lix/src/libutil/util.hh
Eelco Dolstra 47f87072ad * A very dirty hack to make setuid installations a bit nicer to use.
Previously there was the problem that all files read by nix-env
  etc. should be reachable and readable by the Nix user.  So for
  instance building a Nix expression in your home directory meant that
  the home directory should have at least g+x or o+x permission so
  that the Nix user could reach the Nix expression.  Now we just
  switch back to the original user just prior to reading sources and
  the like.  The places where this happens are somewhat arbitrary,
  however.  Any scope that has a live SwitchToOriginalUser object in
  it is executed as the original user.

* Back out r1385.  setreuid() sets the saved uid to the new
  real/effective uid, which prevents us from switching back to the
  original uid.  setresuid() doesn't have this problem (although the
  manpage has a bug: specifying -1 for the saved uid doesn't leave it
  unchanged; an explicit value must be specified).
2004-09-09 21:12:53 +00:00

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#ifndef __UTIL_H
#define __UTIL_H
#include <string>
#include <list>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <boost/format.hpp>
using namespace std;
using namespace boost;
class Error : public exception
{
protected:
string err;
public:
Error(const format & f);
~Error() throw () { };
const char * what() const throw () { return err.c_str(); }
const string & msg() const throw () { return err; }
};
class SysError : public Error
{
public:
SysError(const format & f);
};
class UsageError : public Error
{
public:
UsageError(const format & f) : Error(f) { };
};
typedef list<string> Strings;
typedef set<string> StringSet;
/* Paths are just strings. */
typedef string Path;
typedef list<Path> Paths;
typedef set<Path> PathSet;
/* The canonical system name, as returned by config.guess. */
extern string thisSystem;
/* Return an environment variable. */
string getEnv(const string & key, const string & def = "");
/* Return an absolutized path, resolving paths relative to the
specified directory, or the current directory otherwise. The path
is also canonicalised. */
Path absPath(Path path, Path dir = "");
/* Canonicalise a path by removing all `.' or `..' components and
double or trailing slashes. */
Path canonPath(const Path & path);
/* Return the directory part of the given canonical path, i.e.,
everything before the final `/'. If the path is the root or an
immediate child thereof (e.g., `/foo'), this means an empty string
is returned. */
Path dirOf(const Path & path);
/* Return the base name of the given canonical path, i.e., everything
following the final `/'. */
string baseNameOf(const Path & path);
/* Return true iff the given path exists. */
bool pathExists(const Path & path);
/* Read the contents (target) of a symbolic link. The result is not
in any way canonicalised. */
Path readLink(const Path & path);
/* Read the contents of a directory. The entries `.' and `..' are
removed. */
Strings readDirectory(const Path & path);
/* Delete a path; i.e., in the case of a directory, it is deleted
recursively. Don't use this at home, kids. */
void deletePath(const Path & path);
/* Make a path read-only recursively. */
void makePathReadOnly(const Path & path);
/* Create a temporary directory. */
Path createTempDir();
/* Create a file and write the given text to it. The file is written
in binary mode (i.e., no end-of-line conversions). The path should
not already exist. */
void writeStringToFile(const Path & path, const string & s);
/* Messages. */
typedef enum {
ltPretty, /* nice, nested output */
ltEscapes, /* nesting indicated using escape codes (for log2xml) */
ltFlat /* no nesting */
} LogType;
typedef enum {
lvlError,
lvlInfo,
lvlTalkative,
lvlChatty,
lvlDebug,
lvlVomit
} Verbosity;
extern LogType logType;
extern Verbosity verbosity; /* suppress msgs > this */
class Nest
{
private:
bool nest;
public:
Nest();
~Nest();
void open(Verbosity level, const format & f);
void close();
};
void printMsg_(Verbosity level, const format & f);
#define startNest(varName, level, f) \
Nest varName; \
if (level <= verbosity) { \
varName.open(level, (f)); \
}
#define printMsg(level, f) \
do { \
if (level <= verbosity) { \
printMsg_(level, (f)); \
} \
} while (0)
#define debug(f) printMsg(lvlDebug, f)
/* Wrappers arount read()/write() that read/write exactly the
requested number of bytes. */
void readFull(int fd, unsigned char * buf, size_t count);
void writeFull(int fd, const unsigned char * buf, size_t count);
/* Automatic cleanup of resources. */
class AutoDelete
{
string path;
bool del;
public:
AutoDelete(const string & p);
~AutoDelete();
void cancel();
};
class AutoCloseFD
{
int fd;
public:
AutoCloseFD();
AutoCloseFD(int fd);
~AutoCloseFD();
void operator =(int fd);
operator int();
void close();
bool isOpen();
};
class Pipe
{
public:
AutoCloseFD readSide, writeSide;
void create();
};
class AutoCloseDir
{
DIR * dir;
public:
AutoCloseDir();
AutoCloseDir(DIR * dir);
~AutoCloseDir();
void operator =(DIR * dir);
operator DIR *();
};
class Pid
{
pid_t pid;
bool separatePG;
public:
Pid();
~Pid();
void operator =(pid_t pid);
operator pid_t();
void kill();
int wait(bool block);
void setSeparatePG(bool separatePG);
};
/* User interruption. */
extern volatile sig_atomic_t _isInterrupted;
void _interrupted();
void inline checkInterrupt()
{
if (_isInterrupted) _interrupted();
}
/* String packing / unpacking. */
string packStrings(const Strings & strings);
Strings unpackStrings(const string & s);
/* Convert the exit status of a child as returned by wait() into an
error string. */
string statusToString(int status);
bool statusOk(int status);
/* !!! HACK HACK HACK - this should be in shared.hh, but it's to
facilitate a quick hack - will remove this eventually (famous last
words). */
struct SwitchToOriginalUser
{
SwitchToOriginalUser();
~SwitchToOriginalUser();
};
#endif /* !__UTIL_H */