3 files changed, 54 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/example/example-batch.hcl b/example/example-batch.hcl
index a4dc946..15635f9 100644
--- a/example/example-batch.hcl
+++ b/example/example-batch.hcl
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ job "nix2-example-batch" {
       driver = "nix2"
 
       config {
+        # Packages contains a list of Nix flakes to include in the environement.
+        # Entries that start with # will be relative to nixpkgs.
+        # Otherwise, they are flake names that are passed directly to Nix build
         packages = [
-          "hello"   # equivalent to "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-22.05#hello"
+          "#hello"   # equivalent to "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-22.05#hello"
         ]
         command = "hello"
       }
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ job "nix2-example-batch" {
 
       config {
         packages = [
-          "curl", "cacert"
+          "#curl", "#cacert"
         ]
         command = "curl"
         args = [
@@ -42,5 +45,25 @@ job "nix2-example-batch" {
         SSL_CERT_FILE = "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
       }
     }
+
+    # This example show how to use a flake defined from a file
+    task "nix-hello-flake" {
+      driver = "nix2"
+
+      config {
+        # Packages contains a list of Nix flakes to include in the environement.
+        # Entries that start with # will be relative to nixpkgs.
+        # Otherwise, they are flake names that are passed directly to Nix build
+        packages = [
+          ".#hello"
+        ]
+        command = "hello"
+      }
+
+      template {
+        data = file("flake.nix")
+        destination = "flake.nix"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/example/example-service.hcl b/example/example-service.hcl
index 03ba0d3..2f65435 100644
--- a/example/example-service.hcl
+++ b/example/example-service.hcl
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ job "nix2-example-service" {
 
       config {
         packages = [
-          "python3",
-          "bash",
-          "coreutils",
-          "curl",
-          "nix",
-          "git",
-          "cacert",
-          "strace",
-          "gnugrep",
-          "findutils",
-          "mount",
+          "#python3",
+          "#bash",
+          "#coreutils",
+          "#curl",
+          "#nix",
+          "#git",
+          "#cacert",
+          "#strace",
+          "#gnugrep",
+          "#findutils",
+          "#mount",
         ]
         command = "python3"
         args = [ "-m", "http.server", "8080" ]
diff --git a/example/flake.nix b/example/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e48ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  description = "A very basic flake";
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs }:
+  let
+    pkgs = import nixpkgs { system = "x86_64-linux"; };
+    hello = pkgs.writeScriptBin "hello" ''
+      #!${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
+      echo "Hello from bash script!"
+    '';
+  in {
+
+    packages.x86_64-linux.hello = hello;
+
+    packages.x86_64-linux.default = self.packages.x86_64-linux.hello;
+
+  };
+}