refactor(tvix/eval): refactor methods for parsing static idents r/4811

Refactors the methods used for determining whether an identifier in a
binding (i.e. an `rnix::Attr` node) is a static string, and extracting
it.

Previously all uses of this logic were for `let`-expressions, where
dynamic attributes are always an error. However, we need the same
logic to properly implement the phase separation of attribute set
compilation.

To facilitate this, the actual core logic of these methods now return
`Option`, and are only converted to errors in cases where the errors
are actually required.

Change-Id: Iad7826eff2cb428182521c6f92276310edeae1eb
Reviewed-on: https://cl.tvl.fyi/c/depot/+/6498
Tested-by: BuildkiteCI
Reviewed-by: sterni <sternenseemann@systemli.org>

1 files changed, 39 insertions, 22 deletions

diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs b/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
index 06170c1839..7ee262cad0 100644
--- a/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/compiler/mod.rs
@@ -1212,42 +1212,59 @@ impl Compiler<'_, '_> {
         self.errors.push(Error { kind, span })
     }
 
-    /// Convert a non-dynamic string expression to a string if possible,
-    /// or raise an error.
-    fn expr_str_to_string(&self, expr: ast::Str) -> EvalResult<String> {
-        if expr.normalized_parts().len() == 1 {
-            if let ast::InterpolPart::Literal(s) = expr.normalized_parts().pop().unwrap() {
-                return Ok(s);
-            }
+    /// Convert a non-dynamic string expression to a string if possible.
+    fn expr_static_str(&self, node: &ast::Str) -> Option<String> {
+        let mut parts = node.normalized_parts();
+
+        if parts.len() != 1 {
+            return None;
         }
 
-        return Err(Error {
-            kind: ErrorKind::DynamicKeyInLet(expr.syntax().clone()),
-            span: self.span_for(&expr),
-        });
+        if let Some(ast::InterpolPart::Literal(lit)) = parts.pop() {
+            return Some(lit);
+        }
+
+        None
     }
 
-    /// Convert a single identifier path fragment to a string if possible,
-    /// or raise an error about the node being dynamic.
-    fn attr_to_string(&self, node: ast::Attr) -> EvalResult<String> {
+    /// Convert the provided `ast::Attr` into a statically known
+    /// string if possible.
+    fn expr_static_attr_str(&self, node: &ast::Attr) -> Option<String> {
         match node {
-            ast::Attr::Ident(ident) => Ok(ident.ident_token().unwrap().text().into()),
-            ast::Attr::Str(s) => self.expr_str_to_string(s),
+            ast::Attr::Ident(ident) => Some(ident.ident_token().unwrap().text().into()),
+            ast::Attr::Str(s) => self.expr_static_str(&s),
 
             // The dynamic node type is just a wrapper. C++ Nix does not
             // care about the dynamic wrapper when determining whether the
             // node itself is dynamic, it depends solely on the expression
             // inside (i.e. `let ${"a"} = 1; in a` is valid).
             ast::Attr::Dynamic(ref dynamic) => match dynamic.expr().unwrap() {
-                ast::Expr::Str(s) => self.expr_str_to_string(s),
-                _ => Err(Error {
-                    kind: ErrorKind::DynamicKeyInLet(node.syntax().clone()),
-                    span: self.span_for(&node),
-                }),
+                ast::Expr::Str(s) => self.expr_static_str(&s),
+                _ => None,
             },
         }
     }
 
+    /// Construct the error returned when a dynamic attribute is found
+    /// in a `let`-expression.
+    fn dynamic_key_error<N>(&self, node: &N) -> Error
+    where
+        N: AstNode<Language = rnix::NixLanguage>,
+    {
+        Error {
+            kind: ErrorKind::DynamicKeyInLet(node.syntax().clone()),
+            span: self.span_for(node),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Convert a single identifier path fragment of a let binding to
+    /// a string if possible, or raise an error about the node being
+    /// dynamic.
+    fn binding_name(&self, node: ast::Attr) -> EvalResult<String> {
+        self.expr_static_attr_str(&node)
+            .ok_or_else(|| self.dynamic_key_error(&node))
+    }
+
     /// Normalises identifier fragments into a single string vector
     /// for `let`-expressions; fails if fragments requiring dynamic
     /// computation are encountered.
@@ -1255,7 +1272,7 @@ impl Compiler<'_, '_> {
         &self,
         path: I,
     ) -> EvalResult<Vec<String>> {
-        path.map(|node| self.attr_to_string(node)).collect()
+        path.map(|node| self.binding_name(node)).collect()
     }
 }