lix/src/libstore/store.hh
Eelco Dolstra 863dcff6c5 * Started removing closure store expressions, i.e., the explicit
representation of closures as ATerms in the Nix store.  Instead, the
  file system pointer graph is now stored in the Nix database.  This
  has many advantages:

  - It greatly simplifies the implementation (we can drop the notion
    of `successors', and so on).

  - It makes registering roots for the garbage collector much easier.
    Instead of specifying the closure expression as a root, you can
    simply specify the store path that must be retained as a root.
    This could not be done previously, since there was no way to find
    the closure store expression containing a given store path.
    
  - Better traceability: it is now possible to query what paths are
    referenced by a path, and what paths refer to a path.
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#ifndef __STORE_H
#define __STORE_H
#include <string>
#include "hash.hh"
#include "db.hh"
using namespace std;
/* A substitute is a program invocation that constructs some store
path (typically by fetching it from somewhere, e.g., from the
network). */
struct Substitute
{
/* Program to be executed to create the store path. Must be in
the output path of `storeExpr'. */
Path program;
/* Extra arguments to be passed to the program (the first argument
is the store path to be substituted). */
Strings args;
bool operator == (const Substitute & sub);
};
typedef list<Substitute> Substitutes;
/* Open the database environment. */
void openDB();
/* Create the required database tables. */
void initDB();
/* Get a transaction object. */
void createStoreTransaction(Transaction & txn);
/* Copy a path recursively. */
void copyPath(const Path & src, const Path & dst);
/* Register a substitute. */
typedef list<pair<Path, Substitute> > SubstitutePairs;
void registerSubstitutes(const Transaction & txn,
const SubstitutePairs & subPairs);
/* Return the substitutes expression for the given path. */
Substitutes querySubstitutes(const Path & srcPath);
/* Deregister all substitutes. */
void clearSubstitutes();
/* Register the validity of a path. */
void registerValidPath(const Transaction & txn, const Path & path);
/* Throw an exception if `path' is not directly in the Nix store. */
void assertStorePath(const Path & path);
/* Checks whether a path is valid. */
bool isValidPath(const Path & path);
/* Sets the set of outgoing FS references for a store path. */
void setReferences(const Transaction & txn, const Path & storePath,
const PathSet & references);
/* Queries the set of outgoing FS references for a store path. The
result is not cleared. */
void queryReferences(const Path & storePath, PathSet & references);
/* Constructs a unique store path name. */
Path makeStorePath(const string & type,
const Hash & hash, const string & suffix);
/* Copy the contents of a path to the store and register the validity
the resulting path. The resulting path is returned. */
Path addToStore(const Path & srcPath);
/* Like addToStore, but the contents written to the output path is a
regular file containing the given string. */
Path addTextToStore(const string & suffix, const string & s);
/* Delete a value from the nixStore directory. */
void deleteFromStore(const Path & path);
void verifyStore();
#endif /* !__STORE_H */