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# evanix
Evanix is a Nix build scheduler designed to maximize throughput given limited resources. The input is a graph G=(V,E), where each vertex v represents a Nix package with a weight w(v) and a profit p(v). The profit for a transitive dependency is 0, while it is 1 for packages that we intend to build. Our objective is to identify a set of vertices that maximizes the profit or the number of packages built. It is crucial that a vertex or package can only be selected if all of its dependencies are also selected. An edge in the graph represents a dependency, with the indegree of a vertex denoting the number of packages that depend on it and the outdegree representing the number of dependencies of the package.
# todo
- [x] Utilize mixed-integer programming to approximate the most optimal solution efficiently, using the HiGHS solver.
- [x] Maximize the number of requested packages produced within a specified budget, with a maximum constraint of n builds.
- [x] Maximize the number of requested packages produced within a specified budget, constrained by a maximum time limit of t.
- [x] Utilize data from Hydra to estimate the build times for derivations.
- [x] Develop a linear regression model to estimate build times for derivations when such data is unavailable in Hydra.
- [x] Implement unit tests using Meson’s built-in testing framework, and integration tests utilizing the NixOS integration testing framework.
- [x] Implement a pipelined architecture to initiate the building of derivations immediately following their evaluation.
- [x] Enhance the linear regression model and conduct additional tests to validate its performance and accuracy.
- [x] Integrate the linear regression model with evanix
- [x] 1.0 refactor
# options
```console
$ nix run github:sinanmohd/evanix -- --help
Usage: evanix [options] expr
-h, --help Show help message and quit.
-f, --flake Build a flake.
-d, --dry-run Show what derivations would be built.
-s, --system System to build for.
-m, --max-builds Max number of builds.
-t, --max-time Max time available in seconds.
-b, --break-evanix Enable experimental features.
-r, --solver-report Print solver report.
-p, --pipelined <bool> Use evanix build pipeline.
-l, --check_cache-status <bool> Perform cache locality check.
-c, --close-unused-fd <bool> Close stderr on exec.
-e, --statistics <path> Path to time statistics database.
-k, --solver sjf|conformity|highs Solver to use.
```
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