services: Service types can now specify a default value for instances.

* gnu/services.scm (&no-default-value): New variable.
(<service-type>)[default-value]: New field.
(<service>): Rename constructor from 'service' to 'make-service'.
(service): New macro.
(%service-with-default-value): New procedure.
(&missing-value-service-error): New error condition.
* tests/services.scm ("services, default value"): New test.
* doc/guix.texi (Service Types and Services): Document 'default-value'.
(Service Reference): Explain default values.

1 files changed, 57 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/services.scm b/gnu/services.scm
index af4cffe819..b1b53fd18b 100644
--- a/gnu/services.scm
+++ b/gnu/services.scm
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   #:use-module (guix profiles)
   #:use-module (guix sets)
   #:use-module (guix ui)
+  #:use-module ((guix utils) #:select (source-properties->location))
   #:use-module (guix modules)
   #:use-module (gnu packages base)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
             service-type-extensions
             service-type-compose
             service-type-extend
+            service-type-default-value
 
             service
             service?
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@
             fold-services
 
             service-error?
+            missing-value-service-error?
+            missing-value-service-error-type
+            missing-value-service-error-location
             missing-target-service-error?
             missing-target-service-error-service
             missing-target-service-error-target-type
@@ -119,6 +124,10 @@
   (target  service-extension-target)              ;<service-type>
   (compute service-extension-compute))            ;params -> params
 
+(define &no-default-value
+  ;; Value used to denote service types that have no associated default value.
+  '(no default value))
+
 (define-record-type* <service-type> service-type make-service-type
   service-type?
   (name       service-type-name)                  ;symbol (for debugging)
@@ -132,7 +141,11 @@
 
   ;; Extend the services' own parameters with the extension composition.
   (extend     service-type-extend                 ;list of Any -> parameters
-              (default #f)))
+              (default #f))
+
+  ;; Optional default value for instances of this type.
+  (default-value service-type-default-value       ;Any
+                 (default &no-default-value)))
 
 (define (write-service-type type port)
   (format port "#<service-type ~a ~a>"
@@ -143,11 +156,53 @@
 
 ;; Services of a given type.
 (define-record-type <service>
-  (service type value)
+  (make-service type value)
   service?
   (type       service-kind)
   (value      service-value))
 
+(define-syntax service
+  (syntax-rules ()
+    "Return a service instance of TYPE.  The service value is VALUE or, if
+omitted, TYPE's default value."
+    ((_ type value)
+     (make-service type value))
+    ((_ type)
+     (%service-with-default-value (current-source-location)
+                                  type))))
+
+(define (%service-with-default-value location type)
+  "Return a instance of service type TYPE with its default value, if any.  If
+TYPE does not have a default value, an error is raised."
+  ;; TODO: Currently this is a run-time error but with a little bit macrology
+  ;; we could turn it into an expansion-time error.
+  (let ((default (service-type-default-value type)))
+    (if (eq? default &no-default-value)
+        (let ((location (source-properties->location location)))
+          (raise
+           (condition
+            (&missing-value-service-error (type type) (location location))
+            (&message
+             (message (format #f (_ "~a: no value specified \
+for service of type '~a'")
+                              (location->string location)
+                              (service-type-name type)))))))
+        (service type default))))
+
+(define-condition-type &service-error &error
+  service-error?)
+
+(define-condition-type &missing-value-service-error &service-error
+  missing-value-service-error?
+  (type     missing-value-service-error-type)
+  (location missing-value-service-error-location))
+
+
+
+;;;
+;;; Helpers.
+;;;
+
 (define service-parameters
   ;; Deprecated alias.
   service-value)
@@ -541,9 +596,6 @@ kernel."
 ;;; Service folding.
 ;;;
 
-(define-condition-type &service-error &error
-  service-error?)
-
 (define-condition-type &missing-target-service-error &service-error
   missing-target-service-error?
   (service      missing-target-service-error-service)