[bug#39258] [PATCH 3/4] gnu: Generate xapian package search index.

[Arun Isaac]

* gnu/packages.scm (%package-search-index): New variable.
(generate-package-search-index): New function.
* guix/channels.scm (package-search-index): New function.
(%channel-profile-hooks): Add package-search-index.
---
 gnu/packages.scm  | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 guix/channels.scm | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages.scm b/gnu/packages.scm
index d22c992bb1..e91753e2a8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages.scm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2014 Eric Bavier <address@hidden>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Alex Kost <address@hidden>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Mathieu Lirzin <address@hidden>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Arun Isaac <address@hidden>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-34)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-35)
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-39)
+  #:use-module (xapian xapian)
   #:export (search-patch
             search-patches
             search-auxiliary-file
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@
             specification->location
             specifications->manifest
 
-            generate-package-cache))
+            generate-package-cache
+            generate-package-search-index))
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 ;;;
@@ -426,6 +429,30 @@ reducing the memory footprint."
                                #:opts '(#:to-file? #t)))))
   cache-file)
 
+(define %package-search-index
+  ;; Location of the package search-index
+  "/lib/guix/package-search.index")
+
+(define (generate-package-search-index directory)
+  "Generate under DIRECTORY a xapian index of all the available packages."
+  (define db-path
+    (string-append directory %package-search-index))
+
+  (mkdir-p (dirname db-path))
+  (call-with-writable-database db-path
+    (lambda (db)
+      (fold-packages (lambda (package _)
+                       (let* ((idterm (string-append "Q" (package-name 
package)))
+                              (doc (make-document #:data (package-name package)
+                                                  #:terms `((,idterm . 0))))
+                              (term-generator (make-term-generator #:stem 
(make-stem "en")
+                                                                   #:document 
doc)))
+                         (index-text! term-generator (package-description 
package))
+                         (replace-document! db idterm doc)))
+                     #f)))
+
+  db-path)
+
 
 (define %sigint-prompt
   ;; The prompt to jump to upon SIGINT.
diff --git a/guix/channels.scm b/guix/channels.scm
index f0261dc2da..c70c70938c 100644
--- a/guix/channels.scm
+++ b/guix/channels.scm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2018, 2019, 2020 Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018 Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <address@hidden>
+;;; Copyright © 2020 Arun Isaac <address@hidden>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -581,9 +582,40 @@ be used as a profile hook."
                                                  (hook . package-cache))
                                   #:local-build? #t)))
 
+(define (package-search-index manifest)
+  "Build a package search index for the instance in MANIFEST.  This is meant
+to be used as a profile hook."
+  (mlet %store-monad ((profile (profile-derivation manifest
+                                                   #:hooks '())))
+
+    (define build
+      #~(begin
+          (use-modules (gnu packages))
+
+          (if (defined? 'generate-package-search-index)
+              (begin
+                ;; Delegate package search index generation to the inferior.
+                (format (current-error-port)
+                        "Generating package search index for '~a'...~%"
+                        #$profile)
+                (generate-package-search-index #$output))
+              (mkdir #$output))))
+
+    (gexp->derivation-in-inferior "guix-package-search-index" build
+                                  profile
+
+                                  ;; If the Guix in PROFILE is too old and
+                                  ;; lacks 'guix repl', don't build the cache
+                                  ;; instead of failing.
+                                  #:silent-failure? #t
+
+                                  #:properties '((type . profile-hook)
+                                                 (hook . package-search-index))
+                                  #:local-build? #t)))
+
 (define %channel-profile-hooks
   ;; The default channel profile hooks.
-  (cons package-cache-file %default-profile-hooks))
+  (cons* package-cache-file package-search-index %default-profile-hooks))
 
 (define (channel-instances->derivation instances)
   "Return the derivation of the profile containing INSTANCES, a list of
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