lix/src/libexpr/print.hh

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#pragma once
/**
* @file
* @brief Common printing functions for the Nix language
*
* While most types come with their own methods for printing, they share some
* functions that are placed here.
*/
#include <iostream>
namespace nix {
/**
* Print a string as a Nix string literal.
*
* Quotes and fairly minimal escaping are added.
*
* @param s The logical string
*/
std::ostream & printLiteralString(std::ostream & o, std::string_view s);
inline std::ostream & printLiteralString(std::ostream & o, const char * s) {
return printLiteralString(o, std::string_view(s));
}
inline std::ostream & printLiteralString(std::ostream & o, const std::string & s) {
return printLiteralString(o, std::string_view(s));
}
/** Print `true` or `false`. */
std::ostream & printLiteralBool(std::ostream & o, bool b);
/**
* Print a string as an attribute name in the Nix expression language syntax.
*
* Prints a quoted string if necessary.
*/
std::ostream & printAttributeName(std::ostream & o, std::string_view s);
/**
* Print a string as an identifier in the Nix expression language syntax.
*
* FIXME: "identifier" is ambiguous. Identifiers do not have a single
* textual representation. They can be used in variable references,
* let bindings, left-hand sides or attribute names in a select
* expression, or something else entirely, like JSON. Use one of the
* `print*` functions instead.
*/
std::ostream & printIdentifier(std::ostream & o, std::string_view s);
}