feat(nix-daemon): Implement client handler. r/8907

This change includes only the basic nix handshake protocol handling and
sets up a client session. The only supported operation at this point is
SetOptions.

Additional operations will be implemented in subsequent cls.

Change-Id: I3eccd9e0ceb270c3865929543c702f1491768852
Reviewed-on: https://cl.tvl.fyi/c/depot/+/12743
Autosubmit: Vladimir Kryachko <v.kryachko@gmail.com>
Tested-by: BuildkiteCI
Reviewed-by: flokli <flokli@flokli.de>
Reviewed-by: edef <edef@edef.eu>
Reviewed-by: Brian Olsen <me@griff.name>

8 files changed, 354 insertions, 172 deletions

diff --git a/tvix/nix-compat/src/lib.rs b/tvix/nix-compat/src/lib.rs
index ae9f1674468e..4c327fa4569b 100644
--- a/tvix/nix-compat/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tvix/nix-compat/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub mod store_path;
 #[cfg(feature = "wire")]
 pub mod wire;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "wire")]
+#[cfg(feature = "daemon")]
 pub mod nix_daemon;
-#[cfg(feature = "wire")]
+#[cfg(feature = "daemon")]
 pub use nix_daemon::worker_protocol;
diff --git a/tvix/nix-compat/src/nar/wire/mod.rs b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nar/wire/mod.rs
index ddf021bc1fa1..67654129ee1d 100644
--- a/tvix/nix-compat/src/nar/wire/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nar/wire/mod.rs
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ pub const TOK_ENT: [u8; 48] = *b"\x05\0\0\0\0\0\0\0entry\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0\0\0\0\0
 pub const TOK_NOD: [u8; 48] = *b"\x04\0\0\0\0\0\0\0node\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0\0\0\0\0(\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x04\0\0\0\0\0\0\0type\0\0\0\0";
 pub const TOK_PAR: [u8; 16] = *b"\x01\0\0\0\0\0\0\0)\0\0\0\0\0\0\0";
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 const TOK_PAD_PAR: [u8; 24] = *b"\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0\0\0\0\0)\0\0\0\0\0\0\0";
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) enum PadPar {}
 
diff --git a/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/handler.rs b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0257d979acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+use std::{future::Future, sync::Arc};
+
+use tokio::{
+    io::{split, AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt, ReadHalf, WriteHalf},
+    sync::Mutex,
+};
+use tracing::debug;
+
+use super::{
+    worker_protocol::{server_handshake_client, ClientSettings, Operation, Trust, STDERR_LAST},
+    NixDaemonIO,
+};
+use crate::wire::{
+    de::{NixRead, NixReader},
+    ser::{NixSerialize, NixWrite, NixWriter, NixWriterBuilder},
+    ProtocolVersion,
+};
+use crate::{nix_daemon::types::NixError, worker_protocol::STDERR_ERROR};
+
+/// Handles a single connection with a nix client.
+///
+/// As part of its [`initialization`] it performs the handshake with the client
+/// and determines the [ProtocolVersion] and [ClientSettings] to use for the remainder of the session.
+///
+/// Once initialized, [`handle_client`] needs to be called to handle the rest of the session,
+/// it delegates all operation handling to an instance of [NixDaemonIO].
+///
+/// [`initialization`]: NixDaemon::initialize
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct NixDaemon<IO, R, W> {
+    io: Arc<IO>,
+    protocol_version: ProtocolVersion,
+    client_settings: ClientSettings,
+    reader: NixReader<R>,
+    writer: Arc<Mutex<NixWriter<W>>>,
+}
+
+impl<IO, R, W> NixDaemon<IO, R, W>
+where
+    IO: NixDaemonIO + Sync + Send,
+{
+    pub fn new(
+        io: Arc<IO>,
+        protocol_version: ProtocolVersion,
+        client_settings: ClientSettings,
+        reader: NixReader<R>,
+        writer: NixWriter<W>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            io,
+            protocol_version,
+            client_settings,
+            reader,
+            writer: Arc::new(Mutex::new(writer)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<IO, RW> NixDaemon<IO, ReadHalf<RW>, WriteHalf<RW>>
+where
+    RW: AsyncReadExt + AsyncWriteExt + Send + Unpin + 'static,
+    IO: NixDaemonIO + Sync + Send,
+{
+    /// Async constructor for NixDaemon.
+    ///
+    /// Performs the initial handshake with the client and retrieves the client's preferred
+    /// settings.
+    ///
+    /// The resulting daemon can handle the client session by calling [NixDaemon::handle_client].
+    pub async fn initialize(io: Arc<IO>, mut connection: RW) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error>
+    where
+        RW: AsyncReadExt + AsyncWriteExt + Send + Unpin,
+    {
+        let protocol_version =
+            server_handshake_client(&mut connection, "2.18.2", Trust::Trusted).await?;
+
+        connection.write_u64_le(STDERR_LAST).await?;
+        let (reader, writer) = split(connection);
+        let mut reader = NixReader::builder()
+            .set_version(protocol_version)
+            .build(reader);
+        let mut writer = NixWriterBuilder::default()
+            .set_version(protocol_version)
+            .build(writer);
+
+        // The first op is always SetOptions
+        let operation: Operation = reader.read_value().await?;
+        if operation != Operation::SetOptions {
+            return Err(std::io::Error::other(
+                "Expected SetOptions operation, but got {operation}",
+            ));
+        }
+        let client_settings: ClientSettings = reader.read_value().await?;
+        writer.write_number(STDERR_LAST).await?;
+        writer.flush().await?;
+
+        Ok(Self::new(
+            io,
+            protocol_version,
+            client_settings,
+            reader,
+            writer,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    /// Main client connection loop, reads client's requests and responds to them accordingly.
+    pub async fn handle_client(&mut self) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+        loop {
+            let op_code = self.reader.read_number().await?;
+            match TryInto::<Operation>::try_into(op_code) {
+                Ok(operation) => match operation {
+                    Operation::SetOptions => {
+                        self.client_settings = self.reader.read_value().await?;
+                        self.handle(async { Ok(()) }).await?
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        return Err(std::io::Error::other(format!(
+                            "Operation {operation:?} is not implemented"
+                        )));
+                    }
+                },
+                _ => {
+                    return Err(std::io::Error::other(format!(
+                        "Unknown operation code received: {op_code}"
+                    )));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Handles the operation and sends the response or error to the client.
+    ///
+    /// As per nix daemon protocol, after sending the request, the client expects zero or more
+    /// log lines/activities followed by either
+    /// * STDERR_LAST and the response bytes
+    /// * STDERR_ERROR and the error
+    ///
+    /// This is a helper method, awaiting on the passed in future and then
+    /// handling log lines/activities as described above.
+    async fn handle<T>(
+        &mut self,
+        future: impl Future<Output = std::io::Result<T>>,
+    ) -> Result<(), std::io::Error>
+    where
+        T: NixSerialize + Send,
+    {
+        let result = future.await;
+        let mut writer = self.writer.lock().await;
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(r) => {
+                // the protocol requires that we first indicate that we are done sending logs
+                // by sending STDERR_LAST and then the response.
+                writer.write_number(STDERR_LAST).await?;
+                writer.write_value(&r).await?;
+                writer.flush().await
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                debug!(err = ?e, "IO error");
+                writer.write_number(STDERR_ERROR).await?;
+                writer.write_value(&NixError::new(format!("{e:?}"))).await?;
+                writer.flush().await
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+
+    use crate::{
+        wire::ProtocolVersion,
+        worker_protocol::{ClientSettings, WORKER_MAGIC_1, WORKER_MAGIC_2},
+    };
+
+    struct MockDaemonIO {}
+
+    impl NixDaemonIO for MockDaemonIO {}
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_daemon_initialization() {
+        let mut builder = tokio_test::io::Builder::new();
+        let test_conn = builder
+            .read(&WORKER_MAGIC_1.to_le_bytes())
+            .write(&WORKER_MAGIC_2.to_le_bytes())
+            // Our version is 1.37
+            .write(&[37, 1, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00])
+            // The client's versin is 1.35
+            .read(&[35, 1, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00])
+            // cpu affinity
+            .read(&[0; 8])
+            // reservespace
+            .read(&[0; 8])
+            // version (size)
+            .write(&[0x06, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00])
+            // version (data == 2.18.2 + padding)
+            .write(&[50, 46, 49, 56, 46, 50, 0, 0])
+            // Trusted (1 == client trusted)
+            .write(&[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])
+            // STDERR_LAST
+            .write(&[115, 116, 108, 97, 0, 0, 0, 0]);
+
+        let mut bytes = Vec::new();
+        let mut writer = NixWriter::new(&mut bytes);
+        writer
+            .write_value(&ClientSettings::default())
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        writer.flush().await.unwrap();
+
+        let test_conn = test_conn
+            // SetOptions op
+            .read(&[19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0])
+            .read(&bytes)
+            // STDERR_LAST
+            .write(&[115, 116, 108, 97, 0, 0, 0, 0])
+            .build();
+
+        let daemon = NixDaemon::initialize(Arc::new(MockDaemonIO {}), test_conn)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(daemon.client_settings, ClientSettings::default());
+        assert_eq!(daemon.protocol_version, ProtocolVersion::from_parts(1, 35));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/mod.rs b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/mod.rs
index 633fdbebd47c..af487aea37bb 100644
--- a/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
+pub mod handler;
+pub mod types;
 pub mod worker_protocol;
+
+/// Represents all possible operations over the nix-daemon protocol.
+pub trait NixDaemonIO {
+    // TODO add methods to it.
+}
diff --git a/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/types.rs b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/types.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b038ae8aa85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/types.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+use nix_compat_derive::{NixDeserialize, NixSerialize};
+
+/// Marker type that consumes/sends and ignores a u64.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, NixDeserialize, NixSerialize)]
+#[nix(from = "u64", into = "u64")]
+pub struct IgnoredZero;
+impl From<u64> for IgnoredZero {
+    fn from(_: u64) -> Self {
+        IgnoredZero
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<IgnoredZero> for u64 {
+    fn from(_: IgnoredZero) -> Self {
+        0
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, NixSerialize)]
+pub struct TraceLine {
+    have_pos: IgnoredZero,
+    hint: String,
+}
+
+/// Represents an error returned by the nix-daemon to its client.
+///
+/// Adheres to the format described in serialization.md
+#[derive(NixSerialize)]
+pub struct NixError {
+    #[nix(version = "26..")]
+    type_: &'static str,
+
+    #[nix(version = "26..")]
+    level: u64,
+
+    #[nix(version = "26..")]
+    name: &'static str,
+
+    msg: String,
+    #[nix(version = "26..")]
+    have_pos: IgnoredZero,
+
+    #[nix(version = "26..")]
+    traces: Vec<TraceLine>,
+
+    #[nix(version = "..=25")]
+    exit_status: u64,
+}
+
+impl NixError {
+    pub fn new(msg: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            type_: "Error",
+            level: 0, // error
+            name: "Error",
+            msg,
+            have_pos: IgnoredZero {},
+            traces: vec![],
+            exit_status: 1,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/worker_protocol.rs b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/worker_protocol.rs
index 92259a0633a0..1ef9b9ab02d7 100644
--- a/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/worker_protocol.rs
+++ b/tvix/nix-compat/src/nix_daemon/worker_protocol.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 use std::{
     cmp::min,
-    collections::HashMap,
+    collections::BTreeMap,
     io::{Error, ErrorKind},
 };
 
-use enum_primitive_derive::Primitive;
-use num_traits::{FromPrimitive, ToPrimitive};
+use nix_compat_derive::{NixDeserialize, NixSerialize};
+use num_enum::{FromPrimitive, IntoPrimitive, TryFromPrimitive};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 
 use crate::wire;
 
 use crate::wire::ProtocolVersion;
 
-static WORKER_MAGIC_1: u64 = 0x6e697863; // "nixc"
-static WORKER_MAGIC_2: u64 = 0x6478696f; // "dxio"
+pub(crate) static WORKER_MAGIC_1: u64 = 0x6e697863; // "nixc"
+pub(crate) static WORKER_MAGIC_2: u64 = 0x6478696f; // "dxio"
 pub static STDERR_LAST: u64 = 0x616c7473; // "alts"
+pub(crate) static STDERR_ERROR: u64 = 0x63787470; // "cxtp"
 
 /// | Nix version     | Protocol |
 /// |-----------------|----------|
@@ -55,7 +56,11 @@ pub static MAX_SETTING_SIZE: usize = 1024;
 /// Note: for now, we're using the Nix 2.20 operation description. The
 /// operations marked as obsolete are obsolete for Nix 2.20, not
 /// necessarily for Nix 2.3. We'll revisit this later on.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Primitive)]
+#[derive(
+    Clone, Debug, PartialEq, TryFromPrimitive, IntoPrimitive, NixDeserialize, NixSerialize,
+)]
+#[nix(try_from = "u64", into = "u64")]
+#[repr(u64)]
 pub enum Operation {
     IsValidPath = 1,
     HasSubstitutes = 3,
@@ -106,8 +111,13 @@ pub enum Operation {
 /// Log verbosity. In the Nix wire protocol, the client requests a
 /// verbosity level to the daemon, which in turns does not produce any
 /// log below this verbosity.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Primitive)]
+#[derive(
+    Debug, PartialEq, FromPrimitive, IntoPrimitive, NixDeserialize, NixSerialize, Default, Clone,
+)]
+#[nix(from = "u64", into = "u64")]
+#[repr(u64)]
 pub enum Verbosity {
+    #[default]
     LvlError = 0,
     LvlWarn = 1,
     LvlNotice = 2,
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ pub enum Verbosity {
 
 /// Settings requested by the client. These settings are applied to a
 /// connection to between the daemon and a client.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, NixDeserialize, NixSerialize, Default)]
 pub struct ClientSettings {
     pub keep_failed: bool,
     pub keep_going: bool,
@@ -128,70 +138,21 @@ pub struct ClientSettings {
     pub verbosity: Verbosity,
     pub max_build_jobs: u64,
     pub max_silent_time: u64,
-    pub verbose_build: bool,
+    pub use_build_hook: bool,
+    pub verbose_build: u64,
+    pub log_type: u64,
+    pub print_build_trace: u64,
     pub build_cores: u64,
     pub use_substitutes: bool,
+
     /// Key/Value dictionary in charge of overriding the settings set
     /// by the Nix config file.
     ///
     /// Some settings can be safely overidden,
     /// some other require the user running the Nix client to be part
     /// of the trusted users group.
-    pub overrides: HashMap<String, String>,
-}
-
-/// Reads the client settings from the wire.
-///
-/// Note: this function **only** reads the settings. It does not
-/// manage the log state with the daemon. You'll have to do that on
-/// your own. A minimal log implementation will consist in sending
-/// back [STDERR_LAST] to the client after reading the client
-/// settings.
-///
-/// FUTUREWORK: write serialization.
-pub async fn read_client_settings<R: AsyncReadExt + Unpin>(
-    r: &mut R,
-    client_version: ProtocolVersion,
-) -> std::io::Result<ClientSettings> {
-    let keep_failed = r.read_u64_le().await? != 0;
-    let keep_going = r.read_u64_le().await? != 0;
-    let try_fallback = r.read_u64_le().await? != 0;
-    let verbosity_uint = r.read_u64_le().await?;
-    let verbosity = Verbosity::from_u64(verbosity_uint).ok_or_else(|| {
-        Error::new(
-            ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-            format!("Can't convert integer {} to verbosity", verbosity_uint),
-        )
-    })?;
-    let max_build_jobs = r.read_u64_le().await?;
-    let max_silent_time = r.read_u64_le().await?;
-    _ = r.read_u64_le().await?; // obsolete useBuildHook
-    let verbose_build = r.read_u64_le().await? != 0;
-    _ = r.read_u64_le().await?; // obsolete logType
-    _ = r.read_u64_le().await?; // obsolete printBuildTrace
-    let build_cores = r.read_u64_le().await?;
-    let use_substitutes = r.read_u64_le().await? != 0;
-    let mut overrides = HashMap::new();
-    if client_version.minor() >= 12 {
-        let num_overrides = r.read_u64_le().await?;
-        for _ in 0..num_overrides {
-            let name = wire::read_string(r, 0..=MAX_SETTING_SIZE).await?;
-            let value = wire::read_string(r, 0..=MAX_SETTING_SIZE).await?;
-            overrides.insert(name, value);
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(ClientSettings {
-        keep_failed,
-        keep_going,
-        try_fallback,
-        verbosity,
-        max_build_jobs,
-        max_silent_time,
-        verbose_build,
-        build_cores,
-        use_substitutes,
-        overrides,
-    })
+    #[nix(version = "12..")]
+    pub overrides: BTreeMap<String, String>,
 }
 
 /// Performs the initial handshake the server is sending to a connecting client.
@@ -269,18 +230,17 @@ where
 /// Read a worker [Operation] from the wire.
 pub async fn read_op<R: AsyncReadExt + Unpin>(r: &mut R) -> std::io::Result<Operation> {
     let op_number = r.read_u64_le().await?;
-    Operation::from_u64(op_number).ok_or(Error::new(
-        ErrorKind::InvalidData,
-        format!("Invalid OP number {}", op_number),
-    ))
+    Operation::try_from(op_number).map_err(|_| {
+        Error::new(
+            ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+            format!("Invalid OP number {}", op_number),
+        )
+    })
 }
 
 /// Write a worker [Operation] to the wire.
-pub async fn write_op<W: AsyncWriteExt + Unpin>(w: &mut W, op: &Operation) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let op = Operation::to_u64(op).ok_or(Error::new(
-        ErrorKind::Other,
-        format!("Can't convert the OP {:?} to u64", op),
-    ))?;
+pub async fn write_op<W: AsyncWriteExt + Unpin>(w: &mut W, op: Operation) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    let op: u64 = op.into();
     w.write_u64(op).await
 }
 
@@ -309,8 +269,6 @@ where
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use hex_literal::hex;
-    use tokio_test::io::Builder;
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_init_hanshake() {
@@ -391,99 +349,4 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(picked_version, ProtocolVersion::from_parts(1, 24))
     }
-
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_read_client_settings_without_overrides() {
-        // Client settings bits captured from a Nix 2.3.17 run w/ sockdump (protocol version 21).
-        let wire_bits = hex!(
-            "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"
-        );
-        let mut mock = Builder::new().read(&wire_bits).build();
-        let settings = read_client_settings(&mut mock, ProtocolVersion::from_parts(1, 21))
-            .await
-            .expect("should parse");
-        let expected = ClientSettings {
-            keep_failed: false,
-            keep_going: false,
-            try_fallback: false,
-            verbosity: Verbosity::LvlNotice,
-            max_build_jobs: 16,
-            max_silent_time: 0,
-            verbose_build: false,
-            build_cores: 0,
-            use_substitutes: true,
-            overrides: HashMap::new(),
-        };
-        assert_eq!(settings, expected);
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn test_read_client_settings_with_overrides() {
-        // Client settings bits captured from a Nix 2.3.17 run w/ sockdump (protocol version 21).
-        let wire_bits = hex!(
-            "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             61 6c 6c 6f 77 65 64 2d \
-             75 72 69 73 00 00 00 00 \
-             1e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             68 74 74 70 73 3a 2f 2f \
-             62 6f 72 64 65 61 75 78 \
-             2e 67 75 69 78 2e 67 6e \
-             75 2e 6f 72 67 2f 00 00 \
-             0d 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             61 6c 6c 6f 77 65 64 2d \
-             75 73 65 72 73 00 00 00 \
-             0b 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 \
-             6a 65 61 6e 20 70 69 65 \
-             72 72 65 00 00 00 00 00"
-        );
-        let mut mock = Builder::new().read(&wire_bits).build();
-        let settings = read_client_settings(&mut mock, ProtocolVersion::from_parts(1, 21))
-            .await
-            .expect("should parse");
-        let overrides = HashMap::from([
-            (
-                String::from("allowed-uris"),
-                String::from("https://bordeaux.guix.gnu.org/"),
-            ),
-            (String::from("allowed-users"), String::from("jean pierre")),
-        ]);
-        let expected = ClientSettings {
-            keep_failed: false,
-            keep_going: false,
-            try_fallback: false,
-            verbosity: Verbosity::LvlNotice,
-            max_build_jobs: 16,
-            max_silent_time: 0,
-            verbose_build: false,
-            build_cores: 0,
-            use_substitutes: true,
-            overrides,
-        };
-        assert_eq!(settings, expected);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tvix/nix-compat/src/wire/ser/bytes.rs b/tvix/nix-compat/src/wire/ser/bytes.rs
index 4338d3f8761e..737edb059b5b 100644
--- a/tvix/nix-compat/src/wire/ser/bytes.rs
+++ b/tvix/nix-compat/src/wire/ser/bytes.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ impl NixSerialize for str {
     }
 }
 
+impl NixSerialize for &str {
+    async fn serialize<W>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error>
+    where
+        W: NixWrite,
+    {
+        writer.write_slice(self.as_bytes()).await
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use hex_literal::hex;
diff --git a/tvix/nix-compat/src/wire/ser/mod.rs b/tvix/nix-compat/src/wire/ser/mod.rs
index 5860226f39eb..ef3c6e2e372f 100644
--- a/tvix/nix-compat/src/wire/ser/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/nix-compat/src/wire/ser/mod.rs
@@ -122,3 +122,13 @@ pub trait NixSerialize {
     where
         W: NixWrite;
 }
+
+// Noop
+impl NixSerialize for () {
+    async fn serialize<W>(&self, _writer: &mut W) -> Result<(), W::Error>
+    where
+        W: NixWrite,
+    {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}