6 files changed, 46 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index 1ce62aeaf..30398a244 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@ void LocalStore::openDB(bool create)
         "select v.id, v.path from DerivationOutputs d join ValidPaths v on d.drv = v.id where d.path = ?;");
     stmtQueryDerivationOutputs.create(db,
         "select id, path from DerivationOutputs where drv = ?;");
+    // Use "path >= ?" with limit 1 rather than "path like '?%'" to
+    // ensure efficient lookup.
+    stmtQueryPathFromHashPart.create(db,
+        "select path from ValidPaths where path >= ? limit 1;");
 }
 
 
@@ -865,6 +869,26 @@ StringSet LocalStore::queryDerivationOutputNames(const Path & path)
 }
 
 
+Path LocalStore::queryPathFromHashPart(const string & hashPart)
+{
+    if (hashPart.size() != 32) throw Error("invalid hash part");
+    
+    SQLiteTxn txn(db);
+
+    Path prefix = nixStore + "/" + hashPart;
+    
+    SQLiteStmtUse use(stmtQueryPathFromHashPart);
+    stmtQueryPathFromHashPart.bind(prefix);
+
+    int res = sqlite3_step(stmtQueryPathFromHashPart);
+    if (res == SQLITE_DONE) return "";
+    if (res != SQLITE_ROW) throwSQLiteError(db, "finding path in database");
+
+    const char * s = (const char *) sqlite3_column_text(stmtQueryPathFromHashPart, 0);
+    return s && prefix.compare(0, prefix.size(), s, prefix.size()) == 0 ? s : "";
+}
+
+
 void LocalStore::startSubstituter(const Path & substituter, RunningSubstituter & run)
 {
     if (run.pid != -1) return;
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.hh b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
index aa8e8582f..65ee029c2 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ public:
 
     StringSet queryDerivationOutputNames(const Path & path);
     
+    Path queryPathFromHashPart(const string & hashPart);
+    
     PathSet querySubstitutablePaths();
     
     bool hasSubstitutes(const Path & path);
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ private:
     SQLiteStmt stmtAddDerivationOutput;
     SQLiteStmt stmtQueryValidDerivers;
     SQLiteStmt stmtQueryDerivationOutputs;
+    SQLiteStmt stmtQueryPathFromHashPart;
 
     int getSchema();
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index 5e5561a6a..cbb70b2fd 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -341,6 +341,18 @@ PathSet RemoteStore::queryDerivationOutputNames(const Path & path)
 }
 
 
+Path RemoteStore::queryPathFromHashPart(const string & hashPart)
+{
+    openConnection();
+    writeInt(wopQueryPathFromHashPart, to);
+    writeString(hashPart, to);
+    processStderr();
+    Path path = readString(from);
+    if (!path.empty()) assertStorePath(path);
+    return path;
+}
+
+
 Path RemoteStore::addToStore(const Path & _srcPath,
     bool recursive, HashType hashAlgo, PathFilter & filter)
 {
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.hh b/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
index e9f40da6d..f0e5dbf76 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.hh
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public:
     
     StringSet queryDerivationOutputNames(const Path & path);
 
+    Path queryPathFromHashPart(const string & hashPart);
+    
     bool hasSubstitutes(const Path & path);
     
     bool querySubstitutablePathInfo(const Path & path,
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
index bf3269f57..0ab15c380 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ public:
 
     /* Query the output names of the derivation denoted by `path'. */
     virtual StringSet queryDerivationOutputNames(const Path & path) = 0;
+
+    /* Query the full store path given the hash part of a valid store
+       path, or "" if the path doesn't exist. */
+    virtual Path queryPathFromHashPart(const string & hashPart) = 0;
     
     /* Query whether a path has substitutes. */
     virtual bool hasSubstitutes(const Path & path) = 0;
diff --git a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
index 6a5f0ed40..b08410fa1 100644
--- a/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/worker-protocol.hh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ typedef enum {
     wopQueryPathInfo = 26,
     wopImportPaths = 27,
     wopQueryDerivationOutputNames = 28,
+    wopQueryPathFromHashPart = 29,
 } WorkerOp;