1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tvix/store/src/pathinfoservice/mod.rs b/tvix/store/src/pathinfoservice/mod.rs
index 937d8f2a1119..191e8dbd602e 100644
--- a/tvix/store/src/pathinfoservice/mod.rs
+++ b/tvix/store/src/pathinfoservice/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+mod from_addr;
 mod grpc;
 mod memory;
 mod sled;
 
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::blobservice::BlobService;
+use crate::directoryservice::DirectoryService;
 use crate::{proto, Error};
 
+pub use self::from_addr::from_addr;
 pub use self::grpc::GRPCPathInfoService;
 pub use self::memory::MemoryPathInfoService;
 pub use self::sled::SledPathInfoService;
@@ -11,6 +17,17 @@ pub use self::sled::SledPathInfoService;
 /// The base trait all PathInfo services need to implement.
 /// This is a simple get and put of [proto::Directory], returning their digest.
 pub trait PathInfoService: Send + Sync {
+    /// Create a new instance by passing in a connection URL, as well
+    /// as instances of a [PathInfoService] and [DirectoryService] (as the
+    /// [PathInfoService] needs to talk to them).
+    fn from_url(
+        url: &url::Url,
+        blob_service: Arc<dyn BlobService>,
+        directory_service: Arc<dyn DirectoryService>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, Error>
+    where
+        Self: Sized;
+
     /// Retrieve a PathInfo message by the output digest.
     fn get(&self, digest: [u8; 20]) -> Result<Option<proto::PathInfo>, Error>;