custom-performance: entire rewrite

Now kills caelestia, change monitor hz and launches lightweight
alternative to calestia (waybar and swaync)

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Ignore build outputs from performing a nix-build or `nix build` command
+result
+result-*
+
+# Ignore automatically generated direnv output
+.direnv
+
+# Ignore NixOS interactive test driver history
+**/.nixos-test-history

modules/applications/hyprland.nix

@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@
         "$mod_SHIFT, S, exec, caelestia shell picker open"
         # framework 16 rgb macropad
         "Ctrl+$mod, 6, exec, custom-killall" # pos 1 1 killall apps except focused one
-        #"Ctrl+Alt, 7, exec, custom-performance" # pos 2 1 start performance mode
+        "Ctrl+Alt, 7, exec, custom-performance" # pos 2 1 start performance mode
-        "Ctrl+Alt, 7, exec, caelestia shell gameMode toggle"
+        #"Ctrl+Alt, 7, exec, caelestia shell gameMode toggle"
         # reloads the autostart programs # pos 3 1
         # we passed to caelestia-shell and stoped using that
         /*
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@
         #"Ctrl+Alt, 1, exec, swaync-client -t" # pos 4 1 notification center
         "Ctrl+Alt, 1, exec, qs ipc call notifications toggle"
         */
+        # pos 4 1 notification center. 
         "Ctrl+Alt, 1, exec, caelestia shell drawers toggle sidebar" 
+        "Ctrl+Alt, 1, exec, [[ -f ~/.cache/hypr-battery-saver ]] || swaync-client -t"
         "Ctrl+$mod, 4, exec, caelestia shell notifs toggleDnd"
         "Ctrl+$mod, 3, exec, pavucontrol" # pos 1 2 audiocontrol
         "Ctrl+Shift+Alt, 0, exec, kitty --hold --class \"custom-changeAudioOutput\" --name \"Select audio output\" zsh -c \"custom-changeAudioOutput\"" # pos 2 2 change audio output fzf

modules/applications/waybar.nix

@@ -1,4 +1,32 @@
 _: {
+  flake.homeModules.waybar-minimal = _: {
+    programs.waybar = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = [
+        {
+          layer = "top";
+          modules-left = [];
+          modules-center = [];
+          modules-right = [
+            "battery"
+            "clock"
+          ];
+        
+          battery = {
+            format = "{capacity}% {icon}";
+            states = {
+              warning = 30;
+              critical = 15;
+            };
+          };
+        
+          clock = {
+            format = "{:%H:%M}";
+          };
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+  };
   flake.homeModules.waybar = _: {
     # replaced by caelestia
     programs.waybar = {

modules/applications/zsh.nix

@@ -2,8 +2,25 @@ _: {
   flake.homeModules.zsh-laptop = _: {
     programs.zsh = {
       shellAliases = {
-        snrt = "git -C ~/nixos add -A && time sudo nixos-rebuild test --flake ~/nixos/#laptop && pkill shell || true && pkill caelestia-shell || true && caelestia-shell -n > /dev/null 2>&1 & disown";
+        snrt = ''
-        snrs = "git -C ~/nixos add -A && time sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/nixos/#laptop && pkill shell || true && pkill caelestia-shell || true && caelestia-shell -n > /dev/null 2>&1 & disown";
+          git -C ~/nixos add -A &&
+          time sudo nixos-rebuild test --flake ~/nixos/#laptop &&
+          pkill shell || true &&
+          if [ ! -f ~/.cache/hypr-battery-saver ]; then
+            pkill caelestia-shell || true &&
+            caelestia-shell -n > /dev/null 2>&1 & disown
+          fi
+        '';
+    
+        snrs = ''
+          git -C ~/nixos add -A &&
+          time sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/nixos/#laptop &&
+          pkill shell || true &&
+          if [ ! -f ~/.cache/hypr-battery-saver ]; then
+            pkill caelestia-shell || true &&
+            caelestia-shell -n > /dev/null 2>&1 & disown
+          fi
+        '';
       };
     };
   };

modules/hardware/battery.nix

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-_: {
+{self, inputs, ...}: {
   flake.nixosModules.battery-laptop = {
     lib,
     config,
+    pkgs,
     ...
   }:
   # https://discourse.nixos.org/t/what-is-the-best-option-for-power-management/63406/2
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ _: {
         STOP_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT1 = 80;
       };
     };
-    #  };
+      environment.systemPackages = [
+        self.packages.${pkgs.system}.custom-performance
+      ];
   };
   perSystem = {pkgs, ...}: let
     NotifySound = ../../assets/battery_notify.mp3;
@@ -335,28 +338,97 @@ _: {
       name = "custom-performance";
       runtimeInputs = with pkgs; [
         hyprland
-        gawk
+        brightnessctl
+        swaynotificationcenter
+        self.packages.${pkgs.system}.custom-wallpaper
         libnotify
+        inputs.caelestia-shell.packages.${pkgs.system}.default
       ];
       text = ''
-        HYPRGAMEMODE=$(hyprctl getoption animations:enabled | awk 'NR==1{print $2}')
+        STATE="$HOME/.cache/hypr-battery-saver"
-        if [ "$HYPRGAMEMODE" = 1 ] ; then
+        
+        enable() {
+            mkdir -p "$(dirname "$STATE")"
+        
+            echo "Enabling battery saver mode..."
+        
+            # Save brightness
+            brightnessctl get > "''${STATE}.brightness" 2>/dev/null || true
+        
+            # Kill heavy UI components
+            pkill -f caelestia-shell || true
+            pkill -f caelestia || true
+            pkill shell || true
+            pkill -f custom-wallpaper || true
+        
+            # Start lightweight notifications
+            pkill swaync || true
+            swaync & disown
+
+            # Start lightweight waybar
+            pkill waybar || true
+            waybar & disown
+        
+            # Lower refresh rate (BIGGEST win)
+            hyprctl keyword monitor "eDP-1,2560x1600@60,0x0,1"
+        
+            # Core performance toggles
             hyprctl --batch "\
                 keyword animations:enabled 0;\
-                keyword animation borderangle,0; \
+                keyword animation borderangle,0;\
                 keyword decoration:shadow:enabled 0;\
                 keyword decoration:blur:enabled 0;\
-        	    keyword decoration:fullscreen_opacity 1;\
+                keyword decoration:rounding 0;\
+                keyword decoration:fullscreen_opacity 1;\
                 keyword general:gaps_in 0;\
                 keyword general:gaps_out 0;\
                 keyword general:border_size 1;\
-                keyword decoration:rounding 0"
+                keyword decoration:active_opacity 1;\
-            notify-send -u critical -t 5000 "Performance mode [ON]"
+                keyword decoration:inactive_opacity 1;\
-            exit
+                keyword misc:vfr true"
-        else
+        
-            notify-send -u critical -t 5000 "Performance mode [OFF]"
+            # Lower brightness
+            brightnessctl set 5% 2>/dev/null || true
+        
+            touch "$STATE"
+        
+            notify-send "Battery Saver" "Enabled"
+        }
+        
+        disable() {
+            echo "Disabling battery saver mode..."
+        
+            # Restore refresh rate
+            hyprctl keyword monitor "eDP-1,2560x1600@165,0x0,1"
+        
+            # Restore Caelestia
+            pkill swaync || true
+            pkill waybar || true
+            caelestia shell >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+            disown
+
+        
+            # Restart wallpaper
+            custom-wallpaper >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+            disown
+        
+            # Restore full UI via reload (safe here on exit)
             hyprctl reload
-            exit 0
+        
+            # Restore brightness
+            if [[ -f "''${STATE}.brightness" ]]; then
+                brightnessctl set "$(cat "''${STATE}.brightness")" 2>/dev/null || true
+            fi
+        
+            rm -f "$STATE" "''${STATE}.brightness"
+        
+            notify-send "Battery Saver" "Disabled"
+        }
+        
+        if [[ -f "$STATE" ]]; then
+            disable
+        else
+            enable
         fi
       '';
     };

modules/hosts/desktop.nix

@@ -74,15 +74,17 @@
       rofi
       sbb-tui
       ssh
+      swaync # used in performance mode
       thunderbird
       tomasr
       vivify
+      waybar-minimal # used in performance mode
       zoxide
       zsh
       zsh-desktop
     ];
   };
-  flake.nixosModules.desktop = _: {
+  flake.nixosModules.desktop = {pkgs, ...}: {
     # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
     # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
     # on your system were taken. It‘s perfectly fine and recommended to leave
@@ -94,6 +96,9 @@
       "nix-command"
       "flakes"
     ];
+    environment.systemPackages = [
+      self.packages.${pkgs.system}.custom-performance
+    ];
   };
   flake.nixosModules.home-manager-desktop = {pkgs, ...}: {
     imports = [

modules/hosts/laptop.nix

@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@
       rofi
       sbb-tui
       ssh
+      swaync # used in performance mode
       thunderbird
       tomasr
       vivify
+      waybar-minimal # used in performance mode
       zoxide
       zsh
       zsh-laptop