don't insist $USER needs to be set

add github_access_token option

README.md

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v15
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v18
       with:
         nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
     - run: nix-build
@@ -52,11 +52,10 @@ jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v15
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v18
       with:
-        extra_nix_config: |
-          access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        github_access_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     - run: nix build
     - run: nix flake check
 ```
@@ -65,11 +64,15 @@ To install Nix from any commit, go to [the corresponding installer_test action](
 
 ## Inputs (specify using `with:`)
 
+- `extra_nix_config`: append to `/etc/nix/nix.conf`
+
+- `github_access_token`: configure nix to pull from github using the given github token. This helps work around rate limit issues.
+
 - `install_url`: specify URL to install Nix from (useful for testing non-stable releases or pinning Nix for example https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.3.7/install)
 
-- `nix_path`: set `NIX_PATH` environment variable, for example `nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable`
+- `install_options`: Additional installer flags passed to the installer script.
 
-- `extra_nix_config`: append to `/etc/nix/nix.conf`
+- `nix_path`: set `NIX_PATH` environment variable, for example `nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable`
 
 ---
 
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ Otherwise, you can add any binary cache to nix.conf using
 install-nix-action's own `extra_nix_config` input:
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: cachix/install-nix-action@vXX
+- uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v18
   with:
     extra_nix_config: |
       trusted-public-keys = hydra.iohk.io:f/Ea+s+dFdN+3Y/G+FDgSq+a5NEWhJGzdjvKNGv0/EQ= cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY=

action.yml

@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@ name: 'Install Nix'
 description: 'Installs Nix on GitHub Actions for the supported platforms: Linux and macOS.'
 author: 'Domen Kožar'
 inputs:
+  extra_nix_config:
+    description: 'Gets appended to `/etc/nix/nix.conf` if passed.'
+  github_access_token:
+    description: 'Configure nix to pull from github using the given github token.'
   install_url:
     description: 'Installation URL that will contain a script to install Nix.'
   install_options:
     description: 'Additional installer flags passed to the installer script.'
   nix_path:
     description: 'Set NIX_PATH environment variable.'
-  extra_nix_config:
-    description: 'gets appended to `/etc/nix/nix.conf` if passed.'
 branding:
   color: 'blue'
   icon: 'sun'
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ runs:
     - run : ${{ github.action_path }}/install-nix.sh
       shell: bash
       env:
-        INPUT_INSTALL_URL: ${{ inputs.install_url }}
-        INPUT_INSTALL_OPTIONS: ${{ inputs.install_options }}
-        INPUT_NIX_PATH: ${{ inputs.nix_path }}
         INPUT_EXTRA_NIX_CONFIG: ${{ inputs.extra_nix_config }}
+        INPUT_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_access_token }}
+        INPUT_INSTALL_OPTIONS: ${{ inputs.install_options }}
+        INPUT_INSTALL_URL: ${{ inputs.install_url }}
+        INPUT_NIX_PATH: ${{ inputs.nix_path }}

install-nix.sh

@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ add_config() {
 # Set jobs to number of cores
 add_config "max-jobs = auto"
 # Allow binary caches for user
-add_config "trusted-users = root $USER"
+add_config "trusted-users = root ${USER:-}"
+# Add github access token
+if [[ $INPUT_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN != "" ]]; then
+  add_config "access-tokens" "github.com=$INPUT_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+fi
 # Append extra nix configuration if provided
 if [[ $INPUT_EXTRA_NIX_CONFIG != "" ]]; then
   add_config "$INPUT_EXTRA_NIX_CONFIG"
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ installer_options=(
 )
 
 # only use the nix-daemon settings if on darwin (which get ignored) or systemd is supported
-if [[ $OSTYPE =~ darwin || -e /run/systemd/system ]]; then
+if [[ (! $INPUT_INSTALL_OPTIONS =~ "--no-daemon") && ($OSTYPE =~ darwin || -e /run/systemd/system) ]]; then
   installer_options+=(
     --daemon
     --daemon-user-count "$(python3 -c 'import multiprocessing as mp; print(mp.cpu_count() * 2)')"
@@ -82,7 +86,8 @@ fi
 
 # Set paths
 echo "/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
-echo "/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/$USER/profile/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+# new path for nix 2.14
+echo "$HOME/.nix-profile/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
 if [[ $INPUT_NIX_PATH != "" ]]; then
   echo "NIX_PATH=${INPUT_NIX_PATH}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"