{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
with lib;
let
  cfg = config.nix.gc;
in
{
  ###### interface
  options = {
    nix.gc = {
      automatic = mkOption {
        default = false;
        type = types.bool;
        description = "Automatically run the garbage collector at a specific time.";
      };
      dates = mkOption {
        default = "03:15";
        type = types.str;
        description = ''
          Specification (in the format described by
          systemd.time
          5) of the time at
          which the garbage collector will run.
        '';
      };
      options = mkOption {
        default = "";
        example = "--max-freed $((64 * 1024**3))";
        type = types.str;
        description = ''
          Options given to nix-collect-garbage when the
          garbage collector is run automatically.
        '';
      };
    };
  };
  ###### implementation
  config = {
    systemd.services.nix-gc =
      { description = "Nix Garbage Collector";
        script = "exec ${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-collect-garbage ${cfg.options}";
        startAt = optionalString cfg.automatic cfg.dates;
      };
  };
}