guix-devel/guix/http.scm

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(define-module (guix http)
  #:use-module (ice-9 match)
  #:use-module (guix derivations)
  #:use-module (guix packages)
  #:use-module ((guix store) #:select (derivation-path?))
  #:use-module (guix utils)
  #:export (http-fetch))

;;; Commentary:
;;;
;;; Produce fixed-output derivations with data fetched over HTTP.
;;;
;;; Code:

(define* (http-fetch store url hash-algo hash
                     #:optional name
                     #:key (system (%current-system)) guile)
  "Return the path of a fixed-output derivation in STORE that fetches URL,
which is expected to have hash HASH of type HASH-ALGO (a symbol).  By
default, the file name is the base name of URL; optionally, NAME can specify
a different file name."
  (define builder
    `(begin
       (use-modules (guix build http))
       (http-fetch ,url %output)))

  (define guile-for-build
    (match guile
      ((? package?)
       (package-derivation store guile system))
      ((and (? string?) (? derivation-path?))
       guile)
      (#f                                         ; the default
       (let* ((distro (resolve-interface '(distro packages base)))
              (guile  (module-ref distro 'guile-final)))
         (package-derivation store guile system)))))

  (build-expression->derivation store (or name (basename url)) system
                                builder '()
                                #:hash-algo hash-algo
                                #:hash hash
                                #:modules '((guix build http))
                                #:guile-for-build guile-for-build))

;;; http.scm ends here