nurl
A CLI tool that automatically generates Nix fetcher calls from repository URLs, simplifying package definitions.
What is nurl?
nurl is a command-line tool that automatically generates Nix fetcher expressions from repository URLs. It solves the problem of manually writing and maintaining boilerplate Nix code for fetching dependencies by inferring the correct fetcher, retrieving the hash, and producing a complete expression.
Nix users and package maintainers who need to create or update Nix package definitions that fetch sources from various repositories and package registries.
Developers choose nurl because it automates a tedious part of Nix packaging, reduces errors in hash generation, supports a wide range of fetchers, and integrates well with tools like nix-init for broader package generation workflows.
Overview
Generate Nix fetcher calls from URLs [maintainer=@figsoda]
Use Cases
Best For
- Generating fetchFromGitHub calls for GitHub repositories
- Creating Nix expressions for crates from crates.io
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