hologit/lib/SpecObject.js

Hologit automates the projection of layered composite file trees based on flat, declarative plans

const sortKeys = require('sort-keys');
const TOML = require('@iarna/toml');


const BlobObject = require('./BlobObject.js');


class SpecObject extends BlobObject {

    static async write (repo, kind, data) {
        // build ordered spec object
        const holospec = {};
        holospec[kind] = sortKeys(data, { deep: true });

        // write canonical spec to a blob
        const { hash } = await super.write(repo, TOML.stringify({ holospec }));

        // write blob hash to a ref to enable fetching it and prevent garbage collection
        const git = await repo.getGit();
        await git.updateRef(`refs/holo/spec/${hash}`, hash);

        return {
            hash,
            ref: SpecObject.buildRef(kind, hash)
        };
    }

    static buildRef (kind, hash) {
        return `refs/holo/${kind}/${hash.substr(0, 2)}/${hash.substr(2)}`;
    }

}


SpecObject.prototype.isSpec = true;
module.exports = SpecObject;