feat(files): support creating intermediate directories

pkg/files.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 // ----- Globals ---------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -20,22 +21,24 @@ func init() {
 
 // ----- Public ----------------------------------------------------------------
 type FilePromise struct {
-	chain       []Promise
-	contents    Value
-	err         error
-	filename    Value
-	permissions *Permissions
-	status      Status
+	chain          []Promise
+	contents       Value
+	dirPermissions *Permissions
+	err            error
+	filename       Value
+	permissions    *Permissions
+	status         Status
 }
 
 func File(filename any) *FilePromise {
 	return &FilePromise{
-		chain:       nil,
-		contents:    nil,
-		err:         nil,
-		filename:    interfaceToTemplateValue(filename),
-		permissions: nil,
-		status:      PROMISED,
+		chain:          nil,
+		contents:       nil,
+		dirPermissions: nil,
+		err:            nil,
+		filename:       interfaceToTemplateValue(filename),
+		permissions:    nil,
+		status:         PROMISED,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -44,6 +47,11 @@ func (f *FilePromise) Contents(contents any) *FilePromise {
 	return f
 }
 
+func (f *FilePromise) DirectoriesPermissions(p *Permissions) *FilePromise {
+	f.dirPermissions = p
+	return f
+}
+
 func (f *FilePromise) Permissions(p *Permissions) *FilePromise {
 	f.permissions = p
 	return f
@@ -67,6 +75,11 @@ func (f *FilePromise) Promise() Promise {
 
 func (f *FilePromise) Resolve() {
 	filename := f.filename.String()
+	if f.dirPermissions != nil {
+		if f.status, f.err = makeDirectoriesHierarchy(filepath.Dir(filename), f.dirPermissions); f.err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
 	if f.contents != nil {
 		var sumFile []byte
 		sumFile, f.err = sha256sumOfFile(filename)

pkg/utils.go

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ package gonf
 
 import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"errors"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 var builtinTemplateFunctions = map[string]any{
@@ -20,6 +24,28 @@ func FilterSlice[T any](slice *[]T, predicate func(T) bool) {
 	*slice = (*slice)[:i] // or truncated out of the slice
 }
 
+// We cannot just use os.MakedirAll because we need to set the user:group on every intermediate directories created
+func makeDirectoriesHierarchy(dir string, perms *Permissions) (Status, error) {
+	if _, err := os.Lstat(dir); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
+			if status, err := makeDirectoriesHierarchy(filepath.Dir(dir), perms); err != nil {
+				return status, err
+			}
+			m, err := perms.mode.Int()
+			if err != nil {
+				return BROKEN, err
+			}
+			os.Mkdir(dir, fs.FileMode(m))
+			perms.resolve(dir)
+			return REPAIRED, nil
+		} else {
+			return BROKEN, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		return KEPT, nil
+	}
+}
+
 func sha256sum(contents []byte) []byte {
 	h := sha256.New()
 	h.Write(contents)

stdlib/os/debian/apt.go

@@ -26,12 +26,21 @@ var apt_norecommends []byte
 var sources_list []byte
 
 func Promise() {
+	rootDir := gonf.ModeUserGroup(0755, "root", "root")
 	rootRO := gonf.ModeUserGroup(0444, "root", "root")
 	gonf.Default("debian-release", "stable")
 	gonf.AppendVariable("debian-extra-sources", "# Extra sources")
 	apt_update := gonf.Command("apt-get", "update", "-qq")
-	gonf.File("/etc/apt/sources.list").Permissions(rootRO).Template(sources_list).Promise().IfRepaired(apt_update)
-	gonf.File("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99_norecommends").Permissions(rootRO).Template(apt_norecommends).Promise()
+	gonf.File("/etc/apt/sources.list").
+		Permissions(rootRO).
+		Template(sources_list).
+		Promise().
+		IfRepaired(apt_update)
+	gonf.File("/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99_norecommends").
+		DirectoriesPermissions(rootDir).
+		Permissions(rootRO).
+		Template(apt_norecommends).
+		Promise()
 	gonf.SetPackagesConfiguration(packages_install, packages_list, apt_update)
 	gonf.Service("opensmtpd").State("enabled", "started").Promise()
 	systemd.Promise()