jpetrucciani/nix

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hex ​

hex is a Nix-driven configuration and rendering workflow. In this repo it is mainly important as a way to express Kubernetes-oriented specs and render them from Nix rather than hand-maintaining YAML.

How This Repo Uses It ​

  • default.nix imports hex, hexcast, and nixrender into the shared package set.
  • examples/hex/README.md shows the local example flow.
  • mods/pog/nix.nix exposes hex and hexcast as part of the repo's nix-oriented tool surface.

Why It Matters Here ​

  • It shows that this repo is not only about packaging software.
  • It demonstrates using Nix as a higher-level source language for other systems.
  • It pairs naturally with pog, because the repo can ship the tools and the ergonomics together.

Local Starting Points ​

From the repo root, render the checked-in chart example without applying it to a cluster:

bash
nix run .#hex -- --render -t examples/hex/charts.nix

examples/hex/charts.nix defines two Kubernetes chart resources in Nix. --render prints the resulting manifests without contacting the cluster. Running hex -t charts.nix from examples/hex/ can diff and apply against the live cluster. See the example README before running that cluster-facing command.