From c362172cdbff463c01dc0f7e0feb7c15b3762f56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: HendrikRauh <114620133+HendrikRauh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 14:45:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add(action): create composite action to install Nix with
 flakes enabled

---
 .github/actions/install-nix/action.yml | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 .github/workflows/check.yml            | 20 ++++----------------
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/actions/install-nix/action.yml

diff --git a/.github/actions/install-nix/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-nix/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60d3444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-nix/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: install-nix
+description: Composite action to checkout the repo and install Nix with flakes enabled
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+    - name: Install Nix
+      uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+      with:
+        extra_nix_config: |
+          experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+
+    - name: Prewarm flake devShell
+      run: |
+        # use the flake devShell defined in ./flake.nix to fetch deps
+        nix develop --command true
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 6f316af..4f3f22e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,8 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
-        with:
-          extra_nix_config: |
-            experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+      - name: Setup checkout + Nix
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-nix
 
       - name: Run pre-commit from flake devShell
         run: |
@@ -29,14 +23,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
-        with:
-          extra_nix_config: |
-            experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+      - name: Setup checkout + Nix
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-nix
 
       - name: Run build from flake devShell
         run: |