/**
Operations on attribute sets.
*/
{ lib }:
let
inherit (builtins) head length;
inherit (lib.trivial) oldestSupportedReleaseIsAtLeast mergeAttrs warn warnIf;
inherit (lib.strings) concatStringsSep concatMapStringsSep escapeNixIdentifier sanitizeDerivationName;
inherit (lib.lists) foldr foldl' concatMap elemAt all partition groupBy take foldl;
in
rec {
inherit (builtins) attrNames listToAttrs hasAttr isAttrs getAttr removeAttrs intersectAttrs;
/**
Return an attribute from nested attribute sets.
Nix has an [attribute selection operator `. or`](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/operators#attribute-selection) which is sufficient for such queries, as long as the number of attributes is static. For example:
```nix
(x.a.b or 6) == attrByPath ["a" "b"] 6 x
# and
(x.${f p}."example.com" or 6) == attrByPath [ (f p) "example.com" ] 6 x
```
# Inputs
`attrPath`
: A list of strings representing the attribute path to return from `set`
`default`
: Default value if `attrPath` does not resolve to an existing value
`set`
: The nested attribute set to select values from
# Type
```
attrByPath :: [String] -> Any -> AttrSet -> Any
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.attrByPath` usage example
```nix
x = { a = { b = 3; }; }
# ["a" "b"] is equivalent to x.a.b
# 6 is a default value to return if the path does not exist in attrset
attrByPath ["a" "b"] 6 x
=> 3
attrByPath ["z" "z"] 6 x
=> 6
```
:::
*/
attrByPath =
attrPath:
default:
set:
let
lenAttrPath = length attrPath;
attrByPath' = n: s: (
if n == lenAttrPath then s
else (
let
attr = elemAt attrPath n;
in
if s ? ${attr} then attrByPath' (n + 1) s.${attr}
else default
)
);
in
attrByPath' 0 set;
/**
Return if an attribute from nested attribute set exists.
Nix has a [has attribute operator `?`](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/operators#has-attribute), which is sufficient for such queries, as long as the number of attributes is static. For example:
```nix
(x?a.b) == hasAttrByPath ["a" "b"] x
# and
(x?${f p}."example.com") == hasAttrByPath [ (f p) "example.com" ] x
```
**Laws**:
1. ```nix
hasAttrByPath [] x == true
```
# Inputs
`attrPath`
: A list of strings representing the attribute path to check from `set`
`e`
: The nested attribute set to check
# Type
```
hasAttrByPath :: [String] -> AttrSet -> Bool
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.hasAttrByPath` usage example
```nix
x = { a = { b = 3; }; }
hasAttrByPath ["a" "b"] x
=> true
hasAttrByPath ["z" "z"] x
=> false
hasAttrByPath [] (throw "no need")
=> true
```
:::
*/
hasAttrByPath =
attrPath:
e:
let
lenAttrPath = length attrPath;
hasAttrByPath' = n: s: (
n == lenAttrPath || (
let
attr = elemAt attrPath n;
in
if s ? ${attr} then hasAttrByPath' (n + 1) s.${attr}
else false
)
);
in
hasAttrByPath' 0 e;
/**
Return the longest prefix of an attribute path that refers to an existing attribute in a nesting of attribute sets.
Can be used after [`mapAttrsRecursiveCond`](#function-library-lib.attrsets.mapAttrsRecursiveCond) to apply a condition,
although this will evaluate the predicate function on sibling attributes as well.
Note that the empty attribute path is valid for all values, so this function only throws an exception if any of its inputs does.
**Laws**:
1. ```nix
attrsets.longestValidPathPrefix [] x == []
```
2. ```nix
hasAttrByPath (attrsets.longestValidPathPrefix p x) x == true
```
# Inputs
`attrPath`
: A list of strings representing the longest possible path that may be returned.
`v`
: The nested attribute set to check.
# Type
```
attrsets.longestValidPathPrefix :: [String] -> Value -> [String]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.longestValidPathPrefix` usage example
```nix
x = { a = { b = 3; }; }
attrsets.longestValidPathPrefix ["a" "b" "c"] x
=> ["a" "b"]
attrsets.longestValidPathPrefix ["a"] x
=> ["a"]
attrsets.longestValidPathPrefix ["z" "z"] x
=> []
attrsets.longestValidPathPrefix ["z" "z"] (throw "no need")
=> []
```
:::
*/
longestValidPathPrefix =
attrPath:
v:
let
lenAttrPath = length attrPath;
getPrefixForSetAtIndex =
# The nested attribute set to check, if it is an attribute set, which
# is not a given.
remainingSet:
# The index of the attribute we're about to check, as well as
# the length of the prefix we've already checked.
remainingPathIndex:
if remainingPathIndex == lenAttrPath then
# All previously checked attributes exist, and no attr names left,
# so we return the whole path.
attrPath
else
let
attr = elemAt attrPath remainingPathIndex;
in
if remainingSet ? ${attr} then
getPrefixForSetAtIndex
remainingSet.${attr} # advance from the set to the attribute value
(remainingPathIndex + 1) # advance the path
else
# The attribute doesn't exist, so we return the prefix up to the
# previously checked length.
take remainingPathIndex attrPath;
in
getPrefixForSetAtIndex v 0;
/**
Create a new attribute set with `value` set at the nested attribute location specified in `attrPath`.
# Inputs
`attrPath`
: A list of strings representing the attribute path to set
`value`
: The value to set at the location described by `attrPath`
# Type
```
setAttrByPath :: [String] -> Any -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.setAttrByPath` usage example
```nix
setAttrByPath ["a" "b"] 3
=> { a = { b = 3; }; }
```
:::
*/
setAttrByPath =
attrPath:
value:
let
len = length attrPath;
atDepth = n:
if n == len
then value
else { ${elemAt attrPath n} = atDepth (n + 1); };
in atDepth 0;
/**
Like `attrByPath`, but without a default value. If it doesn't find the
path it will throw an error.
Nix has an [attribute selection operator](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/operators#attribute-selection) which is sufficient for such queries, as long as the number of attributes is static. For example:
```nix
x.a.b == getAttrByPath ["a" "b"] x
# and
x.${f p}."example.com" == getAttrByPath [ (f p) "example.com" ] x
```
# Inputs
`attrPath`
: A list of strings representing the attribute path to get from `set`
`set`
: The nested attribute set to find the value in.
# Type
```
getAttrFromPath :: [String] -> AttrSet -> Any
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getAttrFromPath` usage example
```nix
x = { a = { b = 3; }; }
getAttrFromPath ["a" "b"] x
=> 3
getAttrFromPath ["z" "z"] x
=> error: cannot find attribute `z.z'
```
:::
*/
getAttrFromPath =
attrPath:
set:
attrByPath attrPath (abort ("cannot find attribute `" + concatStringsSep "." attrPath + "'")) set;
/**
Map each attribute in the given set and merge them into a new attribute set.
# Inputs
`f`
: 1\. Function argument
`v`
: 2\. Function argument
# Type
```
concatMapAttrs :: (String -> a -> AttrSet) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.concatMapAttrs` usage example
```nix
concatMapAttrs
(name: value: {
${name} = value;
${name + value} = value;
})
{ x = "a"; y = "b"; }
=> { x = "a"; xa = "a"; y = "b"; yb = "b"; }
```
:::
*/
concatMapAttrs = f: v:
foldl' mergeAttrs { }
(attrValues
(mapAttrs f v)
);
/**
Update or set specific paths of an attribute set.
Takes a list of updates to apply and an attribute set to apply them to,
and returns the attribute set with the updates applied. Updates are
represented as `{ path = ...; update = ...; }` values, where `path` is a
list of strings representing the attribute path that should be updated,
and `update` is a function that takes the old value at that attribute path
as an argument and returns the new
value it should be.
Properties:
- Updates to deeper attribute paths are applied before updates to more
shallow attribute paths
- Multiple updates to the same attribute path are applied in the order
they appear in the update list
- If any but the last `path` element leads into a value that is not an
attribute set, an error is thrown
- If there is an update for an attribute path that doesn't exist,
accessing the argument in the update function causes an error, but
intermediate attribute sets are implicitly created as needed
# Type
```
updateManyAttrsByPath :: [{ path :: [String]; update :: (Any -> Any); }] -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.updateManyAttrsByPath` usage example
```nix
updateManyAttrsByPath [
{
path = [ "a" "b" ];
update = old: { d = old.c; };
}
{
path = [ "a" "b" "c" ];
update = old: old + 1;
}
{
path = [ "x" "y" ];
update = old: "xy";
}
] { a.b.c = 0; }
=> { a = { b = { d = 1; }; }; x = { y = "xy"; }; }
```
:::
*/
updateManyAttrsByPath = let
# When recursing into attributes, instead of updating the `path` of each
# update using `tail`, which needs to allocate an entirely new list,
# we just pass a prefix length to use and make sure to only look at the
# path without the prefix length, so that we can reuse the original list
# entries.
go = prefixLength: hasValue: value: updates:
let
# Splits updates into ones on this level (split.right)
# And ones on levels further down (split.wrong)
split = partition (el: length el.path == prefixLength) updates;
# Groups updates on further down levels into the attributes they modify
nested = groupBy (el: elemAt el.path prefixLength) split.wrong;
# Applies only nested modification to the input value
withNestedMods =
# Return the value directly if we don't have any nested modifications
if split.wrong == [] then
if hasValue then value
else
# Throw an error if there is no value. This `head` call here is
# safe, but only in this branch since `go` could only be called
# with `hasValue == false` for nested updates, in which case
# it's also always called with at least one update
let updatePath = (head split.right).path; in
throw
( "updateManyAttrsByPath: Path '${showAttrPath updatePath}' does "
+ "not exist in the given value, but the first update to this "
+ "path tries to access the existing value.")
else
# If there are nested modifications, try to apply them to the value
if ! hasValue then
# But if we don't have a value, just use an empty attribute set
# as the value, but simplify the code a bit
mapAttrs (name: go (prefixLength + 1) false null) nested
else if isAttrs value then
# If we do have a value and it's an attribute set, override it
# with the nested modifications
value //
mapAttrs (name: go (prefixLength + 1) (value ? ${name}) value.${name}) nested
else
# However if it's not an attribute set, we can't apply the nested
# modifications, throw an error
let updatePath = (head split.wrong).path; in
throw
( "updateManyAttrsByPath: Path '${showAttrPath updatePath}' needs to "
+ "be updated, but path '${showAttrPath (take prefixLength updatePath)}' "
+ "of the given value is not an attribute set, so we can't "
+ "update an attribute inside of it.");
# We get the final result by applying all the updates on this level
# after having applied all the nested updates
# We use foldl instead of foldl' so that in case of multiple updates,
# intermediate values aren't evaluated if not needed
in foldl (acc: el: el.update acc) withNestedMods split.right;
in updates: value: go 0 true value updates;
/**
Return the specified attributes from a set.
# Inputs
`nameList`
: The list of attributes to fetch from `set`. Each attribute name must exist on the attrbitue set
`set`
: The set to get attribute values from
# Type
```
attrVals :: [String] -> AttrSet -> [Any]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.attrVals` usage example
```nix
attrVals ["a" "b" "c"] as
=> [as.a as.b as.c]
```
:::
*/
attrVals =
nameList:
set: map (x: set.${x}) nameList;
/**
Return the values of all attributes in the given set, sorted by
attribute name.
# Type
```
attrValues :: AttrSet -> [Any]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.attrValues` usage example
```nix
attrValues {c = 3; a = 1; b = 2;}
=> [1 2 3]
```
:::
*/
attrValues = builtins.attrValues;
/**
Given a set of attribute names, return the set of the corresponding
attributes from the given set.
# Inputs
`names`
: A list of attribute names to get out of `set`
`attrs`
: The set to get the named attributes from
# Type
```
getAttrs :: [String] -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getAttrs` usage example
```nix
getAttrs [ "a" "b" ] { a = 1; b = 2; c = 3; }
=> { a = 1; b = 2; }
```
:::
*/
getAttrs =
names:
attrs: genAttrs names (name: attrs.${name});
/**
Collect each attribute named `attr` from a list of attribute
sets. Sets that don't contain the named attribute are ignored.
# Inputs
`attr`
: The attribute name to get out of the sets.
`list`
: The list of attribute sets to go through
# Type
```
catAttrs :: String -> [AttrSet] -> [Any]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.catAttrs` usage example
```nix
catAttrs "a" [{a = 1;} {b = 0;} {a = 2;}]
=> [1 2]
```
:::
*/
catAttrs = builtins.catAttrs;
/**
Filter an attribute set by removing all attributes for which the
given predicate return false.
# Inputs
`pred`
: Predicate taking an attribute name and an attribute value, which returns `true` to include the attribute, or `false` to exclude the attribute.
`set`
: The attribute set to filter
# Type
```
filterAttrs :: (String -> Any -> Bool) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.filterAttrs` usage example
```nix
filterAttrs (n: v: n == "foo") { foo = 1; bar = 2; }
=> { foo = 1; }
```
:::
*/
filterAttrs =
pred:
set:
listToAttrs (concatMap (name: let v = set.${name}; in if pred name v then [(nameValuePair name v)] else []) (attrNames set));
/**
Filter an attribute set recursively by removing all attributes for
which the given predicate return false.
# Inputs
`pred`
: Predicate taking an attribute name and an attribute value, which returns `true` to include the attribute, or `false` to exclude the attribute.
`set`
: The attribute set to filter
# Type
```
filterAttrsRecursive :: (String -> Any -> Bool) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.filterAttrsRecursive` usage example
```nix
filterAttrsRecursive (n: v: v != null) { foo = { bar = null; }; }
=> { foo = {}; }
```
:::
*/
filterAttrsRecursive =
pred:
set:
listToAttrs (
concatMap (name:
let v = set.${name}; in
if pred name v then [
(nameValuePair name (
if isAttrs v then filterAttrsRecursive pred v
else v
))
] else []
) (attrNames set)
);
/**
Like [`lib.lists.foldl'`](#function-library-lib.lists.foldl-prime) but for attribute sets.
Iterates over every name-value pair in the given attribute set.
The result of the callback function is often called `acc` for accumulator. It is passed between callbacks from left to right and the final `acc` is the return value of `foldlAttrs`.
Attention:
There is a completely different function `lib.foldAttrs`
which has nothing to do with this function, despite the similar name.
# Inputs
`f`
: 1\. Function argument
`init`
: 2\. Function argument
`set`
: 3\. Function argument
# Type
```
foldlAttrs :: ( a -> String -> b -> a ) -> a -> { ... :: b } -> a
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.foldlAttrs` usage example
```nix
foldlAttrs
(acc: name: value: {
sum = acc.sum + value;
names = acc.names ++ [name];
})
{ sum = 0; names = []; }
{
foo = 1;
bar = 10;
}
->
{
sum = 11;
names = ["bar" "foo"];
}
foldlAttrs
(throw "function not needed")
123
{};
->
123
foldlAttrs
(acc: _: _: acc)
3
{ z = throw "value not needed"; a = throw "value not needed"; };
->
3
The accumulator doesn't have to be an attrset.
It can be as simple as a number or string.
foldlAttrs
(acc: _: v: acc * 10 + v)
1
{ z = 1; a = 2; };
->
121
```
:::
*/
foldlAttrs = f: init: set:
foldl'
(acc: name: f acc name set.${name})
init
(attrNames set);
/**
Apply fold functions to values grouped by key.
# Inputs
`op`
: A function, given a value and a collector combines the two.
`nul`
: The starting value.
`list_of_attrs`
: A list of attribute sets to fold together by key.
# Type
```
foldAttrs :: (Any -> Any -> Any) -> Any -> [AttrSets] -> Any
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.foldAttrs` usage example
```nix
foldAttrs (item: acc: [item] ++ acc) [] [{ a = 2; } { a = 3; }]
=> { a = [ 2 3 ]; }
```
:::
*/
foldAttrs =
op:
nul:
list_of_attrs:
foldr (n: a:
foldr (name: o:
o // { ${name} = op n.${name} (a.${name} or nul); }
) a (attrNames n)
) {} list_of_attrs;
/**
Recursively collect sets that verify a given predicate named `pred`
from the set `attrs`. The recursion is stopped when the predicate is
verified.
# Inputs
`pred`
: Given an attribute's value, determine if recursion should stop.
`attrs`
: The attribute set to recursively collect.
# Type
```
collect :: (AttrSet -> Bool) -> AttrSet -> [x]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.collect` usage example
```nix
collect isList { a = { b = ["b"]; }; c = [1]; }
=> [["b"] [1]]
collect (x: x ? outPath)
{ a = { outPath = "a/"; }; b = { outPath = "b/"; }; }
=> [{ outPath = "a/"; } { outPath = "b/"; }]
```
:::
*/
collect =
pred:
attrs:
if pred attrs then
[ attrs ]
else if isAttrs attrs then
concatMap (collect pred) (attrValues attrs)
else
[];
/**
Return the cartesian product of attribute set value combinations.
# Inputs
`attrsOfLists`
: Attribute set with attributes that are lists of values
# Type
```
cartesianProduct :: AttrSet -> [AttrSet]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.cartesianProduct` usage example
```nix
cartesianProduct { a = [ 1 2 ]; b = [ 10 20 ]; }
=> [
{ a = 1; b = 10; }
{ a = 1; b = 20; }
{ a = 2; b = 10; }
{ a = 2; b = 20; }
]
```
:::
*/
cartesianProduct =
attrsOfLists:
foldl' (listOfAttrs: attrName:
concatMap (attrs:
map (listValue: attrs // { ${attrName} = listValue; }) attrsOfLists.${attrName}
) listOfAttrs
) [{}] (attrNames attrsOfLists);
/**
Return the result of function f applied to the cartesian product of attribute set value combinations.
Equivalent to using cartesianProduct followed by map.
# Inputs
`f`
: A function, given an attribute set, it returns a new value.
`attrsOfLists`
: Attribute set with attributes that are lists of values
# Type
```
mapCartesianProduct :: (AttrSet -> a) -> AttrSet -> [a]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.mapCartesianProduct` usage example
```nix
mapCartesianProduct ({a, b}: "${a}-${b}") { a = [ "1" "2" ]; b = [ "3" "4" ]; }
=> [ "1-3" "1-4" "2-3" "2-4" ]
```
:::
*/
mapCartesianProduct = f: attrsOfLists: map f (cartesianProduct attrsOfLists);
/**
Utility function that creates a `{name, value}` pair as expected by `builtins.listToAttrs`.
# Inputs
`name`
: Attribute name
`value`
: Attribute value
# Type
```
nameValuePair :: String -> Any -> { name :: String; value :: Any; }
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.nameValuePair` usage example
```nix
nameValuePair "some" 6
=> { name = "some"; value = 6; }
```
:::
*/
nameValuePair =
name:
value:
{ inherit name value; };
/**
Apply a function to each element in an attribute set, creating a new attribute set.
# Inputs
`f`
: A function that takes an attribute name and its value, and returns the new value for the attribute.
`attrset`
: The attribute set to iterate through.
# Type
```
mapAttrs :: (String -> Any -> Any) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.mapAttrs` usage example
```nix
mapAttrs (name: value: name + "-" + value)
{ x = "foo"; y = "bar"; }
=> { x = "x-foo"; y = "y-bar"; }
```
:::
*/
mapAttrs = builtins.mapAttrs;
/**
Like `mapAttrs`, but allows the name of each attribute to be
changed in addition to the value. The applied function should
return both the new name and value as a `nameValuePair`.
# Inputs
`f`
: A function, given an attribute's name and value, returns a new `nameValuePair`.
`set`
: Attribute set to map over.
# Type
```
mapAttrs' :: (String -> Any -> { name :: String; value :: Any; }) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.mapAttrs'` usage example
```nix
mapAttrs' (name: value: nameValuePair ("foo_" + name) ("bar-" + value))
{ x = "a"; y = "b"; }
=> { foo_x = "bar-a"; foo_y = "bar-b"; }
```
:::
*/
mapAttrs' =
f:
set:
listToAttrs (map (attr: f attr set.${attr}) (attrNames set));
/**
Call a function for each attribute in the given set and return
the result in a list.
# Inputs
`f`
: A function, given an attribute's name and value, returns a new value.
`attrs`
: Attribute set to map over.
# Type
```
mapAttrsToList :: (String -> a -> b) -> AttrSet -> [b]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList` usage example
```nix
mapAttrsToList (name: value: name + value)
{ x = "a"; y = "b"; }
=> [ "xa" "yb" ]
```
:::
*/
mapAttrsToList =
f:
attrs:
map (name: f name attrs.${name}) (attrNames attrs);
/**
Deconstruct an attrset to a list of name-value pairs as expected by [`builtins.listToAttrs`](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/builtins.html#builtins-listToAttrs).
Each element of the resulting list is an attribute set with these attributes:
- `name` (string): The name of the attribute
- `value` (any): The value of the attribute
The following is always true:
```nix
builtins.listToAttrs (attrsToList attrs) == attrs
```
:::{.warning}
The opposite is not always true. In general expect that
```nix
attrsToList (builtins.listToAttrs list) != list
```
This is because the `listToAttrs` removes duplicate names and doesn't preserve the order of the list.
:::
# Inputs
`set`
: The attribute set to deconstruct.
# Type
```
attrsToList :: AttrSet -> [ { name :: String; value :: Any; } ]
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.attrsToList` usage example
```nix
attrsToList { foo = 1; bar = "asdf"; }
=> [ { name = "bar"; value = "asdf"; } { name = "foo"; value = 1; } ]
```
:::
*/
attrsToList = mapAttrsToList nameValuePair;
/**
Like `mapAttrs`, except that it recursively applies itself to the *leaf* attributes of a potentially-nested attribute set:
the second argument of the function will never be an attrset.
Also, the first argument of the mapping function is a *list* of the attribute names that form the path to the leaf attribute.
For a function that gives you control over what counts as a leaf, see `mapAttrsRecursiveCond`.
:::{#map-attrs-recursive-example .example}
# Map over leaf attributes
```nix
mapAttrsRecursive (path: value: concatStringsSep "-" (path ++ [value]))
{ n = { a = "A"; m = { b = "B"; c = "C"; }; }; d = "D"; }
```
evaluates to
```nix
{ n = { a = "n-a-A"; m = { b = "n-m-b-B"; c = "n-m-c-C"; }; }; d = "d-D"; }
```
:::
# Type
```
mapAttrsRecursive :: ([String] -> a -> b) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
*/
mapAttrsRecursive =
f:
set:
mapAttrsRecursiveCond (as: true) f set;
/**
Like `mapAttrsRecursive`, but it takes an additional predicate that tells it whether to recurse into an attribute set.
If the predicate returns false, `mapAttrsRecursiveCond` does not recurse, but instead applies the mapping function.
If the predicate returns true, it does recurse, and does not apply the mapping function.
:::{#map-attrs-recursive-cond-example .example}
# Map over an leaf attributes defined by a condition
Map derivations to their `name` attribute.
Derivatons are identified as attribute sets that contain `{ type = "derivation"; }`.
```nix
mapAttrsRecursiveCond
(as: !(as ? "type" && as.type == "derivation"))
(x: x.name)
attrs
```
:::
# Type
```
mapAttrsRecursiveCond :: (AttrSet -> Bool) -> ([String] -> a -> b) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
*/
mapAttrsRecursiveCond =
cond:
f:
set:
let
recurse = path:
mapAttrs
(name: value:
if isAttrs value && cond value
then recurse (path ++ [ name ]) value
else f (path ++ [ name ]) value);
in
recurse [ ] set;
/**
Generate an attribute set by mapping a function over a list of
attribute names.
# Inputs
`names`
: Names of values in the resulting attribute set.
`f`
: A function, given the name of the attribute, returns the attribute's value.
# Type
```
genAttrs :: [ String ] -> (String -> Any) -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.genAttrs` usage example
```nix
genAttrs [ "foo" "bar" ] (name: "x_" + name)
=> { foo = "x_foo"; bar = "x_bar"; }
```
:::
*/
genAttrs =
names:
f:
listToAttrs (map (n: nameValuePair n (f n)) names);
/**
Check whether the argument is a derivation. Any set with
`{ type = "derivation"; }` counts as a derivation.
# Inputs
`value`
: Value to check.
# Type
```
isDerivation :: Any -> Bool
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.isDerivation` usage example
```nix
nixpkgs = import <nixpkgs> {}
isDerivation nixpkgs.ruby
=> true
isDerivation "foobar"
=> false
```
:::
*/
isDerivation =
value: value.type or null == "derivation";
/**
Converts a store path to a fake derivation.
# Inputs
`path`
: A store path to convert to a derivation.
# Type
```
toDerivation :: Path -> Derivation
```
*/
toDerivation =
path:
let
path' = builtins.storePath path;
res =
{ type = "derivation";
name = sanitizeDerivationName (builtins.substring 33 (-1) (baseNameOf path'));
outPath = path';
outputs = [ "out" ];
out = res;
outputName = "out";
};
in res;
/**
If `cond` is true, return the attribute set `as`,
otherwise an empty attribute set.
# Inputs
`cond`
: Condition under which the `as` attribute set is returned.
`as`
: The attribute set to return if `cond` is `true`.
# Type
```
optionalAttrs :: Bool -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.optionalAttrs` usage example
```nix
optionalAttrs (true) { my = "set"; }
=> { my = "set"; }
optionalAttrs (false) { my = "set"; }
=> { }
```
:::
*/
optionalAttrs =
cond:
as:
if cond then as else {};
/**
Merge sets of attributes and use the function `f` to merge attributes
values.
# Inputs
`names`
: List of attribute names to zip.
`f`
: A function, accepts an attribute name, all the values, and returns a combined value.
`sets`
: List of values from the list of attribute sets.
# Type
```
zipAttrsWithNames :: [ String ] -> (String -> [ Any ] -> Any) -> [ AttrSet ] -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.zipAttrsWithNames` usage example
```nix
zipAttrsWithNames ["a"] (name: vs: vs) [{a = "x";} {a = "y"; b = "z";}]
=> { a = ["x" "y"]; }
```
:::
*/
zipAttrsWithNames =
names:
f:
sets:
listToAttrs (map (name: {
inherit name;
value = f name (catAttrs name sets);
}) names);
/**
Merge sets of attributes and use the function f to merge attribute values.
Like `lib.attrsets.zipAttrsWithNames` with all key names are passed for `names`.
Implementation note: Common names appear multiple times in the list of
names, hopefully this does not affect the system because the maximal
laziness avoid computing twice the same expression and `listToAttrs` does
not care about duplicated attribute names.
# Type
```
zipAttrsWith :: (String -> [ Any ] -> Any) -> [ AttrSet ] -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.zipAttrsWith` usage example
```nix
zipAttrsWith (name: values: values) [{a = "x";} {a = "y"; b = "z";}]
=> { a = ["x" "y"]; b = ["z"]; }
```
:::
*/
zipAttrsWith =
builtins.zipAttrsWith or (f: sets: zipAttrsWithNames (concatMap attrNames sets) f sets);
/**
Merge sets of attributes and combine each attribute value in to a list.
Like `lib.attrsets.zipAttrsWith` with `(name: values: values)` as the function.
# Type
```
zipAttrs :: [ AttrSet ] -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.zipAttrs` usage example
```nix
zipAttrs [{a = "x";} {a = "y"; b = "z";}]
=> { a = ["x" "y"]; b = ["z"]; }
```
:::
*/
zipAttrs = zipAttrsWith (name: values: values);
/**
Merge a list of attribute sets together using the `//` operator.
In case of duplicate attributes, values from later list elements take precedence over earlier ones.
The result is the same as `foldl mergeAttrs { }`, but the performance is better for large inputs.
For n list elements, each with an attribute set containing m unique attributes, the complexity of this operation is O(nm log n).
# Inputs
`list`
: 1\. Function argument
# Type
```
mergeAttrsList :: [ Attrs ] -> Attrs
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.mergeAttrsList` usage example
```nix
mergeAttrsList [ { a = 0; b = 1; } { c = 2; d = 3; } ]
=> { a = 0; b = 1; c = 2; d = 3; }
mergeAttrsList [ { a = 0; } { a = 1; } ]
=> { a = 1; }
```
:::
*/
mergeAttrsList = list:
let
# `binaryMerge start end` merges the elements at indices `index` of `list` such that `start <= index < end`
# Type: Int -> Int -> Attrs
binaryMerge = start: end:
# assert start < end; # Invariant
if end - start >= 2 then
# If there's at least 2 elements, split the range in two, recurse on each part and merge the result
# The invariant is satisfied because each half will have at least 1 element
binaryMerge start (start + (end - start) / 2)
// binaryMerge (start + (end - start) / 2) end
else
# Otherwise there will be exactly 1 element due to the invariant, in which case we just return it directly
elemAt list start;
in
if list == [ ] then
# Calling binaryMerge as below would not satisfy its invariant
{ }
else
binaryMerge 0 (length list);
/**
Does the same as the update operator '//' except that attributes are
merged until the given predicate is verified. The predicate should
accept 3 arguments which are the path to reach the attribute, a part of
the first attribute set and a part of the second attribute set. When
the predicate is satisfied, the value of the first attribute set is
replaced by the value of the second attribute set.
# Inputs
`pred`
: Predicate, taking the path to the current attribute as a list of strings for attribute names, and the two values at that path from the original arguments.
`lhs`
: Left attribute set of the merge.
`rhs`
: Right attribute set of the merge.
# Type
```
recursiveUpdateUntil :: ( [ String ] -> AttrSet -> AttrSet -> Bool ) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.recursiveUpdateUntil` usage example
```nix
recursiveUpdateUntil (path: l: r: path == ["foo"]) {
# first attribute set
foo.bar = 1;
foo.baz = 2;
bar = 3;
} {
#second attribute set
foo.bar = 1;
foo.quz = 2;
baz = 4;
}
=> {
foo.bar = 1; # 'foo.*' from the second set
foo.quz = 2; #
bar = 3; # 'bar' from the first set
baz = 4; # 'baz' from the second set
}
```
:::
*/
recursiveUpdateUntil =
pred:
lhs:
rhs:
let f = attrPath:
zipAttrsWith (n: values:
let here = attrPath ++ [n]; in
if length values == 1
|| pred here (elemAt values 1) (head values) then
head values
else
f here values
);
in f [] [rhs lhs];
/**
A recursive variant of the update operator ‘//’. The recursion
stops when one of the attribute values is not an attribute set,
in which case the right hand side value takes precedence over the
left hand side value.
# Inputs
`lhs`
: Left attribute set of the merge.
`rhs`
: Right attribute set of the merge.
# Type
```
recursiveUpdate :: AttrSet -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.recursiveUpdate` usage example
```nix
recursiveUpdate {
boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/hda";
} {
boot.loader.grub.device = "";
}
returns: {
boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
boot.loader.grub.device = "";
}
```
:::
*/
recursiveUpdate =
lhs:
rhs:
recursiveUpdateUntil (path: lhs: rhs: !(isAttrs lhs && isAttrs rhs)) lhs rhs;
/**
Recurse into every attribute set of the first argument and check that:
- Each attribute path also exists in the second argument.
- If the attribute's value is not a nested attribute set, it must have the same value in the right argument.
# Inputs
`pattern`
: Attribute set structure to match
`attrs`
: Attribute set to check
# Type
```
matchAttrs :: AttrSet -> AttrSet -> Bool
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.matchAttrs` usage example
```nix
matchAttrs { cpu = {}; } { cpu = { bits = 64; }; }
=> true
```
:::
*/
matchAttrs =
pattern:
attrs:
assert isAttrs pattern;
all
( # Compare equality between `pattern` & `attrs`.
attr:
# Missing attr, not equal.
attrs ? ${attr} && (
let
lhs = pattern.${attr};
rhs = attrs.${attr};
in
# If attrset check recursively
if isAttrs lhs then isAttrs rhs && matchAttrs lhs rhs
else lhs == rhs
)
)
(attrNames pattern);
/**
Override only the attributes that are already present in the old set
useful for deep-overriding.
# Inputs
`old`
: Original attribute set
`new`
: Attribute set with attributes to override in `old`.
# Type
```
overrideExisting :: AttrSet -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.overrideExisting` usage example
```nix
overrideExisting {} { a = 1; }
=> {}
overrideExisting { b = 2; } { a = 1; }
=> { b = 2; }
overrideExisting { a = 3; b = 2; } { a = 1; }
=> { a = 1; b = 2; }
```
:::
*/
overrideExisting =
old:
new:
mapAttrs (name: value: new.${name} or value) old;
/**
Turns a list of strings into a human-readable description of those
strings represented as an attribute path. The result of this function is
not intended to be machine-readable.
Create a new attribute set with `value` set at the nested attribute location specified in `attrPath`.
# Inputs
`path`
: Attribute path to render to a string
# Type
```
showAttrPath :: [String] -> String
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.showAttrPath` usage example
```nix
showAttrPath [ "foo" "10" "bar" ]
=> "foo.\"10\".bar"
showAttrPath []
=> "<root attribute path>"
```
:::
*/
showAttrPath =
path:
if path == [] then "<root attribute path>"
else concatMapStringsSep "." escapeNixIdentifier path;
/**
Get a package output.
If no output is found, fallback to `.out` and then to the default.
The function is idempotent: `getOutput "b" (getOutput "a" p) == getOutput "a" p`.
# Inputs
`output`
: 1\. Function argument
`pkg`
: 2\. Function argument
# Type
```
getOutput :: String -> :: Derivation -> Derivation
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getOutput` usage example
```nix
"${getOutput "dev" pkgs.openssl}"
=> "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-dev"
```
:::
*/
getOutput = output: pkg:
if ! pkg ? outputSpecified || ! pkg.outputSpecified
then pkg.${output} or pkg.out or pkg
else pkg;
/**
Get the first of the `outputs` provided by the package, or the default.
This function is alligned with `_overrideFirst()` from the `multiple-outputs.sh` setup hook.
Like `getOutput`, the function is idempotent.
# Inputs
`outputs`
: 1\. Function argument
`pkg`
: 2\. Function argument
# Type
```
getFirstOutput :: [String] -> Derivation -> Derivation
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getFirstOutput` usage example
```nix
"${getFirstOutput [ "include" "dev" ] pkgs.openssl}"
=> "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-openssl-1.0.1r-dev"
```
:::
*/
getFirstOutput =
candidates: pkg:
let
outputs = builtins.filter (name: hasAttr name pkg) candidates;
output = builtins.head outputs;
in
if pkg.outputSpecified or false || outputs == [ ] then
pkg
else
pkg.${output};
/**
Get a package's `bin` output.
If the output does not exist, fallback to `.out` and then to the default.
# Inputs
`pkg`
: The package whose `bin` output will be retrieved.
# Type
```
getBin :: Derivation -> Derivation
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getBin` usage example
```nix
"${getBin pkgs.openssl}"
=> "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-openssl-1.0.1r"
```
:::
*/
getBin = getOutput "bin";
/**
Get a package's `lib` output.
If the output does not exist, fallback to `.out` and then to the default.
# Inputs
`pkg`
: The package whose `lib` output will be retrieved.
# Type
```
getLib :: Derivation -> Derivation
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getLib` usage example
```nix
"${getLib pkgs.openssl}"
=> "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-lib"
```
:::
*/
getLib = getOutput "lib";
/**
Get a package's `static` output.
If the output does not exist, fallback to `.lib`, then to `.out`, and then to the default.
# Inputs
`pkg`
: The package whose `static` output will be retrieved.
# Type
```
getStatic :: Derivation -> Derivation
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getStatic` usage example
```nix
"${lib.getStatic pkgs.glibc}"
=> "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-glibc-2.39-52-static"
```
:::
*/
getStatic = getFirstOutput [ "static" "lib" "out" ];
/**
Get a package's `dev` output.
If the output does not exist, fallback to `.out` and then to the default.
# Inputs
`pkg`
: The package whose `dev` output will be retrieved.
# Type
```
getDev :: Derivation -> Derivation
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getDev` usage example
```nix
"${getDev pkgs.openssl}"
=> "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-dev"
```
:::
*/
getDev = getOutput "dev";
/**
Get a package's `include` output.
If the output does not exist, fallback to `.dev`, then to `.out`, and then to the default.
# Inputs
`pkg`
: The package whose `include` output will be retrieved.
# Type
```
getInclude :: Derivation -> Derivation
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getInclude` usage example
```nix
"${getInclude pkgs.openssl}"
=> "/nix/store/00000000000000000000000000000000-openssl-1.0.1r-dev"
```
:::
*/
getInclude = getFirstOutput [ "include" "dev" "out" ];
/**
Get a package's `man` output.
If the output does not exist, fallback to `.out` and then to the default.
# Inputs
`pkg`
: The package whose `man` output will be retrieved.
# Type
```
getMan :: Derivation -> Derivation
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.getMan` usage example
```nix
"${getMan pkgs.openssl}"
=> "/nix/store/9rz8gxhzf8sw4kf2j2f1grr49w8zx5vj-openssl-1.0.1r-man"
```
:::
*/
getMan = getOutput "man";
/**
Pick the outputs of packages to place in `buildInputs`
# Inputs
`pkgs`
: List of packages.
# Type
```
chooseDevOutputs :: [Derivation] -> [Derivation]
```
*/
chooseDevOutputs = builtins.map getDev;
/**
Make various Nix tools consider the contents of the resulting
attribute set when looking for what to build, find, etc.
This function only affects a single attribute set; it does not
apply itself recursively for nested attribute sets.
# Inputs
`attrs`
: An attribute set to scan for derivations.
# Type
```
recurseIntoAttrs :: AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
# Examples
:::{.example}
## `lib.attrsets.recurseIntoAttrs` usage example
```nix
{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
{
myTools = pkgs.lib.recurseIntoAttrs {
inherit (pkgs) hello figlet;
};
}
```
:::
*/
recurseIntoAttrs =
attrs:
attrs // { recurseForDerivations = true; };
/**
Undo the effect of recurseIntoAttrs.
# Inputs
`attrs`
: An attribute set to not scan for derivations.
# Type
```
dontRecurseIntoAttrs :: AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
*/
dontRecurseIntoAttrs =
attrs:
attrs // { recurseForDerivations = false; };
/**
`unionOfDisjoint x y` is equal to `x // y // z` where the
attrnames in `z` are the intersection of the attrnames in `x` and
`y`, and all values `assert` with an error message. This
operator is commutative, unlike (//).
# Inputs
`x`
: 1\. Function argument
`y`
: 2\. Function argument
# Type
```
unionOfDisjoint :: AttrSet -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
```
*/
unionOfDisjoint = x: y:
let
intersection = builtins.intersectAttrs x y;
collisions = lib.concatStringsSep " " (builtins.attrNames intersection);
mask = builtins.mapAttrs (name: value: builtins.throw
"unionOfDisjoint: collision on ${name}; complete list: ${collisions}")
intersection;
in
(x // y) // mask;
# DEPRECATED
zipWithNames = warn
"lib.zipWithNames is a deprecated alias of lib.zipAttrsWithNames." zipAttrsWithNames;
# DEPRECATED
zip = warn
"lib.zip is a deprecated alias of lib.zipAttrsWith." zipAttrsWith;
# DEPRECATED
cartesianProductOfSets = warnIf (oldestSupportedReleaseIsAtLeast 2405)
"lib.cartesianProductOfSets is a deprecated alias of lib.cartesianProduct." cartesianProduct;
}