implement string context

Cargo.toml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ bumpalo = { version = "3.20", features = [
 ghost-cell = "0.2"
 hashbrown = "0.16"
 num_enum = "0.7.5"
-smallvec = "1.15"
+smallvec = { version = "1.15", features = ["const_new", "const_generics"] }
 ere = "0.2"
 string-interner = "0.19"
 rnix = "0.14"

fix-abstract-vm/src/host.rs

@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ use fix_error::Source;
 use hashbrown::HashSet;
 
 use crate::{
-    AttrSet, Closure, ExtraScope, List, NixString, NixType, Null, Path, PrimOp, PrimOpApp,
-    StaticValue, StrictValue, Thunk, ThunkState, Value,
+    AttrSet, Closure, ExtraScope, List, NixString, NixType, Null, Path, PrimOp, PrimOpApp, StaticValue, StrictValue, StringContext, Thunk, ThunkState, Value
 };
 
 pub trait VmContext {
@@ -36,6 +35,9 @@ pub trait VmRuntimeCtxExt: VmRuntimeCtx {
         &'a mut self,
         val: StrictValue<'gc>,
     ) -> std::result::Result<StringId, NixType>;
+    /// Returns the string context attached to `val`, or `&[]` if `val` is
+    /// either a non-string or a string without context.
+    fn get_string_context<'gc>(&self, val: StrictValue<'gc>) -> &'gc StringContext;
     fn convert_value(&self, val: Value) -> fix_common::Value;
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +75,14 @@ impl<T: VmRuntimeCtx> VmRuntimeCtxExt for T {
         }
     }
 
+    fn get_string_context<'gc>(&self, val: StrictValue<'gc>) -> &'gc StringContext {
+        if let Some(ns) = val.as_gc::<NixString>() {
+            ns.as_ref().context()
+        } else {
+            StringContext::empty()
+        }
+    }
+
     fn convert_value(&self, val: Value) -> fix_common::Value {
         self.convert_value_with_seen(val, &mut HashSet::new())
     }

fix-abstract-vm/src/lib.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod machine;
 mod path_util;
 mod resolve;
 mod state;
+mod string_context;
 mod value;
 
 pub use bytecode_reader::*;
@@ -15,4 +16,5 @@ pub use machine::*;
 pub use path_util::*;
 pub use resolve::*;
 pub use state::*;
+pub use string_context::*;
 pub use value::*;

fix-abstract-vm/src/string_context.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
+
+/// A string context element
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
+pub enum StringContextElem {
+    // Plain store path reference
+    Opaque {
+        path: Box<str>,
+    },
+    // All outputs of a derivation
+    // encoded `=<drvPath>`
+    DrvDeep {
+        drv_path: Box<str>,
+    },
+    // A specific output of a derivation
+    // encoded `!<output>!<drvPath>`
+    Built {
+        drv_path: Box<str>,
+        output: Box<str>,
+    },
+}
+
+impl StringContextElem {
+    /// Decode the CppNix wire form (`!out!/p`, `=/p`, `/p`). Falls back to
+    /// `Opaque` for malformed `!`-prefixed inputs (matching nix-js).
+    pub fn decode(encoded: &str) -> Self {
+        if let Some(drv_path) = encoded.strip_prefix('=') {
+            Self::DrvDeep {
+                drv_path: drv_path.into(),
+            }
+        } else if let Some(rest) = encoded.strip_prefix('!') {
+            if let Some(second_bang) = rest.find('!') {
+                Self::Built {
+                    output: rest[..second_bang].into(),
+                    drv_path: rest[second_bang + 1..].into(),
+                }
+            } else {
+                Self::Opaque {
+                    path: encoded.into(),
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            Self::Opaque {
+                path: encoded.into(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn encode(&self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            Self::Opaque { path } => path.to_string(),
+            Self::DrvDeep { drv_path } => format!("={drv_path}"),
+            Self::Built { drv_path, output } => format!("!{output}!{drv_path}"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct StringContext {
+    data: SmallVec<[StringContextElem; 1]>,
+}
+
+impl IntoIterator for StringContext {
+    type Item = StringContextElem;
+    type IntoIter = <SmallVec<[StringContextElem; 1]> as IntoIterator>::IntoIter;
+    fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
+        self.data.into_iter()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> IntoIterator for &'a StringContext {
+    type Item = &'a StringContextElem;
+    type IntoIter = <&'a SmallVec<[StringContextElem; 1]> as IntoIterator>::IntoIter;
+    fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
+        self.data.iter()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> IntoIterator for &'a mut StringContext {
+    type Item = &'a mut StringContextElem;
+    type IntoIter = <&'a mut SmallVec<[StringContextElem; 1]> as IntoIterator>::IntoIter;
+    fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
+        self.data.iter_mut()
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromIterator<StringContextElem> for StringContext {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = StringContextElem>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data: iter.into_iter().collect()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl StringContext {
+    pub fn empty() -> &'static Self {
+        static EMPTY: StringContext = StringContext {
+            data: SmallVec::new_const(),
+        };
+        &EMPTY
+    }
+
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::default()
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.data.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, elem: StringContextElem) {
+        match self.data.binary_search(&elem) {
+            Ok(_) => {}
+            Err(pos) => self.data.insert(pos, elem),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn merge(&self, other: &Self) -> Self {
+        if self.data.is_empty() {
+            return other.clone();
+        }
+        if other.data.is_empty() {
+            return self.clone();
+        }
+
+        let a = &self.data;
+        let b = &other.data;
+        let mut out = SmallVec::with_capacity(a.len() + b.len());
+        let (mut i, mut j) = (0, 0);
+        while i < a.len() && j < b.len() {
+            match a[i].cmp(&b[j]) {
+                Ordering::Less => {
+                    out.push(a[i].clone());
+                    i += 1;
+                }
+                Ordering::Greater => {
+                    out.push(b[j].clone());
+                    j += 1;
+                }
+                Ordering::Equal => {
+                    out.push(a[i].clone());
+                    i += 1;
+                    j += 1;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        out.extend(a[i..].iter().cloned());
+        out.extend(b[j..].iter().cloned());
+        Self { data: out }
+    }
+
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> <&Self as IntoIterator>::IntoIter {
+        self.into_iter()
+    }
+
+    pub fn iter_mut(&mut self) -> <&mut Self as IntoIterator>::IntoIter {
+        self.into_iter()
+    }
+}

fix-abstract-vm/src/value.rs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use string_interner::Symbol;
 use string_interner::symbol::SymbolU32;
 
 use crate::boxing::{RawBox, RawStore, RawTag, Value as RawValue};
+use crate::string_context::StringContext;
 
 mod private {
     pub trait Cealed {}
@@ -420,26 +421,41 @@ impl RawStore for Path {
     }
 }
 
-/// Heap-allocated Nix string.
-///
-/// Stored on the GC heap via `Gc<'gc, NixString>`. The string data itself
-/// lives in a standard `Box<str>` owned by this struct; the GC only manages
-/// the outer allocation.
 #[derive(Collect)]
 #[collect(require_static)]
 pub struct NixString {
     data: Box<str>,
-    // TODO: string context for derivation dependency tracking
+    context: StringContext,
 }
 
 impl NixString {
     pub fn new(s: impl Into<Box<str>>) -> Self {
-        Self { data: s.into() }
+        Self {
+            data: s.into(),
+            context: StringContext::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Construct a `NixString` whose `context` is already sorted+deduped.
+    /// The caller is responsible for invariant maintenance.
+    pub fn with_context(s: impl Into<Box<str>>, context: StringContext) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data: s.into(),
+            context,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
         &self.data
     }
+
+    pub fn context(&self) -> &StringContext {
+        &self.context
+    }
+
+    pub fn has_context(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.context.is_empty()
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for NixString {

fix-builtins/src/lib.rs

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ define_builtins! {
     ("__tryEval",                  TryEval,                  1),
     ("__typeOf",                   TypeOf,                   1),
     ("__unsafeDiscardStringContext", UnsafeDiscardStringContext, 1),
+    ("__unsafeDiscardOutputDependency", UnsafeDiscardOutputDependency, 1),
     ("__unsafeGetAttrPos",         UnsafeGetAttrPos,         2),
     ("__warn",                     Warn,                     2),
     ("__zipAttrsWith",             ZipAttrsWith,             2),
@@ -257,6 +258,14 @@ pub enum PrimOpPhase {
     ImportFinalize,
     ScopedImportFinalize,
 
+    AppendContextLoop,
+    AppendContextEntryForced,
+    AppendContextOutputsForced,
+    AppendContextOutputElementLoop,
+    AppendContextOutputElementForced,
+
+    UnsafeDiscardOutputDependency,
+
     Illegal,
 }
 
@@ -375,6 +384,7 @@ impl BuiltinId {
             TryEval => PrimOpPhase::TryEval,
             TypeOf => PrimOpPhase::TypeOf,
             UnsafeDiscardStringContext => PrimOpPhase::UnsafeDiscardStringContext,
+            UnsafeDiscardOutputDependency => PrimOpPhase::UnsafeDiscardOutputDependency,
             UnsafeGetAttrPos => PrimOpPhase::UnsafeGetAttrPos,
             Warn => PrimOpPhase::Warn,
             ZipAttrsWith => PrimOpPhase::ZipAttrsWith,

fix-primops/src/context.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,447 @@
+//! `builtins.hasContext`, `builtins.getContext`, `builtins.appendContext`,
+//! `builtins.unsafeDiscardStringContext`,
+//! `builtins.unsafeDiscardOutputDependency`.
+//!
+//! See `fix-abstract-vm/src/string_context.rs` for the
+//! `StringContextElem` type.
+
+use fix_abstract_vm::{
+    AttrSet, BytecodeReader, List as VmList, Machine, MachineExt, NixString, NixType, Step,
+    StrictValue, StringContext, StringContextElem, Value, VmRuntimeCtx, VmRuntimeCtxExt,
+};
+use fix_builtins::PrimOpPhase;
+use fix_common::StringId;
+use fix_error::Error;
+use gc_arena::{Gc, Mutation};
+use smallvec::SmallVec;
+
+pub fn has_context<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    let val = m.force_and_retry::<StrictValue>(reader, mc)?;
+    if !val.is::<StringId>() && val.as_gc::<NixString>().is_none() {
+        return m.finish_type_err(NixType::String, val.ty());
+    }
+    let has_ctx = !ctx.get_string_context(val).is_empty();
+    m.return_from_primop(Value::new_inline(has_ctx), reader)
+}
+
+pub fn unsafe_discard_string_context<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    let val = m.force_and_retry::<StrictValue>(reader, mc)?;
+    if let Some(sid) = val.as_inline::<StringId>() {
+        return m.return_from_primop(Value::new_inline(sid), reader);
+    }
+    let Some(ns) = val.as_gc::<NixString>() else {
+        return m.finish_type_err(NixType::String, val.ty());
+    };
+    let sid = ctx.intern_string(ns.as_str());
+    m.return_from_primop(Value::new_inline(sid), reader)
+}
+
+pub fn unsafe_discard_output_dependency<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    let val = m.force_and_retry::<StrictValue>(reader, mc)?;
+    if let Some(sid) = val.as_inline::<StringId>() {
+        return m.return_from_primop(Value::new_inline(sid), reader);
+    }
+    let Some(ns) = val.as_gc::<NixString>() else {
+        return m.finish_type_err(NixType::String, val.ty());
+    };
+    if ns.context().is_empty() {
+        let sid = ctx.intern_string(ns.as_str());
+        return m.return_from_primop(Value::new_inline(sid), reader);
+    }
+
+    let mut new_ctx = StringContext::new();
+    for elem in ns.context() {
+        let replacement = match elem {
+            StringContextElem::DrvDeep { drv_path } => StringContextElem::Opaque {
+                path: drv_path.clone(),
+            },
+            other => other.clone(),
+        };
+        new_ctx.insert(replacement);
+    }
+
+    let s: Box<str> = ns.as_str().into();
+    let new_ns = Gc::new(mc, NixString::with_context(s, new_ctx));
+    m.return_from_primop(Value::new_gc(new_ns), reader)
+}
+
+pub fn get_context<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    let val = m.force_and_retry::<StrictValue>(reader, mc)?;
+    if !val.is::<StringId>() && val.as_gc::<NixString>().is_none() {
+        return m.finish_type_err(NixType::String, val.ty());
+    }
+    let elems = ctx.get_string_context(val);
+
+    struct Info {
+        path: bool,
+        all_outputs: bool,
+        outputs: SmallVec<[Box<str>; 2]>,
+    }
+    impl Info {
+        fn new() -> Self {
+            Self {
+                path: false,
+                all_outputs: false,
+                outputs: SmallVec::new(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    let mut by_path: std::collections::BTreeMap<Box<str>, Info> = std::collections::BTreeMap::new();
+    for elem in elems {
+        match elem {
+            StringContextElem::Opaque { path } => {
+                by_path.entry(path.clone()).or_insert_with(Info::new).path = true;
+            }
+            StringContextElem::DrvDeep { drv_path } => {
+                by_path
+                    .entry(drv_path.clone())
+                    .or_insert_with(Info::new)
+                    .all_outputs = true;
+            }
+            StringContextElem::Built { drv_path, output } => {
+                by_path
+                    .entry(drv_path.clone())
+                    .or_insert_with(Info::new)
+                    .outputs
+                    .push(output.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut outer_entries: SmallVec<[(StringId, Value<'gc>); 4]> = SmallVec::new();
+    for (path, mut info) in by_path {
+        info.outputs.sort();
+        info.outputs.dedup();
+
+        let mut sub: SmallVec<[(StringId, Value<'gc>); 4]> = SmallVec::new();
+        if info.all_outputs {
+            sub.push((ctx.intern_string("allOutputs"), Value::new_inline(true)));
+        }
+        if !info.outputs.is_empty() {
+            let items: smallvec::SmallVec<[Value<'gc>; 4]> = info
+                .outputs
+                .iter()
+                .map(|o| Value::new_inline(ctx.intern_string(o)))
+                .collect();
+            let list = VmList::new(mc, items);
+            sub.push((ctx.intern_string("outputs"), Value::new_gc(list)));
+        }
+        if info.path {
+            sub.push((ctx.intern_string("path"), Value::new_inline(true)));
+        }
+        sub.sort_by_key(|(k, _)| *k);
+        let sub_attrs = Gc::new(mc, AttrSet::from_sorted_unchecked(sub));
+
+        outer_entries.push((ctx.intern_string(&path), Value::new_gc(sub_attrs)));
+    }
+    outer_entries.sort_by_key(|(k, _)| *k);
+
+    let outer = Gc::new(mc, AttrSet::from_sorted_unchecked(outer_entries));
+    m.return_from_primop(Value::new_gc(outer), reader)
+}
+
+/// appendContext :: String -> AttrSet -> String
+/// The context AttrSet maps store-path strings to `{ path?: Bool, allOutputs?:
+/// Bool, outputs?: [String] }`. Each present field contributes one
+/// StringContextElem to the result.
+///
+/// Requires forcing nested attrset values and list elements lazily, so it's
+/// structured as a state machine with the following stack layout:
+///
+///   [strVal, attrs, idx, acc]                       - outer loop
+///   [strVal, attrs, idx, acc, entryAttrs]           - after entry forced
+///   [strVal, attrs, idx, acc, list]                 - after `outputs` forced
+///   [strVal, attrs, idx, acc, list, oidx]           - output-element loop
+///   [strVal, attrs, idx, acc, list, oidx, outElem]  - after element forced
+///
+/// `acc` is a sentinel `NixString` whose `data` is empty and whose `context`
+/// is the accumulator. The string value itself is preserved in `strVal` and
+/// retrieved at finalization.
+///
+// TODO: handle thunk-valued `path` and `allOutputs` sub-attrs; currently they
+// must be already-evaluated booleans.
+pub fn append_context<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    let (str_val, attrs) = m.force_and_retry::<(StrictValue, Gc<AttrSet>)>(reader, mc)?;
+
+    let initial_ctx: StringContext = ctx.get_string_context(str_val).clone();
+    let acc = Gc::new(mc, NixString::with_context("", initial_ctx));
+
+    m.push(str_val.relax());
+    m.push(Value::new_gc(attrs));
+    m.push(Value::new_inline(0i32));
+    m.push(Value::new_gc(acc));
+
+    reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextLoop.ip() as usize);
+    Step::Continue(())
+}
+
+pub fn append_context_loop<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let idx = m.peek(1).as_inline::<i32>().unwrap();
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let attrs = m.peek_forced(2).as_gc::<AttrSet>().unwrap();
+
+    if idx as usize >= attrs.entries.len() {
+        return append_context_finalize(m, ctx, reader, mc);
+    }
+
+    let entry_val = attrs.entries[idx as usize].1;
+    m.push(entry_val);
+    m.force_slot_to_pc(
+        0,
+        reader,
+        mc,
+        PrimOpPhase::AppendContextEntryForced.ip() as usize,
+    )?;
+    reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextEntryForced.ip() as usize);
+    Step::Continue(())
+}
+
+pub fn append_context_entry_forced<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    // Stack: [strVal, attrs, idx, acc, entryAttrs(thunk)]
+    // The slot still holds the Thunk pointer; re-force to extract the now-
+    // Evaluated value into the slot.
+    m.force_slot(0, reader, mc)?;
+    let entry_val = m.peek_forced(0);
+    let Some(entry_attrs) = entry_val.as_gc::<AttrSet>() else {
+        return m.finish_type_err(NixType::AttrSet, entry_val.ty());
+    };
+
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let idx = m.peek(2).as_inline::<i32>().unwrap();
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let outer = m.peek_forced(3).as_gc::<AttrSet>().unwrap();
+    let path_key = outer.entries[idx as usize].0;
+    let path_str_owned: Box<str> = ctx.resolve_string(path_key).into();
+    if !path_str_owned.starts_with("/nix/store/") {
+        return m.finish_err(Error::eval_error(format!(
+            "context key '{path_str_owned}' is not a store path"
+        )));
+    }
+
+    // Eagerly handle `path` and `allOutputs` (assumed already-forced
+    // booleans - most callers either set them to literal `true` or omit
+    // them entirely).
+    // TODO: force these two attributes correctly
+    let path_id = ctx.intern_string("path");
+    let all_outputs_id = ctx.intern_string("allOutputs");
+    let outputs_id = ctx.intern_string("outputs");
+
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let acc_gc = m.peek(1).as_gc::<NixString>().unwrap();
+    let mut new_acc: StringContext = acc_gc.context().iter().cloned().collect();
+
+    if let Some(v) = entry_attrs.lookup(path_id)
+        && v.as_inline::<bool>() == Some(true)
+    {
+        new_acc.insert(StringContextElem::Opaque {
+            path: path_str_owned.clone(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    if let Some(v) = entry_attrs.lookup(all_outputs_id)
+        && v.as_inline::<bool>() == Some(true)
+    {
+        if !path_str_owned.ends_with(".drv") {
+            return m.finish_err(Error::eval_error(format!(
+                "tried to add all-outputs context of {path_str_owned}, which is not a derivation, to a string"
+            )));
+        }
+        new_acc.insert(StringContextElem::DrvDeep {
+            drv_path: path_str_owned.clone(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    let new_acc_gc = Gc::new(mc, NixString::with_context("", new_acc));
+    m.replace(1, Value::new_gc(new_acc_gc));
+
+    if let Some(outputs_val) = entry_attrs.lookup(outputs_id) {
+        m.replace(0, outputs_val);
+        m.force_slot_to_pc(
+            0,
+            reader,
+            mc,
+            PrimOpPhase::AppendContextOutputsForced.ip() as usize,
+        )?;
+        reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextOutputsForced.ip() as usize);
+        return Step::Continue(());
+    }
+
+    let _ = m.pop();
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let idx_back = m.peek(1).as_inline::<i32>().unwrap();
+    m.replace(1, Value::new_inline(idx_back + 1));
+    reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextLoop.ip() as usize);
+    Step::Continue(())
+}
+
+pub fn append_context_outputs_forced<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    _ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    m.force_slot(0, reader, mc)?;
+    let list_val = m.peek_forced(0);
+    let Some(list) = list_val.as_gc::<VmList>() else {
+        return m.finish_type_err(NixType::List, list_val.ty());
+    };
+    if list.inner.borrow().is_empty() {
+        // Stack: [strVal, attrs, idx, acc, list] -> drop list, bump idx.
+        let _ = m.pop();
+        #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+        let idx_back = m.peek(1).as_inline::<i32>().unwrap();
+        m.replace(1, Value::new_inline(idx_back + 1));
+        reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextLoop.ip() as usize);
+        return Step::Continue(());
+    }
+
+    m.push(Value::new_inline(0i32));
+    reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextOutputElementLoop.ip() as usize);
+    Step::Continue(())
+}
+
+pub fn append_context_output_element_loop<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    _ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let oidx = m.peek(0).as_inline::<i32>().unwrap();
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let list = m.peek_forced(1).as_gc::<VmList>().unwrap();
+    let len = list.inner.borrow().len();
+    if oidx as usize >= len {
+        // Stack: [strVal, attrs, idx, acc, list, oidx] -> drop oidx & list,
+        // bump idx in place.
+        let _ = m.pop();
+        let _ = m.pop();
+        #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+        let idx_back = m.peek(1).as_inline::<i32>().unwrap();
+        m.replace(1, Value::new_inline(idx_back + 1));
+        reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextLoop.ip() as usize);
+        return Step::Continue(());
+    }
+
+    let elem = list.inner.borrow()[oidx as usize];
+    m.push(elem);
+    m.force_slot_to_pc(
+        0,
+        reader,
+        mc,
+        PrimOpPhase::AppendContextOutputElementForced.ip() as usize,
+    )?;
+    reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextOutputElementForced.ip() as usize);
+    Step::Continue(())
+}
+
+pub fn append_context_output_element_forced<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    m.force_slot(0, reader, mc)?;
+    let elem = m.peek_forced(0);
+    let Some(output_name) = ctx.get_string(elem) else {
+        return m.finish_type_err(NixType::String, elem.ty());
+    };
+    let output_name: Box<str> = output_name.into();
+
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let idx = m.peek(4).as_inline::<i32>().unwrap();
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let outer = m.peek_forced(5).as_gc::<AttrSet>().unwrap();
+    let path_key = outer.entries[idx as usize].0;
+    let path_str: Box<str> = ctx.resolve_string(path_key).into();
+    if !path_str.ends_with(".drv") {
+        return m.finish_err(Error::eval_error(format!(
+            "tried to add derivation output context of {path_str}, which is not a derivation, to a string"
+        )));
+    }
+
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let acc_gc = m.peek(3).as_gc::<NixString>().unwrap();
+    let mut new_acc: StringContext = acc_gc.context().iter().cloned().collect();
+    new_acc.insert(StringContextElem::Built {
+        drv_path: path_str,
+        output: output_name,
+    });
+    let new_acc_gc = Gc::new(mc, NixString::with_context("", new_acc));
+    m.replace(3, Value::new_gc(new_acc_gc));
+
+    // Stack: [strVal, attrs, idx, acc, list, oidx, outElem] -> drop outElem,
+    // bump oidx in place.
+    let _ = m.pop();
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let oidx = m.peek(0).as_inline::<i32>().unwrap();
+    m.replace(0, Value::new_inline(oidx + 1));
+    reader.set_pc(PrimOpPhase::AppendContextOutputElementLoop.ip() as usize);
+    Step::Continue(())
+}
+
+fn append_context_finalize<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
+    m: &mut M,
+    ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
+    reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
+    mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
+) -> Step {
+    // Stack: [strVal, attrs, idx, acc]
+    #[allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
+    let acc_gc = m.pop().as_gc::<NixString>().unwrap();
+    let _ = m.pop(); // idx
+    let _ = m.pop(); // attrs
+    let str_val_raw = m.pop();
+
+    // The strVal was already forced at entry; restrict() is infallible here.
+    let str_val = str_val_raw
+        .restrict()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("appendContext: strVal unexpectedly a thunk"));
+
+    let s_str = ctx.get_string(str_val).unwrap_or("").to_owned();
+    let context: StringContext = acc_gc.context().iter().cloned().collect();
+    let result = if context.is_empty() {
+        let sid = ctx.intern_string(s_str);
+        Value::new_inline(sid)
+    } else {
+        let ns = Gc::new(mc, NixString::with_context(s_str, context));
+        Value::new_gc(ns)
+    };
+    m.return_from_primop(result, reader)
+}

fix-primops/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+mod context;
 mod control;
 mod conv;
 mod eq;
@@ -5,6 +6,7 @@ mod io;
 mod list;
 mod path;
 
+pub use context::*;
 pub use control::*;
 pub use conv::*;
 pub use eq::*;
@@ -69,6 +71,17 @@ pub fn dispatch_primop<'gc, M: Machine<'gc>>(
         ToString => to_string(m, ctx, reader, mc),
         TypeOf => type_of(m, ctx, reader, mc),
 
+        HasContext => has_context(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        GetContext => get_context(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        AppendContext => append_context(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        AppendContextLoop => append_context_loop(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        AppendContextEntryForced => append_context_entry_forced(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        AppendContextOutputsForced => append_context_outputs_forced(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        AppendContextOutputElementLoop => append_context_output_element_loop(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        AppendContextOutputElementForced => append_context_output_element_forced(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        UnsafeDiscardStringContext => unsafe_discard_string_context(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+        UnsafeDiscardOutputDependency => unsafe_discard_output_dependency(m, ctx, reader, mc),
+
         phase => todo!("primop phase {phase:?}"),
     }
 }

fix-vm/src/instructions/arithmetic.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ impl<'gc> crate::Vm<'gc> {
             return Step::Continue(());
         }
         if let (Some(ls), Some(rs)) = (ctx.get_string(lhs), ctx.get_string_or_path(rhs)) {
-            let ns = Gc::new(mc, crate::NixString::new(format!("{ls}{rs}")));
+            let merged = ctx
+                .get_string_context(lhs)
+                .merge(ctx.get_string_context(rhs));
+            let ns = Gc::new(
+                mc,
+                crate::NixString::with_context(format!("{ls}{rs}"), merged),
+            );
             self.push(Value::new_gc(ns));
             return Step::Continue(());
         }

fix-vm/src/instructions/misc.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use fix_abstract_vm::{AttrSet, NixString, Path, StrictValue, canon_path_str};
+use fix_abstract_vm::{
+    AttrSet, NixString, Path, StrictValue, StringContext, canon_path_str
+};
 use fix_builtins::BuiltinId;
 use fix_common::StringId;
 use fix_error::Error;
@@ -89,29 +91,45 @@ impl<'gc> crate::Vm<'gc> {
         &mut self,
         ctx: &mut impl VmRuntimeCtx,
         reader: &mut BytecodeReader<'_>,
-        _mc: &gc_arena::Mutation<'gc>,
+        mc: &gc_arena::Mutation<'gc>,
     ) -> Step {
         let count = reader.read_u16() as usize;
         let _force_string = reader.read_u8() != 0;
 
         let mut total_len = 0;
+        let mut has_any_context = false;
         for i in 0..count {
             let val = self.peek_forced(count - 1 - i);
             let s = ctx.get_string(val).expect("coerced");
             total_len += s.len();
+            if !ctx.get_string_context(val).is_empty() {
+                has_any_context = true;
+            }
         }
 
         let mut result = String::with_capacity(total_len);
+        let mut merged = StringContext::new();
         for i in 0..count {
             let val = self.peek_forced(count - 1 - i);
             let s = ctx.get_string(val).expect("coerced");
             result.push_str(s);
+            if has_any_context {
+                let ctx = ctx.get_string_context(val);
+                if !ctx.is_empty() {
+                    merged = merged.merge(ctx);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         self.stack.truncate(self.stack.len() - count);
 
-        let sid = ctx.intern_string(result);
-        self.push(Value::new_inline(sid));
+        if merged.is_empty() {
+            let sid = ctx.intern_string(result);
+            self.push(Value::new_inline(sid));
+        } else {
+            let ns = gc_arena::Gc::new(mc, NixString::with_context(result, merged));
+            self.push(Value::new_gc(ns));
+        }
         Step::Continue(())
     }
 

fix/src/string_context.rs

@@ -1,209 +0,0 @@
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, VecDeque};
-
-pub enum StringContextElem {
-    Opaque { path: String },
-    DrvDeep { drv_path: String },
-    Built { drv_path: String, output: String },
-}
-
-impl StringContextElem {
-    pub fn decode(encoded: &str) -> Self {
-        if let Some(drv_path) = encoded.strip_prefix('=') {
-            StringContextElem::DrvDeep {
-                drv_path: drv_path.to_string(),
-            }
-        } else if let Some(rest) = encoded.strip_prefix('!') {
-            if let Some(second_bang) = rest.find('!') {
-                let output = rest[..second_bang].to_string();
-                let drv_path = rest[second_bang + 1..].to_string();
-                StringContextElem::Built { drv_path, output }
-            } else {
-                StringContextElem::Opaque {
-                    path: encoded.to_string(),
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            StringContextElem::Opaque {
-                path: encoded.to_string(),
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub type InputDrvs = BTreeMap<String, BTreeSet<String>>;
-pub type Srcs = BTreeSet<String>;
-pub fn extract_input_drvs_and_srcs(context: &[String]) -> Result<(InputDrvs, Srcs), String> {
-    let mut input_drvs: BTreeMap<String, BTreeSet<String>> = BTreeMap::new();
-    let mut input_srcs: BTreeSet<String> = BTreeSet::new();
-
-    for encoded in context {
-        match StringContextElem::decode(encoded) {
-            StringContextElem::Opaque { path } => {
-                input_srcs.insert(path);
-            }
-            StringContextElem::DrvDeep { drv_path } => {
-                compute_fs_closure(&drv_path, &mut input_drvs, &mut input_srcs)?;
-            }
-            StringContextElem::Built { drv_path, output } => {
-                input_drvs.entry(drv_path).or_default().insert(output);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok((input_drvs, input_srcs))
-}
-
-fn compute_fs_closure(
-    drv_path: &str,
-    input_drvs: &mut BTreeMap<String, BTreeSet<String>>,
-    input_srcs: &mut BTreeSet<String>,
-) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let mut queue: VecDeque<String> = VecDeque::new();
-    let mut visited: BTreeSet<String> = BTreeSet::new();
-
-    queue.push_back(drv_path.to_string());
-
-    while let Some(current_path) = queue.pop_front() {
-        if visited.contains(&current_path) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        visited.insert(current_path.clone());
-        input_srcs.insert(current_path.clone());
-
-        if !current_path.ends_with(".drv") {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&current_path)
-            .map_err(|e| format!("failed to read derivation {}: {}", current_path, e))?;
-
-        let inputs = parse_derivation_inputs(&content)
-            .ok_or_else(|| format!("failed to parse derivation {}", current_path))?;
-
-        for src in inputs.input_srcs {
-            input_srcs.insert(src.clone());
-            if !visited.contains(&src) {
-                queue.push_back(src);
-            }
-        }
-
-        for (dep_drv, outputs) in inputs.input_drvs {
-            input_srcs.insert(dep_drv.clone());
-            let entry = input_drvs.entry(dep_drv.clone()).or_default();
-            for output in outputs {
-                entry.insert(output);
-            }
-            if !visited.contains(&dep_drv) {
-                queue.push_back(dep_drv);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-struct DerivationInputs {
-    input_drvs: Vec<(String, Vec<String>)>,
-    input_srcs: Vec<String>,
-}
-
-fn parse_derivation_inputs(aterm: &str) -> Option<DerivationInputs> {
-    let aterm = aterm.strip_prefix("Derive([")?;
-
-    let mut bracket_count: i32 = 1;
-    let mut pos = 0;
-    let bytes = aterm.as_bytes();
-    while pos < bytes.len() && bracket_count > 0 {
-        match bytes[pos] {
-            b'[' => bracket_count += 1,
-            b']' => bracket_count -= 1,
-            _ => {}
-        }
-        pos += 1;
-    }
-    if bracket_count != 0 {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    let rest = &aterm[pos..];
-    let rest = rest.strip_prefix(",[")?;
-
-    let mut input_drvs = Vec::new();
-    let mut bracket_count: i32 = 1;
-    let mut start = 0;
-    pos = 0;
-    let bytes = rest.as_bytes();
-
-    while pos < bytes.len() && bracket_count > 0 {
-        match bytes[pos] {
-            b'[' => bracket_count += 1,
-            b']' => bracket_count -= 1,
-            b'(' if bracket_count == 1 => {
-                start = pos;
-            }
-            b')' if bracket_count == 1 => {
-                let entry = &rest[start + 1..pos];
-                if let Some((drv_path, outputs)) = parse_input_drv_entry(entry) {
-                    input_drvs.push((drv_path, outputs));
-                }
-            }
-            _ => {}
-        }
-        pos += 1;
-    }
-
-    let rest = &rest[pos..];
-    let rest = rest.strip_prefix(",[")?;
-
-    let mut input_srcs = Vec::new();
-    bracket_count = 1;
-    pos = 0;
-    let bytes = rest.as_bytes();
-
-    while pos < bytes.len() && bracket_count > 0 {
-        match bytes[pos] {
-            b'[' => bracket_count += 1,
-            b']' => bracket_count -= 1,
-            b'"' if bracket_count == 1 => {
-                pos += 1;
-                let src_start = pos;
-                while pos < bytes.len() && bytes[pos] != b'"' {
-                    if bytes[pos] == b'\\' && pos + 1 < bytes.len() {
-                        pos += 2;
-                    } else {
-                        pos += 1;
-                    }
-                }
-                let src = std::str::from_utf8(&bytes[src_start..pos]).ok()?;
-                input_srcs.push(src.to_string());
-            }
-            _ => {}
-        }
-        pos += 1;
-    }
-
-    Some(DerivationInputs {
-        input_drvs,
-        input_srcs,
-    })
-}
-
-fn parse_input_drv_entry(entry: &str) -> Option<(String, Vec<String>)> {
-    let entry = entry.strip_prefix('"')?;
-    let quote_end = entry.find('"')?;
-    let drv_path = entry[..quote_end].to_string();
-
-    let rest = &entry[quote_end + 1..];
-    let rest = rest.strip_prefix(",[")?;
-    let rest = rest.strip_suffix(']')?;
-
-    let mut outputs = Vec::new();
-    for part in rest.split(',') {
-        let part = part.trim();
-        if let Some(name) = part.strip_prefix('"').and_then(|s| s.strip_suffix('"')) {
-            outputs.push(name.to_string());
-        }
-    }
-
-    Some((drv_path, outputs))
-}