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+# General list operations.
+
+{ lib }:
+with lib.trivial;
+let
+ inherit (lib.strings) toInt;
+in
+rec {
+
+ inherit (builtins) head tail length isList elemAt concatLists filter elem genList map;
+
+ /* Create a list consisting of a single element. `singleton x` is
+ sometimes more convenient with respect to indentation than `[x]`
+ when x spans multiple lines.
+
+ Type: singleton :: a -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ singleton "foo"
+ => [ "foo" ]
+ */
+ singleton = x: [x];
+
+ /* Apply the function to each element in the list. Same as `map`, but arguments
+ flipped.
+
+ Type: forEach :: [a] -> (a -> b) -> [b]
+
+ Example:
+ forEach [ 1 2 ] (x:
+ toString x
+ )
+ => [ "1" "2" ]
+ */
+ forEach = xs: f: map f xs;
+
+ /* “right fold” a binary function `op` between successive elements of
+ `list` with `nul' as the starting value, i.e.,
+ `foldr op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op x_1 (op x_2 ... (op x_n nul))`.
+
+ Type: foldr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
+
+ Example:
+ concat = foldr (a: b: a + b) "z"
+ concat [ "a" "b" "c" ]
+ => "abcz"
+ # different types
+ strange = foldr (int: str: toString (int + 1) + str) "a"
+ strange [ 1 2 3 4 ]
+ => "2345a"
+ */
+ foldr = op: nul: list:
+ let
+ len = length list;
+ fold' = n:
+ if n == len
+ then nul
+ else op (elemAt list n) (fold' (n + 1));
+ in fold' 0;
+
+ /* `fold` is an alias of `foldr` for historic reasons */
+ # FIXME(Profpatsch): deprecate?
+ fold = foldr;
+
+
+ /* “left fold”, like `foldr`, but from the left:
+ `foldl op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op (... (op (op nul x_1) x_2) ... x_n)`.
+
+ Type: foldl :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
+
+ Example:
+ lconcat = foldl (a: b: a + b) "z"
+ lconcat [ "a" "b" "c" ]
+ => "zabc"
+ # different types
+ lstrange = foldl (str: int: str + toString (int + 1)) ""
+ strange [ 1 2 3 4 ]
+ => "a2345"
+ */
+ foldl = op: nul: list:
+ let
+ foldl' = n:
+ if n == -1
+ then nul
+ else op (foldl' (n - 1)) (elemAt list n);
+ in foldl' (length list - 1);
+
+ /* Strict version of `foldl`.
+
+ The difference is that evaluation is forced upon access. Usually used
+ with small whole results (in contrast with lazily-generated list or large
+ lists where only a part is consumed.)
+
+ Type: foldl' :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
+ */
+ foldl' = builtins.foldl' or foldl;
+
+ /* Map with index starting from 0
+
+ Type: imap0 :: (int -> a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
+
+ Example:
+ imap0 (i: v: "${v}-${toString i}") ["a" "b"]
+ => [ "a-0" "b-1" ]
+ */
+ imap0 = f: list: genList (n: f n (elemAt list n)) (length list);
+
+ /* Map with index starting from 1
+
+ Type: imap1 :: (int -> a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
+
+ Example:
+ imap1 (i: v: "${v}-${toString i}") ["a" "b"]
+ => [ "a-1" "b-2" ]
+ */
+ imap1 = f: list: genList (n: f (n + 1) (elemAt list n)) (length list);
+
+ /* Map and concatenate the result.
+
+ Type: concatMap :: (a -> [b]) -> [a] -> [b]
+
+ Example:
+ concatMap (x: [x] ++ ["z"]) ["a" "b"]
+ => [ "a" "z" "b" "z" ]
+ */
+ concatMap = builtins.concatMap or (f: list: concatLists (map f list));
+
+ /* Flatten the argument into a single list; that is, nested lists are
+ spliced into the top-level lists.
+
+ Example:
+ flatten [1 [2 [3] 4] 5]
+ => [1 2 3 4 5]
+ flatten 1
+ => [1]
+ */
+ flatten = x:
+ if isList x
+ then concatMap (y: flatten y) x
+ else [x];
+
+ /* Remove elements equal to 'e' from a list. Useful for buildInputs.
+
+ Type: remove :: a -> [a] -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ remove 3 [ 1 3 4 3 ]
+ => [ 1 4 ]
+ */
+ remove =
+ # Element to remove from the list
+ e: filter (x: x != e);
+
+ /* Find the sole element in the list matching the specified
+ predicate, returns `default` if no such element exists, or
+ `multiple` if there are multiple matching elements.
+
+ Type: findSingle :: (a -> bool) -> a -> a -> [a] -> a
+
+ Example:
+ findSingle (x: x == 3) "none" "multiple" [ 1 3 3 ]
+ => "multiple"
+ findSingle (x: x == 3) "none" "multiple" [ 1 3 ]
+ => 3
+ findSingle (x: x == 3) "none" "multiple" [ 1 9 ]
+ => "none"
+ */
+ findSingle =
+ # Predicate
+ pred:
+ # Default value to return if element was not found.
+ default:
+ # Default value to return if more than one element was found
+ multiple:
+ # Input list
+ list:
+ let found = filter pred list; len = length found;
+ in if len == 0 then default
+ else if len != 1 then multiple
+ else head found;
+
+ /* Find the first element in the list matching the specified
+ predicate or return `default` if no such element exists.
+
+ Type: findFirst :: (a -> bool) -> a -> [a] -> a
+
+ Example:
+ findFirst (x: x > 3) 7 [ 1 6 4 ]
+ => 6
+ findFirst (x: x > 9) 7 [ 1 6 4 ]
+ => 7
+ */
+ findFirst =
+ # Predicate
+ pred:
+ # Default value to return
+ default:
+ # Input list
+ list:
+ let found = filter pred list;
+ in if found == [] then default else head found;
+
+ /* Return true if function `pred` returns true for at least one
+ element of `list`.
+
+ Type: any :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> bool
+
+ Example:
+ any isString [ 1 "a" { } ]
+ => true
+ any isString [ 1 { } ]
+ => false
+ */
+ any = builtins.any or (pred: foldr (x: y: if pred x then true else y) false);
+
+ /* Return true if function `pred` returns true for all elements of
+ `list`.
+
+ Type: all :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> bool
+
+ Example:
+ all (x: x < 3) [ 1 2 ]
+ => true
+ all (x: x < 3) [ 1 2 3 ]
+ => false
+ */
+ all = builtins.all or (pred: foldr (x: y: if pred x then y else false) true);
+
+ /* Count how many elements of `list` match the supplied predicate
+ function.
+
+ Type: count :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> int
+
+ Example:
+ count (x: x == 3) [ 3 2 3 4 6 ]
+ => 2
+ */
+ count =
+ # Predicate
+ pred: foldl' (c: x: if pred x then c + 1 else c) 0;
+
+ /* Return a singleton list or an empty list, depending on a boolean
+ value. Useful when building lists with optional elements
+ (e.g. `++ optional (system == "i686-linux") flashplayer').
+
+ Type: optional :: bool -> a -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ optional true "foo"
+ => [ "foo" ]
+ optional false "foo"
+ => [ ]
+ */
+ optional = cond: elem: if cond then [elem] else [];
+
+ /* Return a list or an empty list, depending on a boolean value.
+
+ Type: optionals :: bool -> [a] -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ optionals true [ 2 3 ]
+ => [ 2 3 ]
+ optionals false [ 2 3 ]
+ => [ ]
+ */
+ optionals =
+ # Condition
+ cond:
+ # List to return if condition is true
+ elems: if cond then elems else [];
+
+
+ /* If argument is a list, return it; else, wrap it in a singleton
+ list. If you're using this, you should almost certainly
+ reconsider if there isn't a more "well-typed" approach.
+
+ Example:
+ toList [ 1 2 ]
+ => [ 1 2 ]
+ toList "hi"
+ => [ "hi "]
+ */
+ toList = x: if isList x then x else [x];
+
+ /* Return a list of integers from `first' up to and including `last'.
+
+ Type: range :: int -> int -> [int]
+
+ Example:
+ range 2 4
+ => [ 2 3 4 ]
+ range 3 2
+ => [ ]
+ */
+ range =
+ # First integer in the range
+ first:
+ # Last integer in the range
+ last:
+ if first > last then
+ []
+ else
+ genList (n: first + n) (last - first + 1);
+
+ /* Splits the elements of a list in two lists, `right` and
+ `wrong`, depending on the evaluation of a predicate.
+
+ Type: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> { right :: [a], wrong :: [a] }
+
+ Example:
+ partition (x: x > 2) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
+ => { right = [ 5 3 4 ]; wrong = [ 1 2 ]; }
+ */
+ partition = builtins.partition or (pred:
+ foldr (h: t:
+ if pred h
+ then { right = [h] ++ t.right; wrong = t.wrong; }
+ else { right = t.right; wrong = [h] ++ t.wrong; }
+ ) { right = []; wrong = []; });
+
+ /* Splits the elements of a list into many lists, using the return value of a predicate.
+ Predicate should return a string which becomes keys of attrset `groupBy' returns.
+
+ `groupBy'` allows to customise the combining function and initial value
+
+ Example:
+ groupBy (x: boolToString (x > 2)) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
+ => { true = [ 5 3 4 ]; false = [ 1 2 ]; }
+ groupBy (x: x.name) [ {name = "icewm"; script = "icewm &";}
+ {name = "xfce"; script = "xfce4-session &";}
+ {name = "icewm"; script = "icewmbg &";}
+ {name = "mate"; script = "gnome-session &";}
+ ]
+ => { icewm = [ { name = "icewm"; script = "icewm &"; }
+ { name = "icewm"; script = "icewmbg &"; } ];
+ mate = [ { name = "mate"; script = "gnome-session &"; } ];
+ xfce = [ { name = "xfce"; script = "xfce4-session &"; } ];
+ }
+
+ groupBy' builtins.add 0 (x: boolToString (x > 2)) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
+ => { true = 12; false = 3; }
+ */
+ groupBy' = op: nul: pred: lst:
+ foldl' (r: e:
+ let
+ key = pred e;
+ in
+ r // { ${key} = op (r.${key} or nul) e; }
+ ) {} lst;
+
+ groupBy = groupBy' (sum: e: sum ++ [e]) [];
+
+ /* Merges two lists of the same size together. If the sizes aren't the same
+ the merging stops at the shortest. How both lists are merged is defined
+ by the first argument.
+
+ Type: zipListsWith :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]
+
+ Example:
+ zipListsWith (a: b: a + b) ["h" "l"] ["e" "o"]
+ => ["he" "lo"]
+ */
+ zipListsWith =
+ # Function to zip elements of both lists
+ f:
+ # First list
+ fst:
+ # Second list
+ snd:
+ genList
+ (n: f (elemAt fst n) (elemAt snd n)) (min (length fst) (length snd));
+
+ /* Merges two lists of the same size together. If the sizes aren't the same
+ the merging stops at the shortest.
+
+ Type: zipLists :: [a] -> [b] -> [{ fst :: a, snd :: b}]
+
+ Example:
+ zipLists [ 1 2 ] [ "a" "b" ]
+ => [ { fst = 1; snd = "a"; } { fst = 2; snd = "b"; } ]
+ */
+ zipLists = zipListsWith (fst: snd: { inherit fst snd; });
+
+ /* Reverse the order of the elements of a list.
+
+ Type: reverseList :: [a] -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+
+ reverseList [ "b" "o" "j" ]
+ => [ "j" "o" "b" ]
+ */
+ reverseList = xs:
+ let l = length xs; in genList (n: elemAt xs (l - n - 1)) l;
+
+ /* Depth-First Search (DFS) for lists `list != []`.
+
+ `before a b == true` means that `b` depends on `a` (there's an
+ edge from `b` to `a`).
+
+ Example:
+ listDfs true hasPrefix [ "/home/user" "other" "/" "/home" ]
+ == { minimal = "/"; # minimal element
+ visited = [ "/home/user" ]; # seen elements (in reverse order)
+ rest = [ "/home" "other" ]; # everything else
+ }
+
+ listDfs true hasPrefix [ "/home/user" "other" "/" "/home" "/" ]
+ == { cycle = "/"; # cycle encountered at this element
+ loops = [ "/" ]; # and continues to these elements
+ visited = [ "/" "/home/user" ]; # elements leading to the cycle (in reverse order)
+ rest = [ "/home" "other" ]; # everything else
+
+ */
+ listDfs = stopOnCycles: before: list:
+ let
+ dfs' = us: visited: rest:
+ let
+ c = filter (x: before x us) visited;
+ b = partition (x: before x us) rest;
+ in if stopOnCycles && (length c > 0)
+ then { cycle = us; loops = c; inherit visited rest; }
+ else if length b.right == 0
+ then # nothing is before us
+ { minimal = us; inherit visited rest; }
+ else # grab the first one before us and continue
+ dfs' (head b.right)
+ ([ us ] ++ visited)
+ (tail b.right ++ b.wrong);
+ in dfs' (head list) [] (tail list);
+
+ /* Sort a list based on a partial ordering using DFS. This
+ implementation is O(N^2), if your ordering is linear, use `sort`
+ instead.
+
+ `before a b == true` means that `b` should be after `a`
+ in the result.
+
+ Example:
+
+ toposort hasPrefix [ "/home/user" "other" "/" "/home" ]
+ == { result = [ "/" "/home" "/home/user" "other" ]; }
+
+ toposort hasPrefix [ "/home/user" "other" "/" "/home" "/" ]
+ == { cycle = [ "/home/user" "/" "/" ]; # path leading to a cycle
+ loops = [ "/" ]; } # loops back to these elements
+
+ toposort hasPrefix [ "other" "/home/user" "/home" "/" ]
+ == { result = [ "other" "/" "/home" "/home/user" ]; }
+
+ toposort (a: b: a < b) [ 3 2 1 ] == { result = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
+
+ */
+ toposort = before: list:
+ let
+ dfsthis = listDfs true before list;
+ toporest = toposort before (dfsthis.visited ++ dfsthis.rest);
+ in
+ if length list < 2
+ then # finish
+ { result = list; }
+ else if dfsthis ? cycle
+ then # there's a cycle, starting from the current vertex, return it
+ { cycle = reverseList ([ dfsthis.cycle ] ++ dfsthis.visited);
+ inherit (dfsthis) loops; }
+ else if toporest ? cycle
+ then # there's a cycle somewhere else in the graph, return it
+ toporest
+ # Slow, but short. Can be made a bit faster with an explicit stack.
+ else # there are no cycles
+ { result = [ dfsthis.minimal ] ++ toporest.result; };
+
+ /* Sort a list based on a comparator function which compares two
+ elements and returns true if the first argument is strictly below
+ the second argument. The returned list is sorted in an increasing
+ order. The implementation does a quick-sort.
+
+ Example:
+ sort (a: b: a < b) [ 5 3 7 ]
+ => [ 3 5 7 ]
+ */
+ sort = builtins.sort or (
+ strictLess: list:
+ let
+ len = length list;
+ first = head list;
+ pivot' = n: acc@{ left, right }: let el = elemAt list n; next = pivot' (n + 1); in
+ if n == len
+ then acc
+ else if strictLess first el
+ then next { inherit left; right = [ el ] ++ right; }
+ else
+ next { left = [ el ] ++ left; inherit right; };
+ pivot = pivot' 1 { left = []; right = []; };
+ in
+ if len < 2 then list
+ else (sort strictLess pivot.left) ++ [ first ] ++ (sort strictLess pivot.right));
+
+ /* Compare two lists element-by-element.
+
+ Example:
+ compareLists compare [] []
+ => 0
+ compareLists compare [] [ "a" ]
+ => -1
+ compareLists compare [ "a" ] []
+ => 1
+ compareLists compare [ "a" "b" ] [ "a" "c" ]
+ => 1
+ */
+ compareLists = cmp: a: b:
+ if a == []
+ then if b == []
+ then 0
+ else -1
+ else if b == []
+ then 1
+ else let rel = cmp (head a) (head b); in
+ if rel == 0
+ then compareLists cmp (tail a) (tail b)
+ else rel;
+
+ /* Sort list using "Natural sorting".
+ Numeric portions of strings are sorted in numeric order.
+
+ Example:
+ naturalSort ["disk11" "disk8" "disk100" "disk9"]
+ => ["disk8" "disk9" "disk11" "disk100"]
+ naturalSort ["10.46.133.149" "10.5.16.62" "10.54.16.25"]
+ => ["10.5.16.62" "10.46.133.149" "10.54.16.25"]
+ naturalSort ["v0.2" "v0.15" "v0.0.9"]
+ => [ "v0.0.9" "v0.2" "v0.15" ]
+ */
+ naturalSort = lst:
+ let
+ vectorise = s: map (x: if isList x then toInt (head x) else x) (builtins.split "(0|[1-9][0-9]*)" s);
+ prepared = map (x: [ (vectorise x) x ]) lst; # remember vectorised version for O(n) regex splits
+ less = a: b: (compareLists compare (head a) (head b)) < 0;
+ in
+ map (x: elemAt x 1) (sort less prepared);
+
+ /* Return the first (at most) N elements of a list.
+
+ Type: take :: int -> [a] -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ take 2 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" ]
+ => [ "a" "b" ]
+ take 2 [ ]
+ => [ ]
+ */
+ take =
+ # Number of elements to take
+ count: sublist 0 count;
+
+ /* Remove the first (at most) N elements of a list.
+
+ Type: drop :: int -> [a] -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ drop 2 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" ]
+ => [ "c" "d" ]
+ drop 2 [ ]
+ => [ ]
+ */
+ drop =
+ # Number of elements to drop
+ count:
+ # Input list
+ list: sublist count (length list) list;
+
+ /* Return a list consisting of at most `count` elements of `list`,
+ starting at index `start`.
+
+ Type: sublist :: int -> int -> [a] -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ sublist 1 3 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" "e" ]
+ => [ "b" "c" "d" ]
+ sublist 1 3 [ ]
+ => [ ]
+ */
+ sublist =
+ # Index at which to start the sublist
+ start:
+ # Number of elements to take
+ count:
+ # Input list
+ list:
+ let len = length list; in
+ genList
+ (n: elemAt list (n + start))
+ (if start >= len then 0
+ else if start + count > len then len - start
+ else count);
+
+ /* Return the last element of a list.
+
+ This function throws an error if the list is empty.
+
+ Type: last :: [a] -> a
+
+ Example:
+ last [ 1 2 3 ]
+ => 3
+ */
+ last = list:
+ assert lib.assertMsg (list != []) "lists.last: list must not be empty!";
+ elemAt list (length list - 1);
+
+ /* Return all elements but the last.
+
+ This function throws an error if the list is empty.
+
+ Type: init :: [a] -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ init [ 1 2 3 ]
+ => [ 1 2 ]
+ */
+ init = list:
+ assert lib.assertMsg (list != []) "lists.init: list must not be empty!";
+ take (length list - 1) list;
+
+
+ /* Return the image of the cross product of some lists by a function.
+
+ Example:
+ crossLists (x:y: "${toString x}${toString y}") [[1 2] [3 4]]
+ => [ "13" "14" "23" "24" ]
+ */
+ crossLists = f: foldl (fs: args: concatMap (f: map f args) fs) [f];
+
+
+ /* Remove duplicate elements from the list. O(n^2) complexity.
+
+ Type: unique :: [a] -> [a]
+
+ Example:
+ unique [ 3 2 3 4 ]
+ => [ 3 2 4 ]
+ */
+ unique = list:
+ if list == [] then
+ []
+ else
+ let
+ x = head list;
+ in [x] ++ unique (remove x list);
+
+ /* Intersects list 'e' and another list. O(nm) complexity.
+
+ Example:
+ intersectLists [ 1 2 3 ] [ 6 3 2 ]
+ => [ 3 2 ]
+ */
+ intersectLists = e: filter (x: elem x e);
+
+ /* Subtracts list 'e' from another list. O(nm) complexity.
+
+ Example:
+ subtractLists [ 3 2 ] [ 1 2 3 4 5 3 ]
+ => [ 1 4 5 ]
+ */
+ subtractLists = e: filter (x: !(elem x e));
+
+ /* Test if two lists have no common element.
+ It should be slightly more efficient than (intersectLists a b == [])
+ */
+ mutuallyExclusive = a: b:
+ (builtins.length a) == 0 ||
+ (!(builtins.elem (builtins.head a) b) &&
+ mutuallyExclusive (builtins.tail a) b);
+
+}