1 files changed, 65 insertions, 43 deletions

diff --git a/src/libutil/archive.hh b/src/libutil/archive.hh
index e42dea540..60e33dd40 100644
--- a/src/libutil/archive.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/archive.hh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+///@file
 
 #include "types.hh"
 #include "serialise.hh"
@@ -7,54 +8,71 @@
 namespace nix {
 
 
-/* dumpPath creates a Nix archive of the specified path.  The format
-   is as follows:
-
-   IF path points to a REGULAR FILE:
-     dump(path) = attrs(
-       [ ("type", "regular")
-       , ("contents", contents(path))
-       ])
-
-   IF path points to a DIRECTORY:
-     dump(path) = attrs(
-       [ ("type", "directory")
-       , ("entries", concat(map(f, sort(entries(path)))))
-       ])
-       where f(fn) = attrs(
-         [ ("name", fn)
-         , ("file", dump(path + "/" + fn))
-         ])
-
-   where:
-
-     attrs(as) = concat(map(attr, as)) + encN(0)
-     attrs((a, b)) = encS(a) + encS(b)
-
-     encS(s) = encN(len(s)) + s + (padding until next 64-bit boundary)
-
-     encN(n) = 64-bit little-endian encoding of n.
-
-     contents(path) = the contents of a regular file.
-
-     sort(strings) = lexicographic sort by 8-bit value (strcmp).
-
-     entries(path) = the entries of a directory, without `.' and
-     `..'.
-
-     `+' denotes string concatenation. */
-
-
+/**
+ * dumpPath creates a Nix archive of the specified path.
+ *
+ * @param path the file system data to dump. Dumping is recursive so if
+ * this is a directory we dump it and all its children.
+ *
+ * @param [out] sink The serialised archive is fed into this sink.
+ *
+ * @param filter Can be used to skip certain files.
+ *
+ * The format is as follows:
+ *
+ *     IF path points to a REGULAR FILE:
+ *       dump(path) = attrs(
+ *         [ ("type", "regular")
+ *         , ("contents", contents(path))
+ *         ])
+ *
+ *     IF path points to a DIRECTORY:
+ *       dump(path) = attrs(
+ *         [ ("type", "directory")
+ *         , ("entries", concat(map(f, sort(entries(path)))))
+ *         ])
+ *         where f(fn) = attrs(
+ *           [ ("name", fn)
+ *           , ("file", dump(path + "/" + fn))
+ *           ])
+ *
+ *     where:
+ *
+ *       attrs(as) = concat(map(attr, as)) + encN(0)
+ *       attrs((a, b)) = encS(a) + encS(b)
+ *
+ *       encS(s) = encN(len(s)) + s + (padding until next 64-bit boundary)
+ *
+ *       encN(n) = 64-bit little-endian encoding of n.
+ *
+ *       contents(path) = the contents of a regular file.
+ *
+ *       sort(strings) = lexicographic sort by 8-bit value (strcmp).
+ *
+ *       entries(path) = the entries of a directory, without `.' and
+ *       `..'.
+ *
+ *       `+' denotes string concatenation.
+ */
 void dumpPath(const Path & path, Sink & sink,
     PathFilter & filter = defaultPathFilter);
 
-/* Same as `void dumpPath()`, but returns the last modified date of the path */
+/**
+ * Same as dumpPath(), but returns the last modified date of the path.
+ */
 time_t dumpPathAndGetMtime(const Path & path, Sink & sink,
     PathFilter & filter = defaultPathFilter);
 
+/**
+ * Dump an archive with a single file with these contents.
+ *
+ * @param s Contents of the file.
+ */
 void dumpString(std::string_view s, Sink & sink);
 
-/* FIXME: fix this API, it sucks. */
+/**
+ * \todo Fix this API, it sucks.
+ */
 struct ParseSink
 {
     virtual void createDirectory(const Path & path) { };
@@ -68,8 +86,10 @@ struct ParseSink
     virtual void createSymlink(const Path & path, const std::string & target) { };
 };
 
-/* If the NAR archive contains a single file at top-level, then save
-   the contents of the file to `s'.  Otherwise barf. */
+/**
+ * If the NAR archive contains a single file at top-level, then save
+ * the contents of the file to `s'.  Otherwise barf.
+ */
 struct RetrieveRegularNARSink : ParseSink
 {
     bool regular = true;
@@ -97,7 +117,9 @@ void parseDump(ParseSink & sink, Source & source);
 
 void restorePath(const Path & path, Source & source);
 
-/* Read a NAR from 'source' and write it to 'sink'. */
+/**
+ * Read a NAR from 'source' and write it to 'sink'.
+ */
 void copyNAR(Source & source, Sink & sink);
 
 void copyPath(const Path & from, const Path & to);