styx will do the heavy lifting

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
             https://hyprland.cachix.org
             https://nixpkgs-wayland.cachix.org
             https://daylin.cachix.org
-            cache.nixos.org
+            https://cache.nixos.org
 
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@v2
       - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v14
@@ -48,16 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          # for host in algiz othalan mannaz
           for host in ${HOSTS[@]}
           do
-            cachix watch-exec daylin \
+            ./modules/styx/styx cache --host $host --flake .
-            -- \
-            nix build \
-              ".#nixosConfigurations.$host.config.system.build.toplevel" \
-              --print-build-logs
           done
-      - name: Push
+      # - name: Push
-        env:
+      #   env:
-          CACHIX_ACTIVATE_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_ACTIVATE_TOKEN }}"
+      #     CACHIX_ACTIVATE_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_ACTIVATE_TOKEN }}"
-        run: cachix push daylin ./result
+      #   run: cachix push daylin ./result

modules/styx/styx

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ set -e
 
 # rewrite as python script?
 
-FLAKE_PATH=$HOME/nixcfg
+HOSTNAME=${HOSTNAME:-$(hostname)}
+FLAKE_PATH=${FLAKE_PATH-:$HOME/nixcfg}
 
 DIM="$(tput dim)"
 BOLD="$(tput bold)"
@@ -69,6 +70,14 @@ dry() {
   nix build "$FLAKE_PATH#nixosConfigurations.$(hostname).config.system.build.toplevel" --dry-run
 }
 
+cache() {
+  cachix watch-exec daylin \
+    -- \
+    nix build "$FLAKE_PATH#nixosConfigurations.${HOSTNAME}.config.system.build.toplevel" \
+    --print-build-logs
+}
+
+
 if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
 	log no command specified see below for help
 	help
@@ -76,17 +85,20 @@ fi
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
 	case $1 in
-	fmt | boot | switch | store | build | dry)
+	fmt | boot | switch | store | build | dry | cache)
 		cmd=$1
 		shift
 		;;
-	-h | --help)
+  -f | --flake)
-		help
+    FLAKE_PATH="$2"
+    shift; shift;
 		;;
-	--)
+  -h | --host)
-		# stop parsing and foward the rest of the args
+    HOSTNAME="$2"
-		shift
+    shift; shift;
-		break
+    ;;
+  --help)
+		help
 		;;
 	-*,--*)
 		error "unknown flag: ${BOLD}$1${RESET}"
@@ -103,4 +115,6 @@ if [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; then
 	echo "forwarding args: ${BOLD}$*${RESET}"
 fi
 
+
+
 $cmd "$@"