From dcdf545db28eda880a716f92e3164a7e6de4d7e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jimmi Dyson <jimmidyson@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 20:19:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: make nix installer init system configurable

Add a new `installer-init-system` input to action.yml that allows
callers to configure the init system passed to the nix experimental
installer via NIX_INSTALLER_INIT. Defaults to 'systemd' to preserve
existing behaviour.

Add a CI test job `test-action-with-no-init-system` that exercises
the action with `installer-init-system: none`.
---
 .github/workflows/test.yaml | 10 ++++++++++
 action.yml                  | 12 +++++++-----
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 358cd3b..cbb0c62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -108,3 +108,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check nix user-agent-suffix config
         run: |
           [[ "$(nix config show user-agent-suffix)" == "test-suffix" ]]
+
+  test-action-with-no-init-system:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install devbox with no init system
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          project-path: 'testdata'
+          installer-init-system: none
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 60773fc..18d7d16 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ inputs:
   extra-nix-config:
     description: 'Gets appended to `nix.conf` if passed'
     default: ''
-
+  installer-init-system:
+    description: 'The init system to use for the nix installer'
+    default: 'systemd'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -152,24 +154,24 @@ runs:
         NIX_INSTALLER_NIX_BUILD_GROUP_NAME: nixbld
         NIX_INSTALLER_NIX_BUILD_GROUP_ID: 30000
         NIX_INSTALLER_MODIFY_PROFILE: true
-        NIX_INSTALLER_INIT: systemd
+        NIX_INSTALLER_INIT: ${{ inputs.installer-init-system }}
         NIX_INSTALLER_START_DAEMON: true
         NIX_INSTALLER_TRUST_RUNNER_USER: true
         NIX_INSTALLER_CHANNELS: nixpkgs=https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
       run: |
         echo "Installing Nix using experimental installer..."
-        
+
         # Download and run the experimental installer
         curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://artifacts.nixos.org/experimental-installer | \
           sh -s -- install --no-confirm
-        
+
         # Source the nix profile to make nix available in current shell
         if [ -f ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh ]; then
           source ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
         elif [ -f /etc/profile.d/nix.sh ]; then
           source /etc/profile.d/nix.sh
         fi
-        
+
         # Verify installation
         nix --version
         nix-env --version