Local Repo Management Script

This script is designed for managing signed AUR (Arch User Repository) packages in a local repo using Nushell. It provides functions for building packages, signing them, and searching for packages in the AUR.

Prerequisites

• Nushell: Install Nushell on your system.
• Git: Required for cloning AUR repositories.
• GPG: GNU Privacy Guard for signing packages.
• makechrootpkg: Tool for building packages in a clean chroot environment.
• repo-add: Utility for maintaining Arch Linux package repositories.

Environment

Please set the $env.NUAURBUILD & $env.NUAURPKG paths for optimal use.

Functions

main build

Builds AUR packages located in a specified directory.

Parameters:

• builddir: (Optional) Path to the directory containing AUR packages (default: $env.NUAURBUILD).

Description:

• Changes to the builddir.
• Lists all directories in the builddir and iterates over each one.
• Changes to each directory and runs makechrootpkg to build the package.
• Prints a reminder to sign the packages after building.

main sign

Signs the built packages and updates the repository database.

Parameters:

• pkgdir: (Optional) Path to the directory where built packages are stored (default: $env.NUAURPKG).

Description:

• Changes to the pkgdir.
• Lists .zst files (compressed package files) that do not have a corresponding .sig file.
• Signs each package using GPG.
• Adds the signed packages to the repository database and signs the database using repo-add.

main search

Searches for packages in the AUR or fetches the package repository.

Parameters:

• package: Name of the package to search for or fetch.
• --fetch: Flag indicating whether to fetch (clone) the package repository.

Description:

• If the --fetch flag is set, clones the package repository from AUR.
• If --fetch is not set, performs a search for the package using AUR RPC and returns the names of the search results.

To-Do

• Add Error Handling: Implement error handling for cases where commands fail or directories are not found.
• [/] Configuration File: Allow configuration of builddir and pkgdir through a configuration file instead of hardcoded paths. - Got rid of hardcoded paths for environment variables. Still thinking about a config file.
• Logging: Add logging functionality to track the build and sign process, including success and failure messages.
• Tests: Write tests to ensure each function behaves as expected under various scenarios.
• Documentation: Expand documentation to include detailed explanations of each function and example use cases.
• User Input Validation: Add validation for user inputs to ensure they are correct and handle invalid inputs gracefully.
• Automation: Consider automating the process of updating the repository and signing packages on a schedule.