nix search: Search legacyPackages recursively

src/libexpr/eval-cache.cc

@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ struct AttrDb
         return state->db.getLastInsertedRowId();
     }
 
+    AttrId setBool(
+        AttrKey key,
+        bool b)
+    {
+        auto state(_state->lock());
+
+        state->insertAttribute.use()
+            (key.first)
+            (key.second)
+            (AttrType::Bool)
+            (b ? 1 : 0).exec();
+
+        return state->db.getLastInsertedRowId();
+    }
+
     AttrId setPlaceholder(AttrKey key)
     {
         auto state(_state->lock());
@@ -170,25 +185,30 @@ struct AttrDb
         auto rowId = (AttrType) queryAttribute.getInt(0);
         auto type = (AttrType) queryAttribute.getInt(1);
 
-        if (type == AttrType::Placeholder)
+        switch (type) {
-            return {{rowId, placeholder_t()}};
+            case AttrType::Placeholder:
-        else if (type == AttrType::FullAttrs) {
+                return {{rowId, placeholder_t()}};
-            // FIXME: expensive, should separate this out.
+            case AttrType::FullAttrs: {
-            std::vector<Symbol> attrs;
+                // FIXME: expensive, should separate this out.
-            auto queryAttributes(state->queryAttributes.use()(rowId));
+                std::vector<Symbol> attrs;
-            while (queryAttributes.next())
+                auto queryAttributes(state->queryAttributes.use()(rowId));
-                attrs.push_back(symbols.create(queryAttributes.getStr(0)));
+                while (queryAttributes.next())
-            return {{rowId, attrs}};
+                    attrs.push_back(symbols.create(queryAttributes.getStr(0)));
-        } else if (type == AttrType::String) {
+                return {{rowId, attrs}};
-            return {{rowId, queryAttribute.getStr(2)}};
+            }
-        } else if (type == AttrType::Missing) {
+            case AttrType::String:
-            return {{rowId, missing_t()}};
+                return {{rowId, queryAttribute.getStr(2)}};
-        } else if (type == AttrType::Misc) {
+            case AttrType::Bool:
-            return {{rowId, misc_t()}};
+                return {{rowId, queryAttribute.getInt(2) != 0}};
-        } else if (type == AttrType::Failed) {
+            case AttrType::Missing:
-            return {{rowId, failed_t()}};
+                return {{rowId, missing_t()}};
-        } else
+            case AttrType::Misc:
-            throw Error("unexpected type in evaluation cache");
+                return {{rowId, misc_t()}};
+            case AttrType::Failed:
+                return {{rowId, failed_t()}};
+            default:
+                throw Error("unexpected type in evaluation cache");
+        }
     }
 };
 
@@ -301,6 +321,8 @@ Value & AttrCursor::forceValue()
     if (root->db && (!cachedValue || std::get_if<placeholder_t>(&cachedValue->second))) {
         if (v.type == tString)
             cachedValue = {root->db->setString(getKey(), v.string.s), v.string.s};
+        else if (v.type == tBool)
+            cachedValue = {root->db->setBool(getKey(), v.boolean), v.boolean};
         else if (v.type == tAttrs)
             ; // FIXME: do something?
         else
@@ -419,6 +441,28 @@ std::string AttrCursor::getString()
     return v.string.s;
 }
 
+bool AttrCursor::getBool()
+{
+    if (root->db) {
+        if (!cachedValue)
+            cachedValue = root->db->getAttr(getKey(), root->state.symbols);
+        if (cachedValue && !std::get_if<placeholder_t>(&cachedValue->second)) {
+            if (auto b = std::get_if<bool>(&cachedValue->second)) {
+                debug("using cached Boolean attribute '%s'", getAttrPathStr());
+                return *b;
+            } else
+                throw TypeError("'%s' is not a Boolean", getAttrPathStr());
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto & v = forceValue();
+
+    if (v.type != tBool)
+        throw TypeError("'%s' is not a Boolean", getAttrPathStr());
+
+    return v.boolean;
+}
+
 std::vector<Symbol> AttrCursor::getAttrs()
 {
     if (root->db) {

src/libexpr/eval-cache.hh

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ enum AttrType {
     Missing = 3,
     Misc = 4,
     Failed = 5,
+    Bool = 6,
 };
 
 struct placeholder_t {};
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ struct misc_t {};
 struct failed_t {};
 typedef uint64_t AttrId;
 typedef std::pair<AttrId, Symbol> AttrKey;
-typedef std::variant<std::vector<Symbol>, std::string, placeholder_t, missing_t, misc_t, failed_t> AttrValue;
+typedef std::variant<std::vector<Symbol>, std::string, placeholder_t, missing_t, misc_t, failed_t, bool> AttrValue;
 
 class AttrCursor : public std::enable_shared_from_this<AttrCursor>
 {
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ public:
 
     std::string getString();
 
+    bool getBool();
+
     std::vector<Symbol> getAttrs();
 
     bool isDerivation();

src/libexpr/eval.cc

@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ EvalState::EvalState(const Strings & _searchPath, ref<Store> store)
     , sDescription(symbols.create("description"))
     , sSelf(symbols.create("self"))
     , sEpsilon(symbols.create(""))
+    , sRecurseForDerivations(symbols.create("recurseForDerivations"))
     , repair(NoRepair)
     , store(store)
     , baseEnv(allocEnv(128))

src/libexpr/eval.hh

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
         sFile, sLine, sColumn, sFunctor, sToString,
         sRight, sWrong, sStructuredAttrs, sBuilder, sArgs,
         sOutputHash, sOutputHashAlgo, sOutputHashMode,
-        sDescription, sSelf, sEpsilon;
+        sDescription, sSelf, sEpsilon, sRecurseForDerivations;
     Symbol sDerivationNix;
 
     /* If set, force copying files to the Nix store even if they

src/libexpr/get-drvs.cc

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static void getDerivations(EvalState & state, Value & vIn,
                    should we recurse into it?  => Only if it has a
                    `recurseForDerivations = true' attribute. */
                 if (i->value->type == tAttrs) {
-                    Bindings::iterator j = i->value->attrs->find(state.symbols.create("recurseForDerivations"));
+                    Bindings::iterator j = i->value->attrs->find(state.sRecurseForDerivations);
                     if (j != i->value->attrs->end() && state.forceBool(*j->value, *j->pos))
                         getDerivations(state, *i->value, pathPrefix2, autoArgs, drvs, done, ignoreAssertionFailures);
                 }

src/nix/search.cc

@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ struct CmdSearch : InstallableCommand, MixJSON
                     || (attrPath[0] == "packages" && attrPath.size() <= 2))
                     recurse();
 
+                else if (attrPath[0] == "legacyPackages" && attrPath.size() > 2) {
+                    auto attr = cursor.maybeGetAttr(state->sRecurseForDerivations);
+                    if (attr && attr->getBool())
+                        recurse();
+                }
+
             } catch (EvalError & e) {
                 if (!(attrPath.size() > 0 && attrPath[0] == "legacyPackages"))
                     throw;