nix repl: Print which variables are just loaded

src/libcmd/repl.cc

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct NixRepl
 
     const static int envSize = 32768;
     std::shared_ptr<StaticEnv> staticEnv;
+    Value lastLoaded;
     Env * env;
     int displ;
     StringSet varNames;
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ struct NixRepl
     void loadFile(const Path & path);
     void loadFlake(const std::string & flakeRef);
     void loadFiles();
+    void showLastLoaded();
     void reloadFiles();
     void addAttrsToScope(Value & attrs);
     void addVarToScope(const Symbol name, Value & v);
@@ -374,6 +376,7 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
              << "                               current profile\n"
              << "  :l, :load <path>             Load Nix expression and add it to scope\n"
              << "  :lf, :load-flake <ref>       Load Nix flake and add it to scope\n"
+             << "  :ll, :last-loaded            Show most recently loaded variables added to scope\n"
              << "  :p, :print <expr>            Evaluate and print expression recursively\n"
              << "                               Strings are printed directly, without escaping.\n"
              << "  :q, :quit                    Exit nix-repl\n"
@@ -464,6 +467,10 @@ ProcessLineResult NixRepl::processLine(std::string line)
         loadFlake(arg);
     }
 
+    else if (command == ":ll" || command == ":last-loaded") {
+        showLastLoaded();
+    }
+
     else if (command == ":r" || command == ":reload") {
         state->resetFileCache();
         reloadFiles();
@@ -751,6 +758,16 @@ void NixRepl::initEnv()
         varNames.emplace(state->symbols[i.first]);
 }
 
+void NixRepl::showLastLoaded()
+{
+    RunPager pager;
+
+    for (auto & i : *lastLoaded.attrs()) {
+        std::string_view name = state->symbols[i.name];
+        logger->cout(name);
+    }
+}
+
 
 void NixRepl::reloadFiles()
 {
@@ -791,6 +808,27 @@ void NixRepl::addAttrsToScope(Value & attrs)
     staticEnv->sort();
     staticEnv->deduplicate();
     notice("Added %1% variables.", attrs.attrs()->size());
+
+    lastLoaded = attrs;
+
+    const int max_print = 10;
+    int counter = 0;
+    std::ostringstream loaded;
+    for (auto & i : attrs.attrs()->lexicographicOrder(state->symbols)) {
+        if (counter >= max_print)
+            break;
+
+        if (counter > 0)
+            loaded << ", ";
+
+        printIdentifier(loaded, state->symbols[i->name]);
+        counter += 1;
+    }
+
+    notice("%1%", loaded.str());
+
+    if (attrs.attrs()->size() > max_print)
+        notice("... and %1% more; view with :ll", attrs.attrs()->size() - max_print);
 }
 
 

tests/functional/repl.sh

@@ -153,6 +153,32 @@ foo + baz
 ' "3" \
     ./flake ./flake\#bar --experimental-features 'flakes'
 
+testReplResponse $'
+:a { a = 1; b = 2; longerName = 3; "with spaces" = 4; }
+' 'Added 4 variables.
+a, b, longerName, "with spaces"
+'
+
+cat <<EOF > attribute-set.nix
+{
+    a = 1;
+    b = 2;
+    longerName = 3;
+    "with spaces" = 4;
+}
+EOF
+testReplResponse '
+:l ./attribute-set.nix
+' 'Added 4 variables.
+a, b, longerName, "with spaces"
+'
+
+testReplResponseNoRegex $'
+:a builtins.foldl\' (x: y: x // y) {} (map (x: { ${builtins.toString x} = x; }) (builtins.genList (x: x) 13))
+' 'Added 13 variables.
+"0", "1", "10", "11", "12", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"
+... and 3 more; view with :ll'
+
 # Test the `:reload` mechansim with flakes:
 # - Eval `./flake#changingThing`
 # - Modify the flake
@@ -301,7 +327,8 @@ runRepl () {
       -e "s@$testDir@/path/to/tests/functional@g" \
       -e "s@$testDirNoUnderscores@/path/to/tests/functional@g" \
       -e "s@$nixVersion@<nix version>@g" \
-      -e "s@Added [0-9]* variables@Added <number omitted> variables@g" \
+      -e "/Added [0-9]* variables/{s@ [0-9]* @ <number omitted> @;n;d}" \
+      -e '/\.\.\. and [0-9]* more; view with :ll/d' \
     | grep -vF $'warning: you don\'t have Internet access; disabling some network-dependent features' \
     ;
 }