Declarative Configuration for Globally Installed NPM Modules

[antaranyan]

Hi there! I hope you're doing well.

I came across your personal NixOS configuration repo and noticed that it could benefit from declarative configuration support for globally installed npm modules. I'm particularly interested in having the pokemonshow package installed and available to show a Pokémon in Neofetch.

As a Nix user myself (though using the Nix package manager in Arch), I wanted to bring this up as a potential improvement to your configuration. Here's a brief outline of the changes I think could be helpful:

• Add support for declarative configuration of globally installed npm modules.
• Ensure that the pokemonshow package can be installed and integrated with Neofetch.
• Document the process and findings, for others to learn to apply it in their systems, but first of all for your own accuracy.

I believe these changes could make your configuration more versatile and user-friendly for those looking to use npm packages in a declarative manner.

Providing clear documentation in Markdown format will also make it easier for others to understand and follow the steps needed to implement these changes in their systems.

If you're open to discussing this further or need more information, please let me know! I'd be happy to collaborate on implementing these improvements and contribute to the documentation as well.

As always, M.

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Originally posted by @antaranyan in https://github.com/bekverdyan/dotfiles/issues/1#issuecomment-1528890069

[antaranyan]

Random advice from the internet:

• [ ] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70403524/with-nixos-can-i-install-a-nodejs-package-globally - seems like solved in NixOS or when using with HomeManager
• [ ] https://matthewrhone.dev/nixos-npm-globally - not declarative enough for my liking

[hisusqristos]

• [ ] https://jingsi.space/post/2019/09/23/nix-install-npm-packages/ (very accurate)