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+# nftables-extras
+
+Expanded option set for finix' `services.nftables`.
+
+finix core ships a deliberately minimal `services.nftables` that only loads a
+set of structured `tables`. This module overlays the richer surface that used
+to live in finix proper, without adding any hooks back to core:
+
+- `services.nftables.ruleset` / `rulesetFile` / `flattenRulesetFile` — raw
+  nftables config concatenated onto the generated ruleset.
+- `services.nftables.flushRuleset` / `extraDeletions` — control over the
+  cleanup commands run on start and teardown.
+- `services.nftables.allowPing` — re-opens ICMPv4/6 echo on the
+  `providers.firewall` (`finix-fw`) table. finix' base firewall drops ping by
+  default; import this module to make it configurable again.
+
+It only sets values on options finix already exposes (`configFile`, the
+nftables finit task, and the `finix-fw` table), so it must be imported
+**alongside** finix' `services.nftables` module — it does nothing on its own.
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+# expanded option set for finix' `services.nftables`.
+#
+# finix ships a minimal `services.nftables` that only knows how to load a set
+# of structured `tables`. this module overlays the richer surface that used to
+# live in finix proper:
+#
+#   - raw `ruleset` / `rulesetFile` config, concatenated onto the generated file
+#   - `flushRuleset` / `extraDeletions` cleanup control
+#   - `allowPing`, which re-opens ICMP echo on the `providers.firewall` table
+#
+# it works purely by overriding options finix already exposes
+# (`configFile`, the nftables finit task and the `finix-fw` table), so it must
+# be imported *alongside* finix' nftables module, not on its own.
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+let
+  cfg = config.services.nftables;
+  fwCfg = config.providers.firewall;
+
+  enabledTables = lib.filterAttrs (_: table: table.enable) cfg.tables;
+
+  # superset of finix' tables-only deletions that also honours flushRuleset and
+  # extraDeletions.
+  deletions = ''
+    ${
+      if cfg.flushRuleset then
+        "flush ruleset"
+      else
+        lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (
+          lib.mapAttrsToList (_: table: ''
+            table ${table.family} ${table.name}
+            delete table ${table.family} ${table.name}
+          '') enabledTables
+        )
+    }
+    ${cfg.extraDeletions}
+  '';
+
+  deletionsFile = pkgs.writeText "nftables-deletions.nft" deletions;
+
+  # a regenerated config file that appends `ruleset` / `rulesetFile` and uses the
+  # deletions above. mirrors finix' generation so behaviour is identical when no
+  # extra source is set.
+  configFile = pkgs.writeTextFile {
+    name = "nftables.conf";
+    text = ''
+      ${deletions}
+      ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (
+        lib.mapAttrsToList (_: table: ''
+          table ${table.family} ${table.name} {
+            ${table.content}
+          }
+        '') enabledTables
+      )}
+      ${cfg.ruleset}
+      ${
+        if cfg.rulesetFile != null then
+          if cfg.flattenRulesetFile then
+            builtins.readFile cfg.rulesetFile
+          else
+            ''
+              include "${cfg.rulesetFile}"
+            ''
+        else
+          ""
+      }
+    '';
+    checkPhase = lib.optionalString cfg.checkRuleset ''
+      cp $out ruleset.conf
+      ${cfg.preCheckRuleset}
+      export NIX_REDIRECTS=${
+        lib.escapeShellArg (
+          lib.concatStringsSep ":" (lib.mapAttrsToList (n: v: "${n}=${v}") cfg.checkRulesetRedirects)
+        )
+      }
+      LD_PRELOAD="${pkgs.buildPackages.libredirect}/lib/libredirect.so ${pkgs.buildPackages.lklWithFirewall.lib}/lib/liblkl-hijack.so" \
+        ${pkgs.buildPackages.nftables}/bin/nft --check --file ruleset.conf
+    '';
+  };
+
+  # only take over the generated config / teardown when one of the extra config
+  # sources is actually in use; otherwise leave finix' minimal generation alone.
+  extraConfig = cfg.ruleset != "" || cfg.rulesetFile != null || cfg.flushRuleset || cfg.extraDeletions != "";
+
+  # `finix-fw` rendering, mirroring finix' nftables backend but re-adding the
+  # allowPing rule.
+  portsToNftSet =
+    ports: portRanges:
+    lib.concatStringsSep ", " (
+      map toString ports ++ map ({ from, to }: "${toString from}-${toString to}") portRanges
+    );
+
+  ifaceSet = lib.concatStringsSep ", " (map (x: ''"${x}"'') cfg.trustedInterfaces);
+
+  tcpSet = portsToNftSet fwCfg.allowedTCPPorts fwCfg.allowedTCPPortRanges;
+  udpSet = portsToNftSet fwCfg.allowedUDPPorts fwCfg.allowedUDPPortRanges;
+
+  firewallActive = fwCfg.enable && fwCfg.backend == "nftables";
+in
+{
+  options.services.nftables = {
+    allowPing = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = true;
+      description = ''
+        Whether the {option}`providers.firewall` implementation responds
+        to incoming ICMPv4 echo requests ("pings").
+      '';
+    };
+
+    flushRuleset = lib.mkEnableOption "flushing the entire ruleset on each start";
+
+    extraDeletions = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.lines;
+      default = "";
+      example = ''
+        # this makes deleting a non-existing table a no-op instead of an error
+        table inet some-table;
+
+        delete table inet some-table;
+      '';
+      description = ''
+        Extra deletion commands to be run on every firewall start and
+        after stopping the firewall.
+      '';
+    };
+
+    ruleset = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.lines;
+      default = "";
+      example = ''
+        table inet filter {
+          chain input {
+            type filter hook input priority filter; policy drop;
+            tcp dport 22 accept
+          }
+        }
+      '';
+      description = ''
+        The ruleset to be used with nftables. Should be in a format that
+        can be loaded using "/bin/nft -f". Definitions from multiple modules
+        are concatenated, allowing rules to be contributed without
+        overwriting each other. Note that if the tables should be cleaned
+        first, either:
+        - services.nftables.flushRuleset = true; needs to be set (flushes all tables)
+        - services.nftables.extraDeletions needs to be set
+        - or services.nftables.tables can be used, which will clean up the table automatically
+      '';
+    };
+
+    rulesetFile = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.path;
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        The ruleset file to be used with nftables. Should be in a format that
+        can be loaded using "nft -f".
+      '';
+    };
+
+    flattenRulesetFile = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      description = ''
+        Use `builtins.readFile` rather than `include` to handle {option}`rulesetFile`.
+        It is useful when you want to apply {option}`preCheckRuleset` to
+        {option}`rulesetFile`.
+
+        ::: {.note}
+        It is expected that {option}`rulesetFile` can be accessed from the build sandbox.
+        :::
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable (lib.mkMerge [
+    (lib.mkIf extraConfig {
+      # finix exposes `configFile` with a low-priority (mkOptionDefault) default,
+      # so mkDefault is enough to take over generation while still yielding to a
+      # configFile the user set explicitly.
+      services.nftables.configFile = lib.mkDefault configFile;
+
+      finit.tasks.nftables.post = lib.mkForce (pkgs.writeShellScript "nftables.sh" ''
+        ${lib.getExe cfg.package} -f ${deletionsFile}
+      '');
+    })
+
+    (lib.mkIf firewallActive {
+      services.nftables.tables.finix-fw.content = lib.mkForce ''
+        chain input {
+          type filter hook input priority filter; policy drop;
+
+          ${lib.optionalString (
+            ifaceSet != ""
+          ) ''iifname { ${ifaceSet} } accept comment "trusted interfaces"''}
+
+          ct state vmap {
+            invalid : drop,
+            established : accept,
+            related : accept,
+            new : jump input-allow,
+            untracked : jump input-allow,
+          }
+
+          ${lib.optionalString fwCfg.rejectPackets ''
+            meta l4proto tcp reject with tcp reset
+            reject
+          ''}
+        }
+
+        chain input-allow {
+          ${lib.optionalString (tcpSet != "") "tcp dport { ${tcpSet} } accept"}
+          ${lib.optionalString (udpSet != "") "udp dport { ${udpSet} } accept"}
+
+          ${lib.optionalString cfg.allowPing ''
+            icmp type echo-request accept comment "allow ping"
+            icmpv6 type echo-request accept comment "allow ping6"
+          ''}
+        }
+      '';
+    })
+  ]);
+}