feat: install apps using homebrew instead of nix

README.md

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ This repository is home to the nix code that builds my systems.
 
 - [ ] Enable disk encryption to enhance data security
 - [ ] `Xcursor.size` does not take effect in i3
-- [ ] update macOS's config, refer to <https://github.com/dustinlyons/nixos-config/tree/main/darwin>
-  - Nix is not well supported on macOS, I met some strange bug recently, so I would like to migrate to nix-darwin's [homebrew](https://daiderd.com/nix-darwin/manual/index.html#opt-homebrew.enable) on macOS.
 
 ## Why Nix?
 

home/darwin/core.nix

@@ -5,27 +5,8 @@
   # 
   #  MacOS specific home configuration
   #
-  #  Install those apps using brew, instead of nix
-  #  because they are not available in nixpkgs with the support of darwin
-  #    ==> Brew Casks
-  #    jdk-mission-control
-  #    anki	   firefox  wireshark
-  #    iina    openinterminal-lite
-  #    insomnia    orbstack
-  #    clashx    google-chrome
-  #    google-cloud-sdk	telegram
   ##########################################################################
 
-  home.packages = with pkgs; [
-    mpv
-    discord
-  ];
-
-  # stable version of vscode
-  programs.vscode = {
-    enable = true;
-  };
-
   programs.ssh = {
     enable = true;
 

hosts/harmonica/default.nix

@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ../../modules/darwin/core.nix
+    ../../modules/darwin/apps.nix
   ];
 }

modules/darwin/apps.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+{ pkgs, ...}: {
+
+  ##########################################################################
+  # 
+  #  MacOS specific nix-darwin configuration
+  #
+  #  Nix is not well supported on macOS, I met some strange bug recently.
+  #  So install apps using [homebrew](https://daiderd.com/nix-darwin/manual/index.html#opt-homebrew.enable) here.
+  # 
+  ##########################################################################
+
+  system = {
+    defaults = {
+      dock = {
+        autohide = true;
+      };
+
+      finder = {
+        _FXShowPosixPathInTitle = false;
+      };
+    };
+
+    keyboard = {
+      enableKeyMapping = true;
+      remapCapsLockToControl = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  homebrew = {
+    enable = true;
+
+    onActivation = {
+      autoUpdate = false;
+      # 'zap': uninstalls all formulae(and related files) not listed in the generated Brewfile
+      cleanup = "zap";
+    };
+
+    taps = [
+      "homebrew/cask"
+      "homebrew/cask-fonts"
+      "homebrew/services"
+      "homebrew/cask-versions"
+
+      "hashicorp/tap"
+      "pulumi/tap"
+    ];
+
+    brews = [
+      # `brew install`
+      "httpie"
+    ];
+
+    # `brew install --cask`
+    casks = [
+      "firefox"
+      "google-chrome"
+      "visual-studio-code"
+      "visual-studio-code-insiders"
+
+      "telegram"
+      "discord"
+
+      # "anki"
+      "clashx"
+      "iina"
+      "openinterminal-lite"
+      "syncthing"
+      "raycast"
+      "iglance"
+
+      "iterm2"
+      "insomnia"
+      "wireshark"
+      "jdk-mission-control"
+      "google-cloud-sdk"
+    ];
+  };
+}

modules/darwin/core.nix

@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
   #
   ###################################################################################
 
-
   # # enable flakes globally
   nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
 
+  nix.settings.trusted-users = ["admin"];
+
   # Allow unfree packages
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
@@ -30,10 +31,6 @@
   # Add ability to used TouchID for sudo authentication
   security.pam.enableSudoTouchIdAuth = true;
 
-  # Keyboard
-  system.keyboard.enableKeyMapping = true;
-  system.keyboard.remapCapsLockToEscape = true;
-
   # Set your time zone.
   time.timeZone = "Asia/Shanghai";