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It turns out this code path is only used for unit tests (to ensure our JSON formats are possible to parse by other code, elsewhere). No user-facing functionality consumes this format. Therefore, let's drop the old version parsing support.
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synopsis: "JSON format changes for store path info and derivations"
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prs: []
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issues: []
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---
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JSON formats for store path info and derivations have been updated with new versions and structured fields.
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## Store Path Info JSON (Version 2)
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The store path info JSON format has been updated from version 1 to version 2:
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- **Added `version` field**:
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All store path info JSON now includes `"version": 2`.
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- **Structured `ca` field**:
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Content address is now a structured JSON object instead of a string:
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- Old: `"ca": "fixed:r:sha256:1abc..."`
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- New: `"ca": {"method": "nar", "hash": {"algorithm": "sha256", "format": "base64", "hash": "EMIJ+giQ..."}}`
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- Still `null` values for input-addressed store objects
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Nix currently only produces, and doesn't consume this format.
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**Affected command**: `nix path-info --json`
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## Derivation JSON (Version 4)
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The derivation JSON format has been updated from version 3 to version 4:
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- **Restructured inputs**:
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Inputs are now nested under an `inputs` object:
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- Old: `"inputSrcs": [...], "inputDrvs": {...}`
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- New: `"inputs": {"srcs": [...], "drvs": {...}}`
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- **Consistent content addresses**:
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Floating content-addressed outputs now use structured JSON format.
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This is the same format as `ca` in in store path info (after the new version).
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Version 3 and earlier formats are *not* accepted when reading.
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**Affected command**: `nix derivation`, namely it's `show` and `add` sub-commands.
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