Create outputOf primop.

src/libexpr/primops.cc

@@ -1765,6 +1765,50 @@ static RegisterPrimOp primop_readDir({
     .fun = prim_readDir,
 });
 
+/* Extend single element string context with another output. */
+static void prim_outputOf(EvalState & state, const PosIdx pos, Value * * args, Value & v)
+{
+    PathSet context;
+    Path path = state.coerceToPath(pos, *args[0], context, "while evaluating the first argument to builtins.outputOf");
+
+    std::string_view outputName = state.forceStringNoCtx(*args[1], pos, "while evaluating teh second argument to builtins.outputOf");
+
+    Path path2;
+    try {
+        auto p = DownstreamPlaceholder::parse(path);
+        path2 = DownstreamPlaceholder { p, outputName }.render();
+    } catch (BadHash &) {
+        path2 = DownstreamPlaceholder { state.store->parseStorePath(path), outputName }.render();
+    }
+
+    if (context.size() != 1)
+        throw EvalError({
+            .msg = hintfmt("path '%s' should have exactly one item in string context, but has", context.size()),
+            .errPos = state.positions[pos],
+        });
+    const std::string & ctxRaw = *context.begin();
+    size_t off = ctxRaw[0] == '=' || ctxRaw[0] == '!' ? 1 : 0;
+    PathSet context2 = { "!" + outputName + "!" + ctxRaw[off] };
+
+    v.mkString(path2, context2);
+}
+
+static RegisterPrimOp primop_outputOf({
+    .name = "__outputOf",
+    .args = {"drv path", "output name"},
+    .doc = R"(
+      Return path (actually placeholder path) to the output of the given drv.
+      The drv path may itself be a placeholder, which permits chaining this primop.
+
+      For instance, `builtins.outputOf (builtins.outputOf myDrv "out) "out"`
+      will return a placeholder for the output of the output of `myDrv`,
+      interpreted as a derivation.
+
+      It may help to compare to the `->` operator in C, which can also by
+      chained. E.g. compare the above example to `drv->out->out`.
+    )",
+    .fun = prim_outputOf,
+});
 
 /*************************************************************
  * Creating files

src/libstore/derivations.cc

@@ -859,6 +859,14 @@ std::string DownstreamPlaceholder::render() const
 }
 
 
+DownstreamPlaceholder DownstreamPlaceholder::parse(std::string_view s)
+{
+    assert(s[0] == '/');
+    s = s.substr(1);
+    return { Hash::parseNonSRIUnprefixed(s, htSHA256) };
+}
+
+
 inline Hash DownstreamPlaceholder::worker1(const StorePath & drvPath, std::string_view outputName)
 {
     auto drvNameWithExtension = drvPath.name();

src/libstore/derivations.hh

@@ -345,13 +345,16 @@ public:
        dependency which is a CA derivation. */
     std::string render() const;
 
+    static DownstreamPlaceholder parse(std::string_view);
+
     // For CA derivations
     DownstreamPlaceholder(const StorePath & drvPath, std::string_view outputName);
 
     // For computed derivations
     DownstreamPlaceholder(const DownstreamPlaceholder & placeholder, std::string_view outputName);
 
 private:
+    DownstreamPlaceholder(Hash && h) : hash(std::move(h)) {}
     static inline Hash worker1(const StorePath & drvPath, std::string_view outputName);
     static inline Hash worker2(const DownstreamPlaceholder & placeholder, std::string_view outputName);
 };

tests/dyn-drv/dep-built-drv.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source common.sh
+
+feats=(--experimental-features 'nix-command ca-derivations')
+
+out1=$(nix-build "${feats[@]}" ./text-hashed-output.nix -A root --no-out-link)
+
+clearStore
+
+out2=$(nix-build "${feats[@]}" ./text-hashed-output.nix -A wrapper --no-out-link)
+
+diff -r $out1 $out2

tests/dyn-drv/eval-outputOf.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+source common.sh
+
+feats=(--experimental-features 'nix-command ca-derivations')
+
+nix eval "${feats[@]}" --impure --expr \
+    'with (import ./text-hashed-output.nix); let
+       a = root.outPath;
+       b = builtins.outputOf root.drvPath "out";
+     in builtins.trace a
+       (builtins.trace b
+         (assert a == b; null))'
+
+nix eval "${feats[@]}" --impure --expr \
+    'with (import ./text-hashed-output.nix); let
+       a = dependent.outPath;
+       b = builtins.outputOf dependent.drvPath "out";
+     in builtins.trace a
+       (builtins.trace b
+         (assert a == b; null))'
+
+nix eval "${feats[@]}" --impure --expr \
+    'with (import ./text-hashed-output.nix); let
+       a = builtins.outputOf dependent.outPath "out";
+       b = builtins.outputOf dependent.out "out";
+     in builtins.trace a
+       (builtins.trace b
+         (assert a == b; null))'
+
+nix eval "${feats[@]}" --impure --expr \
+    'with (import ./text-hashed-output.nix); let
+       a = builtins.outputOf dependent.out "out";
+	   b = builtins.outputOf (builtins.outputOf dependent.drvPath "out") "out";
+     in builtins.trace a
+       (builtins.trace b
+         (assert a == b; null))'

tests/dyn-drv/text-hashed-output.nix

@@ -26,4 +26,14 @@ rec {
     outputHashMode = "text";
     outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
   };
+  wrapper = mkDerivation {
+    name = "put-it-all-together";
+    buildCommand = ''
+      echo "Copying the output of the dynamic derivation"
+      cp -r ${builtins.outputOf dependent.out "out"} $out
+    '';
+    __contentAddressed = true;
+    outputHashMode = "recursive";
+    outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
+  };
 }

tests/local.mk

@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ nix_tests = \
   ca/import-derivation.sh \
   dyn-drv/text-hashed-output.sh \
   dyn-drv/build-built-drv.sh \
+  dyn-drv/eval-outputOf.sh \
+  dyn-drv/dep-built-drv.sh \
   nix_path.sh \
   case-hack.sh \
   placeholders.sh \