From c3ab972dd6d257adbf95bf1f4638265a9fc7313a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kiara Grouwstra <kiara.grouwstra@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 10:45:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] don't use `import` in case `hermetic = true` + `config`

closes #58
---
 deploy_nixos/nixos-instantiate.sh | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/deploy_nixos/nixos-instantiate.sh b/deploy_nixos/nixos-instantiate.sh
index 2039a25..ad4763f 100755
--- a/deploy_nixos/nixos-instantiate.sh
+++ b/deploy_nixos/nixos-instantiate.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,16 @@ command=(nix-instantiate --show-trace --expr '
       if flake
          then importFromFlake { nixosConfig = configuration; }
          else if hermetic
-          then import configuration
-          else import <nixpkgs/nixos> { inherit system configuration; };
+          then
+            (
+              if builtins.isString configuration
+              # case: nixos_config i.e. file path
+              then import configuration
+              # case: config i.e. the module expression itself
+              else configuration
+            )
+          else
+            import <nixpkgs/nixos> { inherit system configuration; };
   in {
     inherit (builtins) currentSystem;