Modular, context-aware and aspect-oriented dendritic Nix configurations.
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move lib to nix and expose on flake
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flake.nix
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flake.nix
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{
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outputs = _: {
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outputs = _inputs: {
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flakeModule = ./nix/flakeModule.nix;
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templates.default = {
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path = ./templates/default;
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description = "Minimal nixos configuration";
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};
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packages = import ./nix/template-packages.nix;
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lib = import ./nix/lib.nix;
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};
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}
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modules/lib.nix
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modules/lib.nix
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{
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lib,
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inputs,
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config,
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...
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}:
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let
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# "Just Give 'Em One of These" - Moe Szyslak
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funk = import ../nix/aspect-functor.nix lib;
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parametric =
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param: aspect:
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if param == true then
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funk aspect
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else
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# deadnix: skip
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{ class, aspect-chain }: funk aspect param;
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aspects = inputs.flake-aspects.lib lib;
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# EXPERIMENTAL. __findFile to resolve deep aspects.
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# __findFile = angleBrackets den.aspects;
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# <foo/bar/baz> => den.aspects.foo.provides.bar.provides.baz
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# inspired by https://fzakaria.com/2025/08/10/angle-brackets-in-a-nix-flake-world
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angleBrackets =
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den-ns: _nixPath: name:
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lib.pipe name [
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(lib.replaceString "/" ".provides.")
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(lib.splitString ".")
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(path: lib.getAttrFromPath path den-ns)
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];
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in
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{
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config.den.lib = {
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inherit parametric aspects angleBrackets;
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# default angle brackets search from den.aspects
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__findFile = angleBrackets config.den.aspects;
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};
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config.den.lib = inputs.den.lib lib inputs;
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options.den.lib = lib.mkOption {
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readOnly = true;
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internal = true;
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visible = false;
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type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.raw;
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nix/lib.nix
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nix/lib.nix
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lib: inputs:
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let
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# "Just Give 'Em One of These" - Moe Szyslak
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funk = import ./aspect-functor.nix lib;
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parametric =
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param: aspect:
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if param == true then
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funk aspect
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else
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# deadnix: skip
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{ class, aspect-chain }: funk aspect param;
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aspects = inputs.flake-aspects.lib lib;
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# EXPERIMENTAL. __findFile to resolve deep aspects.
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# __findFile = angleBrackets den.aspects;
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# <foo/bar/baz> => den.aspects.foo.provides.bar.provides.baz
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# inspired by https://fzakaria.com/2025/08/10/angle-brackets-in-a-nix-flake-world
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angleBrackets =
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den-ns: _nixPath: name:
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lib.pipe name [
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(lib.replaceString "/" ".provides.")
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(lib.splitString ".")
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(path: lib.getAttrFromPath path den-ns)
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];
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in
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{
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inherit parametric aspects angleBrackets;
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}