C API: Keep the structure flat

See https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/10329

src/libexpr-c/nix_api_value.cc

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+#include "attr-set.hh"
+#include "config.hh"
+#include "eval.hh"
+#include "gc/gc.h"
+#include "globals.hh"
+#include "primops.hh"
+#include "value.hh"
+
+#include "nix_api_expr.h"
+#include "nix_api_expr_internal.h"
+#include "nix_api_util.h"
+#include "nix_api_util_internal.h"
+#include "nix_api_value.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_BOEHMGC
+#define GC_INCLUDE_NEW 1
+#include "gc_cpp.h"
+#endif
+
+// Helper function to throw an exception if value is null
+static const nix::Value & check_value_not_null(const Value * value)
+{
+    if (!value) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Value is null");
+    }
+    return *((const nix::Value *) value);
+}
+
+static nix::Value & check_value_not_null(Value * value)
+{
+    if (!value) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Value is null");
+    }
+    return *((nix::Value *) value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to convert calls from nix into C API.
+ *
+ * Deals with errors and converts arguments from C++ into C types.
+ */
+static void nix_c_primop_wrapper(
+    PrimOpFun f, void * userdata, nix::EvalState & state, const nix::PosIdx pos, nix::Value ** args, nix::Value & v)
+{
+    nix_c_context ctx;
+    f(userdata, &ctx, (EvalState *) &state, (Value **) args, (Value *) &v);
+    /* TODO: In the future, this should throw different errors depending on the error code */
+    if (ctx.last_err_code != NIX_OK)
+        state.error<nix::EvalError>("Error from builtin function: %s", *ctx.last_err).atPos(pos).debugThrow();
+}
+
+PrimOp * nix_alloc_primop(
+    nix_c_context * context,
+    PrimOpFun fun,
+    int arity,
+    const char * name,
+    const char ** args,
+    const char * doc,
+    void * user_data)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        using namespace std::placeholders;
+        auto p = new
+#ifdef HAVE_BOEHMGC
+            (GC)
+#endif
+                nix::PrimOp{
+                    .name = name,
+                    .args = {},
+                    .arity = (size_t) arity,
+                    .doc = doc,
+                    .fun = std::bind(nix_c_primop_wrapper, fun, user_data, _1, _2, _3, _4)};
+        if (args)
+            for (size_t i = 0; args[i]; i++)
+                p->args.emplace_back(*args);
+        nix_gc_incref(nullptr, p);
+        return (PrimOp *) p;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+nix_err nix_register_primop(nix_c_context * context, PrimOp * primOp)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        nix::RegisterPrimOp r(std::move(*((nix::PrimOp *) primOp)));
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+Value * nix_alloc_value(nix_c_context * context, EvalState * state)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        Value * res = state->state.allocValue();
+        nix_gc_incref(nullptr, res);
+        return res;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+ValueType nix_get_type(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        using namespace nix;
+        switch (v.type()) {
+        case nThunk:
+            return NIX_TYPE_THUNK;
+        case nInt:
+            return NIX_TYPE_INT;
+        case nFloat:
+            return NIX_TYPE_FLOAT;
+        case nBool:
+            return NIX_TYPE_BOOL;
+        case nString:
+            return NIX_TYPE_STRING;
+        case nPath:
+            return NIX_TYPE_PATH;
+        case nNull:
+            return NIX_TYPE_NULL;
+        case nAttrs:
+            return NIX_TYPE_ATTRS;
+        case nList:
+            return NIX_TYPE_LIST;
+        case nFunction:
+            return NIX_TYPE_FUNCTION;
+        case nExternal:
+            return NIX_TYPE_EXTERNAL;
+        }
+        return NIX_TYPE_NULL;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_RES(NIX_TYPE_NULL);
+}
+
+const char * nix_get_typename(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        auto s = nix::showType(v);
+        return strdup(s.c_str());
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+bool nix_get_bool(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nBool);
+        return v.boolean;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_RES(false);
+}
+
+const char * nix_get_string(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nString);
+        return v.c_str();
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+const char * nix_get_path_string(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nPath);
+        // NOTE (from @yorickvP)
+        // v._path.path should work but may not be how Eelco intended it.
+        // Long-term this function should be rewritten to copy some data into a
+        // user-allocated string.
+        // We could use v.path().to_string().c_str(), but I'm concerned this
+        // crashes. Looks like .path() allocates a CanonPath with a copy of the
+        // string, then it gets the underlying data from that.
+        return v._path.path;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+unsigned int nix_get_list_size(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nList);
+        return v.listSize();
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_RES(0);
+}
+
+unsigned int nix_get_attrs_size(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nAttrs);
+        return v.attrs->size();
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_RES(0);
+}
+
+double nix_get_float(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nFloat);
+        return v.fpoint;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_RES(NAN);
+}
+
+int64_t nix_get_int(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nInt);
+        return v.integer;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_RES(0);
+}
+
+ExternalValue * nix_get_external(nix_c_context * context, Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nExternal);
+        return (ExternalValue *) v.external;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL;
+}
+
+Value * nix_get_list_byidx(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value, EvalState * state, unsigned int ix)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nList);
+        auto * p = v.listElems()[ix];
+        nix_gc_incref(nullptr, p);
+        state->state.forceValue(*p, nix::noPos);
+        return (Value *) p;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+Value * nix_get_attr_byname(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value, EvalState * state, const char * name)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nAttrs);
+        nix::Symbol s = state->state.symbols.create(name);
+        auto attr = v.attrs->get(s);
+        if (attr) {
+            nix_gc_incref(nullptr, attr->value);
+            state->state.forceValue(*attr->value, nix::noPos);
+            return attr->value;
+        }
+        nix_set_err_msg(context, NIX_ERR_KEY, "missing attribute");
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+bool nix_has_attr_byname(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value, EvalState * state, const char * name)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        assert(v.type() == nix::nAttrs);
+        nix::Symbol s = state->state.symbols.create(name);
+        auto attr = v.attrs->get(s);
+        if (attr)
+            return true;
+        return false;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_RES(false);
+}
+
+Value *
+nix_get_attr_byidx(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value, EvalState * state, unsigned int i, const char ** name)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        const nix::Attr & a = (*v.attrs)[i];
+        *name = ((const std::string &) (state->state.symbols[a.name])).c_str();
+        nix_gc_incref(nullptr, a.value);
+        state->state.forceValue(*a.value, nix::noPos);
+        return a.value;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+const char * nix_get_attr_name_byidx(nix_c_context * context, const Value * value, EvalState * state, unsigned int i)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        const nix::Attr & a = (*v.attrs)[i];
+        return ((const std::string &) (state->state.symbols[a.name])).c_str();
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+nix_err nix_init_bool(nix_c_context * context, Value * value, bool b)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        v.mkBool(b);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+// todo string context
+nix_err nix_init_string(nix_c_context * context, Value * value, const char * str)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        v.mkString(std::string_view(str));
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+nix_err nix_init_path_string(nix_c_context * context, EvalState * s, Value * value, const char * str)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        v.mkPath(s->state.rootPath(nix::CanonPath(str)));
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+nix_err nix_init_float(nix_c_context * context, Value * value, double d)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        v.mkFloat(d);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+nix_err nix_init_int(nix_c_context * context, Value * value, int64_t i)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        v.mkInt(i);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+nix_err nix_init_null(nix_c_context * context, Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        v.mkNull();
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+nix_err nix_init_external(nix_c_context * context, Value * value, ExternalValue * val)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        auto r = (nix::ExternalValueBase *) val;
+        v.mkExternal(r);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+ListBuilder * nix_make_list_builder(nix_c_context * context, EvalState * state, size_t capacity)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto builder = CListBuilder(capacity);
+        return new
+#if HAVE_BOEHMGC
+            (NoGC)
+#endif
+                ListBuilder{std::move(builder)};
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+nix_err nix_list_builder_insert(nix_c_context * context, ListBuilder * list_builder, Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        list_builder->builder.push_back((nix::Value *) value);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+void nix_list_builder_free(ListBuilder * bb)
+{
+#if HAVE_BOEHMGC
+    GC_FREE(bb);
+#else
+    delete bb;
+#endif
+}
+
+nix_err nix_make_list(nix_c_context * context, EvalState * s, ListBuilder * list_builder, Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        list_builder->builder.finish(&(s->state), &v);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+nix_err nix_init_primop(nix_c_context * context, Value * value, PrimOp * p)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        v.mkPrimOp((nix::PrimOp *) p);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+nix_err nix_copy_value(nix_c_context * context, Value * value, Value * source)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        auto & s = check_value_not_null(source);
+        v = s;
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+nix_err nix_make_attrs(nix_c_context * context, Value * value, BindingsBuilder * b)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        v.mkAttrs(b->builder);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+BindingsBuilder * nix_make_bindings_builder(nix_c_context * context, EvalState * state, size_t capacity)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto bb = state->state.buildBindings(capacity);
+        return new
+#if HAVE_BOEHMGC
+            (NoGC)
+#endif
+                BindingsBuilder{std::move(bb)};
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS_NULL
+}
+
+nix_err nix_bindings_builder_insert(nix_c_context * context, BindingsBuilder * bb, const char * name, Value * value)
+{
+    if (context)
+        context->last_err_code = NIX_OK;
+    try {
+        auto & v = check_value_not_null(value);
+        nix::Symbol s = bb->builder.state.symbols.create(name);
+        bb->builder.insert(s, &v);
+    }
+    NIXC_CATCH_ERRS
+}
+
+void nix_bindings_builder_free(BindingsBuilder * bb)
+{
+#if HAVE_BOEHMGC
+    GC_FREE((nix::BindingsBuilder *) bb);
+#else
+    delete (nix::BindingsBuilder *) bb;
+#endif
+}