{ config, lib, ... }:

{
  options.homelab.networking = {
    hostIp = lib.mkOption {
      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
      default = null;
      description = ''
        The primary IP address of the host. 
        Used for automated deployment and internal service discovery.
      '';
    };
  };

  config = lib.mkIf (config.homelab.networking.hostIp != null) {
    # If a hostIp is provided, we can potentially use it to configure 
    # networking interfaces or firewall rules automatically here in the future.
  };
}