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+#include "error.hh"
+
+namespace nix {
+
+template<typename T>
+std::vector<T> topoSort(std::set<T> items,
+        std::function<std::set<T>(const T &)> getChildren,
+        std::function<Error(const T &, const T &)> makeCycleError)
+{
+    std::vector<T> sorted;
+    std::set<T> visited, parents;
+
+    std::function<void(const T & path, const T * parent)> dfsVisit;
+
+    dfsVisit = [&](const T & path, const T * parent) {
+        if (parents.count(path)) throw makeCycleError(path, *parent);
+
+        if (!visited.insert(path).second) return;
+        parents.insert(path);
+
+        std::set<T> references = getChildren(path);
+
+        for (auto & i : references)
+            /* Don't traverse into items that don't exist in our starting set. */
+            if (i != path && items.count(i))
+                dfsVisit(i, &path);
+
+        sorted.push_back(path);
+        parents.erase(path);
+    };
+
+    for (auto & i : items)
+        dfsVisit(i, nullptr);
+
+    std::reverse(sorted.begin(), sorted.end());
+
+    return sorted;
+}
+
+}