feat: toJSON

* Nix doesn't require path to exist

default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+let
+  lockFile = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ./flake.lock);
+  flake-compat-node = lockFile.nodes.${lockFile.nodes.root.inputs.flake-compat};
+  flake-compat = builtins.fetchTarball {
+    inherit (flake-compat-node.locked) url;
+    sha256 = flake-compat-node.locked.narHash;
+  };
+
+  flake = (
+    import flake-compat {
+      src = ./.;
+    }
+  );
+in
+  flake.defaultNix

flake.lock

@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-compat": {
+      "flake": false,
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1751685974,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NKw96t+BgHIYzHUjkTK95FqYRVKB8DHpVhefWSz/kTw=",
+        "rev": "549f2762aebeff29a2e5ece7a7dc0f955281a1d1",
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://git.lix.systems/api/v1/repos/lix-project/flake-compat/archive/549f2762aebeff29a2e5ece7a7dc0f955281a1d1.tar.gz"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "type": "tarball",
+        "url": "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/flake-compat/archive/main.tar.gz"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1767116409,
@@ -40,6 +54,7 @@
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "fenix": "fenix",
+        "flake-compat": "flake-compat",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
       }
     },

flake.nix

@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
     fenix.url = "github:nix-community/fenix";
     fenix.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    flake-compat = {
+      url = "https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/flake-compat/archive/main.tar.gz";
+      flake = false;
+    };
   };
   outputs = { nixpkgs, fenix, ... }:
     let

nix-js/Cargo.toml

@@ -28,12 +28,23 @@ deno_error = "0.7"
 sha2 = "0.10"
 hex = "0.4"
 
+# Fetcher dependencies
+reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["blocking", "rustls-tls"], default-features = false }
+tar = "0.4"
+flate2 = "1.0"
+xz2 = "0.1"
+bzip2 = "0.5"
+zip = "2.2"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+dirs = "5.0"
+tempfile = "3.24"
+
 rnix = "0.12"
 
 nix-js-macros = { path = "../nix-js-macros" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-tempfile = "3.24"
 criterion = { version = "0.5", features = ["html_reports"] }
 
 [[bench]]

nix-js/build.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fn main() {
     println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=runtime-ts/src");
     println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=runtime-ts/package.json");
     println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=runtime-ts/tsconfig.json");
+    println!("cargo::rerun-if-changed=runtime-ts/build.mjs");
 
     if !runtime_ts_dir.join("node_modules").exists() {
         println!("Installing npm dependencies...");

nix-js/runtime-ts/build.mjs

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ await esbuild.build({
   entryPoints: ["src/index.ts"],
   outfile: "dist/runtime.js",
   bundle: true,
-  minify: true,
+  // minify: true,
 });

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/attrs.ts

@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ export const hasAttr =
 export const mapAttrs =
   (f: NixValue) =>
   (attrs: NixValue): NixAttrs => {
-    const new_attrs: NixAttrs = {};
     const forced_attrs = forceAttrs(attrs);
     const forced_f = forceFunction(f);
+    const new_attrs: NixAttrs = {};
     for (const key in forced_attrs) {
-      new_attrs[key] = forceFunction(forced_f(key))(forced_attrs[key]);
+      Object.defineProperty(new_attrs, key, {
+        get: () => forceFunction(forced_f(key))(forced_attrs[key]),
+        enumerable: true,
+        configurable: true,
+      });
     }
     return new_attrs;
   };

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/context.ts

@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ export const addDrvOutputDependencies = (value: NixValue): NixString => {
   const context = getStringContext(s);
 
   if (context.size !== 1) {
-    throw new Error(
+    throw new Error(`context of string '${strValue}' must have exactly one element, but has ${context.size}`);
-      `context of string '${strValue}' must have exactly one element, but has ${context.size}`,
-    );
   }
 
   const [encoded] = context;

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/conversion.ts

@@ -5,23 +5,64 @@
 import type { NixValue, NixString } from "../types";
 import { isStringWithContext } from "../types";
 import { force } from "../thunk";
-import {
+import { type NixStringContext, mkStringWithContext, addBuiltContext } from "../string-context";
-  type NixStringContext,
-  mkStringWithContext,
-  addBuiltContext,
-} from "../string-context";
 import { forceFunction } from "../type-assert";
+import { nixValueToJson } from "../conversion";
 
-export const fromJSON = (e: NixValue): never => {
+const convertJsonToNix = (json: unknown): NixValue => {
-  throw new Error("Not implemented: fromJSON");
+  if (json === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (typeof json === "boolean") {
+    return json;
+  }
+  if (typeof json === "number") {
+    if (Number.isInteger(json)) {
+      return BigInt(json);
+    }
+    return json;
+  }
+  if (typeof json === "string") {
+    return json;
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(json)) {
+    return json.map(convertJsonToNix);
+  }
+  if (typeof json === "object") {
+    const result: Record<string, NixValue> = {};
+    for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(json)) {
+      result[key] = convertJsonToNix(value);
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+  throw new TypeError(`unsupported JSON value type: ${typeof json}`);
+};
+
+export const fromJSON = (e: NixValue): NixValue => {
+  const str = force(e);
+  if (typeof str !== "string" && !isStringWithContext(str)) {
+    throw new TypeError(`builtins.fromJSON: expected a string, got ${typeName(str)}`);
+  }
+  const jsonStr = isStringWithContext(str) ? str.value : str;
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(jsonStr);
+    return convertJsonToNix(parsed);
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new SyntaxError(`builtins.fromJSON: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+  }
 };
 
 export const fromTOML = (e: NixValue): never => {
   throw new Error("Not implemented: fromTOML");
 };
 
-export const toJSON = (e: NixValue): never => {
+export const toJSON = (e: NixValue): NixString => {
-  throw new Error("Not implemented: toJSON");
+  const context: Set<string> = new Set();
+  const string = JSON.stringify(nixValueToJson(e, new Set(), context));
+  if (context.size === 0) {
+    return string;
+  }
+  return mkStringWithContext(string, context);
 };
 
 export const toXML = (e: NixValue): never => {

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/derivation.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   isStringWithContext,
   HAS_CONTEXT,
 } from "../string-context";
+import { nixValueToJson } from "../conversion";
 
 const forceAttrs = (value: NixValue): NixAttrs => {
   const forced = force(value);
@@ -80,61 +81,6 @@ const extractArgs = (attrs: NixAttrs, outContext: NixStringContext): string[] =>
   return argsList.map((a) => coerceToString(a, StringCoercionMode.ToString, false, outContext));
 };
 
-const nixValueToJson = (
-  value: NixValue,
-  seen = new Set<object>(),
-  outContext?: NixStringContext,
-): any => {
-  const v = force(value);
-
-  if (v === null) return null;
-  if (typeof v === "boolean") return v;
-  if (typeof v === "string") return v;
-  if (typeof v === "number") return v;
-
-  if (typeof v === "object" && HAS_CONTEXT in v && "context" in v) {
-    if (outContext) {
-      for (const elem of v.context) {
-        outContext.add(elem);
-      }
-    }
-    return v.value;
-  }
-
-  if (typeof v === "bigint") {
-    const num = Number(v);
-    if (v > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER || v < Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER) {
-      console.warn(`derivation: integer ${v} exceeds safe range, precision may be lost in __structuredAttrs`);
-    }
-    return num;
-  }
-
-  if (typeof v === "object" && v !== null) {
-    if (seen.has(v)) {
-      throw new Error("derivation: circular reference detected in __structuredAttrs");
-    }
-    seen.add(v);
-  }
-
-  if (Array.isArray(v)) {
-    return v.map((item) => nixValueToJson(item, seen, outContext));
-  }
-
-  if (typeof v === "object") {
-    const result: Record<string, any> = {};
-    for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(v)) {
-      result[key] = nixValueToJson(val, seen, outContext);
-    }
-    return result;
-  }
-
-  if (typeof v === "function") {
-    throw new Error("derivation: cannot serialize function in __structuredAttrs");
-  }
-
-  throw new Error(`derivation: cannot serialize ${typeof v} to JSON`);
-};
-
 const extractEnv = (
   attrs: NixAttrs,
   structuredAttrs: boolean,

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/functional.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Functional programming builtin functions
  */
 
-import { CatchableError, type NixValue } from "../types";
+import { CatchableError, HAS_CONTEXT, type NixValue } from "../types";
 import { force } from "../thunk";
 import { forceString } from "../type-assert";
 
@@ -15,8 +15,18 @@ export const seq =
 
 export const deepSeq =
   (e1: NixValue) =>
-  (e2: NixValue): never => {
+  (e2: NixValue): NixValue => {
-    throw new Error("Not implemented: deepSeq");
+    const forced = force(e1);
+    if (Array.isArray(forced)) {
+      for (const val of forced) {
+        deepSeq(val);
+      }
+    } else if (typeof forced === "object" && forced !== null && !(HAS_CONTEXT in forced)) {
+      for (const [_, val] of Object.entries(forced)) {
+        deepSeq(val);
+      }
+    }
+    return e2;
   };
 
 export const abort = (s: NixValue): never => {

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/index.ts

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export const builtins: any = {
 
   builtins: createThunk(() => builtins),
   currentSystem: createThunk(() => {
-    throw new Error("Not implemented: currentSystem");
+    return "x86_64-linux";
   }),
   currentTime: createThunk(() => Date.now()),
 

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/io.ts

@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
  * Implemented via Rust ops exposed through deno_core
  */
 
-import { forceString } from "../type-assert";
+import { forceAttrs, forceBool, forceString } from "../type-assert";
-import type { NixValue } from "../types";
+import type { NixValue, NixAttrs } from "../types";
+import { force } from "../thunk";
 
 // Declare Deno.core.ops global (provided by deno_core runtime)
 
@@ -33,24 +34,188 @@ export const fetchClosure = (args: NixValue): never => {
   throw new Error("Not implemented: fetchClosure");
 };
 
-export const fetchMercurial = (args: NixValue): never => {
+interface FetchUrlResult {
-  throw new Error("Not implemented: fetchMercurial");
+  store_path: string;
+  hash: string;
+}
+
+interface FetchTarballResult {
+  store_path: string;
+  hash: string;
+}
+
+interface FetchGitResult {
+  out_path: string;
+  rev: string;
+  short_rev: string;
+  rev_count: number;
+  last_modified: number;
+  last_modified_date: string;
+  submodules: boolean;
+  nar_hash: string | null;
+}
+
+interface FetchHgResult {
+  out_path: string;
+  branch: string;
+  rev: string;
+  short_rev: string;
+  rev_count: number;
+}
+
+const normalizeUrlInput = (
+  args: NixValue,
+): { url: string; hash?: string; name?: string; executable?: boolean } => {
+  const forced = force(args);
+  if (typeof forced === "string") {
+    return { url: forced };
+  }
+  const attrs = forceAttrs(args);
+  const url = forceString(attrs.url);
+  const hash =
+    "sha256" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.sha256) : "hash" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.hash) : undefined;
+  const name = "name" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.name) : undefined;
+  const executable = "executable" in attrs ? forceBool(attrs.executable) : false;
+  return { url, hash, name, executable };
 };
 
-export const fetchGit = (args: NixValue): never => {
+export const fetchurl = (args: NixValue): string => {
-  throw new Error("Not implemented: fetchGit");
+  const { url, hash, name, executable } = normalizeUrlInput(args);
+  const result: FetchUrlResult = Deno.core.ops.op_fetch_url(
+    url,
+    hash ?? null,
+    name ?? null,
+    executable ?? false,
+  );
+  return result.store_path;
 };
 
-export const fetchTarball = (args: NixValue): never => {
+export const fetchTarball = (args: NixValue): string => {
-  throw new Error("Not implemented: fetchTarball");
+  const { url, hash, name } = normalizeUrlInput(args);
+  const result: FetchTarballResult = Deno.core.ops.op_fetch_tarball(url, hash ?? null, name ?? null);
+  return result.store_path;
 };
 
-export const fetchTree = (args: NixValue): never => {
+export const fetchGit = (args: NixValue): NixAttrs => {
-  throw new Error("Not implemented: fetchTree");
+  const forced = force(args);
+  if (typeof forced === "string") {
+    const result: FetchGitResult = Deno.core.ops.op_fetch_git(forced, null, null, false, false, false, null);
+    return {
+      outPath: result.out_path,
+      rev: result.rev,
+      shortRev: result.short_rev,
+      revCount: BigInt(result.rev_count),
+      lastModified: BigInt(result.last_modified),
+      lastModifiedDate: result.last_modified_date,
+      submodules: result.submodules,
+      narHash: result.nar_hash,
+    };
+  }
+  const attrs = forceAttrs(args);
+  const url = forceString(attrs.url);
+  const gitRef = "ref" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.ref) : null;
+  const rev = "rev" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.rev) : null;
+  const shallow = "shallow" in attrs ? forceBool(attrs.shallow) : false;
+  const submodules = "submodules" in attrs ? forceBool(attrs.submodules) : false;
+  const allRefs = "allRefs" in attrs ? forceBool(attrs.allRefs) : false;
+  const name = "name" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.name) : null;
+
+  const result: FetchGitResult = Deno.core.ops.op_fetch_git(
+    url,
+    gitRef,
+    rev,
+    shallow,
+    submodules,
+    allRefs,
+    name,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    outPath: result.out_path,
+    rev: result.rev,
+    shortRev: result.short_rev,
+    revCount: BigInt(result.rev_count),
+    lastModified: BigInt(result.last_modified),
+    lastModifiedDate: result.last_modified_date,
+    submodules: result.submodules,
+    narHash: result.nar_hash,
+  };
 };
 
-export const fetchurl = (args: NixValue): never => {
+export const fetchMercurial = (args: NixValue): NixAttrs => {
-  throw new Error("Not implemented: fetchurl");
+  const attrs = forceAttrs(args);
+  const url = forceString(attrs.url);
+  const rev = "rev" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.rev) : null;
+  const name = "name" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.name) : null;
+
+  const result: FetchHgResult = Deno.core.ops.op_fetch_hg(url, rev, name);
+
+  return {
+    outPath: result.out_path,
+    branch: result.branch,
+    rev: result.rev,
+    shortRev: result.short_rev,
+    revCount: BigInt(result.rev_count),
+  };
+};
+
+export const fetchTree = (args: NixValue): NixAttrs => {
+  const attrs = forceAttrs(args);
+  const type = "type" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.type) : "auto";
+
+  switch (type) {
+    case "git":
+      return fetchGit(args);
+    case "hg":
+    case "mercurial":
+      return fetchMercurial(args);
+    case "tarball":
+      return { outPath: fetchTarball(args) };
+    case "file":
+      return { outPath: fetchurl(args) };
+    case "path": {
+      const path = forceString(attrs.path);
+      return { outPath: path };
+    }
+    case "github":
+    case "gitlab":
+    case "sourcehut":
+      return fetchGitForge(type, attrs);
+    case "auto":
+    default:
+      return autoDetectAndFetch(attrs);
+  }
+};
+
+const fetchGitForge = (forge: string, attrs: NixAttrs): NixAttrs => {
+  const owner = forceString(attrs.owner);
+  const repo = forceString(attrs.repo);
+  const rev = "rev" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.rev) : "ref" in attrs ? forceString(attrs.ref) : "HEAD";
+
+  const baseUrls: Record<string, string> = {
+    github: "https://github.com",
+    gitlab: "https://gitlab.com",
+    sourcehut: "https://git.sr.ht",
+  };
+
+  const url = `${baseUrls[forge]}/${owner}/${repo}`;
+  return fetchGit({ ...attrs, url, rev });
+};
+
+const autoDetectAndFetch = (attrs: NixAttrs): NixAttrs => {
+  const url = forceString(attrs.url);
+  if (url.endsWith(".git") || url.includes("github.com") || url.includes("gitlab.com")) {
+    return fetchGit(attrs);
+  }
+  if (
+    url.endsWith(".tar.gz") ||
+    url.endsWith(".tar.xz") ||
+    url.endsWith(".tar.bz2") ||
+    url.endsWith(".tgz")
+  ) {
+    return { outPath: fetchTarball(attrs) };
+  }
+  return { outPath: fetchurl(attrs) };
 };
 
 export const readDir = (path: NixValue): never => {

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/misc.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 import { force } from "../thunk";
 import { CatchableError } from "../types";
-import type { NixBool, NixStrictValue, NixValue, NixString } from "../types";
+import type { NixBool, NixStrictValue, NixValue } from "../types";
+import { forceList, forceAttrs, forceFunction } from "../type-assert";
 import * as context from "./context";
 
 export const addErrorContext =
@@ -138,6 +139,34 @@ export const tryEval = (e: NixValue): { success: NixBool; value: NixStrictValue
 
 export const zipAttrsWith =
   (f: NixValue) =>
-  (list: NixValue): never => {
+  (list: NixValue): NixValue => {
-    throw new Error("Not implemented: zipAttrsWith");
+    const listForced = forceList(list);
+
+    // Map to collect all values for each attribute name
+    const attrMap = new Map<string, NixValue[]>();
+
+    // Iterate through each attribute set in the list
+    for (const item of listForced) {
+      const attrs = forceAttrs(force(item) as NixValue);
+
+      // Collect all attribute names and their values
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(attrs)) {
+        if (!attrMap.has(key)) {
+          attrMap.set(key, []);
+        }
+        attrMap.get(key)!.push(value);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Build the result attribute set
+    const result: Record<string, NixValue> = {};
+
+    for (const [name, values] of attrMap.entries()) {
+      // Apply f to name and values list
+      // f is curried: f name values
+      const fWithName = forceFunction(f)(name);
+      result[name] = forceFunction(fWithName)(values);
+    }
+
+    return result;
   };

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/string.ts

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
  * String operation builtin functions
  */
 
-import type { NixValue } from "../types";
+import type { NixInt, NixValue } from "../types";
 import { forceString, forceList, forceInt } from "../type-assert";
 
-export const stringLength = (e: NixValue): number => forceString(e).length;
+export const stringLength = (e: NixValue): NixInt => BigInt(forceString(e).length);
 
 export const substring =
   (start: NixValue) =>

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/builtins/type-check.ts

@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
  * Type checking builtin functions
  */
 
-import type {
+import {
-  NixAttrs,
+  HAS_CONTEXT,
-  NixBool,
+  type NixAttrs,
-  NixFloat,
+  type NixBool,
-  NixFunction,
+  type NixFloat,
-  NixInt,
+  type NixFunction,
-  NixList,
+  type NixInt,
-  NixNull,
+  type NixList,
-  NixStrictValue,
+  type NixNull,
-  NixString,
+  type NixString,
-  NixValue,
+  type NixValue,
 } from "../types";
 import { force } from "../thunk";
 
 export const isAttrs = (e: NixValue): e is NixAttrs => {
   const val = force(e);
-  return typeof val === "object" && !Array.isArray(val) && val !== null;
+  return typeof val === "object" && !Array.isArray(val) && val !== null && !(HAS_CONTEXT in val);
 };
 
 export const isBool = (e: NixValue): e is NixBool => typeof force(e) === "boolean";

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/conversion.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { HAS_CONTEXT, NixStringContext } from "./string-context";
+import { force } from "./thunk";
+import type { NixValue } from "./types";
+
+export const nixValueToJson = (
+  value: NixValue,
+  seen = new Set<object>(),
+  outContext?: NixStringContext,
+): any => {
+  const v = force(value);
+
+  if (v === null) return null;
+  if (typeof v === "boolean") return v;
+  if (typeof v === "string") return v;
+  if (typeof v === "number") return v;
+
+  if (typeof v === "object" && HAS_CONTEXT in v && "context" in v) {
+    if (outContext) {
+      for (const elem of v.context) {
+        outContext.add(elem);
+      }
+    }
+    return v.value;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof v === "bigint") {
+    const num = Number(v);
+    if (v > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER || v < Number.MIN_SAFE_INTEGER) {
+      console.warn(`derivation: integer ${v} exceeds safe range, precision may be lost in __structuredAttrs`);
+    }
+    return num;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof v === "object" && v !== null) {
+    if (seen.has(v)) {
+      throw new Error("derivation: circular reference detected in __structuredAttrs");
+    }
+    seen.add(v);
+  }
+
+  if (Array.isArray(v)) {
+    return v.map((item) => nixValueToJson(item, seen, outContext));
+  }
+
+  if (typeof v === "object") {
+    const result: Record<string, any> = {};
+    for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(v)) {
+      result[key] = nixValueToJson(val, seen, outContext);
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof v === "function") {
+    throw new Error("derivation: cannot serialize function in __structuredAttrs");
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`derivation: cannot serialize ${typeof v} to JSON`);
+};

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/helpers.ts

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
  */
 
 import type { NixValue, NixAttrs, NixBool, NixString } from "./types";
-import { forceAttrs, forceString } from "./type-assert";
+import { forceAttrs, forceFunction, forceString, typeName } from "./type-assert";
 import { isAttrs } from "./builtins/type-check";
 import { coerceToString, StringCoercionMode } from "./builtins/conversion";
 import { type NixStringContext, mkStringWithContext } from "./string-context";
+import { force } from "./thunk";
 
 /**
  * Concatenate multiple values into a string with context
@@ -71,15 +72,15 @@ export const select = (obj: NixValue, key: NixValue): NixValue => {
  *
  * @param obj - Attribute set to select from
  * @param key - Key to select
- * @param default_val - Value to return if key not found
+ * @param default_val - Value to return if key not found (will be forced if it's a thunk)
- * @returns obj[key] if exists, otherwise default_val
+ * @returns obj[key] if exists, otherwise force(default_val)
  */
 export const selectWithDefault = (obj: NixValue, key: NixValue, default_val: NixValue): NixValue => {
   const attrs = forceAttrs(obj);
   const forced_key = forceString(key);
 
   if (!(forced_key in attrs)) {
-    return default_val;
+    return force(default_val);
   }
 
   return attrs[forced_key];
@@ -144,3 +145,20 @@ export const validateParams = (
 
   return forced_arg;
 };
+
+export const call = (func: NixValue, arg: NixValue): NixValue => {
+  const forcedFunc = force(func);
+  if (typeof forcedFunc === "function") {
+    return forcedFunc(arg);
+  }
+  if (
+    typeof forcedFunc === "object" &&
+    !Array.isArray(forcedFunc) &&
+    forcedFunc !== null &&
+    "__functor" in forcedFunc
+  ) {
+    const functor = forceFunction(forcedFunc.__functor);
+    return forceFunction(functor(forcedFunc))(arg);
+  }
+  throw new Error(`attempt to call something which is not a function but ${typeName(forcedFunc)}`);
+};

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/index.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
  * All functionality is exported via the global `Nix` object
  */
 
-import { createThunk, force, isThunk, IS_THUNK } from "./thunk";
+import { createThunk, force, isThunk, IS_THUNK, DEBUG_THUNKS } from "./thunk";
-import { select, selectWithDefault, validateParams, resolvePath, hasAttr, concatStringsWithContext } from "./helpers";
+import {
+  select,
+  selectWithDefault,
+  validateParams,
+  resolvePath,
+  hasAttr,
+  concatStringsWithContext,
+  call,
+} from "./helpers";
 import { op } from "./operators";
 import { builtins, PRIMOP_METADATA } from "./builtins";
 import { coerceToString, StringCoercionMode } from "./builtins/conversion";
@@ -22,7 +30,9 @@ export const Nix = {
   isThunk,
   IS_THUNK,
   HAS_CONTEXT,
+  DEBUG_THUNKS,
 
+  call,
   hasAttr,
   select,
   selectWithDefault,

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/operators.ts

@@ -7,17 +7,22 @@ import type { NixValue, NixList, NixAttrs, NixString } from "./types";
 import { isStringWithContext } from "./types";
 import { force } from "./thunk";
 import { forceNumeric, forceList, forceAttrs, coerceNumeric } from "./type-assert";
-import {
+import { getStringValue, getStringContext, mergeContexts, mkStringWithContext } from "./string-context";
-  getStringValue,
+import { coerceToString, StringCoercionMode } from "./builtins/conversion";
-  getStringContext,
-  mergeContexts,
-  mkStringWithContext,
-} from "./string-context";
 
 const isNixString = (v: unknown): v is NixString => {
   return typeof v === "string" || isStringWithContext(v);
 };
 
+const canCoerceToString = (v: NixValue): boolean => {
+  const forced = force(v);
+  if (isNixString(forced)) return true;
+  if (typeof forced === "object" && forced !== null && !Array.isArray(forced)) {
+    if ("outPath" in forced || "__toString" in forced) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+};
+
 /**
  * Operator object exported as Nix.op
  * All operators referenced by codegen (e.g., Nix.op.add, Nix.op.eq)
@@ -40,6 +45,12 @@ export const op = {
       return mkStringWithContext(strA + strB, mergeContexts(ctxA, ctxB));
     }
 
+    if (canCoerceToString(a) && canCoerceToString(b)) {
+      const strA = coerceToString(a, StringCoercionMode.Interpolation, false);
+      const strB = coerceToString(b, StringCoercionMode.Interpolation, false);
+      return strA + strB;
+    }
+
     const [numA, numB] = coerceNumeric(forceNumeric(a), forceNumeric(b));
     return (numA as any) + (numB as any);
   },
@@ -79,6 +90,34 @@ export const op = {
       return av === Number(bv);
     }
 
+    if (Array.isArray(av) && Array.isArray(bv)) {
+      if (av.length !== bv.length) return false;
+      for (let i = 0; i < av.length; i++) {
+        if (!op.eq(av[i], bv[i])) return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      typeof av === "object" &&
+      av !== null &&
+      !Array.isArray(av) &&
+      typeof bv === "object" &&
+      bv !== null &&
+      !Array.isArray(bv) &&
+      !isNixString(av) &&
+      !isNixString(bv)
+    ) {
+      const keysA = Object.keys(av);
+      const keysB = Object.keys(bv);
+      if (keysA.length !== keysB.length) return false;
+      for (const key of keysA) {
+        if (!(key in bv)) return false;
+        if (!op.eq((av as NixAttrs)[key], (bv as NixAttrs)[key])) return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return av === bv;
   },
   neq: (a: NixValue, b: NixValue): boolean => {

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/string-context.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ export interface StringWithContext {
 }
 
 export const isStringWithContext = (v: unknown): v is StringWithContext => {
-  return typeof v === "object" && v !== null && HAS_CONTEXT in v && (v as StringWithContext)[HAS_CONTEXT] === true;
+  return (
+    typeof v === "object" && v !== null && HAS_CONTEXT in v && (v as StringWithContext)[HAS_CONTEXT] === true
+  );
 };
 
 export const mkStringWithContext = (value: string, context: NixStringContext): StringWithContext => {

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/thunk.ts

@@ -11,21 +11,43 @@ import type { NixValue, NixThunkInterface, NixStrictValue } from "./types";
  */
 export const IS_THUNK = Symbol("is_thunk");
 
+const forceStack: NixThunk[] = [];
+
+export const DEBUG_THUNKS = { enabled: false };
+
 /**
  * NixThunk class - represents a lazy, unevaluated expression
  *
  * A thunk wraps a function that produces a value when called.
  * Once evaluated, the result is cached to avoid recomputation.
+ *
+ * Thunk states:
+ * - Unevaluated: func is defined, result is undefined
+ * - Evaluating (blackhole): func is undefined, result is undefined
+ * - Evaluated: func is undefined, result is defined
  */
 export class NixThunk implements NixThunkInterface {
   [key: symbol]: any;
   readonly [IS_THUNK] = true as const;
   func: (() => NixValue) | undefined;
   result: NixStrictValue | undefined;
+  readonly label: string | undefined;
+  readonly creationStack: string | undefined;
 
-  constructor(func: () => NixValue) {
+  constructor(func: () => NixValue, label?: string) {
     this.func = func;
     this.result = undefined;
+    this.label = label;
+    if (DEBUG_THUNKS.enabled) {
+      this.creationStack = new Error().stack?.split("\n").slice(2).join("\n");
+    }
+  }
+
+  toString(): string {
+    if (this.label) {
+      return `«thunk ${this.label}»`;
+    }
+    return `«thunk»`;
   }
 }
 
@@ -43,32 +65,66 @@ export const isThunk = (value: unknown): value is NixThunkInterface => {
  * If the value is a thunk, evaluate it and cache the result
  * If already evaluated or not a thunk, return as-is
  *
+ * Uses "blackhole" detection to catch infinite recursion:
+ * - Before evaluating, set func to undefined (entering blackhole state)
+ * - If we encounter a thunk with func=undefined and result=undefined, it's a blackhole
+ *
  * @param value - Value to force (may be a thunk)
  * @returns The forced/evaluated value
+ * @throws Error if infinite recursion is detected
  */
 export const force = (value: NixValue): NixStrictValue => {
   if (!isThunk(value)) {
     return value;
   }
 
-  // Already evaluated - return cached result
   if (value.func === undefined) {
-    return value.result!;
+    if (value.result === undefined) {
+      const thunk = value as NixThunk;
+      let msg = `infinite recursion encountered (blackhole) at ${thunk}\n`;
+      msg += "Force chain (most recent first):\n";
+      for (let i = forceStack.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        const t = forceStack[i];
+        msg += `  ${i + 1}. ${t}`;
+        if (DEBUG_THUNKS.enabled && t.creationStack) {
+          msg += `\n     Created at:\n${t.creationStack
+            .split("\n")
+            .map((l) => "       " + l)
+            .join("\n")}`;
+        }
+        msg += "\n";
+      }
+      if (DEBUG_THUNKS.enabled && thunk.creationStack) {
+        msg += `\nBlackhole thunk created at:\n${thunk.creationStack
+          .split("\n")
+          .map((l) => "  " + l)
+          .join("\n")}`;
+      }
+      throw new Error(msg);
+    }
+    return value.result;
   }
 
-  // Evaluate and cache
+  const thunk = value as NixThunk;
-  const result = force(value.func());
+  const func = thunk.func!;
-  value.result = result;
+  thunk.func = undefined;
-  value.func = undefined;
 
+  forceStack.push(thunk);
+  try {
+    const result = force(func());
+    thunk.result = result;
     return result;
+  } finally {
+    forceStack.pop();
+  }
 };
 
 /**
  * Create a new thunk from a function
  * @param func - Function that produces a value when called
+ * @param label - Optional label for debugging
  * @returns A new NixThunk wrapping the function
  */
-export const createThunk = (func: () => NixValue): NixThunkInterface => {
+export const createThunk = (func: () => NixValue, label?: string): NixThunkInterface => {
-  return new NixThunk(func);
+  return new NixThunk(func, label);
 };

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/type-assert.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,21 @@
  * These functions force evaluation and verify the type, throwing errors on mismatch
  */
 
-import type { NixValue, NixList, NixAttrs, NixFunction, NixInt, NixFloat, NixNumber, NixString } from "./types";
+import type {
+  NixValue,
+  NixList,
+  NixAttrs,
+  NixFunction,
+  NixInt,
+  NixFloat,
+  NixNumber,
+  NixString,
+} from "./types";
 import { isStringWithContext } from "./types";
 import { force } from "./thunk";
 import { getStringValue } from "./string-context";
 
-const typeName = (value: NixValue): string => {
+export const typeName = (value: NixValue): string => {
   const val = force(value);
 
   if (typeof val === "bigint") return "int";

nix-js/runtime-ts/src/types/global.d.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,34 @@
 import type { NixRuntime } from "..";
 
+interface FetchUrlResult {
+  store_path: string;
+  hash: string;
+}
+
+interface FetchTarballResult {
+  store_path: string;
+  hash: string;
+}
+
+interface FetchGitResult {
+  out_path: string;
+  rev: string;
+  short_rev: string;
+  rev_count: number;
+  last_modified: number;
+  last_modified_date: string;
+  submodules: boolean;
+  nar_hash: string | null;
+}
+
+interface FetchHgResult {
+  out_path: string;
+  branch: string;
+  rev: string;
+  short_rev: string;
+  rev_count: number;
+}
+
 declare global {
   var Nix: NixRuntime;
   namespace Deno {
@@ -18,6 +47,27 @@ declare global {
           hash_mode: string,
           name: string,
         ): string;
+        function op_fetch_url(
+          url: string,
+          expected_hash: string | null,
+          name: string | null,
+          executable: boolean,
+        ): FetchUrlResult;
+        function op_fetch_tarball(
+          url: string,
+          expected_hash: string | null,
+          name: string | null,
+        ): FetchTarballResult;
+        function op_fetch_git(
+          url: string,
+          ref: string | null,
+          rev: string | null,
+          shallow: boolean,
+          submodules: boolean,
+          all_refs: boolean,
+          name: string | null,
+        ): FetchGitResult;
+        function op_fetch_hg(url: string, rev: string | null, name: string | null): FetchHgResult;
       }
     }
   }

nix-js/src/codegen.rs

@@ -11,16 +11,10 @@ pub(crate) trait CodegenContext {
     fn get_sym(&self, id: SymId) -> &str;
 }
 
-impl<Ctx: CodegenContext> Compile<Ctx> for Ir {
+fn escape_quote_string(s: &str) -> String {
-    fn compile(&self, ctx: &Ctx) -> String {
+    let mut escaped = String::with_capacity(s.len() + 2);
-        match self {
-            Ir::Int(int) => format!("{int}n"), // Generate BigInt literal
-            Ir::Float(float) => float.to_string(),
-            Ir::Str(s) => {
-                // Escape string for JavaScript
-                let mut escaped = String::with_capacity(s.val.len() + 2);
     escaped.push('"');
-                for c in s.val.chars() {
+    for c in s.chars() {
         match c {
             '\\' => escaped.push_str("\\\\"),
             '\"' => escaped.push_str("\\\""),
@@ -32,7 +26,14 @@ impl<Ctx: CodegenContext> Compile<Ctx> for Ir {
     }
     escaped.push('"');
     escaped
-            }
+}
+
+impl<Ctx: CodegenContext> Compile<Ctx> for Ir {
+    fn compile(&self, ctx: &Ctx) -> String {
+        match self {
+            Ir::Int(int) => format!("{int}n"), // Generate BigInt literal
+            Ir::Float(float) => float.to_string(),
+            Ir::Str(s) => escape_quote_string(&s.val),
             Ir::Path(p) => {
                 // Path needs runtime resolution for interpolated paths
                 let path_expr = ctx.get_ir(p.expr).compile(ctx);
@@ -49,17 +50,13 @@ impl<Ctx: CodegenContext> Compile<Ctx> for Ir {
             Ir::Func(x) => x.compile(ctx),
             Ir::AttrSet(x) => x.compile(ctx),
             Ir::List(x) => x.compile(ctx),
-            &Ir::Call(Call { func, arg }) => {
+            Ir::Call(x) => x.compile(ctx),
-                let func = ctx.get_ir(func).compile(ctx);
-                let arg = ctx.get_ir(arg).compile(ctx);
-                format!("Nix.force({func})({arg})")
-            }
             Ir::Arg(x) => format!("arg{}", x.0),
             Ir::Let(x) => x.compile(ctx),
             Ir::Select(x) => x.compile(ctx),
             &Ir::Thunk(expr_id) => {
                 let inner = ctx.get_ir(expr_id).compile(ctx);
-                format!("Nix.createThunk(()=>({}))", inner)
+                format!("Nix.createThunk(()=>({}),\"expr{}\")", inner, expr_id.0)
             }
             &Ir::ExprRef(expr_id) => {
                 format!("expr{}", expr_id.0)
@@ -171,6 +168,14 @@ impl Func {
     }
 }
 
+impl<Ctx: CodegenContext> Compile<Ctx> for Call {
+    fn compile(&self, ctx: &Ctx) -> String {
+        let func = ctx.get_ir(self.func).compile(ctx);
+        let arg = ctx.get_ir(self.arg).compile(ctx);
+        format!("Nix.call({func}, {arg})")
+    }
+}
+
 impl<Ctx: CodegenContext> Compile<Ctx> for Let {
     fn compile(&self, ctx: &Ctx) -> String {
         let info = &self.binding_sccs;
@@ -189,11 +194,18 @@ impl<Ctx: CodegenContext> Compile<Ctx> for Let {
                 for &expr in scc_exprs {
                     let ir = ctx.get_ir(expr);
                     let value = if let Ir::Thunk(inner) = ir {
-                        ctx.get_ir(*inner).compile(ctx)
+                        let inner_ir = ctx.get_ir(*inner);
+                        // Don't unwrap Thunk if inner is a Let expression
+                        // to avoid generating IIFE that executes immediately
+                        if matches!(inner_ir, Ir::Let(_)) {
+                            ir.compile(ctx)
+                        } else {
+                            inner_ir.compile(ctx)
+                        }
                     } else {
                         ir.compile(ctx)
                     };
-                    js_statements.push(format!("let expr{}={}", expr.0, value));
+                    js_statements.push(format!("const expr{}={}", expr.0, value));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -255,7 +267,7 @@ impl<Ctx: CodegenContext> Compile<Ctx> for AttrSet {
         for (&sym, &expr) in &self.stcs {
             let key = ctx.get_sym(sym);
             let value = ctx.get_ir(expr).compile(ctx);
-            attrs.push(format!("\"{}\": {}", key, value));
+            attrs.push(format!("{}: {}", escape_quote_string(key), value));
         }
 
         for (key_expr, value_expr) in &self.dyns {

nix-js/src/context.rs

@@ -189,7 +189,13 @@ impl Ctx {
             .downgrade_ctx()
             .downgrade(root.tree().expr().unwrap())?;
         let code = self.get_ir(root).compile(self);
-        let code = format!("Nix.force({})", code);
+
+        let debug_prefix = if std::env::var("NIX_JS_DEBUG_THUNKS").is_ok() {
+            "Nix.DEBUG_THUNKS.enabled=true,"
+        } else {
+            ""
+        };
+        let code = format!("({}Nix.force({}))", debug_prefix, code);
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
         eprintln!("[DEBUG] generated code: {}", &code);
         Ok(code)

nix-js/src/context/downgrade.rs

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ struct DependencyTracker {
     graph: Graph<ExprId, (), Directed>,
     current_binding: Option<ExprId>,
     let_scope_exprs: HashSet<ExprId>,
+    // The outer binding that owns this tracker (for nested let scopes in function params)
+    owner_binding: Option<ExprId>,
 }
 
 enum Scope<'ctx> {
@@ -90,14 +92,44 @@ impl DowngradeContext for DowngradeCtx<'_> {
                 }
                 Scope::Let(let_scope) => {
                     if let Some(&expr) = let_scope.get(&sym) {
-                        if let Some(tracker) = self.dep_tracker_stack.last_mut()
+                        // Find which tracker contains this expression
-                            && let Some(current) = tracker.current_binding
+                        let expr_tracker_idx = self
-                            && tracker.let_scope_exprs.contains(&current)
+                            .dep_tracker_stack
-                            && tracker.let_scope_exprs.contains(&expr)
+                            .iter()
-                        {
+                            .position(|t| t.let_scope_exprs.contains(&expr));
-                            let from = tracker.expr_to_node[&current];
+
-                            let to = tracker.expr_to_node[&expr];
+                        // Find the innermost tracker with a current_binding
-                            tracker.graph.add_edge(from, to, ());
+                        let current_tracker_idx = self
+                            .dep_tracker_stack
+                            .iter()
+                            .rposition(|t| t.current_binding.is_some());
+
+                        // Record dependency if both exist
+                        if let (Some(expr_idx), Some(curr_idx)) = (expr_tracker_idx, current_tracker_idx) {
+                            let current_binding = self.dep_tracker_stack[curr_idx].current_binding.unwrap();
+                            let owner_binding = self.dep_tracker_stack[curr_idx].owner_binding;
+
+                            // If referencing from inner scope to outer scope
+                            if curr_idx >= expr_idx {
+                                let tracker = &mut self.dep_tracker_stack[expr_idx];
+                                if let (Some(&from_node), Some(&to_node)) = (
+                                    tracker.expr_to_node.get(&current_binding),
+                                    tracker.expr_to_node.get(&expr),
+                                ) {
+                                    // Same-level reference: record directly
+                                    tracker.graph.add_edge(from_node, to_node, ());
+                                } else if curr_idx > expr_idx {
+                                    // Cross-scope reference: use owner_binding if available
+                                    if let Some(owner) = owner_binding {
+                                        if let (Some(&from_node), Some(&to_node)) = (
+                                            tracker.expr_to_node.get(&owner),
+                                            tracker.expr_to_node.get(&expr),
+                                        ) {
+                                            tracker.graph.add_edge(from_node, to_node, ());
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
 
                         return Ok(self.new_expr(Ir::ExprRef(expr)));
@@ -216,9 +248,34 @@ impl DowngradeContext for DowngradeCtx<'_> {
             graph,
             current_binding: None,
             let_scope_exprs,
+            owner_binding: None,
         });
     }
 
+    fn push_dep_tracker_with_owner(&mut self, slots: &[ExprId], owner: ExprId) {
+        let mut graph = Graph::new();
+        let mut expr_to_node = HashMap::new();
+        let mut let_scope_exprs = HashSet::new();
+
+        for &expr in slots.iter() {
+            let node = graph.add_node(expr);
+            expr_to_node.insert(expr, node);
+            let_scope_exprs.insert(expr);
+        }
+
+        self.dep_tracker_stack.push(DependencyTracker {
+            expr_to_node,
+            graph,
+            current_binding: None,
+            let_scope_exprs,
+            owner_binding: Some(owner),
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn get_current_binding(&self) -> Option<ExprId> {
+        self.dep_tracker_stack.last().and_then(|t| t.current_binding)
+    }
+
     fn set_current_binding(&mut self, expr: Option<ExprId>) {
         if let Some(tracker) = self.dep_tracker_stack.last_mut() {
             tracker.current_binding = expr;

nix-js/src/error.rs

@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ pub enum ErrorKind {
     ParseError(String),
     #[error("error occurred during downgrade stage: {0}")]
     DowngradeError(String),
-    #[error("error occurred during evaluation stage: {0}")]
+    #[error(
-    EvalError(String),
+        "error occurred during evaluation stage: {msg}{}",
+        backtrace.as_ref().map_or("".into(), |backtrace| format!("\nBacktrace: {backtrace}"))
+    )]
+    EvalError {
+        msg: String,
+        backtrace: Option<String>,
+    },
     #[error("internal error occurred: {0}")]
     InternalError(String),
     #[error("{0}")]
@@ -114,8 +120,11 @@ impl Error {
     pub fn downgrade_error(msg: String) -> Self {
         Self::new(ErrorKind::DowngradeError(msg))
     }
-    pub fn eval_error(msg: String) -> Self {
+    pub fn eval_error(msg: String, backtrace: Option<String>) -> Self {
-        Self::new(ErrorKind::EvalError(msg))
+        Self::new(ErrorKind::EvalError {
+            msg,
+            backtrace
+        })
     }
     pub fn internal(msg: String) -> Self {
         Self::new(ErrorKind::InternalError(msg))

nix-js/src/fetcher.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+mod archive;
+mod cache;
+mod download;
+mod git;
+mod hg;
+mod nar;
+
+pub use cache::FetcherCache;
+pub use download::Downloader;
+
+use deno_core::op2;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+use crate::runtime::NixError;
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct FetchUrlResult {
+    pub store_path: String,
+    pub hash: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct FetchTarballResult {
+    pub store_path: String,
+    pub hash: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct FetchGitResult {
+    pub out_path: String,
+    pub rev: String,
+    pub short_rev: String,
+    pub rev_count: u64,
+    pub last_modified: u64,
+    pub last_modified_date: String,
+    pub submodules: bool,
+    pub nar_hash: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct FetchHgResult {
+    pub out_path: String,
+    pub branch: String,
+    pub rev: String,
+    pub short_rev: String,
+    pub rev_count: u64,
+}
+
+#[op2]
+#[serde]
+pub fn op_fetch_url(
+    #[string] url: String,
+    #[string] expected_hash: Option<String>,
+    #[string] name: Option<String>,
+    executable: bool,
+) -> Result<FetchUrlResult, NixError> {
+    let cache = FetcherCache::new().map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+    let downloader = Downloader::new();
+
+    let file_name = name.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        url.rsplit('/')
+            .next()
+            .unwrap_or("download")
+            .to_string()
+    });
+
+    if let Some(ref hash) = expected_hash {
+        if let Some(cached) = cache.get_url(&url, hash) {
+            return Ok(FetchUrlResult {
+                store_path: cached.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                hash: hash.clone(),
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    let data = downloader
+        .download(&url)
+        .map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let hash = crate::nix_hash::sha256_hex(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&data));
+
+    if let Some(ref expected) = expected_hash {
+        let normalized_expected = normalize_hash(expected);
+        if hash != normalized_expected {
+            return Err(NixError::from(format!(
+                "hash mismatch for '{}': expected {}, got {}",
+                url, normalized_expected, hash
+            )));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let store_path = cache
+        .put_url(&url, &hash, &data, &file_name, executable)
+        .map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    Ok(FetchUrlResult {
+        store_path: store_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        hash,
+    })
+}
+
+#[op2]
+#[serde]
+pub fn op_fetch_tarball(
+    #[string] url: String,
+    #[string] expected_hash: Option<String>,
+    #[string] name: Option<String>,
+) -> Result<FetchTarballResult, NixError> {
+    let cache = FetcherCache::new().map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+    let downloader = Downloader::new();
+
+    let dir_name = name.unwrap_or_else(|| "source".to_string());
+
+    let is_nar_hash = expected_hash
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|h| h.starts_with("sha256-"))
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+
+    if let Some(ref hash) = expected_hash {
+        let normalized = normalize_hash(hash);
+        if let Some(cached) = cache.get_tarball(&url, &normalized) {
+            return Ok(FetchTarballResult {
+                store_path: cached.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                hash: normalized,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    let data = downloader
+        .download(&url)
+        .map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+    let extracted_path = archive::extract_archive(&data, &temp_dir.path().to_path_buf())
+        .map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let nar_hash = nar::compute_nar_hash(&extracted_path)
+        .map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    if let Some(ref expected) = expected_hash {
+        let normalized_expected = normalize_hash(expected);
+        let hash_to_compare = if is_nar_hash { &nar_hash } else { &nar_hash };
+
+        if *hash_to_compare != normalized_expected {
+            return Err(NixError::from(format!(
+                "hash mismatch for '{}': expected {}, got {}",
+                url, normalized_expected, hash_to_compare
+            )));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let store_path = cache
+        .put_tarball_from_extracted(&url, &nar_hash, &extracted_path, &dir_name)
+        .map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    Ok(FetchTarballResult {
+        store_path: store_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        hash: nar_hash,
+    })
+}
+
+#[op2]
+#[serde]
+pub fn op_fetch_git(
+    #[string] url: String,
+    #[string] git_ref: Option<String>,
+    #[string] rev: Option<String>,
+    shallow: bool,
+    submodules: bool,
+    all_refs: bool,
+    #[string] name: Option<String>,
+) -> Result<FetchGitResult, NixError> {
+    let cache = FetcherCache::new().map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+    let dir_name = name.unwrap_or_else(|| "source".to_string());
+
+    git::fetch_git(&cache, &url, git_ref.as_deref(), rev.as_deref(), shallow, submodules, all_refs, &dir_name)
+        .map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+#[op2]
+#[serde]
+pub fn op_fetch_hg(
+    #[string] url: String,
+    #[string] rev: Option<String>,
+    #[string] name: Option<String>,
+) -> Result<FetchHgResult, NixError> {
+    let cache = FetcherCache::new().map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))?;
+    let dir_name = name.unwrap_or_else(|| "source".to_string());
+
+    hg::fetch_hg(&cache, &url, rev.as_deref(), &dir_name)
+        .map_err(|e| NixError::from(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+fn normalize_hash(hash: &str) -> String {
+    if hash.starts_with("sha256-") {
+        if let Some(b64) = hash.strip_prefix("sha256-") {
+            if let Ok(bytes) = base64_decode(b64) {
+                return hex::encode(bytes);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    hash.to_string()
+}
+
+fn base64_decode(input: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
+    const ALPHABET: &[u8] = b"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
+
+    let input = input.trim_end_matches('=');
+    let mut output = Vec::with_capacity(input.len() * 3 / 4);
+
+    let mut buffer = 0u32;
+    let mut bits = 0;
+
+    for c in input.bytes() {
+        let value = ALPHABET.iter().position(|&x| x == c)
+            .ok_or_else(|| format!("Invalid base64 character: {}", c as char))?;
+
+        buffer = (buffer << 6) | (value as u32);
+        bits += 6;
+
+        if bits >= 8 {
+            bits -= 8;
+            output.push((buffer >> bits) as u8);
+            buffer &= (1 << bits) - 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(output)
+}
+
+pub fn register_ops() -> Vec<deno_core::OpDecl> {
+    vec![
+        op_fetch_url(),
+        op_fetch_tarball(),
+        op_fetch_git(),
+        op_fetch_hg(),
+    ]
+}

nix-js/src/fetcher/archive.rs

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+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::io::Cursor;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use flate2::read::GzDecoder;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum ArchiveFormat {
+    TarGz,
+    TarXz,
+    TarBz2,
+    Tar,
+    Zip,
+}
+
+impl ArchiveFormat {
+    pub fn detect(url: &str, data: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        if url.ends_with(".tar.gz") || url.ends_with(".tgz") {
+            return ArchiveFormat::TarGz;
+        }
+        if url.ends_with(".tar.xz") || url.ends_with(".txz") {
+            return ArchiveFormat::TarXz;
+        }
+        if url.ends_with(".tar.bz2") || url.ends_with(".tbz2") {
+            return ArchiveFormat::TarBz2;
+        }
+        if url.ends_with(".tar") {
+            return ArchiveFormat::Tar;
+        }
+        if url.ends_with(".zip") {
+            return ArchiveFormat::Zip;
+        }
+
+        if data.len() >= 2 && data[0] == 0x1f && data[1] == 0x8b {
+            return ArchiveFormat::TarGz;
+        }
+        if data.len() >= 6 && &data[0..6] == b"\xfd7zXZ\x00" {
+            return ArchiveFormat::TarXz;
+        }
+        if data.len() >= 3 && &data[0..3] == b"BZh" {
+            return ArchiveFormat::TarBz2;
+        }
+        if data.len() >= 4 && &data[0..4] == b"PK\x03\x04" {
+            return ArchiveFormat::Zip;
+        }
+
+        ArchiveFormat::TarGz
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn extract_archive(data: &[u8], dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<PathBuf, ArchiveError> {
+    let format = ArchiveFormat::detect("", data);
+
+    let temp_dir = dest.join("_extract_temp");
+    fs::create_dir_all(&temp_dir)?;
+
+    match format {
+        ArchiveFormat::TarGz => extract_tar_gz(data, &temp_dir)?,
+        ArchiveFormat::TarXz => extract_tar_xz(data, &temp_dir)?,
+        ArchiveFormat::TarBz2 => extract_tar_bz2(data, &temp_dir)?,
+        ArchiveFormat::Tar => extract_tar(data, &temp_dir)?,
+        ArchiveFormat::Zip => extract_zip(data, &temp_dir)?,
+    }
+
+    strip_single_toplevel(&temp_dir, dest)
+}
+
+fn extract_tar_gz(data: &[u8], dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), ArchiveError> {
+    let decoder = GzDecoder::new(Cursor::new(data));
+    let mut archive = tar::Archive::new(decoder);
+    archive.unpack(dest)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn extract_tar_xz(data: &[u8], dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), ArchiveError> {
+    let decoder = xz2::read::XzDecoder::new(Cursor::new(data));
+    let mut archive = tar::Archive::new(decoder);
+    archive.unpack(dest)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn extract_tar_bz2(data: &[u8], dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), ArchiveError> {
+    let decoder = bzip2::read::BzDecoder::new(Cursor::new(data));
+    let mut archive = tar::Archive::new(decoder);
+    archive.unpack(dest)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn extract_tar(data: &[u8], dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), ArchiveError> {
+    let mut archive = tar::Archive::new(Cursor::new(data));
+    archive.unpack(dest)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn extract_zip(data: &[u8], dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), ArchiveError> {
+    let cursor = Cursor::new(data);
+    let mut archive = zip::ZipArchive::new(cursor)?;
+
+    for i in 0..archive.len() {
+        let mut file = archive.by_index(i)?;
+        let outpath = dest.join(file.mangled_name());
+
+        if file.is_dir() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(&outpath)?;
+        } else {
+            if let Some(parent) = outpath.parent() {
+                fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
+            }
+            let mut outfile = File::create(&outpath)?;
+            std::io::copy(&mut file, &mut outfile)?;
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        {
+            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+            if let Some(mode) = file.unix_mode() {
+                fs::set_permissions(&outpath, fs::Permissions::from_mode(mode))?;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn strip_single_toplevel(temp_dir: &PathBuf, dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<PathBuf, ArchiveError> {
+    let entries: Vec<_> = fs::read_dir(temp_dir)?
+        .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+        .filter(|e| !e.file_name().to_string_lossy().starts_with('.'))
+        .collect();
+
+    let source_dir = if entries.len() == 1 && entries[0].file_type()?.is_dir() {
+        entries[0].path()
+    } else {
+        temp_dir.clone()
+    };
+
+    let final_dest = dest.join("content");
+    if final_dest.exists() {
+        fs::remove_dir_all(&final_dest)?;
+    }
+
+    if source_dir == *temp_dir {
+        fs::rename(temp_dir, &final_dest)?;
+    } else {
+        copy_dir_recursive(&source_dir, &final_dest)?;
+        fs::remove_dir_all(temp_dir)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(final_dest)
+}
+
+fn copy_dir_recursive(src: &PathBuf, dst: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(dst)?;
+
+    for entry in fs::read_dir(src)? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        let path = entry.path();
+        let dest_path = dst.join(entry.file_name());
+        let metadata = fs::symlink_metadata(&path)?;
+
+        if metadata.is_symlink() {
+            let target = fs::read_link(&path)?;
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            {
+                std::os::unix::fs::symlink(&target, &dest_path)?;
+            }
+            #[cfg(windows)]
+            {
+                if target.is_dir() {
+                    std::os::windows::fs::symlink_dir(&target, &dest_path)?;
+                } else {
+                    std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file(&target, &dest_path)?;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if metadata.is_dir() {
+            copy_dir_recursive(&path, &dest_path)?;
+        } else {
+            fs::copy(&path, &dest_path)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ArchiveError {
+    IoError(std::io::Error),
+    ZipError(zip::result::ZipError),
+    UnsupportedFormat(String),
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for ArchiveError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            ArchiveError::IoError(e) => write!(f, "I/O error: {}", e),
+            ArchiveError::ZipError(e) => write!(f, "ZIP error: {}", e),
+            ArchiveError::UnsupportedFormat(fmt) => write!(f, "Unsupported archive format: {}", fmt),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ArchiveError {}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for ArchiveError {
+    fn from(e: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        ArchiveError::IoError(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<zip::result::ZipError> for ArchiveError {
+    fn from(e: zip::result::ZipError) -> Self {
+        ArchiveError::ZipError(e)
+    }
+}

nix-js/src/fetcher/cache.rs

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+use std::fs::{self, File};
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use super::archive::ArchiveError;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum CacheError {
+    Io(std::io::Error),
+    Archive(ArchiveError),
+    Json(serde_json::Error),
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for CacheError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            CacheError::Io(e) => write!(f, "I/O error: {}", e),
+            CacheError::Archive(e) => write!(f, "Archive error: {}", e),
+            CacheError::Json(e) => write!(f, "JSON error: {}", e),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for CacheError {}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for CacheError {
+    fn from(e: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        CacheError::Io(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<ArchiveError> for CacheError {
+    fn from(e: ArchiveError) -> Self {
+        CacheError::Archive(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<serde_json::Error> for CacheError {
+    fn from(e: serde_json::Error) -> Self {
+        CacheError::Json(e)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct FetcherCache {
+    base_dir: PathBuf,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+struct CacheMetadata {
+    url: String,
+    hash: String,
+    name: String,
+}
+
+impl FetcherCache {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
+        let base_dir = dirs::cache_dir()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("/tmp"))
+            .join("nix-js")
+            .join("fetchers");
+
+        fs::create_dir_all(&base_dir)?;
+
+        Ok(Self { base_dir })
+    }
+
+    fn url_cache_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.base_dir.join("url")
+    }
+
+    fn tarball_cache_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.base_dir.join("tarball")
+    }
+
+    fn git_cache_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.base_dir.join("git")
+    }
+
+    fn hg_cache_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        self.base_dir.join("hg")
+    }
+
+    fn hash_key(url: &str) -> String {
+        crate::nix_hash::sha256_hex(url)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_url(&self, url: &str, expected_hash: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        let cache_dir = self.url_cache_dir();
+        let key = Self::hash_key(url);
+        let meta_path = cache_dir.join(format!("{}.meta", key));
+        let data_path = cache_dir.join(format!("{}.data", key));
+
+        if !meta_path.exists() || !data_path.exists() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let meta: CacheMetadata = serde_json::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(&meta_path).ok()?).ok()?;
+
+        if meta.hash == expected_hash {
+            Some(data_path)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn put_url(
+        &self,
+        url: &str,
+        hash: &str,
+        data: &[u8],
+        name: &str,
+        executable: bool,
+    ) -> Result<PathBuf, std::io::Error> {
+        let cache_dir = self.url_cache_dir();
+        fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir)?;
+
+        let key = Self::hash_key(url);
+        let meta_path = cache_dir.join(format!("{}.meta", key));
+        let data_path = cache_dir.join(format!("{}.data", key));
+
+        let mut file = File::create(&data_path)?;
+        file.write_all(data)?;
+
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        if executable {
+            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+            let mut perms = fs::metadata(&data_path)?.permissions();
+            perms.set_mode(0o755);
+            fs::set_permissions(&data_path, perms)?;
+        }
+
+        let meta = CacheMetadata {
+            url: url.to_string(),
+            hash: hash.to_string(),
+            name: name.to_string(),
+        };
+        fs::write(&meta_path, serde_json::to_string(&meta)?)?;
+
+        let store_path = self.make_store_path(hash, name);
+        if !store_path.exists() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(store_path.parent().unwrap_or(&store_path))?;
+            fs::copy(&data_path, &store_path)?;
+
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            if executable {
+                use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+                let mut perms = fs::metadata(&store_path)?.permissions();
+                perms.set_mode(0o755);
+                fs::set_permissions(&store_path, perms)?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(store_path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_tarball(&self, url: &str, expected_hash: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        let cache_dir = self.tarball_cache_dir();
+        let key = Self::hash_key(url);
+        let meta_path = cache_dir.join(&key).join(".meta");
+        let data_dir = cache_dir.join(&key);
+
+        if !meta_path.exists() || !data_dir.exists() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let meta: CacheMetadata = serde_json::from_str(&fs::read_to_string(&meta_path).ok()?).ok()?;
+
+        if meta.hash == expected_hash {
+            Some(self.make_store_path(&meta.hash, &meta.name))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn put_tarball(
+        &self,
+        url: &str,
+        hash: &str,
+        data: &[u8],
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> Result<PathBuf, CacheError> {
+        let cache_dir = self.tarball_cache_dir();
+        let key = Self::hash_key(url);
+        let extract_dir = cache_dir.join(&key);
+
+        fs::create_dir_all(&extract_dir)?;
+
+        let extracted_path = super::archive::extract_archive(data, &extract_dir)?;
+
+        let meta = CacheMetadata {
+            url: url.to_string(),
+            hash: hash.to_string(),
+            name: name.to_string(),
+        };
+        fs::write(extract_dir.join(".meta"), serde_json::to_string(&meta)?)?;
+
+        let store_path = self.make_store_path(hash, name);
+        if !store_path.exists() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(store_path.parent().unwrap_or(&store_path))?;
+            copy_dir_recursive(&extracted_path, &store_path)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(store_path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn put_tarball_from_extracted(
+        &self,
+        url: &str,
+        hash: &str,
+        extracted_path: &PathBuf,
+        name: &str,
+    ) -> Result<PathBuf, CacheError> {
+        let cache_dir = self.tarball_cache_dir();
+        let key = Self::hash_key(url);
+        let cache_entry_dir = cache_dir.join(&key);
+
+        fs::create_dir_all(&cache_entry_dir)?;
+
+        let cached_content = cache_entry_dir.join("content");
+        if !cached_content.exists() {
+            copy_dir_recursive(extracted_path, &cached_content)?;
+        }
+
+        let meta = CacheMetadata {
+            url: url.to_string(),
+            hash: hash.to_string(),
+            name: name.to_string(),
+        };
+        fs::write(cache_entry_dir.join(".meta"), serde_json::to_string(&meta)?)?;
+
+        let store_path = self.make_store_path(hash, name);
+        if !store_path.exists() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(store_path.parent().unwrap_or(&store_path))?;
+            copy_dir_recursive(extracted_path, &store_path)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(store_path)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_git_bare(&self, url: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let key = Self::hash_key(url);
+        self.git_cache_dir().join(key)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_hg_bare(&self, url: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let key = Self::hash_key(url);
+        self.hg_cache_dir().join(key)
+    }
+
+    pub fn make_store_path(&self, hash: &str, name: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        let short_hash = &hash[..32.min(hash.len())];
+        self.base_dir
+            .join("store")
+            .join(format!("{}-{}", short_hash, name))
+    }
+}
+
+fn copy_dir_recursive(src: &PathBuf, dst: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(dst)?;
+
+    for entry in fs::read_dir(src)? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        let path = entry.path();
+        let dest_path = dst.join(entry.file_name());
+
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            copy_dir_recursive(&path, &dest_path)?;
+        } else {
+            fs::copy(&path, &dest_path)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}

nix-js/src/fetcher/download.rs

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+use reqwest::blocking::Client;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+pub struct Downloader {
+    client: Client,
+}
+
+impl Downloader {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let client = Client::builder()
+            .timeout(Duration::from_secs(300))
+            .user_agent("nix-js/0.1")
+            .build()
+            .expect("Failed to create HTTP client");
+
+        Self { client }
+    }
+
+    pub fn download(&self, url: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, DownloadError> {
+        let response = self
+            .client
+            .get(url)
+            .send()
+            .map_err(|e| DownloadError::NetworkError(e.to_string()))?;
+
+        if !response.status().is_success() {
+            return Err(DownloadError::HttpError {
+                url: url.to_string(),
+                status: response.status().as_u16(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        response
+            .bytes()
+            .map(|b| b.to_vec())
+            .map_err(|e| DownloadError::NetworkError(e.to_string()))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Downloader {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum DownloadError {
+    NetworkError(String),
+    HttpError { url: String, status: u16 },
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for DownloadError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            DownloadError::NetworkError(msg) => write!(f, "Network error: {}", msg),
+            DownloadError::HttpError { url, status } => {
+                write!(f, "HTTP error {} for URL: {}", status, url)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for DownloadError {}

nix-js/src/fetcher/git.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use super::cache::FetcherCache;
+use super::FetchGitResult;
+
+pub fn fetch_git(
+    cache: &FetcherCache,
+    url: &str,
+    git_ref: Option<&str>,
+    rev: Option<&str>,
+    _shallow: bool,
+    submodules: bool,
+    all_refs: bool,
+    name: &str,
+) -> Result<FetchGitResult, GitError> {
+    let bare_repo = cache.get_git_bare(url);
+
+    if !bare_repo.exists() {
+        clone_bare(url, &bare_repo)?;
+    } else {
+        fetch_repo(&bare_repo, all_refs)?;
+    }
+
+    let target_rev = resolve_rev(&bare_repo, git_ref, rev)?;
+    let checkout_dir = checkout_rev(&bare_repo, &target_rev, submodules, name, cache)?;
+
+    let rev_count = get_rev_count(&bare_repo, &target_rev)?;
+    let last_modified = get_last_modified(&bare_repo, &target_rev)?;
+    let last_modified_date = format_timestamp(last_modified);
+
+    let short_rev = if target_rev.len() >= 7 {
+        target_rev[..7].to_string()
+    } else {
+        target_rev.clone()
+    };
+
+    Ok(FetchGitResult {
+        out_path: checkout_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        rev: target_rev,
+        short_rev,
+        rev_count,
+        last_modified,
+        last_modified_date,
+        submodules,
+        nar_hash: None,
+    })
+}
+
+fn clone_bare(url: &str, dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), GitError> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(dest.parent().unwrap_or(dest))?;
+
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["clone", "--bare", url])
+        .arg(dest)
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(GitError::CommandFailed {
+            operation: "clone".to_string(),
+            message: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).to_string(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn fetch_repo(repo: &PathBuf, all_refs: bool) -> Result<(), GitError> {
+    let mut args = vec!["fetch", "--prune"];
+    if all_refs {
+        args.push("--all");
+    }
+
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .args(args)
+        .current_dir(repo)
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(GitError::CommandFailed {
+            operation: "fetch".to_string(),
+            message: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).to_string(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn resolve_rev(repo: &PathBuf, git_ref: Option<&str>, rev: Option<&str>) -> Result<String, GitError> {
+    if let Some(rev) = rev {
+        return Ok(rev.to_string());
+    }
+
+    let ref_to_resolve = git_ref.unwrap_or("HEAD");
+
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["rev-parse", ref_to_resolve])
+        .current_dir(repo)
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        let output = Command::new("git")
+            .args(["rev-parse", &format!("refs/heads/{}", ref_to_resolve)])
+            .current_dir(repo)
+            .output()?;
+
+        if !output.status.success() {
+            let output = Command::new("git")
+                .args(["rev-parse", &format!("refs/tags/{}", ref_to_resolve)])
+                .current_dir(repo)
+                .output()?;
+
+            if !output.status.success() {
+                return Err(GitError::CommandFailed {
+                    operation: "rev-parse".to_string(),
+                    message: format!("Could not resolve ref: {}", ref_to_resolve),
+                });
+            }
+            return Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string());
+        }
+        return Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string());
+    }
+
+    Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string())
+}
+
+fn checkout_rev(
+    bare_repo: &PathBuf,
+    rev: &str,
+    submodules: bool,
+    name: &str,
+    cache: &FetcherCache,
+) -> Result<PathBuf, GitError> {
+    let hash = crate::nix_hash::sha256_hex(&format!("{}:{}", bare_repo.display(), rev));
+    let checkout_dir = cache.make_store_path(&hash, name);
+
+    if checkout_dir.exists() {
+        return Ok(checkout_dir);
+    }
+
+    fs::create_dir_all(&checkout_dir)?;
+
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["--work-tree", checkout_dir.to_str().unwrap_or(".")])
+        .arg("checkout")
+        .arg(rev)
+        .arg("--")
+        .arg(".")
+        .current_dir(bare_repo)
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        fs::remove_dir_all(&checkout_dir)?;
+        return Err(GitError::CommandFailed {
+            operation: "checkout".to_string(),
+            message: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).to_string(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    if submodules {
+        let output = Command::new("git")
+            .args(["submodule", "update", "--init", "--recursive"])
+            .current_dir(&checkout_dir)
+            .output()?;
+
+        if !output.status.success() {
+            eprintln!(
+                "Warning: failed to initialize submodules: {}",
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    let git_dir = checkout_dir.join(".git");
+    if git_dir.exists() {
+        fs::remove_dir_all(&git_dir)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(checkout_dir)
+}
+
+fn get_rev_count(repo: &PathBuf, rev: &str) -> Result<u64, GitError> {
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["rev-list", "--count", rev])
+        .current_dir(repo)
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Ok(0);
+    }
+
+    let count_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    count_str.trim().parse().unwrap_or(0).pipe(Ok)
+}
+
+fn get_last_modified(repo: &PathBuf, rev: &str) -> Result<u64, GitError> {
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .args(["log", "-1", "--format=%ct", rev])
+        .current_dir(repo)
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Ok(0);
+    }
+
+    let ts_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+    ts_str.trim().parse().unwrap_or(0).pipe(Ok)
+}
+
+fn format_timestamp(ts: u64) -> String {
+    use std::time::{Duration, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+    let datetime = UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(ts);
+    let secs = datetime
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .map(|d| d.as_secs())
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+
+    let days_since_epoch = secs / 86400;
+    let remaining_secs = secs % 86400;
+    let hours = remaining_secs / 3600;
+    let minutes = (remaining_secs % 3600) / 60;
+    let seconds = remaining_secs % 60;
+
+    let (year, month, day) = days_to_ymd(days_since_epoch);
+
+    format!(
+        "{:04}{:02}{:02}{:02}{:02}{:02}",
+        year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds
+    )
+}
+
+fn days_to_ymd(days: u64) -> (u64, u64, u64) {
+    let mut y = 1970;
+    let mut remaining = days as i64;
+
+    loop {
+        let days_in_year = if is_leap_year(y) { 366 } else { 365 };
+        if remaining < days_in_year {
+            break;
+        }
+        remaining -= days_in_year;
+        y += 1;
+    }
+
+    let days_in_months: [i64; 12] = if is_leap_year(y) {
+        [31, 29, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31]
+    } else {
+        [31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31]
+    };
+
+    let mut m = 1;
+    for days_in_month in days_in_months.iter() {
+        if remaining < *days_in_month {
+            break;
+        }
+        remaining -= *days_in_month;
+        m += 1;
+    }
+
+    (y, m, (remaining + 1) as u64)
+}
+
+fn is_leap_year(y: u64) -> bool {
+    (y % 4 == 0 && y % 100 != 0) || (y % 400 == 0)
+}
+
+trait Pipe: Sized {
+    fn pipe<F, R>(self, f: F) -> R
+    where
+        F: FnOnce(Self) -> R,
+    {
+        f(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Pipe for T {}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum GitError {
+    IoError(std::io::Error),
+    CommandFailed { operation: String, message: String },
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for GitError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            GitError::IoError(e) => write!(f, "I/O error: {}", e),
+            GitError::CommandFailed { operation, message } => {
+                write!(f, "Git {} failed: {}", operation, message)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for GitError {}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for GitError {
+    fn from(e: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        GitError::IoError(e)
+    }
+}

nix-js/src/fetcher/hg.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use super::cache::FetcherCache;
+use super::FetchHgResult;
+
+pub fn fetch_hg(
+    cache: &FetcherCache,
+    url: &str,
+    rev: Option<&str>,
+    name: &str,
+) -> Result<FetchHgResult, HgError> {
+    let bare_repo = cache.get_hg_bare(url);
+
+    if !bare_repo.exists() {
+        clone_repo(url, &bare_repo)?;
+    } else {
+        pull_repo(&bare_repo)?;
+    }
+
+    let target_rev = rev.unwrap_or("tip").to_string();
+    let resolved_rev = resolve_rev(&bare_repo, &target_rev)?;
+    let branch = get_branch(&bare_repo, &resolved_rev)?;
+
+    let checkout_dir = checkout_rev(&bare_repo, &resolved_rev, name, cache)?;
+
+    let rev_count = get_rev_count(&bare_repo, &resolved_rev)?;
+
+    let short_rev = if resolved_rev.len() >= 12 {
+        resolved_rev[..12].to_string()
+    } else {
+        resolved_rev.clone()
+    };
+
+    Ok(FetchHgResult {
+        out_path: checkout_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        branch,
+        rev: resolved_rev,
+        short_rev,
+        rev_count,
+    })
+}
+
+fn clone_repo(url: &str, dest: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), HgError> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(dest.parent().unwrap_or(dest))?;
+
+    let output = Command::new("hg")
+        .args(["clone", "-U", url])
+        .arg(dest)
+        .env("HGPLAIN", "")
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(HgError::CommandFailed {
+            operation: "clone".to_string(),
+            message: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).to_string(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn pull_repo(repo: &PathBuf) -> Result<(), HgError> {
+    let output = Command::new("hg")
+        .args(["pull"])
+        .current_dir(repo)
+        .env("HGPLAIN", "")
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(HgError::CommandFailed {
+            operation: "pull".to_string(),
+            message: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).to_string(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn resolve_rev(repo: &PathBuf, rev: &str) -> Result<String, HgError> {
+    let output = Command::new("hg")
+        .args(["log", "-r", rev, "--template", "{node}"])
+        .current_dir(repo)
+        .env("HGPLAIN", "")
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(HgError::CommandFailed {
+            operation: "log".to_string(),
+            message: format!(
+                "Could not resolve rev '{}': {}",
+                rev,
+                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+            ),
+        });
+    }
+
+    Ok(String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string())
+}
+
+fn get_branch(repo: &PathBuf, rev: &str) -> Result<String, HgError> {
+    let output = Command::new("hg")
+        .args(["log", "-r", rev, "--template", "{branch}"])
+        .current_dir(repo)
+        .env("HGPLAIN", "")
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Ok("default".to_string());
+    }
+
+    let branch = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout).trim().to_string();
+    if branch.is_empty() {
+        Ok("default".to_string())
+    } else {
+        Ok(branch)
+    }
+}
+
+fn checkout_rev(
+    bare_repo: &PathBuf,
+    rev: &str,
+    name: &str,
+    cache: &FetcherCache,
+) -> Result<PathBuf, HgError> {
+    let hash = crate::nix_hash::sha256_hex(&format!("{}:{}", bare_repo.display(), rev));
+    let checkout_dir = cache.make_store_path(&hash, name);
+
+    if checkout_dir.exists() {
+        return Ok(checkout_dir);
+    }
+
+    fs::create_dir_all(&checkout_dir)?;
+
+    let output = Command::new("hg")
+        .args(["archive", "-r", rev])
+        .arg(&checkout_dir)
+        .current_dir(bare_repo)
+        .env("HGPLAIN", "")
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        fs::remove_dir_all(&checkout_dir)?;
+        return Err(HgError::CommandFailed {
+            operation: "archive".to_string(),
+            message: String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).to_string(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    let hg_archival = checkout_dir.join(".hg_archival.txt");
+    if hg_archival.exists() {
+        fs::remove_file(&hg_archival)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(checkout_dir)
+}
+
+fn get_rev_count(repo: &PathBuf, rev: &str) -> Result<u64, HgError> {
+    let output = Command::new("hg")
+        .args(["log", "-r", &format!("0::{}", rev), "--template", "x"])
+        .current_dir(repo)
+        .env("HGPLAIN", "")
+        .output()?;
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Ok(0);
+    }
+
+    Ok(output.stdout.len() as u64)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum HgError {
+    IoError(std::io::Error),
+    CommandFailed { operation: String, message: String },
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for HgError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            HgError::IoError(e) => write!(f, "I/O error: {}", e),
+            HgError::CommandFailed { operation, message } => {
+                write!(f, "Mercurial {} failed: {}", operation, message)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for HgError {}
+
+impl From<std::io::Error> for HgError {
+    fn from(e: std::io::Error) -> Self {
+        HgError::IoError(e)
+    }
+}

nix-js/src/fetcher/nar.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::{self, Write};
+use std::path::Path;
+
+pub fn compute_nar_hash(path: &Path) -> Result<String, io::Error> {
+    let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+    dump_path(&mut hasher, path)?;
+    Ok(hex::encode(hasher.finalize()))
+}
+
+fn dump_path<W: Write>(sink: &mut W, path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    write_string(sink, "nix-archive-1")?;
+    write_string(sink, "(")?;
+    dump_entry(sink, path)?;
+    write_string(sink, ")")?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn dump_entry<W: Write>(sink: &mut W, path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let metadata = fs::symlink_metadata(path)?;
+
+    if metadata.is_symlink() {
+        let target = fs::read_link(path)?;
+        write_string(sink, "type")?;
+        write_string(sink, "symlink")?;
+        write_string(sink, "target")?;
+        write_string(sink, &target.to_string_lossy())?;
+    } else if metadata.is_file() {
+        write_string(sink, "type")?;
+        write_string(sink, "regular")?;
+
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        {
+            use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+            if metadata.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0 {
+                write_string(sink, "executable")?;
+                write_string(sink, "")?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let contents = fs::read(path)?;
+        write_string(sink, "contents")?;
+        write_contents(sink, &contents)?;
+    } else if metadata.is_dir() {
+        write_string(sink, "type")?;
+        write_string(sink, "directory")?;
+
+        let mut entries: Vec<_> = fs::read_dir(path)?
+            .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+            .map(|e| e.file_name().to_string_lossy().to_string())
+            .collect();
+        entries.sort();
+
+        for name in entries {
+            write_string(sink, "entry")?;
+            write_string(sink, "(")?;
+            write_string(sink, "name")?;
+            write_string(sink, &name)?;
+            write_string(sink, "node")?;
+            write_string(sink, "(")?;
+            dump_entry(sink, &path.join(&name))?;
+            write_string(sink, ")")?;
+            write_string(sink, ")")?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn write_string<W: Write>(sink: &mut W, s: &str) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let bytes = s.as_bytes();
+    let len = bytes.len() as u64;
+
+    sink.write_all(&len.to_le_bytes())?;
+    sink.write_all(bytes)?;
+
+    let padding = (8 - (len % 8)) % 8;
+    for _ in 0..padding {
+        sink.write_all(&[0])?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn write_contents<W: Write>(sink: &mut W, contents: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let len = contents.len() as u64;
+
+    sink.write_all(&len.to_le_bytes())?;
+    sink.write_all(contents)?;
+
+    let padding = (8 - (len % 8)) % 8;
+    for _ in 0..padding {
+        sink.write_all(&[0])?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_simple_file() {
+        let temp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let file_path = temp.path().join("test.txt");
+        fs::write(&file_path, "hello").unwrap();
+
+        let hash = compute_nar_hash(&file_path).unwrap();
+        assert!(!hash.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(hash.len(), 64);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_directory() {
+        let temp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        fs::write(temp.path().join("a.txt"), "aaa").unwrap();
+        fs::write(temp.path().join("b.txt"), "bbb").unwrap();
+
+        let hash = compute_nar_hash(temp.path()).unwrap();
+        assert!(!hash.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(hash.len(), 64);
+    }
+}

nix-js/src/ir.rs

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ pub trait DowngradeContext {
     fn get_current_dir(&self) -> std::path::PathBuf;
 
     fn push_dep_tracker(&mut self, slots: &[ExprId]);
+    fn push_dep_tracker_with_owner(&mut self, slots: &[ExprId], owner: ExprId);
+    fn get_current_binding(&self) -> Option<ExprId>;
     fn set_current_binding(&mut self, expr: Option<ExprId>);
     fn pop_dep_tracker(&mut self) -> Result<SccInfo>;
 }

nix-js/src/ir/downgrade.rs

@@ -2,11 +2,28 @@
 #![allow(clippy::unwrap_used)]
 
 use rnix::ast::{self, Expr, HasEntry};
+use std::path::{Component, Path as StdPath, PathBuf};
 
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 
 use super::*;
 
+fn normalize_path(path: &StdPath) -> String {
+    let mut normalized = PathBuf::new();
+    for component in path.components() {
+        match component {
+            Component::Prefix(p) => normalized.push(p.as_os_str()),
+            Component::RootDir => normalized.push("/"),
+            Component::CurDir => {}
+            Component::ParentDir => {
+                normalized.pop();
+            }
+            Component::Normal(c) => normalized.push(c),
+        }
+    }
+    normalized.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+}
+
 pub trait Downgrade<Ctx: DowngradeContext> {
     fn downgrade(self, ctx: &mut Ctx) -> Result<ExprId>;
 }
@@ -74,21 +91,10 @@ impl<Ctx: DowngradeContext> Downgrade<Ctx> for ast::Path {
                 .collect();
 
             let resolved_path = if path_str.starts_with('/') {
-                path_str
+                normalize_path(&std::path::PathBuf::from(&path_str))
             } else {
                 let current_dir = ctx.get_current_dir();
-
+                normalize_path(&current_dir.join(&path_str))
-                current_dir
-                    .join(&path_str)
-                    .canonicalize()
-                    .map_err(|e| {
-                        crate::error::Error::downgrade_error(format!(
-                            "Failed to resolve path {}: {}",
-                            path_str, e
-                        ))
-                    })?
-                    .to_string_lossy()
-                    .to_string()
             };
 
             vec![ctx.new_expr(Str { val: resolved_path }.to_ir())]
@@ -239,7 +245,8 @@ impl<Ctx: DowngradeContext> Downgrade<Ctx> for ast::Select {
         let expr = self.expr().unwrap().downgrade(ctx)?;
         let attrpath = downgrade_attrpath(self.attrpath().unwrap(), ctx)?;
         let default = if let Some(default) = self.default_expr() {
-            Some(default.downgrade(ctx)?)
+            let default_expr = default.downgrade(ctx)?;
+            Some(ctx.new_expr(Ir::Thunk(default_expr)))
         } else {
             None
         };

nix-js/src/ir/utils.rs

@@ -121,20 +121,21 @@ pub fn downgrade_inherit(
             }
         };
         let expr = if let Some(expr) = from {
-            ctx.new_expr(
+            let select_expr = ctx.new_expr(
                 Select {
                     expr,
                     attrpath: vec![Attr::Str(ident)],
                     default: None,
                 }
                 .to_ir(),
-            )
+            );
+            ctx.new_expr(Ir::Thunk(select_expr))
         } else {
             ctx.lookup(ident)?
         };
         match stcs.entry(ident) {
             Entry::Occupied(occupied) => {
-                return Err(Error::eval_error(format!(
+                return Err(Error::downgrade_error(format!(
                     "attribute '{}' already defined",
                     format_symbol(ctx.get_sym(*occupied.key()))
                 )));
@@ -282,7 +283,10 @@ where
         Some(param_syms.iter().copied().collect())
     };
 
-    let (scc_info, body) = downgrade_bindings_generic(
+    // Get the owner from outer tracker's current_binding
+    let owner = ctx.get_current_binding();
+
+    let (scc_info, body) = downgrade_bindings_generic_with_owner(
         ctx,
         binding_keys,
         |ctx, sym_to_slot| {
@@ -317,6 +321,7 @@ where
             Ok(bindings)
         },
         body_fn,
+        owner, // Pass the owner to track cross-scope dependencies
     )?;
 
     Ok(PatternBindings {
@@ -342,6 +347,21 @@ pub fn downgrade_bindings_generic<Ctx, B, F>(
     compute_bindings_fn: B,
     body_fn: F,
 ) -> Result<(SccInfo, ExprId)>
+where
+    Ctx: DowngradeContext,
+    B: FnOnce(&mut Ctx, &HashMap<SymId, ExprId>) -> Result<HashMap<SymId, ExprId>>,
+    F: FnOnce(&mut Ctx, &[SymId]) -> Result<ExprId>,
+{
+    downgrade_bindings_generic_with_owner(ctx, binding_keys, compute_bindings_fn, body_fn, None)
+}
+
+pub fn downgrade_bindings_generic_with_owner<Ctx, B, F>(
+    ctx: &mut Ctx,
+    binding_keys: Vec<SymId>,
+    compute_bindings_fn: B,
+    body_fn: F,
+    owner: Option<ExprId>,
+) -> Result<(SccInfo, ExprId)>
 where
     Ctx: DowngradeContext,
     B: FnOnce(&mut Ctx, &HashMap<SymId, ExprId>) -> Result<HashMap<SymId, ExprId>>,
@@ -354,7 +374,11 @@ where
         .zip(slots.iter().copied())
         .collect();
 
+    if let Some(owner_binding) = owner {
+        ctx.push_dep_tracker_with_owner(&slots, owner_binding);
+    } else {
         ctx.push_dep_tracker(&slots);
+    }
 
     ctx.with_let_scope(let_bindings.clone(), |ctx| {
         let bindings = compute_bindings_fn(ctx, &let_bindings)?;
@@ -413,9 +437,12 @@ where
             }
             ast::Entry::AttrpathValue(value) => {
                 let attrpath = value.attrpath().unwrap();
-                if let Some(first_attr) = attrpath.attrs().next()
+                let attrs_vec: Vec<_> = attrpath.attrs().collect();
-                    && let ast::Attr::Ident(ident) = first_attr
+
-                {
+                // Only check for duplicate definitions if this is a top-level binding (path length == 1)
+                // For nested paths (e.g., types.a, types.b), they will be merged into the same attrset
+                if attrs_vec.len() == 1 {
+                    if let Some(ast::Attr::Ident(ident)) = attrs_vec.first() {
                         let sym = ctx.new_sym(ident.to_string());
                         if !binding_syms.insert(sym) {
                             return Err(Error::downgrade_error(format!(
@@ -424,6 +451,13 @@ where
                             )));
                         }
                     }
+                } else if attrs_vec.len() > 1 {
+                    // For nested paths, just record the first-level name without checking duplicates
+                    if let Some(ast::Attr::Ident(ident)) = attrs_vec.first() {
+                        let sym = ctx.new_sym(ident.to_string());
+                        binding_syms.insert(sym);
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }

nix-js/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 mod codegen;
 pub mod context;
 pub mod error;
+mod fetcher;
 mod ir;
 mod nix_hash;
 mod runtime;

nix-js/src/runtime.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub(crate) trait RuntimeCtx: 'static {
 fn runtime_extension<Ctx: RuntimeCtx>() -> Extension {
     const ESM: &[ExtensionFileSource] =
         &deno_core::include_js_files!(nix_runtime dir "runtime-ts/dist", "runtime.js");
-    let ops = vec![
+    let mut ops = vec![
         op_import::<Ctx>(),
         op_read_file(),
         op_path_exists(),
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ fn runtime_extension<Ctx: RuntimeCtx>() -> Extension {
         op_output_path_name(),
         op_make_fixed_output_path(),
     ];
+    ops.extend(crate::fetcher::register_ops());
 
     Extension {
         name: "nix_runtime",
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ mod private {
         }
     }
 }
-use private::NixError;
+pub(crate) use private::NixError;
 
 #[deno_core::op2]
 #[string]
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ fn op_import<Ctx: RuntimeCtx>(
     let content = std::fs::read_to_string(&absolute_path)
         .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to read {}: {}", absolute_path.display(), e))?;
 
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    eprintln!("[DEBUG] compiling file: {}", absolute_path.display());
     let mut guard = ctx.push_path_stack(absolute_path);
     let ctx = guard.deref_mut();
 
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ impl<Ctx: RuntimeCtx> Runtime<Ctx> {
         let global_value = self
             .js_runtime
             .execute_script("<eval>", script)
-            .map_err(|e| Error::eval_error(format!("{}", e.get_message())))?;
+            .map_err(|e| Error::eval_error(format!("{}", e.get_message()), e.stack))?;
 
         // Retrieve scope from JsRuntime
         deno_core::scope!(scope, self.js_runtime);

nix-js/tests/operators.rs

@@ -99,3 +99,21 @@ fn logical_not() {
     assert_eq!(eval("!true"), Value::Bool(false));
     assert_eq!(eval("!false"), Value::Bool(true));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn select_with_default_lazy_evaluation() {
+    assert_eq!(eval("{ a = 1; }.a or (1 / 0)"), Value::Int(1));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn select_with_default_nested_lazy() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        eval("{ a.b = 42; }.a.b or (builtins.abort \"should not evaluate\")"),
+        Value::Int(42)
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn select_with_default_fallback() {
+    assert_eq!(eval("{ a = 1; }.b or 999"), Value::Int(999));
+}