nixos/merecat: init

nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml

@@ -365,6 +365,13 @@
           <link linkend="opt-services.expressvpn.enable">services.expressvpn</link>.
         </para>
       </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          <link xlink:href="https://troglobit.com/projects/merecat/">merecat</link>,
+          a small and easy HTTP server based on thttpd. Available as
+          <link linkend="opt-services.merecat.enable">services.merecat</link>
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>
           <link xlink:href="https://github.com/L11R/go-autoconfig">go-autoconfig</link>,

nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin
 
 - [expressvpn](https://www.expressvpn.com), the CLI client for ExpressVPN. Available as [services.expressvpn](#opt-services.expressvpn.enable).
 
+- [merecat](https://troglobit.com/projects/merecat/), a small and easy HTTP server based on thttpd. Available as [services.merecat](#opt-services.merecat.enable)
+
 - [go-autoconfig](https://github.com/L11R/go-autoconfig), IMAP/SMTP autodiscover server. Available as [services.go-autoconfig](#opt-services.go-autoconfig.enable).
 
 - [tmate-ssh-server](https://github.com/tmate-io/tmate-ssh-server), server side part of [tmate](https://tmate.io/). Available as [services.tmate-ssh-server](#opt-services.tmate-ssh-server.enable).

nixos/modules/module-list.nix

@@ -1155,6 +1155,7 @@
   ./services/web-servers/lighttpd/collectd.nix
   ./services/web-servers/lighttpd/default.nix
   ./services/web-servers/lighttpd/gitweb.nix
+  ./services/web-servers/merecat.nix
   ./services/web-servers/mighttpd2.nix
   ./services/web-servers/minio.nix
   ./services/web-servers/molly-brown.nix

nixos/modules/services/web-servers/merecat.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.merecat;
+  format = pkgs.formats.keyValue {
+    mkKeyValue = generators.mkKeyValueDefault {
+      mkValueString = v:
+        # In merecat.conf, booleans are "true" and "false"
+        if builtins.isBool v
+        then if v then "true" else "false"
+        else generators.mkValueStringDefault {} v;
+    } "=";
+  };
+  configFile = format.generate "merecat.conf" cfg.settings;
+
+in {
+
+  options.services.merecat = {
+
+    enable = mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc "Merecat HTTP server");
+
+    settings = mkOption {
+      inherit (format) type;
+      default = { };
+      description = lib.mdDoc ''
+        Merecat configuration. Refer to merecat(8) for details on supported values.
+      '';
+      example = {
+        hostname = "localhost";
+        port = 8080;
+        virtual-host = true;
+        directory = "/srv/www";
+      };
+    };
+
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    systemd.services.merecat = {
+      description = "Merecat HTTP server";
+      after = [ "network.target" ];
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        DynamicUser = true;
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.merecat}/bin/merecat -n -f ${configFile}";
+        AmbientCapabilities = lib.mkIf ((cfg.settings.port or 80) < 1024) [ "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE" ];
+      };
+    };
+
+  };
+
+}

nixos/tests/all-tests.nix

@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ in {
   mediawiki = handleTest ./mediawiki.nix {};
   meilisearch = handleTest ./meilisearch.nix {};
   memcached = handleTest ./memcached.nix {};
+  merecat = handleTest ./merecat.nix {};
   metabase = handleTest ./metabase.nix {};
   minecraft = handleTest ./minecraft.nix {};
   minecraft-server = handleTest ./minecraft-server.nix {};

nixos/tests/merecat.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
+  name = "merecat";
+  meta = with pkgs.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ fgaz ];
+  };
+
+  nodes.machine = { config, pkgs, ... }: {
+    services.merecat = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = {
+        hostname = "localhost";
+        virtual-host = true;
+        directory = toString (pkgs.runCommand "merecat-webdir" {} ''
+          mkdir -p $out/foo.localhost $out/bar.localhost
+          echo '<h1>Hello foo</h1>' > $out/foo.localhost/index.html
+          echo '<h1>Hello bar</h1>' > $out/bar.localhost/index.html
+        '');
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.wait_for_unit("merecat")
+    machine.wait_for_open_port(80)
+    machine.succeed("curl --fail foo.localhost | grep 'Hello foo'")
+    machine.succeed("curl --fail bar.localhost | grep 'Hello bar'")
+  '';
+})

pkgs/servers/http/merecat/default.nix

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , libxcrypt
 , testers
 , merecat
+, nixosTests
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       package = merecat;
       command = "merecat -V";
     };
+    inherit (nixosTests) merecat;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {