NixValue

A value in the NixOS option tree. Recursive on purpose: the NixOS module system types option values as string / bool / int / list / attribute set, and the RFC 42 settings convention maps a service’s own configuration file 1:1 onto a freeform attribute set. A flat string dictionary cannot express that, so this mirrors the Nix value shapes instead.

Note	`Raw(string)` is the escape hatch for expressions that must NOT be quoted, such as `pkgs.htop`, `lib.mkForce true` or a path literal. Everything else is rendered with Nix quoting rules applied.

public sealed class NixValue

1. Methods

1.1. Bool(bool)

Nix boolean.

public static NixValue Bool(bool value)

Table 1. Parameters
Name	Type	Description
value	bool

Returns: NixValue

1.2. Int(long)

Nix integer.

public static NixValue Int(long value)

Table 2. Parameters
Name	Type	Description
value	long

Returns: NixValue

1.3. List(NixValue[])

Nix list.

public static NixValue List(params NixValue[] items)

Table 3. Parameters
Name	Type	Description
items	NixValue[]

Returns: NixValue

1.4. Raw(string)

Verbatim Nix expression, emitted unquoted (e.g. pkgs.htop).

public static NixValue Raw(string expression)

Table 4. Parameters
Name	Type	Description
expression	string

Returns: NixValue

1.5. Render(int)

Renders this value as Nix source at the given indentation depth.

public string Render(int indent = 0)

Table 5. Parameters
Name	Type	Description
indent	int	Indentation depth in two-space units.

Returns: string — Nix source for the value, without a trailing semicolon.

1.6. Set(IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, NixValue>>)

Nix attribute set. Member order is preserved so emitted nix stays diff-stable.

public static NixValue Set(IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, NixValue>> members)

Table 6. Parameters
Name	Type	Description
members	IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, NixValue>>

Returns: NixValue

1.7. String(string)

Quoted Nix string.

public static NixValue String(string value)

Table 7. Parameters
Name	Type	Description
value	string

Returns: NixValue