lib.modules: Add mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio

This will let us make assertions involving _module.args.pkgs, which
is not an option but a value attribute, and therefore doesn't have
its own highestPrio to inspect. The new function gives us that info.

lib/modules.nix

@@ -910,6 +910,47 @@ let
     else opt // { type = opt.type.substSubModules opt.options; options = []; };
 
 
+  /*
+    Merge an option's definitions in a way that preserves the priority of the
+    individual attributes in the option value.
+
+    This does not account for all option semantics, such as readOnly.
+
+    Type:
+      option -> attrsOf { highestPrio, value }
+  */
+  mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio = opt:
+        let subAttrDefs =
+              lib.concatMap
+                ({ value, ... }@def:
+                  map
+                    (value: def // { inherit value; })
+                    (lib.pushDownProperties value)
+                )
+                opt.definitionsWithLocations;
+            defsByAttr =
+              lib.zipAttrs (
+                lib.concatLists (
+                  lib.concatMap
+                    ({ value, ... }@def:
+                      map
+                        (lib.mapAttrsToList (k: value: { ${k} = def // { inherit value; }; }))
+                        (lib.pushDownProperties value)
+                    )
+                    opt.definitionsWithLocations
+                )
+              );
+        in
+          assert opt.type.name == "attrsOf" || opt.type.name == "lazyAttrsOf";
+          lib.mapAttrs
+                (k: v:
+                  let merging = lib.mergeDefinitions (opt.loc ++ [k]) opt.type.nestedTypes.elemType v;
+                  in {
+                    value = merging.mergedValue;
+                    inherit (merging.defsFinal') highestPrio;
+                  })
+                defsByAttr;
+
   /* Properties. */
 
   mkIf = condition: content:
@@ -1256,6 +1297,7 @@ private //
     importJSON
     importTOML
     mergeDefinitions
+    mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio
     mergeOptionDecls  # should be private?
     mkAfter
     mkAliasAndWrapDefinitions

lib/tests/modules.sh

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ checkConfigError() {
 # Shorthand meta attribute does not duplicate the config
 checkConfigOutput '^"one two"$' config.result ./shorthand-meta.nix
 
+checkConfigOutput '^true$' config.result ./test-mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio.nix
+
 # Check boolean option.
 checkConfigOutput '^false$' config.enable ./declare-enable.nix
 checkConfigError 'The option .* does not exist. Definition values:\n\s*- In .*: true' config.enable ./define-enable.nix

lib/tests/modules/test-mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ lib, options, ... }:
+
+let
+  defs = lib.modules.mergeAttrDefinitionsWithPrio options._module.args;
+  assertLazy = pos: throw "${pos.file}:${toString pos.line}:${toString pos.column}: The test must not evaluate this the assertLazy thunk, but it did. Unexpected strictness leads to unexpected errors and performance problems.";
+in
+
+{
+  options.result = lib.mkOption { };
+  config._module.args = {
+    default = lib.mkDefault (assertLazy __curPos);
+    regular = null;
+    force = lib.mkForce (assertLazy __curPos);
+    unused = assertLazy __curPos;
+  };
+  config.result =
+    assert defs.default.highestPrio == (lib.mkDefault (assertLazy __curPos)).priority;
+    assert defs.regular.highestPrio == lib.modules.defaultOverridePriority;
+    assert defs.force.highestPrio == (lib.mkForce (assertLazy __curPos)).priority;
+    true;
+}