2 <!-- This anchor is here for backwards compatibility -->
5 The [`lib.fileset`](#sec-functions-library-fileset) library allows you to work with _file sets_.
6 A file set is a (mathematical) set of local files that can be added to the Nix store for use in Nix derivations.
7 File sets are easy and safe to use, providing obvious and composable semantics with good error messages to prevent mistakes.
9 # Overview {#sec-fileset-overview}
12 - [Implicit coercion from paths to file sets](#sec-fileset-path-coercion)
14 - [`lib.fileset.maybeMissing`](#function-library-lib.fileset.maybeMissing):
16 Create a file set from a path that may be missing.
18 - [`lib.fileset.trace`](#function-library-lib.fileset.trace)/[`lib.fileset.traceVal`](#function-library-lib.fileset.trace):
20 Pretty-print file sets for debugging.
22 - [`lib.fileset.toSource`](#function-library-lib.fileset.toSource):
24 Add files in file sets to the store to use as derivation sources.
26 - [`lib.fileset.toList`](#function-library-lib.fileset.toList):
28 The list of files contained in a file set.
31 - [`lib.fileset.union`](#function-library-lib.fileset.union)/[`lib.fileset.unions`](#function-library-lib.fileset.unions):
33 Create a larger file set from all the files in multiple file sets.
35 - [`lib.fileset.intersection`](#function-library-lib.fileset.intersection):
37 Create a smaller file set from only the files in both file sets.
39 - [`lib.fileset.difference`](#function-library-lib.fileset.difference):
41 Create a smaller file set containing all files that are in one file set, but not another one.
44 - [`lib.fileset.fileFilter`](#function-library-lib.fileset.fileFilter):
46 Create a file set from all files that satisisfy a predicate in a directory.
49 - [`lib.fileset.fromSource`](#function-library-lib.fileset.fromSource):
51 Create a file set from a `lib.sources`-based value.
53 - [`lib.fileset.gitTracked`](#function-library-lib.fileset.gitTracked)/[`lib.fileset.gitTrackedWith`](#function-library-lib.fileset.gitTrackedWith):
55 Create a file set from all tracked files in a local Git repository.
57 If you need more file set functions,
58 see [this issue](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/266356) to request it.
61 # Implicit coercion from paths to file sets {#sec-fileset-path-coercion}
63 All functions accepting file sets as arguments can also accept [paths](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/values.html#type-path) as arguments.
64 Such path arguments are implicitly coerced to file sets containing all files under that path:
65 - A path to a file turns into a file set containing that single file.
66 - A path to a directory turns into a file set containing all files _recursively_ in that directory.
68 If the path points to a non-existent location, an error is thrown.
71 Just like in Git, file sets cannot represent empty directories.
72 Because of this, a path to a directory that contains no files (recursively) will turn into a file set containing no files.
76 File set coercion does _not_ add any of the files under the coerced paths to the store.
77 Only the [`toSource`](#function-library-lib.fileset.toSource) function adds files to the Nix store, and only those files contained in the `fileset` argument.
78 This is in contrast to using [paths in string interpolation](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/values.html#type-path), which does add the entire referenced path to the store.
81 ## Example {#sec-fileset-path-coercion-example}
83 Assume we are in a local directory with a file hierarchy like this:
93 Here's a listing of which files get included when different path expressions get coerced to file sets:
94 - `./.` as a file set contains both `a/x` and `a/b/y` (`c/` does not contain any files and is therefore omitted).
95 - `./a` as a file set contains both `a/x` and `a/b/y`.
96 - `./a/x` as a file set contains only `a/x`.
97 - `./a/b` as a file set contains only `a/b/y`.
98 - `./c` as a file set is empty, since neither `c` nor `c/d` contain any files.
103 inherit (import ./internal.nix { inherit lib; })
116 _fetchGitSubmodulesMinver
140 inherit (lib.strings)
145 inherit (lib.filesystem)
149 inherit (lib.sources)
153 inherit (lib.trivial)
161 Create a file set from a path that may or may not exist:
162 - If the path does exist, the path is [coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
163 - If the path does not exist, a file set containing no files is returned.
170 : 1\. Function argument
175 maybeMissing :: Path -> FileSet
180 ## `lib.fileset.maybeMissing` usage example
183 # All files in the current directory, but excluding main.o if it exists
184 difference ./. (maybeMissing ./main.o)
191 if ! isPath path then
192 if isStringLike path then
194 lib.fileset.maybeMissing: Argument ("${toString path}") is a string-like value, but it should be a path instead.''
197 lib.fileset.maybeMissing: Argument is of type ${typeOf path}, but it should be a path instead.''
198 else if ! pathExists path then
204 Incrementally evaluate and trace a file set in a pretty way.
205 This function is only intended for debugging purposes.
206 The exact tracing format is unspecified and may change.
208 This function takes a final argument to return.
209 In comparison, [`traceVal`](#function-library-lib.fileset.traceVal) returns
210 the given file set argument.
212 This variant is useful for tracing file sets in the Nix repl.
219 : The file set to trace.
221 This argument can also be a path,
222 which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
226 : The value to return.
231 trace :: FileSet -> Any -> Any
236 ## `lib.fileset.trace` usage example
239 trace (unions [ ./Makefile ./src ./tests/run.sh ]) null
241 trace: /home/user/src/myProject
242 trace: - Makefile (regular)
243 trace: - src (all files in directory)
245 trace: - run.sh (regular)
253 # "fileset" would be a better name, but that would clash with the argument name,
254 # and we cannot change that because of https://github.com/nix-community/nixdoc/issues/76
255 actualFileset = _coerce "lib.fileset.trace: Argument" fileset;
258 (_printFileset actualFileset)
262 Incrementally evaluate and trace a file set in a pretty way.
263 This function is only intended for debugging purposes.
264 The exact tracing format is unspecified and may change.
266 This function returns the given file set.
267 In comparison, [`trace`](#function-library-lib.fileset.trace) takes another argument to return.
269 This variant is useful for tracing file sets passed as arguments to other functions.
276 : The file set to trace and return.
278 This argument can also be a path,
279 which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
284 traceVal :: FileSet -> FileSet
289 ## `lib.fileset.traceVal` usage example
294 fileset = traceVal (unions [
301 trace: /home/user/src/myProject
302 trace: - Makefile (regular)
303 trace: - src (all files in directory)
305 trace: - run.sh (regular)
306 "/nix/store/...-source"
313 # "fileset" would be a better name, but that would clash with the argument name,
314 # and we cannot change that because of https://github.com/nix-community/nixdoc/issues/76
315 actualFileset = _coerce "lib.fileset.traceVal: Argument" fileset;
318 (_printFileset actualFileset)
319 # We could also return the original fileset argument here,
320 # but that would then duplicate work for consumers of the fileset, because then they have to coerce it again
324 Add the local files contained in `fileset` to the store as a single [store path](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/glossary#gloss-store-path) rooted at `root`.
326 The result is the store path as a string-like value, making it usable e.g. as the `src` of a derivation, or in string interpolation:
328 stdenv.mkDerivation {
329 src = lib.fileset.toSource { ... };
334 The name of the store path is always `source`.
338 Takes an attribute set with the following attributes
340 `root` (Path; _required_)
342 : The local directory [path](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/values.html#type-path) that will correspond to the root of the resulting store path.
343 Paths in [strings](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/values.html#type-string), including Nix store paths, cannot be passed as `root`.
344 `root` has to be a directory.
347 Changing `root` only affects the directory structure of the resulting store path, it does not change which files are added to the store.
348 The only way to change which files get added to the store is by changing the `fileset` attribute.
351 `fileset` (FileSet; _required_)
353 : The file set whose files to import into the store.
354 File sets can be created using other functions in this library.
355 This argument can also be a path,
356 which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
359 If a directory does not recursively contain any file, it is omitted from the store path contents.
373 ## `lib.fileset.toSource` usage example
376 # Import the current directory into the store
377 # but only include files under ./src
382 => "/nix/store/...-source"
384 # Import the current directory into the store
385 # but only include ./Makefile and all files under ./src
392 => "/nix/store/...-source"
394 # Trying to include a file outside the root will fail
405 # The root needs to point to a directory that contains all the files
414 => "/nix/store/...-source"
416 # The root has to be a local filesystem path
418 root = "/nix/store/...-source";
431 # We cannot rename matched attribute arguments, so let's work around it with an extra `let in` statement
432 filesetArg = fileset;
435 fileset = _coerce "lib.fileset.toSource: `fileset`" filesetArg;
436 rootFilesystemRoot = (splitRoot root).root;
437 filesetFilesystemRoot = (splitRoot fileset._internalBase).root;
438 sourceFilter = _toSourceFilter fileset;
440 if ! isPath root then
441 if root ? _isLibCleanSourceWith then
443 lib.fileset.toSource: `root` is a `lib.sources`-based value, but it should be a path instead.
444 To use a `lib.sources`-based value, convert it to a file set using `lib.fileset.fromSource` and pass it as `fileset`.
445 Note that this only works for sources created from paths.''
446 else if isStringLike root then
448 lib.fileset.toSource: `root` (${toString root}) is a string-like value, but it should be a path instead.
449 Paths in strings are not supported by `lib.fileset`, use `lib.sources` or derivations instead.''
452 lib.fileset.toSource: `root` is of type ${typeOf root}, but it should be a path instead.''
453 # Currently all Nix paths have the same filesystem root, but this could change in the future.
454 # See also ../path/README.md
455 else if ! fileset._internalIsEmptyWithoutBase && rootFilesystemRoot != filesetFilesystemRoot then
457 lib.fileset.toSource: Filesystem roots are not the same for `fileset` and `root` (${toString root}):
458 `root`: Filesystem root is "${toString rootFilesystemRoot}"
459 `fileset`: Filesystem root is "${toString filesetFilesystemRoot}"
460 Different filesystem roots are not supported.''
461 else if ! pathExists root then
463 lib.fileset.toSource: `root` (${toString root}) is a path that does not exist.''
464 else if pathType root != "directory" then
466 lib.fileset.toSource: `root` (${toString root}) is a file, but it should be a directory instead. Potential solutions:
467 - If you want to import the file into the store _without_ a containing directory, use string interpolation or `builtins.path` instead of this function.
468 - If you want to import the file into the store _with_ a containing directory, set `root` to the containing directory, such as ${toString (dirOf root)}, and set `fileset` to the file path.''
469 else if ! fileset._internalIsEmptyWithoutBase && ! hasPrefix root fileset._internalBase then
471 lib.fileset.toSource: `fileset` could contain files in ${toString fileset._internalBase}, which is not under the `root` (${toString root}). Potential solutions:
472 - Set `root` to ${toString fileset._internalBase} or any directory higher up. This changes the layout of the resulting store path.
473 - Set `fileset` to a file set that cannot contain files outside the `root` (${toString root}). This could change the files included in the result.''
479 filter = sourceFilter;
484 The list of file paths contained in the given file set.
487 This function is strict in the entire file set.
488 This is in contrast with combinators [`lib.fileset.union`](#function-library-lib.fileset.union),
489 [`lib.fileset.intersection`](#function-library-lib.fileset.intersection) and [`lib.fileset.difference`](#function-library-lib.fileset.difference).
491 Thus it is recommended to call `toList` on file sets created using the combinators,
492 instead of doing list processing on the result of `toList`.
495 The resulting list of files can be turned back into a file set using [`lib.fileset.unions`](#function-library-lib.fileset.unions).
502 : The file set whose file paths to return. This argument can also be a path, which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
507 toList :: FileSet -> [ Path ]
512 ## `lib.fileset.toList` usage example
516 [ ./README.md ./Makefile ./src/main.c ./src/main.h ]
518 toList (difference ./. ./src)
519 [ ./README.md ./Makefile ]
525 _toList (_coerce "lib.fileset.toList: Argument" fileset);
528 The file set containing all files that are in either of two given file sets.
529 This is the same as [`unions`](#function-library-lib.fileset.unions),
530 but takes just two file sets instead of a list.
531 See also [Union (set theory)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(set_theory)).
533 The given file sets are evaluated as lazily as possible,
534 with the first argument being evaluated first if needed.
541 : The first file set. This argument can also be a path, which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
545 : The second file set. This argument can also be a path, which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
550 union :: FileSet -> FileSet -> FileSet
555 ## `lib.fileset.union` usage example
558 # Create a file set containing the file `Makefile`
559 # and all files recursively in the `src` directory
560 union ./Makefile ./src
562 # Create a file set containing the file `Makefile`
563 # and the LICENSE file from the parent directory
564 union ./Makefile ../LICENSE
573 (_coerceMany "lib.fileset.union" [
575 context = "First argument";
579 context = "Second argument";
585 The file set containing all files that are in any of the given file sets.
586 This is the same as [`union`](#function-library-lib.fileset.unions),
587 but takes a list of file sets instead of just two.
588 See also [Union (set theory)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_(set_theory)).
590 The given file sets are evaluated as lazily as possible,
591 with earlier elements being evaluated first if needed.
598 : A list of file sets. The elements can also be paths, which get [implicitly coerced to file sets](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
603 unions :: [ FileSet ] -> FileSet
608 ## `lib.fileset.unions` usage example
611 # Create a file set containing selected files
613 # Include the single file `Makefile` in the current directory
614 # This errors if the file doesn't exist
617 # Recursively include all files in the `src/code` directory
618 # If this directory is empty this has no effect
621 # Include the files `run.sh` and `unit.c` from the `tests` directory
625 # Include the `LICENSE` file from the parent directory
634 if ! isList filesets then
636 lib.fileset.unions: Argument is of type ${typeOf filesets}, but it should be a list instead.''
639 # Annotate the elements with context, used by _coerceMany for better errors
641 context = "Element ${toString i}";
644 (_coerceMany "lib.fileset.unions")
649 The file set containing all files that are in both of two given file sets.
650 See also [Intersection (set theory)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersection_(set_theory)).
652 The given file sets are evaluated as lazily as possible,
653 with the first argument being evaluated first if needed.
660 : The first file set. This argument can also be a path, which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
664 : The second file set. This argument can also be a path, which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
669 intersection :: FileSet -> FileSet -> FileSet
674 ## `lib.fileset.intersection` usage example
677 # Limit the selected files to the ones in ./., so only ./src and ./Makefile
678 intersection ./. (unions [ ../LICENSE ./src ./Makefile ])
687 filesets = _coerceMany "lib.fileset.intersection" [
689 context = "First argument";
693 context = "Second argument";
703 The file set containing all files from the first file set that are not in the second file set.
704 See also [Difference (set theory)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_(set_theory)#Relative_complement).
706 The given file sets are evaluated as lazily as possible,
707 with the first argument being evaluated first if needed.
714 : The positive file set. The result can only contain files that are also in this file set. This argument can also be a path, which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
718 : The negative file set. The result will never contain files that are also in this file set. This argument can also be a path, which gets [implicitly coerced to a file set](#sec-fileset-path-coercion).
723 union :: FileSet -> FileSet -> FileSet
728 ## `lib.fileset.difference` usage example
731 # Create a file set containing all files from the current directory,
732 # except ones under ./tests
733 difference ./. ./tests
736 # A set of Nix-related files
737 nixFiles = unions [ ./default.nix ./nix ./tests/default.nix ];
739 # Create a file set containing all files under ./tests, except ones in `nixFiles`,
740 # meaning only without ./tests/default.nix
741 difference ./tests nixFiles
750 filesets = _coerceMany "lib.fileset.difference" [
752 context = "First argument (positive set)";
756 context = "Second argument (negative set)";
766 Filter a file set to only contain files matching some predicate.
773 : The predicate function to call on all files contained in given file set.
774 A file is included in the resulting file set if this function returns true for it.
776 This function is called with an attribute set containing these attributes:
778 - `name` (String): The name of the file
780 - `type` (String, one of `"regular"`, `"symlink"` or `"unknown"`): The type of the file.
781 This matches result of calling [`builtins.readFileType`](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/builtins.html#builtins-readFileType) on the file's path.
783 - `hasExt` (String -> Bool): Whether the file has a certain file extension.
784 `hasExt ext` is true only if `hasSuffix ".${ext}" name`.
786 This also means that e.g. for a file with name `.gitignore`,
787 `hasExt "gitignore"` is true.
789 Other attributes may be added in the future.
793 : The path whose files to filter
802 hasExt :: String -> Bool,
811 ## `lib.fileset.fileFilter` usage example
814 # Include all regular `default.nix` files in the current directory
815 fileFilter (file: file.name == "default.nix") ./.
817 # Include all non-Nix files from the current directory
818 fileFilter (file: ! file.hasExt "nix") ./.
820 # Include all files that start with a "." in the current directory
821 fileFilter (file: hasPrefix "." file.name) ./.
823 # Include all regular files (not symlinks or others) in the current directory
824 fileFilter (file: file.type == "regular") ./.
832 if ! isFunction predicate then
834 lib.fileset.fileFilter: First argument is of type ${typeOf predicate}, but it should be a function instead.''
835 else if ! isPath path then
836 if path._type or "" == "fileset" then
838 lib.fileset.fileFilter: Second argument is a file set, but it should be a path instead.
839 If you need to filter files in a file set, use `intersection fileset (fileFilter pred ./.)` instead.''
842 lib.fileset.fileFilter: Second argument is of type ${typeOf path}, but it should be a path instead.''
843 else if ! pathExists path then
845 lib.fileset.fileFilter: Second argument (${toString path}) is a path that does not exist.''
847 _fileFilter predicate path;
850 Create a file set with the same files as a `lib.sources`-based value.
851 This does not import any of the files into the store.
853 This can be used to gradually migrate from `lib.sources`-based filtering to `lib.fileset`.
855 A file set can be turned back into a source using [`toSource`](#function-library-lib.fileset.toSource).
858 File sets cannot represent empty directories.
859 Turning the result of this function back into a source using `toSource` will therefore not preserve empty directories.
867 : 1\. Function argument
872 fromSource :: SourceLike -> FileSet
877 ## `lib.fileset.fromSource` usage example
880 # There's no cleanSource-like function for file sets yet,
881 # but we can just convert cleanSource to a file set and use it that way
884 fileset = fromSource (lib.sources.cleanSource ./.);
887 # Keeping a previous sourceByRegex (which could be migrated to `lib.fileset.unions`),
888 # but removing a subdirectory using file set functions
890 (fromSource (lib.sources.sourceByRegex ./. [
892 # This regex includes everything in ./doc
897 # Use cleanSource, but limit it to only include ./Makefile and files under ./src
899 (fromSource (lib.sources.cleanSource ./.))
910 # This function uses `._isLibCleanSourceWith`, `.origSrc` and `.filter`,
911 # which are technically internal to lib.sources,
912 # but we'll allow this since both libraries are in the same code base
913 # and this function is a bridge between them.
914 isFiltered = source ? _isLibCleanSourceWith;
915 path = if isFiltered then source.origSrc else source;
917 # We can only support sources created from paths
918 if ! isPath path then
919 if isStringLike path then
921 lib.fileset.fromSource: The source origin of the argument is a string-like value ("${toString path}"), but it should be a path instead.
922 Sources created from paths in strings cannot be turned into file sets, use `lib.sources` or derivations instead.''
925 lib.fileset.fromSource: The source origin of the argument is of type ${typeOf path}, but it should be a path instead.''
926 else if ! pathExists path then
928 lib.fileset.fromSource: The source origin (${toString path}) of the argument is a path that does not exist.''
929 else if isFiltered then
930 _fromSourceFilter path source.filter
932 # If there's no filter, no need to run the expensive conversion, all subpaths will be included
936 Create a file set containing all [Git-tracked files](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository) in a repository.
938 This function behaves like [`gitTrackedWith { }`](#function-library-lib.fileset.gitTrackedWith) - using the defaults.
945 : The [path](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/values#type-path) to the working directory of a local Git repository.
946 This directory must contain a `.git` file or subdirectory.
951 gitTracked :: Path -> FileSet
956 ## `lib.fileset.gitTracked` usage example
959 # Include all files tracked by the Git repository in the current directory
962 # Include only files tracked by the Git repository in the parent directory
963 # that are also in the current directory
964 intersection ./. (gitTracked ../.)
978 Create a file set containing all [Git-tracked files](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository) in a repository.
979 The first argument allows configuration with an attribute set,
980 while the second argument is the path to the Git working tree.
982 `gitTrackedWith` does not perform any filtering when the path is a [Nix store path](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/store/store-path.html#store-path) and not a repository.
983 In this way, it accommodates the use case where the expression that makes the `gitTracked` call does not reside in an actual git repository anymore,
984 and has presumably already been fetched in a way that excludes untracked files.
985 Fetchers with such equivalent behavior include `builtins.fetchGit`, `builtins.fetchTree` (experimental), and `pkgs.fetchgit` when used without `leaveDotGit`.
987 If you don't need the configuration,
988 you can use [`gitTracked`](#function-library-lib.fileset.gitTracked) instead.
990 This is equivalent to the result of [`unions`](#function-library-lib.fileset.unions) on all files returned by [`git ls-files`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-ls-files)
991 (which uses [`--cached`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-ls-files#Documentation/git-ls-files.txt--c) by default).
994 Currently this function is based on [`builtins.fetchGit`](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/builtins.html#builtins-fetchGit)
995 As such, this function causes all Git-tracked files to be unnecessarily added to the Nix store,
996 without being re-usable by [`toSource`](#function-library-lib.fileset.toSource).
998 This may change in the future.
1004 `options` (attribute set)
1005 : `recurseSubmodules` (optional, default: `false`)
1006 : Whether to recurse into [Git submodules](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Submodules) to also include their tracked files.
1007 If `true`, this is equivalent to passing the [--recurse-submodules](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-ls-files#Documentation/git-ls-files.txt---recurse-submodules) flag to `git ls-files`.
1010 : The [path](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/language/values#type-path) to the working directory of a local Git repository.
1011 This directory must contain a `.git` file or subdirectory.
1016 gitTrackedWith :: { recurseSubmodules :: Bool ? false } -> Path -> FileSet
1021 ## `lib.fileset.gitTrackedWith` usage example
1024 # Include all files tracked by the Git repository in the current directory
1025 # and any submodules under it
1026 gitTracked { recurseSubmodules = true; } ./.
1033 recurseSubmodules ? false,
1036 if ! isBool recurseSubmodules then
1037 throw "lib.fileset.gitTrackedWith: Expected the attribute `recurseSubmodules` of the first argument to be a boolean, but it's a ${typeOf recurseSubmodules} instead."
1038 else if recurseSubmodules && versionOlder nixVersion _fetchGitSubmodulesMinver then
1039 throw "lib.fileset.gitTrackedWith: Setting the attribute `recurseSubmodules` to `true` is only supported for Nix version ${_fetchGitSubmodulesMinver} and after, but Nix version ${nixVersion} is used."
1045 # This is the only `fetchGit` parameter that makes sense in this context.
1046 # We can't just pass `submodules = recurseSubmodules` here because
1047 # this would fail for Nix versions that don't support `submodules`.
1048 (lib.optionalAttrs recurseSubmodules {