Expose `modules` ?

[drupol]

Hello,

I'm working on a project which let you create multiple HM profiles easily, just by creating some directories. To build a profile, I use:

  inputs.home-manager.lib.homeManagerConfiguration {
    modules = [
      (./. + "/../profiles/base/")
      (./. + "/../profiles/${profile}/")
    ];
  };

Then, I extended the features of the project, and it is now able to build a full NixOS configuration including any HM profile.

However, when I build the NixOS vm, typically I use:

  inputs.nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
    inherit system;
    modules = [
      inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
      ({
        home-manager = {
          users."${username}".imports = [
            ../profiles/base
            (../profiles + "/${profile}")
          ];
        };
      })
    ];
  };

I'm opening this issue to know if it would be possible to re-use the existing profile when building the NixOS system. Hypothetically, something like this:

  inputs.nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
    inherit system;
    modules = [
      inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
      ({
        home-manager = {
          users."${username}".imports = inputs.self.homeConfigurations.profile-name."<something-here>";
        };
      })
    ];
  };

Do you know if there's something similar that can be used?

Thanks!

[rycee]

Something of a wild guess but have you tried

users."${username}".imports = inputs.self.homeConfigurations.profile-name.config;

?

[drupol]

Yes I tried:

users."${username}".imports = inputs.self.homeConfigurations.profile-name.config;

and

users."${username}" = inputs.self.homeConfigurations.profile-name.config;

Without much luck.

[terlar]

What I did earlier for this was to expose the modules themselves without the usage of the homeManagerConfiguration function under something like homeModules. Then they can be used both in Home Manager configurations or under Home Manager nested within NixOS.

[drupol]

That's my last minute safety measure if I don't find a more graceful way to do it.