NixUI

NodeWebkit UI for Nix package manager written with Polymer

Requirement

• Nix package manager
• nwjs
• node (for development)

Just Run It

To try it out, run the following command:

$ make just-run-it

and wait for the node-webkit window to appear.

config.json

Location: ./src/config.json

Default:

{
    "profilePaths": ["/nix/var/nix/profiles"],
    "dataDir": "/tmp",
    "configurations": ["/etc/nixos/configuration.nix"],
    "NIX_PATH": "/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels/nixos:nixpkgs=/etc/nixos/nixpkgs:nixos-config=/etc/nixos/configuration.nix"
}

Explanation:

• profilePaths: array of paths to search for profiles
• dataDir: for persistant database files
• configurations: array of file paths to your configuration files
• NIX_PATH: same as NIX_PATH environment variable, if you use nix-channel to update then leave it as is

Key/mouse bindings

• Tab: circle through list items and fields
• Enter or left click: open panel
• ESC or right click: close panel
• /: focus the search field

Development

Build development environment

$ make build

Run UI

$ make develop

Development - The classical way

Install node dependencies

$ npm install

Run it

$ nw .

Screenshots

(from version 0.1.2)