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+package importer
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/stoewer/go-strcase"
+)
+
+type Type int
+
+const (
+	Unknown = iota
+	Channel
+	ChannelNixpkgs
+)
+
+func (f Type) String() string {
+	switch f {
+	case Channel:
+		return "channel"
+	case ChannelNixpkgs:
+		return "channel-nixpkgs"
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Fetcher(%d)", f)
+}
+
+func parseType(name string) (Type, error) {
+	switch strcase.KebabCase(name) {
+	case "channel":
+		return Channel, nil
+	case "channel-nixpkgs":
+		return ChannelNixpkgs, nil
+	default:
+		return Unknown, fmt.Errorf("unsupported fetcher %s", name)
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *Type) UnmarshalText(text []byte) error {
+	var err error
+	*f, err = parseType(string(text))
+
+	return err
+}