Merge pull request #49383 from tazjin/docs/lib-docstrings

Update library function "docstrings" for nixdoc generation
This commit is contained in:
Graham Christensen 2018-10-29 11:00:02 +00:00 committed by GitHub
commit 0c5d9e5c52
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 4AEE18F83AFDEB23
5 changed files with 539 additions and 215 deletions

View File

@ -23,27 +23,54 @@ rec {
# -- TRACING --
/* Trace msg, but only if pred is true.
/* Conditionally trace the supplied message, based on a predicate.
Type: traceIf :: bool -> string -> a -> a
Example:
traceIf true "hello" 3
trace: hello
=> 3
*/
traceIf = pred: msg: x: if pred then trace msg x else x;
traceIf =
# Predicate to check
pred:
# Message that should be traced
msg:
# Value to return
x: if pred then trace msg x else x;
/* Trace the value and also return it.
/* Trace the supplied value after applying a function to it, and
return the original value.
Type: traceValFn :: (a -> b) -> a -> a
Example:
traceValFn (v: "mystring ${v}") "foo"
trace: mystring foo
=> "foo"
*/
traceValFn = f: x: trace (f x) x;
traceValFn =
# Function to apply
f:
# Value to trace and return
x: trace (f x) x;
/* Trace the supplied value and return it.
Type: traceVal :: a -> a
Example:
traceVal 42
# trace: 42
=> 42
*/
traceVal = traceValFn id;
/* `builtins.trace`, but the value is `builtins.deepSeq`ed first.
Type: traceSeq :: a -> b -> b
Example:
trace { a.b.c = 3; } null
trace: { a = <CODE>; }
@ -52,7 +79,11 @@ rec {
trace: { a = { b = { c = 3; }; }; }
=> null
*/
traceSeq = x: y: trace (builtins.deepSeq x x) y;
traceSeq =
# The value to trace
x:
# The value to return
y: trace (builtins.deepSeq x x) y;
/* Like `traceSeq`, but only evaluate down to depth n.
This is very useful because lots of `traceSeq` usages
@ -76,27 +107,49 @@ rec {
in trace (generators.toPretty { allowPrettyValues = true; }
(modify depth snip x)) y;
/* A combination of `traceVal` and `traceSeq` */
traceValSeqFn = f: v: traceValFn f (builtins.deepSeq v v);
/* A combination of `traceVal` and `traceSeq` that applies a
provided function to the value to be traced after `deepSeq`ing
it.
*/
traceValSeqFn =
# Function to apply
f:
# Value to trace
v: traceValFn f (builtins.deepSeq v v);
/* A combination of `traceVal` and `traceSeq`. */
traceValSeq = traceValSeqFn id;
/* A combination of `traceVal` and `traceSeqN` that applies a
provided function to the value to be traced. */
traceValSeqNFn =
# Function to apply
f:
depth:
# Value to trace
v: traceSeqN depth (f v) v;
/* A combination of `traceVal` and `traceSeqN`. */
traceValSeqNFn = f: depth: v: traceSeqN depth (f v) v;
traceValSeqN = traceValSeqNFn id;
# -- TESTING --
/* Evaluate a set of tests. A test is an attribute set {expr,
expected}, denoting an expression and its expected result. The
result is a list of failed tests, each represented as {name,
expected, actual}, denoting the attribute name of the failing
test and its expected and actual results. Used for regression
testing of the functions in lib; see tests.nix for an example.
Only tests having names starting with "test" are run.
Add attr { tests = ["testName"]; } to run these test only
/* Evaluate a set of tests. A test is an attribute set `{expr,
expected}`, denoting an expression and its expected result. The
result is a list of failed tests, each represented as `{name,
expected, actual}`, denoting the attribute name of the failing
test and its expected and actual results.
Used for regression testing of the functions in lib; see
tests.nix for an example. Only tests having names starting with
"test" are run.
Add attr { tests = ["testName"]; } to run these tests only.
*/
runTests = tests: lib.concatLists (lib.attrValues (lib.mapAttrs (name: test:
runTests =
# Tests to run
tests: lib.concatLists (lib.attrValues (lib.mapAttrs (name: test:
let testsToRun = if tests ? tests then tests.tests else [];
in if (substring 0 4 name == "test" || elem name testsToRun)
&& ((testsToRun == []) || elem name tests.tests)
@ -105,8 +158,11 @@ rec {
then [ { inherit name; expected = test.expected; result = test.expr; } ]
else [] ) tests));
# create a test assuming that list elements are true
# usage: { testX = allTrue [ true ]; }
/* Create a test assuming that list elements are `true`.
Example:
{ testX = allTrue [ true ]; }
*/
testAllTrue = expr: { inherit expr; expected = map (x: true) expr; };

View File

@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
# General list operations.
{ lib }:
with lib.trivial;
let
@ -8,21 +9,23 @@ rec {
inherit (builtins) head tail length isList elemAt concatLists filter elem genList;
/* Create a list consisting of a single element. `singleton x' is
sometimes more convenient with respect to indentation than `[x]'
/* Create a list consisting of a single element. `singleton x` is
sometimes more convenient with respect to indentation than `[x]`
when x spans multiple lines.
Type: singleton :: a -> [a]
Example:
singleton "foo"
=> [ "foo" ]
*/
singleton = x: [x];
/* right fold a binary function `op' between successive elements of
`list' with `nul' as the starting value, i.e.,
`foldr op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op x_1 (op x_2 ... (op x_n nul))'.
Type:
foldr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
/* right fold a binary function `op` between successive elements of
`list` with `nul' as the starting value, i.e.,
`foldr op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op x_1 (op x_2 ... (op x_n nul))`.
Type: foldr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
Example:
concat = foldr (a: b: a + b) "z"
@ -42,16 +45,15 @@ rec {
else op (elemAt list n) (fold' (n + 1));
in fold' 0;
/* `fold' is an alias of `foldr' for historic reasons */
/* `fold` is an alias of `foldr` for historic reasons */
# FIXME(Profpatsch): deprecate?
fold = foldr;
/* left fold, like `foldr', but from the left:
/* left fold, like `foldr`, but from the left:
`foldl op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op (... (op (op nul x_1) x_2) ... x_n)`.
Type:
foldl :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
Type: foldl :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
Example:
lconcat = foldl (a: b: a + b) "z"
@ -70,16 +72,20 @@ rec {
else op (foldl' (n - 1)) (elemAt list n);
in foldl' (length list - 1);
/* Strict version of `foldl'.
/* Strict version of `foldl`.
The difference is that evaluation is forced upon access. Usually used
with small whole results (in contract with lazily-generated list or large
lists where only a part is consumed.)
Type: foldl' :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
*/
foldl' = builtins.foldl' or foldl;
/* Map with index starting from 0
Type: imap0 :: (int -> a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
Example:
imap0 (i: v: "${v}-${toString i}") ["a" "b"]
=> [ "a-0" "b-1" ]
@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ rec {
/* Map with index starting from 1
Type: imap1 :: (int -> a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
Example:
imap1 (i: v: "${v}-${toString i}") ["a" "b"]
=> [ "a-1" "b-2" ]
@ -96,6 +104,8 @@ rec {
/* Map and concatenate the result.
Type: concatMap :: (a -> [b]) -> [a] -> [b]
Example:
concatMap (x: [x] ++ ["z"]) ["a" "b"]
=> [ "a" "z" "b" "z" ]
@ -118,15 +128,21 @@ rec {
/* Remove elements equal to 'e' from a list. Useful for buildInputs.
Type: remove :: a -> [a] -> [a]
Example:
remove 3 [ 1 3 4 3 ]
=> [ 1 4 ]
*/
remove = e: filter (x: x != e);
remove =
# Element to remove from the list
e: filter (x: x != e);
/* Find the sole element in the list matching the specified
predicate, returns `default' if no such element exists, or
`multiple' if there are multiple matching elements.
predicate, returns `default` if no such element exists, or
`multiple` if there are multiple matching elements.
Type: findSingle :: (a -> bool) -> a -> a -> [a] -> a
Example:
findSingle (x: x == 3) "none" "multiple" [ 1 3 3 ]
@ -136,14 +152,24 @@ rec {
findSingle (x: x == 3) "none" "multiple" [ 1 9 ]
=> "none"
*/
findSingle = pred: default: multiple: list:
findSingle =
# Predicate
pred:
# Default value to return if element was not found.
default:
# Default value to return if more than one element was found
multiple:
# Input list
list:
let found = filter pred list; len = length found;
in if len == 0 then default
else if len != 1 then multiple
else head found;
/* Find the first element in the list matching the specified
predicate or returns `default' if no such element exists.
predicate or return `default` if no such element exists.
Type: findFirst :: (a -> bool) -> a -> [a] -> a
Example:
findFirst (x: x > 3) 7 [ 1 6 4 ]
@ -151,12 +177,20 @@ rec {
findFirst (x: x > 9) 7 [ 1 6 4 ]
=> 7
*/
findFirst = pred: default: list:
findFirst =
# Predicate
pred:
# Default value to return
default:
# Input list
list:
let found = filter pred list;
in if found == [] then default else head found;
/* Return true iff function `pred' returns true for at least element
of `list'.
/* Return true if function `pred` returns true for at least one
element of `list`.
Type: any :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> bool
Example:
any isString [ 1 "a" { } ]
@ -166,8 +200,10 @@ rec {
*/
any = builtins.any or (pred: foldr (x: y: if pred x then true else y) false);
/* Return true iff function `pred' returns true for all elements of
`list'.
/* Return true if function `pred` returns true for all elements of
`list`.
Type: all :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> bool
Example:
all (x: x < 3) [ 1 2 ]
@ -177,19 +213,25 @@ rec {
*/
all = builtins.all or (pred: foldr (x: y: if pred x then y else false) true);
/* Count how many times function `pred' returns true for the elements
of `list'.
/* Count how many elements of `list` match the supplied predicate
function.
Type: count :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> int
Example:
count (x: x == 3) [ 3 2 3 4 6 ]
=> 2
*/
count = pred: foldl' (c: x: if pred x then c + 1 else c) 0;
count =
# Predicate
pred: foldl' (c: x: if pred x then c + 1 else c) 0;
/* Return a singleton list or an empty list, depending on a boolean
value. Useful when building lists with optional elements
(e.g. `++ optional (system == "i686-linux") flashplayer').
Type: optional :: bool -> a -> [a]
Example:
optional true "foo"
=> [ "foo" ]
@ -200,13 +242,19 @@ rec {
/* Return a list or an empty list, depending on a boolean value.
Type: optionals :: bool -> [a] -> [a]
Example:
optionals true [ 2 3 ]
=> [ 2 3 ]
optionals false [ 2 3 ]
=> [ ]
*/
optionals = cond: elems: if cond then elems else [];
optionals =
# Condition
cond:
# List to return if condition is true
elems: if cond then elems else [];
/* If argument is a list, return it; else, wrap it in a singleton
@ -223,20 +271,28 @@ rec {
/* Return a list of integers from `first' up to and including `last'.
Type: range :: int -> int -> [int]
Example:
range 2 4
=> [ 2 3 4 ]
range 3 2
=> [ ]
*/
range = first: last:
range =
# First integer in the range
first:
# Last integer in the range
last:
if first > last then
[]
else
genList (n: first + n) (last - first + 1);
/* Splits the elements of a list in two lists, `right' and
`wrong', depending on the evaluation of a predicate.
/* Splits the elements of a list in two lists, `right` and
`wrong`, depending on the evaluation of a predicate.
Type: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> { right :: [a], wrong :: [a] }
Example:
partition (x: x > 2) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
@ -252,7 +308,7 @@ rec {
/* Splits the elements of a list into many lists, using the return value of a predicate.
Predicate should return a string which becomes keys of attrset `groupBy' returns.
`groupBy'' allows to customise the combining function and initial value
`groupBy'` allows to customise the combining function and initial value
Example:
groupBy (x: boolToString (x > 2)) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
@ -268,10 +324,6 @@ rec {
xfce = [ { name = "xfce"; script = "xfce4-session &"; } ];
}
groupBy' allows to customise the combining function and initial value
Example:
groupBy' builtins.add 0 (x: boolToString (x > 2)) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
=> { true = 12; false = 3; }
*/
@ -289,17 +341,27 @@ rec {
the merging stops at the shortest. How both lists are merged is defined
by the first argument.
Type: zipListsWith :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]
Example:
zipListsWith (a: b: a + b) ["h" "l"] ["e" "o"]
=> ["he" "lo"]
*/
zipListsWith = f: fst: snd:
zipListsWith =
# Function to zip elements of both lists
f:
# First list
fst:
# Second list
snd:
genList
(n: f (elemAt fst n) (elemAt snd n)) (min (length fst) (length snd));
/* Merges two lists of the same size together. If the sizes aren't the same
the merging stops at the shortest.
Type: zipLists :: [a] -> [b] -> [{ fst :: a, snd :: b}]
Example:
zipLists [ 1 2 ] [ "a" "b" ]
=> [ { fst = 1; snd = "a"; } { fst = 2; snd = "b"; } ]
@ -308,6 +370,8 @@ rec {
/* Reverse the order of the elements of a list.
Type: reverseList :: [a] -> [a]
Example:
reverseList [ "b" "o" "j" ]
@ -321,8 +385,7 @@ rec {
`before a b == true` means that `b` depends on `a` (there's an
edge from `b` to `a`).
Examples:
Example:
listDfs true hasPrefix [ "/home/user" "other" "/" "/home" ]
== { minimal = "/"; # minimal element
visited = [ "/home/user" ]; # seen elements (in reverse order)
@ -336,7 +399,6 @@ rec {
rest = [ "/home" "other" ]; # everything else
*/
listDfs = stopOnCycles: before: list:
let
dfs' = us: visited: rest:
@ -361,7 +423,7 @@ rec {
`before a b == true` means that `b` should be after `a`
in the result.
Examples:
Example:
toposort hasPrefix [ "/home/user" "other" "/" "/home" ]
== { result = [ "/" "/home" "/home/user" "other" ]; }
@ -376,7 +438,6 @@ rec {
toposort (a: b: a < b) [ 3 2 1 ] == { result = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
*/
toposort = before: list:
let
dfsthis = listDfs true before list;
@ -467,26 +528,38 @@ rec {
/* Return the first (at most) N elements of a list.
Type: take :: int -> [a] -> [a]
Example:
take 2 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" ]
=> [ "a" "b" ]
take 2 [ ]
=> [ ]
*/
take = count: sublist 0 count;
take =
# Number of elements to take
count: sublist 0 count;
/* Remove the first (at most) N elements of a list.
Type: drop :: int -> [a] -> [a]
Example:
drop 2 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" ]
=> [ "c" "d" ]
drop 2 [ ]
=> [ ]
*/
drop = count: list: sublist count (length list) list;
drop =
# Number of elements to drop
count:
# Input list
list: sublist count (length list) list;
/* Return a list consisting of at most count elements of list,
starting at index start.
/* Return a list consisting of at most `count` elements of `list`,
starting at index `start`.
Type: sublist :: int -> int -> [a] -> [a]
Example:
sublist 1 3 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" "e" ]
@ -494,7 +567,13 @@ rec {
sublist 1 3 [ ]
=> [ ]
*/
sublist = start: count: list:
sublist =
# Index at which to start the sublist
start:
# Number of elements to take
count:
# Input list
list:
let len = length list; in
genList
(n: elemAt list (n + start))
@ -504,6 +583,10 @@ rec {
/* Return the last element of a list.
This function throws an error if the list is empty.
Type: last :: [a] -> a
Example:
last [ 1 2 3 ]
=> 3
@ -512,7 +595,11 @@ rec {
assert lib.assertMsg (list != []) "lists.last: list must not be empty!";
elemAt list (length list - 1);
/* Return all elements but the last
/* Return all elements but the last.
This function throws an error if the list is empty.
Type: init :: [a] -> [a]
Example:
init [ 1 2 3 ]
@ -523,7 +610,7 @@ rec {
take (length list - 1) list;
/* return the image of the cross product of some lists by a function
/* Return the image of the cross product of some lists by a function.
Example:
crossLists (x:y: "${toString x}${toString y}") [[1 2] [3 4]]
@ -534,8 +621,9 @@ rec {
/* Remove duplicate elements from the list. O(n^2) complexity.
Example:
Type: unique :: [a] -> [a]
Example:
unique [ 3 2 3 4 ]
=> [ 3 2 4 ]
*/

View File

@ -8,61 +8,72 @@ with lib.strings;
rec {
# Returns true when the given argument is an option
#
# Examples:
# isOption 1 // => false
# isOption (mkOption {}) // => true
/* Returns true when the given argument is an option
Type: isOption :: a -> bool
Example:
isOption 1 // => false
isOption (mkOption {}) // => true
*/
isOption = lib.isType "option";
# Creates an Option attribute set. mkOption accepts an attribute set with the following keys:
#
# default: Default value used when no definition is given in the configuration.
# defaultText: Textual representation of the default, for in the manual.
# example: Example value used in the manual.
# description: String describing the option.
# type: Option type, providing type-checking and value merging.
# apply: Function that converts the option value to something else.
# internal: Whether the option is for NixOS developers only.
# visible: Whether the option shows up in the manual.
# readOnly: Whether the option can be set only once
# options: Obsolete, used by types.optionSet.
#
# All keys default to `null` when not given.
#
# Examples:
# mkOption { } // => { _type = "option"; }
# mkOption { defaultText = "foo"; } // => { _type = "option"; defaultText = "foo"; }
/* Creates an Option attribute set. mkOption accepts an attribute set with the following keys:
All keys default to `null` when not given.
Example:
mkOption { } // => { _type = "option"; }
mkOption { defaultText = "foo"; } // => { _type = "option"; defaultText = "foo"; }
*/
mkOption =
{ default ? null # Default value used when no definition is given in the configuration.
, defaultText ? null # Textual representation of the default, for in the manual.
, example ? null # Example value used in the manual.
, description ? null # String describing the option.
, relatedPackages ? null # Related packages used in the manual (see `genRelatedPackages` in ../nixos/doc/manual/default.nix).
, type ? null # Option type, providing type-checking and value merging.
, apply ? null # Function that converts the option value to something else.
, internal ? null # Whether the option is for NixOS developers only.
, visible ? null # Whether the option shows up in the manual.
, readOnly ? null # Whether the option can be set only once
, options ? null # Obsolete, used by types.optionSet.
{
# Default value used when no definition is given in the configuration.
default ? null,
# Textual representation of the default, for the manual.
defaultText ? null,
# Example value used in the manual.
example ? null,
# String describing the option.
description ? null,
# Related packages used in the manual (see `genRelatedPackages` in ../nixos/doc/manual/default.nix).
relatedPackages ? null,
# Option type, providing type-checking and value merging.
type ? null,
# Function that converts the option value to something else.
apply ? null,
# Whether the option is for NixOS developers only.
internal ? null,
# Whether the option shows up in the manual.
visible ? null,
# Whether the option can be set only once
readOnly ? null,
# Obsolete, used by types.optionSet.
options ? null
} @ attrs:
attrs // { _type = "option"; };
# Creates a Option attribute set for a boolean value option i.e an option to be toggled on or off:
#
# Examples:
# mkEnableOption "foo" // => { _type = "option"; default = false; description = "Whether to enable foo."; example = true; type = { ... }; }
mkEnableOption = name: mkOption {
/* Creates an Option attribute set for a boolean value option i.e an
option to be toggled on or off:
Example:
mkEnableOption "foo"
=> { _type = "option"; default = false; description = "Whether to enable foo."; example = true; type = { ... }; }
*/
mkEnableOption =
# Name for the created option
name: mkOption {
default = false;
example = true;
description = "Whether to enable ${name}.";
type = lib.types.bool;
};
# This option accept anything, but it does not produce any result. This
# is useful for sharing a module across different module sets without
# having to implement similar features as long as the value of the options
# are not expected.
/* This option accepts anything, but it does not produce any result.
This is useful for sharing a module across different module sets
without having to implement similar features as long as the
values of the options are not accessed. */
mkSinkUndeclaredOptions = attrs: mkOption ({
internal = true;
visible = false;
@ -102,18 +113,24 @@ rec {
else
val) (head defs).value defs;
# Extracts values of all "value" keys of the given list
#
# Examples:
# getValues [ { value = 1; } { value = 2; } ] // => [ 1 2 ]
# getValues [ ] // => [ ]
/* Extracts values of all "value" keys of the given list.
Type: getValues :: [ { value :: a } ] -> [a]
Example:
getValues [ { value = 1; } { value = 2; } ] // => [ 1 2 ]
getValues [ ] // => [ ]
*/
getValues = map (x: x.value);
# Extracts values of all "file" keys of the given list
#
# Examples:
# getFiles [ { file = "file1"; } { file = "file2"; } ] // => [ "file1" "file2" ]
# getFiles [ ] // => [ ]
/* Extracts values of all "file" keys of the given list
Type: getFiles :: [ { file :: a } ] -> [a]
Example:
getFiles [ { file = "file1"; } { file = "file2"; } ] // => [ "file1" "file2" ]
getFiles [ ] // => [ ]
*/
getFiles = map (x: x.file);
# Generate documentation template from the list of option declaration like
@ -146,10 +163,13 @@ rec {
/* This function recursively removes all derivation attributes from
`x' except for the `name' attribute. This is to make the
generation of `options.xml' much more efficient: the XML
representation of derivations is very large (on the order of
megabytes) and is not actually used by the manual generator. */
`x` except for the `name` attribute.
This is to make the generation of `options.xml` much more
efficient: the XML representation of derivations is very large
(on the order of megabytes) and is not actually used by the
manual generator.
*/
scrubOptionValue = x:
if isDerivation x then
{ type = "derivation"; drvPath = x.name; outPath = x.name; name = x.name; }
@ -158,20 +178,21 @@ rec {
else x;
/* For use in the example option attribute. It causes the given
/* For use in the `example` option attribute. It causes the given
text to be included verbatim in documentation. This is necessary
for example values that are not simple values, e.g.,
functions. */
for example values that are not simple values, e.g., functions.
*/
literalExample = text: { _type = "literalExample"; inherit text; };
# Helper functions.
/* Helper functions. */
/* Convert an option, described as a list of the option parts in to a
safe, human readable version.
# Convert an option, described as a list of the option parts in to a
# safe, human readable version. ie:
#
# (showOption ["foo" "bar" "baz"]) == "foo.bar.baz"
# (showOption ["foo" "bar.baz" "tux"]) == "foo.\"bar.baz\".tux"
Example:
(showOption ["foo" "bar" "baz"]) == "foo.bar.baz"
(showOption ["foo" "bar.baz" "tux"]) == "foo.\"bar.baz\".tux"
*/
showOption = parts: let
escapeOptionPart = part:
let

View File

@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ rec {
/* Concatenate a list of strings.
Type: concatStrings :: [string] -> string
Example:
concatStrings ["foo" "bar"]
=> "foobar"
@ -20,15 +22,19 @@ rec {
/* Map a function over a list and concatenate the resulting strings.
Type: concatMapStrings :: (a -> string) -> [a] -> string
Example:
concatMapStrings (x: "a" + x) ["foo" "bar"]
=> "afooabar"
*/
concatMapStrings = f: list: concatStrings (map f list);
/* Like `concatMapStrings' except that the f functions also gets the
/* Like `concatMapStrings` except that the f functions also gets the
position as a parameter.
Type: concatImapStrings :: (int -> a -> string) -> [a] -> string
Example:
concatImapStrings (pos: x: "${toString pos}-${x}") ["foo" "bar"]
=> "1-foo2-bar"
@ -37,17 +43,25 @@ rec {
/* Place an element between each element of a list
Type: intersperse :: a -> [a] -> [a]
Example:
intersperse "/" ["usr" "local" "bin"]
=> ["usr" "/" "local" "/" "bin"].
*/
intersperse = separator: list:
intersperse =
# Separator to add between elements
separator:
# Input list
list:
if list == [] || length list == 1
then list
else tail (lib.concatMap (x: [separator x]) list);
/* Concatenate a list of strings with a separator between each element
Type: concatStringsSep :: string -> [string] -> string
Example:
concatStringsSep "/" ["usr" "local" "bin"]
=> "usr/local/bin"
@ -55,43 +69,77 @@ rec {
concatStringsSep = builtins.concatStringsSep or (separator: list:
concatStrings (intersperse separator list));
/* First maps over the list and then concatenates it.
/* Maps a function over a list of strings and then concatenates the
result with the specified separator interspersed between
elements.
Type: concatMapStringsSep :: string -> (string -> string) -> [string] -> string
Example:
concatMapStringsSep "-" (x: toUpper x) ["foo" "bar" "baz"]
=> "FOO-BAR-BAZ"
*/
concatMapStringsSep = sep: f: list: concatStringsSep sep (map f list);
concatMapStringsSep =
# Separator to add between elements
sep:
# Function to map over the list
f:
# List of input strings
list: concatStringsSep sep (map f list);
/* First imaps over the list and then concatenates it.
/* Same as `concatMapStringsSep`, but the mapping function
additionally receives the position of its argument.
Type: concatMapStringsSep :: string -> (int -> string -> string) -> [string] -> string
Example:
concatImapStringsSep "-" (pos: x: toString (x / pos)) [ 6 6 6 ]
=> "6-3-2"
*/
concatImapStringsSep = sep: f: list: concatStringsSep sep (lib.imap1 f list);
concatImapStringsSep =
# Separator to add between elements
sep:
# Function that receives elements and their positions
f:
# List of input strings
list: concatStringsSep sep (lib.imap1 f list);
/* Construct a Unix-style search path consisting of each `subDir"
directory of the given list of packages.
/* Construct a Unix-style, colon-separated search path consisting of
the given `subDir` appended to each of the given paths.
Type: makeSearchPath :: string -> [string] -> string
Example:
makeSearchPath "bin" ["/root" "/usr" "/usr/local"]
=> "/root/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin"
makeSearchPath "bin" ["/"]
=> "//bin"
makeSearchPath "bin" [""]
=> "/bin"
*/
makeSearchPath = subDir: packages:
concatStringsSep ":" (map (path: path + "/" + subDir) (builtins.filter (x: x != null) packages));
makeSearchPath =
# Directory name to append
subDir:
# List of base paths
paths:
concatStringsSep ":" (map (path: path + "/" + subDir) (builtins.filter (x: x != null) paths));
/* Construct a Unix-style search path, using given package output.
If no output is found, fallback to `.out` and then to the default.
/* Construct a Unix-style search path by appending the given
`subDir` to the specified `output` of each of the packages. If no
output by the given name is found, fallback to `.out` and then to
the default.
Type: string -> string -> [package] -> string
Example:
makeSearchPathOutput "dev" "bin" [ pkgs.openssl pkgs.zlib ]
=> "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-dev/bin:/nix/store/wwh7mhwh269sfjkm6k5665b5kgp7jrk2-zlib-1.2.8/bin"
*/
makeSearchPathOutput = output: subDir: pkgs: makeSearchPath subDir (map (lib.getOutput output) pkgs);
makeSearchPathOutput =
# Package output to use
output:
# Directory name to append
subDir:
# List of packages
pkgs: makeSearchPath subDir (map (lib.getOutput output) pkgs);
/* Construct a library search path (such as RPATH) containing the
libraries for a set of packages
@ -117,13 +165,12 @@ rec {
/* Construct a perl search path (such as $PERL5LIB)
FIXME(zimbatm): this should be moved in perl-specific code
Example:
pkgs = import <nixpkgs> { }
makePerlPath [ pkgs.perlPackages.libnet ]
=> "/nix/store/n0m1fk9c960d8wlrs62sncnadygqqc6y-perl-Net-SMTP-1.25/lib/perl5/site_perl"
*/
# FIXME(zimbatm): this should be moved in perl-specific code
makePerlPath = makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib/perl5/site_perl";
/* Construct a perl search path recursively including all dependencies (such as $PERL5LIB)
@ -138,34 +185,51 @@ rec {
/* Depending on the boolean `cond', return either the given string
or the empty string. Useful to concatenate against a bigger string.
Type: optionalString :: bool -> string -> string
Example:
optionalString true "some-string"
=> "some-string"
optionalString false "some-string"
=> ""
*/
optionalString = cond: string: if cond then string else "";
optionalString =
# Condition
cond:
# String to return if condition is true
string: if cond then string else "";
/* Determine whether a string has given prefix.
Type: hasPrefix :: string -> string -> bool
Example:
hasPrefix "foo" "foobar"
=> true
hasPrefix "foo" "barfoo"
=> false
*/
hasPrefix = pref: str:
substring 0 (stringLength pref) str == pref;
hasPrefix =
# Prefix to check for
pref:
# Input string
str: substring 0 (stringLength pref) str == pref;
/* Determine whether a string has given suffix.
Type: hasSuffix :: string -> string -> bool
Example:
hasSuffix "foo" "foobar"
=> false
hasSuffix "foo" "barfoo"
=> true
*/
hasSuffix = suffix: content:
hasSuffix =
# Suffix to check for
suffix:
# Input string
content:
let
lenContent = stringLength content;
lenSuffix = stringLength suffix;
@ -180,6 +244,8 @@ rec {
Also note that Nix treats strings as a list of bytes and thus doesn't
handle unicode.
Type: stringtoCharacters :: string -> [string]
Example:
stringToCharacters ""
=> [ ]
@ -194,18 +260,25 @@ rec {
/* Manipulate a string character by character and replace them by
strings before concatenating the results.
Type: stringAsChars :: (string -> string) -> string -> string
Example:
stringAsChars (x: if x == "a" then "i" else x) "nax"
=> "nix"
*/
stringAsChars = f: s:
concatStrings (
stringAsChars =
# Function to map over each individual character
f:
# Input string
s: concatStrings (
map f (stringToCharacters s)
);
/* Escape occurrence of the elements of list in string by
/* Escape occurrence of the elements of `list` in `string` by
prefixing it with a backslash.
Type: escape :: [string] -> string -> string
Example:
escape ["(" ")"] "(foo)"
=> "\\(foo\\)"
@ -214,6 +287,8 @@ rec {
/* Quote string to be used safely within the Bourne shell.
Type: escapeShellArg :: string -> string
Example:
escapeShellArg "esc'ape\nme"
=> "'esc'\\''ape\nme'"
@ -222,6 +297,8 @@ rec {
/* Quote all arguments to be safely passed to the Bourne shell.
Type: escapeShellArgs :: [string] -> string
Example:
escapeShellArgs ["one" "two three" "four'five"]
=> "'one' 'two three' 'four'\\''five'"
@ -230,13 +307,15 @@ rec {
/* Turn a string into a Nix expression representing that string
Type: string -> string
Example:
escapeNixString "hello\${}\n"
=> "\"hello\\\${}\\n\""
*/
escapeNixString = s: escape ["$"] (builtins.toJSON s);
/* Obsolete - use replaceStrings instead. */
# Obsolete - use replaceStrings instead.
replaceChars = builtins.replaceStrings or (
del: new: s:
let
@ -256,6 +335,8 @@ rec {
/* Converts an ASCII string to lower-case.
Type: toLower :: string -> string
Example:
toLower "HOME"
=> "home"
@ -264,6 +345,8 @@ rec {
/* Converts an ASCII string to upper-case.
Type: toUpper :: string -> string
Example:
toUpper "home"
=> "HOME"
@ -273,7 +356,7 @@ rec {
/* Appends string context from another string. This is an implementation
detail of Nix.
Strings in Nix carry an invisible `context' which is a list of strings
Strings in Nix carry an invisible `context` which is a list of strings
representing store paths. If the string is later used in a derivation
attribute, the derivation will properly populate the inputDrvs and
inputSrcs.
@ -319,8 +402,9 @@ rec {
in
recurse 0 0;
/* Return the suffix of the second argument if the first argument matches
its prefix.
/* Return a string without the specified prefix, if the prefix matches.
Type: string -> string -> string
Example:
removePrefix "foo." "foo.bar.baz"
@ -328,18 +412,23 @@ rec {
removePrefix "xxx" "foo.bar.baz"
=> "foo.bar.baz"
*/
removePrefix = pre: s:
removePrefix =
# Prefix to remove if it matches
prefix:
# Input string
str:
let
preLen = stringLength pre;
sLen = stringLength s;
preLen = stringLength prefix;
sLen = stringLength str;
in
if hasPrefix pre s then
substring preLen (sLen - preLen) s
if hasPrefix prefix str then
substring preLen (sLen - preLen) str
else
s;
str;
/* Return the prefix of the second argument if the first argument matches
its suffix.
/* Return a string without the specified suffix, if the suffix matches.
Type: string -> string -> string
Example:
removeSuffix "front" "homefront"
@ -347,17 +436,21 @@ rec {
removeSuffix "xxx" "homefront"
=> "homefront"
*/
removeSuffix = suf: s:
removeSuffix =
# Suffix to remove if it matches
suffix:
# Input string
str:
let
sufLen = stringLength suf;
sLen = stringLength s;
sufLen = stringLength suffix;
sLen = stringLength str;
in
if sufLen <= sLen && suf == substring (sLen - sufLen) sufLen s then
substring 0 (sLen - sufLen) s
if sufLen <= sLen && suffix == substring (sLen - sufLen) sufLen str then
substring 0 (sLen - sufLen) str
else
s;
str;
/* Return true iff string v1 denotes a version older than v2.
/* Return true if string v1 denotes a version older than v2.
Example:
versionOlder "1.1" "1.2"
@ -367,7 +460,7 @@ rec {
*/
versionOlder = v1: v2: builtins.compareVersions v2 v1 == 1;
/* Return true iff string v1 denotes a version equal to or newer than v2.
/* Return true if string v1 denotes a version equal to or newer than v2.
Example:
versionAtLeast "1.1" "1.0"
@ -459,6 +552,11 @@ rec {
/* Create a fixed width string with additional prefix to match
required width.
This function will fail if the input string is longer than the
requested length.
Type: fixedWidthString :: int -> string -> string
Example:
fixedWidthString 5 "0" (toString 15)
=> "00015"
@ -509,8 +607,9 @@ rec {
else
false;
/* Convert string to int
Obviously, it is a bit hacky to use fromJSON that way.
/* Parse a string string as an int.
Type: string -> int
Example:
toInt "1337"
@ -520,17 +619,18 @@ rec {
toInt "3.14"
=> error: floating point JSON numbers are not supported
*/
# Obviously, it is a bit hacky to use fromJSON this way.
toInt = str:
let may_be_int = builtins.fromJSON str; in
if builtins.isInt may_be_int
then may_be_int
else throw "Could not convert ${str} to int.";
/* Read a list of paths from `file', relative to the `rootPath'. Lines
beginning with `#' are treated as comments and ignored. Whitespace
is significant.
/* Read a list of paths from `file`, relative to the `rootPath`.
Lines beginning with `#` are treated as comments and ignored.
Whitespace is significant.
NOTE: this function is not performant and should be avoided
NOTE: This function is not performant and should be avoided.
Example:
readPathsFromFile /prefix
@ -552,6 +652,8 @@ rec {
/* Read the contents of a file removing the trailing \n
Type: fileContents :: path -> string
Example:
$ echo "1.0" > ./version

View File

@ -9,23 +9,37 @@ rec {
Type: id :: a -> a
*/
id = x: x;
id =
# The value to return
x: x;
/* The constant function
Ignores the second argument.
Or: Construct a function that always returns a static value.
Ignores the second argument. If called with only one argument,
constructs a function that always returns a static value.
Type: const :: a -> b -> a
Example:
let f = const 5; in f 10
=> 5
*/
const = x: y: x;
const =
# Value to return
x:
# Value to ignore
y: x;
## Named versions corresponding to some builtin operators.
/* Concatenate two lists */
/* Concatenate two lists
Type: concat :: [a] -> [a] -> [a]
Example:
concat [ 1 2 ] [ 3 4 ]
=> [ 1 2 3 4 ]
*/
concat = x: y: x ++ y;
/* boolean or */
@ -53,27 +67,40 @@ rec {
bitNot = builtins.sub (-1);
/* Convert a boolean to a string.
Note that toString on a bool returns "1" and "".
This function uses the strings "true" and "false" to represent
boolean values. Calling `toString` on a bool instead returns "1"
and "" (sic!).
Type: boolToString :: bool -> string
*/
boolToString = b: if b then "true" else "false";
/* Merge two attribute sets shallowly, right side trumps left
mergeAttrs :: attrs -> attrs -> attrs
Example:
mergeAttrs { a = 1; b = 2; } { b = 3; c = 4; }
=> { a = 1; b = 3; c = 4; }
*/
mergeAttrs = x: y: x // y;
mergeAttrs =
# Left attribute set
x:
# Right attribute set (higher precedence for equal keys)
y: x // y;
/* Flip the order of the arguments of a binary function.
Type: flip :: (a -> b -> c) -> (b -> a -> c)
Example:
flip concat [1] [2]
=> [ 2 1 ]
*/
flip = f: a: b: f b a;
/* Apply function if argument is non-null.
/* Apply function if the supplied argument is non-null.
Example:
mapNullable (x: x+1) null
@ -81,7 +108,11 @@ rec {
mapNullable (x: x+1) 22
=> 23
*/
mapNullable = f: a: if isNull a then a else f a;
mapNullable =
# Function to call
f:
# Argument to check for null before passing it to `f`
a: if isNull a then a else f a;
# Pull in some builtins not included elsewhere.
inherit (builtins)
@ -92,21 +123,27 @@ rec {
## nixpks version strings
# The current full nixpkgs version number.
/* Returns the current full nixpkgs version number. */
version = release + versionSuffix;
# The current nixpkgs version number as string.
/* Returns the current nixpkgs release number as string. */
release = lib.strings.fileContents ../.version;
# The current nixpkgs version suffix as string.
/* Returns the current nixpkgs version suffix as string. */
versionSuffix =
let suffixFile = ../.version-suffix;
in if pathExists suffixFile
then lib.strings.fileContents suffixFile
else "pre-git";
# Attempt to get the revision nixpkgs is from
revisionWithDefault = default:
/* Attempts to return the the current revision of nixpkgs and
returns the supplied default value otherwise.
Type: revisionWithDefault :: string -> string
*/
revisionWithDefault =
# Default value to return if revision can not be determined
default:
let
revisionFile = "${toString ./..}/.git-revision";
gitRepo = "${toString ./..}/.git";
@ -117,14 +154,20 @@ rec {
nixpkgsVersion = builtins.trace "`lib.nixpkgsVersion` is deprecated, use `lib.version` instead!" version;
# Whether we're being called by nix-shell.
/* Determine whether the function is being called from inside a Nix
shell.
Type: inNixShell :: bool
*/
inNixShell = builtins.getEnv "IN_NIX_SHELL" != "";
## Integer operations
# Return minimum/maximum of two numbers.
/* Return minimum of two numbers. */
min = x: y: if x < y then x else y;
/* Return maximum of two numbers. */
max = x: y: if x > y then x else y;
/* Integer modulus
@ -158,8 +201,9 @@ rec {
second subtype, compare elements of a single subtype with `yes`
and `no` respectively.
Example:
Type: (a -> bool) -> (a -> a -> int) -> (a -> a -> int) -> (a -> a -> int)
Example:
let cmp = splitByAndCompare (hasPrefix "foo") compare compare; in
cmp "a" "z" => -1
@ -170,31 +214,44 @@ rec {
# while
compare "fooa" "a" => 1
*/
splitByAndCompare = p: yes: no: a: b:
splitByAndCompare =
# Predicate
p:
# Comparison function if predicate holds for both values
yes:
# Comparison function if predicate holds for neither value
no:
# First value to compare
a:
# Second value to compare
b:
if p a
then if p b then yes a b else -1
else if p b then 1 else no a b;
/* Reads a JSON file. */
/* Reads a JSON file.
Type :: path -> any
*/
importJSON = path:
builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile path);
## Warnings
/* See https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/749. Eventually we'd like these
to expand to Nix builtins that carry metadata so that Nix can filter out
the INFO messages without parsing the message string.
# See https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/749. Eventually we'd like these
# to expand to Nix builtins that carry metadata so that Nix can filter out
# the INFO messages without parsing the message string.
#
# Usage:
# {
# foo = lib.warn "foo is deprecated" oldFoo;
# }
#
# TODO: figure out a clever way to integrate location information from
# something like __unsafeGetAttrPos.
Usage:
{
foo = lib.warn "foo is deprecated" oldFoo;
}
TODO: figure out a clever way to integrate location information from
something like __unsafeGetAttrPos.
*/
warn = msg: builtins.trace "WARNING: ${msg}";
info = msg: builtins.trace "INFO: ${msg}";