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Fix typos and change `.provides.` -> `._.` in readme (#43)
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- Use your `stable`/`unstable` input channels.
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- _Freeform_ `host`/`user`/`host` [schemas](modules/_types.nix).<br>
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- _Freeform_ `host`/`user`/`home` [schemas](modules/_types.nix).<br>
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Avoid the need for using `specialArgs`.
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- Multi-platform, Multi-tenant hosts.
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# my parametric { host } => aspect
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den.aspects.vpn # setups firewall/daemons
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# opt-in, replaceable batteries included
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den.provides.home-manager
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den._.home-manager
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# provide same features at any OS/platform
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nixos = ...; # (see nixos options)
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includes = [
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den.aspects.tiling-wm
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# parametric { user, host } => aspect
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den.provides.primary-user # vic is admin
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den._.primary-user # vic is admin
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];
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};
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}
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nixos = { };
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darwin = { };
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homeManager = { };
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nixVim = { };
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nixDroid = { };
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# aspects can be nested via `provides`
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# aspects can be nested via `_` (`provides`)
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# forming a tree structure.
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provides.gaming = {
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_.gaming = {
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nixos = { };
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nixDroid = { };
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# aspects can also `include` others
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# forming a graph of dependencies
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den.aspects.gaming.__functor = den.lib.parametric true;
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# any other file can register gaming aspects
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den.aspects.gaming.include = [
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den.aspects.gaming.includes = [
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({ emulation }: {
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nixos = ...;
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includes = [ den.aspects.steam ];
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by including the aspect's own class module and the same-class module
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of all its transitive includes.
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Aditional to this, `den` registers some special [dependencies](modules/aspects/dependencies.nix)
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Additional to this, `den` registers some special [dependencies](modules/aspects/dependencies.nix)
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designed to aid on Den particular use case: Host/Users, Homes.
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###### Host dependencies
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> This pattern is also shown in the default template, under [`_profile`](templates/default/modules/_profile/).
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> **NOTE**:
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> `den` provides an [__angle brackets__](https://fzakaria.com/2025/08/10/angle-brackets-in-a-nix-flake-world) **experimental feature** that allows even shorter syntax for deep `.provide.` access.
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> `den` provides an [__angle brackets__](https://fzakaria.com/2025/08/10/angle-brackets-in-a-nix-flake-world) **experimental feature** that allows even shorter syntax for deep `.provides.` access.
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> See [import-non-dendritic.nix](templates/default/modules/_example/import-non-dendritic.nix) for an example usage.
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# modules/namespace.nix
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{ config, ... }:
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{
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den.aspects.vix.provides = { };
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_module.args.vix = # up to provides
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config.den.aspects.vix.provides;
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den.aspects.vix = { };
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_module.args.vix = config.den.aspects.vix._;
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}
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```
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