nushell/crates/nu-cmd-lang/src/core_commands/describe.rs
Darren Schroeder 82eb1c5584
add more details to decribe -d (#15591)
# Description

I was playing around with the `debug` command and wanted to add this
information to it but since most of it already existed in `describe` I
wanted to try and add it here. It adds a few more details that are
hopefully helpful. It mainly tries to add the value type, rust datatype,
and value. I'm not sure all of this is wanted or needed but I thought it
was an interesting introspection idea.

### Before

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f1cfc5dd-6c02-4aa1-acb2-8e9931f66dd8)


### After

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cfb3c8bd-70dd-4aa1-b03a-375acf6c0e09)


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use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
use nu_protocol::{
engine::{Closure, StateWorkingSet},
BlockId, ByteStreamSource, Category, PipelineMetadata, Signature,
};
use std::any::type_name;
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct Describe;
impl Command for Describe {
fn name(&self) -> &str {
"describe"
}
fn description(&self) -> &str {
"Describe the type and structure of the value(s) piped in."
}
fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
Signature::build("describe")
.input_output_types(vec![(Type::Any, Type::Any)])
.switch(
"no-collect",
"do not collect streams of structured data",
Some('n'),
)
.switch(
"detailed",
"show detailed information about the value",
Some('d'),
)
.category(Category::Core)
}
fn is_const(&self) -> bool {
true
}
fn run(
&self,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
call: &Call,
input: PipelineData,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
let options = Options {
no_collect: call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "no-collect")?,
detailed: call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "detailed")?,
};
run(Some(engine_state), call, input, options)
}
fn run_const(
&self,
working_set: &StateWorkingSet,
call: &Call,
input: PipelineData,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
let options = Options {
no_collect: call.has_flag_const(working_set, "no-collect")?,
detailed: call.has_flag_const(working_set, "detailed")?,
};
run(None, call, input, options)
}
fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
vec![
Example {
description: "Describe the type of a string",
example: "'hello' | describe",
result: Some(Value::test_string("string")),
},
Example {
description: "Describe the type of a record in a detailed way",
example:
"{shell:'true', uwu:true, features: {bugs:false, multiplatform:true, speed: 10}, fib: [1 1 2 3 5 8], on_save: {|x| $'Saving ($x)'}, first_commit: 2019-05-10, my_duration: (4min + 20sec)} | describe -d",
result: Some(Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("record"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("record<shell: string, uwu: bool, features: record<bugs: bool, multiplatform: bool, speed: int>, fib: list<int>, on_save: closure, first_commit: datetime, my_duration: duration>"),
"columns" => Value::test_record(record!(
"shell" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("string"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("string"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("&alloc::string::String"),
"value" => Value::test_string("true"),
)),
"uwu" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"value" => Value::test_bool(true),
)),
"features" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("record"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("record<bugs: bool, multiplatform: bool, speed: int>"),
"columns" => Value::test_record(record!(
"bugs" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"value" => Value::test_bool(false),
)),
"multiplatform" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("bool"),
"value" => Value::test_bool(true),
)),
"speed" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("i64"),
"value" => Value::test_int(10),
)),
)),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("&nu_utils::shared_cow::SharedCow<nu_protocol::value::record::Record>"),
)),
"fib" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("list"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("list<int>"),
"length" => Value::test_int(6),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("&mut alloc::vec::Vec<nu_protocol::value::Value>"),
"value" => Value::test_list(vec![
Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("i64"),
"value" => Value::test_int(1),
)),
Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("i64"),
"value" => Value::test_int(1),
)),
Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("i64"),
"value" => Value::test_int(2),
)),
Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("i64"),
"value" => Value::test_int(3),
)),
Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("i64"),
"value" => Value::test_int(5),
)),
Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("int"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("i64"),
"value" => Value::test_int(8),
))]
),
)),
"on_save" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("closure"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("closure"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("&alloc::boxed::Box<nu_protocol::engine::closure::Closure>"),
"value" => Value::test_closure(Closure {
block_id: BlockId::new(1),
captures: vec![],
}),
"signature" => Value::test_record(record!(
"name" => Value::test_string(""),
"category" => Value::test_string("default"),
)),
)),
"first_commit" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("datetime"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("datetime"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("chrono::datetime::DateTime<chrono::offset::fixed::FixedOffset>"),
"value" => Value::test_date("2019-05-10 00:00:00Z".parse().unwrap_or_default()),
)),
"my_duration" => Value::test_record(record!(
"type" => Value::test_string("duration"),
"detailed_type" => Value::test_string("duration"),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("i64"),
"value" => Value::test_duration(260_000_000_000),
))
)),
"rust_type" => Value::test_string("&nu_utils::shared_cow::SharedCow<nu_protocol::value::record::Record>"),
))),
},
Example {
description: "Describe the type of a stream with detailed information",
example: "[1 2 3] | each {|i| echo $i} | describe -d",
result: None // Give "Running external commands not supported" error
// result: Some(Value::test_record(record!(
// "type" => Value::test_string("stream"),
// "origin" => Value::test_string("nushell"),
// "subtype" => Value::test_record(record!(
// "type" => Value::test_string("list"),
// "length" => Value::test_int(3),
// "values" => Value::test_list(vec![
// Value::test_string("int"),
// Value::test_string("int"),
// Value::test_string("int"),
// ])
// ))
// ))),
},
Example {
description: "Describe a stream of data, collecting it first",
example: "[1 2 3] | each {|i| echo $i} | describe",
result: None // Give "Running external commands not supported" error
// result: Some(Value::test_string("list<int> (stream)")),
},
Example {
description: "Describe the input but do not collect streams",
example: "[1 2 3] | each {|i| echo $i} | describe --no-collect",
result: None // Give "Running external commands not supported" error
// result: Some(Value::test_string("stream")),
},
]
}
fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
vec!["type", "typeof", "info", "structure"]
}
}
#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
struct Options {
no_collect: bool,
detailed: bool,
}
fn run(
engine_state: Option<&EngineState>,
call: &Call,
input: PipelineData,
options: Options,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
let head = call.head;
let metadata = input.metadata();
let description = match input {
PipelineData::ByteStream(stream, ..) => {
let type_ = stream.type_().describe();
let description = if options.detailed {
let origin = match stream.source() {
ByteStreamSource::Read(_) => "unknown",
ByteStreamSource::File(_) => "file",
#[cfg(feature = "os")]
ByteStreamSource::Child(_) => "external",
};
Value::record(
record! {
"type" => Value::string("bytestream", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(type_, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&stream), head),
"origin" => Value::string(origin, head),
"metadata" => metadata_to_value(metadata, head),
},
head,
)
} else {
Value::string(type_, head)
};
if !options.no_collect {
stream.drain()?;
}
description
}
PipelineData::ListStream(stream, ..) => {
let type_ = type_of(&stream);
if options.detailed {
let subtype = if options.no_collect {
Value::string("any", head)
} else {
describe_value(stream.into_value(), head, engine_state)
};
Value::record(
record! {
"type" => Value::string("stream", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string("list stream", head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_, head),
"origin" => Value::string("nushell", head),
"subtype" => subtype,
"metadata" => metadata_to_value(metadata, head),
},
head,
)
} else if options.no_collect {
Value::string("stream", head)
} else {
let value = stream.into_value();
let base_description = value.get_type().to_string();
Value::string(format!("{} (stream)", base_description), head)
}
}
PipelineData::Value(value, ..) => {
if !options.detailed {
Value::string(value.get_type().to_string(), head)
} else {
describe_value(value, head, engine_state)
}
}
PipelineData::Empty => Value::string(Type::Nothing.to_string(), head),
};
Ok(description.into_pipeline_data())
}
enum Description {
Record(Record),
}
impl Description {
fn into_value(self, span: Span) -> Value {
match self {
Description::Record(record) => Value::record(record, span),
}
}
}
fn describe_value(value: Value, head: Span, engine_state: Option<&EngineState>) -> Value {
let Description::Record(record) = describe_value_inner(value, head, engine_state);
Value::record(record, head)
}
fn type_of<T>(_: &T) -> String {
type_name::<T>().to_string()
}
fn describe_value_inner(
mut value: Value,
head: Span,
engine_state: Option<&EngineState>,
) -> Description {
let value_type = value.get_type().to_string();
match value {
Value::Bool { val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("bool", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Int { val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("int", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Float { val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("float", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Filesize { val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("filesize", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Duration { val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("duration", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Date { val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("datetime", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Range { ref val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("range", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::String { ref val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("string", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Glob { ref val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("glob", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Nothing { .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("nothing", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string("", head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Record { ref val, .. } => {
let mut columns = val.clone().into_owned();
for (_, val) in &mut columns {
*val =
describe_value_inner(std::mem::take(val), head, engine_state).into_value(head);
}
Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("record", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"columns" => Value::record(columns.clone(), head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
})
}
Value::List { ref mut vals, .. } => {
for val in &mut *vals {
*val =
describe_value_inner(std::mem::take(val), head, engine_state).into_value(head);
}
Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("list", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"length" => Value::int(vals.len() as i64, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&vals), head),
"value" => value,
})
}
Value::Closure { ref val, .. } => {
let block = engine_state.map(|engine_state| engine_state.get_block(val.block_id));
let mut record = record! {
"type" => Value::string("closure", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
};
if let Some(block) = block {
record.push(
"signature",
Value::record(
record! {
"name" => Value::string(block.signature.name.clone(), head),
"category" => Value::string(block.signature.category.to_string(), head),
},
head,
),
);
}
Description::Record(record)
}
Value::Error { ref error, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("error", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"subtype" => Value::string(error.to_string(), head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&error), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::Binary { ref val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("binary", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"length" => Value::int(val.len() as i64, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value,
}),
Value::CellPath { ref val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("cell-path", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"length" => Value::int(val.members.len() as i64, head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" => value
}),
Value::Custom { ref val, .. } => Description::Record(record! {
"type" => Value::string("custom", head),
"detailed_type" => Value::string(value_type, head),
"subtype" => Value::string(val.type_name(), head),
"rust_type" => Value::string(type_of(&val), head),
"value" =>
match val.to_base_value(head) {
Ok(base_value) => base_value,
Err(err) => Value::error(err, head),
}
}),
}
}
fn metadata_to_value(metadata: Option<PipelineMetadata>, head: Span) -> Value {
if let Some(metadata) = metadata {
let data_source = Value::string(format!("{:?}", metadata.data_source), head);
Value::record(record! { "data_source" => data_source }, head)
} else {
Value::nothing(head)
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
#[test]
fn test_examples() {
use super::Describe;
use crate::test_examples;
test_examples(Describe {})
}
}