2 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/sift/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/sift/default.nix
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index 000000000000..459334e2b3c8
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+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/sift/default.nix
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+{ stdenv, lib, buildGoPackage, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+buildGoPackage rec {
+  name = "sift-${version}";
+  version = "0.8.0";
+  rev = "v${version}";
+
+  goPackagePath = "github.com/svent/sift";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    inherit rev;
+    owner = "svent";
+    repo = "sift";
+    sha256 = "1nb042k420xr6000ipwhqn41vg8jfp6ghq4z7y1sjnndkrhclzm1";
+  };
+
+  goDeps = ./deps.json;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "sift is a fast and powerful alternative to grep";
+    homepage = "https://sift-tool.org";
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.carlsverre ];
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/sift/deps.json b/pkgs/tools/text/sift/deps.json
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index 000000000000..649660353ad2
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+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/sift/deps.json
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+[
+  {
+    "include": "../../libs.json",
+    "packages": [
+        "github.com/svent/go-flags",
+        "github.com/svent/go-nbreader",
+        "golang.org/x/crypto"
+    ]
+  }
+]