{

description = "Provide an environment for working in this repo";

# to handle mac and linux

inputs.flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";

# we want to use a consistent nixpkgs across developers.

inputs.nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";

outputs = all@{ self, nixpkgs, flake-utils, ... }:

flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:

let

pkgs = import nixpkgs {

inherit system;

};

packages =

let

# everything we want available in our development environment that isn't managed by

# npm, spago

# we do not differentiate between libraries needed for building and tools at the moment.

sharedPackages = with pkgs; [

nodejs-16_x

];

in

sharedPackages;

in {

# produce our actual shell

devShell = pkgs.mkShell rec {

# make our packages available

buildInputs = packages;

};

}

);

}