Merge pull request #3649 from obsidiansystems/validPathInfo-ca-proper-datatype

ValidPathInfo: make ca field a proper datatype

15 files changed, 217 insertions, 128 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index 82a2ab831..0c25897f8 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -3714,7 +3714,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
         /* Check that fixed-output derivations produced the right
            outputs (i.e., the content hash should match the specified
            hash). */
-        std::string ca;
+        std::optional<ContentAddress> ca;
 
         if (fixedOutput) {
 
@@ -3764,7 +3764,10 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
             else
                 assert(worker.store.parseStorePath(path) == dest);
 
-            ca = makeFixedOutputCA(i.second.hash->method, h2);
+            ca = FixedOutputHash {
+                .method = i.second.hash->method,
+                .hash = h2,
+            };
         }
 
         /* Get rid of all weird permissions.  This also checks that
@@ -3837,7 +3840,10 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
         info.ca = ca;
         worker.store.signPathInfo(info);
 
-        if (!info.references.empty()) info.ca.clear();
+        if (!info.references.empty()) {
+            // FIXME don't we have an experimental feature for fixed output with references?
+            info.ca = {};
+        }
 
         infos.emplace(i.first, std::move(info));
     }
diff --git a/src/libstore/content-address.cc b/src/libstore/content-address.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d753836f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore/content-address.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include "content-address.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+std::string FixedOutputHash::printMethodAlgo() const {
+    return makeFileIngestionPrefix(method) + printHashType(*hash.type);
+}
+
+std::string makeFileIngestionPrefix(const FileIngestionMethod m) {
+    switch (m) {
+    case FileIngestionMethod::Flat:
+        return "";
+    case FileIngestionMethod::Recursive:
+        return "r:";
+    default:
+        throw Error("impossible, caught both cases");
+    }
+}
+
+std::string makeFixedOutputCA(FileIngestionMethod method, const Hash & hash)
+{
+    return "fixed:"
+        + makeFileIngestionPrefix(method)
+        + hash.to_string(Base32, true);
+}
+
+// FIXME Put this somewhere?
+template<class... Ts> struct overloaded : Ts... { using Ts::operator()...; };
+template<class... Ts> overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
+
+std::string renderContentAddress(ContentAddress ca) {
+    return std::visit(overloaded {
+        [](TextHash th) {
+            return "text:" + th.hash.to_string(Base32, true);
+        },
+        [](FixedOutputHash fsh) {
+            return makeFixedOutputCA(fsh.method, fsh.hash);
+        }
+    }, ca);
+}
+
+ContentAddress parseContentAddress(std::string_view rawCa) {
+    auto prefixSeparator = rawCa.find(':');
+    if (prefixSeparator != string::npos) {
+        auto prefix = string(rawCa, 0, prefixSeparator);
+        if (prefix == "text") {
+            auto hashTypeAndHash = rawCa.substr(prefixSeparator+1, string::npos);
+            Hash hash = Hash(string(hashTypeAndHash));
+            if (*hash.type != htSHA256) {
+                throw Error("parseContentAddress: the text hash should have type SHA256");
+            }
+            return TextHash { hash };
+        } else if (prefix == "fixed") {
+            // This has to be an inverse of makeFixedOutputCA
+            auto methodAndHash = rawCa.substr(prefixSeparator+1, string::npos);
+            if (methodAndHash.substr(0,2) == "r:") {
+                std::string_view hashRaw = methodAndHash.substr(2,string::npos);
+                return FixedOutputHash {
+                    .method = FileIngestionMethod::Recursive,
+                    .hash = Hash(string(hashRaw)),
+                };
+            } else {
+                std::string_view hashRaw = methodAndHash;
+                return FixedOutputHash {
+                    .method = FileIngestionMethod::Flat,
+                    .hash = Hash(string(hashRaw)),
+                };
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw Error("parseContentAddress: format not recognized; has to be text or fixed");
+        }
+    } else {
+        throw Error("Not a content address because it lacks an appropriate prefix");
+    }
+};
+
+std::optional<ContentAddress> parseContentAddressOpt(std::string_view rawCaOpt) {
+    return rawCaOpt == "" ? std::optional<ContentAddress> {} : parseContentAddress(rawCaOpt);
+};
+
+std::string renderContentAddress(std::optional<ContentAddress> ca) {
+    return ca ? renderContentAddress(*ca) : "";
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libstore/content-address.hh b/src/libstore/content-address.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba4797f5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstore/content-address.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <variant>
+#include "hash.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+enum struct FileIngestionMethod : uint8_t {
+    Flat = false,
+    Recursive = true
+};
+
+struct TextHash {
+    Hash hash;
+};
+
+/// Pair of a hash, and how the file system was ingested
+struct FixedOutputHash {
+    FileIngestionMethod method;
+    Hash hash;
+    std::string printMethodAlgo() const;
+};
+
+/*
+  We've accumulated several types of content-addressed paths over the years;
+  fixed-output derivations support multiple hash algorithms and serialisation
+  methods (flat file vs NAR). Thus, ‘ca’ has one of the following forms:
+
+  * ‘text:sha256:<sha256 hash of file contents>’: For paths
+    computed by makeTextPath() / addTextToStore().
+
+  * ‘fixed:<r?>:<ht>:<h>’: For paths computed by
+    makeFixedOutputPath() / addToStore().
+*/
+typedef std::variant<
+    TextHash, // for paths computed by makeTextPath() / addTextToStore
+    FixedOutputHash // for path computed by makeFixedOutputPath
+> ContentAddress;
+
+/* Compute the prefix to the hash algorithm which indicates how the files were
+   ingested. */
+std::string makeFileIngestionPrefix(const FileIngestionMethod m);
+
+/* Compute the content-addressability assertion (ValidPathInfo::ca)
+   for paths created by makeFixedOutputPath() / addToStore(). */
+std::string makeFixedOutputCA(FileIngestionMethod method, const Hash & hash);
+
+std::string renderContentAddress(ContentAddress ca);
+
+std::string renderContentAddress(std::optional<ContentAddress> ca);
+
+ContentAddress parseContentAddress(std::string_view rawCa);
+
+std::optional<ContentAddress> parseContentAddressOpt(std::string_view rawCaOpt);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/libstore/daemon.cc b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
index e370e278c..842aef20c 100644
--- a/src/libstore/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
             if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 16) {
                 to << info->ultimate
                    << info->sigs
-                   << info->ca;
+                   << renderContentAddress(info->ca);
             }
         } else {
             assert(GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 17);
@@ -710,7 +710,8 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         info.references = readStorePaths<StorePathSet>(*store, from);
         from >> info.registrationTime >> info.narSize >> info.ultimate;
         info.sigs = readStrings<StringSet>(from);
-        from >> info.ca >> repair >> dontCheckSigs;
+        info.ca = parseContentAddressOpt(readString(from));
+        from >> repair >> dontCheckSigs;
         if (!trusted && dontCheckSigs)
             dontCheckSigs = false;
         if (!trusted)
diff --git a/src/libstore/derivations.cc b/src/libstore/derivations.cc
index a79b78db6..6c49075ba 100644
--- a/src/libstore/derivations.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/derivations.cc
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-std::string DerivationOutputHash::printMethodAlgo() const {
-    return makeFileIngestionPrefix(method) + printHashType(*hash.type);
-}
-
-
 const StorePath & BasicDerivation::findOutput(const string & id) const
 {
     auto i = outputs.find(id);
@@ -113,7 +108,7 @@ static DerivationOutput parseDerivationOutput(const Store & store, istringstream
     expect(str, ","); const auto hash = parseString(str);
     expect(str, ")");
 
-    std::optional<DerivationOutputHash> fsh;
+    std::optional<FixedOutputHash> fsh;
     if (hashAlgo != "") {
         auto method = FileIngestionMethod::Flat;
         if (string(hashAlgo, 0, 2) == "r:") {
@@ -121,7 +116,7 @@ static DerivationOutput parseDerivationOutput(const Store & store, istringstream
             hashAlgo = string(hashAlgo, 2);
         }
         const HashType hashType = parseHashType(hashAlgo);
-        fsh = DerivationOutputHash {
+        fsh = FixedOutputHash {
             .method = std::move(method),
             .hash = Hash(hash, hashType),
         };
@@ -411,7 +406,7 @@ static DerivationOutput readDerivationOutput(Source & in, const Store & store)
     auto hashAlgo = readString(in);
     const auto hash = readString(in);
 
-    std::optional<DerivationOutputHash> fsh;
+    std::optional<FixedOutputHash> fsh;
     if (hashAlgo != "") {
         auto method = FileIngestionMethod::Flat;
         if (string(hashAlgo, 0, 2) == "r:") {
@@ -419,7 +414,7 @@ static DerivationOutput readDerivationOutput(Source & in, const Store & store)
             hashAlgo = string(hashAlgo, 2);
         }
         const HashType hashType = parseHashType(hashAlgo);
-        fsh = DerivationOutputHash {
+        fsh = FixedOutputHash {
             .method = std::move(method),
             .hash = Hash(hash, hashType),
         };
diff --git a/src/libstore/derivations.hh b/src/libstore/derivations.hh
index 7b677ca49..68c53c1ff 100644
--- a/src/libstore/derivations.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/derivations.hh
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "path.hh"
 #include "types.hh"
 #include "hash.hh"
-#include "store-api.hh"
+#include "content-address.hh"
 
 #include <map>
 
@@ -12,18 +13,10 @@ namespace nix {
 
 /* Abstract syntax of derivations. */
 
-/// Pair of a hash, and how the file system was ingested
-struct DerivationOutputHash {
-    FileIngestionMethod method;
-    Hash hash;
-    std::string printMethodAlgo() const;
-};
-
 struct DerivationOutput
 {
     StorePath path;
-    std::optional<DerivationOutputHash> hash; /* hash used for expected hash computation */
-    void parseHashInfo(FileIngestionMethod & recursive, Hash & hash) const;
+    std::optional<FixedOutputHash> hash; /* hash used for expected hash computation */
 };
 
 typedef std::map<string, DerivationOutput> DerivationOutputs;
@@ -76,6 +69,7 @@ struct Derivation : BasicDerivation
 
 class Store;
 
+enum RepairFlag : bool { NoRepair = false, Repair = true };
 
 /* Write a derivation to the Nix store, and return its path. */
 StorePath writeDerivation(ref<Store> store,
diff --git a/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc b/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
index 45c70fad6..5657aa593 100644
--- a/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/legacy-ssh-store.cc
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
             if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->remoteVersion) >= 4) {
                 auto s = readString(conn->from);
                 info->narHash = s.empty() ? Hash() : Hash(s);
-                conn->from >> info->ca;
+                info->ca = parseContentAddressOpt(readString(conn->from));
                 info->sigs = readStrings<StringSet>(conn->from);
             }
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct LegacySSHStore : public Store
                 << info.narSize
                 << info.ultimate
                 << info.sigs
-                << info.ca;
+                << renderContentAddress(info.ca);
             try {
                 copyNAR(source, conn->to);
             } catch (...) {
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index c6b55ff7c..0dfbed9fc 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void LocalStore::checkDerivationOutputs(const StorePath & drvPath, const Derivat
 uint64_t LocalStore::addValidPath(State & state,
     const ValidPathInfo & info, bool checkOutputs)
 {
-    if (info.ca != "" && !info.isContentAddressed(*this))
+    if (info.ca.has_value() && !info.isContentAddressed(*this))
         throw Error("cannot add path '%s' to the Nix store because it claims to be content-addressed but isn't",
             printStorePath(info.path));
 
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ uint64_t LocalStore::addValidPath(State & state,
         (info.narSize, info.narSize != 0)
         (info.ultimate ? 1 : 0, info.ultimate)
         (concatStringsSep(" ", info.sigs), !info.sigs.empty())
-        (info.ca, !info.ca.empty())
+        (renderContentAddress(info.ca), (bool) info.ca)
         .exec();
     uint64_t id = sqlite3_last_insert_rowid(state.db);
 
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void LocalStore::queryPathInfoUncached(const StorePath & path,
             if (s) info->sigs = tokenizeString<StringSet>(s, " ");
 
             s = (const char *) sqlite3_column_text(state->stmtQueryPathInfo, 7);
-            if (s) info->ca = s;
+            if (s) info->ca = parseContentAddressOpt(s);
 
             /* Get the references. */
             auto useQueryReferences(state->stmtQueryReferences.use()(info->id));
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ void LocalStore::updatePathInfo(State & state, const ValidPathInfo & info)
         (info.narHash.to_string(Base16, true))
         (info.ultimate ? 1 : 0, info.ultimate)
         (concatStringsSep(" ", info.sigs), !info.sigs.empty())
-        (info.ca, !info.ca.empty())
+        (renderContentAddress(info.ca), (bool) info.ca)
         (printStorePath(info.path))
         .exec();
 }
@@ -985,15 +985,15 @@ void LocalStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & source,
 
             deletePath(realPath);
 
-            if (info.ca != "" &&
-                !((hasPrefix(info.ca, "text:") && !info.references.count(info.path))
-                    || info.references.empty()))
+            // text hashing has long been allowed to have non-self-references because it is used for drv files.
+            bool refersToSelf = info.references.count(info.path) > 0;
+            if (info.ca.has_value() && !info.references.empty() && !(std::holds_alternative<TextHash>(*info.ca) && !refersToSelf))
                 settings.requireExperimentalFeature("ca-references");
 
             /* While restoring the path from the NAR, compute the hash
                of the NAR. */
             std::unique_ptr<AbstractHashSink> hashSink;
-            if (info.ca == "" || !info.references.count(info.path))
+            if (!info.ca.has_value() || !info.references.count(info.path))
                 hashSink = std::make_unique<HashSink>(htSHA256);
             else
                 hashSink = std::make_unique<HashModuloSink>(htSHA256, std::string(info.path.hashPart()));
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ StorePath LocalStore::addToStoreFromDump(const string & dump, const string & nam
             ValidPathInfo info(dstPath);
             info.narHash = hash.first;
             info.narSize = hash.second;
-            info.ca = makeFixedOutputCA(method, h);
+            info.ca = FixedOutputHash { .method = method, .hash = h };
             registerValidPath(info);
         }
 
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ StorePath LocalStore::addTextToStore(const string & name, const string & s,
             info.narHash = narHash;
             info.narSize = sink.s->size();
             info.references = references;
-            info.ca = "text:" + hash.to_string(Base32, true);
+            info.ca = TextHash { .hash = hash };
             registerValidPath(info);
         }
 
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ bool LocalStore::verifyStore(bool checkContents, RepairFlag repair)
                 printMsg(lvlTalkative, "checking contents of '%s'", printStorePath(i));
 
                 std::unique_ptr<AbstractHashSink> hashSink;
-                if (info->ca == "" || !info->references.count(info->path))
+                if (!info->ca || !info->references.count(info->path))
                     hashSink = std::make_unique<HashSink>(*info->narHash.type);
                 else
                     hashSink = std::make_unique<HashModuloSink>(*info->narHash.type, std::string(info->path.hashPart()));
diff --git a/src/libstore/nar-info-disk-cache.cc b/src/libstore/nar-info-disk-cache.cc
index 552970248..012dea6ea 100644
--- a/src/libstore/nar-info-disk-cache.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/nar-info-disk-cache.cc
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public:
                 narInfo->deriver = StorePath(queryNAR.getStr(9));
             for (auto & sig : tokenizeString<Strings>(queryNAR.getStr(10), " "))
                 narInfo->sigs.insert(sig);
-            narInfo->ca = queryNAR.getStr(11);
+            narInfo->ca = parseContentAddressOpt(queryNAR.getStr(11));
 
             return {oValid, narInfo};
         });
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public:
                     (concatStringsSep(" ", info->shortRefs()))
                     (info->deriver ? std::string(info->deriver->to_string()) : "", (bool) info->deriver)
                     (concatStringsSep(" ", info->sigs))
-                    (info->ca)
+                    (renderContentAddress(info->ca))
                     (time(0)).exec();
 
             } else {
diff --git a/src/libstore/nar-info.cc b/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
index bb4448c90..04550ed97 100644
--- a/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/nar-info.cc
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ NarInfo::NarInfo(const Store & store, const std::string & s, const std::string &
         else if (name == "Sig")
             sigs.insert(value);
         else if (name == "CA") {
-            if (!ca.empty()) corrupt();
-            ca = value;
+            if (ca) corrupt();
+            // FIXME: allow blank ca or require skipping field?
+            ca = parseContentAddressOpt(value);
         }
 
         pos = eol + 1;
@@ -104,8 +105,8 @@ std::string NarInfo::to_string(const Store & store) const
     for (auto sig : sigs)
         res += "Sig: " + sig + "\n";
 
-    if (!ca.empty())
-        res += "CA: " + ca + "\n";
+    if (ca)
+        res += "CA: " + renderContentAddress(*ca) + "\n";
 
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh b/src/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh
index d24d1eb4f..0b8e8d031 100644
--- a/src/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/parsed-derivations.hh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "derivations.hh"
+#include "store-api.hh"
 
 #include <nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/path.hh b/src/libstore/path.hh
index aaebd3ec3..4f79843fe 100644
--- a/src/libstore/path.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/path.hh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "content-address.hh"
 #include "types.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
@@ -65,11 +66,6 @@ typedef std::vector<StorePath> StorePaths;
 /* Extension of derivations in the Nix store. */
 const std::string drvExtension = ".drv";
 
-enum struct FileIngestionMethod : uint8_t {
-    Flat = false,
-    Recursive = true
-};
-
 struct StorePathWithOutputs
 {
     StorePath path;
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index f5f2ab7fd..b7cc7a5fc 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void RemoteStore::queryPathInfoUncached(const StorePath & path,
             if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 16) {
                 conn->from >> info->ultimate;
                 info->sigs = readStrings<StringSet>(conn->from);
-                conn->from >> info->ca;
+                info->ca = parseContentAddressOpt(readString(conn->from));
             }
         }
         callback(std::move(info));
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ void RemoteStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & source,
                  << info.narHash.to_string(Base16, false);
         writeStorePaths(*this, conn->to, info.references);
         conn->to << info.registrationTime << info.narSize
-                 << info.ultimate << info.sigs << info.ca
+                 << info.ultimate << info.sigs << renderContentAddress(info.ca)
                  << repair << !checkSigs;
         bool tunnel = GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(conn->daemonVersion) >= 21;
         if (!tunnel) copyNAR(source, conn->to);
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index 982fc22b6..e4a4ae11e 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ void Store::pathInfoToJSON(JSONPlaceholder & jsonOut, const StorePathSet & store
                     jsonRefs.elem(printStorePath(ref));
             }
 
-            if (info->ca != "")
-                jsonPath.attr("ca", info->ca);
+            if (info->ca)
+                jsonPath.attr("ca", renderContentAddress(info->ca));
 
             std::pair<uint64_t, uint64_t> closureSizes;
 
@@ -757,41 +757,35 @@ void ValidPathInfo::sign(const Store & store, const SecretKey & secretKey)
     sigs.insert(secretKey.signDetached(fingerprint(store)));
 }
 
+// FIXME Put this somewhere?
+template<class... Ts> struct overloaded : Ts... { using Ts::operator()...; };
+template<class... Ts> overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
 
 bool ValidPathInfo::isContentAddressed(const Store & store) const
 {
-    auto warn = [&]() {
-        logWarning(
-            ErrorInfo{
-                .name = "Path not content-addressed",
-                .hint = hintfmt("path '%s' claims to be content-addressed but isn't", store.printStorePath(path))
-            });
-    };
+    if (! ca) return false;
 
-    if (hasPrefix(ca, "text:")) {
-        Hash hash(ca.substr(5));
-        if (store.makeTextPath(path.name(), hash, references) == path)
-            return true;
-        else
-            warn();
-    }
-
-    else if (hasPrefix(ca, "fixed:")) {
-        FileIngestionMethod recursive { ca.compare(6, 2, "r:") == 0 };
-        Hash hash(ca.substr(recursive == FileIngestionMethod::Recursive ? 8 : 6));
-        auto refs = references;
-        bool hasSelfReference = false;
-        if (refs.count(path)) {
-            hasSelfReference = true;
-            refs.erase(path);
+    auto caPath = std::visit(overloaded {
+        [&](TextHash th) {
+            return store.makeTextPath(path.name(), th.hash, references);
+        },
+        [&](FixedOutputHash fsh) {
+            auto refs = references;
+            bool hasSelfReference = false;
+            if (refs.count(path)) {
+                hasSelfReference = true;
+                refs.erase(path);
+            }
+            return store.makeFixedOutputPath(fsh.method, fsh.hash, path.name(), refs, hasSelfReference);
         }
-        if (store.makeFixedOutputPath(recursive, hash, path.name(), refs, hasSelfReference) == path)
-            return true;
-        else
-            warn();
-    }
+    }, *ca);
+
+    bool res = caPath == path;
 
-    return false;
+    if (!res)
+        printError("warning: path '%s' claims to be content-addressed but isn't", store.printStorePath(path));
+
+    return res;
 }
 
 
@@ -822,25 +816,6 @@ Strings ValidPathInfo::shortRefs() const
 }
 
 
-std::string makeFileIngestionPrefix(const FileIngestionMethod m) {
-    switch (m) {
-    case FileIngestionMethod::Flat:
-        return "";
-    case FileIngestionMethod::Recursive:
-        return "r:";
-    default:
-        throw Error("impossible, caught both cases");
-    }
-}
-
-std::string makeFixedOutputCA(FileIngestionMethod method, const Hash & hash)
-{
-    return "fixed:"
-        + makeFileIngestionPrefix(method)
-        + hash.to_string(Base32, true);
-}
-
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
index a05048290..25d78c297 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 #include "path.hh"
 #include "hash.hh"
+#include "content-address.hh"
 #include "serialise.hh"
 #include "crypto.hh"
 #include "lru-cache.hh"
 #include "sync.hh"
 #include "globals.hh"
 #include "config.hh"
+#include "derivations.hh"
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <limits>
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <variant>
 
 
 namespace nix {
@@ -31,15 +34,12 @@ MakeError(SubstituterDisabled, Error);
 MakeError(NotInStore, Error);
 
 
-struct BasicDerivation;
-struct Derivation;
 class FSAccessor;
 class NarInfoDiskCache;
 class Store;
 class JSONPlaceholder;
 
 
-enum RepairFlag : bool { NoRepair = false, Repair = true };
 enum CheckSigsFlag : bool { NoCheckSigs = false, CheckSigs = true };
 enum SubstituteFlag : bool { NoSubstitute = false, Substitute = true };
 enum AllowInvalidFlag : bool { DisallowInvalid = false, AllowInvalid = true };
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ struct SubstitutablePathInfo
 
 typedef std::map<StorePath, SubstitutablePathInfo> SubstitutablePathInfos;
 
-
 struct ValidPathInfo
 {
     StorePath path;
@@ -140,21 +139,11 @@ struct ValidPathInfo
        that a particular output path was produced by a derivation; the
        path then implies the contents.)
 
-       Ideally, the content-addressability assertion would just be a
-       Boolean, and the store path would be computed from
-       the name component, ‘narHash’ and ‘references’. However,
-       1) we've accumulated several types of content-addressed paths
-       over the years; and 2) fixed-output derivations support
-       multiple hash algorithms and serialisation methods (flat file
-       vs NAR). Thus, ‘ca’ has one of the following forms:
-
-       * ‘text:sha256:<sha256 hash of file contents>’: For paths
-         computed by makeTextPath() / addTextToStore().
-
-       * ‘fixed:<r?>:<ht>:<h>’: For paths computed by
-         makeFixedOutputPath() / addToStore().
+       Ideally, the content-addressability assertion would just be a Boolean,
+       and the store path would be computed from the name component, ‘narHash’
+       and ‘references’. However, we support many types of content addresses.
     */
-    std::string ca;
+    std::optional<ContentAddress> ca;
 
     bool operator == (const ValidPathInfo & i) const
     {
@@ -839,15 +828,6 @@ std::optional<ValidPathInfo> decodeValidPathInfo(
     std::istream & str,
     bool hashGiven = false);
 
-/* Compute the prefix to the hash algorithm which indicates how the files were
-   ingested. */
-std::string makeFileIngestionPrefix(const FileIngestionMethod m);
-
-/* Compute the content-addressability assertion (ValidPathInfo::ca)
-   for paths created by makeFixedOutputPath() / addToStore(). */
-std::string makeFixedOutputCA(FileIngestionMethod method, const Hash & hash);
-
-
 /* Split URI into protocol+hierarchy part and its parameter set. */
 std::pair<std::string, Store::Params> splitUriAndParams(const std::string & uri);