Merge "Rewrite REPL test parser" into main

tests/functional/repl_characterization/data/basic.ast

@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
-Commentary "meow meow meow"
+Commentary: "meow meow meow"
-Command "command"
+Indent: "  "
-Output "output output one"
+Prompt: "nix-repl> "
-Output ""
+Command: "command"
-Output ""
+Indent: "  "
-Output "output output two"
+Output: "output output one"
-Commentary "meow meow"
+Output: ""
-Command "command two"
+Commentary: ""
-Output "output output output"
+Indent: "  "
-Commentary "commentary"
+Output: "output output two"
-Output "output output output"
+Commentary: "meow meow"
-Output ""
+Indent: "  "
-Commentary "the blank below should be chomped"
+Prompt: "nix-repl> "
-Command "command three"
+Command: "command two"
-Commentary ""
+Indent: "  "
-Output "meow output"
+Output: "output output output"
+Commentary: "commentary"
+Indent: "  "
+Output: "output output output"
+Output: ""
+Commentary: "the blank below should be chomped"
+Indent: "  "
+Prompt: "nix-repl> "
+Command: "command three"
+Commentary: ""
+Indent: "  "
+Output: "meow output"

tests/functional/repl_characterization/data/basic_tidied.ast

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-Command "command"
+Command: "command"
-Output "output output one"
+Output: "output output one"
-Output ""
+Output: ""
-Output ""
+Output: "output output two"
-Output "output output two"
+Command: "command two"
-Command "command two"
+Output: "output output output"
-Output "output output output"
+Output: "output output output"
-Output "output output output"
+Command: "command three"
-Command "command three"
+Output: "meow output"
-Output "meow output"

tests/functional/repl_characterization/data/basic_tidied.test

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+command
+output output one
+
+output output two
+command two
+output output output
+output output output
+
+command three
+meow output

tests/functional/repl_characterization/data/no_nested_debuggers.test

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@args --debugger
 we enter a debugger via builtins.break in the input file.
 
   info: breakpoint reached
@@ -37,3 +38,4 @@ and once again, more breakpoints are ignored.
 
   nix-repl> builtins.break 3
   3
+  error: bar

tests/functional/repl_characterization/data/regression_9917.test

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/9917 (Enter debugger more reliably in let expressions and function calls)
 
 This test ensures that continues don't skip opportunities to enter the debugger.
+@args --debugger
   trace: before outer break
   info: breakpoint reached
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ This test ensures that continues don't skip opportunities to enter the debugger.
   0: error: breakpoint reached
   «none»:0
   1: while calling a function
-  TEST_DATA/regression_9917.nix:3:5
+  $TEST_DATA/regression_9917.nix:3:5
 
        2|   a = builtins.trace "before inner break" (
        3|     builtins.break { msg = "hello"; }
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ This test ensures that continues don't skip opportunities to enter the debugger.
        4|   );
 
   2: while calling a function
-  TEST_DATA/regression_9917.nix:2:7
+  $TEST_DATA/regression_9917.nix:2:7
 
        1| let
        2|   a = builtins.trace "before inner break" (

tests/functional/repl_characterization/data/regression_9918.test

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@args --debugger
   error:
          … while evaluating the error message passed to builtin.throw
 
@@ -14,3 +15,18 @@ We expect to be able to see locals like r in the debugger:
 
   Env level 1
   abort baseNameOf break builtins derivation derivationStrict dirOf false fetchGit fetchMercurial fetchTarball fetchTree fromTOML import isNull map null placeholder removeAttrs scopedImport throw toString true
+
+  nix-repl> :quit
+  error:
+         … while evaluating the file '$TEST_DATA/regression_9918.nix':
+
+         … while calling the 'throw' builtin
+           at $TEST_DATA/regression_9918.nix:3:7:
+              2|   r = [];
+              3|   x = builtins.throw r;
+               |       ^
+              4| in
+
+         … while evaluating the error message passed to builtin.throw
+
+         error: cannot coerce a list to a string: [ ]

tests/functional/repl_characterization/data/regression_l145.test

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@args --debugger
   info: breakpoint reached
 
 debugger should not crash now, but also not show any with variables
@@ -12,3 +13,14 @@ debugger should not crash now, but also not show any with variables
 
   Env level 2
   abort baseNameOf break builtins derivation derivationStrict dirOf false fetchGit fetchMercurial fetchTarball fetchTree fromTOML import isNull map null placeholder removeAttrs scopedImport throw toString true
+  error:
+         … while evaluating the file '$TEST_DATA/regression_l145.nix':
+
+         … while calling the 'break' builtin
+           at $TEST_DATA/regression_l145.nix:3:7:
+              2| let
+              3|   x = builtins.break 1;
+               |       ^
+              4| in
+
+         error: breakpoint reached

tests/functional/repl_characterization/data/stack_vars.test

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@args --debugger
   trace: before outer break
   info: breakpoint reached
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ If we :st past the frame in the backtrace with the meow in it, the meow should n
   nix-repl> :st 3
 
   3: while calling a function
-  TEST_DATA/stack_vars.nix:5:7
+  $TEST_DATA/stack_vars.nix:5:7
 
        4|   );
        5|   b = builtins.trace "before outer break" (
@@ -58,9 +59,8 @@ If we :st past the frame in the backtrace with the meow in it, the meow should n
   3
 
   nix-repl> :st 3
-
   3: while calling a function
-  TEST_DATA/stack_vars.nix:2:7
+  $TEST_DATA/stack_vars.nix:2:7
 
        1| let
        2|   a = builtins.trace "before inner break" (
@@ -72,3 +72,21 @@ If we :st past the frame in the backtrace with the meow in it, the meow should n
 
   Env level 1
   abort baseNameOf break builtins derivation derivationStrict dirOf false fetchGit fetchMercurial fetchTarball fetchTree fromTOML import isNull map null placeholder removeAttrs scopedImport throw toString true
+
+  nix-repl> :quit
+  error:
+         … while calling the 'trace' builtin
+           at $TEST_DATA/stack_vars.nix:2:7:
+              1| let
+              2|   a = builtins.trace "before inner break" (
+               |       ^
+              3|     let meow' = 3; in builtins.break { msg = "hello"; }
+
+         … while calling the 'break' builtin
+           at $TEST_DATA/stack_vars.nix:3:23:
+              2|   a = builtins.trace "before inner break" (
+              3|     let meow' = 3; in builtins.break { msg = "hello"; }
+               |                       ^
+              4|   );
+
+         error: breakpoint reached

tests/functional/repl_characterization/repl_characterization.cc

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
-#include <optional>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 
+#include "escape-string.hh"
 #include "test-session.hh"
-#include "util.hh"
 #include "tests/characterization.hh"
 #include "tests/cli-literate-parser.hh"
 #include "tests/terminal-code-eater.hh"
+#include "util.hh"
 
 using namespace std::string_literals;
 
@@ -40,92 +41,149 @@ public:
         return unitTestData + "/" + testStem;
     }
 
-    void runReplTest(std::string_view const & content, std::vector<std::string> extraArgs = {}) const
+    void runReplTest(const std::string content, std::vector<std::string> extraArgs = {}) const
     {
-        auto syntax = CLILiterateParser::parse(std::string(REPL_PROMPT), content);
+        auto parsed = cli_literate_parser::parse(
+            content, cli_literate_parser::Config{.prompt = std::string(REPL_PROMPT), .indent = 2}
+        );
+        parsed.interpolatePwd(unitTestData);
 
         // FIXME: why does this need two --quiets
-        // show-trace is on by default due to test configuration, but is not a standard
+        // show-trace is on by default due to test configuration, but is not a
-        Strings args{"--quiet", "repl", "--quiet", "--option", "show-trace", "false", "--offline", "--extra-experimental-features", "repl-automation"};
+        // standard
+        Strings args{
+            "--quiet",
+            "repl",
+            "--quiet",
+            "--option",
+            "show-trace",
+            "false",
+            "--offline",
+            "--extra-experimental-features",
+            "repl-automation",
+        };
         args.insert(args.end(), extraArgs.begin(), extraArgs.end());
+        args.insert(args.end(), parsed.args.begin(), parsed.args.end());
 
         auto nixBin = canonPath(getEnvNonEmpty("NIX_BIN_DIR").value_or(NIX_BIN_DIR));
 
         auto process = RunningProcess::start(nixBin + "/nix", args);
-        auto session = TestSession{std::string(AUTOMATION_PROMPT), std::move(process)};
+        auto session = TestSession(std::string(AUTOMATION_PROMPT), std::move(process));
 
-        for (auto & bit : syntax) {
+        for (auto & event : parsed.syntax) {
-            if (bit.kind != CLILiterateParser::NodeKind::COMMAND) {
+            std::visit(
-                continue;
+                overloaded{
-            }
+                    [&](const cli_literate_parser::Command & e) {
-
+                        ASSERT_TRUE(session.waitForPrompt());
-            if (!session.waitForPrompt()) {
+                        if (e.text == ":quit") {
-                ASSERT_TRUE(false);
+                            // If we quit the repl explicitly, we won't have a
-            }
+                            // prompt when we're done.
-            session.runCommand(bit.text);
+                            parsed.shouldStart = false;
+                        }
+                        session.runCommand(e.text);
+                    },
+                    [&](const auto & e) {},
+                },
+                event
+            );
         }
-        if (!session.waitForPrompt()) {
+        if (parsed.shouldStart) {
-            ASSERT_TRUE(false);
+            ASSERT_TRUE(session.waitForPrompt());
         }
         session.close();
 
-        auto replacedOutLog = boost::algorithm::replace_all_copy(session.outLog, unitTestData, "TEST_DATA");
+        auto replacedOutLog =
+            boost::algorithm::replace_all_copy(session.outLog, unitTestData, "$TEST_DATA");
         auto cleanedOutLog = trimOutLog(replacedOutLog);
 
-        auto parsedOutLog = CLILiterateParser::parse(std::string(AUTOMATION_PROMPT), cleanedOutLog, 0);
+        auto parsedOutLog = cli_literate_parser::parse(
+            std::string(cleanedOutLog),
+            cli_literate_parser::Config{.prompt = std::string(AUTOMATION_PROMPT), .indent = 0}
+        );
 
-        parsedOutLog = CLILiterateParser::tidyOutputForComparison(std::move(parsedOutLog));
+        auto expected = parsed.tidyOutputForComparison();
-        syntax = CLILiterateParser::tidyOutputForComparison(std::move(syntax));
+        auto actual = parsedOutLog.tidyOutputForComparison();
 
-        ASSERT_EQ(parsedOutLog, syntax);
+        ASSERT_EQ(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    void runReplTestPath(const std::string_view & nameBase, std::vector<std::string> extraArgs)
+    {
+        auto nixPath = goldenMaster(nameBase + ".nix");
+        if (pathExists(nixPath)) {
+            extraArgs.push_back("-f");
+            extraArgs.push_back(nixPath);
+        }
+        readTest(nameBase + ".test", [this, extraArgs](std::string input) {
+            runReplTest(input, extraArgs);
+        });
+    }
+
+    void runReplTestPath(const std::string_view & nameBase)
+    {
+        runReplTestPath(nameBase, {});
+    }
+
+    void runDebuggerTest(const std::string_view & nameBase)
+    {
+        runReplTestPath(nameBase, {"--debugger"});
     }
 };
 
-TEST_F(ReplSessionTest, parses)
+TEST_F(ReplSessionTest, round_trip)
+{
+    writeTest("basic.test", [this]() {
+        const std::string content = readFile(goldenMaster("basic.test"));
+        auto parsed = cli_literate_parser::parse(
+            content, cli_literate_parser::Config{.prompt = std::string(REPL_PROMPT)}
+        );
+
+        std::ostringstream out{};
+        for (auto & node : parsed.syntax) {
+            cli_literate_parser::unparseNode(out, node, true);
+        }
+        return out.str();
+    });
+}
+
+TEST_F(ReplSessionTest, tidy)
 {
     writeTest("basic.ast", [this]() {
         const std::string content = readFile(goldenMaster("basic.test"));
-        auto parser = CLILiterateParser{std::string(REPL_PROMPT)};
+        auto parsed = cli_literate_parser::parse(
-        parser.feed(content);
+            content, cli_literate_parser::Config{.prompt = std::string(REPL_PROMPT)}
-
+        );
         std::ostringstream out{};
-        for (auto & bit : parser.syntax()) {
+        for (auto & node : parsed.syntax) {
-            out << bit.print() << "\n";
+            out << debugNode(node) << "\n";
         }
         return out.str();
     });
-
     writeTest("basic_tidied.ast", [this]() {
         const std::string content = readFile(goldenMaster("basic.test"));
-        auto syntax = CLILiterateParser::parse(std::string(REPL_PROMPT), content);
+        auto parsed = cli_literate_parser::parse(
-
+            content, cli_literate_parser::Config{.prompt = std::string(REPL_PROMPT)}
-        syntax = CLILiterateParser::tidyOutputForComparison(std::move(syntax));
+        );
-
+        auto tidied = parsed.tidyOutputForComparison();
         std::ostringstream out{};
-        for (auto & bit : syntax) {
+        for (auto & node : tidied) {
-            out << bit.print() << "\n";
+            out << debugNode(node) << "\n";
         }
         return out.str();
     });
 }
 
-TEST_F(ReplSessionTest, repl_basic)
+#define REPL_TEST(name)           \
-{
-    readTest("basic_repl.test", [this](std::string input) { runReplTest(input); });
-}
-
-#define DEBUGGER_TEST(name) \
     TEST_F(ReplSessionTest, name) \
-    { \
+    {                             \
-        readTest(#name ".test", [this](std::string input) { \
+        runReplTestPath(#name);   \
-            runReplTest(input, {"--debugger", "-f", goldenMaster(#name ".nix")}); \
-        }); \
     }
 
-DEBUGGER_TEST(regression_9918);
+REPL_TEST(basic_repl);
-DEBUGGER_TEST(regression_9917);
+REPL_TEST(no_nested_debuggers);
-DEBUGGER_TEST(regression_l145);
+REPL_TEST(regression_9917);
-DEBUGGER_TEST(stack_vars);
+REPL_TEST(regression_9918);
-DEBUGGER_TEST(no_nested_debuggers);
+REPL_TEST(regression_l145);
+REPL_TEST(stack_vars);
 
-};
+}; // namespace nix

tests/functional/repl_characterization/test-session.cc

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <iostream>
+#include <span>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "test-session.hh"
@@ -21,14 +22,17 @@ RunningProcess RunningProcess::start(std::string executable, Strings args)
 
     // This is separate from runProgram2 because we have different IO requirements
     pid_t pid = startProcess([&]() {
-        if (dup2(procStdout.writeSide.get(), STDOUT_FILENO) == -1)
+        if (dup2(procStdout.writeSide.get(), STDOUT_FILENO) == -1) {
             throw SysError("dupping stdout");
-        if (dup2(procStdin.readSide.get(), STDIN_FILENO) == -1)
+        }
+        if (dup2(procStdin.readSide.get(), STDIN_FILENO) == -1) {
             throw SysError("dupping stdin");
+        }
         procStdin.writeSide.close();
         procStdout.readSide.close();
-        if (dup2(STDOUT_FILENO, STDERR_FILENO) == -1)
+        if (dup2(STDOUT_FILENO, STDERR_FILENO) == -1) {
             throw SysError("dupping stderr");
+        }
         execv(executable.c_str(), stringsToCharPtrs(args).data());
         throw SysError("exec did not happen");
     });
@@ -44,7 +48,8 @@ RunningProcess RunningProcess::start(std::string executable, Strings args)
 }
 
 [[gnu::unused]]
-std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & os, ReplOutputParser::State s)
+std::ostream &
+operator<<(std::ostream & os, ReplOutputParser::State s)
 {
     switch (s) {
     case ReplOutputParser::State::Prompt:
@@ -91,8 +96,7 @@ bool ReplOutputParser::feed(char c)
     return false;
 }
 
-/** Waits for the prompt and then returns if a prompt was found */
+bool TestSession::readOutThen(ReadOutThenCallback cb)
-bool TestSession::waitForPrompt()
 {
     std::vector<char> buf(1024);
 
@@ -106,38 +110,67 @@ bool TestSession::waitForPrompt()
             return false;
         }
 
+        switch (cb(std::span(buf.data(), res))) {
+        case ReadOutThenCallbackResult::Stop:
+            return true;
+        case ReadOutThenCallbackResult::Continue:
+            continue;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+bool TestSession::waitForPrompt()
+{
+    bool notEof = readOutThen([&](std::span<char> s) -> ReadOutThenCallbackResult {
         bool foundPrompt = false;
-        for (ssize_t i = 0; i < res; ++i) {
+
+        for (auto ch : s) {
             // foundPrompt = foundPrompt || outputParser.feed(buf[i]);
             bool wasEaten = true;
-            eater.feed(buf[i], [&](char c) {
+            eater.feed(ch, [&](char c) {
                 wasEaten = false;
-                foundPrompt = outputParser.feed(buf[i]) || foundPrompt;
+                foundPrompt = outputParser.feed(ch) || foundPrompt;
 
                 outLog.push_back(c);
             });
 
             if constexpr (DEBUG_REPL_PARSER) {
-                std::cerr << "raw " << MaybeHexEscapedChar{buf[i]} << (wasEaten ? " [eaten]" : "") << "\n";
+                std::cerr << "raw " << MaybeHexEscapedChar{ch} << (wasEaten ? " [eaten]" : "") << "\n";
             }
         }
 
-        if (foundPrompt) {
+        return foundPrompt ? ReadOutThenCallbackResult::Stop : ReadOutThenCallbackResult::Continue;
-            return true;
+    });
+
+    return notEof;
+}
+
+void TestSession::wait()
+{
+    readOutThen([&](std::span<char> s) {
+        for (auto ch : s) {
+            eater.feed(ch, [&](char c) {
+                outputParser.feed(c);
+                outLog.push_back(c);
+            });
         }
-    }
+        // just keep reading till we hit eof
+        return ReadOutThenCallbackResult::Continue;
+    });
 }
 
 void TestSession::close()
 {
     proc.procStdin.close();
+    wait();
     proc.procStdout.close();
 }
 
 void TestSession::runCommand(std::string command)
 {
-    if constexpr (DEBUG_REPL_PARSER)
+    if constexpr (DEBUG_REPL_PARSER) {
         std::cerr << "runCommand " << command << "\n";
+    }
     command += "\n";
     // We have to feed a newline into the output parser, since Nix might not
     // give us a newline before a prompt in all cases (it might clear line

tests/functional/repl_characterization/test-session.hh

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
 
+#include <functional>
 #include <sched.h>
+#include <span>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "util.hh"
@@ -22,8 +24,7 @@ struct RunningProcess
 class ReplOutputParser
 {
 public:
-    ReplOutputParser(std::string prompt)
+    ReplOutputParser(std::string prompt) : prompt(prompt)
-        : prompt(prompt)
     {
         assert(!prompt.empty());
     }
@@ -60,10 +61,27 @@ struct TestSession
     {
     }
 
+    /** Waits for the prompt and then returns if a prompt was found */
     bool waitForPrompt();
 
+    /** Feeds a line of input into the command */
     void runCommand(std::string command);
 
+    /** Closes the session, closing standard input and waiting for standard
+     * output to close, capturing any remaining output. */
     void close();
+
+private:
+    /** Waits until the command closes its output */
+    void wait();
+
+    enum class ReadOutThenCallbackResult { Stop, Continue };
+    using ReadOutThenCallback = std::function<ReadOutThenCallbackResult(std::span<char>)>;
+    /** Reads some chunks of output, calling the callback provided for each
+     * chunk and stopping if it returns Stop.
+     *
+     * @returns false if EOF, true if the callback requested we stop first.
+     * */
+    bool readOutThen(ReadOutThenCallback cb);
 };
 };

tests/unit/libutil-support/local.mk

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ libutil-test-support_INSTALL_DIR :=
 
 libutil-test-support_SOURCES := $(wildcard $(d)/tests/*.cc)
 
-libutil-test-support_CXXFLAGS += $(libutil-tests_EXTRA_INCLUDES)
+libutil-test-support_CXXFLAGS += $(libutil-tests_EXTRA_INCLUDES) -I src/libutil
 
 # libexpr so we can steal their string printer from print.cc
 libutil-test-support_LIBS = libutil libexpr

tests/unit/libutil-support/tests/characterization.hh

@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ public:
     {
         auto file = goldenMaster(testStem);
 
-        auto got = test();
+        auto actual = test();
 
         if (testAccept())
         {
             createDirs(dirOf(file));
-            writeFile2(file, got);
+            writeFile2(file, actual);
             GTEST_SKIP()
                 << "Updating golden master "
                 << file;
         }
         else
         {
-            decltype(got) expected = readFile2(file);
+            decltype(actual) expected = readFile2(file);
-            ASSERT_EQ(got, expected);
+            ASSERT_EQ(expected, actual);
         }
     }
 

tests/unit/libutil-support/tests/cli-literate-parser.cc

@@ -1,248 +1,444 @@
 #include "cli-literate-parser.hh"
 #include "escape-string.hh"
-#include "libexpr/print.hh"
 #include "escape-char.hh"
+#include "libexpr/print.hh"
 #include "types.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
 #include <ranges>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
-#include <boost/algorithm/string/trim.hpp>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <variant>
 
-using namespace std::string_literals;
+#include "cli-literate-parser.hh"
-
+#include "escape-string.hh"
-namespace nix {
+#include "fmt.hh"
+#include "libexpr/print.hh"
+#include "shlex.hh"
+#include "types.hh"
+#include "util.hh"
 
 static constexpr const bool DEBUG_PARSER = false;
 
-constexpr auto CLILiterateParser::stateDebug(State const & s) -> const char *
+using namespace std::string_literals;
-{
+using namespace boost::algorithm;
-    return std::visit(
-        overloaded{// clang-format off
-            [](Indent const&) -> const char * { return "indent"; },
-            [](Commentary const&) -> const char * { return "indent"; },
-            [](Prompt const&) -> const char * { return "prompt"; },
-            [](Command const&) -> const char * { return "command"; },
-            [](OutputLine const&) -> const char * { return "output_line"; }},
-        // clang-format on
-        s);
-}
 
-auto CLILiterateParser::Node::print() const -> std::string
+namespace nix {
-{
-    std::ostringstream s{};
-    switch (kind) {
-    case NodeKind::COMMENTARY:
-        s << "Commentary ";
-        break;
-    case NodeKind::COMMAND:
-        s << "Command ";
-        break;
-    case NodeKind::OUTPUT:
-        s << "Output ";
-        break;
-    }
-    escapeString(s, this->text);
-    return s.str();
-}
 
-void PrintTo(std::vector<CLILiterateParser::Node> const & nodes, std::ostream * os)
+namespace cli_literate_parser {
-{
-    for (auto & node : nodes) {
-        *os << node.print() << "\\n";
-    }
-}
 
-auto CLILiterateParser::parse(std::string prompt, std::string_view const & input, size_t indent) -> std::vector<Node>
+struct Parser
 {
-    CLILiterateParser p{std::move(prompt), indent};
+    Parser(const std::string input, Config config)
-    p.feed(input);
+        : input(input)
-    return std::move(p).intoSyntax();
+        , rest(this->input)
-}
+        , prompt(config.prompt)
-
+        , indentString(std::string(config.indent, ' '))
-auto CLILiterateParser::intoSyntax() && -> std::vector<Node>
+        , lastWasOutput(false)
-{
+        , syntax{}
-    return std::move(this->syntax_);
+    {
-}
+        assert(!prompt.empty());
-
-CLILiterateParser::CLILiterateParser(std::string prompt, size_t indent)
-    : state_(indent == 0 ? State(Prompt{}) : State(Indent{}))
-    , prompt_(prompt)
-    , indent_(indent)
-    , lastWasOutput_(false)
-    , syntax_{}
-{
-    assert(!prompt.empty());
-}
-
-void CLILiterateParser::feed(char c)
-{
-    if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
-        std::cout << stateDebug(state_) << " " << MaybeHexEscapedChar{c} << "\n";
     }
 
-    if (c == '\n') {
+    const std::string input;
-        onNewline();
+    std::string_view rest;
-        return;
+    const std::string prompt;
+    const std::string indentString;
+
+    /** Last line was output, so we consider a blank to be part of the output */
+    bool lastWasOutput;
+
+    /**
+     * Nodes of syntax being built.
+     */
+    std::vector<Node> syntax;
+
+    auto dbg(std::string_view state) -> void
+    {
+        std::cout << state << ": ";
+        escapeString(
+            std::cout,
+            rest,
+            {
+                .maxLength = 40,
+                .outputAnsiColors = true,
+                .escapeNonPrinting = true,
+            }
+        );
+        std::cout << std::endl;
     }
 
-    std::visit(
+    template<typename T>
-        overloaded{
+    auto pushNode(T node) -> void
-            [&](Indent & s) {
+    {
-                if (c == ' ') {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
-                    if (++s.pos >= indent_) {
+            std::cout << debugNode(node);
-                        transition(Prompt{});
+        }
-                    }
+        syntax.emplace_back(node);
-                } else {
-                    transition(Commentary{AccumulatingState{.lineAccumulator = std::string{c}}});
-                }
-            },
-            [&](Prompt & s) {
-                if (s.pos >= prompt_.length()) {
-                    transition(Command{AccumulatingState{.lineAccumulator = std::string{c}}});
-                    return;
-                } else if (c == prompt_[s.pos]) {
-                    // good prompt character
-                    ++s.pos;
-                } else {
-                    // didn't match the prompt, so it must have actually been output.
-                    s.lineAccumulator.push_back(c);
-                    transition(OutputLine{AccumulatingState{.lineAccumulator = std::move(s.lineAccumulator)}});
-                    return;
-                }
-                s.lineAccumulator.push_back(c);
-            },
-            [&](AccumulatingState & s) { s.lineAccumulator.push_back(c); }},
-        state_);
-}
-
-void CLILiterateParser::onNewline()
-{
-    State lastState = std::move(state_);
-    bool newLastWasOutput = false;
-
-    syntax_.push_back(std::visit(
-        overloaded{
-            [&](Indent & s) {
-                // XXX: technically this eats trailing spaces
-
-                // a newline following output is considered part of that output
-                if (lastWasOutput_) {
-                    newLastWasOutput = true;
-                    return Node::mkOutput("");
-                }
-                return Node::mkCommentary("");
-            },
-            [&](Commentary & s) { return Node::mkCommentary(std::move(s.lineAccumulator)); },
-            [&](Command & s) { return Node::mkCommand(std::move(s.lineAccumulator)); },
-            [&](OutputLine & s) {
-                newLastWasOutput = true;
-                return Node::mkOutput(std::move(s.lineAccumulator));
-            },
-            [&](Prompt & s) {
-                // INDENT followed by newline is also considered a blank output line
-                return Node::mkOutput(std::move(s.lineAccumulator));
-            }},
-        lastState));
-
-    transition(Indent{});
-    lastWasOutput_ = newLastWasOutput;
-}
-
-void CLILiterateParser::feed(std::string_view s)
-{
-    for (char ch : s) {
-        feed(ch);
-    }
-}
-
-void CLILiterateParser::transition(State new_state)
-{
-    // When we expect INDENT and we are parsing without indents, commentary
-    // cannot exist, so we want to transition directly into PROMPT before
-    // resuming normal processing.
-    if (Indent * i = std::get_if<Indent>(&new_state); i != nullptr && indent_ == 0) {
-        new_state = Prompt{AccumulatingState{}, i->pos};
     }
 
-    state_ = new_state;
+    auto parseLiteral(const char c) -> bool
-}
+    {
-
+        if (rest.starts_with(c)) {
-auto CLILiterateParser::syntax() const -> std::vector<Node> const &
+            rest.remove_prefix(1);
-{
+            return true;
-    return syntax_;
+        } else {
-}
+            return false;
-
-auto CLILiterateParser::unparse(const std::string & prompt, const std::vector<Node> & syntax, size_t indent)
-    -> std::string
-{
-    std::string indent_str(indent, ' ');
-    std::ostringstream out{};
-
-    for (auto & node : syntax) {
-        switch (node.kind) {
-        case NodeKind::COMMENTARY:
-            out << node.text << "\n";
-            break;
-        case NodeKind::COMMAND:
-            out << indent_str << prompt << node.text << "\n";
-            break;
-        case NodeKind::OUTPUT:
-            out << indent_str << node.text << "\n";
-            break;
         }
     }
 
-    return out.str();
+    auto parseLiteral(const std::string_view & literal) -> bool
-}
+    {
+        if (rest.starts_with(literal)) {
+            rest.remove_prefix(literal.length());
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 
-auto CLILiterateParser::tidyOutputForComparison(std::vector<Node> && syntax) -> std::vector<Node>
+    auto parseBool() -> bool
+    {
+        auto result = false;
+        if (parseLiteral("true")) {
+            result = true;
+        } else if (parseLiteral("false")) {
+            result = false;
+        } else {
+            throw ParseError("true or false", std::string(rest));
+        }
+        auto untilNewline = parseUntilNewline();
+        if (!untilNewline.empty()) {
+            throw ParseError("nothing after true or false", untilNewline);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    auto parseUntilNewline() -> std::string
+    {
+        auto pos = rest.find('\n');
+        if (pos == std::string_view::npos) {
+            throw ParseError("text and then newline", std::string(rest));
+        } else {
+            // `parseOutput()` sets this to true anyways.
+            lastWasOutput = false;
+            auto result = std::string(rest, 0, pos);
+            rest.remove_prefix(pos + 1);
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto parseIndent() -> bool
+    {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+            dbg("indent");
+        }
+        if (indentString.empty()) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (parseLiteral(indentString)) {
+            pushNode(Indent(indentString));
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+                dbg("indent failed");
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto parseCommand() -> void
+    {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+            dbg("command");
+        }
+        auto untilNewline = parseUntilNewline();
+        pushNode(Command(untilNewline));
+    }
+
+    auto parsePrompt() -> void
+    {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+            dbg("prompt");
+        }
+        if (parseLiteral(prompt)) {
+            pushNode(Prompt(prompt));
+            if (rest.empty()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            parseCommand();
+        } else {
+            parseOutput();
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto parseOutput() -> void
+    {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+            dbg("output");
+        }
+        auto untilNewline = parseUntilNewline();
+        pushNode(Output(untilNewline));
+        lastWasOutput = true;
+    }
+
+    auto parseAtSign() -> void
+    {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+            dbg("@ symbol");
+        }
+        if (!parseLiteral('@')) {
+            parseOutputOrCommentary();
+        }
+
+        if (parseLiteral("args ")) {
+            parseArgs();
+        } else if (parseLiteral("should-start ")) {
+            if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+                dbg("@should-start");
+            }
+            auto shouldStart = parseBool();
+            pushNode(ShouldStart{shouldStart});
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto parseArgs() -> void
+    {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+            dbg("@args");
+        }
+        auto untilNewline = parseUntilNewline();
+        pushNode(Args(untilNewline));
+    }
+
+    auto parseOutputOrCommentary() -> void
+    {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+            dbg("output/commentary");
+        }
+        auto oldLastWasOutput = lastWasOutput;
+        auto untilNewline = parseUntilNewline();
+
+        auto trimmed = trim_right_copy(untilNewline);
+
+        if (oldLastWasOutput && trimmed.empty()) {
+            pushNode(Output{trimmed});
+        } else {
+            pushNode(Commentary{untilNewline});
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto parseStartOfLine() -> void
+    {
+        if constexpr (DEBUG_PARSER) {
+            dbg("start of line");
+        }
+        if (parseIndent()) {
+            parsePrompt();
+        } else {
+            parseAtSign();
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto parse() && -> ParseResult
+    {
+        // Begin the recursive descent parser at the start of a new line.
+        while (!rest.empty()) {
+            parseStartOfLine();
+        }
+        return std::move(*this).intoParseResult();
+    }
+
+    auto intoParseResult() && -> ParseResult
+    {
+        // Do another pass over the nodes to produce auxiliary results like parsed
+        // command line arguments.
+        std::vector<std::string> args;
+        std::vector<Node> newSyntax;
+        auto shouldStart = true;
+
+        for (auto it = syntax.begin(); it != syntax.end(); ++it) {
+            Node node = std::move(*it);
+            std::visit(
+                overloaded{
+                    [&](Args & e) {
+                        auto split = shell_split(std::string(e.text));
+                        args.insert(args.end(), split.begin(), split.end());
+                    },
+                    [&](ShouldStart & e) { shouldStart = e.shouldStart; },
+                    [&](auto & e) {},
+                },
+                node
+            );
+
+            newSyntax.push_back(node);
+        }
+
+        return ParseResult{
+            .syntax = std::move(newSyntax),
+            .args = std::move(args),
+            .shouldStart = shouldStart,
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename View>
+auto tidySyntax(View syntax) -> std::vector<Node>
 {
-    std::vector<Node> newSyntax{};
+    // Note: Setting `lastWasCommand` lets us trim blank lines at the start and
+    // end of the output stream.
+    auto lastWasCommand = true;
+    std::vector<Node> newSyntax;
 
-    // Eat trailing newlines, so assume that the very end was actually a command
+    for (auto it = syntax.begin(); it != syntax.end(); ++it) {
-    bool lastWasCommand = true;
+        Node node = *it;
-    bool newLastWasCommand = true;
+        // Only compare `Command` and `Output` nodes.
-
+        if (std::visit([&](auto && e) { return !e.shouldCompare(); }, node)) {
-    auto v = std::ranges::reverse_view(syntax);
-
-    for (auto it = v.begin(); it != v.end(); ++it) {
-        Node item = std::move(*it);
-
-        lastWasCommand = newLastWasCommand;
-        // chomp commentary
-        if (item.kind == NodeKind::COMMENTARY) {
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (item.kind == NodeKind::COMMAND) {
+        // Remove blank lines before and after commands. This lets us keep nice
-            newLastWasCommand = true;
+        // whitespace in the test files.
+        auto shouldKeep = std::visit(
+            overloaded{
+                [&](Command & e) {
+                    lastWasCommand = true;
+                    auto trimmed = trim_right_copy(e.text);
+                    if (trimmed.empty()) {
+                        return false;
+                    } else {
+                        e.text = trimmed;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                },
+                [&](Output & e) {
+                    std::string trimmed = trim_right_copy(e.text);
+                    if (lastWasCommand && trimmed.empty()) {
+                        // NB: Keep `lastWasCommand` true in this branch so we
+                        // can keep pruning empty output lines.
+                        return false;
+                    } else {
+                        e.text = trimmed;
+                        lastWasCommand = false;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                },
+                [&](auto & e) {
+                    lastWasCommand = false;
+                    return false;
+                },
+            },
+            node
+        );
 
-            if (item.text == "") {
+        if (shouldKeep) {
-                // chomp empty commands
+            newSyntax.push_back(node);
-                continue;
-            }
         }
-
-        if (item.kind == NodeKind::OUTPUT) {
-            // TODO: horrible
-            bool nextIsCommand = (it + 1 == v.end()) ? false : (it + 1)->kind == NodeKind::COMMAND;
-            std::string trimmedText = boost::algorithm::trim_right_copy(item.text);
-            if ((lastWasCommand || nextIsCommand) && trimmedText == "") {
-                // chomp empty text above or directly below commands
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // real output, stop chomping
-            newLastWasCommand = false;
-
-            item = Node::mkOutput(std::move(trimmedText));
-        }
-        newSyntax.push_back(std::move(item));
     }
 
-    std::reverse(newSyntax.begin(), newSyntax.end());
     return newSyntax;
 }
 
-};
+auto ParseResult::tidyOutputForComparison() -> std::vector<Node>
+{
+    auto reversed = tidySyntax(std::ranges::reverse_view(syntax));
+    auto unreversed = tidySyntax(std::ranges::reverse_view(reversed));
+    return unreversed;
+}
+
+void ParseResult::interpolatePwd(std::string_view pwd)
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> newArgs;
+    for (auto & arg : args) {
+        newArgs.push_back(replaceStrings(arg, "${PWD}", pwd));
+    }
+    args = std::move(newArgs);
+}
+
+const char * ParseError::what() const noexcept
+{
+    if (what_) {
+        return what_->c_str();
+    } else {
+        auto escaped = escapeString(rest, {.maxLength = 256, .escapeNonPrinting = true});
+        auto hint =
+            new HintFmt("Parse error: Expected %1%, got:\n%2%", expected, Uncolored(escaped));
+        what_ = hint->str();
+        return what_->c_str();
+    }
+}
+
+auto parse(const std::string input, Config config) -> ParseResult
+{
+    return Parser(input, config).parse();
+}
+
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & output, const Args & node)
+{
+    return output << "@args " << node.text;
+}
+
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & output, const ShouldStart & node)
+{
+    return output << "@should-start " << (node.shouldStart ? "true" : "false");
+}
+
+std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & output, const TextNode & rhs)
+{
+    return output << rhs.text;
+}
+
+void unparseNode(std::ostream & output, const Node & node, bool withNewline)
+{
+    std::visit(
+        [&](const auto & n) { output << n << (withNewline && n.emitNewlineAfter() ? "\n" : ""); },
+        node
+    );
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+std::string gtestFormat(T & value)
+{
+    std::ostringstream formatted;
+    unparseNode(formatted, value, true);
+    auto str = formatted.str();
+    // Needs to be the literal string `\n` and not a newline character to
+    // trigger gtest diff printing. Yes seriously.
+    boost::algorithm::replace_all(str, "\n", "\\n");
+    return str;
+}
+
+void PrintTo(const std::vector<Node> & nodes, std::ostream * output)
+{
+    for (auto & node : nodes) {
+        *output << gtestFormat(node);
+    }
+}
+
+std::string debugNode(const Node & node)
+{
+    std::ostringstream output;
+    output << std::visit([](const auto & n) { return n.kind(); }, node) << ": ";
+    std::ostringstream contents;
+    unparseNode(contents, node, false);
+    escapeString(output, contents.str(), {.escapeNonPrinting = true});
+    return output.str();
+}
+
+auto ParseResult::debugPrint(std::ostream & output) -> void
+{
+    ::nix::cli_literate_parser::debugPrint(output, syntax);
+}
+
+void debugPrint(std::ostream & output, std::vector<Node> & nodes)
+{
+    for (auto & node : nodes) {
+        output << debugNode(node) << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace cli_literate_parser
+} // namespace nix

tests/unit/libutil-support/tests/cli-literate-parser.hh

@@ -3,132 +3,195 @@
 
 #include <compare>
 #include <memory>
+#include <optional>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <string>
 #include <variant>
 #include <vector>
-#include <string>
 
 namespace nix {
+namespace cli_literate_parser {
+
+// ------------------------- NODES -------------------------
+//
+// To update golden test files while preserving commentary output and other `@`
+// directives, we need to keep commentary output around after parsing.
+
+struct BaseNode {
+  virtual ~BaseNode() = default;
+
+  virtual auto shouldCompare() const -> bool { return false; }
+
+  virtual auto kind() const -> std::string = 0;
+  virtual auto emitNewlineAfter() const -> bool = 0;
+
+  auto operator<=>(const BaseNode &rhs) const = default;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A node containing text. The text should be identical to how the node was
+ * written in the input file.
+ */
+struct TextNode : BaseNode {
+  std::string text;
+
+  explicit TextNode(std::string text) : text(text) {}
+};
+
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &output, const TextNode &node);
+
+#define DECLARE_TEXT_NODE(NAME, NEEDS_NEWLINE, SHOULD_COMPARE)                 \
+  struct NAME : TextNode {                                                     \
+    using TextNode::TextNode;                                                  \
+    ~NAME() override = default;                                                \
+                                                                               \
+    auto kind() const -> std::string override { return #NAME; }                \
+    auto emitNewlineAfter() const -> bool override { return NEEDS_NEWLINE; }   \
+    auto shouldCompare() const -> bool override { return SHOULD_COMPARE; }     \
+  };
+
+/* name, needsNewline, shouldCompare */
+DECLARE_TEXT_NODE(Prompt, false, false)
+DECLARE_TEXT_NODE(Command, true, true)
+DECLARE_TEXT_NODE(Output, true, true)
+DECLARE_TEXT_NODE(Commentary, true, false)
+DECLARE_TEXT_NODE(Args, true, false)
+DECLARE_TEXT_NODE(Indent, false, false)
+
+#undef DECLARE_TEXT_NODE
+
+struct ShouldStart : BaseNode {
+  bool shouldStart;
+
+  ShouldStart(bool shouldStart) : shouldStart(shouldStart) {}
+  ~ShouldStart() override = default;
+  auto emitNewlineAfter() const -> bool override { return true; }
+  auto kind() const -> std::string override { return "should-start"; }
+
+  auto operator<=>(const ShouldStart &rhs) const = default;
+};
+std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &output, const ShouldStart &node);
+
+/**
+ * Any syntax node, including those that are cosmetic.
+ */
+using Node = std::variant<Prompt, Command, Output, Commentary, Args,
+                          ShouldStart, Indent>;
+
+/** Unparses a node into the exact text that would have created it, including a
+ * newline at the end if present, if withNewline is set */
+void unparseNode(std::ostream &output, const Node &node,
+                 bool withNewline = true);
+
+std::string debugNode(const Node &node);
+void debugPrint(std::ostream &output, std::vector<Node> &nodes);
+
+/**
+ * Override gtest printing for lists of nodes.
+ */
+void PrintTo(std::vector<Node> const &nodes, std::ostream *output);
+
+/**
+ * The result of parsing a test file.
+ */
+struct ParseResult {
+  /**
+   * A set of nodes that can be used to reproduce the input file. This is used
+   * to implement updating the test files.
+   */
+  std::vector<Node> syntax;
+
+  /**
+   * Extra CLI arguments.
+   */
+  std::vector<std::string> args;
+
+  /**
+   * Should the program start successfully?
+   */
+  bool shouldStart = false;
+
+  /**
+   * Replace `$PWD` with the given value in `args`.
+   */
+  void interpolatePwd(std::string_view pwd);
+
+  /**
+   * Tidy `syntax` to remove unnecessary nodes.
+   */
+  auto tidyOutputForComparison() -> std::vector<Node>;
+
+  auto debugPrint(std::ostream &output) -> void;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A parse error.
+ */
+struct ParseError : std::exception {
+  std::string expected;
+  std::string rest;
+
+  ParseError(std::string expected, std::string rest)
+      : expected(expected), rest(rest) {}
+
+  const char *what() const noexcept override;
+
+private:
+  /**
+   * Cached formatted contents of `what()`.
+   */
+  mutable std::optional<std::string> what_;
+};
+
+struct Config {
+  /**
+   * The prompt string to look for.
+   */
+  std::string prompt;
+  /**
+   * The number of spaces of indent for commands and output.
+   */
+  size_t indent = 2;
+};
+
 /*
- * A DFA parser for literate test cases for CLIs.
+ * A recursive descent parser for literate test cases for CLIs.
  *
  * FIXME: implement merging of these, so you can auto update cases that have
  * comments.
  *
- * Format:
+ * Syntax:
- * COMMENTARY
+ * ```
- * INDENT PROMPT COMMAND
+ * ( COMMENTARY
- * INDENT OUTPUT
+ * | INDENT PROMPT COMMAND
+ * | INDENT OUTPUT
+ * | @args ARGS
+ * | @should-start ( true | false )) *
+ * ```
  *
  * e.g.
+ * ```
  * commentary commentary commentary
+ * @args --foo
+ * @should-start false
  *   nix-repl> :t 1
  *   an integer
+ * ```
  *
- * Yields:
+ * Yields something like:
+ * ```
  * Commentary "commentary commentary commentary"
+ * Args "--foo"
+ * ShouldStart false
  * Command ":t 1"
  * Output "an integer"
+ * ```
  *
  * Note: one Output line is generated for each line of the sources, because
  * this is effectively necessary to be able to align them in the future to
  * auto-update tests.
  */
-class CLILiterateParser
+auto parse(std::string input, Config config) -> ParseResult;
-{
-public:
 
-    enum class NodeKind {
+}; // namespace cli_literate_parser
-        COMMENTARY,
+}; // namespace nix
-        COMMAND,
-        OUTPUT,
-    };
-
-    struct Node
-    {
-        NodeKind kind;
-        std::string text;
-        std::strong_ordering operator<=>(Node const &) const = default;
-
-        static Node mkCommentary(std::string text)
-        {
-            return Node{.kind = NodeKind::COMMENTARY, .text = text};
-        }
-
-        static Node mkCommand(std::string text)
-        {
-            return Node{.kind = NodeKind::COMMAND, .text = text};
-        }
-
-        static Node mkOutput(std::string text)
-        {
-            return Node{.kind = NodeKind::OUTPUT, .text = text};
-        }
-
-        auto print() const -> std::string;
-    };
-
-    CLILiterateParser(std::string prompt, size_t indent = 2);
-
-    auto syntax() const -> std::vector<Node> const &;
-
-    /** Feeds a character into the parser */
-    void feed(char c);
-
-    /** Feeds a string into the parser */
-    void feed(std::string_view s);
-
-    /** Parses an input in a non-streaming fashion */
-    static auto parse(std::string prompt, std::string_view const & input, size_t indent = 2) -> std::vector<Node>;
-
-    /** Returns, losslessly, the string that would have generated a syntax tree */
-    static auto unparse(std::string const & prompt, std::vector<Node> const & syntax, size_t indent = 2) -> std::string;
-
-    /** Consumes a CLILiterateParser and gives you the syntax out of it */
-    auto intoSyntax() && -> std::vector<Node>;
-
-    /** Tidies syntax to remove trailing whitespace from outputs and remove any
-     * empty prompts */
-    static auto tidyOutputForComparison(std::vector<Node> && syntax) -> std::vector<Node>;
-
-private:
-
-    struct AccumulatingState
-    {
-        std::string lineAccumulator;
-    };
-    struct Indent
-    {
-        size_t pos = 0;
-    };
-    struct Commentary : public AccumulatingState
-    {};
-    struct Prompt : AccumulatingState
-    {
-        size_t pos = 0;
-    };
-    struct Command : public AccumulatingState
-    {};
-    struct OutputLine : public AccumulatingState
-    {};
-
-    using State = std::variant<Indent, Commentary, Prompt, Command, OutputLine>;
-    State state_;
-
-    constexpr static auto stateDebug(State const&) -> const char *;
-
-    const std::string prompt_;
-    const size_t indent_;
-
-    /** Last line was output, so we consider a blank to be part of the output */
-    bool lastWasOutput_;
-
-    std::vector<Node> syntax_;
-
-    void transition(State newState);
-    void onNewline();
-};
-
-// Override gtest printing for lists of nodes
-void PrintTo(std::vector<CLILiterateParser::Node> const & nodes, std::ostream * os);
-};