Sandboxes

Sandboxes / starters for different languages

It is useful for skipping most of the set-up phase ⏩ to :

do a kata / exercise 🥋
start a project 🏗️
test something in an isolated environment 🧫

What is in the box ? 📦

With a focus on reproducibility

It is possible to use it without Nix, but reproducibility cannot be guaranteed as you may have installed an incompatible version
Always with sample code 🧩
Always with tests 🧪
Trying to use standard tools depending on the ecosystem 🧰
Trying to have a formatter 🪄
Trying to have a linter 🔎

Usage

Requirements

Install Nix
- Preferably with nix-installer
Install DirEnv
Install Git

List sandboxes

NIX_CONFIG='extra-experimental-features = flakes nix-command' \
nix run 'gitlab:pinage404/nix-sandboxes#v2' -- list

Get one sandbox

NIX_CONFIG='extra-experimental-features = flakes nix-command' \
nix run 'gitlab:pinage404/nix-sandboxes#v2' -- init --path ./new_project

Optional steps

VSCode

If you want to use VSCode

Install VSCode
Open from the command line in the folder
```
code .
```
Install recommanded extensions
- Prefer a video ? Watch the video tutorial

Cache

To avoid rebuilding things that have already been built in the pipeline, use Cachix

Install Cachix
Use Nix's cache
```
cachix use pinage404-nix-sandboxes
```

Baby steps

If you want to use git-gamble : a tool that blends TDD (Test Driven Development) + TCR (test && commit || revert) to make sure to develop the right thing 😌, baby step by baby step 👶🦶

The tool is already included right out of the box, and tests should pass

git gamble --pass