with-inputs

Tip

with-inputs provides the same inputs resolution experience as real Nix flakes — follows, nested follows, per-sub-input overrides — using pre-fetched sources from npins, local checkouts, or any other source.

What it does

with-inputs bridges the gap between flake and non-flake Nix. It provides flake-compatible input resolution without requiring flake.nix:

let
  sources = import ./npins;
  with-inputs = import ./with-inputs.nix;
  outputs = inputs: { };
in
with-inputs sources { } outputs

It is not an inputs lock mechanism or fetcher — those already exist (npins, unflake, nixlock, nixtamal). with-inputs handles resolution: follows, overrides, and inputs.self.

Key features

• Full flake-compatible follows and nested follows
• Per-sub-input overrides and local checkout support
• inputs.self available just like in flakes
• Dependency introspection
• Works with npins, unflake, or any source-fetching mechanism
• Compatible with flake-file for input management

Role in the ecosystem

with-inputs completes the Dendritic ecosystem’s “no flakes required” story. Combined with flake-file (which can populate npins) and import-tree, you get a fully Dendritic setup running on stable Nix without any experimental features.

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