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Add flake.lock validation to CI pipeline

Daniel Firth requested to merge feature/add-flake-lock-validation into master

Summary

Adds flake.lock validation to the CI pipeline to ensure lock files stay in sync with flake.nix changes.

Changes

  • New validate stage: Runs before devour stage
  • New validate-lockfile job: Executes nix flake lock --no-update-lock-file to verify lock file is current
  • Dependency: devour jobs now wait for lockfile validation to pass
  • ChangeLog: Updated for v0.5.0

Benefits

  1. Catches developer errors: Detects when flake.nix inputs are changed but nix flake lock wasn't run
  2. Fast failure: Validation runs early (~5-10s) before expensive builds
  3. Clear feedback: Error message guides developers on how to fix
  4. Zero false positives: Only fails on actual input mismatches, not cosmetic changes

Example

When a developer changes nixpkgs.url but forgets to regenerate the lock file:

validate-lockfile ................................. FAILED
❌ flake.lock is out of sync with flake.nix
Please run: nix flake lock

Testing

Validated that:

  • Passes when flake.nix and flake.lock are in sync
  • Fails when inputs are changed without updating lock
  • Ignores cosmetic changes (comments, descriptions)

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Edited by Daniel Firth

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