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1//! # Cargo as a library
2//!
3//! There are two places you can find API documentation of cargo-the-library,
4//!
5//! - <https://docs.rs/cargo>: targeted at external tool developers using cargo-the-library
6//!   - Released with every rustc release
7//! - <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/cargo>: targeted at cargo contributors
8//!   - Updated on each update of the `cargo` submodule in `rust-lang/rust`
9//!
10//! <div class="warning">
11//!
12//! This library is maintained by the Cargo team, primarily for use by Cargo
13//! and not intended for external use.
14//! This crate may make major changes to its APIs or assumptions about how it is invoked (e.g.
15//! when it is safe to call [git2::transport::register]).
16//!
17//! See [The Cargo Book: External tools] for alternatives to using this library.
18//!
19//! </div>
20//!
21//! ## Overview
22//!
23//! Major components of cargo include:
24//!
25//! - [`ops`]:
26//!   Every major operation is implemented here. Each command is a thin wrapper around ops.
27//!   - [`ops::cargo_compile`]:
28//!     This is the entry point for all the compilation commands. This is a
29//!     good place to start if you want to follow how compilation starts and
30//!     flows to completion.
31//! - [`ops::resolve`]:
32//!   Top-level API for dependency and feature resolver (e.g. [`ops::resolve_ws`])
33//!   - [`resolver`]: The core algorithm
34//! - [`compiler`]:
35//!   This is the code responsible for running `rustc` and `rustdoc`.
36//!   - [`compiler::build_context`]:
37//!     The [`BuildContext`][compiler::BuildContext] is the result of the "front end" of the
38//!     build process. This contains the graph of work to perform and any settings necessary for
39//!     `rustc`. After this is built, the next stage of building is handled in
40//!     [`BuildRunner`][compiler::BuildRunner].
41//!   - [`compiler::build_runner`]:
42//!     The `Context` is the mutable state used during the build process. This
43//!     is the core of the build process, and everything is coordinated through
44//!     this.
45//!   - [`compiler::fingerprint`]:
46//!     The `fingerprint` module contains all the code that handles detecting
47//!     if a crate needs to be recompiled.
48//! - [`sources::source`]:
49//!   The [`sources::source::Source`] trait is an abstraction over different sources of packages.
50//!   Sources are uniquely identified by a [`workspace::SourceId`]. Sources are implemented in the [`sources`]
51//!   directory.
52//! - [`diagnostics`]: Home of diagnostic [passes][diagnostics::passes] and their
53//!   [rules][diagnostics::rules].
54//! - [`util`]:
55//!   This directory contains generally-useful utility modules.
56//! - [`context`]:
57//!   This directory contains the global application context.
58//!   This includes the config parser which makes heavy use of
59//!   [serde](https://serde.rs/) to merge and translate config values.
60//!   The [`util::GlobalContext`] is usually accessed from the
61//!   [`workspace::Workspace`]
62//!   though references to it are scattered around for more convenient access.
63//! - [`workspace::parser`]:
64//!   This directory contains the code for parsing `Cargo.toml` files.
65//!   - [`ops::lockfile`]:
66//!     This is where `Cargo.lock` files are loaded and saved.
67//!
68//! Related crates:
69//! - [`cargo-platform`](https://crates.io/crates/cargo-platform)
70//!   ([nightly docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/cargo_platform)):
71//!   This library handles parsing `cfg` expressions.
72//! - [`cargo-util`](https://crates.io/crates/cargo-util)
73//!   ([nightly docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/cargo_util)):
74//!   This contains general utility code that is shared between cargo and the testsuite
75//! - [`cargo-util-schemas`](https://crates.io/crates/cargo-util-schemas)
76//!   ([nightly docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/cargo_util_schemas)):
77//!   This contains the serde schemas for cargo
78//! - [`crates-io`](https://crates.io/crates/crates-io)
79//!   ([nightly docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/crates_io)):
80//!   This contains code for accessing the crates.io API.
81//! - [`home`](https://crates.io/crates/home):
82//!   This library is shared between cargo and rustup and is used for finding their home directories.
83//!   This is not directly depended upon with a `path` dependency; cargo uses the version from crates.io.
84//!   It is intended to be versioned and published independently of Rust's release system.
85//!   Whenever a change needs to be made, bump the version in Cargo.toml and `cargo publish` it manually, and then update cargo's `Cargo.toml` to depend on the new version.
86//! - [`rustfix`](https://crates.io/crates/rustfix)
87//!   ([nightly docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/rustfix)):
88//!   This defines structures that represent fix suggestions from rustc,
89//!   as well as generates "fixed" code from suggestions.
90//!   Operations in `rustfix` are all in memory and won't write to disks.
91//! - [`cargo-test-support`](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/tree/master/crates/cargo-test-support)
92//!   ([nightly docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/cargo_test_support/index.html)):
93//!   This contains a variety of code to support writing tests
94//! - [`cargo-test-macro`](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/tree/master/crates/cargo-test-macro)
95//!   ([nightly docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/cargo_test_macro/index.html)):
96//!   This is the `#[cargo_test]` proc-macro used by the test suite to define tests.
97//! - [`credential`](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/tree/master/credential)
98//!   This subdirectory contains several packages for implementing the
99//!   [credential providers](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/cargo/reference/registry-authentication.html).
100//! - [`mdman`](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/tree/master/crates/mdman)
101//!   ([nightly docs](https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/nightly-rustc/mdman/index.html)):
102//!   This is a utility for generating cargo's man pages. See [Building the man
103//!   pages](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/tree/master/doc#building-the-man-pages)
104//!   for more information.
105//! - [`resolver-tests`](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/tree/master/crates/resolver-tests)
106//!   This is a dedicated package that defines tests for the [dependency
107//!   resolver][resolver].
108//!
109//! ### File Overview
110//!
111//! Files that interact with cargo include
112//!
113//! - Package
114//!   - `Cargo.toml`: User-written project manifest, loaded with [`workspace::parser::read_manifest`] and then
115//!     translated to [`workspace::manifest::Manifest`] which maybe stored in a [`workspace::Package`].
116//!     - This is editable with [`workspace::editor::manifest::LocalManifest`]
117//!   - `Cargo.lock`: Generally loaded with [`ops::resolve_ws`] or a variant of it into a [`resolver::Resolve`]
118//!     - At the lowest level, [`ops::load_pkg_lockfile`] and [`ops::write_pkg_lockfile`] are used
119//!     - See [`resolver::encode`] for versioning of `Cargo.lock`
120//!   - `target/`: Used for build artifacts and abstracted with [`compiler::layout`]. `Layout` handles locking the target directory and providing paths to parts inside. There is a separate `Layout` for each build `target`.
121//!     - `target/debug/.fingerprint`: Tracker whether nor not a crate needs to be rebuilt.  See [`compiler::fingerprint`]
122//! - `$CARGO_HOME/`:
123//!   - `registry/`: Package registry cache which is managed in [`sources::registry`].  Be careful
124//!     as the lock [`util::GlobalContext::acquire_package_cache_lock`] must be manually acquired.
125//!     - `index`/: Fast-to-access crate metadata (no need to download / extract `*.crate` files)
126//!     - `cache/*/*.crate`: Local cache of published crates
127//!     - `src/*/*`: Extracted from `*.crate` by [`sources::registry::RegistrySource`]
128//!   - `git/`: Git source cache.  See [`sources::git`].
129//! - `**/.cargo/config.toml`: Environment dependent (env variables, files) configuration.  See
130//!   [`context`]
131//!
132//! ## Contribute to Cargo documentations
133//!
134//! The Cargo team always continues improving all external and internal documentations.
135//! If you spot anything could be better, don't hesitate to discuss with the team on
136//! Zulip [`t-cargo` stream], or [submit an issue] right on GitHub.
137//! There is also an issue label [`A-documenting-cargo-itself`],
138//! which is generally for documenting user-facing [The Cargo Book],
139//! but the Cargo team is welcome any form of enhancement for the [Cargo Contributor Guide]
140//! and this API documentation as well.
141//!
142//! [The Cargo Book: External tools]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/cargo/reference/external-tools.html
143//! [Cargo Architecture Overview]: https://doc.crates.io/contrib/architecture
144//! [`t-cargo` stream]: https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/246057-t-cargo
145//! [submit an issue]: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/new/choose
146//! [`A-documenting-cargo-itself`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/labels/A-documenting-cargo-itself
147//! [The Cargo Book]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/
148//! [Cargo Contributor Guide]: https://doc.crates.io/contrib/
149
150use anyhow::Error;
151use cargo_util_terminal::Shell;
152use cargo_util_terminal::Verbosity;
153use cargo_util_terminal::Verbosity::Verbose;
154use tracing::debug;
155
156pub use crate::util::errors::{AlreadyPrintedError, InternalError, VerboseError};
157pub use crate::util::{CargoResult, CliError, CliResult, GlobalContext, indented_lines};
158pub use crate::version::version;
159
160pub const CARGO_ENV: &str = "CARGO";
161
162#[macro_use]
163mod macros;
164
165pub mod compiler;
166pub mod context;
167pub mod diagnostics;
168pub mod ops;
169pub mod resolver;
170pub mod sources;
171pub mod util;
172mod version;
173pub mod workspace;
174
175pub fn exit_with_error(err: CliError, shell: &mut Shell) -> ! {
176    debug!("exit_with_error; err={:?}", err);
177
178    if let Some(ref err) = err.error {
179        if let Some(clap_err) = err.downcast_ref::<clap::Error>() {
180            let exit_code = if clap_err.use_stderr() { 1 } else { 0 };
181            let _ = clap_err.print();
182            std::process::exit(exit_code)
183        }
184    }
185
186    let CliError { error, exit_code } = err;
187    if let Some(error) = error {
188        display_error(&error, shell);
189    }
190
191    std::process::exit(exit_code)
192}
193
194/// Displays an error, and all its causes, to stderr.
195pub fn display_error(err: &Error, shell: &mut Shell) {
196    debug!("display_error; err={:?}", err);
197    _display_error(err, shell, true);
198    if err
199        .chain()
200        .any(|e| e.downcast_ref::<InternalError>().is_some())
201    {
202        drop(shell.note("this is an unexpected cargo internal error"));
203        drop(
204            shell.note(
205                "we would appreciate a bug report: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/",
206            ),
207        );
208        drop(shell.note(format!("cargo {}", version())));
209        // Once backtraces are stabilized, this should print out a backtrace
210        // if it is available.
211    }
212}
213
214/// Displays a warning, with an error object providing detailed information
215/// and context.
216pub fn display_warning_with_error(warning: &str, err: &Error, shell: &mut Shell) {
217    drop(shell.warn(warning));
218    drop(writeln!(shell.err()));
219    _display_error(err, shell, false);
220}
221
222fn error_chain(err: &Error, verbosity: Verbosity) -> impl Iterator<Item = &dyn std::fmt::Display> {
223    err.chain()
224        .take_while(move |err| {
225            // If we're not in verbose mode then only print cause chain until one
226            // marked as `VerboseError` appears.
227            //
228            // Generally the top error shouldn't be verbose, but check it anyways.
229            verbosity == Verbose || !err.is::<VerboseError>()
230        })
231        .take_while(|err| !err.is::<AlreadyPrintedError>())
232        .map(|err| err as &dyn std::fmt::Display)
233}
234
235fn _display_error(err: &Error, shell: &mut Shell, as_err: bool) {
236    for (i, err) in error_chain(err, shell.verbosity()).enumerate() {
237        if i == 0 {
238            if as_err {
239                drop(shell.error(&err));
240            } else {
241                drop(writeln!(shell.err(), "{}", err));
242            }
243        } else {
244            drop(writeln!(shell.err(), "\nCaused by:"));
245            drop(write!(shell.err(), "{}", indented_lines(&err.to_string())));
246        }
247    }
248}