doc: lib.customization: add Type and Example tags

Add the "Type:" blocks.
Move the examples below the descriptions whenever possibles
Add "Example:" tags before the examples moved below the descriptions.
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Yueh-Shun Li 2023-10-20 20:57:10 +08:00
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@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ rec {
scenarios (e.g. in ~/.config/nixpkgs/config.nix). For instance,
if you want to "patch" the derivation returned by a package
function in Nixpkgs to build another version than what the
function itself provides, you can do something like this:
mySed = overrideDerivation pkgs.gnused (oldAttrs: {
name = "sed-4.2.2-pre";
src = fetchurl {
url = ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/sed/sed-4.2.2-pre.tar.bz2;
hash = "sha256-MxBJRcM2rYzQYwJ5XKxhXTQByvSg5jZc5cSHEZoB2IY=";
};
patches = [];
});
function itself provides.
For another application, see build-support/vm, where this
function is used to build arbitrary derivations inside a QEMU
@ -35,6 +26,19 @@ rec {
You should in general prefer `drv.overrideAttrs` over this function;
see the nixpkgs manual for more information on overriding.
Example:
mySed = overrideDerivation pkgs.gnused (oldAttrs: {
name = "sed-4.2.2-pre";
src = fetchurl {
url = ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/sed/sed-4.2.2-pre.tar.bz2;
hash = "sha256-MxBJRcM2rYzQYwJ5XKxhXTQByvSg5jZc5cSHEZoB2IY=";
};
patches = [];
});
Type:
overrideDerivation :: Derivation -> ( Derivation -> AttrSet ) -> Derivation
*/
overrideDerivation = drv: f:
let
@ -55,6 +59,11 @@ rec {
injects `override` attribute which can be used to override arguments of
the function.
Please refer to "Nixpkgs Contributors Guide" section
"<pkg>.overrideDerivation" to learn about `overrideDerivation` and caveats
related to its use.
Example:
nix-repl> x = {a, b}: { result = a + b; }
nix-repl> y = lib.makeOverridable x { a = 1; b = 2; }
@ -65,9 +74,8 @@ rec {
nix-repl> y.override { a = 10; }
{ override = «lambda»; overrideDerivation = «lambda»; result = 12; }
Please refer to "Nixpkgs Contributors Guide" section
"<pkg>.overrideDerivation" to learn about `overrideDerivation` and caveats
related to its use.
Type:
makeOverridable :: (AttrSet -> a) -> AttrSet -> a
*/
makeOverridable = f: lib.setFunctionArgs
(origArgs: let
@ -105,20 +113,29 @@ rec {
`autoArgs`. This function is intended to be partially
parameterised, e.g.,
```nix
callPackage = callPackageWith pkgs;
pkgs = {
libfoo = callPackage ./foo.nix { };
libbar = callPackage ./bar.nix { };
};
```
If the `libbar` function expects an argument named `libfoo`, it is
automatically passed as an argument. Overrides or missing
arguments can be supplied in `args`, e.g.
```nix
libbar = callPackage ./bar.nix {
libfoo = null;
enableX11 = true;
};
```
<!-- TODO: Apply "Example:" tag to the examples above -->
Type:
callPackageWith :: AttrSet -> ((AttrSet -> a) | Path) -> AttrSet -> a
*/
callPackageWith = autoArgs: fn: args:
let
@ -129,7 +146,7 @@ rec {
# This includes automatic ones and ones passed explicitly
allArgs = builtins.intersectAttrs fargs autoArgs // args;
# A list of argument names that the function requires, but
# a list of argument names that the function requires, but
# wouldn't be passed to it
missingArgs = lib.attrNames
# Filter out arguments that have a default value
@ -176,7 +193,11 @@ rec {
/* Like callPackage, but for a function that returns an attribute
set of derivations. The override function is added to the
individual attributes. */
individual attributes.
Type:
callPackagesWith :: AttrSet -> ((AttrSet -> AttrSet) | Path) -> AttrSet -> AttrSet
*/
callPackagesWith = autoArgs: fn: args:
let
f = if lib.isFunction fn then fn else import fn;
@ -193,7 +214,11 @@ rec {
/* Add attributes to each output of a derivation without changing
the derivation itself and check a given condition when evaluating. */
the derivation itself and check a given condition when evaluating.
Type:
extendDerivation :: Bool -> Any -> Derivation -> Derivation
*/
extendDerivation = condition: passthru: drv:
let
outputs = drv.outputs or [ "out" ];
@ -227,7 +252,11 @@ rec {
/* Strip a derivation of all non-essential attributes, returning
only those needed by hydra-eval-jobs. Also strictly evaluate the
result to ensure that there are no thunks kept alive to prevent
garbage collection. */
garbage collection.
Type:
hydraJob :: (Derivation | Null) -> (Derivation | Null)
*/
hydraJob = drv:
let
outputs = drv.outputs or ["out"];
@ -265,7 +294,11 @@ rec {
called with the overridden packages. The package sets may be
hierarchical: the packages in the set are called with the scope
provided by `newScope` and the set provides a `newScope` attribute
which can form the parent scope for later package sets. */
which can form the parent scope for later package sets.
Type:
makeScope :: (AttrSet -> ((AttrSet -> a) | Path) -> AttrSet -> a) -> (AttrSet -> AttrSet) -> AttrSet
*/
makeScope = newScope: f:
let self = f self // {
newScope = scope: newScope (self // scope);
@ -287,7 +320,25 @@ rec {
{ inherit otherSplices keep extra f; };
/* Like makeScope, but aims to support cross compilation. It's still ugly, but
hopefully it helps a little bit. */
hopefully it helps a little bit.
Type:
makeScopeWithSplicing' ::
{ splicePackages :: Splice -> AttrSet
, newScope :: AttrSet -> ((AttrSet -> a) | Path) -> AttrSet -> a
}
-> { otherSplices :: Splice, keep :: AttrSet -> AttrSet, extra :: AttrSet -> AttrSet }
-> AttrSet
Splice ::
{ pkgsBuildBuild :: AttrSet
, pkgsBuildHost :: AttrSet
, pkgsBuildTarget :: AttrSet
, pkgsHostHost :: AttrSet
, pkgsHostTarget :: AttrSet
, pkgsTargetTarget :: AttrSet
}
*/
makeScopeWithSplicing' =
{ splicePackages
, newScope