
+  casks.webex
-  "whatsapp"
+  casks.whatsapp
-  "zoom"
+  casks.zoom
 
+  # Utility tools
+  # These casks currently fail during Homebrew download/build in this environment.
+  # casks."blackhole-16ch"
+  # casks."blackhole-2ch"
+  casks."box-drive"
+  # box-tools currently fails during unpack/install in this environment.
+  # overriddenCasks."box-tools"
+  # daisydisk currently fails with an upstream hash mismatch in this environment.
+  # overriddenCasks.daisydisk
+  # casks."karabiner-elements"
+  overriddenCasks.keybase
+  (overrideCaskWithHash "smartsheet" "sha256-ShCJAKDWMWy++3IC00YdyABvsmLW6DrpvJABAkFQXOA=")
+  casks.spamsieve
+  casks."syncthing-app"
+  casks."synology-drive"
 
-  # Utility Tools
+  # Entertainment tools
+  casks.qobuz
+  casks.steam
+  casks."handbrake-app"
+  casks."jellyfin-media-player"
+  casks.mediaelch
+  casks.obs
+  casks."vimediamanager"
+  casks.vlc
 
-  "blackhole-16ch"
+  # Productivity tools
-  "blackhole-2ch"
+  casks."1password"
-  "box-drive"
+  casks.bitwarden
-  "box-tools"
+  casks.calibre
-  "daisydisk"
+  casks."dbeaver-community"
-  "karabiner-elements"
+  casks.element
-  "keybase"
+  casks."gpg-suite"
-  "spamsieve"
+  casks."macdown-3000"
-  "syncthing-app"
+  casks.mailmate
-  "synology-drive"
+  casks.orcaslicer
-
+  casks.remanager
-  # Entertainment Tools
+  casks."qmk-toolbox"
-   "qobuz"
+  casks.smartsheet
-   "steam"
+  casks."copilot-cli"
-  "handbrake-app"
-  "jellyfin-media-player"
-  "mediaelch"
-  "obs"
-  "vimediamanager"  
-  "vlc"
-
-  # Productivity Tools
-  "1Password"
-  "bitwarden"
-  "calibre"
-  "dbeaver-community"
-  "element"
-  "gpg-suite"
-  "macdown-3000"
-  "mailmate"
-  "orcaslicer"
-  "remanager"
-  "qmk-toolbox"  
-  "smartsheet"
-  "spamsieve"
-#  "sqlitestudio" # Doesn't work without Rosetta
-   "tigervnc"
-   #  "virtualbox" # build error?
-  "copilot-cli"
 
   # Browsers
-  "brave-browser"
+  casks."brave-browser"
-  "firefox"
+  casks.firefox
-  "google-chrome"
+  casks."google-chrome"
- 
- 
 
-# x11
+  # X11
-"xquartz"
+  casks.xquartz
 ]

modules/darwin/home-manager.nix

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 let
   user = "olaf";
+  casks = import ./casks.nix { inherit pkgs; };
   # Define the content of your file as a derivation
   myEmacsLauncher = pkgs.writeScript "emacs-launcher.command" ''
     #!/bin/sh
@@ -32,49 +33,11 @@ in
   };
 
   homebrew = {
-    enable = true;
+    enable = false;
-    
-    casks = pkgs.callPackage ./casks.nix { };
-    onActivation = {
-      cleanup = "uninstall";
-      autoUpdate = true;
-      upgrade = true;
-    };
-
-    # These app IDs are from using the mas CLI app
-    # mas = mac app store
-    # https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
-    #
-    # $ nix shell nixpkgs#mas
-    # $ mas search <app name>
-    #
-    # If you have previously added these apps to your Mac App Store profile (but not installed them on this system),
-    # you may receive an error message "Redownload Unavailable with This Apple ID".
-    # This message is safe to ignore. (https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config/issues/83)
-
-    masApps = {
-      "1Password for Safari" = 1569813296; # (8.10.82)
-      "Affinity Designer 2" = 1616831348;
-      "Affinity Photo 2: Image Editor" = 1616822987;
-      "Affinity Publisher 2" = 1606941598;
-      # "DaisyDisk" = 411643860; # (4.32)  # Don't use this, we need the official version that is not sandboxed
-      "Fantastical - Calendar" = 975937182;
-      " Fedistar" =  6445863996; # (1.13.1)
-      "Home Assistant" = 1099568401; # (2025.7.1)
-      "Ice Cubes for Mastodon" = 6444915884; # (1.11.3)
-      "LibreOffice" = 1630474372;
-      "Monal - XMPP Chatting " = 1637078500;
-      "MQTT Explorer" = 1455214828; # (0.3.5)
-      "Night Sky" = 475772902; # 475772902
-      "Native SQLite Manager" = 1416282836; # (1.31.0)
-      "Remarkable Desktop" = 1276493162; # (3.19.0)
-      "Slack for Desktop" = 803453959; # (4.45.60)
-      "WiFi Explorer: Scanner" = 494803304; # (3.5.6)
-      "Wireguard" = 1451685025; # (1.0.16)
-      ###      "1Password: Password Manager" = 1511601750; # (8.11.0) Does not seem to insta
-    };
   };
 
+  environment.systemPackages = casks;
+
   # Enable home-manager
   home-manager = {
     useGlobalPkgs = true;

modules/nixos/home-manager.nix

@@ -11,21 +11,42 @@ let
   shared-programs = import ../shared/home-manager.nix { inherit config pkgs lib;  };
   shared-files = import ../shared/files.nix { inherit config pkgs; };
 
-  polybar-user_modules = builtins.readFile (
+  polybar-user_modules = builtins.replaceStrings
-    pkgs.replaceVars {
+    [
-      src = ./config/polybar/user_modules.ini;
+      "@packages@"
-      packages = "${xdg_configHome}/polybar/bin/check-nixos-updates.sh";
+      "@searchpkgs@"
-      searchpkgs = "${xdg_configHome}/polybar/bin/search-nixos-updates.sh";
+      "@launcher@"
-      launcher = "${xdg_configHome}/polybar/bin/launcher.sh";
+      "@powermenu@"
-      powermenu = "${xdg_configHome}/rofi/bin/powermenu.sh";
+      "@calendar@"
-      calendar = "${xdg_configHome}/polybar/bin/popup-calendar.sh";
+    ]
-    }
+    [
-  );
+      "${xdg_configHome}/polybar/bin/check-nixos-updates.sh"
+      "${xdg_configHome}/polybar/bin/search-nixos-updates.sh"
+      "${xdg_configHome}/polybar/bin/launcher.sh"
+      "${xdg_configHome}/rofi/bin/powermenu.sh"
+      "${xdg_configHome}/polybar/bin/popup-calendar.sh"
+    ]
+    (builtins.readFile ./config/polybar/user_modules.ini);
 
-  polybar-config = pkgs.replaceVars {
+  polybar-config = {
-    src = ./config/polybar/config.ini;
+    "global/wm" = {
-    font0 = "DejaVu Sans:size=12;3";
+      margin-bottom = 0;
-    font1 = "feather:size=12;3"; # from overlay
+      margin-top = 0;
+    };
+    "bar/main" = {
+      width = "98%";
+      height = 40;
+      background = "#000000";
+      foreground = "#ffffff";
+      font-0 = "DejaVu Sans:size=12;3";
+      font-1 = "feather:size=12;3";
+      modules-left = "launcher workspaces";
+      modules-center = "date popup-calendar";
+      modules-right = "pulseaudio memory cpu updates sysmenu";
+    };
+    settings = {
+      screenchange-reload = false;
+    };
   };
 
   polybar-modules = builtins.readFile ./config/polybar/modules.ini;