[Nix-dev] Multiple instances - detecting resource collisions - nixos module system question

[Moritz Ulrich]

Marc Weber <marco-oweber at gmx.de> writes:

> If you use multiple apaches/nginx/mysql/postgresql/whatever instances
> its likely to miss adjusting the port or whatsoever. Therefore I'd like
> to implement a simple "resource tracking" module which fails if a
> resource such as tcp/ip port or socket or such gets used multiple times.
>
> It should look like this: http://dpaste.com/10RKJSQ
>
>
> A test like this:
>        resources.tcp-ports."80" = {};
>
> causes:
>   The option `resources.tcp-ports.80.allowCollisions' defined in `/etc/nixos/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/misc/resources.nix' does not exist.
>
> which I don't get because the dpaste sets a default value for
> allowCollisions.
>
> Thus does anybody just spot what I'm doing wrong?
>
> If we are at it: Eelco Dolstra proposed "services.mysql.services" or
> such. What about services.mysqls ? We could deprecade services.mysql
> then and ask users to switch slowly. No naming collisions. Naming is
> short and could be adopted to other services.
>
> Marc Weber
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I really like this idea.

Another use that comes to mind is using it to open ports in the firewall
in a declarative manner. E.g.:

firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [
  ...
] ++ resources.mysql.tcpPorts 
  ++ resources.httpd.tcpPorts;

(Assuming it uses a list of ports as suggested in my other reply.)

Cheers,
Moritz
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