README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![built with nix](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?logo=nixos&logoColor=white&label=&message=Built%20with%20Nix&color=41439a)](https://builtwithnix.org)
 [![pipeline status](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixtest/badges/main/pipeline.svg)](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixtest/-/commits/main)
-![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/gitlab/license/technofab/nixtest)
+![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/gitlab/license/technofab/nix-gitlab-ci)
 [![Latest Release](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixtest/-/badges/release.svg)](https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixtest/-/releases)
 [![Support me](https://img.shields.io/badge/Support-me-green)](https://tec.tf/#support)
 [![Docs](https://img.shields.io/badge/Read-Docs-green)](https://nixtest.projects.tf)

cmd/nixtest/main.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 		SnapshotDir:     appCfg.SnapshotDir,
 		UpdateSnapshots: appCfg.UpdateSnapshots,
 		SkipPattern:     appCfg.SkipPattern,
-		ImpureEnv:       appCfg.ImpureEnv,
+		PureEnv:         appCfg.PureEnv,
 	}
 	testRunner, err := runner.New(runnerCfg, nixService, snapshotService)
 	if err != nil {

docs/cli.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Usage of nixtest:
       --junit string          Path to generate JUNIT report to, leave empty to disable
       --no-color              Disable coloring
-      --impure                Don\'t unset all env vars before running script tests
+      --pure                  Unset all env vars before running script tests
   -s, --skip string           Regular expression to skip tests (e.g., 'test-.*|.*-b')
       --snapshot-dir string   Directory where snapshots are stored (default "./snapshots")
   -f, --tests string          Path to JSON file containing tests (required)

docs/images/logo.svg

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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docs/options.md

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Options
-
-{% include 'options.md' %}

docs/style.css

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-.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;
-}
-

docs/usage.md

@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ Examples:
     name = "script-test";
     type = "script";
     script = 
-    # there are two modes, "default"/"pure" and "impure"
+    # there are two modes, "default"/"impure" and "pure"
     # in impure mode all env variables etc. from your current session are kept
-    # and are available to the test (using --impure).
+    # and are available to the test
-    # to make it more reproducible and cleaner, the default is pure
+    # to make it more reproducible and cleaner, use --pure to switch to pure
     # mode which will unset all env variables before running the test. That 
     # requires you to set PATH yourself then:
     # 

flake.lock

@@ -169,6 +169,21 @@
         "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": [
@@ -240,11 +255,11 @@
     "nix-mkdocs": {
       "locked": {
         "dir": "lib",
-        "lastModified": 1757055638,
+        "lastModified": 1745841841,
-        "narHash": "sha256-KHYSkEreFe4meXzSdEbknC/HwaQSNClQkc8vzHlAsMM=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-297zPQbUlc7ZAYDoaD6mCmQxCC3Tr4YOKekRF1ArZ7g=",
         "owner": "technofab",
         "repo": "nixmkdocs",
-        "rev": "7840a5febdbeaf2da90babf6c94b3d0929d2bf74",
+        "rev": "c7e3c3b13ded25818e9789938387bba6f2cde690",
         "type": "gitlab"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -353,6 +368,7 @@
       "inputs": {
         "devenv": "devenv",
         "flake-parts": "flake-parts_2",
+        "mkdocs-material-umami": "mkdocs-material-umami",
         "nix-devtools": "nix-devtools",
         "nix-gitlab-ci": "nix-gitlab-ci",
         "nix-mkdocs": "nix-mkdocs",

flake.nix

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       perSystem = {
         lib,
         pkgs,
-        self',
         config,
         ...
       }: {
@@ -37,12 +36,9 @@
         };
         devenv.shells.default = {
           containers = pkgs.lib.mkForce {};
-          packages = with pkgs; [gore go-junit-report];
+          packages = with pkgs; [gopls gore go-junit-report];
 
-          languages.go = {
+          languages.go.enable = true;
-            enable = true;
-            enableHardeningWorkaround = true;
-          };
 
           pre-commit.hooks = {
             treefmt = {
@@ -66,48 +62,81 @@
           };
         };
 
-        docs."default".config = {
+        doc = {
           path = ./docs;
-          material = {
+          deps = pp: [
-            enable = true;
+            pp.mkdocs-material
-            colors = {
+            (pp.callPackage inputs.mkdocs-material-umami {})
-              primary = "green";
+          ];
-              accent = "light green";
-            };
-            umami = {
-              enable = true;
-              src = "https://analytics.tf/umami";
-              siteId = "716d1869-9342-4b62-a770-e15d2d5c807d";
-              domains = ["nixtest.projects.tf"];
-            };
-          };
-          macros = {
-            enable = true;
-            includeDir = toString self'.packages.optionsDocs;
-          };
           config = {
             site_name = "Nixtest";
-            site_url = "https://nixtest.projects.tf";
             repo_name = "TECHNOFAB/nixtest";
             repo_url = "https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixtest";
-            extra_css = ["style.css"];
+            edit_uri = "edit/main/docs/";
             theme = {
+              name = "material";
+              features = ["content.code.copy" "content.action.edit"];
               icon.repo = "simple/gitlab";
-              logo = "images/logo.svg";
+              logo = "images/logo.png";
-              favicon = "images/logo.svg";
+              favicon = "images/favicon.png";
+              palette = [
+                {
+                  scheme = "default";
+                  media = "(prefers-color-scheme: light)";
+                  primary = "green";
+                  accent = "light green";
+                  toggle = {
+                    icon = "material/brightness-7";
+                    name = "Switch to dark mode";
+                  };
+                }
+                {
+                  scheme = "slate";
+                  media = "(prefers-color-scheme: dark)";
+                  primary = "green";
+                  accent = "light green";
+                  toggle = {
+                    icon = "material/brightness-4";
+                    name = "Switch to light mode";
+                  };
+                }
+              ];
             };
+            plugins = ["search" "material-umami"];
             nav = [
               {"Introduction" = "index.md";}
               {"Usage" = "usage.md";}
               {"Reference" = "reference.md";}
               {"CLI" = "cli.md";}
               {"Example Configs" = "examples.md";}
-              {"Options" = "options.md";}
             ];
             markdown_extensions = [
               "pymdownx.superfences"
               "admonition"
             ];
+            extra.analytics = {
+              provider = "umami";
+              site_id = "716d1869-9342-4b62-a770-e15d2d5c807d";
+              src = "https://analytics.tf/umami";
+              domains = "nixtest.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 :)";
+                  }
+                ];
+              };
+            };
           };
         };
 
@@ -180,8 +209,7 @@
 
         packages = let
           ntlib = import ./lib {inherit pkgs lib;};
-          doclib = inputs.nix-mkdocs.lib {inherit lib pkgs;};
+        in {
-        in rec {
           default = pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix {};
           tests = ntlib.mkNixtest {
             modules = ntlib.autodiscover {dir = ./tests;};
@@ -189,24 +217,6 @@
               inherit pkgs ntlib;
             };
           };
-          optionsDoc = doclib.mkOptionDocs {
-            module = {
-              _module.args.pkgs = pkgs;
-              imports = [
-                ntlib.module
-              ];
-            };
-            roots = [
-              {
-                url = "https://gitlab.com/TECHNOFAB/nixtest/-/blob/main/lib";
-                path = toString ./lib;
-              }
-            ];
-          };
-          optionsDocs = pkgs.runCommand "options-docs" {} ''
-            mkdir -p $out
-            ln -s ${optionsDoc} $out/options.md
-          '';
         };
       };
     };
@@ -222,6 +232,7 @@
     nix-gitlab-ci.url = "gitlab:technofab/nix-gitlab-ci/2.0.1?dir=lib";
     nix-devtools.url = "gitlab:technofab/nix-devtools?dir=lib";
     nix-mkdocs.url = "gitlab:technofab/nixmkdocs?dir=lib";
+    mkdocs-material-umami.url = "gitlab:technofab/mkdocs-material-umami";
   };
 
   nixConfig = {

go.mod

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module gitlab.com/technofab/nixtest
 
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.24.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/akedrou/textdiff v0.1.0

internal/config/config.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type AppConfig struct {
 	JunitPath       string
 	UpdateSnapshots bool
 	SkipPattern     string
-	ImpureEnv       bool
+	PureEnv         bool
 	NoColor         bool
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Load() AppConfig {
 	flag.StringVar(&cfg.JunitPath, "junit", "", "Path to generate JUNIT report to, leave empty to disable")
 	flag.BoolVarP(&cfg.UpdateSnapshots, "update-snapshots", "u", false, "Update all snapshots")
 	flag.StringVarP(&cfg.SkipPattern, "skip", "s", "", "Regular expression to skip tests (e.g., 'test-.*|.*-b')")
-	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.ImpureEnv, "impure", false, "Don't unset all env vars before running script tests")
+	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.PureEnv, "pure", false, "Unset all env vars before running script tests")
 	flag.BoolVar(&cfg.NoColor, "no-color", false, "Disable coloring")
 	helpRequested := flag.BoolP("help", "h", false, "Show this menu")
 

internal/config/config_test.go

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestLoad_CustomValues(t *testing.T) {
 		"--junit", "report.xml",
 		"-u",
 		"--skip", "specific-test",
-		"--impure",
+		"--pure",
 		"--no-color",
 	}
 	pflag.CommandLine = pflag.NewFlagSet(os.Args[0], pflag.ExitOnError) // Reset flags
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestLoad_CustomValues(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.SkipPattern != "specific-test" {
 		t.Errorf("SkipPattern: got %s, want specific-test", cfg.SkipPattern)
 	}
-	if !cfg.ImpureEnv {
+	if !cfg.PureEnv {
-		t.Errorf("ImpureEnv: got %v, want true", cfg.ImpureEnv)
+		t.Errorf("PureEnv: got %v, want true", cfg.PureEnv)
 	}
 }

internal/nix/service.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package nix
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 type Service interface {
 	BuildDerivation(derivation string) (string, error)
 	BuildAndParseJSON(derivation string) (any, error)
-	BuildAndRunScript(derivation string, impureEnv bool) (exitCode int, stdout string, stderr string, err error)
+	BuildAndRunScript(derivation string, pureEnv bool) (exitCode int, stdout string, stderr string, err error)
 }
 
 type DefaultService struct {
@@ -73,29 +72,21 @@ func (s *DefaultService) BuildAndParseJSON(derivation string) (any, error) {
 }
 
 // BuildAndRunScript builds a derivation and runs it as a script
-func (s *DefaultService) BuildAndRunScript(derivation string, impureEnv bool) (exitCode int, stdout string, stderr string, err error) {
+func (s *DefaultService) BuildAndRunScript(derivation string, pureEnv bool) (exitCode int, stdout string, stderr string, err error) {
 	exitCode = -1
 	path, err := s.BuildDerivation(derivation)
 	if err != nil {
 		return exitCode, "", "", err
 	}
 
-	// run scripts in a temporary directory
-	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "nixtest-script-")
-	if err != nil {
-		return exitCode, "", "", &apperrors.ScriptExecutionError{Path: path, Err: fmt.Errorf("failed to create temporary directory: %w", err)}
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
-
 	var cmdArgs []string
-	if impureEnv {
+	if pureEnv {
-		cmdArgs = []string{"bash", path}
-	} else {
 		cmdArgs = append([]string{"env", "-i"}, "bash", path)
+	} else {
+		cmdArgs = []string{"bash", path}
 	}
 
 	cmd := s.commandExecutor(cmdArgs[0], cmdArgs[1:]...)
-	cmd.Dir = tempDir
 	var outBuf, errBuf bytes.Buffer
 	cmd.Stdout = &outBuf
 	cmd.Stderr = &errBuf

internal/nix/service_test.go

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func TestDefaultService_BuildAndRunScript(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name                 string
 		derivation           string
-		impureEnv            bool
+		pureEnv              bool
 		mockBuildDrvOutput   string
 		mockBuildDrvError    string
 		mockBuildDrvExitCode string
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestDefaultService_BuildAndRunScript(t *testing.T) {
 			0, "Hello", "ErrOut", false, nil, "",
 		},
 		{
-			"Success impure", "script.drv#sh", true, mockScriptPath, "", "0",
+			"Success pure", "script.drv#sh", true, mockScriptPath, "", "0",
 			"Hello", "ErrOut", "0",
 			0, "Hello", "ErrOut", false, nil, "",
 		},
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func TestDefaultService_BuildAndRunScript(t *testing.T) {
 			os.Setenv("MOCK_SCRIPT_STDERR", tt.mockScriptStderr)
 			os.Setenv("MOCK_SCRIPT_EXIT_CODE", tt.mockScriptExitCode)
 
-			exitCode, stdout, stderr, err := service.BuildAndRunScript(tt.derivation, tt.impureEnv)
+			exitCode, stdout, stderr, err := service.BuildAndRunScript(tt.derivation, tt.pureEnv)
 
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Fatalf("BuildAndRunScript() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)

internal/runner/runner.go

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	SnapshotDir     string
 	UpdateSnapshots bool
 	SkipPattern     string
-	ImpureEnv       bool
+	PureEnv         bool
 }
 
 func New(cfg Config, nixService nix.Service, snapService snapshot.Service) (*Runner, error) {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (r *Runner) handleUnitTest(result *types.TestResult, spec types.TestSpec, a
 
 // handleScriptTest processes script type tests
 func (r *Runner) handleScriptTest(result *types.TestResult, spec types.TestSpec) {
-	exitCode, stdout, stderrStr, err := r.nixService.BuildAndRunScript(spec.Script, r.config.ImpureEnv)
+	exitCode, stdout, stderrStr, err := r.nixService.BuildAndRunScript(spec.Script, r.config.PureEnv)
 	if err != nil {
 		result.Status = types.StatusError
 		result.ErrorMessage = fmt.Sprintf("[system] failed to run script derivation %s: %v", spec.Script, err)

internal/runner/runner_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 type mockNixService struct {
 	BuildDerivationFunc   func(derivation string) (string, error)
 	BuildAndParseJSONFunc func(derivation string) (any, error)
-	BuildAndRunScriptFunc func(derivation string, impureEnv bool) (exitCode int, stdout string, stderr string, err error)
+	BuildAndRunScriptFunc func(derivation string, pureEnv bool) (exitCode int, stdout string, stderr string, err error)
 }
 
 func (m *mockNixService) BuildDerivation(d string) (string, error) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func TestRunner_executeTest(t *testing.T) {
 			spec:         types.TestSpec{Name: "ScriptSuccess", Type: types.TestTypeScript, Script: "script.sh"},
 			runnerConfig: Config{},
 			setupMockServices: func(t *testing.T, mNix *mockNixService, mSnap *mockSnapshotService, s types.TestSpec, c Config) {
-				mNix.BuildAndRunScriptFunc = func(derivation string, impureEnv bool) (int, string, string, error) {
+				mNix.BuildAndRunScriptFunc = func(derivation string, pureEnv bool) (int, string, string, error) {
 					return 0, "stdout", "stderr", nil
 				}
 			},
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestRunner_executeTest(t *testing.T) {
 			spec:         types.TestSpec{Name: "ScriptFail", Type: types.TestTypeScript, Script: "script.sh"},
 			runnerConfig: Config{},
 			setupMockServices: func(t *testing.T, mNix *mockNixService, mSnap *mockSnapshotService, s types.TestSpec, c Config) {
-				mNix.BuildAndRunScriptFunc = func(derivation string, impureEnv bool) (int, string, string, error) {
+				mNix.BuildAndRunScriptFunc = func(derivation string, pureEnv bool) (int, string, string, error) {
 					return 1, "out on fail", "err on fail", nil
 				}
 			},
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TestRunner_RunTests(t *testing.T) {
 	mockSnapSvc := &mockSnapshotService{}
 
 	mockNixSvc.BuildAndParseJSONFunc = func(derivation string) (any, error) { return "parsed", nil }
-	mockNixSvc.BuildAndRunScriptFunc = func(derivation string, impureEnv bool) (int, string, string, error) { return 0, "", "", nil }
+	mockNixSvc.BuildAndRunScriptFunc = func(derivation string, pureEnv bool) (int, string, string, error) { return 0, "", "", nil }
 	mockSnapSvc.StatFunc = func(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) { return mockFileInfo{}, nil }
 	mockSnapSvc.LoadFileFunc = func(filePath string) (any, error) { return "snapshot", nil }
 	mockSnapSvc.CreateFileFunc = func(filePath string, data any) error { return nil }

lib/default.nix

@@ -39,11 +39,7 @@ in rec {
   }: let
     files = builtins.readDir dir;
     matchingFiles = builtins.filter (name: builtins.match pattern name != null) (builtins.attrNames files);
-    imports = map (file:
+    imports = map (file: /${dir}/${file}) matchingFiles;
-      if builtins.isString dir
-      then (builtins.unsafeDiscardStringContext dir) + "/${file}"
-      else /${dir}/${file})
-    matchingFiles;
   in {
     inherit imports;
     # automatically set the base so test filepaths are easier to read

lib/module.nix

@@ -3,18 +3,7 @@
   lib,
   ...
 }: let
-  inherit
+  inherit (lib) mkOptionType mkOption types;
-    (lib)
-    mkOptionType
-    mkOption
-    types
-    filterAttrs
-    isType
-    removePrefix
-    assertMsg
-    generators
-    literalExpression
-    ;
 
   nixtest-lib = import ./default.nix {inherit pkgs lib;};
 
@@ -27,26 +16,14 @@
   unset = {
     _type = "unset";
   };
-  isUnset = isType "unset";
+  isUnset = lib.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";
-      });
 
   filterUnset = value:
     if builtins.isAttrs value && !builtins.hasAttr "_type" value
     then let
       filteredAttrs = builtins.mapAttrs (n: v: filterUnset v) value;
     in
-      filterAttrs (name: value: (!isUnset value)) filteredAttrs
+      lib.filterAttrs (name: value: (!isUnset value)) filteredAttrs
     else if builtins.isList value
     then builtins.filter (elem: !isUnset elem) (map filterUnset value)
     else value;
@@ -58,31 +35,25 @@
     ...
   }: {
     options = {
-      pos = mkUnsetOption {
+      pos = mkOption {
-        type = types.attrs;
+        type = types.either types.attrs unsetType;
-        description = ''
-          Position of test, use `__curPos` for automatic insertion of current position.
-        '';
         default = pos;
         apply = val:
           if isUnset val
           then val
           else let
-            fileRelative = removePrefix testsBase val.file;
+            fileRelative = lib.removePrefix testsBase val.file;
           in "${fileRelative}:${toString val.line}";
       };
       type = mkOption {
         type = types.enum ["unit" "snapshot" "script"];
-        description = ''
-          Type of test, has to be one of "unit", "snapshot" or "script".
-        '';
         default = "unit";
         apply = value:
-          assert assertMsg (value != "script" || !isUnset config.script)
+          assert lib.assertMsg (value != "script" || !isUnset config.script)
           "test '${config.name}' as type 'script' requires 'script' to be set";
-          assert assertMsg (value != "unit" || !isUnset config.expected)
+          assert lib.assertMsg (value != "unit" || !isUnset config.expected)
           "test '${config.name}' as type 'unit' requires 'expected' to be set";
-          assert assertMsg (
+          assert lib.assertMsg (
             let
               actualIsUnset = isUnset config.actual;
               actualDrvIsUnset = isUnset config.actualDrv;
@@ -95,66 +66,43 @@
       };
       name = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
-        description = ''
-          Name of this test.
-        '';
       };
-      description = mkUnsetOption {
+      description = mkOption {
-        type = types.str;
+        type = types.either types.str unsetType;
-        description = ''
+        default = unset;
-          Short description of the test.
-        '';
       };
       format = mkOption {
         type = types.enum ["json" "pretty"];
-        description = ''
-          Which format to use for serializing arbitrary values.
-          Required since this config is serialized to JSON for passing it to Nixtest, so no Nix-values can be used directly.
-
-          - `json`: serializes the data to json using `builtins.toJSON`
-          - `pretty`: serializes the data to a "pretty" format using `lib.generators.toPretty`
-        '';
         default = "json";
       };
-      expected = mkUnsetOption {
+      expected = mkOption {
         type = types.anything;
-        description = ''
+        default = unset;
-          Expected value of the test. Remember, the values are serialized (see [here](#suitesnametestsformat)).
-        '';
         apply = val:
           if isUnset val || config.format == "json"
           then val
-          else generators.toPretty {} val;
+          else lib.generators.toPretty {} val;
       };
-      actual = mkUnsetOption {
+      actual = mkOption {
         type = types.anything;
-        description = ''
+        default = unset;
-          Actual value of the test. Remember, the values are serialized (see [here](#suitesnametestsformat)).
-        '';
         apply = val:
           if isUnset val || config.format == "json"
           then val
-          else generators.toPretty {} val;
+          else lib.generators.toPretty {} val;
       };
-      actualDrv = mkUnsetOption {
+      actualDrv = mkOption {
-        type = types.package;
+        type = types.either types.package unsetType;
-        description = ''
+        default = unset;
-          Actual value of the test, but as a derivation.
-          Nixtest will build this derivation when running the test, then compare the contents of the
-          resulting file to the [`expected`](#suitesnametestsexpected) value.
-        '';
         apply = val:
         # keep unset value
           if isUnset val
           then val
           else builtins.unsafeDiscardStringContext (val.drvPath or "");
       };
-      script = mkUnsetOption {
+      script = mkOption {
-        type = types.str;
+        type = types.either types.str unsetType;
-        description = ''
+        default = unset;
-          Script to run for the test.
-          Nixtest will run this, failing the test if it exits with a non-zero exit code.
-        '';
         apply = val:
           if isUnset val
           then val
@@ -174,19 +122,11 @@
     options = {
       name = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
-        description = ''
-          Name of the suite, uses attrset name by default.
-        '';
         default = name;
-        defaultText = literalExpression name;
       };
-      pos = mkUnsetOption {
+      pos = mkOption {
-        type = types.attrs;
+        type = types.either types.attrs unsetType;
-        description = ''
+        default = unset;
-          Position for tests, use `__curPos` for automatic insertion of current position.
-          This will set `pos` for every test of this suite, useful if the suite's tests are all in a single file.
-        '';
-        example = literalExpression "__curPos";
       };
       tests = mkOption {
         type = types.listOf (types.submoduleWith {
@@ -196,30 +136,20 @@
             inherit testsBase;
           };
         });
-        description = ''
-          Define tests of this suite here.
-        '';
         default = [];
       };
     };
   };
 
   nixtestSubmodule = {config, ...}: {
-    _file = ./module.nix;
     options = {
       base = mkOption {
+        description = "Base directory of the tests, will be removed from the test file path";
         type = types.str;
-        description = ''
-          Base directory of the tests, will be removed from the test file path.
-          This makes it possible to show the relative path from the git repo, instead of ugly Nix store paths.
-        '';
         default = "";
       };
       skip = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
-        description = ''
-          Tests to skip, is passed to Nixtest's `--skip` param.
-        '';
         default = "";
       };
       suites = mkOption {
@@ -229,22 +159,12 @@
             testsBase = config.base;
           };
         });
-        description = ''
-          Define your test suites here, every test belongs to a suite.
-        '';
         default = {};
         apply = suites:
           map (
             n: filterUnset (builtins.removeAttrs suites.${n} ["pos"])
           )
           (builtins.attrNames suites);
-        example = {
-          "Suite A".tests = [
-            {
-              name = "Some Test";
-            }
-          ];
-        };
       };
 
       finalConfigJson = mkOption {

lib/scriptHelpers.sh

@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ function assert_file_not_contains() {
   }
 }
 
+function tmpdir() {
+  dir=$(mktemp -d)
+  trap "rm -rf $dir" EXIT
+  echo -n "$dir"
+}
+function tmpfile() {
+  file=$(mktemp)
+  trap "rm -f $file" EXIT
+  echo -n "$file"
+}
 function run() {
   output=$($@ 2>&1)
   exit_code=$?

tests/lib_test.nix

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
           actual = ntlib.helpers.toPrettyFile (ntlib.autodiscover {
             dir = ./fixtures;
           });
-          # tests if strings with store path context work
-          actualDirString = ntlib.helpers.toPrettyFile (ntlib.autodiscover {
-            dir = "${./fixtures}";
-          });
         in
           # sh
           ''
@@ -24,9 +20,6 @@
             ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
             assert_file_contains ${actual} "sample_test.nix" "should find sample_test.nix"
             assert_file_contains ${actual} "base = \"/nix/store/.*-source/tests/fixtures/\"" "should set base to fixtures dir"
-
-            assert_file_contains ${actualDirString} "sample_test.nix" "should find sample_test.nix"
-            assert_file_contains ${actualDirString} "base = \"/nix/store/.*-fixtures/\"" "should set base to fixtures dir"
           '';
       }
       {
@@ -36,7 +29,7 @@
           binary =
             (ntlib.mkBinary {
               nixtests = "stub";
-              extraParams = "--impure";
+              extraParams = "--pure";
             })
             + "/bin/nixtests:run";
         in
@@ -45,7 +38,7 @@
             ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep]}
             ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
             assert_file_contains ${binary} "nixtest" "should contain nixtest"
-            assert_file_contains ${binary} "--impure" "should contain --impure arg"
+            assert_file_contains ${binary} "--pure" "should contain --pure arg"
             assert_file_contains ${binary} "--tests=stub" "should contain --tests arg"
 
             run "${binary} --help"
@@ -70,23 +63,21 @@
         in
           # sh
           ''
-            ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep pkgs.mktemp pkgs.coreutils]}
+            ${ntlib.helpers.path [pkgs.gnugrep pkgs.mktemp]}
             ${ntlib.helpers.scriptHelpers}
-            export SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
-            export NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=${pkgs.cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
-            cp -r ${./../snapshots} snapshots
 
+            TMPDIR=$(tmpdir)
             # start without nix & env binaries to expect errors
-            run "${binary} --junit=junit.xml"
+            run "${binary} --pure --junit=$TMPDIR/junit.xml"
             assert "$exit_code -eq 2" "should exit 2"
-            assert "-f junit.xml" "should create junit.xml"
+            assert "-f $TMPDIR/junit.xml" "should create junit.xml"
             assert_contains "$output" "executable file not found" "nix should not be found in pure mode"
 
             # now add required deps
             ${ntlib.helpers.pathAdd [pkgs.nix pkgs.coreutils]}
-            run "${binary} --junit=junit2.xml"
+            run "${binary} --pure --junit=$TMPDIR/junit2.xml"
             assert "$exit_code -eq 2" "should exit 2"
-            assert "-f junit2.xml" "should create junit2.xml"
+            assert "-f $TMPDIR/junit2.xml" "should create junit2.xml"
             assert_not_contains "$output" "executable file not found" "nix should now exist"
             assert_contains "$output" "suite-one" "should contain suite-one"
             assert_contains "$output" "8/11 (1 SKIPPED)" "should be 8/11 total"