actions/nix

This repository provides a number of Forgejo Actions, all aimed at making it more pleasant to work with both Nix (either by running under NixOS, or using the Nix package manager on its own). The provided actions are listed below. All examples show the default inputs, unless otherwise specified. If the defaults are fine, those inputs can be safely omitted.

actions/nix/install

Usage

- name: Install Nix on the host
  uses: actions/nix/install@main
  with:
    install-url: "https://nixos.org/nix/install"

actions/nix/build

Usage

- name: Build a Nix package
  uses: actions/nix/build@main
  with:
    flake: .
    package: # there's no default, Nix itself will fall back to "default"
    logs: false

actions/nix/develop

Usage

- name: Run something in a development environment
  uses: actions/nix/develop@main
  with:
    flake: .
    package: # no default, see above
    run: |
      # No default here, either!      

The commands specified in the run input will be written to a shell script, and the shell script will be executed with bash -eo pipefail.

actions/nix/shell

Usage

- name: Run something in a Nix shell
  uses: actions/nix/shell@main
  with:
    flake: .
    package: # no default, see above
    run: |
      # No default here, either!      

The commands specified in the run input will be written to a shell script, and the shell script will be executed with bash -eo pipefail.