To initialize (where ${ENV} is listed in the table below):
nix flake init --template "https://flakehub.com/f/the-nix-way/dev-templates/*#${ENV}"Here's an example (for the rust template):
# Initialize in the current project
nix flake init --template "https://flakehub.com/f/the-nix-way/dev-templates/*#rust"
# Create a new project
nix flake new --template "https://flakehub.com/f/the-nix-way/dev-templates/*#rust" ${NEW_PROJECT_DIRECTORY}Once your preferred template has been initialized, you can use the provided shell in two ways:
- If you have
nix-direnvinstalled, you can initialize the environment by runningdirenv allow. - If you don't have
nix-direnvinstalled, you can runnix developto open up the Nix-defined shell.
| Language/framework/tool | Template |
|---|---|
| Bun | bun |
| C / C++ | c-cpp |
| Clojure | clojure |
| Cue | cue |
| Dhall | dhall |
| Elixir | elixir |
| Elm | elm |
| Empty (change at will) | empty |
| Gleam | gleam |
| Go | go |
| Hashicorp tools | hashi |
| Haskell | haskell |
| Haxe | haxe |
| Java | java |
| Jupyter | jupyter |
| Kotlin | kotlin |
| LaTeX | latex |
| Nickel | nickel |
| Nim | nim |
| Nix | nix |
| Node.js | node |
| OCaml | ocaml |
| Odin | odin |
| Open Policy Agent | opa |
| PHP | php |
| PlatformIO | platformio |
| Protobuf | protobuf |
| Pulumi | pulumi |
| Purescript | purescript |
| Python | python |
| R | r |
| Ruby | ruby |
| Rust | rust |
| Scala | scala |
| Shell | shell |
| SWI-prolog | swi-prolog |
| Swift | swift |
| Typst | typst |
| Vlang | vlang |
| Zig | zig |
The sections below list what each template includes. In all cases, you're free to add and remove packages as you see fit; the templates are just boilerplate.
- Dhall
- dhall-bash
- dhall-docs
- dhall-json
- dhall-lsp-server
- dhall-nix
- dhall-nixpkgs
- dhall-openapi
- dhall-toml
- dhall-yaml
A dev template that's fully customizable.
- Go
- Standard Go tools (goimports, godoc, and others)
- golangci-lint
- Ruby, plus the standard Ruby tools (
bundle,gem, etc.)
