lix/src/libutil/archive.hh
2010-05-04 12:42:58 +00:00

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#ifndef __ARCHIVE_H
#define __ARCHIVE_H
#include "types.hh"
#include "serialise.hh"
namespace nix {
/* dumpPath creates a Nix archive of the specified path. The format
is as follows:
IF path points to a REGULAR FILE:
dump(path) = attrs(
[ ("type", "regular")
, ("contents", contents(path))
])
IF path points to a DIRECTORY:
dump(path) = attrs(
[ ("type", "directory")
, ("entries", concat(map(f, sort(entries(path)))))
])
where f(fn) = attrs(
[ ("name", fn)
, ("file", dump(path + "/" + fn))
])
where:
attrs(as) = concat(map(attr, as)) + encN(0)
attrs((a, b)) = encS(a) + encS(b)
encS(s) = encN(len(s)) + s + (padding until next 64-bit boundary)
encN(n) = 64-bit little-endian encoding of n.
contents(path) = the contents of a regular file.
sort(strings) = lexicographic sort by 8-bit value (strcmp).
entries(path) = the entries of a directory, without `.' and
`..'.
`+' denotes string concatenation. */
struct PathFilter
{
virtual ~PathFilter() { }
virtual bool operator () (const Path & path) { return true; }
};
extern PathFilter defaultPathFilter;
void dumpPath(const Path & path, Sink & sink,
PathFilter & filter = defaultPathFilter);
struct ParseSink
{
virtual void createDirectory(const Path & path) { };
virtual void createRegularFile(const Path & path) { };
virtual void isExecutable() { };
virtual void preallocateContents(unsigned long long size) { };
virtual void receiveContents(unsigned char * data, unsigned int len) { };
virtual void createSymlink(const Path & path, const string & target) { };
};
void parseDump(ParseSink & sink, Source & source);
void restorePath(const Path & path, Source & source);
}
#endif /* !__ARCHIVE_H */