gnu: Add postgresql-service.

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;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2015 David Thompson <davet@gnu.org>
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(define-module (gnu services databases)
  #:use-module (gnu services)
  #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
  #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
  #:use-module (gnu packages databases)
  #:use-module (guix records)
  #:use-module (guix monads)
  #:use-module (guix store)
  #:use-module (guix gexp)
  #:export (postgresql-service))

;;; Commentary:
;;;
;;; Database services.
;;;
;;; Code:

(define %default-postgres-hba
  (text-file "pg_hba.conf"
             "
local	all	all			trust
host	all	all	127.0.0.1/32 	trust
host	all	all	::1/128 	trust"))

(define %default-postgres-ident
  (text-file "pg_ident.conf"
             "# MAPNAME       SYSTEM-USERNAME         PG-USERNAME"))

(define %default-postgres-config
  (mlet %store-monad ((hba %default-postgres-hba)
                      (ident %default-postgres-ident))
    (text-file* "postgresql.conf"
                ;; The daemon will not start without these.
                "hba_file = '" hba "'\n"
                "ident_file = '" ident "'\n")))

(define* (postgresql-service #:key (postgresql postgresql)
                             (config-file %default-postgres-config)
                             (data-directory "/var/lib/postgresql/data"))
  "Return a service that runs @var{postgresql}, the PostgreSQL database server.

The PostgreSQL daemon loads its runtime configuration from @var{config-file}
and stores the database cluster in @var{data-directory}."
  ;; Wrapper script that switches to the 'postgres' user before launching
  ;; daemon.
  (define start-script
    (mlet %store-monad ((config-file config-file))
      (gexp->script "start-postgres"
                    #~(let ((user (getpwnam "postgres"))
                            (postgres (string-append #$postgresql
                                                     "/bin/postgres")))
                        (setgid (passwd:gid user))
                        (setuid (passwd:uid user))
                        (system* postgres
                                 (string-append "--config-file=" #$config-file)
                                 "-D" #$data-directory)))))

  (define activate
    #~(begin
        (use-modules (guix build utils)
                     (ice-9 match))

        (let ((user (getpwnam "postgres"))
              (initdb (string-append #$postgresql "/bin/initdb")))
          ;; Create db state directory.
          (mkdir-p #$data-directory)
          (chown #$data-directory (passwd:uid user) (passwd:gid user))

          ;; Drop privileges and init state directory in a new
          ;; process.  Wait for it to finish before proceeding.
          (match (primitive-fork)
            (0
             ;; Exit with a non-zero status code if an exception is thrown.
             (dynamic-wind
               (const #t)
               (lambda ()
                 (setgid (passwd:gid user))
                 (setuid (passwd:uid user))
                 (primitive-exit (system* initdb "-D" #$data-directory)))
               (lambda ()
                 (primitive-exit 1))))
            (pid (waitpid pid))))))

  (mlet %store-monad ((start-script start-script))
    (return
     (service
      (provision '(postgres))
      (documentation "Run the PostgreSQL daemon.")
      (requirement '(user-processes loopback))
      (start #~(make-forkexec-constructor #$start-script))
      (stop #~(make-kill-destructor))
      (activate activate)
      (user-groups (list (user-group
                          (name "postgres")
                          (system? #t))))
      (user-accounts (list (user-account
                            (name "postgres")
                            (group "postgres")
                            (system? #t)
                            (comment "PostgreSQL server user")
                            (home-directory "/var/empty")
                            (shell
                             #~(string-append #$shadow "/sbin/nologin")))))))))