Add infra for experimental store implemenations

This is analogous to that for experimental settings and flags that we
have also added as of late.

3 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index 4ea16a1c0..28689e100 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -1496,6 +1496,7 @@ ref<Store> openStore(const std::string & uri_,
             if (implem.uriSchemes.count(parsedUri.scheme)) {
                 auto store = implem.create(parsedUri.scheme, baseURI, params);
                 if (store) {
+                    experimentalFeatureSettings.require(store->experimentalFeature());
                     store->init();
                     store->warnUnknownSettings();
                     return ref<Store>(store);
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
index 3758c730f..f9029ade1 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -109,13 +109,28 @@ struct StoreConfig : public Config
 
     virtual ~StoreConfig() { }
 
+    /**
+     * The name of this type of store.
+     */
     virtual const std::string name() = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * Documentation for this type of store.
+     */
     virtual std::string doc()
     {
         return "";
     }
 
+    /**
+     * An experimental feature this type store is gated, if it is to be
+     * experimental.
+     */
+    virtual std::optional<ExperimentalFeature> experimentalFeature() const
+    {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
     const PathSetting storeDir_{this, settings.nixStore,
         "store",
         R"(
diff --git a/src/nix/main.cc b/src/nix/main.cc
index df66beb8c..c5a9c8b33 100644
--- a/src/nix/main.cc
+++ b/src/nix/main.cc
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ struct NixArgs : virtual MultiCommand, virtual MixCommonArgs
         for (auto & implem : *Implementations::registered) {
             auto storeConfig = implem.getConfig();
             auto storeName = storeConfig->name();
-            stores[storeName]["doc"] = storeConfig->doc();
-            stores[storeName]["settings"] = storeConfig->toJSON();
+            auto & j = stores[storeName];
+            j["doc"] = storeConfig->doc();
+            j["settings"] = storeConfig->toJSON();
+            j["experimentalFeature"] = storeConfig->experimentalFeature();
         }
         res["stores"] = std::move(stores);