nova-nix-0.1.0.0: app/Main.hs
-- | nova-nix CLI entry point.
--
-- Commands:
--
-- @
-- nova-nix eval FILE.nix Evaluate a .nix file, print result
-- nova-nix build FILE.nix Build a derivation from a .nix file
-- @
module Main (main) where
import Control.Monad ((>=>))
import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
import qualified Data.Text as T
import qualified Data.Text.IO as TIO
import Nix.Builder (BuildConfig (..), BuildResult (..), buildWithDeps, defaultBuildConfig)
import Nix.Builtins (builtinEnv)
import Nix.Derivation (Derivation (..), DerivationOutput (..))
import Nix.Eval (MonadEval, NixValue (..), Thunk (..), eval, force)
import Nix.Eval.IO (EvalState (..), newEvalState, runEvalIO)
import Nix.Parser (parseNix)
import Nix.Store (Store, closeStore, openStore, writeDrv)
import Nix.Store.Path (StorePath, defaultStoreDir, parseStorePath, storePathToFilePath)
import System.Directory (getTemporaryDirectory)
import System.Environment (getArgs)
import System.Exit (exitFailure)
import System.FilePath (takeDirectory)
import System.IO (BufferMode (..), hPutStrLn, hSetBuffering, stderr, stdout)
main :: IO ()
main = do
hSetBuffering stdout LineBuffering
args <- getArgs
case args of
["eval", filePath] -> evalFile filePath
["build", filePath] -> buildFile filePath
_ -> do
hPutStrLn stderr "Usage: nova-nix <command> FILE.nix"
hPutStrLn stderr ""
hPutStrLn stderr "Commands:"
hPutStrLn stderr " eval Evaluate a .nix file, print result"
hPutStrLn stderr " build Build a derivation from a .nix file"
exitFailure
-- | Evaluate a .nix file and print the result.
evalFile :: FilePath -> IO ()
evalFile filePath = do
source <- TIO.readFile filePath
case parseNix (T.pack filePath) source of
Left err -> do
hPutStrLn stderr ("parse error: " ++ show err)
exitFailure
Right expr -> do
st <- newEvalState (takeDirectory filePath)
result <- runEvalIO st $ do
val <- eval (builtinEnv (esTimestamp st)) expr
deepForceValue val
case result of
Left err -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("error: " <> err)
exitFailure
Right forced -> TIO.putStrLn (prettyValue forced)
-- | Parse, evaluate, extract derivation, build, and print result.
buildFile :: FilePath -> IO ()
buildFile filePath = do
source <- TIO.readFile filePath
case parseNix (T.pack filePath) source of
Left err -> do
hPutStrLn stderr ("parse error: " ++ show err)
exitFailure
Right expr -> do
st <- newEvalState (takeDirectory filePath)
result <- runEvalIO st (eval (builtinEnv (esTimestamp st)) expr)
case result of
Left err -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("eval error: " <> err)
exitFailure
Right val -> do
drv <- extractDerivation val
store <- openStore defaultStoreDir
buildResult <- buildAndRegister store drv
closeStore store
case buildResult of
BuildSuccess sp ->
TIO.putStrLn (T.pack (storePathToFilePath defaultStoreDir sp))
BuildFailure msg code -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("build failed (exit " <> T.pack (show code) <> "): " <> msg)
exitFailure
-- | Extract a Derivation from an evaluated value.
-- The value should be a VAttrs with type = "derivation" and a _derivation key.
-- Falls back to reading the .drv file via fromATerm if _derivation is not present.
extractDerivation :: NixValue -> IO Derivation
extractDerivation (VAttrs attrs) = do
-- Check type = "derivation"
case Map.lookup "type" attrs of
Just (Evaluated (VStr "derivation" _)) -> pure ()
_ -> do
hPutStrLn stderr "error: result is not a derivation (no type = \"derivation\")"
exitFailure
-- Try to extract from _derivation key first
case Map.lookup "_derivation" attrs of
Just (Evaluated (VDerivation drv)) -> pure drv
_ -> do
hPutStrLn stderr "error: derivation result missing _derivation field"
exitFailure
extractDerivation (VDerivation drv) = pure drv
extractDerivation _ = do
hPutStrLn stderr "error: result is not a derivation"
exitFailure
-- | Write the .drv file to the store and build with dependency resolution.
buildAndRegister :: Store -> Derivation -> IO BuildResult
buildAndRegister store drv = do
-- Write the .drv file to store
let drvSP = extractDrvStorePath drv
writeDrvToStore store drv
-- Build with dependency resolution
tmpDir <- getTemporaryDirectory
let config =
(defaultBuildConfig defaultStoreDir)
{ bcTmpDir = tmpDir
}
case drvSP of
Just sp -> buildWithDeps config store drv sp
Nothing -> do
-- No drvPath available — fall back to direct build without dep resolution
hPutStrLn stderr "warning: no drvPath, building without dependency resolution"
-- Import buildDerivation for fallback
pure (BuildFailure "no drvPath available for dependency resolution" 1)
-- | Extract the .drv store path from a derivation's env.
extractDrvStorePath :: Derivation -> Maybe StorePath
extractDrvStorePath drv =
Map.lookup "drvPath" (drvEnv drv) >>= parseStorePath defaultStoreDir
-- | Write a .drv file to the store at its derived path.
writeDrvToStore :: Store -> Derivation -> IO ()
writeDrvToStore store drv =
case drvOutputs drv of
[] -> pure () -- no outputs, nothing to write
_ -> do
-- Write .drv to store if a drvPath is available in the env.
let envDrvPath = Map.lookup "drvPath" (drvEnv drv)
mapM_ (writeDrv store drv) (envDrvPath >>= parseStorePath defaultStoreDir)
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Deep-force and pretty-print
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | Recursively force all thunks in a value, returning the fully
-- materialized tree. Unlike 'deepForce' (which returns @()@), this
-- rebuilds the value with all thunks replaced by 'Evaluated'.
deepForceValue :: (MonadEval m) => NixValue -> m NixValue
deepForceValue (VList thunks) = do
forced <- mapM (force >=> deepForceValue) thunks
pure (VList (map Evaluated forced))
deepForceValue (VAttrs attrs) = do
forced <- mapM (force >=> deepForceValue) attrs
pure (VAttrs (Map.map Evaluated forced))
deepForceValue val = pure val
-- | Nix-style pretty-printing of a fully forced value.
prettyValue :: NixValue -> T.Text
prettyValue (VInt n) = T.pack (show n)
prettyValue (VFloat f) = T.pack (show f)
prettyValue (VBool True) = "true"
prettyValue (VBool False) = "false"
prettyValue VNull = "null"
prettyValue (VStr s _) = "\"" <> escapeNixString s <> "\""
prettyValue (VPath p) = p
prettyValue (VList thunks) =
"[ " <> T.intercalate " " (map prettyThunk thunks) <> " ]"
prettyValue (VAttrs attrs) =
let entries = Map.toAscList attrs
rendered = map (\(k, t) -> k <> " = " <> prettyThunk t <> ";") entries
in "{ " <> T.intercalate " " rendered <> " }"
prettyValue (VLambda {}) = "«lambda»"
prettyValue (VBuiltin name _) = "«builtin " <> name <> "»"
prettyValue (VDerivation drv) =
case drvOutputs drv of
(out : _) -> "«derivation " <> T.pack (storePathToFilePath defaultStoreDir (doPath out)) <> "»"
[] -> "«derivation»"
-- | Pretty-print a thunk. After deep-forcing, all thunks should be
-- 'Evaluated'; unevaluated thunks render as a placeholder.
prettyThunk :: Thunk -> T.Text
prettyThunk (Evaluated val) = prettyValue val
prettyThunk (Thunk {}) = "«thunk»"
-- | Escape a string for Nix-style output (quotes, backslashes, newlines, tabs, carriage returns).
escapeNixString :: T.Text -> T.Text
escapeNixString = T.concatMap escapeChar
where
escapeChar '\\' = "\\\\"
escapeChar '"' = "\\\""
escapeChar '\n' = "\\n"
escapeChar '\t' = "\\t"
escapeChar '\r' = "\\r"
escapeChar c = T.singleton c