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diff --git a/tools/emacs-pkgs/nix-util/default.nix b/tools/emacs-pkgs/nix-util/default.nix
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+{ depot, ... }:
+
+depot.tools.emacs-pkgs.buildEmacsPackage {
+  pname = "nix-util";
+  version = "1.0";
+  src = ./nix-util.el;
+}
diff --git a/tools/emacs-pkgs/nix-util/nix-util.el b/tools/emacs-pkgs/nix-util/nix-util.el
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+;;; nix-util.el --- Utilities for dealing with Nix code. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+;;
+;; Copyright (C) 2019 Google Inc.
+;;
+;; Author: Vincent Ambo <tazjin@google.com>
+;; Version: 1.0
+;; Package-Requires: (json map)
+;;
+;;; Commentary:
+;;
+;; This package adds some functionality that I find useful when
+;; working in Nix buffers or programs installed from Nix.
+
+(require 'json)
+(require 'map)
+
+(defvar nix-depot-path "/home/tazjin/depot")
+
+(defun nix/prefetch-github (owner repo) ; TODO(tazjin): support different branches
+  "Fetch the master branch of a GitHub repository and insert the
+  call to `fetchFromGitHub' at point."
+
+  (interactive "sOwner: \nsRepository: ")
+
+  (let* (;; Keep these vars around for output insertion
+         (point (point))
+         (buffer (current-buffer))
+         (name (concat "github-fetcher/" owner "/" repo))
+         (outbuf (format "*%s*" name))
+         (errbuf (get-buffer-create "*github-fetcher/errors*"))
+         (cleanup (lambda ()
+                    (kill-buffer outbuf)
+                    (kill-buffer errbuf)
+                    (with-current-buffer buffer
+                      (read-only-mode -1))))
+         (prefetch-handler
+          (lambda (_process event)
+            (unwind-protect
+                (pcase event
+                  ("finished\n"
+                   (let* ((json-string (with-current-buffer outbuf
+                                         (buffer-string)))
+                          (result (json-read-from-string json-string)))
+                     (with-current-buffer buffer
+                       (goto-char point)
+                       (map-let (("rev" rev) ("sha256" sha256)) result
+                         (read-only-mode -1)
+                         (insert (format "fetchFromGitHub {
+  owner = \"%s\";
+  repo = \"%s\";
+  rev = \"%s\";
+  sha256 = \"%s\";
+};" owner repo rev sha256))
+                         (indent-region point (point))))))
+                  (_ (with-current-buffer errbuf
+                       (error "Failed to prefetch %s/%s: %s"
+                              owner repo (buffer-string)))))
+              (funcall cleanup)))))
+
+    ;; Fetching happens asynchronously, but we'd like to make sure the
+    ;; point stays in place while that happens.
+    (read-only-mode)
+    (make-process :name name
+                  :buffer outbuf
+                  :command `("nix-prefetch-github" ,owner ,repo)
+                  :stderr errbuf
+                  :sentinel prefetch-handler)))
+
+(defun nix/sly-from-depot (attribute)
+  "Start a Sly REPL configured with a Lisp matching a derivation
+  from my depot.
+
+  The derivation invokes nix.buildLisp.sbclWith and is built
+  asynchronously. The build output is included in the error
+  thrown on build failures."
+
+  (interactive "sAttribute: ")
+  (lexical-let* ((outbuf (get-buffer-create (format "*depot-out/%s*" attribute)))
+         (errbuf (get-buffer-create (format "*depot-errors/%s*" attribute)))
+         (expression (format "let depot = import <depot> {}; in depot.nix.buildLisp.sbclWith [ depot.%s ]" attribute))
+         ;; TODO(tazjin): use <depot>
+         (command (list "nix-build" "--no-out-link" "-I" (format "depot=%s" nix-depot-path) "-E" expression)))
+
+    (message "Acquiring Lisp for <depot>.%s" attribute)
+    (make-process :name (format "depot-nix-build/%s" attribute)
+                  :buffer outbuf
+                  :stderr errbuf
+                  :command command
+                  :sentinel
+                  (lambda (process event)
+                    (unwind-protect
+                        (pcase event
+                          ("finished\n"
+                           (let* ((outpath (s-trim (with-current-buffer outbuf (buffer-string))))
+                                  (lisp-path (s-concat outpath "/bin/sbcl")))
+                             (message "Acquired Lisp for <depot>.%s at %s" attribute lisp-path)
+                             (sly lisp-path)))
+                          (_ (with-current-buffer errbuf
+                               (error "Failed to build '%s':\n%s" attribute (buffer-string)))))
+                      (kill-buffer outbuf)
+                      (kill-buffer errbuf))))))
+
+(provide 'nix-util)