ci: Dogfood Nix from master (backport #13473)

.github/actions/install-nix-action/action.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: "Install Nix"
+description: "Helper action for installing Nix with support for dogfooding from master"
+inputs:
+  dogfood:
+    description: "Whether to use Nix installed from the latest artifact from master branch"
+    required: true # Be explicit about the fact that we are using unreleased artifacts
+  extra_nix_config:
+    description: "Gets appended to `/etc/nix/nix.conf` if passed."
+  install_url:
+    description: "URL of the Nix installer"
+    required: false
+    default: "https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.30.1/install"
+  github_token:
+    description: "Github token"
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: "Download nix install artifact from master"
+      shell: bash
+      id: download-nix-installer
+      if: ${{ inputs.dogfood }}
+      run: |
+        RUN_ID=$(gh run list --repo "$DOGFOOD_REPO" --workflow ci.yml --branch master --status success --json databaseId --jq ".[0].databaseId")
+
+        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
+          INSTALLER_ARTIFACT="installer-linux"
+        elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]; then
+          INSTALLER_ARTIFACT="installer-darwin"
+        else
+          echo "::error ::Unsupported RUNNER_OS: $RUNNER_OS"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        INSTALLER_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$INSTALLER_ARTIFACT"
+        mkdir -p "$INSTALLER_DOWNLOAD_DIR"
+
+        gh run download "$RUN_ID" --repo "$DOGFOOD_REPO" -n "$INSTALLER_ARTIFACT" -D "$INSTALLER_DOWNLOAD_DIR"
+        echo "installer-path=file://$INSTALLER_DOWNLOAD_DIR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+        echo "::notice ::Dogfooding Nix installer from master (https://github.com/$DOGFOOD_REPO/actions/runs/$RUN_ID)"
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
+        DOGFOOD_REPO: "NixOS/nix"
+    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@c134e4c9e34bac6cab09cf239815f9339aaaf84e # v31.5.1
+      with:
+        # Ternary operator in GHA: https://www.github.com/actions/runner/issues/409#issuecomment-752775072
+        install_url: ${{ inputs.dogfood && format('{0}/install', steps.download-nix-installer.outputs.installer-path) || inputs.install_url }}
+        install_options: ${{ inputs.dogfood && format('--tarball-url-prefix {0}', steps.download-nix-installer.outputs.installer-path) || '' }}
+        extra_nix_config: ${{ inputs.extra_nix_config }}

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/install-nix-action
       with:
-        install_url: "https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.29.1/install"
-    - run: nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' flake show --all-systems --json
+        dogfood: false
+        extra_nix_config:
+          experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - run: nix flake show --all-systems --json
 
   tests:
     strategy:
@@ -36,9 +39,10 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/install-nix-action
       with:
-        install_url: "https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.29.1/install"
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        dogfood: false
         # The sandbox would otherwise be disabled by default on Darwin
         extra_nix_config: |
           sandbox = true
@@ -178,7 +182,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/install-nix-action
+        with:
+          dogfood: false
+          extra_nix_config:
+            experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
       - run: |
           nix build -L \
@@ -204,6 +213,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: NixOS/flake-regressions-data
           path: flake-regressions/tests
-      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/install-nix-action
+        with:
+          dogfood: false
+          extra_nix_config:
+            experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
       - run: nix build -L --out-link ./new-nix && PATH=$(pwd)/new-nix/bin:$PATH MAX_FLAKES=25 flake-regressions/eval-all.sh