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diff --git a/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh b/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
index 5948ad7ad..8ef66263a 100644
--- a/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ namespace nix {
/**
* The list of available experimental features.
*
- * If you update this, don’t forget to also change the map defining their
- * string representation in the corresponding `.cc` file.
+ * If you update this, don’t forget to also change the map defining
+ * their string representation and documentation in the corresponding
+ * `.cc` file as well.
*/
enum struct ExperimentalFeature
{
@@ -34,26 +35,52 @@ enum struct ExperimentalFeature
*/
using Xp = ExperimentalFeature;
+/**
+ * Parse an experimental feature (enum value) from its name. Experimental
+ * feature flag names are hyphenated and do not contain spaces.
+ */
const std::optional<ExperimentalFeature> parseExperimentalFeature(
const std::string_view & name);
+
+/**
+ * Show the name of an experimental feature. This is the opposite of
+ * parseExperimentalFeature().
+ */
std::string_view showExperimentalFeature(const ExperimentalFeature);
+/**
+ * Compute the documentation of all experimental features.
+ *
+ * See `doc/manual` for how this information is used.
+ */
+nlohmann::json documentExperimentalFeatures();
+
+/**
+ * Shorthand for `str << showExperimentalFeature(feature)`.
+ */
std::ostream & operator<<(
std::ostream & str,
const ExperimentalFeature & feature);
/**
- * Parse a set of strings to the corresponding set of experimental features,
- * ignoring (but warning for) any unkwown feature.
+ * Parse a set of strings to the corresponding set of experimental
+ * features, ignoring (but warning for) any unknown feature.
*/
std::set<ExperimentalFeature> parseFeatures(const std::set<std::string> &);
+/**
+ * An experimental feature was required for some (experimental)
+ * operation, but was not enabled.
+ */
class MissingExperimentalFeature : public Error
{
public:
+ /**
+ * The experimental feature that was required but not enabled.
+ */
ExperimentalFeature missingFeature;
- MissingExperimentalFeature(ExperimentalFeature);
+ MissingExperimentalFeature(ExperimentalFeature missingFeature);
};
/**