From b6ca3ea4d9d57aa1bfca2e2600e4dcabea36ec62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Titor <50095635+JohnRTitor@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2024 13:25:40 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] worflows: add update-flake-lock action

automatically updates the nix flake lock file

runs once a month
---
 .github/workflows/nix-update-flake-lock.yml | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/nix-update-flake-lock.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix-update-flake-lock.yml b/.github/workflows/nix-update-flake-lock.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b65c329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix-update-flake-lock.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: update-flake-lock
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 1 * *' # Run monthly
+  push:
+      paths:
+        - 'flake.nix'
+jobs:
+  lockfile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v27
+        with:
+          extra_nix_config: |
+            access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Update flake.lock
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock@v21