lix/src/libstore/gc.hh
Eelco Dolstra e25fad691a * Move addTempRoot() to the store API, and add another function
syncWithGC() to allow clients to register GC roots without needing
  write access to the global roots directory or the GC lock.
2006-12-02 16:41:36 +00:00

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#ifndef __GC_H
#define __GC_H
#include "types.hh"
namespace nix {
/* Garbage collector operation. */
typedef enum {
gcReturnRoots,
gcReturnLive,
gcReturnDead,
gcDeleteDead,
gcDeleteSpecific,
} GCAction;
/* If `action' is set to `gcReturnRoots', find and return the set of
roots for the garbage collector. These are the store paths
symlinked to in the `gcroots' directory. If `action' is
`gcReturnLive', return the set of paths reachable from (i.e. in the
closure of) the roots. If `action' is `gcReturnDead', return the
set of paths not reachable from the roots. If `action' is
`gcDeleteDead', actually delete the latter set. */
void collectGarbage(GCAction action, const PathSet & pathsToDelete,
bool ignoreLiveness, PathSet & result, unsigned long long & bytesFreed);
/* Remove the temporary roots file for this process. Any temporary
root becomes garbage after this point unless it has been registered
as a (permanent) root. */
void removeTempRoots();
/* Register a permanent GC root. */
Path addPermRoot(const Path & storePath, const Path & gcRoot,
bool indirect, bool allowOutsideRootsDir = false);
}
#endif /* !__GC_H */