nix

Source: src/jix/nix/index.js

Nix package management namespace.

pkg({name, options})

Source: src/jix/nix/index.js#L47

Build a Nix package using nix-build. Requires Nix to be installed.

Parameters:

• name (string, required) - Package attribute name (e.g., “git”)
• options (Object, optional) - Nix build options (merged with context options)
  • nixpkgs (string | Effect | null, optional) - Path to nixpkgs (default: uses current channel)
  • extraArgs (Object, optional) - Additional nix-build arguments

Returns: Effect representing the nix package derivation output path

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pkgs

Source: src/jix/nix/index.js#L83

Proxy object for accessing package binaries.

Usage: jix.nix.pkgs.<packageName>.<binaryName>

Returns a string effect pointing to the binary path.

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with(options, fn)

Source: src/jix/nix/index.js#L23

Context manager for setting Nix build options.

Parameters:

• options (Object, required) - Nix build options
  • nixpkgs (string | Effect | null, optional) - Path to nixpkgs
  • extraArgs (Object, optional) - Additional nix-build arguments
• fn (Function, optional) - Function to execute with these options

Returns: Result of fn() if provided

Example:

jix.nix.with({
  nixpkgs: jix.git.checkout({
    repo: "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs",
    commit: "11cb3517b3af6af300dd6c055aeda73c9bf52c48"
  })
})