nova-nix-0.4.0.0: app/Main.hs
-- | nova-nix CLI entry point.
--
-- Commands:
--
-- @
-- nova-nix eval FILE.nix Evaluate a .nix file, print result
-- nova-nix eval --expr 'EXPR' Evaluate an inline expression
-- nova-nix build FILE.nix Build a derivation from a .nix file
-- @
--
-- Flags:
--
-- @
-- --nix-path NAME=PATH Add a search path entry (repeatable, merged with NIX_PATH)
-- --expr EXPR Evaluate an inline expression instead of a file
-- @
module Main (main) where
import Control.Monad (void, (>=>))
import Data.IORef (readIORef)
import qualified Data.Map.Strict as Map
import Data.Maybe (catMaybes)
import qualified Data.Text as T
import qualified Data.Text.IO as TIO
import Nix.Builder (BuildConfig (..), BuildResult (..), buildWithDeps, defaultBuildConfig)
import Nix.Builtins (builtinEnv, parseNixPath)
import Nix.Derivation (Derivation (..), DerivationOutput (..), toATerm)
import Nix.Eval (MonadEval, NixValue (..), Thunk (..), attrSetFromMap, attrSetLookup, attrSetToAscList, attrSetToMap, eval, evaluated, force, readThunkValue)
import Nix.Eval.Arena (arenaInit)
import Nix.Eval.IO (EvalState (..), newEvalState, runEvalIO)
import Nix.Eval.Types (clistFromThunks, clistThunks, thunkToCPtr)
import Nix.Parser (parseNix, readFileAutoEncoding)
import Nix.Store (Store (..), closeStore, isValid, openStore, registerPaths, registrationFor, setReadOnly, writeDrv, writeDrvAterm)
import Nix.Store.Path (StorePath, defaultStoreDir, parseStorePath, platformStoreDir, storePathToFilePath)
import Paths_nova_nix (getDataDir)
import System.Directory (canonicalizePath, copyFile, createDirectoryIfMissing, doesDirectoryExist, getCurrentDirectory, getTemporaryDirectory, listDirectory)
import System.Environment (getArgs)
import System.Exit (exitFailure)
import System.FilePath (takeDirectory)
import qualified System.FilePath as FP
import System.IO (BufferMode (..), hPutStrLn, hSetBuffering, stderr, stdout)
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Argument parsing
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | Parsed CLI options.
data CliOpts = CliOpts
{ optNixPaths :: ![T.Text],
optStrict :: !Bool,
optAterm :: !Bool,
optCommand :: !Command
}
data Command
= CmdEvalFile !FilePath
| CmdEvalExpr !T.Text
| CmdBuild !FilePath
| CmdHelp
parseArgs :: [String] -> CliOpts
parseArgs = go (CliOpts [] False False CmdHelp)
where
go opts [] = opts
go opts ("--nix-path" : val : rest) =
go (opts {optNixPaths = optNixPaths opts ++ [T.pack val]}) rest
go opts ("--strict" : rest) =
go (opts {optStrict = True}) rest
go opts ("--aterm" : rest) =
go (opts {optAterm = True}) rest
go opts ("eval" : rest) = goEval opts rest
go opts ("build" : path : rest) =
go (opts {optCommand = CmdBuild path}) rest
go opts _ = opts
-- Sub-parser for eval: handles --strict and --expr interleaved with the file arg.
goEval opts [] = opts
goEval opts ("--strict" : rest) = goEval (opts {optStrict = True}) rest
goEval opts ("--aterm" : rest) = goEval (opts {optAterm = True}) rest
goEval opts ("--nix-path" : val : rest) =
goEval (opts {optNixPaths = optNixPaths opts ++ [T.pack val]}) rest
goEval opts ("--expr" : expr : rest) =
go (opts {optCommand = CmdEvalExpr (T.pack expr)}) rest
goEval opts (path : rest) =
go (opts {optCommand = CmdEvalFile path}) rest
-- | Merge --nix-path entries, bundled data dir, and NIX_PATH search paths.
-- The data dir is appended last so user paths take priority.
mergeSearchPaths :: [T.Text] -> FilePath -> [Thunk] -> [Thunk]
mergeSearchPaths extraPaths dataDir envPaths =
concatMap parseNixPath extraPaths ++ envPaths ++ parseNixPath (T.pack dataDir)
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Main
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
main :: IO ()
main = do
hSetBuffering stdout LineBuffering
-- Initialize C data layer (symbol interning, thunk arena, env allocator)
arenaInit
args <- getArgs
dataDir <- getDataDir
let opts = parseArgs args
case optCommand opts of
CmdEvalFile filePath -> evalFile (optStrict opts) (optNixPaths opts) dataDir filePath
CmdEvalExpr expr
| optAterm opts -> evalExprAterm (optNixPaths opts) dataDir expr
| otherwise -> evalExpr (optStrict opts) (optNixPaths opts) dataDir expr
CmdBuild filePath -> buildFile (optNixPaths opts) dataDir filePath
CmdHelp -> do
hPutStrLn stderr "Usage: nova-nix [--nix-path NAME=PATH] <command>"
hPutStrLn stderr ""
hPutStrLn stderr "Commands:"
hPutStrLn stderr " eval FILE.nix Evaluate a .nix file, print result"
hPutStrLn stderr " eval --expr 'EXPR' Evaluate an inline expression"
hPutStrLn stderr " build FILE.nix Build a derivation from a .nix file"
hPutStrLn stderr ""
hPutStrLn stderr "Flags:"
hPutStrLn stderr " --strict Deep-force all thunks before printing (warning: OOM on large results)"
hPutStrLn stderr " --aterm With eval --expr, print the derivation's .drv ATerm"
hPutStrLn stderr " --nix-path NAME=PATH Add search path (repeatable, merged with NIX_PATH)"
exitFailure
-- | Evaluate a .nix file and print the result.
--
-- The file argument is canonicalized first: relative path literals inside the
-- file resolve against the file's directory ('esBaseDir'), and a relative base
-- dir would be re-prefixed on every resolution (doubling it).
evalFile :: Bool -> [T.Text] -> FilePath -> FilePath -> IO ()
evalFile strict extraPaths dataDir rawFilePath = do
filePath <- canonicalizePath rawFilePath
source <- readFileAutoEncoding filePath
case parseNix (T.pack filePath) source of
Left err -> do
hPutStrLn stderr ("parse error: " ++ show err)
exitFailure
Right expr -> do
st0 <- newEvalState (takeDirectory filePath)
let searchPaths = mergeSearchPaths extraPaths dataDir (esSearchPaths st0)
st = st0 {esSearchPaths = searchPaths}
result <-
runEvalIO st $
eval (builtinEnv (esTimestamp st) searchPaths) expr >>= finalize strict
case result of
Left err -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("error: " <> err)
exitFailure
Right forced -> TIO.putStrLn (prettyValue forced)
-- | Evaluate an inline expression and print the result.
evalExpr :: Bool -> [T.Text] -> FilePath -> T.Text -> IO ()
evalExpr strict extraPaths dataDir source = do
case parseNix "<expr>" source of
Left err -> do
hPutStrLn stderr ("parse error: " ++ show err)
exitFailure
Right expr -> do
cwd <- getCurrentDirectory
st0 <- newEvalState cwd
let searchPaths = mergeSearchPaths extraPaths dataDir (esSearchPaths st0)
st = st0 {esSearchPaths = searchPaths}
result <-
runEvalIO st $
eval (builtinEnv (esTimestamp st) searchPaths) expr >>= finalize strict
case result of
Left err -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("error: " <> err)
exitFailure
Right forced -> TIO.putStrLn (prettyValue forced)
-- | Evaluate an inline expression to a derivation and print its ATerm (.drv
-- contents), for diffing nova-nix's serialization against upstream Nix.
evalExprAterm :: [T.Text] -> FilePath -> T.Text -> IO ()
evalExprAterm extraPaths dataDir source =
case parseNix "<expr>" source of
Left err -> do
hPutStrLn stderr ("parse error: " ++ show err)
exitFailure
Right expr -> do
cwd <- getCurrentDirectory
st0 <- newEvalState cwd
let searchPaths = mergeSearchPaths extraPaths dataDir (esSearchPaths st0)
st = st0 {esSearchPaths = searchPaths}
result <- runEvalIO st $ do
val <- eval (builtinEnv (esTimestamp st) searchPaths) expr
case val of
VAttrs attrs ->
mapM_
(\k -> maybe (pure ()) (void . force) (attrSetLookup k attrs))
["_derivation", "drvPath"]
_ -> pure ()
pure val
case result of
Left err -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("error: " <> err)
exitFailure
Right val -> do
(drv, _) <- extractDerivation val
TIO.putStrLn (toATerm drv)
-- | Parse, evaluate, extract derivation, build, and print result.
-- The file argument is canonicalized for the same reason as in 'evalFile'.
buildFile :: [T.Text] -> FilePath -> FilePath -> IO ()
buildFile extraPaths dataDir rawFilePath = do
filePath <- canonicalizePath rawFilePath
source <- readFileAutoEncoding filePath
case parseNix (T.pack filePath) source of
Left err -> do
hPutStrLn stderr ("parse error: " ++ show err)
exitFailure
Right expr -> do
st0 <- newEvalState (takeDirectory filePath)
let searchPaths = mergeSearchPaths extraPaths dataDir (esSearchPaths st0)
st = st0 {esSearchPaths = searchPaths}
result <- runEvalIO st $ do
val <- eval (builtinEnv (esTimestamp st) searchPaths) expr
-- 'derivation' is a lazy wrapper now; force the attrs extractDerivation
-- reads (a build legitimately needs the drvPath + closure).
case val of
VAttrs attrs ->
mapM_
(\k -> maybe (pure ()) (void . force) (attrSetLookup k attrs))
["_derivation", "drvPath"]
_ -> pure ()
pure val
case result of
Left err -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("eval error: " <> err)
exitFailure
Right val -> do
(drv, drvSP) <- extractDerivation val
-- The full .drv closure (root + every transitive input) recorded
-- during evaluation; written to the store before building.
drvClosure <- readIORef (esDrvClosure st)
sourceCache <- readIORef (esSourcePathCache st)
store <- openStore platformStoreDir
-- Materialize eval-coerced source paths (src = ./file, path
-- interpolation): evaluation computes their store paths as text
-- only — the parity runner's store is not writable — so the build
-- driver performs the copy and registration.
materializeEvalSources store sourceCache
buildResult <- buildAndRegister store drvClosure drv drvSP
closeStore store
case buildResult of
BuildSuccess sp ->
TIO.putStrLn (T.pack (storePathToFilePath platformStoreDir sp))
BuildFailure msg code -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("build failed (exit " <> T.pack (show code) <> "): " <> msg)
exitFailure
-- | Extract a Derivation and its store path from an evaluated value.
-- The value must be a VAttrs with type = "derivation", a _derivation key
-- holding the Derivation struct, and a drvPath key holding the .drv store path.
-- Both are computed by builtinDerivation during evaluation.
extractDerivation :: NixValue -> IO (Derivation, StorePath)
extractDerivation (VAttrs attrs) = do
-- Check type = "derivation"
case attrSetLookup "type" attrs of
Just thunk | Just (VStr "derivation" _) <- readThunkValue thunk -> pure ()
_ -> do
hPutStrLn stderr "error: result is not a derivation (no type = \"derivation\")"
exitFailure
-- Extract the Derivation struct from _derivation
drv <- case attrSetLookup "_derivation" attrs of
Just thunk | Just (VDerivation d) <- readThunkValue thunk -> pure d
_ -> do
hPutStrLn stderr "error: derivation result missing _derivation field"
exitFailure
-- Extract drvPath — this is the store path of the .drv file itself,
-- computed by hashing the ATerm serialization during evaluation.
drvSP <- case attrSetLookup "drvPath" attrs of
Just thunk | Just (VStr path _) <- readThunkValue thunk -> case parseStorePath defaultStoreDir path of
Just sp -> pure sp
Nothing -> do
TIO.hPutStrLn stderr ("error: invalid drvPath: " <> path)
exitFailure
_ -> do
hPutStrLn stderr "error: derivation result missing drvPath"
exitFailure
pure (drv, drvSP)
extractDerivation _ = do
hPutStrLn stderr "error: result is not a derivation"
exitFailure
-- | Write the .drv file to the store and build with dependency resolution.
-- The drvPath is the store path of the .drv file itself, extracted from
-- the evaluation result alongside the Derivation struct.
buildAndRegister :: Store -> Map.Map T.Text T.Text -> Derivation -> StorePath -> IO BuildResult
buildAndRegister store drvClosure drv drvSP = do
-- Materialize the full input-.drv closure (every transitive dependency's
-- recipe) to the store. buildWithDeps reads these back to construct the
-- dependency graph; without them it cannot realize any non-leaf derivation.
writeDrvClosure store drvClosure
-- Write the root .drv too (idempotent — it is also in the closure) so a build
-- still works if the closure was not captured (e.g. a pre-built store drv).
writeDrv store drv drvSP
-- Build with dependency resolution
tmpDir <- getTemporaryDirectory
let config =
(defaultBuildConfig platformStoreDir)
{ bcTmpDir = tmpDir
}
buildWithDeps config store drv drvSP
-- | Copy eval-coerced source paths into the store and register them. The
-- evaluator's source-path cache maps each coerced filesystem path to its
-- @source@ fixed-output store path (text only — eval performs no store
-- writes). Each entry not already valid is copied in, made read-only, and
-- registered with its real NAR hash. A copied source carries no references.
materializeEvalSources :: Store -> Map.Map T.Text T.Text -> IO ()
materializeEvalSources store sourceCache = do
regs <- catMaybes <$> mapM adopt (Map.toList sourceCache)
registerPaths (stDB store) regs
where
adopt (rawPath, spText) =
case parseStorePath defaultStoreDir spText of
Nothing -> pure Nothing
Just sp -> do
valid <- isValid store sp
if valid
then pure Nothing
else do
let dest = storePathToFilePath platformStoreDir sp
copyPathInto (T.unpack rawPath) dest
setReadOnly dest
Just <$> registrationFor store sp Nothing []
-- | Recursively copy a file or directory tree to a destination path.
copyPathInto :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO ()
copyPathInto src dest = do
isDir <- doesDirectoryExist src
if isDir
then do
createDirectoryIfMissing True dest
names <- listDirectory src
mapM_ (\name -> copyPathInto (src FP.</> name) (dest FP.</> name)) names
else copyFile src dest
-- | Write every recorded @.drv@ ATerm (keyed by its store-path text) to the
-- store. Keys come from evaluation via 'storePathToText' so they always parse;
-- an unparseable key is skipped defensively.
writeDrvClosure :: Store -> Map.Map T.Text T.Text -> IO ()
writeDrvClosure store = mapM_ writeOne . Map.toList
where
writeOne (pathText, aterm) =
case parseStorePath defaultStoreDir pathText of
Just sp -> writeDrvAterm store sp aterm
Nothing -> pure ()
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Output formatting
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | Optionally deep-force a value before printing.
-- With @--strict@, all thunks are recursively materialized.
-- Without it, thunks display as @«thunk»@ — safe for large results.
finalize :: (MonadEval m) => Bool -> NixValue -> m NixValue
finalize True = deepForceValue
finalize False = pure
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- 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 computed C thunks.
deepForceValue :: (MonadEval m) => NixValue -> m NixValue
deepForceValue (VList cl) = do
let thunks = map Thunk (clistThunks cl)
forced <- mapM (force >=> deepForceValue) thunks
pure (VList (clistFromThunks (map (thunkToCPtr . evaluated) forced)))
deepForceValue (VAttrs attrs) = do
let m = attrSetToMap attrs
forced <- mapM (force >=> deepForceValue) m
pure (VAttrs (attrSetFromMap (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 cl) =
"[ " <> T.intercalate " " (map (prettyThunk . Thunk) (clistThunks cl)) <> " ]"
prettyValue (VAttrs attrs) =
let entries = attrSetToAscList attrs
rendered = map (\(k, t) -> k <> " = " <> prettyThunk t <> ";") entries
in "{ " <> T.intercalate " " rendered <> " }"
prettyValue (VLambda {}) = "«lambda»"
prettyValue (VBuiltin name _) = "«builtin " <> name <> "»"
prettyValue (VCompiledRegex _) = "«compiled-regex»"
prettyValue (VDerivation drv) =
case drvOutputs drv of
(out : _) -> "«derivation " <> T.pack (storePathToFilePath platformStoreDir (doPath out)) <> "»"
[] -> "«derivation»"
-- | Pretty-print a thunk. After deep-forcing, all thunks should be
-- computed thunks render their value; pending thunks render as a placeholder.
prettyThunk :: Thunk -> T.Text
prettyThunk thunk = maybe "«thunk»" prettyValue (readThunkValue 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