https://github.com/cachix/elm2nix

Convert Elm project into Nix expressions
https://github.com/cachix/elm2nix

elm elm-lang haskell nix

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Convert Elm project into Nix expressions

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cachix/elm2nix
• Owner: cachix
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2017-12-14T14:31:58.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-23T13:59:43.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-14T01:04:05.125Z (29 days ago)
• Topics: elm, elm-lang, haskell, nix
• Language: Haskell
• Size: 114 KB
• Stars: 109
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# elm2nix

![Build Status](https://github.com/cachix/elm2nix/workflows/Test/badge.svg)

[![Hackage](https://img.shields.io/hackage/v/elm2nix.svg)](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/elm2nix)

Convert an [Elm](http://elm-lang.org/) project into

[Nix](https://nixos.org/nix/) expressions.

It consists of multiple commands:

- `elm2nix convert`: Given `elm.json` in current directory, all dependencies are

  parsed and their sha256sum calculated

- `elm2nix snapshot`: Reads packages from `elm.json` and writes them to binary cache file `registry.dat` used by [elm-compiler](https://github.com/elm/compiler/blob/047d5026fe6547c842db65f7196fed3f0b4743ee/builder/src/Stuff.hs#L147).

- `elm2nix init`: Generates `default.nix` that glues everything together

## Assumptions

Supports Elm 0.19.1

## Installation

It's already included in [devenv](https://devenv.sh/getting-started/) when using Elm:

```nix

{

  langauges.elm.enable = true;

}

```

## Running tests (as per CI)

    $ ./scripts/tests.sh

## FAQ

### Why is mkDerivation inlined into `default.nix`?

As it's considered experimental, it's generated for now. Might change in the future.

### How do I use elm2nix with [ParcelJS][parceljs] and [Yarn][yarn-v1]?

Instead of running `elm2nix init`, create a `default.nix` with the following derivation:

https://github.com/cachix/elm2nix/issues/49#issuecomment-1696082884

[parceljs]: https://parceljs.org/

[yarn-v1]: https://classic.yarnpkg.com/lang/en/