In reply to @tim92:matrix.org
I don't think that this will work since you need to unmount the live USB to format it as storage device

Soooo,
I have decided to just try it.
After debugging some syntax issues, I have encountered this bug:

error:
       … while evaluating the attribute 'diskoScript'

         at /nix/store/3mlzsgflq3z4wsk2arffhd999h1hj17g-disko/share/disko/lib/default.nix:418:15:

          417|
          418|               diskoScript = (diskoLib.writeCheckedBash { inherit pkgs checked; }) "disko" ''
             |               ^
          419|                 export PATH=${lib.makeBinPath ((cfg.config._packages pkgs) ++ [ pkgs.bash ])}:$PATH

       … in the condition of the assert statement

         at /nix/store/y11h0vfmjaf8j1796x0n2454hqldnbbr-0vyi8f8l8cya10dmgfrj0df2iqxlhiyi-source/pkgs/build-support/writers/scripts.nix:32:5:

           31|     assert (types.path.check nameOrPath) || (builtins.match "([0-9A-Za-z._])[0-9A-Za-z._-]*" nameOrPath != null);
           32|     assert (types.path.check content) || (types.str.check content);
             |     ^
           33|     let

       (stack trace truncated; use '--show-trace' to show the full trace)

       error: The option `disko.devices.disk.lvm_vg.root_vg' does not exist. Definition values:
       - In `<unknown-file>':
           {
             lvs = {
               games = {
                 content = {
                   extraArgs = [
           ...

Does anybody have any idea how I can fix this?

Here's my disko.nix:

{
disko.devices = {
	disk = {
		disk0 = {
			type = "disk";
			device = "/dev/nvme1n1";
			content = {
				type = "gpt";
				partitions = {
					esp = {
						name = "ESP";
						size = "500M";
						type = "EF00";
						content = {
							type = "filesystem";
							format = "vfat";
							mountpoint = "/boot";
						};
					};

					root = {
						name = "root0";
						size = "100%";
						content = {
							type = "lvm_pv";
							vg = "root_vg";
						};
					};
				};
			};
		};
		disk1 = {
			type = "disk";
			device = "/dev/nvme0n1";
			content = {
				type = "gpt";
				partitions = {
					root = {
						name = "root1";
						size = "100%";
						content = {
							type = "lvm_pv";
							vg = "root_vg";
						};
					};
				};
			};
		};

		lvm_vg = {
			root_vg = {
				type = "lvm_vg";
				lvs = {
					root = {
						size = "25%FREE";
						content = {
							type = "btrfs";
							extraArgs = ["-f"];
							subvolumes = {
								"/root" = {
							 	 mountpoint = "/";
								};

								"/persist" = {
								mountOptions = ["subvol=persist" "noatime"];
								mountpoint = "/persist";
								};

								"/nix" = {
								mountOptions = ["subvol=nix" "noatime"];
								mountpoint = "/nix";
								};
							};
						};
					};

					games = {
						size = "100%FREE";
						content = {
							type = "btrfs";
							extraArgs = ["-f"];
							subvolumes = {
								"/games" = {
								mountOptions = ["subvol=games" "noatime"];
								mountpoint = "/games";
								};
							};
						};
					};
				};
			};
		};
	};
};
}

In reply to @lassulus:lassul.us
so the stuff from line 50 onwards needs to go one lever higher

I'm having problems getting disko and impermanence to work after moving some functionality into separate modules. Here is the output of nixos-rebuild boot --flake /persist/nixos#amstrad:

trace: warning: The legacy table is outdated and should not be used. We recommend using the gpt type instead.
Please note that certain features, such as the test framework, may not function properly with the legacy table type.
If you encounter errors similar to:
"error: The option `disko.devices.disk.disk1.content.partitions."[definition 1-entry 1]".content._config` is read-only, but it's set multiple times,"
this is likely due to the use of the legacy table type.

trace: the create output is deprecated, use format instead
trace: warning: The legacy table is outdated and should not be used. We recommend using the gpt type instead.
Please note that certain features, such as the test framework, may not function properly with the legacy table type.
If you encounter errors similar to:
"error: The option `disko.devices.disk.disk1.content.partitions."[definition 1-entry 1]".content._config` is read-only, but it's set multiple times,"
this is likely due to the use of the legacy table type.

trace: warning: The legacy table is outdated and should not be used. We recommend using the gpt type instead.
Please note that certain features, such as the test framework, may not function properly with the legacy table type.
If you encounter errors similar to:
"error: The option `disko.devices.disk.disk1.content.partitions."[definition 1-entry 1]".content._config` is read-only, but it's set multiple times,"
this is likely due to the use of the legacy table type.

error:
       … while calling the 'seq' builtin

         at /nix/store/370qy3d3wg9zhbn5a3dcv6k1q1iigfh4-source/lib/modules.nix:322:18:

          321|         options = checked options;
          322|         config = checked (removeAttrs config [ "_module" ]);
             |                  ^
          323|         _module = checked (config._module);

       … while calling the 'throw' builtin

         at /nix/store/370qy3d3wg9zhbn5a3dcv6k1q1iigfh4-source/lib/modules.nix:298:18:

          297|                     ''
          298|             else throw baseMsg
             |                  ^
          299|         else null;

       (stack trace truncated; use '--show-trace' to show the full trace)

       error: attribute 'currentSystem' missing

       at /nix/store/370qy3d3wg9zhbn5a3dcv6k1q1iigfh4-source/pkgs/top-level/impure.nix:17:43:

           16|   # (build, in GNU Autotools parlance) platform.
           17|   localSystem ? { system = args.system or builtins.currentSystem; }
             |                                           ^
           18|

This is my disko.nix (located at modules/nixos/system/disko.nix in the nixos config directory:

{
  device ? throw "Set this to your disk device, e.g. /dev/sda",
  ...
}: {
  disko.devices = {
    disk.main = {
      inherit device;
      type = "disk";
      content = {
        type = "gpt";
        partitions = {
          boot = {
            name = "boot";
            size = "1M";
            type = "EF02";
          };
          esp = {
            name = "ESP";
            size = "500M";
            type = "EF00";
            content = {
              type = "filesystem";
              format = "vfat";
              mountpoint = "/boot";
            };
          };
          swap = {
            size = "4G";
            content = {
              type = "swap";
              resumeDevice = true;
            };
          };
          root = {
            name = "root";
            size = "100%";
            content = {
              type = "lvm_pv";
              vg = "root_vg";
            };
          };
        };
      };
    };
    lvm_vg = {
      root_vg = {
        type = "lvm_vg";
        lvs = {
          root = {
            size = "100%FREE";
            content = {
              type = "btrfs";
              extraArgs = ["-f"];

              subvolumes = {
                "/root" = {
                  mountpoint = "/";
                };

                "/persist" = {
                  mountOptions = ["subvol=persist" "noatime"];
                  mountpoint = "/persist";
                };

                "/nix" = {
                  mountOptions = ["subvol=nix" "noatime"];
                  mountpoint = "/nix";
                };
              };
            };
          };
        };
      };
    };
  };
}

And this is the flake.nix used for building:

{
  description = "Nixos config flake";
     
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";

    disko = {
      url = "github:nix-community/disko";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };

    impermanence = {
      url = "github:nix-community/impermanence";
    };

    home-manager = {
      url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };
  };

  outputs = {nixpkgs, ...} @ inputs:
  {
    homeManagerModules.default = ./modules/home-manager;
    nixosConfigurations = {
      amstrad = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
        specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
        modules = [
          inputs.disko.nixosModules.default
          (import ./modules/nixos/system/disko.nix { device = "/dev/sda"; })

          ./hosts/amstrad/configuration.nix
	 ./modules/nixos
              
          inputs.impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
          inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.default
        ];
      };
    };
  };
}

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm really stumped by this as it was working before I tried to use impermanence as a module.

I mean in this example, will disko try to overwrite 2mb of free space with partition with random_windows_partition_1, or it will skip it?

partitions = {                                                                                              
  esp = { ... };
  # 2mb of free space
  random_windows_partition_1 = { };                                                                          
  windows_main_partition = { };                                                                             
  # etc...
};

and for context, yes I am again trying to partially format my disk using script without backups