Generate installer script for each PR/push

This works by using Cachix feature of serving a file from
a store path.

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -8,10 +8,52 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      CACHIX_NAME: nix-ci
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v12
+    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v8
+      with:
+        name: '${{ env.CACHIX_NAME }}'
+        signingKey: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}'
     #- run: nix flake check
     - run: nix-build -A checks.$(if [[ `uname` = Linux ]]; then echo x86_64-linux; else echo x86_64-darwin; fi)
+  installer:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    needs: tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CACHIX_NAME: nix-ci
+    outputs:
+      installerURL: ${{ steps.prepare-installer.outputs.installerURL }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v12
+    - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v8
+      with:
+        name: '${{ env.CACHIX_NAME }}'
+        signingKey: '${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}'
+    - id: prepare-installer
+      run: scripts/prepare-installer-for-github-actions
+  installer_test:
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    needs: installer
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      CACHIX_NAME: nix-ci
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@master
+      with:
+        install_url: '${{needs.installer.outputs.installerURL}}'
+        install_options: '--tarball-url-prefix https://${{ env.CACHIX_NAME }}.cachix.org/serve'
+    - run: nix-instantiate -E 'builtins.currentTime' --eval
+    

flake.nix

@@ -109,6 +109,40 @@
           ];
       };
 
+    installScriptFor = systems:
+      with nixpkgsFor.x86_64-linux;
+        runCommand "installer-script"
+          { buildInputs = [ nix ];
+          }
+          ''
+            mkdir -p $out/nix-support
+
+            # Converts /nix/store/50p3qk8kka9dl6wyq40vydq945k0j3kv-nix-2.4pre20201102_550e11f/bin/nix
+            # To 50p3qk8kka9dl6wyq40vydq945k0j3kv/bin/nix
+            tarballPath() {
+              # Remove the store prefix
+              local path=''${1#${builtins.storeDir}/}
+              # Get the path relative to the derivation root
+              local rest=''${path#*/}
+              # Get the derivation hash
+              local drvHash=''${path%%-*}
+              echo "$drvHash/$rest"
+            }
+
+            substitute ${./scripts/install.in} $out/install \
+              ${pkgs.lib.concatMapStrings
+                (system:
+                  '' \
+                  --replace '@tarballHash_${system}@' $(nix --experimental-features nix-command hash-file --base16 --type sha256 ${self.hydraJobs.binaryTarball.${system}}/*.tar.xz) \
+                  --replace '@tarballPath_${system}@' $(tarballPath ${self.hydraJobs.binaryTarball.${system}}/*.tar.xz) \
+                  ''
+                )
+                systems
+              } --replace '@nixVersion@' ${version}
+
+            echo "file installer $out/install" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
+          '';
+
     in {
 
       # A Nixpkgs overlay that overrides the 'nix' and
@@ -313,40 +347,8 @@
         # to https://nixos.org/nix/install. It downloads the binary
         # tarball for the user's system and calls the second half of the
         # installation script.
-        installerScript =
+        installerScript = installScriptFor [ "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "aarch64-linux" ];
-          with nixpkgsFor.x86_64-linux;
+        installerScriptForGHA = installScriptFor [ "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" ];
-          runCommand "installer-script"
-            { buildInputs = [ nix ];
-            }
-            ''
-              mkdir -p $out/nix-support
-
-              # Converts /nix/store/50p3qk8kka9dl6wyq40vydq945k0j3kv-nix-2.4pre20201102_550e11f/bin/nix
-              # To 50p3qk8kka9dl6wyq40vydq945k0j3kv/bin/nix
-              tarballPath() {
-                # Remove the store prefix
-                local path=''${1#${builtins.storeDir}/}
-                # Get the path relative to the derivation root
-                local rest=''${path#*/}
-                # Get the derivation hash
-                local drvHash=''${path%%-*}
-                echo "$drvHash/$rest"
-              }
-
-              substitute ${./scripts/install.in} $out/install \
-                ${pkgs.lib.concatMapStrings
-                  (system:
-                    '' \
-                    --replace '@tarballHash_${system}@' $(nix --experimental-features nix-command hash-file --base16 --type sha256 ${self.hydraJobs.binaryTarball.${system}}/*.tar.xz) \
-                    --replace '@tarballPath_${system}@' $(tarballPath ${self.hydraJobs.binaryTarball.${system}}/*.tar.xz) \
-                    ''
-                  )
-                  [ "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "aarch64-linux" ]
-                } \
-                --replace '@nixVersion@' ${version}
-
-              echo "file installer $out/install" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
-            '';
 
         # Line coverage analysis.
         coverage =

scripts/prepare-installer-for-github-actions

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+script=$(nix-build -A outputs.hydraJobs.installerScriptForGHA --no-out-link)
+installerHash=$(echo $script | cut -b12-43 -)
+
+installerURL=https://$CACHIX_NAME.cachix.org/serve/$installerHash/install
+
+echo "::set-output name=installerURL::$installerURL"