nixpkgs/upstart-jobs/ifplugd.nix

{pkgs, config, ...}:

###### interface
let
  inherit (pkgs.lib) mkOption mkIf;

  options = {
    networking = {
      interfaceMonitor = {

        enable = mkOption {
          default = false;
          description = "
            If <literal>true</literal>, monitor Ethernet interfaces for
            cables being plugged in or unplugged.  When this occurs, the
            <command>dhclient</command> service is restarted to
            automatically obtain a new IP address.  This is useful for
            roaming users (laptops).
          ";
        };

        beep = mkOption {
          default = false;
          description = "
            If <literal>true</literal>, beep when an Ethernet cable is
            plugged in or unplugged.
          ";
        };
      };
    };
  };
in

###### implementation

let

  inherit (pkgs) ifplugd writeScript bash;

  # The ifplugd action script, which is called whenever the link
  # status changes (i.e., a cable is plugged in or unplugged).  We do
  # nothing when a cable is unplugged.  When a cable is plugged in, we
  # restart dhclient, which will hopefully give us a new IP address
  # if appropriate.
  plugScript = writeScript "ifplugd.action" "#! ${bash}/bin/sh
    if test \"$2\" = up; then
      initctl stop dhclient
      sleep 1
      initctl start dhclient
    fi
  ";

in 

mkIf config.networking.interfaceMonitor.enable {
  require = [
    options
  ];

  services = {
    extraJobs = [{
      name = "ifplugd";

      extraPath = [ifplugd];
      
      job = ''
        description "Network interface connectivity monitor"

        start on network-interfaces/started
        stop on network-interfaces/stop

        respawn ${ifplugd}/sbin/ifplugd --no-daemon --no-startup --no-shutdown \
            ${if config.networking.interfaceMonitor.beep then "" else "--no-beep"} \
            --run ${plugScript}
      '';
    }];
  };
}