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60 changed files with 3156 additions and 1056 deletions
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@ -1 +1,2 @@
-use flake . --impure --accept-flake-config
+source $(fetchurl https://gitlab.com/rensa-nix/direnv/-/raw/v0.3.0/direnvrc "sha256-u7+KEz684NnIZ+Vh5x5qLrt8rKdnUNexewBoeTcEVHQ=")
+use ren //repo/devShells/default
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-.idea
-.devenv
-.direnv
-.pre-commit-config.yaml
+.ren/
 result
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@ -1,49 +1,59 @@
-include:
-  - component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/nix-gitlab-ci@$CI_COMMIT_SHA
-    inputs:
-      version: $CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
-stages:
-  - build-images
-  - build
-  - trigger
+# Generated by soonix, DO NOT EDIT
 build:image:
-  stage: build-images
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - ARCH: ["x86_64-linux", "aarch64-linux"]
-  image: nixpkgs/nix-flakes:latest
-  script:
-    - nix build .#image --system $ARCH
  after_script:
  - install -D result dist/nix-ci-$ARCH.tar.gz
  artifacts:
    paths:
    - dist
-deploy:image:
+  image: nixpkgs/nix-flakes:latest
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+    - ARCH:
+      - x86_64-linux
+      - aarch64-linux
+  script:
+  - nix build .#image --system $ARCH
  stage: build-images
+deploy:image:
+  before_script:
+  - 'nix profile install nixpkgs#buildah
+
+    export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.nix-profile/bin"
+
+    export REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE=${HOME}/auth.json
+
+    echo "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" | buildah login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" --password-stdin
+    $CI_REGISTRY
+
+    mkdir -p /etc/containers && echo ''{"default":[{"type":"insecureAcceptAnything"}]}''
+    > /etc/containers/policy.json
+
+    mkdir -p /var/tmp
+
+    '
  image: nixpkgs/nix-flakes:latest
  needs:
  - build:image
-  before_script:
-    - nix profile install nixpkgs#buildah
-    - export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.nix-profile/bin"
-    - export REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE=''${HOME}/auth.json
-    - echo "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" | buildah login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" --password-stdin $CI_REGISTRY
-    - mkdir -p /etc/containers && echo '{"default":[{"type":"insecureAcceptAnything"}]}' > /etc/containers/policy.json
-    - mkdir -p /var/tmp
  script:
-    - export NORMALIZED_BRANCH=${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH/\//-}
-    - buildah manifest create localhost/nix-ci
-    - buildah manifest add localhost/nix-ci docker-archive:dist/nix-ci-x86_64-linux.tar.gz
-    - buildah manifest add localhost/nix-ci docker-archive:dist/nix-ci-aarch64-linux.tar.gz
-    - buildah manifest push --all localhost/nix-ci docker://''${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
-    # branches
-    - |
-      if [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
-        buildah manifest push --all localhost/nix-ci docker://''${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:${NORMALIZED_BRANCH/main/latest}
-      fi
-    # tags
-    - |
-      if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
-        buildah manifest push --all localhost/nix-ci docker://''${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
-      fi
+  - "export NORMALIZED_BRANCH=${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH/\\//-}\nbuildah manifest create localhost/nix-ci\n\
+    buildah manifest add localhost/nix-ci docker-archive:dist/nix-ci-x86_64-linux.tar.gz\n\
+    buildah manifest add localhost/nix-ci docker-archive:dist/nix-ci-aarch64-linux.tar.gz\n\
+    buildah manifest push --all localhost/nix-ci docker://${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}\n\
+    # branches\nif [ -z \"$CI_COMMIT_TAG\" ]; then\n  buildah manifest push --all\
+    \ localhost/nix-ci docker://${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:${NORMALIZED_BRANCH/main/latest}\n\
+    fi\n# tags\nif [ -n \"$CI_COMMIT_TAG\" ]; then\n  buildah manifest push --all\
+    \ localhost/nix-ci docker://${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:${CI_COMMIT_TAG}\nfi\n"
+  stage: build-images
+include:
+- component: $CI_SERVER_FQDN/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/nix-gitlab-ci@$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
+  inputs:
+    cache_files:
+    - flake.*
+    - nix/repo/ci.nix
+    version: $CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
+stages:
+- build-images
+- build
+- trigger
+variables:
+  NIX_CI_IMAGE: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/nix-ci:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This allows easily using any Nix package in CI.

 Also makes it possible to split CI parts in a separate module which can be imported in multiple projects.

-## Usage
+## Usage (with flake-parts)

 ```nix
 # flake.nix
@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ Also makes it possible to split CI parts in a separate module which can be impor
    ...
    
    perSystem = {pkgs, ...}: {
-      # ci is a shortcut and creates a "default" pipeline
      ci = {
+        config = {
+          # configure Nix-GitLab-CI here, see docs for options
+        };
+        pipelines."default" = {
          stages = ["test"];
          jobs = {
            "test" = {
@ -46,12 +49,16 @@ Also makes it possible to split CI parts in a separate module which can be impor
          stages = ["some_stage"];
          jobs = { ... };
        };
+      };
      ...
    }
  }
 }
 ```

+Now either use this in your .gitlab-ci.yml or setup Soonix to auto generate this
+file for you with the right version (see the [docs][docs-soonix] for more).
+
 ```yaml
 # .gitlab-ci.yml
 include:
@ -60,6 +67,19 @@ include:
      version: <version>  # docker image tag, use the same version as a above
 ```

+## Usage (directly)
+
+```nix
+let
+  cilib = inputs.nix-gitlab-ci.lib {inherit pkgs;};
+in
+  cilib.mkCI {
+    config = ...;
+    pipelines."default" = ...;
+  };
+  # exposes `soonix` for the soonix hook and `packages` which contain the configs, jobs etc.
+```
+
 ## Utilities

 ### Disable Caching temporarily
@ -87,3 +107,5 @@ There is also `.#gitlab-ci:pipeline:<pipeline name>:job-deps:<name>` which gener
 ## Thanks to

 Some parts of this implementation are adapted/inspired from https://gitlab.com/Cynerd/gitlab-ci-nix
+
+[docs-soonix]: https://nix-gitlab-ci.projects.tf/soonix "Soonix Integration"
--- a/docs/cicd_component.md
+++ b/docs/cicd_component.md
@ -2,6 +2,13 @@

 The CI/CD Component has some inputs which configure defaults for Nix GitLab CI.

+!!! WARNING
+
+    If you get errors like `the component path is not supported` it might be related to
+    [this issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/437996#note_1775337668).
+
+    See [here](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci/-/issues/27) for more.
+
 ## `version`

 - Type: `string`
--- a/docs/examples.md
+++ b/docs/examples.md
@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 # Example Configs

-## V2
-
 - [TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci)
-    See `flake.nix` for some random example jobs.
 - [TECHNOFAB/nixlets](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixlets)
+- [TECHNOFAB/nixible](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixible)
 - [TECHNOFAB/nixmkdocs](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixmkdocs)
 - [TECHNOFAB/tofunix](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/tofunix)
-
-## Old / V1
-
- [TECHNOFAB/coder-templates](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/coder-templates)
+- [TECHNOFAB/nixtest](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixtest)

 !!! note

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--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@ -9,3 +9,14 @@ This project provides a Nix flake module that allows you to generate your `.gitl
 - **Modularity:** Define and manage your CI configurations in a structured and modular way using Nix modules, making it easier to share and reuse CI logic across multiple projects.

 This documentation will guide you through setting up and using Nix GitLab CI for your projects.
+
+## Warnings
+
+To save you from frantically searching these docs if something doesn't work as expected, here are the most important warnings ;)
+
+!!! warning
+
+    Do not put Nix store paths into global/pipeline variables. They will simply be passed through,
+    resulting in bad portability (if two runners have different archs for example, one cannot find the path).
+    If you need any Nix store path in env variables, always do it on the job level, there
+    it will automatically be computed at runtime, thus will always work no matter which runner it runs on.
--- a/docs/options.md
+++ b/docs/options.md
@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Options
+
+{% include 'options.md' %}
--- a/docs/setup.md
+++ b/docs/setup.md
@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ flake module within your `flake-parts` configuration.

      perSystem = { pkgs, ... }: {
        # define your CI pipelines
-        # ci = { ... };
-        # pipelines."merge_request_event" = { ... };
+        # ci.pipelines."merge_request_event" = { ... };
      };
    };
 }
@ -73,3 +72,10 @@ include:
 Again, ensure `<version>` matches the version used in your `flake.nix`.
 This component includes a job (`build:nix-ci`) that will evaluate your Nix
 configuration and generate the `.gitlab-ci.yml` used for the pipeline run.
+
+!!! note
+
+    Since V3 [Soonix](https://soonix.projects.tf) is supported, this can
+    automatically generate the `.gitlab-ci.yml` for you, with the version
+    automatically following the flake.
+    See [Soonix Integration](./soonix.md) for more.
--- a/docs/soonix.md
+++ b/docs/soonix.md
@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Soonix Integration
+
+[Soonix](https://soonix.projects.tf) can be used to automatically generate the
+`.gitlab-ci.yml` for you.
+This will by default include the CI/CD component with the same version as the
+flake (using the `VERSION` file in this repo).
+
+You can specify some options to configure this, like changing the component URL
+or adding extra data to your `.gitlab-ci.yml` (like this repo does to bootstrap
+Nix-GitLab-CI). See [Options](./options.md#configsoonix) for all the config options.
+
+You can use it like this:
+
+```nix
+let 
+  ci = cilib.mkCI { ... };
+in {
+  soonix.hooks."ci" = ci.soonix;
+}
+```
--- a/docs/style.css
+++ b/docs/style.css
@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+.md-header__button.md-logo {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding-top: .2rem;
+  padding-bottom: .2rem;
+}
+
+[dir="ltr"] .md-header__title {
+  margin-left: 0;
+}
+
+.md-header__button.md-logo img,
+.md-header__button.md-logo svg {
+  height: 2rem;
+}
+
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@ -1,33 +1,73 @@
 # Usage

-To create a basic pipeline, configure it by setting `ci` in `perSystem`.
-The schema is similar to the `.gitlab-ci.yml`, only jobs are defined differently:
+## Usage (with flake-parts)

 ```nix
-ci = {
-  # Nix GitLab CI specific config, see `configType` in `flakeModule.nix`
-  config = {};
+# flake.nix
+{
+  ...
+  inputs.nix-gitlab-ci.url = "gitlab:TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci/<version>?dir=lib";  # recommendation: pin to the latest release/version
+  
+  outputs = {...}: flake-parts.lib.mkFlake {...} {
+    imports = [
+      inputs.nix-gitlab-ci.flakeModule
+    ];
+    ...
+    
+    perSystem = {pkgs, ...}: {
+      ci = {
+        config = {
+          # configure Nix-GitLab-CI here, see docs for options
+        };
+        pipelines."default" = {
+          stages = ["test"];
          jobs = {
-    "job-a" = {};
-    "job-b" = {};
+            "test" = {
+              stage = "test";
+              nix.deps = [pkgs.unixtools.ping];
+              script = [
+                "ping -c 5 8.8.8.8"
+              ];
            };
-};
+          };
+        };
+        # runs on a merge request for example
+        pipelines."merge_request_event" = {
+          stages = ["some_stage"];
+          jobs = { ... };
+        };
+      };
+      ...
+    }
+  }
+}
 ```

-For every job, there are a couple of settings you can adjust aswell:
+Now either use this in your .gitlab-ci.yml or setup Soonix to auto generate this
+file for you with the right version (see the [docs][docs-soonix] for more).
+
+```yaml
+# .gitlab-ci.yml
+include:
+  - component: gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci/nix-gitlab-ci@<version>  # recommendation: pin to the latest release/version (don't use "main" etc.)
+    inputs:
+      version: <version>  # docker image tag, use the same version as a above
+```
+
+## Usage (directly)

 ```nix
-"job-a" = {
-  # see `jobType` in `flakeModule.nix`
-  nix = {
-    enable = true; # is this a nix-based job?
-    deps = []; # dependencies to install for this job
-    # for gitlab runner cache:
-    enable-runner-cache = false;
-    runner-cache-key = "";
+let
+  cilib = inputs.nix-gitlab-ci.lib {inherit pkgs;};
+in
+  cilib.mkCI {
+    config = ...;
+    pipelines."default" = ...;
  };
-};
+  # exposes `soonix` for the soonix hook and `packages` which contain the configs, jobs etc.
 ```

+______________________________________________________________________
+
 Since V2 multiple pipelines are supported.
 See [Multiple Pipelines](./multi_pipeline.md) for more.
--- a/docs/utilities.md
+++ b/docs/utilities.md
@ -57,3 +57,8 @@ correctly resolved across different architectures).

 You can use this to inspect the environment that would be set up for a job without
 running the full script.
+
+## Viewing generated config in YAML
+
+Since the GitLab CI config is generated simply using JSON, it's hard to read and
+debug. For debugging V3 now adds another package `gitlab-ci:pipeline:<pipeline name>:pretty`.
--- a/examples/flake-parts/flake.lock
+++ b/examples/flake-parts/flake.lock
@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1756770412,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+uWLQZccFHwqpGqr2Yt5VsW/PbeJVTn9Dk6SHWhNRPw=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "4524271976b625a4a605beefd893f270620fd751",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix-gitlab-ci": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1752052838,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EqP4xB8YTVXWPCCchnVtQbuq0bKa79TUEcPF3hjuX/k=",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "rev": "0c6949f585a2c1ea2cf85fc01445496f7c75faae",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1756696532,
+        "narHash": "sha256-6FWagzm0b7I/IGigOv9pr6LL7NQ86mextfE8g8Q6HBg=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "58dcbf1ec551914c3756c267b8b9c8c86baa1b2f",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1754788789,
+        "narHash": "sha256-x2rJ+Ovzq0sCMpgfgGaaqgBSwY+LST+WbZ6TytnT9Rk=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "a73b9c743612e4244d865a2fdee11865283c04e6",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "nix-gitlab-ci": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "systems": "systems"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1689347949,
+        "narHash": "sha256-12tWmuL2zgBgZkdoB6qXZsgJEH9LR3oUgpaQq2RbI80=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default-linux",
+        "rev": "31732fcf5e8fea42e59c2488ad31a0e651500f68",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default-linux",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
--- a/examples/flake-parts/flake.nix
+++ b/examples/flake-parts/flake.nix
@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+  outputs = {
+    flake-parts,
+    systems,
+    ...
+  } @ inputs:
+    flake-parts.lib.mkFlake {inherit inputs;} {
+      imports = [
+        inputs.nix-gitlab-ci.flakeModule
+      ];
+      systems = import systems;
+      flake = {};
+      perSystem = _: {
+        ci = {
+          pipelines = {
+            "default" = {
+              stages = ["example"];
+              jobs."example" = {
+                stage = "example";
+                script = ["echo hello world"];
+              };
+            };
+            "test".jobs."example" = {
+              stage = ".pre";
+              script = ["echo hello world"];
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
+    systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default-linux";
+    # NOTE: better pin to a version
+    nix-gitlab-ci.url = "gitlab:TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci?dir=lib";
+  };
+}
--- a/examples/rensa-nix/flake.lock
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/flake.lock
@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1756542300,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tlOn88coG5fzdyqz6R93SQL5Gpq+m/DsWpekNFhqPQk=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "d7600c775f877cd87b4f5a831c28aa94137377aa",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1754184128,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AjhoyBL4eSyXf01Bmc6DiuaMrJRNdWopmdnMY0Pa/M0=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "02e72200e6d56494f4a7c0da8118760736e41b60",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "ren": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1756370106,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l84ojcHuQWBwn4BRxQsMMfQpcq/Az/sHh/hSqFgVtyg=",
+        "owner": "rensa-nix",
+        "repo": "core",
+        "rev": "9c1a29fa9ba7cbbb78b9e47eb8afbcd29303a3b4",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "rensa-nix",
+        "repo": "core",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "ren": "ren"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
--- a/examples/rensa-nix/flake.nix
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/flake.nix
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    ren.url = "gitlab:rensa-nix/core?dir=lib";
+  };
+
+  outputs = {
+    self,
+    ren,
+    ...
+  } @ inputs:
+    ren.buildWith
+    {
+      inherit inputs;
+      cellsFrom = ./nix;
+      transformInputs = system: i:
+        i
+        // {
+          pkgs = import i.nixpkgs {inherit system;};
+        };
+      cellBlocks = with ren.blocks; [
+        (simple "ci")
+      ];
+    }
+    {
+      packages = ren.select self [
+        ["repo" "ci" "packages"]
+      ];
+    };
+}
--- a/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/ci.nix
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/ci.nix
@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{inputs, ...}: let
+  inherit (inputs) cilib;
+in
+  cilib.mkCI {
+    pipelines = {
+      "default" = {
+        stages = ["example"];
+        jobs."example" = {
+          stage = "example";
+          script = ["echo hello world"];
+        };
+      };
+      "test".jobs."example" = {
+        stage = ".pre";
+        script = ["echo hello world"];
+      };
+    };
+  }
--- a/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.lock
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.lock
@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nix-gitlab-ci-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1752052838,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EqP4xB8YTVXWPCCchnVtQbuq0bKa79TUEcPF3hjuX/k=",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "rev": "0c6949f585a2c1ea2cf85fc01445496f7c75faae",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nix-gitlab-ci",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nix-gitlab-ci-lib": "nix-gitlab-ci-lib"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
--- a/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.nix
+++ b/examples/rensa-nix/nix/repo/flake.nix
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nix-gitlab-ci-lib.url = "gitlab:TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci?dir=lib";
+  };
+  outputs = i:
+    i
+    // {
+      cilib = i.nix-gitlab-ci-lib.lib {inherit (i.parent) pkgs;};
+    };
+}
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@ -1,246 +1,12 @@
 {
  "nodes": {
-    "cachix": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "devenv": [
-          "devenv"
-        ],
-        "flake-compat": [
-          "devenv"
-        ],
-        "git-hooks": [
-          "devenv"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1737621947,
-        "narHash": "sha256-8HFvG7fvIFbgtaYAY2628Tb89fA55nPm2jSiNs0/Cws=",
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "cachix",
-        "rev": "f65a3cd5e339c223471e64c051434616e18cc4f5",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "ref": "latest",
-        "repo": "cachix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "devenv": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "cachix": "cachix",
-        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
-        "git-hooks": "git-hooks",
-        "nix": "nix",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1743687534,
-        "narHash": "sha256-QIh5jKWE0aZ4N77Zu3kz0RjA22zqqy5p6PfJnOW5rPE=",
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "devenv",
-        "rev": "efd5d68a6483573410565d0b940e1a67b6f92591",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "devenv",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "flake-compat": {
-      "flake": false,
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1733328505,
-        "narHash": "sha256-NeCCThCEP3eCl2l/+27kNNK7QrwZB1IJCrXfrbv5oqU=",
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "rev": "ff81ac966bb2cae68946d5ed5fc4994f96d0ffec",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "edolstra",
-        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "flake-parts": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs-lib": [
-          "devenv",
-          "nix",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1712014858,
-        "narHash": "sha256-sB4SWl2lX95bExY2gMFG5HIzvva5AVMJd4Igm+GpZNw=",
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "9126214d0a59633752a136528f5f3b9aa8565b7d",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "flake-parts_2": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1743550720,
-        "narHash": "sha256-hIshGgKZCgWh6AYJpJmRgFdR3WUbkY04o82X05xqQiY=",
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "c621e8422220273271f52058f618c94e405bb0f5",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "git-hooks": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": [
-          "devenv"
-        ],
-        "gitignore": "gitignore",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "devenv",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1740849354,
-        "narHash": "sha256-oy33+t09FraucSZ2rZ6qnD1Y1c8azKKmQuCvF2ytUko=",
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "4a709a8ce9f8c08fa7ddb86761fe488ff7858a07",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "gitignore": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "devenv",
-          "git-hooks",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1709087332,
-        "narHash": "sha256-HG2cCnktfHsKV0s4XW83gU3F57gaTljL9KNSuG6bnQs=",
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
-        "rev": "637db329424fd7e46cf4185293b9cc8c88c95394",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "hercules-ci",
-        "repo": "gitignore.nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "libgit2": {
-      "flake": false,
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1697646580,
-        "narHash": "sha256-oX4Z3S9WtJlwvj0uH9HlYcWv+x1hqp8mhXl7HsLu2f0=",
-        "owner": "libgit2",
-        "repo": "libgit2",
-        "rev": "45fd9ed7ae1a9b74b957ef4f337bc3c8b3df01b5",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "libgit2",
-        "repo": "libgit2",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "mkdocs-material-umami": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1745840856,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1Ad1JTMQMP6YsoIKAA+SBCE15qWrYkGue9/lXOLnu9I=",
-        "owner": "technofab",
-        "repo": "mkdocs-material-umami",
-        "rev": "3ac9b194450f6b779c37b8d16fec640198e5cd0a",
-        "type": "gitlab"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "technofab",
-        "repo": "mkdocs-material-umami",
-        "type": "gitlab"
-      }
-    },
-    "nix": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-compat": [
-          "devenv"
-        ],
-        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
-        "libgit2": "libgit2",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
-        "nixpkgs-23-11": [
-          "devenv"
-        ],
-        "nixpkgs-regression": [
-          "devenv"
-        ],
-        "pre-commit-hooks": [
-          "devenv"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1741798497,
-        "narHash": "sha256-E3j+3MoY8Y96mG1dUIiLFm2tZmNbRvSiyN7CrSKuAVg=",
-        "owner": "domenkozar",
-        "repo": "nix",
-        "rev": "f3f44b2baaf6c4c6e179de8cbb1cc6db031083cd",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "domenkozar",
-        "ref": "devenv-2.24",
-        "repo": "nix",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nix-mkdocs": {
-      "locked": {
-        "dir": "lib",
-        "lastModified": 1745175318,
-        "narHash": "sha256-eJOTw3SK4psqBPP2hNJ4D/13/oi/FLoM0tYKoCGVFP8=",
-        "owner": "technofab",
-        "repo": "nixmkdocs",
-        "rev": "6d6e0139060c896ae14de4b9c82335655a384643",
-        "type": "gitlab"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "dir": "lib",
-        "owner": "technofab",
-        "repo": "nixmkdocs",
-        "type": "gitlab"
-      }
-    },
    "nixpkgs": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1733212471,
-        "narHash": "sha256-M1+uCoV5igihRfcUKrr1riygbe73/dzNnzPsmaLCmpo=",
+        "lastModified": 1764667669,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7WUCZfmqLAssbDqwg9cUDAXrSoXN79eEEq17qhTNM/Y=",
        "owner": "NixOS",
        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "55d15ad12a74eb7d4646254e13638ad0c4128776",
+        "rev": "418468ac9527e799809c900eda37cbff999199b6",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@ -252,11 +18,11 @@
    },
    "nixpkgs-lib": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1743296961,
-        "narHash": "sha256-b1EdN3cULCqtorQ4QeWgLMrd5ZGOjLSLemfa00heasc=",
+        "lastModified": 1754184128,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AjhoyBL4eSyXf01Bmc6DiuaMrJRNdWopmdnMY0Pa/M0=",
        "owner": "nix-community",
        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
-        "rev": "e4822aea2a6d1cdd36653c134cacfd64c97ff4fa",
+        "rev": "02e72200e6d56494f4a7c0da8118760736e41b60",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@ -265,112 +31,30 @@
        "type": "github"
      }
    },
-    "nixpkgs_2": {
+    "ren": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1717432640,
-        "narHash": "sha256-+f9c4/ZX5MWDOuB1rKoWj+lBNm0z0rs4CK47HBLxy1o=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "88269ab3044128b7c2f4c7d68448b2fb50456870",
-        "type": "github"
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1758738378,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NjzqdvQCDDdObEBH8x/vdhbdhrIB+N9E570uCdksGHY=",
+        "owner": "rensa-nix",
+        "repo": "core",
+        "rev": "abe19f9f13aff41de2b63304545c87d193d19ef4",
+        "type": "gitlab"
      },
      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "release-24.05",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_3": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1733477122,
-        "narHash": "sha256-qamMCz5mNpQmgBwc8SB5tVMlD5sbwVIToVZtSxMph9s=",
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "repo": "devenv-nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "7bd9e84d0452f6d2e63b6e6da29fe73fac951857",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "cachix",
-        "ref": "rolling",
-        "repo": "devenv-nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_4": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1745377448,
-        "narHash": "sha256-jhZDfXVKdD7TSEGgzFJQvEEZ2K65UMiqW5YJ2aIqxMA=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "507b63021ada5fee621b6ca371c4fca9ca46f52c",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_5": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1735554305,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zExSA1i/b+1NMRhGGLtNfFGXgLtgo+dcuzHzaWA6w3Q=",
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "0e82ab234249d8eee3e8c91437802b32c74bb3fd",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "rensa-nix",
+        "repo": "core",
+        "type": "gitlab"
      }
    },
    "root": {
      "inputs": {
-        "devenv": "devenv",
-        "flake-parts": "flake-parts_2",
-        "mkdocs-material-umami": "mkdocs-material-umami",
-        "nix-mkdocs": "nix-mkdocs",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4",
-        "systems": "systems",
-        "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
-      }
-    },
-    "systems": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1689347949,
-        "narHash": "sha256-12tWmuL2zgBgZkdoB6qXZsgJEH9LR3oUgpaQq2RbI80=",
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default-linux",
-        "rev": "31732fcf5e8fea42e59c2488ad31a0e651500f68",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default-linux",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "treefmt-nix": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_5"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1743677901,
-        "narHash": "sha256-eWZln+k+L/VHO69tUTzEmgeDWNQNKIpSUa9nqQgBrSE=",
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
-        "rev": "57dabe2a6255bd6165b2437ff6c2d1f6ee78421a",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
-        "type": "github"
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "ren": "ren"
      }
    }
  },
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@ -1,287 +1,37 @@
 {
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    ren.url = "gitlab:rensa-nix/core?dir=lib";
+  };
+
  outputs = {
-    flake-parts,
-    systems,
+    self,
+    ren,
    ...
  } @ inputs:
-    flake-parts.lib.mkFlake {inherit inputs;} {
-      imports = [
-        inputs.devenv.flakeModule
-        inputs.treefmt-nix.flakeModule
-        inputs.nix-mkdocs.flakeModule
-        ./lib/flakeModule.nix
-      ];
-      systems = import systems;
-      flake = {};
-      perSystem = {
-        pkgs,
-        config,
-        system,
-        ...
-      }: rec {
-        treefmt = {
-          projectRootFile = "flake.nix";
-          programs = {
-            alejandra.enable = true;
-            mdformat.enable = true;
-            yamlfmt.enable = true;
-          };
-          settings.formatter = {
-            yamlfmt.excludes = ["templates/nix-gitlab-ci.yml"];
-            mdformat.command = let
-              pkg = pkgs.python3.withPackages (p: [
-                p.mdformat
-                p.mdformat-mkdocs
-              ]);
-            in "${pkg}/bin/mdformat";
-          };
-        };
-        devenv.shells.default = {
-          containers = pkgs.lib.mkForce {};
-          packages = with pkgs; [dive skopeo];
-
-          pre-commit = {
-            hooks = {
-              treefmt = {
-                enable = true;
-                packageOverrides.treefmt = config.treefmt.build.wrapper;
-              };
-            };
-          };
-        };
-        doc = {
-          path = ./docs;
-          deps = pp: [
-            pp.mkdocs-material
-            (pp.callPackage inputs.mkdocs-material-umami {})
-          ];
-          config = {
-            site_name = "Nix GitLab CI";
-            repo_name = "TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci";
-            repo_url = "https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci";
-            edit_uri = "edit/main/docs/";
-            theme = {
-              name = "material";
-              features = ["content.code.copy" "content.action.edit"];
-              icon.repo = "simple/gitlab";
-              logo = "images/logo.png";
-              favicon = "images/favicon.png";
-              palette = [
+    ren.buildWith
    {
-                  scheme = "default";
-                  media = "(prefers-color-scheme: light)";
-                  primary = "deep orange";
-                  accent = "orange";
-                  toggle = {
-                    icon = "material/brightness-7";
-                    name = "Switch to dark mode";
+      inherit inputs;
+      cellsFrom = ./nix;
+      transformInputs = system: i:
+        i
+        // {
+          pkgs = import i.nixpkgs {inherit system;};
        };
+      cellBlocks = with ren.blocks; [
+        (simple "devShells")
+        (simple "pkgs")
+        (simple "tests")
+        (simple "docs")
+        (simple "ci")
+      ];
    }
    {
-                  scheme = "slate";
-                  media = "(prefers-color-scheme: dark)";
-                  primary = "deep orange";
-                  accent = "orange";
-                  toggle = {
-                    icon = "material/brightness-4";
-                    name = "Switch to light mode";
-                  };
-                }
-              ];
-            };
-            plugins = ["search" "material-umami"];
-            nav = [
-              {"Introduction" = "index.md";}
-              {"Setup" = "setup.md";}
-              {"Usage" = "usage.md";}
-              {"CI/CD Component" = "cicd_component.md";}
-              {"Environment Variables" = "environment_variables.md";}
-              {"Caching" = "caching.md";}
-              {"Multiple Pipelines" = "multi_pipeline.md";}
-              {"Utilities" = "utilities.md";}
-              {"Kubernetes Runner Example" = "kubernetes_runner.md";}
-              {"Example Configs" = "examples.md";}
-            ];
-            markdown_extensions = [
-              {
-                "pymdownx.highlight".pygments_lang_class = true;
-              }
-              "pymdownx.inlinehilite"
-              "pymdownx.snippets"
-              "pymdownx.superfences"
-              "fenced_code"
-              "admonition"
-            ];
-            extra.analytics = {
-              provider = "umami";
-              site_id = "28f7c904-db22-4c2b-9ee4-ed42e14b6db9";
-              src = "https://analytics.tf/umami";
-              domains = "nix-gitlab-ci.projects.tf";
-              feedback = {
-                title = "Was this page helpful?";
-                ratings = [
-                  {
-                    icon = "material/thumb-up-outline";
-                    name = "This page is helpful";
-                    data = "good";
-                    note = "Thanks for your feedback!";
-                  }
-                  {
-                    icon = "material/thumb-down-outline";
-                    name = "This page could be improved";
-                    data = "bad";
-                    note = "Thanks for your feedback! Please leave feedback by creating an issue :)";
-                  }
-                ];
-              };
-            };
-          };
-        };
-        # should set the "default" pipeline
-        ci = {
-          stages = ["test" "build" "deploy"];
-          jobs = {
-            "test" = {
-              stage = "test";
-              nix = {
-                deps = [pkgs.hello pkgs.curl];
-                enable-runner-cache = true;
-              };
-              variables = {
-                TEST = "test";
-                TEST_WITH_DERIVATION = "${pkgs.hello}/test";
-              };
-              script = [
-                "hello"
-                "curl google.de"
-                "echo $TEST $TEST_WITH_DERIVATION"
-              ];
-            };
-            "test-default" = {
-              stage = "test";
-              nix.deps = [pkgs.hello];
-              script = ["hello"];
-            };
-            "test-non-nix" = {
-              nix.enable = false;
-              stage = "test";
-              image = "alpine:latest";
-              script = [
-                "echo \"This job will not be modified to use nix\""
-              ];
-            };
-            # -- actually useful jobs --
-            "docs" = {
-              stage = "build";
-              script = [
-                # sh
-                ''
-                  nix build .#docs:default
-                  mkdir -p public
-                  cp -r result/. public/
-                ''
-              ];
-              artifacts.paths = ["public"];
-            };
-            "pages" = {
-              nix.enable = false;
-              image = "alpine:latest";
-              stage = "deploy";
-              script = ["true"];
-              artifacts.paths = ["public"];
-              rules = [
-                {
-                  "if" = "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH";
-                }
-              ];
-            };
-          };
-        };
-        pipelines."non-default" = {
-          stages = ["test"];
-          jobs = {
-            "test" = {
-              stage = "test";
-              script = [
-                "echo Hello from another pipeline"
-              ];
-            };
-          };
-        };
-
-        packages = let
-          setupScript = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "setup_nix_ci" (builtins.readFile ./scripts/setup_nix_ci.sh);
-          finalizeScript = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "finalize_nix_ci" (builtins.readFile ./scripts/finalize_nix_ci.sh);
-        in {
-          setup-script = setupScript;
-          finalize-script = finalizeScript;
-          image = pkgs.dockerTools.buildImage {
-            name = "nix-ci";
-            fromImage = let
-              hashes = {
-                "x86_64-linux" = "sha256-kJ7dqje5o1KPr3RDZ7/THbhMSoiCU1C/7HshDrNfwnM=";
-                "aarch64-linux" = "sha256-jz+Z3Ji+hy5d9ImOh/YOKCqy9P9/cseSov+5J/O95bg=";
-              };
-              # check digest of tags like nixos-24.11-aarch64-linux etc.
-              digests = {
-                "x86_64-linux" = "sha256:345f210dea4cbd049e2d01d13159c829066dfb6e273cdd49ea878186d17b19f7";
-                "aarch64-linux" = "sha256:66163fdf446d851416dd4e9be28c0794d9c2550214a57a846957699a3f5747f6";
-              };
-              hash = hashes.${system} or (throw "Unsupported system");
-              imageDigest = digests.${system} or (throw "Unsupported system");
-            in
-              pkgs.dockerTools.pullImage {
-                imageName = "nixpkgs/nix-flakes";
-                inherit hash imageDigest;
-              };
-            copyToRoot = pkgs.buildEnv {
-              name = "image-root";
-              paths = with pkgs;
-                [
-                  gitMinimal
-                  gnugrep
-                  gnused
-                  coreutils
-                  diffutils
-                  cachix
-                  attic-client
-                ]
-                ++ [
-                  setupScript
-                  finalizeScript
-                ];
-              pathsToLink = ["/bin"];
-            };
-          };
-        };
-
-        checks = packages;
-      };
-    };
-
-  inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
-
-    # flake & devenv related
-    flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
-    systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default-linux";
-    devenv.url = "github:cachix/devenv";
-    treefmt-nix.url = "github:numtide/treefmt-nix";
-    nix-mkdocs.url = "gitlab:technofab/nixmkdocs?dir=lib";
-    mkdocs-material-umami.url = "gitlab:technofab/mkdocs-material-umami";
-  };
-
-  nixConfig = {
-    extra-substituters = [
-      "https://cache.nixos.org/"
-      "https://nix-community.cachix.org"
-      "https://devenv.cachix.org"
-    ];
-
-    extra-trusted-public-keys = [
-      "cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY="
-      "nix-community.cachix.org-1:mB9FSh9qf2dCimDSUo8Zy7bkq5CX+/rkCWyvRCYg3Fs="
-      "devenv.cachix.org-1:w1cLUi8dv3hnoSPGAuibQv+f9TZLr6cv/Hm9XgU50cw="
+      packages = ren.select self [
+        ["repo" "tests"]
+        ["repo" "docs"]
+        ["repo" "ci" "packages"]
+        ["packages" "pkgs"]
      ];
    };
 }
--- a/lib/VERSION
+++ b/lib/VERSION
@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.1.2
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+args: let
+  # allow passing just pkgs aswell for convenience
+  lib = args.lib or args.pkgs.lib;
+  # makes it optional to pass if it's not explicitly needed
+  pkgs = args.pkgs or (throw "[nix-gitlab-ci] pkgs argument was used but not set, please pass it");
+  inherit (lib) evalModules trimWith;
+
+  impl = import ./impl {inherit lib pkgs cilib;};
+
+  cilib = {
+    inherit (impl) helpers modules mkPipeline mkJobRun mkJobDeps mkJobPatched;
+    utils = import ./utils.nix {inherit pkgs;};
+    version = trimWith {
+      start = true;
+      end = true;
+    } (builtins.readFile ./VERSION);
+
+    mkCI = config:
+      (evalModules {
+        modules = [
+          cilib.modules.nixCiSubmodule
+          {
+            inherit config;
+          }
+        ];
+      }).config;
+  };
+in
+  cilib
--- a/lib/flake.nix
+++ b/lib/flake.nix
@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 {
-  description = "Nix-CI lib";
-
-  outputs = {...} @ inputs:
-    {
-      flakeModule = import ./flakeModule.nix;
-    }
-    // (import ./utils.nix);
+  outputs = _i: {
+    lib = import ./.;
+    flakeModule = ./flakeModule.nix;
+  };
 }
--- a/lib/flakeModule.nix
+++ b/lib/flakeModule.nix
@ -9,301 +9,16 @@
      pkgs,
      ...
    }: let
-      inherit (lib) isAttrs filterAttrs mapAttrs types mkOption toList;
-      cfg = config.ci.config;
-
-      stdenvMinimal = pkgs.stdenvNoCC.override {
-        cc = null;
-        preHook = "";
-        allowedRequisites = null;
-        initialPath = [pkgs.coreutils pkgs.findutils];
-        extraNativeBuildInputs = [];
-      };
-
-      filterAttrsRec = pred: v:
-        if isAttrs v
-        then filterAttrs pred (mapAttrs (path: filterAttrsRec pred) v)
-        else v;
-
-      subType = options: types.submodule {inherit options;};
-      mkNullOption = type:
-        mkOption {
-          default = null;
-          type = types.nullOr type;
-        };
-
-      configType = subType {
-        nix-jobs-by-default = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          default = true;
-          description = "Handle jobs nix-based by default or via opt-in (in a job set nix.enable = true) if false";
-        };
-      };
-      jobType = subType {
-        # nix ci opts
-        nix = mkOption {
-          type = subType {
-            enable = mkOption {
-              type = types.bool;
-              default = cfg.nix-jobs-by-default;
-              description = "Handle this job as a nix job";
-            };
-            deps = mkOption {
-              type = types.listOf types.package;
-              default = [];
-              description = "Dependencies/packages to install for this job";
-            };
-            enable-runner-cache = mkOption {
-              type = types.bool;
-              default = false;
-              description = ''
-                Cache this job using the GitLab Runner cache.
-                Warning: useful for tiny jobs, but most of the time it just takes an eternity.
-              '';
-            };
-            runner-cache-key = mkOption {
-              type = types.str;
-              default = "$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG";
-              description = "Cache key to use for the runner nix cache. Requires enable-runner-cache = true";
-            };
-          };
-          default = {};
-          description = "Configure Nix Gitlab CI for each job individually";
-        };
-        # gitlab opts
-        script = mkOption {
-          type = types.listOf types.str;
-          default = [];
-        };
-        stage = mkOption {
-          type = types.str;
-          default = "test";
-        };
-        image = mkOption {
-          type = types.str;
-          default = "$NIX_CI_IMAGE";
-        };
-        after_script = mkNullOption (types.listOf types.str);
-        allow_failure = mkNullOption (types.either types.attrs types.bool);
-        artifacts = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        before_script = mkNullOption (types.listOf types.str);
-        cache = mkNullOption (types.either (types.listOf types.attrs) types.attrs);
-        coverage = mkNullOption (types.str);
-        dependencies = mkNullOption (types.listOf types.str);
-        environment = mkNullOption (types.either types.attrs types.str);
-        extends = mkNullOption (types.str);
-        hooks = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        id_tokens = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        "inherit" = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        interruptible = mkNullOption (types.bool);
-        needs = mkNullOption (types.listOf (types.either types.str types.attrs));
-        publish = mkNullOption (types.str);
-        pages = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        parallel = mkNullOption (types.either types.int types.attrs);
-        release = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        retry = mkNullOption (types.either types.int types.attrs);
-        rules = mkNullOption (types.listOf types.attrs);
-        resource_group = mkNullOption (types.str);
-        secrets = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        services = mkNullOption (types.listOf types.attrs);
-        start_in = mkNullOption (types.str);
-        tags = mkNullOption (types.listOf types.str);
-        timeout = mkNullOption (types.str);
-        variables = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        when = mkNullOption (types.str);
-      };
-
-      ciType = subType {
-        config = mkOption {
-          type = configType;
-          description = ''
-            Configuration options for the nix part itself
-          '';
-          default = {};
-        };
-        image = mkNullOption (types.str);
-        variables = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        default = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        stages = mkNullOption (types.listOf types.str);
-        include = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        workflow = mkNullOption (types.attrs);
-        jobs = mkOption {
-          type = types.lazyAttrsOf jobType;
-          default = {};
-        };
-      };
+      cilib = import ./. {inherit lib pkgs;};
+      inherit (lib) types mkOption;
    in {
      options = {
-        pipelines = mkOption {
-          type = types.lazyAttrsOf ciType;
-          description = ''
-            Create multiple GitLab CI pipelines.
-
-            See README.md for more information about how a pipeline is selected.
-          '';
-          default = {};
-          apply = op: let
-            # NOTE: show warning if "default" is set and config.ci is not {}
-            legacyMode = config.ci != {};
-            defaultExists = builtins.hasAttr "default" op;
-            value =
-              {
-                "default" = config.ci;
-              }
-              // op;
-          in
-            if defaultExists && legacyMode
-            then builtins.trace "Warning: config.ci is overwritten by pipelines.default" value
-            else value;
-        };
        ci = mkOption {
-          type = ciType;
-          description = ''
-            Note: this is a shorthand for writing `pipelines."default"`
-
-            Generate a Gitlab CI configuration which can be used to trigger a child pipeline.
-            This will inject code which pre-downloads the nix deps before each job and adds them to PATH.
-          '';
+          type = types.submodule cilib.modules.nixCiSubmodule;
          default = {};
        };
      };
-
-      config.legacyPackages = let
-        # NOTE: json is also valid yaml and this removes dependency on jq
-        #  and/or remarshal (used in pkgs.formats.json and pkgs.formats.yaml
-        #  respectively)
-        toYaml = name: value: builtins.toFile name (builtins.toJSON value);
-        mapAttrs = cb: set: builtins.listToAttrs (builtins.map (key: cb key (builtins.getAttr key set)) (builtins.attrNames set));
-        prepend = key: arr: job:
-          job
-          // lib.optionalAttrs job.nix.enable {
-            ${key} =
-              arr
-              ++ (job.${key} or []);
-          };
-        append = key: arr: job:
-          job
-          // lib.optionalAttrs job.nix.enable {
-            ${key} = (job.${key} or []) ++ arr;
-          };
-        prependToBeforeScript = prepend "before_script";
-        appendToAfterScript = append "after_script";
-
-        # filter job's variables to either only those containing store paths
-        # or those that do not
-        filterJobVariables = nix: job:
-          lib.concatMapAttrs (
-            name: value:
-              lib.optionalAttrs ((lib.hasInfix "/nix/store/" value) == nix) {
-                ${name} = value;
-              }
-          )
-          (job.variables or {});
-      in
-        lib.fold (pipeline: acc: acc // pipeline) {} (map (
-          pipeline_name: let
-            pipeline = config.pipelines."${pipeline_name}";
-            jobs = filterAttrsRec (n: v: v != null) pipeline.jobs;
-            rest = filterAttrsRec (n: v: v != null) (builtins.removeAttrs pipeline ["jobs" "config"]);
-            # this allows us to nix build this to get all the mentioned dependencies from the binary cache
-            # pro: we don't have to download everything, just the deps for the current job
-            # before, we just allowed pkgs inside the script string directly, but now with the ability to source this file
-            # we can support different architectures between runners (eg. the arch of the initial runner does not matter)
-            jobsMappedForDeps =
-              mapAttrs (key: job: let
-                variablesWithStorePaths = filterJobVariables true job;
-                variableExports = lib.concatLines (
-                  lib.mapAttrsToList (name: value: "export ${name}=\"${value}\"") variablesWithStorePaths
-                );
-              in {
-                name = "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${pipeline_name}:job-deps:${key}";
-                value = stdenvMinimal.mkDerivation {
-                  name = "gitlab-ci-job-deps-${key}";
-                  dontUnpack = true;
-                  installPhase = let
-                    script = ''
-                      export PATH="${lib.makeBinPath job.nix.deps}:$PATH";
-                      # variables containing nix derivations:
-                      ${variableExports}
-                    '';
-                  in
-                    # sh
-                    ''
-                      echo '${script}' > $out
-                      chmod +x $out
-                    '';
-                };
-              })
-              jobs;
-            # allows the user to directly run the script
-            jobsMappedForScript =
-              mapAttrs (key: job: let
-                variablesWithoutStorePaths = filterJobVariables false job;
-                variableExports = lib.concatLines (
-                  lib.mapAttrsToList (name: value: "export ${name}=\"${value}\"") variablesWithoutStorePaths
-                );
-              in {
-                name = "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${pipeline_name}:job:${key}";
-                value = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "gitlab-ci-job:${key}" ''
-                  # set up deps and environment variables containing store paths
-                  . ${jobsMappedForDeps."gitlab-ci:pipeline:${pipeline_name}:job-deps:${key}"}
-                  # normal environment variables
-                  ${variableExports}
-                  # run before_script, script and after_script
-                  echo -e "\e[32mRunning before_script...\e[0m"
-                  ${lib.concatLines (job.before_script or [])}
-                  echo -e "\e[32mRunning script...\e[0m"
-                  ${lib.concatLines job.script}
-                  echo -e "\e[32mRunning after_script...\e[0m"
-                  ${lib.concatLines (job.after_script or [])}
-                '';
-              })
-              jobs;
-            # build the deps specific for this job before anything, this way the deps should be fetched from the cache
-            jobsPatched =
-              mapAttrs (key: job: {
-                name = key;
-                value = assert lib.assertMsg (builtins.elem job.stage (rest.stages or [])) "stage '${job.stage}' of job '${key}' does not exist";
-                  builtins.removeAttrs (
-                    (prependToBeforeScript [
-                        "source setup_nix_ci \"gitlab-ci:pipeline:${pipeline_name}:job-deps:${key}\""
-                      ]
-                      (appendToAfterScript [
-                          "finalize_nix_ci"
-                        ]
-                        job))
-                    // lib.optionalAttrs job.nix.enable {
-                      image = job.image;
-                      variables =
-                        (filterJobVariables false job)
-                        // lib.optionalAttrs job.nix.enable-runner-cache {
-                          NIX_CI_CACHE_STRATEGY = "runner";
-                        };
-                      cache =
-                        (
-                          let
-                            c = job.cache or [];
-                          in
-                            toList c
-                        )
-                        ++ (lib.optional (job.nix.enable-runner-cache) {
-                          key = job.nix.runner-cache-key;
-                          paths = [".nix-cache/"];
-                        });
-                    }
-                  ) ["nix"];
-              })
-              jobs;
-          in
-            #  gitlab-ci:pipeline:<name>
-            #  gitlab-ci:pipeline:<name>:job:<name>
-            #  gitlab-ci:pipeline:<name>:job-deps:<name>
-            {
-              "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${pipeline_name}" = toYaml "gitlab-ci-${pipeline_name}.yml" (rest // jobsPatched);
-            }
-            // jobsMappedForDeps
-            // jobsMappedForScript
-        ) (builtins.attrNames config.pipelines));
+      config.legacyPackages = config.ci.packages;
    }
  );
 }
--- a/lib/impl/default.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/default.nix
@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  cilib,
+}: rec {
+  helpers = import ./helpers.nix {inherit lib pkgs;};
+  mkJobDeps = import ./jobDeps.nix {inherit lib helpers;};
+  mkJobRun = import ./jobRun.nix {inherit lib pkgs helpers;};
+  mkJobPatched = import ./jobPatched.nix {inherit lib helpers;};
+  mkPipeline = import ./pipeline.nix {inherit lib helpers mkJobDeps mkJobRun mkJobPatched;};
+  modules = import ./modules {inherit lib cilib;};
+}
--- a/lib/impl/helpers.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/helpers.nix
@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+} @ args: let
+  inherit
+    (lib)
+    types
+    isAttrs
+    filterAttrs
+    mapAttrs
+    mkOption
+    mkOptionType
+    isType
+    literalExpression
+    pipe
+    hasInfix
+    concatMapAttrs
+    optionalAttrs
+    ;
+in rec {
+  prepend = key: arr: job: {
+    ${key} = arr ++ (job.${key} or []);
+  };
+  append = key: arr: job: {
+    ${key} = (job.${key} or []) ++ arr;
+  };
+  prependToBeforeScript = prepend "before_script";
+  appendToAfterScript = append "after_script";
+
+  # json is also valid yaml and this removes dependency on jq and/or remarshal
+  # (used in pkgs.formats.json and pkgs.formats.yaml respectively)
+  toYaml = name: value:
+    pipe value [
+      builtins.toJSON
+      builtins.unsafeDiscardOutputDependency
+      builtins.unsafeDiscardStringContext
+      (builtins.toFile name)
+    ];
+  toYamlPretty = (pkgs.formats.yaml {}).generate;
+
+  customMapAttrs = cb: set: builtins.listToAttrs (builtins.map (key: cb key (builtins.getAttr key set)) (builtins.attrNames set));
+
+  filterAttrsRec = pred: v:
+    if isAttrs v
+    then filterAttrs pred (mapAttrs (_path: filterAttrsRec pred) v)
+    else v;
+
+  # filter job's variables to either only those containing store paths
+  # or those that do not
+  filterJobVariables = shouldContain: job:
+    concatMapAttrs (
+      name: value:
+        optionalAttrs ((hasInfix builtins.storeDir value) == shouldContain) {
+          ${name} = value;
+        }
+    )
+    (job.variables or {});
+
+  deepMerge = lhs: rhs:
+    lhs
+    // rhs
+    // (builtins.mapAttrs (
+        rName: rValue: let
+          lValue = lhs.${rName} or null;
+        in
+          if builtins.isAttrs lValue && builtins.isAttrs rValue
+          then deepMerge lValue rValue
+          else if builtins.isList lValue && builtins.isList rValue
+          then lValue ++ rValue
+          else rValue
+      )
+      rhs);
+
+  unsetType = mkOptionType {
+    name = "unset";
+    description = "unset";
+    descriptionClass = "noun";
+    check = _value: true;
+  };
+  unset = {
+    _type = "unset";
+  };
+  isUnset = isType "unset";
+  unsetOr = typ:
+    (types.either unsetType typ)
+    // {
+      inherit (typ) description getSubOptions;
+    };
+  mkUnsetOption = opts:
+    mkOption (opts
+      // {
+        type = unsetOr opts.type;
+        default = opts.default or unset;
+        defaultText = literalExpression "unset";
+      });
+  eitherWithSubOptions = typ_one: typ_two:
+    (types.either typ_one typ_two)
+    // {
+      getSubOptions =
+        if (typ_one.getSubOptions "test" != {})
+        then typ_one.getSubOptions
+        else typ_two.getSubOptions;
+    };
+
+  filterUnset = value:
+    if builtins.isAttrs value && !builtins.hasAttr "_type" value
+    then let
+      filteredAttrs = builtins.mapAttrs (_n: filterUnset) value;
+    in
+      filterAttrs (_name: value: (!isUnset value)) filteredAttrs
+    else if builtins.isList value
+    then builtins.filter (elem: !isUnset elem) (map filterUnset value)
+    else value;
+
+  # args.pkgs so "pkgs" does not need to be passed all the time
+  stdenvMinimal = args.pkgs.stdenvNoCC.override {
+    cc = null;
+    preHook = "";
+    allowedRequisites = null;
+    initialPath = with args.pkgs; [coreutils findutils];
+    extraNativeBuildInputs = [];
+  };
+}
--- a/lib/impl/jobDeps.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/jobDeps.nix
@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  helpers,
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) concatLines mapAttrsToList makeBinPath;
+  inherit (helpers) filterJobVariables stdenvMinimal;
+in
+  {
+    key,
+    job,
+    nixConfig,
+  }: let
+    variablesWithStorePaths = filterJobVariables true job;
+    variableExports = concatLines (
+      mapAttrsToList (name: value: "export ${name}=\"${value}\"") variablesWithStorePaths
+    );
+    script = ''
+      export PATH="${makeBinPath (nixConfig.deps or [])}:$PATH";
+      # variables containing nix derivations:
+      ${variableExports}
+    '';
+  in
+    stdenvMinimal.mkDerivation {
+      name = "gitlab-ci-job-deps-${key}";
+      dontUnpack = true;
+      installPhase =
+        # sh
+        ''
+          echo '${script}' > $out
+          chmod +x $out
+        '';
+      passthru = {
+        inherit script;
+      };
+    }
--- a/lib/impl/jobPatched.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/jobPatched.nix
@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  helpers,
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) toList optionalAttrs optional;
+  inherit (helpers) prependToBeforeScript appendToAfterScript filterJobVariables;
+in
+  {
+    key,
+    job,
+    pipelineName,
+    nixConfig,
+  }:
+    if ! nixConfig.enable
+    then job
+    else
+      (builtins.removeAttrs job ["variables" "cache"])
+      // (prependToBeforeScript ["source setup_nix_ci \"gitlab-ci:pipeline:${pipelineName}:job-deps:${key}\""] job)
+      // (appendToAfterScript ["finalize_nix_ci"] job)
+      // (let
+        variables =
+          (filterJobVariables false job)
+          // optionalAttrs nixConfig.enableRunnerCache {
+            NIX_CI_CACHE_STRATEGY = "runner";
+          };
+      in
+        # filter empty variables
+        optionalAttrs (variables != {}) {
+          inherit variables;
+        })
+      // (let
+        cache =
+          (toList (job.cache or []))
+          ++ (optional nixConfig.enableRunnerCache {
+            key = nixConfig.runnerCacheKey;
+            paths = [".nix-cache/"];
+          });
+      in
+        # filter empty cache
+        optionalAttrs (cache != []) {
+          inherit cache;
+        })
--- a/lib/impl/jobRun.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/jobRun.nix
@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  helpers,
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) concatLines mapAttrsToList getExe;
+  inherit (helpers) filterJobVariables;
+in
+  {
+    key,
+    job,
+    jobDeps,
+  }: let
+    variablesWithoutStorePaths = filterJobVariables false job;
+    variableExports = concatLines (
+      mapAttrsToList (name: value: "export ${name}=\"${value}\"") variablesWithoutStorePaths
+    );
+    sandboxHelper = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "gitlab-ci-job-sandbox-helper" (builtins.readFile ./sandbox_helper.sh);
+    actualJobScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "gitlab-ci-job:${key}:raw" ''
+      # set up deps and environment variables containing store paths
+      . ${jobDeps}
+      # normal environment variables
+      ${variableExports}
+      # run before_script, script and after_script
+      echo -e "\e[32mRunning before_script...\e[0m"
+      set -x
+      ${concatLines (job.before_script or [])}
+      { set +x; } 2>/dev/null
+      echo -e "\e[32mRunning script...\e[0m"
+      set -x
+      ${concatLines job.script}
+      { set +x; } 2>/dev/null
+      echo -e "\e[32mRunning after_script...\e[0m"
+      set -x
+      ${concatLines (job.after_script or [])}
+      { set +x; } 2>/dev/null
+    '';
+  in
+    # this way the sandbox helper just needs to be built once
+    pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "gitlab-ci-job:${key}" ''
+      exec ${getExe sandboxHelper} ${actualJobScript} $@
+    ''
+    // {
+      passthru = {
+        inherit jobDeps actualJobScript;
+      };
+    }
--- a/lib/impl/modules/default.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/modules/default.nix
@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  cilib,
+}: rec {
+  inherit
+    (import ./root.nix {
+      inherit lib pipelineSubmodule soonixSubmodule;
+    })
+    configSubmodule
+    nixCiSubmodule
+    ;
+  inherit
+    (import ./pipeline.nix {
+      inherit lib cilib jobSubmodule;
+    })
+    pipelineConfigSubmodule
+    pipelineSubmodule
+    ;
+  inherit
+    (import ./job.nix {
+      inherit lib cilib;
+    })
+    jobConfigSubmodule
+    jobSubmodule
+    ;
+  inherit
+    (import ./soonix.nix {
+      inherit lib cilib;
+    })
+    soonixSubmodule
+    ;
+}
--- a/lib/impl/modules/job.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/modules/job.nix
@ -0,0 +1,663 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  cilib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) mkOption types filterAttrs;
+  inherit (cilib.helpers) filterUnset mkUnsetOption eitherWithSubOptions;
+in rec {
+  jobConfigSubmodule = {pipelineConfig, ...}: {
+    options = {
+      enable = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Transform this job to a nix-configured one.
+        '';
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = pipelineConfig.nixJobsByDefault;
+      };
+      deps = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Dependencies to inject into the job before running it.
+        '';
+        type = types.listOf types.package;
+        default = [];
+      };
+      enableRunnerCache = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Cache this job using the GitLab Runner cache.
+
+          !!! warning
+              useful for tiny jobs, but most of the time it just takes an eternity.
+        '';
+      };
+      runnerCacheKey = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG";
+        description = ''
+          Cache key to use for the runner nix cache. Requires [`enableRunnerCache = true`](#pipelinesnamejobsnamenixenablerunnercache).
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  jobSubmodule = {
+    name,
+    config,
+    pipelineName,
+    pipelineConfig,
+    ...
+  }: let
+    #
+    # GITLAB OPTIONS
+    #
+    gitlabOptions = {
+      # see https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/
+      after_script = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Override a set of commands that are executed after job.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#after_script)
+        '';
+      };
+      allow_failure = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = eitherWithSubOptions types.bool (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            exit_codes = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.either types.number (types.listOf types.number);
+              description = ''
+                Use `allow_failure.exit_codes` to control when a job should be allowed to fail.
+                The job is `allow_failure = true` for any of the listed exit codes, and `allow_failure = false` for any other exit code.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        description = ''
+          Allow job to fail. A failed job does not cause the pipeline to fail.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#allow_failure)
+        '';
+      };
+      artifacts = mkUnsetOption {
+        # TODO: can be used in pipeline.default aswell
+        type = types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            paths = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.listOf types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Paths are relative to the project directory (`$CI_PROJECT_DIR`) and can’t directly link outside it.
+              '';
+            };
+            excludes = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.listOf types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use `exclude` to prevent files from being added to an artifacts archive.
+              '';
+            };
+            expire_in = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use `expire_in` to specify how long [job artifacts](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/jobs/job_artifacts/) are stored before they expire and are deleted.
+              '';
+            };
+            expose_as = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use the `expose_as` keyword to [expose artifacts in the merge request UI](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/jobs/job_artifacts/#link-to-job-artifacts-in-the-merge-request-ui).
+              '';
+            };
+            name = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use the `name` keyword to define the name of the created artifacts archive. You can specify a unique name for every archive.
+              '';
+            };
+            public = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              description = ''
+                Use `public` to determine whether the job artifacts should be publicly available.
+              '';
+            };
+            access = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.enum [
+                "all"
+                "developer"
+                "maintainer"
+                "none"
+              ];
+              description = ''
+                Use `access` to determine who can access the job artifacts from the GitLab UI or API.
+                This option does not prevent you from forwarding artifacts to downstream pipelines.
+              '';
+            };
+            reports = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.attrs;
+              description = ''
+                Use `reports` to collect artifacts generated by included templates in jobs.
+              '';
+            };
+            untracked = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              description = ''
+                Use `untracked` to add all Git untracked files as artifacts (along with the paths defined in `paths`).
+                `untracked` ignores configuration in the repository’s .gitignore, so matching artifacts in .gitignore are included.
+              '';
+            };
+            when = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.enum [
+                "on_success"
+                "on_failure"
+                "always"
+              ];
+              description = ''
+                Use `when` to upload artifacts on job failure or despite the failure.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        };
+        description = ''
+          List of files and directories to attach to a job on success.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#artifacts)
+        '';
+      };
+      before_script = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Override a set of commands that are executed before job.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#before_script)
+        '';
+      };
+      cache = mkUnsetOption {
+        # could be more granular
+        type = types.either (types.listOf types.attrs) types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          List of files that should be cached between subsequent runs.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#cache)
+        '';
+      };
+      coverage = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Code coverage settings for a given job.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#coverage)
+        '';
+      };
+      dast_configuration = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Use configuration from DAST profiles on a job level.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#dast_configuration)
+        '';
+      };
+      dependencies = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Restrict which artifacts are passed to a specific job by providing a list of jobs to fetch artifacts from.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#dependencies)
+        '';
+      };
+      environment = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = eitherWithSubOptions types.str (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            name = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              example = "production";
+              description = ''
+                Set a name for an environment.
+              '';
+            };
+            url = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              example = "https://prod.example.com";
+              description = ''
+                Set a URL for an environment.
+              '';
+            };
+            on_stop = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              example = "down";
+              description = ''
+                Closing (stopping) environments can be achieved with the `on_stop` keyword defined under `environment`.
+                It declares a different job that runs to close the environment.
+              '';
+            };
+            action = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.enum ["start" "prepare" "stop" "verify" "access"];
+              description = ''
+                Use the `action` keyword to specify how the job interacts with the environment.
+              '';
+            };
+            auto_stop_in = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                The `auto_stop_in` keyword specifies the lifetime of the environment.
+                When an environment expires, GitLab automatically stops it.
+              '';
+            };
+            kubernetes = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.attrs; # no we don't go that deep :D
+              description = ''
+                Use the `kubernetes` keyword to configure the
+                [dashboard for Kubernetes](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/environments/kubernetes_dashboard/) and
+                [GitLab-managed Kubernetes resources](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/clusters/agent/managed_kubernetes_resources/)
+                for an environment.
+              '';
+            };
+            deployment_tier = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.enum [
+                "production"
+                "staging"
+                "testing"
+                "development"
+                "other"
+              ];
+              description = ''
+                Use the `deployment_tier` keyword to specify the tier of the deployment environment.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        description = ''
+          Name of an environment to which the job deploys.
+          See the implementation for nested options, or check out the docs:
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#environment)
+        '';
+        example = {
+          name = "review/$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG";
+          url = "https://$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG.review.example.com";
+          action = "stop";
+          auto_stop_in = "1 day";
+          deployment_tier = "staging";
+        };
+      };
+      extends = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.either types.str (types.listOf types.str);
+        description = ''
+          Configuration entries that this job inherits from.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#extends)
+        '';
+      };
+      hooks = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Use `hooks` to specify lists of commands to execute on the runner at certain stages of job execution,
+          like before retrieving the Git repository.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#hooks)
+        '';
+      };
+      identity = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Authenticate with third party services using identity federation.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#identity)
+        '';
+      };
+      id_tokens = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Use `id_tokens` to create [ID tokens](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/secrets/id_token_authentication/) to authenticate with third party services
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#id_tokens)
+        '';
+        example = {
+          ID_TOKEN_1.aud = "https://vault.example.com";
+          ID_TOKEN_2.aud = [
+            "https://gcp.com"
+            "https://aws.com"
+          ];
+          SIGSTORE_ID_TOKEN.aud = "sigstore";
+        };
+      };
+      image = mkOption {
+        # could be more granular
+        type = types.either types.str types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Container/OCI image to use for this job.
+
+          !!! warning
+              Setting this will mess with Nix-GitLab-CI, so be careful and only use for non-nix jobs.
+        '';
+        default = "$NIX_CI_IMAGE";
+        example = {
+          name = "super/sql:experimental";
+          entrypoint = [""];
+          pull_policy = "if-not-present";
+          docker = {
+            platform = "arm64/v8";
+            user = "dave";
+          };
+          kubernetes.user = "1001";
+        };
+      };
+      "inherit" = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            default = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.either types.bool (types.listOf types.str);
+              description = ''
+                Use `inherit.default` to control the inheritance of [default keywords](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#default).
+              '';
+            };
+            variables = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.either types.bool (types.listOf types.str);
+              description = ''
+                Use `inherit.variables` to control the inheritance of [default variables](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#default-variables).
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        };
+        description = ''
+          Select which global defaults all jobs inherit.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#inherit)
+        '';
+      };
+      interruptible = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        description = ''
+          Defines if a job can be canceled when made redundant by a newer run.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#interruptible)
+        '';
+      };
+      manual_confirmation = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Define a custom confirmation message for a manual job.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#manual_confirmation)
+        '';
+      };
+      needs = mkUnsetOption {
+        # could be done more granular
+        type = types.listOf (types.either types.str types.attrs);
+        description = ''
+          Execute jobs earlier than the stage ordering.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#needs)
+        '';
+      };
+      pages = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = eitherWithSubOptions types.bool (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            publish = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use `pages.publish` to configure the content directory of a [`pages` job](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#pages).
+              '';
+            };
+            path_prefix = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use `pages.path_prefix` to configure a path prefix for [parallel deployments](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/pages/#parallel-deployments) of GitLab Pages.
+              '';
+            };
+            expire_in = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use `expire_in` to specify how long a deployment should be available before it expires.
+                After the deployment is expired, it’s deactivated by a cron job running every 10 minutes.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        description = ''
+          Upload the result of a job to use with GitLab Pages.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#pages)
+        '';
+      };
+      parallel = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = eitherWithSubOptions types.number (types.listOf (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            matrix = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.attrs;
+              description = ''
+                Use `parallel.matrix` to run a job multiple times in parallel in a single pipeline, but with different variable values for each instance of the job.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        }));
+        description = ''
+          How many instances of a job should be run in parallel.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#parallel)
+        '';
+        example = {
+          matrix = [
+            {
+              PROVIDER = "aws";
+              STACK = [
+                "monitoring"
+                "app1"
+                "app2"
+              ];
+            }
+            {
+              PROVIDER = "ovh";
+              STACK = ["monitoring" "backup" "app"];
+            }
+            {
+              PROVIDER = ["gcp" "vultr"];
+              STACK = ["data" "processing"];
+            }
+          ];
+        };
+      };
+      release = mkUnsetOption {
+        # could be more granular
+        type = types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Instructs the runner to generate a [release](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/releases/) object.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#release)
+        '';
+      };
+      resource_group = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Limit job concurrency.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#resource_group)
+        '';
+      };
+      retry = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = eitherWithSubOptions (types.ints.between 0 2) (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            exit_codes = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.either types.int (types.listOf types.int);
+              description = ''
+                Use `retry.exit_codes` with `retry.max` to retry jobs for only specific failure cases.
+              '';
+            };
+            when = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.either types.str (types.listOf types.str);
+              description = ''
+                Use `retry.when` with `retry.max` to retry jobs for only specific failure cases.
+              '';
+            };
+            max = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.ints.between 0 2;
+              description = ''
+                `retry.max` is the maximum number of retries, like retry, and can be 0, 1, or 2.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        });
+        description = ''
+          When and how many times a job can be auto-retried in case of a failure.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#retry)
+        '';
+      };
+      rules = mkUnsetOption {
+        # could be more granular
+        type = types.listOf types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          List of conditions to evaluate and determine selected attributes of a job, and whether or not it’s created.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#rules)
+        '';
+      };
+      script = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Shell script that is executed by a runner.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#script)
+        '';
+      };
+      secrets = mkUnsetOption {
+        # could be more granular
+        type = types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          The CI/CD secrets the job needs.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#secrets)
+        '';
+      };
+      services = mkUnsetOption {
+        # could be more granular
+        type = types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Use Docker services images.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#services)
+        '';
+      };
+      stage = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Defines a job stage.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#stage)
+        '';
+      };
+      tags = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        description = ''
+          List of tags that are used to select a runner.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#tags)
+        '';
+      };
+      timeout = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        description = ''
+          Define a custom job-level timeout that takes precedence over the project-wide setting.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#timeout)
+        '';
+      };
+      trigger = mkUnsetOption {
+        # could be more granular
+        type = types.either types.str types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Defines a downstream pipeline trigger.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#trigger)
+        '';
+      };
+      when = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.enum ["on_success" "on_failure" "never" "always" "manual" "delayed"];
+        description = ''
+          When to run job. See also [`manual_confirmation`](#pipelinesnamejobsnamemanual_confirmation)
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#when)
+        '';
+      };
+      variables = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+        description = ''
+          You can use job variables in commands in the job’s `script`, `before_script`, or `after_script` sections, and also with some job keywords.
+          Check the **Supported values** section of each job keyword to see if it supports variables.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#job-variables)
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  in {
+    options =
+      {
+        nix = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Nix-GitLab-CI config options for this job.
+          '';
+          type = types.submoduleWith {
+            modules = [jobConfigSubmodule];
+            specialArgs.pipelineConfig = pipelineConfig;
+          };
+          default = {};
+        };
+        finalConfig = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Final configuration of this job. (readonly)
+          '';
+          readOnly = true;
+          internal = true;
+          type = types.attrs;
+        };
+        depsDrv = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Derivation containing all the dependencies of this job. (readonly)
+          '';
+          readOnly = true;
+          internal = true;
+          type = types.package;
+        };
+        runnerDrv = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Derivation containing the script for running the job locally. (readonly)
+          '';
+          readOnly = true;
+          internal = true;
+          type = types.package;
+        };
+        packages = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Final packages for this job, eg. for running the job or getting it's deps. (readonly)
+          '';
+          readOnly = true;
+          internal = true;
+          type = types.attrsOf types.package;
+        };
+      }
+      // gitlabOptions;
+    config = let
+      attrsToKeep = builtins.attrNames gitlabOptions;
+      job = filterUnset (filterAttrs (n: _v: builtins.elem n attrsToKeep) config);
+    in {
+      finalConfig = cilib.mkJobPatched {
+        key = name;
+        nixConfig = config.nix;
+        inherit job pipelineName;
+      };
+      depsDrv = cilib.mkJobDeps {
+        key = name;
+        nixConfig = config.nix;
+        inherit job;
+      };
+      runnerDrv = cilib.mkJobRun {
+        key = name;
+        jobDeps = config.depsDrv;
+        inherit job;
+      };
+      packages = {
+        "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${pipelineName}:job-deps:${name}" = config.depsDrv;
+        "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${pipelineName}:job:${name}" = config.runnerDrv;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
--- a/lib/impl/modules/pipeline.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/modules/pipeline.nix
@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  cilib,
+  jobSubmodule,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) mkOption types filterAttrs mergeAttrsList mapAttrs mkRenamedOptionModule literalExpression;
+  inherit (cilib.helpers) filterUnset unset mkUnsetOption toYaml toYamlPretty eitherWithSubOptions;
+
+  pipelineConfigSubmodule = {rootConfig, ...}: {
+    options = {
+      nixJobsByDefault = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Whether to transform all jobs to nix-configured jobs by default.
+          If false, you need to set `nix.enable` for each job you want to be transformed.
+        '';
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = rootConfig.nixJobsByDefault;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  pipelineSubmodule = {
+    name,
+    config,
+    rootConfig,
+    ...
+  }: let
+    #
+    # GITLAB OPTIONS
+    #
+    gitlabOptions = {
+      default = mkOption {
+        type = types.submodule {
+          # allow other keys aswell, maybe define them in the future? https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#default
+          freeformType = types.anything;
+          options = {
+            image = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Default image to use for this entire pipeline.
+
+                !!! note
+                    Moved from top level to `default`: [GitLab Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/deprecated_keywords/).
+              '';
+            };
+            services = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.listOf types.anything;
+              description = ''
+                !!! note
+                    Moved from top level to `default`: [GitLab Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/deprecated_keywords/).
+              '';
+            };
+            cache = mkUnsetOption {
+              # could be more granular
+              type = types.either (types.listOf types.attrs) types.attrs;
+              description = ''
+                !!! note
+                    Moved from top level to `default`: [GitLab Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/deprecated_keywords/).
+              '';
+            };
+            before_script = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.listOf types.str;
+              description = ''
+                !!! note
+                    Moved from top level to `default`: [GitLab Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/deprecated_keywords/).
+              '';
+            };
+            after_script = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.listOf types.str;
+              description = ''
+                !!! note
+                    Moved from top level to `default`: [GitLab Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/deprecated_keywords/).
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        };
+        # required for it to show up in the docs, but not in the config
+        default = unset;
+        defaultText = literalExpression "unset";
+        description = ''
+          Custom default values for job keywords.
+        '';
+      };
+      include = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Import configuration from other YAML files.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#include)
+        '';
+      };
+      stages = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        default = [];
+        # .pre and .post always exist
+        apply = val: [".pre"] ++ val ++ [".post"];
+        description = ''
+          The names and order of the pipeline stages.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#stages)
+
+          !!! note
+              `.pre` and `.post` are added automatically.
+        '';
+      };
+      variables = mkUnsetOption {
+        # default/global variables can have descriptions etc.
+        type = types.attrsOf (eitherWithSubOptions types.str (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            description = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use the `description` keyword to define a description for a default variable.
+              '';
+            };
+            value = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use the `value` keyword to define a pipeline-level (default) variable’s value.
+              '';
+            };
+            options = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.listOf types.str;
+              description = ''
+                Use `options` to define an array of values that are [selectable in the UI when running a pipeline manually](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/pipelines/#configure-a-list-of-selectable-prefilled-variable-values).
+              '';
+            };
+            expand = mkUnsetOption {
+              type = types.bool;
+              description = ''
+                Use the `expand` keyword to configure a variable to be expandable or not.
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        }));
+        description = ''
+          Define default CI/CD variables for all jobs in the pipeline.
+          Supports strings or attrs as values, for more info see [here](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#variablesdescription).
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#default-variables)
+        '';
+      };
+      workflow = mkUnsetOption {
+        type = types.attrs;
+        description = ''
+          Control what types of pipeline run.
+
+          [Docs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#workflow)
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  in {
+    _file = ./pipeline.nix;
+    # from https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/yaml/#default
+    imports = builtins.map (val: mkRenamedOptionModule [val] ["default" val]) [
+      "after_script"
+      "artifacts"
+      "before_script"
+      "cache"
+      "hooks"
+      "id_tokens"
+      "image"
+      "interruptible"
+      "retry"
+      "services"
+      "tags"
+      "timeout"
+    ];
+    options =
+      {
+        nix = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Nix-GitLab-CI config options for this pipeline.
+          '';
+          type = types.submoduleWith {
+            modules = [pipelineConfigSubmodule];
+            specialArgs.rootConfig = rootConfig;
+          };
+          default = {};
+        };
+        finalConfig = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Final config of the pipeline. (readonly)
+          '';
+          readOnly = true;
+          type = types.attrs;
+        };
+        packages = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Final packages for use in CI. (readonly)
+          '';
+          readOnly = true;
+          type = types.attrsOf types.package;
+        };
+        # jobs are nested to make distinguishing them from other keys in the ci config easier
+        jobs = mkOption {
+          description = ''
+            Jobs for this pipeline.
+          '';
+          type = types.attrsOf (types.submoduleWith {
+            modules = [jobSubmodule];
+            specialArgs = {
+              pipelineName = name;
+              pipelineConfig = config.nix;
+            };
+          });
+          default = {};
+        };
+      }
+      // gitlabOptions;
+    config = let
+      attrsToKeep = builtins.attrNames gitlabOptions;
+    in {
+      finalConfig =
+        (filterUnset (filterAttrs (n: _v: builtins.elem n attrsToKeep) config))
+        // mapAttrs (_name: value: value.finalConfig) config.jobs;
+      packages =
+        {
+          "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${name}" = toYaml "gitlab-ci-config.json" config.finalConfig;
+          "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${name}:pretty" = toYamlPretty "gitlab-ci-config.yml" config.finalConfig;
+        }
+        // mergeAttrsList (map (job: job.packages) (builtins.attrValues config.jobs));
+    };
+  };
+in {
+  inherit pipelineSubmodule pipelineConfigSubmodule;
+}
--- a/lib/impl/modules/root.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/modules/root.nix
@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  soonixSubmodule,
+  pipelineSubmodule,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) mkOption types foldr;
+in rec {
+  configSubmodule = {
+    options = {
+      soonix = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Configure the soonix `.gitlab-ci.yml` generation.
+        '';
+        type = types.submodule soonixSubmodule;
+        default = {};
+      };
+      nixJobsByDefault = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Whether to transform all jobs to nix-configured jobs by default.
+          If false, you need to set [`nix.enable`](#pipelinesnamejobsnamenixenable)
+          for each job you want to be transformed.
+        '';
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = true;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  nixCiSubmodule = {config, ...}: {
+    options = {
+      config = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Configuration of Nix-GitLab-CI itself.
+        '';
+        type = types.submodule configSubmodule;
+        default = {};
+      };
+      pipelines = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Defines all pipelines.
+        '';
+        type = types.attrsOf (types.submoduleWith {
+          modules = [pipelineSubmodule];
+          specialArgs.rootConfig = config.config;
+        });
+        default = {};
+      };
+
+      packages = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Final packages for use in CI. (readonly)
+        '';
+        readOnly = true;
+        type = types.attrsOf types.package;
+      };
+      soonix = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Soonix config for generating `.gitlab-ci.yml`. (readonly)
+
+          See [`config.soonix`](#configsoonix) for configuring this.
+        '';
+        readOnly = true;
+        type = types.attrs;
+      };
+    };
+    config = {
+      packages = foldr (pipeline: acc: acc // pipeline) {} (
+        map (pipeline: pipeline.packages) (builtins.attrValues config.pipelines)
+      );
+      soonix = config.config.soonix.finalConfig;
+    };
+  };
+}
--- a/lib/impl/modules/soonix.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/modules/soonix.nix
@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  cilib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) mkOption types;
+in {
+  soonixSubmodule = {config, ...}: {
+    options = {
+      componentVersion = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          CI/CD component version. Also get's passed to inputs → version.
+        '';
+        type = types.str;
+        default = cilib.version;
+      };
+      componentUrl = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          CI/CD component url.
+        '';
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci/nix-gitlab-ci";
+      };
+      componentInputs = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Extra inputs to pass to the CI/CD component.
+        '';
+        type = types.attrs;
+        default = {};
+      };
+      extraData = mkOption {
+        description = ''
+          Extra data to include in the `.gitlab-ci.yml` file.
+        '';
+        type = types.attrs;
+        default = {};
+      };
+
+      finalConfig = mkOption {
+        internal = true;
+        type = types.attrs;
+      };
+    };
+    config.finalConfig = {
+      opts.format = "yaml";
+      hook = {
+        mode = "copy";
+        gitignore = false;
+      };
+      output = ".gitlab-ci.yml";
+      generator = "nix";
+      data =
+        cilib.helpers.deepMerge
+        {
+          include = [
+            {
+              component = "${config.componentUrl}@${config.componentVersion}";
+              inputs =
+                {
+                  version = config.componentVersion;
+                }
+                // config.componentInputs;
+            }
+          ];
+        }
+        config.extraData;
+    };
+  };
+}
--- a/lib/impl/pipeline.nix
+++ b/lib/impl/pipeline.nix
@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  helpers,
+  mkJobDeps,
+  mkJobRun,
+  mkJobPatched,
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) assertMsg;
+  inherit (helpers) filterAttrsRec customMapAttrs toYaml toYamlPretty;
+in
+  {
+    name,
+    pipeline,
+    nixConfig,
+  }: let
+    jobs = filterAttrsRec (_n: v: v != null) pipeline.jobs;
+    rest = filterAttrsRec (_n: v: v != null) (builtins.removeAttrs pipeline ["jobs"]);
+    # this allows us to nix build this to get all the mentioned dependencies from the binary cache
+    # pro: we don't have to download everything, just the deps for the current job
+    # before, we just allowed pkgs inside the script string directly, but now with the ability to source this file
+    # we can support different architectures between runners (eg. the arch of the initial runner does not matter)
+    jobsMappedForDeps =
+      customMapAttrs (key: job: {
+        name = "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${name}:job-deps:${key}";
+        value = mkJobDeps {inherit key job nixConfig;};
+      })
+      jobs;
+    # allows the user to directly run the script
+    jobsMappedForScript =
+      customMapAttrs (key: job: {
+        name = "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${name}:job:${key}";
+        value = mkJobRun {
+          inherit key job nixConfig;
+          jobDeps = jobsMappedForDeps."gitlab-ci:pipeline:${name}:job-deps:${key}";
+        };
+      })
+      jobs;
+    # build the deps specific for this job before anything, this way the deps should be fetched from the cache
+    jobsPatched =
+      customMapAttrs (key: job: {
+        name = key;
+        value = assert assertMsg (builtins.elem job.stage (rest.stages or [])) "stage '${job.stage}' of job '${key}' does not exist";
+          mkJobPatched {
+            inherit key job nixConfig;
+            pipelineName = name;
+          };
+      })
+      jobs;
+  in {
+    packages =
+      #  gitlab-ci:pipeline:<name>
+      #  gitlab-ci:pipeline:<name>:job:<name>
+      #  gitlab-ci:pipeline:<name>:job-deps:<name>
+      {
+        "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${name}" = toYaml "gitlab-ci-${name}.yml" (rest // jobsPatched);
+        "gitlab-ci:pipeline:${name}:pretty" = toYamlPretty "gitlab-ci-${name}.yml" (rest // jobsPatched);
+      }
+      // jobsMappedForDeps
+      // jobsMappedForScript;
+    finalConfig = rest // jobsPatched;
+  }
--- a/lib/impl/sandbox_helper.sh
+++ b/lib/impl/sandbox_helper.sh
@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+echo -e "\e[32mSetting up...\e[0m"
+
+actualJobScript=$1
+shift
+
+INCLUDE_DIRTY=false
+NO_SANDBOX=false
+KEEP_TMP=false
+KEEP_ENV=""
+# parse flags
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --include-dirty)
+      INCLUDE_DIRTY=true
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --no-sandbox)
+      NO_SANDBOX=true
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --keep-tmp)
+      KEEP_TMP=true
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --keep-env)
+      KEEP_ENV="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2
+      echo "use --include-dirty, --no-sandbox, --keep-tmp and --keep-env <ENV>" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ $NO_SANDBOX = false ]; then
+  echo "Running with simple sandboxing"
+  NGCI_TMPDIR=$(mktemp -dt "nix-gitlab-ci.XXX")
+  if [ $KEEP_TMP = false ]; then
+    trap "rm -rf '$NGCI_TMPDIR'" EXIT
+  else
+    echo "Temp dir will be preserved at: $NGCI_TMPDIR"
+  fi
+
+  # check if dirty
+  DIRTY_PATCH=""
+  if ! git diff --quiet && ! git diff --staged --quiet; then
+    echo "Warning: working tree is dirty."
+    DIRTY_PATCH=$(mktemp -t "nix-gitlab-ci.XXX.patch")
+    git diff --staged > "$DIRTY_PATCH"
+    trap "rm -f '$DIRTY_PATCH'" EXIT
+  fi
+  git clone . $NGCI_TMPDIR
+  pushd $NGCI_TMPDIR >/dev/null
+  if [[ ! -z "$DIRTY_PATCH" && $INCLUDE_DIRTY = true ]]; then
+    echo "Copying dirty changes..."
+    git apply "$DIRTY_PATCH" 2>/dev/null || echo "Failed to copy dirty changes"
+    git add . # required so the files are staged again
+  fi
+
+  echo "Running job in $NGCI_TMPDIR"
+  env -i $(
+    if [[ -n "$KEEP_ENV" ]]; then
+      IFS=',' read -ra VARS <<< "$KEEP_ENV"
+      for var in "${VARS[@]}"; do
+        printf '%s=%q ' "$var" "${!var}"
+      done
+    fi
+  ) bash $actualJobScript
+  popd >/dev/null
+else
+  exec $actualJobScript
+fi
+
--- a/lib/utils.nix
+++ b/lib/utils.nix
@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-{
-  mkUtils = {pkgs, ...}: {
+{pkgs, ...}: {
  commitAndPushFiles = {
    message,
    files ? [],
@ -9,6 +8,7 @@
      before_script =
        (jobArgs.before_script or [])
        ++ [
+          # sh
          ''
            echo -e "\\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:commit_setup[collapsed=true]\\r\\e[0KSetting up commitAndPushFiles"
              eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" >/dev/null;
@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
      in
        (jobArgs.script or [])
        ++ [
+          # sh
          ''
            echo -e "\\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:commit[collapsed=true]\\r\\e[0KCommiting & pushing changes if necessary"
              ${addScript}
@ -42,5 +43,4 @@
        ];
      nix.deps = (jobArgs.nix.deps or []) ++ [pkgs.openssh pkgs.gitMinimal pkgs.gnused];
    };
-  };
 }
--- a/nix/packages/pkgs.nix
+++ b/nix/packages/pkgs.nix
@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  inputs,
+  system,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (inputs) pkgs;
+in rec {
+  setupScript = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "setup_nix_ci" (builtins.readFile ./scripts/setup_nix_ci.sh);
+  finalizeScript = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "finalize_nix_ci" (builtins.readFile ./scripts/finalize_nix_ci.sh);
+  image = pkgs.dockerTools.buildImage {
+    name = "nix-ci";
+    fromImage = let
+      hashes = {
+        "x86_64-linux" = "sha256-kJ7dqje5o1KPr3RDZ7/THbhMSoiCU1C/7HshDrNfwnM=";
+        "aarch64-linux" = "sha256-jz+Z3Ji+hy5d9ImOh/YOKCqy9P9/cseSov+5J/O95bg=";
+      };
+      # check digest of tags like nixos-24.11-aarch64-linux etc.
+      digests = {
+        "x86_64-linux" = "sha256:345f210dea4cbd049e2d01d13159c829066dfb6e273cdd49ea878186d17b19f7";
+        "aarch64-linux" = "sha256:66163fdf446d851416dd4e9be28c0794d9c2550214a57a846957699a3f5747f6";
+      };
+      hash = hashes.${system} or (throw "Unsupported system");
+      imageDigest = digests.${system} or (throw "Unsupported system");
+    in
+      pkgs.dockerTools.pullImage {
+        imageName = "nixpkgs/nix-flakes";
+        inherit hash imageDigest;
+      };
+    copyToRoot = pkgs.buildEnv {
+      name = "image-root";
+      paths = with pkgs;
+        [
+          gitMinimal
+          gnugrep
+          gnused
+          coreutils
+          diffutils
+          cachix
+          attic-client
+        ]
+        ++ [
+          setupScript
+          finalizeScript
+        ];
+      pathsToLink = ["/bin"];
+    };
+  };
+}
--- a/nix/packages/scripts/finalize_nix_ci.sh
+++ b/nix/packages/scripts/finalize_nix_ci.sh
@ -38,4 +38,3 @@ echo -e "\\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:finalize_nix_ci[collapsed=true]\\r\\e[0K
    echo "Caching disabled, not uploading $COUNT new store entries..."
  fi
 echo -e "\\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:finalize_nix_ci\\r\\e[0K"
-
--- a/nix/packages/scripts/setup_nix_ci.sh
+++ b/nix/packages/scripts/setup_nix_ci.sh
@ -46,4 +46,3 @@ echo -e "\\e[0Ksection_start:`date +%s`:nix_setup[collapsed=true]\\r\\e[0KSettin
    echo -e "\\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:nix_deps\\r\\e[0K"
  fi
 echo -e "\\e[0Ksection_end:`date +%s`:nix_setup\\r\\e[0K"
-
--- a/nix/repo/ci.nix
+++ b/nix/repo/ci.nix
@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+{inputs, ...}: let
+  inherit (inputs) cilib;
+in
+  cilib.mkCI {
+    config.soonix = {
+      componentUrl = "$CI_SERVER_FQDN/$CI_PROJECT_PATH/nix-gitlab-ci";
+      componentVersion = "$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA";
+      componentInputs.cache_files = ["flake.*" "nix/repo/ci.nix"];
+      # bootstrapping still needs to be done in the gitlab-ci.yml directly,
+      # the child pipeline can then use the built images to test them
+      extraData = {
+        stages = ["build-images" "build" "trigger"];
+        variables.NIX_CI_IMAGE = "$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/nix-ci:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA";
+        "build:image" = {
+          stage = "build-images";
+          parallel.matrix = [
+            {ARCH = ["x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux"];}
+          ];
+          image = "nixpkgs/nix-flakes:latest";
+          script = ["nix build .#image --system $ARCH"];
+          after_script = ["install -D result dist/nix-ci-$ARCH.tar.gz"];
+          artifacts.paths = ["dist"];
+        };
+        "deploy:image" = {
+          stage = "build-images";
+          image = "nixpkgs/nix-flakes:latest";
+          needs = ["build:image"];
+          before_script = [
+            # sh
+            ''
+              nix profile install nixpkgs#buildah
+              export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.nix-profile/bin"
+              export REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE=''${HOME}/auth.json
+              echo "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD" | buildah login -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" --password-stdin $CI_REGISTRY
+              mkdir -p /etc/containers && echo '{"default":[{"type":"insecureAcceptAnything"}]}' > /etc/containers/policy.json
+              mkdir -p /var/tmp
+            ''
+          ];
+          script = [
+            # sh
+            ''
+              export NORMALIZED_BRANCH=''${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH/\//-}
+              buildah manifest create localhost/nix-ci
+              buildah manifest add localhost/nix-ci docker-archive:dist/nix-ci-x86_64-linux.tar.gz
+              buildah manifest add localhost/nix-ci docker-archive:dist/nix-ci-aarch64-linux.tar.gz
+              buildah manifest push --all localhost/nix-ci docker://''${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:''${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
+              # branches
+              if [ -z "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+                buildah manifest push --all localhost/nix-ci docker://''${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:''${NORMALIZED_BRANCH/main/latest}
+              fi
+              # tags
+              if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
+                buildah manifest push --all localhost/nix-ci docker://''${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/nix-ci:''${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
+              fi
+            ''
+          ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+    pipelines."default" = {
+      stages = ["test" "build" "deploy"];
+      jobs = {
+        "test" = {
+          stage = "test";
+          script = [
+            "nix run .#tests -- --junit=junit.xml"
+          ];
+          allow_failure = true;
+          artifacts = {
+            when = "always";
+            reports.junit = "junit.xml";
+          };
+        };
+        "docs" = {
+          stage = "build";
+          script = [
+            # sh
+            ''
+              nix build .#docs:default
+              mkdir -p public
+              cp -r result/. public/
+            ''
+          ];
+          artifacts.paths = ["public"];
+        };
+        "pages" = {
+          nix.enable = false;
+          image = "alpine:latest";
+          stage = "deploy";
+          script = ["true"];
+          artifacts.paths = ["public"];
+          rules = [
+            {
+              "if" = "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH";
+            }
+          ];
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  }
--- a/nix/repo/devShells.nix
+++ b/nix/repo/devShells.nix
@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  cell,
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (inputs) pkgs devshell treefmt soonix;
+  inherit (cell) ci;
+in {
+  default = devshell.mkShell {
+    imports = [soonix.devshellModule];
+    packages = [
+      pkgs.nil
+      (treefmt.mkWrapper pkgs {
+        programs = {
+          alejandra.enable = true;
+          deadnix.enable = true;
+          statix.enable = true;
+          mdformat.enable = true;
+          yamlfmt.enable = true;
+        };
+        settings.formatter = {
+          yamlfmt.excludes = ["templates/nix-gitlab-ci.yml" ".gitlab-ci.yml"];
+          mdformat.command = let
+            pkg = pkgs.python3.withPackages (p: [
+              p.mdformat
+              p.mdformat-mkdocs
+            ]);
+          in "${pkg}/bin/mdformat";
+        };
+      })
+    ];
+
+    soonix.hooks."ci" = ci.soonix;
+  };
+}
--- a/nix/repo/docs.nix
+++ b/nix/repo/docs.nix
@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+{inputs, ...}: let
+  inherit (inputs) pkgs cilib doclib;
+
+  optionsDoc = doclib.mkOptionDocs {
+    module = cilib.modules.nixCiSubmodule;
+    roots = [
+      {
+        url = "https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci/-/blob/main/lib";
+        path = "${inputs.self}/lib";
+      }
+    ];
+  };
+  optionsDocs = pkgs.runCommand "options-docs" {} ''
+    mkdir -p $out
+    ln -s ${optionsDoc} $out/options.md
+  '';
+in
+  (doclib.mkDocs {
+    docs."default" = {
+      base = "${inputs.self}";
+      path = "${inputs.self}/docs";
+      material = {
+        enable = true;
+        colors = {
+          primary = "deep orange";
+          accent = "orange";
+        };
+        umami = {
+          enable = true;
+          src = "https://analytics.tf/umami";
+          siteId = "28f7c904-db22-4c2b-9ee4-ed42e14b6db9";
+          domains = ["nix-gitlab-ci.projects.tf"];
+        };
+      };
+      macros = {
+        enable = true;
+        includeDir = toString optionsDocs;
+      };
+      config = {
+        site_name = "Nix-GitLab-CI";
+        site_url = "https://nix-gitlab-ci.projects.tf";
+        repo_name = "TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci";
+        repo_url = "https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci";
+        extra_css = ["style.css"];
+        theme = {
+          logo = "images/logo.svg";
+          icon.repo = "simple/gitlab";
+          favicon = "images/logo.svg";
+        };
+        nav = [
+          {"Introduction" = "index.md";}
+          {"Setup" = "setup.md";}
+          {"Usage" = "usage.md";}
+          {"CI/CD Component" = "cicd_component.md";}
+          {"Environment Variables" = "environment_variables.md";}
+          {"Caching" = "caching.md";}
+          {"Multiple Pipelines" = "multi_pipeline.md";}
+          {"Soonix Integration" = "soonix.md";}
+          {"Utilities" = "utilities.md";}
+          {"Kubernetes Runner Example" = "kubernetes_runner.md";}
+          {"Example Configs" = "examples.md";}
+          {"Options" = "options.md";}
+        ];
+        markdown_extensions = [
+          {
+            "pymdownx.highlight".pygments_lang_class = true;
+          }
+          "pymdownx.inlinehilite"
+          "pymdownx.snippets"
+          "pymdownx.superfences"
+          "pymdownx.escapeall"
+          "fenced_code"
+          "admonition"
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+  }).packages
+  // {
+    inherit optionsDocs;
+  }
--- a/nix/repo/flake.lock
+++ b/nix/repo/flake.lock
@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "devshell-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1758204313,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ainbY0Oajb1HMdvy+A8QxF/P5qwcbEzJGEY5pzKdDdc=",
+        "owner": "rensa-nix",
+        "repo": "devshell",
+        "rev": "7d0c4bc78d9f017a739b0c7eb2f4e563118353e6",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "rensa-nix",
+        "repo": "devshell",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixmkdocs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1763481845,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Bp0+9rDmlPWMcnKqGx+BG4+o5KO8FuDAOvXRnXrm3Fo=",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nixmkdocs",
+        "rev": "73d59093df94a894d25bc4bf71880b6f00faa62f",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nixmkdocs",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixtest-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1759340550,
+        "narHash": "sha256-EH9heYb/nHHzCpUGQGqVQnuyVGQ7D6MVMgJmzNvvmJ8=",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nixtest",
+        "rev": "5a7053afcbb211b9cf8fe87f7892bb9f6b76b678",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "nixtest",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "devshell-lib": "devshell-lib",
+        "nixmkdocs-lib": "nixmkdocs-lib",
+        "nixtest-lib": "nixtest-lib",
+        "soonix-lib": "soonix-lib",
+        "treefmt-nix": "treefmt-nix"
+      }
+    },
+    "soonix-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "lastModified": 1763323017,
+        "narHash": "sha256-MJyg37d+VMfRoFiVUj16FW+zkEwQXbgK9LoFF/SHoxA=",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "soonix",
+        "rev": "078034b01e4eaf1f9436d46721f7cbe0d96eb8b4",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "dir": "lib",
+        "owner": "TECHNOFAB",
+        "repo": "soonix",
+        "type": "gitlab"
+      }
+    },
+    "treefmt-nix": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1762938485,
+        "narHash": "sha256-AlEObg0syDl+Spi4LsZIBrjw+snSVU4T8MOeuZJUJjM=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "rev": "5b4ee75aeefd1e2d5a1cc43cf6ba65eba75e83e4",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
--- a/nix/repo/flake.nix
+++ b/nix/repo/flake.nix
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    devshell-lib.url = "gitlab:rensa-nix/devshell?dir=lib";
+    nixtest-lib.url = "gitlab:TECHNOFAB/nixtest?dir=lib";
+    soonix-lib.url = "gitlab:TECHNOFAB/soonix?dir=lib";
+    nixmkdocs-lib.url = "gitlab:TECHNOFAB/nixmkdocs?dir=lib";
+    treefmt-nix = {
+      url = "github:numtide/treefmt-nix";
+      flake = false;
+    };
+  };
+  outputs = i:
+    i
+    // {
+      devshell = i.devshell-lib.lib {inherit (i.parent) pkgs;};
+      soonix = i.soonix-lib.lib {inherit (i.parent) pkgs;};
+      ntlib = i.nixtest-lib.lib {inherit (i.parent) pkgs;};
+      doclib = i.nixmkdocs-lib.lib {inherit (i.parent) pkgs;};
+      cilib = import "${i.parent.self}/lib" {inherit (i.parent) pkgs;};
+      treefmt = import i.treefmt-nix;
+    };
+}
--- a/nix/repo/tests.nix
+++ b/nix/repo/tests.nix
@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{inputs, ...}: let
+  inherit (inputs) pkgs ntlib cilib;
+in {
+  tests = ntlib.mkNixtest {
+    modules = ntlib.autodiscover {dir = "${inputs.self}/tests";};
+    args = {
+      inherit pkgs ntlib cilib;
+    };
+  };
+}
--- a/templates/nix-gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/templates/nix-gitlab-ci.yml
@ -23,10 +23,18 @@ spec:
      type: string
      description: |
        Which version of the Nix CI image to use. Using a tag/version is recommended.
+    stage_build:
+      type: string
+      description: The CI stage for building the dynamic pipeline.
+      default: build
+    stage_trigger:
+      type: string
+      description: The CI stage for triggering the dynamic pipeline.
+      default: trigger
 ---
 stages:
-  - build
-  - trigger
+  - $[[ inputs.stage_build ]]
+  - $[[ inputs.stage_trigger ]]
 variables:
  # These can be overriden, see https://docs.gitlab.com/ci/variables/#cicd-variable-precedence
  # which image should be used by default.
@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ variables:
  # default cache stategy
  NIX_CI_CACHE_STRATEGY: $[[ inputs.cache_strategy ]]
 nix-ci:build:
-  stage: build
+  stage: $[[ inputs.stage_build ]]
  image: $NIX_CI_IMAGE
  cache:
    - key:
@ -54,6 +62,7 @@ nix-ci:build:
            || NIX_CI_PIPELINE_NAME="$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE";
        fi
        echo "NIX_CI_GENERATED_PIPELINE_NAME=$NIX_CI_PIPELINE_NAME" >> trigger.env
+        echo "ORIGINAL_CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE=$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" >> trigger.env
        # inheritance of pipeline variables is a bit weird, so explicitly override them
        # (ctx: setting any of these in the project variables would only apply correctly
        # in this pipeline, not the child pipeline, instead weirdly enough the default 
@ -92,7 +101,7 @@ nix-ci:build:
      dotenv: trigger.env

 nix-ci:trigger:
-  stage: trigger
+  stage: $[[ inputs.stage_trigger ]]
  needs:
    - nix-ci:build
  trigger:
@ -102,3 +111,4 @@ nix-ci:trigger:
    strategy: depend
    forward:
      pipeline_variables: true
+
--- a/tests/cilib_test.nix
+++ b/tests/cilib_test.nix
@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  cilib,
+  ntlib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  suites."CI Lib" = {
+    pos = __curPos;
+    tests = let
+      inherit (cilib) mkJobDeps mkJobRun mkJobPatched mkPipeline;
+      deps = mkJobDeps {
+        key = "test";
+        job = {
+          variables.TEST = "${pkgs.curl}";
+        };
+        nixConfig = {
+          enable = true;
+          deps = [pkgs.hello];
+        };
+      };
+    in [
+      {
+        name = "jobDeps";
+        type = "script";
+        script =
+          # sh
+          ''
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep]}
+            ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
+            assert_file_contains ${deps} "/nix/store" "should contain nix store path"
+            assert_file_contains ${deps} '-hello-.*/bin:$PATH' "should contain hello"
+            assert_file_contains ${deps} "export TEST=" "should export TEST"
+            assert_file_contains ${deps} "curl" "should contain curl"
+          '';
+      }
+      {
+        name = "jobRun";
+        type = "script";
+        script = let
+          run = mkJobRun {
+            key = "test";
+            job.script = ["hello"];
+            jobDeps = deps;
+          };
+        in
+          # sh
+          ''
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep]}
+            ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
+            assert_file_contains ${run}/bin/gitlab-ci-job:test "sandbox-helper" "should contain sandbox-helper"
+            assert_file_contains ${run}/bin/gitlab-ci-job:test "gitlab-ci-job-test-raw" "should contain job name"
+            assert_file_contains ${run.passthru.actualJobScript} "gitlab-ci-job-deps-test" "should contain job name"
+            assert_file_contains ${run.passthru.actualJobScript} "Running script..." "should contain 'Running script...'"
+            assert_file_contains ${run.passthru.actualJobScript} "hello" "should contain hello"
+          '';
+      }
+      {
+        name = "jobPatched nix disabled";
+        expected = {};
+        actual = mkJobPatched {
+          key = "test";
+          pipelineName = "test";
+          job = {};
+          nixConfig.enable = false;
+        };
+      }
+      {
+        name = "jobPatched nix disabled with variables and cache";
+        expected = {
+          variables."HELLO" = "world";
+          cache = [{key = "example";}];
+        };
+        actual = mkJobPatched {
+          key = "test";
+          pipelineName = "test";
+          job = {
+            variables."HELLO" = "world";
+            cache = [{key = "example";}];
+          };
+          nixConfig.enable = false;
+        };
+      }
+      {
+        name = "jobPatched without runner cache";
+        expected = {
+          after_script = ["finalize_nix_ci"];
+          before_script = ["source setup_nix_ci \"gitlab-ci:pipeline:test:job-deps:test\""];
+        };
+        actual = mkJobPatched {
+          key = "test";
+          pipelineName = "test";
+          job = {};
+          nixConfig = {
+            enable = true;
+            enableRunnerCache = false;
+          };
+        };
+      }
+      {
+        name = "jobPatched with runner cache";
+        expected = {
+          after_script = ["finalize_nix_ci"];
+          before_script = ["source setup_nix_ci \"gitlab-ci:pipeline:test:job-deps:test\""];
+          cache = [
+            {
+              key = "test";
+              paths = [".nix-cache/"];
+            }
+          ];
+          variables."NIX_CI_CACHE_STRATEGY" = "runner";
+        };
+        actual = mkJobPatched {
+          key = "test";
+          pipelineName = "test";
+          job = {};
+          nixConfig = {
+            enable = true;
+            enableRunnerCache = true;
+            runnerCacheKey = "test";
+          };
+        };
+      }
+      {
+        name = "mkPipeline empty";
+        expected = {};
+        actual =
+          (mkPipeline {
+            name = "test";
+            nixConfig = {};
+            pipeline.jobs = {};
+          }).finalConfig;
+      }
+      {
+        name = "mkPipeline empty packages";
+        type = "script";
+        script = let
+          pipeline =
+            ntlib.helpers.toJsonFile
+            (mkPipeline {
+              name = "test";
+              nixConfig = {};
+              pipeline.jobs = {};
+            }).packages;
+        in
+          # sh
+          ''
+            set -euo pipefail
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path (with pkgs; [jq gnugrep coreutils])}
+            echo "two keys, one json one pretty"
+            jq 'keys | length == 2' "${pipeline}" | grep -q true
+            echo "key[0] is exactly 'gitlab-ci:pipeline:test'"
+            jq -r 'keys[0]' "${pipeline}" | grep -qx "gitlab-ci:pipeline:test"
+            echo "key[1] is exactly 'gitlab-ci:pipeline:test:pretty'"
+            jq -r 'keys[1]' "${pipeline}" | grep -qx "gitlab-ci:pipeline:test:pretty"
+            echo "value contains '/nix/store/'"
+            jq -r '.["gitlab-ci:pipeline:test"]' "${pipeline}" | grep -q "/nix/store/"
+            echo "value contains 'gitlab-ci-test.yml'"
+            jq -r '.["gitlab-ci:pipeline:test"]' "${pipeline}" | grep -q "gitlab-ci-test.yml"
+            echo "file only contains '{}'"
+            [[ "$(cat $(jq -r '.["gitlab-ci:pipeline:test"]' "${pipeline}"))" == "{}" ]]
+          '';
+      }
+      {
+        name = "ignore store paths in variables with nix disabled";
+        expected = {
+          stages = ["test"];
+          test = {
+            stage = "test";
+            variables."TEST" = "${pkgs.hello}";
+          };
+        };
+        actual =
+          (mkPipeline {
+            name = "test";
+            nixConfig.enable = false;
+            pipeline = {
+              stages = ["test"];
+              jobs.test = {
+                stage = "test";
+                variables."TEST" = "${pkgs.hello}";
+              };
+            };
+          }).finalConfig;
+      }
+      {
+        # it doesn't make much sense to have any nix store path in variables, but we ignore it for global variables
+        name = "ignore store paths in global variables";
+        expected = {
+          variables = {
+            HELLO = "world";
+            CURL = toString pkgs.curl;
+          };
+        };
+        actual =
+          (mkPipeline {
+            name = "test";
+            nixConfig.enable = true;
+            pipeline = {
+              variables = {
+                HELLO = "world";
+                CURL = toString pkgs.curl;
+              };
+              jobs = {};
+            };
+          }).finalConfig;
+      }
+    ];
+  };
+}
--- a/tests/fixtures/flake_parts/flake.lock
+++ b/tests/fixtures/flake_parts/flake.lock
@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-parts": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1754487366,
+        "narHash": "sha256-pHYj8gUBapuUzKV/kN/tR3Zvqc7o6gdFB9XKXIp1SQ8=",
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "rev": "af66ad14b28a127c5c0f3bbb298218fc63528a18",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "hercules-ci",
+        "repo": "flake-parts",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1756636162,
+        "narHash": "sha256-mBecwgUTWRgClJYqcF+y4O1bY8PQHqeDpB+zsAn+/zA=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "37ff64b7108517f8b6ba5705ee5085eac636a249",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-lib": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1753579242,
+        "narHash": "sha256-zvaMGVn14/Zz8hnp4VWT9xVnhc8vuL3TStRqwk22biA=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "rev": "0f36c44e01a6129be94e3ade315a5883f0228a6e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-parts": "flake-parts",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "systems": "systems"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1689347949,
+        "narHash": "sha256-12tWmuL2zgBgZkdoB6qXZsgJEH9LR3oUgpaQq2RbI80=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default-linux",
+        "rev": "31732fcf5e8fea42e59c2488ad31a0e651500f68",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default-linux",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
--- a/tests/fixtures/flake_parts/flake.nix
+++ b/tests/fixtures/flake_parts/flake.nix
@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+  outputs = {
+    flake-parts,
+    systems,
+    ...
+  } @ inputs:
+    flake-parts.lib.mkFlake {inherit inputs;} {
+      imports = [
+        "@repo_path@/lib/flakeModule.nix"
+      ];
+      systems = import systems;
+      flake = {};
+      perSystem = _: {
+        ci = {
+          config = {
+            # true is already default, just for testing
+            nixJobsByDefault = true;
+          };
+          pipelines = {
+            "default" = {
+              stages = ["example"];
+              jobs."example" = {
+                stage = "example";
+                script = ["echo hello world"];
+              };
+            };
+            "test".jobs."example" = {
+              stage = ".pre";
+              script = ["echo hello world"];
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    };
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+    flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";
+    systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default-linux";
+  };
+}
--- a/tests/flake_parts_test.nix
+++ b/tests/flake_parts_test.nix
@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  ntlib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  suites."flake-parts" = {
+    pos = __curPos;
+    tests = [
+      {
+        name = "flakeModule";
+        type = "script";
+        script =
+          # sh
+          ''
+            ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path (with pkgs; [coreutils nix gnused gnugrep jq])}
+            export SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
+            export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
+            repo_path=${../.}
+
+            cp ${./fixtures/flake_parts}/* .
+            # import from the absolute path above, is easier than trying to figure out the repo path etc.
+            sed -i -e "s|@repo_path@|$repo_path|" flake.nix
+
+            # NOTE: --impure is required since importing modules from absolute paths is not allowed in pure mode
+            nix build --impure .#gitlab-ci:pipeline:default
+            assert "-f result" "should exist"
+            assert_file_contains "result" "finalize_nix_ci"
+            jq '.' result  # check if valid json just to be sure
+
+            nix build --impure .#gitlab-ci:pipeline:default:pretty
+            assert "-f result" "should exist"
+            assert_file_contains "result" "  - finalize_nix_ci"
+          '';
+      }
+    ];
+  };
+}
--- a/tests/helpers_test.nix
+++ b/tests/helpers_test.nix
@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  cilib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  suites."Helpers" = {
+    pos = __curPos;
+    tests = let
+      inherit (cilib) helpers;
+    in [
+      {
+        name = "appendToAfterScript";
+        expected = {
+          after_script = ["echo after_script" "finalize_nix_ci"];
+        };
+        actual = helpers.appendToAfterScript ["finalize_nix_ci"] {
+          after_script = ["echo after_script"];
+        };
+      }
+      {
+        name = "prependToBeforeScript";
+        expected = {
+          before_script = ["setup_nix_ci" "echo before_script"];
+        };
+        actual = helpers.prependToBeforeScript ["setup_nix_ci"] {
+          before_script = ["echo before_script"];
+        };
+      }
+      {
+        name = "toYaml";
+        expected = ''{"hello":"world"}'';
+        actual = builtins.readFile (helpers.toYaml "test" {hello = "world";});
+      }
+      {
+        name = "filterAttrsRec";
+        expected = {world = "world";};
+        actual = helpers.filterAttrsRec (_n: v: v != null) {
+          hello = null;
+          world = "world";
+        };
+      }
+      {
+        name = "filterJobVariables with store paths";
+        expected = {
+          HELLO = "${pkgs.hello}";
+          MULTIPLE = "${pkgs.hello}:${pkgs.hello}";
+        };
+        actual = helpers.filterJobVariables true {
+          variables = {
+            HELLO = "${pkgs.hello}";
+            WORLD = "world";
+            MULTIPLE = "${pkgs.hello}:${pkgs.hello}";
+          };
+        };
+      }
+      {
+        name = "filterJobVariables without store paths";
+        expected = {WORLD = "world";};
+        actual = helpers.filterJobVariables false {
+          variables = {
+            HELLO = "${pkgs.hello}";
+            WORLD = "world";
+          };
+        };
+      }
+    ];
+  };
+}
--- a/tests/modules_test.nix
+++ b/tests/modules_test.nix
@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  cilib,
+  ntlib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  suites."Modules" = {
+    pos = __curPos;
+    tests = let
+      simplePipeline = cilib.mkCI {
+        pipelines."test" = {
+          stages = ["test"];
+          jobs."test" = {
+            stage = "test";
+            script = ["echo hello world"];
+          };
+        };
+      };
+    in [
+      {
+        name = "empty pipelines";
+        expected = {};
+        actual =
+          (cilib.mkCI {}).pipelines;
+      }
+      {
+        name = "empty packages";
+        expected = {};
+        actual =
+          (cilib.mkCI {}).packages;
+      }
+      {
+        name = "simple pipeline";
+        expected = {
+          stages = [".pre" "test" ".post"];
+          "test" = {
+            image = "$NIX_CI_IMAGE";
+            stage = "test";
+            before_script = ["source setup_nix_ci \"gitlab-ci:pipeline:test:job-deps:test\""];
+            script = ["echo hello world"];
+            after_script = ["finalize_nix_ci"];
+          };
+        };
+        actual = simplePipeline.pipelines."test".finalConfig;
+      }
+      {
+        name = "simple pipeline yaml";
+        type = "script";
+        script = let
+          package = simplePipeline.packages."gitlab-ci:pipeline:test";
+        in
+          # sh
+          ''
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep]}
+            ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
+            assert_file_contains ${package} 'gitlab-ci:pipeline:test:job-deps:test'
+            assert_file_contains ${package} 'finalize_nix_ci'
+            assert_file_contains ${package} 'echo hello world'
+          '';
+      }
+      {
+        name = "dont fail on store paths";
+        type = "script";
+        script = let
+          package =
+            (cilib.mkCI {
+              pipelines."test" = {
+                variables.EXAMPLE = "${pkgs.hello}";
+              };
+            }).packages."gitlab-ci:pipeline:test";
+        in
+          # sh
+          ''
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep]}
+            ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
+            assert_file_contains ${package} '[".pre",".post"]'
+            assert_file_contains ${package} '"EXAMPLE":"/nix/store/.*-hello-.*"'
+          '';
+      }
+      {
+        name = "correctly inject variables containing nix store paths at runtime";
+        type = "script";
+        script = let
+          package =
+            (cilib.mkCI {
+              pipelines."test".jobs."test" = {
+                stage = ".pre";
+                variables.EXAMPLE = "${pkgs.hello}";
+                script = [];
+              };
+            }).packages."gitlab-ci:pipeline:test:job-deps:test";
+        in
+          # sh
+          ''
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep]}
+            ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
+            assert_file_contains ${package} 'export PATH=":$PATH";'
+            assert_file_contains ${package} 'export EXAMPLE="/nix/store/.*-hello-.*"'
+          '';
+      }
+    ];
+  };
+}
--- a/tests/soonix_test.nix
+++ b/tests/soonix_test.nix
@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  cilib,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit (lib) trimWith;
+in {
+  suites."Soonix" = {
+    pos = __curPos;
+    tests = let
+      version = trimWith {
+        start = true;
+        end = true;
+      } (builtins.readFile ../lib/VERSION);
+    in [
+      {
+        name = "default soonix config";
+        expected = {
+          data.include = [
+            {
+              component = "gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci/nix-gitlab-ci@${version}";
+              inputs.version = version;
+            }
+          ];
+          generator = "nix";
+          opts.format = "yaml";
+          hook = {
+            mode = "copy";
+            gitignore = false;
+          };
+          output = ".gitlab-ci.yml";
+        };
+        actual =
+          (cilib.mkCI {
+            config.soonix = {};
+          }).soonix;
+      }
+      {
+        name = "custom soonix config";
+        expected = {
+          data = {
+            include = [
+              {
+                component = "gitlab.com/example/nix-gitlab-ci/nix-gitlab-ci@abc";
+                inputs = {
+                  version = "abc";
+                  hello = "world";
+                };
+              }
+            ];
+            "example".script = ["hello"];
+          };
+          generator = "nix";
+          opts.format = "yaml";
+          hook = {
+            mode = "copy";
+            gitignore = false;
+          };
+          output = ".gitlab-ci.yml";
+        };
+        actual =
+          (cilib.mkCI {
+            config.soonix = {
+              componentVersion = "abc";
+              componentUrl = "gitlab.com/example/nix-gitlab-ci/nix-gitlab-ci";
+              componentInputs = {
+                hello = "world";
+              };
+              extraData = {
+                "example".script = ["hello"];
+              };
+            };
+          }).soonix;
+      }
+    ];
+  };
+}
--- a/tests/utils_test.nix
+++ b/tests/utils_test.nix
@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  pkgs,
+  ntlib,
+  cilib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  suites."Utils" = {
+    pos = __curPos;
+    tests = [
+      {
+        name = "commitAndPushFiles";
+        type = "script";
+        script = let
+          inherit (cilib) utils;
+          job = ntlib.helpers.toJsonFile (
+            utils.commitAndPushFiles {
+              message = "hello world";
+              files = ["a.md" "b.txt"];
+            } {}
+          );
+        in
+          # sh
+          ''
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep]}
+            ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
+            assert_file_contains ${job} 'git commit -m \\"hello world\\"'
+            assert_file_contains ${job} 'git add a.md b.txt'
+          '';
+      }
+    ];
+  };
+}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
TECHNOFAB	097f775cff	Merge branch 'typo' into 'main' docs: fix Soonix URL in README.md See merge request TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci!16	2025-12-16 20:26:09 +01:00
asimon	139912d9c6	docs: fix Soonix URL in README.md	2025-12-16 19:12:06 +01:00
technofab	8f88a53b54	chore: bump version	2025-12-11 10:17:52 +01:00
technofab	555ae3de29	chore: update flakes	2025-12-05 20:21:26 +01:00
technofab	8eadfb56ba	fix(modules): fold was deprecated, replace with foldr	2025-12-05 20:16:37 +01:00
technofab	8a77208ebe	chore: bump version	2025-12-03 21:02:46 +01:00
technofab	1e9ddff300	fix(modules/job): fix variables with nix store paths getting dropped	2025-12-03 20:47:39 +01:00
technofab	59f8bd169a	chore: bump version	2025-12-02 15:12:28 +01:00
technofab	97fb4fafc3	fix(jobPatched): handle non-nix jobs correctly fix mkJobPatched removing `cache` and `variables` from non-nix jobs See !15 for more	2025-12-02 15:10:35 +01:00
technofab	1c9e7c77c5	chore: add test and docs for handling nix store paths in global variables	2025-12-02 15:09:27 +01:00
Skryta Istota	96e6fe59bf	ci: fix oci image used for dog fooding & forks	2025-12-02 14:31:27 +01:00
Skryta Istota	d0662e3185	fix(helpers): use builtin nix store location indicator	2025-12-02 14:30:54 +01:00
technofab	524bdf9cdc	chore: bump version	2025-11-13 21:44:28 +01:00
technofab	f5181b7b61	fix(sandbox_helper): fix comparisons, rename TMPDIR variable, add help 1. fixes comparisons with true for flag variables 2. renames TMPDIR to NGCI_TMPDIR so it doesn't interfere with the standardized TMPDIR var (and at some point accidentally deleting /tmp) 3. add small help message when invalid arg/param is passed 4. run `git add .` on copied git repo in /tmp so staged files stay staged there aswell	2025-11-13 21:40:24 +01:00
technofab	afe1e02310	fix(job): use unmodified job for mkJobRun otherwise it tries to run "setup_nix_ci" etc. when running locally, which doesn't make sense here	2025-11-13 21:39:38 +01:00
technofab	fa33f6e0b7	chore: alias original pipeline source & document component issue Closes #27	2025-10-09 14:04:21 +02:00
technofab	7cb73d2319	chore: bump version	2025-10-06 17:56:57 +02:00
technofab	5e39c4fbcc	Merge branch 'feat/v3'	2025-10-06 17:54:43 +02:00
technofab	046656458b	chore: remove old files in preparation for rewrite	2025-10-06 17:53:51 +02:00
technofab	d88ada2c41	chore: bump version	2025-09-25 14:50:24 +02:00
technofab	0cca02f442	feat: implement all (?) ci yaml keywords	2025-09-25 14:49:46 +02:00
technofab	e752f71dd1	docs: use svg logo, add style.css and fix sitemap	2025-09-25 13:18:06 +02:00
technofab	428afaf603	chore(repo): update nixmkdocs	2025-09-05 09:02:42 +02:00
technofab	00cf5b83c6	chore: bump version	2025-09-04 10:29:56 +02:00
technofab	2a0a3f5881	chore(ci): try setting ssl env vars in the test directly (cuz pure mode)	2025-09-04 08:39:37 +02:00
technofab	5e2ae29660	chore: better solution for handling store paths in variables	2025-09-04 08:34:25 +02:00
technofab	31f0e4ea13	fix(jobPatched): fix variables not being unset if all contain store paths the goal was to remove "variables" when it's empty, but this resulted in the original value being used if all of the variables contained store paths. This is not supposed to happen and thus fixed with this.	2025-09-03 15:17:51 +02:00
technofab	a076f0048a	chore(CI): modify cache_files and add ssl ca certs to test job	2025-09-03 14:29:56 +02:00
technofab	cf04bf5357	fix(sandbox_helper): fix TMPDIR being initialized too late and thus removing /tmp	2025-09-03 14:14:25 +02:00
technofab	4d824900d4	fix(module): default image to $NIX_CI_IMAGE	2025-09-03 10:46:47 +02:00
technofab	6cd05e503a	fix(ci): only specify component version once	2025-09-03 10:19:11 +02:00
technofab	c4a439b839	chore(repo): update nixtest	2025-09-02 13:39:00 +02:00
technofab	436e2fde25	test: copy over most tests, add new tests for soonix	2025-09-02 12:08:29 +02:00
technofab	0bd75fd1bb	docs: add remaining docs back with some additions/improvements	2025-09-02 11:49:35 +02:00
technofab	f147295418	chore: reformat	2025-09-02 11:34:24 +02:00
technofab	cad40720a6	docs: improve option descriptions	2025-09-02 11:31:25 +02:00
technofab	e7f7043012	docs: add initial docs setup	2025-09-02 11:00:38 +02:00
technofab	aa1abf945e	docs: add improved README.md	2025-09-02 10:48:54 +02:00
technofab	46bb4fe455	chore: add examples for flake-parts and rensa-nix	2025-09-02 10:48:39 +02:00
technofab	537d5c7c87	chore: add LICENSE	2025-09-02 10:36:46 +02:00
technofab	6e4347af69	chore(repo): add soonix to generate .gitlab-ci.yml	2025-09-02 10:35:35 +02:00
technofab	e074d716c4	test: add basic test for flakeModule functionality	2025-09-01 15:46:07 +02:00
technofab	0952ab4145	feat: initial v3 rewrite	2025-09-01 15:04:20 +02:00
TECHNOFAB	0c6949f585	Merge branch 'patch-1' into 'main' feat: customizable CI stages See merge request TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci!13	2025-07-09 11:20:38 +02:00
Alessio Caiazza	625fe732b5	feat: customizable CI stages	2025-07-08 09:30:02 +02:00
TECHNOFAB	f121b10dc9	Merge branch 'testing' into 'main' Tests Closes #23 See merge request TECHNOFAB/nix-gitlab-ci!12	2025-06-05 13:57:13 +02:00
technofab	69e0f7a419	chore(flake): update nixtest	2025-06-03 12:23:51 +02:00
technofab	df35d61170	fix(sandbox_helper): remove ''	2025-06-02 22:15:44 +02:00
TECHNOFAB	95d7a950b9	ci: update test snapshots	2025-05-31 23:08:35 +02:00
technofab	2f197d2c50	chore: split everything up into their own files & add a bunch of tests	2025-05-31 21:29:54 +02:00
technofab	b309fb59db	Merge branch 'main' into testing	2025-05-31 16:06:47 +02:00
technofab	f9c009c450	feat: improve running jobs locally by adding a simple sandbox	2025-05-31 15:40:53 +02:00
technofab	8e50828a2e	ci: add nixtest job	2025-05-10 20:00:30 +02:00
technofab	93739ab27c	tests: try testing with nixtest	2025-05-10 19:48:20 +02:00
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