services: lirc: Deprecate 'lirc-service' procedure.

* doc/guix.texi (Miscellaneous Services): Replace 'lirc-service' with 'lirc-service-type'.
Document <lirc-configuration>.
* gnu/services/lirc.scm (<lirc-configuration>): Set default values based on
the arguments from the now deprecated 'lirc-service' procedure.
(lirc-service-type): Set default value.
(lirc-service): Deprecate procedure.

Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 937b85e16c..54b75dd1f8 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -37726,24 +37726,38 @@ under @file{pcsc/drivers} in the store directory of the package.
 @end table
 @end deftp
 
-@cindex lirc
-@subsubheading Lirc Service
+@cindex LIRC
+@subsubheading LIRC Service
 
 The @code{(gnu services lirc)} module provides the following service.
 
-@deffn {Scheme Procedure} lirc-service [#:lirc lirc] @
-       [#:device #f] [#:driver #f] [#:config-file #f] @
-       [#:extra-options '()]
-Return a service that runs @url{http://www.lirc.org,LIRC}, a daemon that
-decodes infrared signals from remote controls.
+@defvar lirc-service-type
+Type for a service that runs @url{http://www.lirc.org, LIRC}, a daemon
+that decodes infrared signals from remote controls.
 
-Optionally, @var{device}, @var{driver} and @var{config-file}
-(configuration file name) may be specified.  See @command{lircd} manual
-for details.
+The value for this service is a @code{<lirc-configuration>} object.
+@end defvar
 
-Finally, @var{extra-options} is a list of additional command-line options
-passed to @command{lircd}.
-@end deffn
+@deftp {Data Type} lirc-configuration
+Data type representing the configuration of @command{lircd}.
+
+@table @asis
+@item @code{lirc} (default: @code{lirc}) (type: file-like)
+Package object for @command{lirc}.
+
+@item @code{device} (default: @code{#f}) (type: string)
+@itemx @code{driver} (default: @code{#f}) (type: string)
+@itemx @code{config-file} (default: @code{#f}) (type: string-or-file-like)
+TODO.  See @command{lircd} manual for details.
+
+@item @code{extra-options} (default: @code{'()}) (type: list-of-string)
+Additional command-line options to pass to @command{lircd}.
+
+@end table
+@end deftp
+
+@c TODO: Document <lirc-configuration>, preferably by refactoring this to use
+@c       define-configuration and generating documentation from it.
 
 @cindex spice
 @subsubheading Spice Service