nixpkgs/pkgs/lib/default.nix
2007-11-09 18:07:14 +00:00

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Nix

# Utility functions.
let
inherit (builtins)
head tail isList stringLength substring lessThan sub;
in
rec {
innerSumArgs = f : x : y : (if y == null then (f x)
else (innerSumArgs f (x // y)));
sumArgs = f : innerSumArgs f {};
innerPairMap = acc: f: l:
if l == [] then acc else
innerPairMap (acc ++ [(f (head l)(head (tail l)))])
f (tail (tail l));
pairMap = innerPairMap [];
# "Fold" a binary function `op' between successive elements of
# `list' with `nul' as the starting value, i.e., `fold op nul [x_1
# x_2 ... x_n] == op x_1 (op x_2 ... (op x_n nul))'. (This is
# Haskell's foldr).
fold = op: nul: list:
if list == []
then nul
else op (head list) (fold op nul (tail list));
# Concatenate a list of lists.
concatLists =
fold (x: y: x ++ y) [];
# Concatenate a list of strings.
concatStrings =
fold (x: y: x + y) "";
# Place an element between each element of a list, e.g.,
# `intersperse "," ["a" "b" "c"]' returns ["a" "," "b" "," "c"].
intersperse = separator: list:
if list == [] || tail list == []
then list
else [(head list) separator]
++ (intersperse separator (tail list));
concatStringsSep = separator: list:
concatStrings (intersperse separator list);
# Flatten the argument into a single list; that is, nested lists are
# spliced into the top-level lists. E.g., `flatten [1 [2 [3] 4] 5]
# == [1 2 3 4 5]' and `flatten 1 == [1]'.
flatten = x:
if isList x
then fold (x: y: (flatten x) ++ y) [] x
else [x];
# Return an attribute from nested attribute sets. For instance ["x"
# "y"] applied to some set e returns e.x.y, if it exists. The
# default value is returned otherwise.
getAttr = attrPath: default: e:
let {
attr = head attrPath;
body =
if attrPath == [] then e
else if builtins ? hasAttr && builtins.hasAttr attr e
then getAttr (tail attrPath) default (builtins.getAttr attr e)
else default;
};
# Filter a list using a predicate; that is, return a list containing
# every element from `list' for which `pred' returns true.
filter = pred: list:
fold (x: y: if pred x then [x] ++ y else y) [] list;
# Return true if `list' has an element `x':
elem = x: list: fold (a: bs: x == a || bs) false list;
# 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.
findSingle = pred: default: multiple: list:
let found = filter pred list;
in if found == [] then default
else if tail found != [] then multiple
else head found;
# Return true if each element of a list is equal, false otherwise.
eqLists = xs: ys:
if xs == [] && ys == [] then true
else if xs == [] || ys == [] then false
else head xs == head ys && eqLists (tail xs) (tail ys);
# Workaround, but works in stable Nix now.
eqStrings = a: b: (a+(substring 0 0 b)) == ((substring 0 0 a)+b);
# Determine whether a filename ends in the given suffix.
hasSuffix = ext: fileName:
let lenFileName = stringLength fileName;
lenExt = stringLength ext;
in !(lessThan lenFileName lenExt) &&
substring (sub lenFileName lenExt) lenFileName fileName == ext;
hasSuffixHack = a: b: hasSuffix (a+(substring 0 0 b)) ((substring 0 0 a)+b);
# Bring in a path as a source, filtering out all Subversion and CVS
# directories, as well as backup files (*~).
cleanSource =
let filter = name: type: let baseName = baseNameOf (toString name); in ! (
# Filter out Subversion and CVS directories.
(type == "directory" && (name == ".svn" || name == "CVS")) ||
# Filter out backup files.
(hasSuffix "~" name)
);
in src: builtins.filterSource filter src;
# 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').
optional = cond: elem: if cond then [elem] else [];
# Return a list of integers from `first' up to and including `last'.
range = first: last:
if builtins.lessThan last first
then []
else [first] ++ range (builtins.add first 1) last;
# Return true only if there is an attribute and it is true.
checkFlag = attrSet: name:
if (name == "true") then true else
if (name == "false") then false else
if (isInList (getAttr ["flags"] [] attrSet) name) then true else
getAttr [name] false attrSet ;
logicalOR = x: y: x || y;
logicalAND = x: y: x && y;
# Input : attrSet, [ [name default] ... ], name
# Output : its value or default.
getValue = attrSet: argList: name:
( getAttr [name] (if checkFlag attrSet name then true else
if argList == [] then null else
let x = builtins.head argList; in
if (head x) == name then
(head (tail x))
else (getValue attrSet
(tail argList) name)) attrSet );
# Input : attrSet, [[name default] ...], [ [flagname reqs..] ... ]
# Output : are reqs satisfied? It's asserted.
checkReqs = attrSet : argList : condList :
(
fold logicalAND true
(map (x: let name = (head x) ; in
((checkFlag attrSet name) ->
(fold logicalAND true
(map (y: let val=(getValue attrSet argList y); in
(val!=null) && (val!=false))
(tail x))))) condList)) ;
isInList = list: x:
if (list == []) then false else
if (x == (head list)) then true else
isInList (tail list) x;
uniqList = {inputList, outputList ? []}:
if (inputList == []) then outputList else
let x=head inputList;
newOutputList = outputList ++
(if (isInList outputList x) then [] else [x]);
in uniqList {outputList=newOutputList;
inputList = (tail inputList);};
condConcat = name: list: checker:
if list == [] then name else
if checker (head list) then
condConcat
(name + (head (tail list)))
(tail (tail list))
checker
else condConcat
name (tail (tail list)) checker;
/* Options. */
mkOption = attrs: attrs // {_type = "option";};
typeOf = x: if x ? _type then x._type else "";
addDefaultOptionValues = defs: opts: opts //
builtins.listToAttrs (map (defName:
{ name = defName;
value =
let
defValue = builtins.getAttr defName defs;
optValue = builtins.getAttr defName opts;
in
if typeOf defValue == "option"
then
# `defValue' is an option.
if builtins.hasAttr defName opts
then builtins.getAttr defName opts
else defValue.default
else
# `defValue' is an attribute set containing options.
# So recurse.
if builtins.hasAttr defName opts && builtins.isAttrs optValue
then addDefaultOptionValues defValue optValue
else addDefaultOptionValues defValue {};
}
) (builtins.attrNames defs));
}