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# yarn-plugin-nixify
**WORK IN PROGRESS**
Generates a Nix expression to build a [Yarn] v2 project (not using
zero-install).
Generates a Nix expression to build a Yarn v2 project (not using zero-install).
- Provides a build environment where a `yarn` shell alias is readily available
— no global Yarn v1 install needed.
- A default configure-phase that runs `yarn` in your project. (Should be enough
for plain JavaScript projects.)
- A default install-phase that creates executables for you based on `"bin"` in
your `package.json`, making your package readily installable.
- Granular fetching of dependencies in Nix, speeding up rebuilds and
potentially allowing downloads to be shared between projects.
- Preloading of your Yarn cache into the Nix store, speeding up local
`nix-build`.
- _No Nix installation required_ for the plugin itself, so it should be safe to
add to your project even if some developers don't use Nix.
[nix]: https://nixos.org
[yarn]: https://yarnpkg.com
## Usage
**This plugin currently depends on Yarn v2 master.**
To get a compatible version, you currently need to install Yarn as follows:
```sh
yarn set version from sources
```
To then use the Nixify plugin:
```sh
# Install the plugin.
yarn plugin import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stephank/yarn-plugin-nixify/main/dist/yarn-plugin-nixify.js
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- `default.nix`: Only generated if it does not exist yet. This file is intended
to be customized with any project-specific logic you need.
When building the basic derivation without any customization, it'll run `yarn`
inside your project, copy your project to `$out/libexec/<name>`, and setup
wrappers in `$out/bin` for any executables declared in the `bin` field of your
top-level `package.json`.
Some examples of how to customize your build from within `default.nix`:
This should already build successfully! But if your project needs extra build
steps, you may have to customize `default.nix` a bit. Some examples of what's
possible:
```nix
{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { } }:
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})
```
## Settings
Some additional settings are available in `.yarnrc.yml`:
- `nixExprPath` can be set to customize the path where the Nixify plugin writes
`yarn-project.nix`. For example, if you're also using [Niv] in your project,
you may prefer to set this to `nix/yarn-project.nix`.
- `generateDefaultNix` can be set to `false` to disable generating a
`default.nix`. This file is only generated if it doesn't exist yet, but this
flag can be useful if you don't want a `default.nix` at all.
- `enableNixPreload` can be set to `false` to disable preloading Yarn cache
into the Nix store. This preloading is intended to speed up local
`nix-build`, because Nix will not have to download dependencies again.
Preloading does mean another copy of dependencies on disk even if you don't
do local Nix builds, but the size is usually not an issue on modern disks.
[niv]: https://github.com/nmattia/niv
## Hacking
```sh