Please consider a nix service handler

[blaggacao]

https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=20.09&from=0&size=30&sort=relevance&query=service

More than 7953 pre-configured services based on systemd.

bread-crumb trails:

• Found a ... dev service manager numtide/devshell#47
• [RFC 0078] System-agnostic configuration file generators NixOS/rfcs#78

[ttacon]

Hi @blaggacao , happy to consider such a handler - would you be able to add a little more detail to what you have in mind?

[blaggacao]

Hi @ttacon thanks for acking this feedback. Currently, there is a discussion in rfc78 about carving out the low hanging fruits of nix services declarations and make them independent from systemd over time. I consider such transition is a fair pre-requisite for any attempt on this proposal to succeed.

Over at the nascent numtide/devshell community (which leverages the reproducible packaging side of the nix ecosystem for dev environments), we had a discussion once about a complementary service manager implementation for development environments.

I think a triangle of common interests with interesting potential would align with ttacon/glourious goals, once:

• numtide/devshell is out of alpha (1-2 years?)
• rfc78 on the nix side culminated (2-3 years?)

... long term.

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