{
  description = "A collection of templates for various programming languages";

  inputs = {
    nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";

    flake-parts.url = "github:hercules-ci/flake-parts";

    treefmt-nix = {
      url = "github:numtide/treefmt-nix";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };

    crane.url = "github:ipetkov/crane";

    cadquery = {
      url = "github:vinszent/cq-flake";
      # unfortunately dependencies are out of date so this needs it's own nixpkgs
      # inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
    };
  };

  outputs = {
    self,
    flake-parts,
    ...
  } @ inputs:
    flake-parts.lib.mkFlake {inherit inputs;} {
      imports = [
        ./cad
        ./rust

        flake-parts.flakeModules.flakeModules
        # define the flake.templates option
        ({lib, ...}: {
          options.flake.templates = lib.mkOption {
            type = lib.types.lazyAttrsOf (lib.types.submodule {
              options = {
                path = lib.mkOption {type = lib.types.path;};
                description = lib.mkOption {type = lib.types.str;};
              };
            });
            default = {};
          };
        })
      ];

      flake.flakeModule = {
        imports = builtins.attrValues (builtins.removeAttrs self.flakeModules ["default"]);
      };

      systems = ["aarch64-linux" "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-darwin"];

      perSystem = {pkgs, ...}: {formatter = pkgs.alejandra;};
    };
}