Switch into Nix Shell Action

This GitHub Action switches into a Nix shell and exports the environment variables to subsequent steps.

Inputs

nix_args

Optional Additional arguments to pass to nix print-dev-env.

Usage

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4

  - name: Switch into Nix Shell
    uses: lukas-mertens/switch-into-nix-shell@v1

  - name: Use nix env
    run: |
      which vim

Or pass args to nix print-dev-env:

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v4

  - name: Switch into Nix Shell
    uses: lukas-mertens/switch-into-nix-shell@v1
    with:
      nix_args: '--impure'

  - name: Use nix env
    run: |
      which vim