the spec no longer fixes itself...

modules are more reliable
cleanup some typos

lua/dep.lua

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ local git = require('dep.git')
 local fs = require('dep.fs')
 local packager = require('dep.package')
 local h = require('dep.helpers')
+local spec_man = require("dep.spec")
 
 -- all functions for convenience
 local M = {}
@@ -38,14 +39,14 @@ function M.registertree(speclist, overrides)
     -- make sure the overrides override and take into account the packages spec
     ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: missing-fields
     over = {
-      pin = over.pin or spec.pin,
-      disable = over.disable or spec.disable
+      pin = overrides.pin or spec.pin,
+      disable = overrides.disable or spec.disable
     }
 
     -- While a package can fail to load we just don't care, it will work itself
     -- out. The goal is to make sure every plugin that can load does load, not
     -- keep working plugins from loading because an unrelated one doesn't load.
-    packager:new(spec, overrides)
+    packager:new(spec, over)
   end
 
   if speclist.modules then
@@ -63,9 +64,14 @@ function M.registertree(speclist, overrides)
 
         name, module = module, require(module)
       end
-
       name = module.name or name
 
+      -- allow a module to be a spec
+      if spec_man.check(module, true) ~= false then
+        ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: cast-local-type
+        module = { module }
+      end
+
       local ok, err = pcall(M.registertree, module, overrides)
       if not ok then
         error(string.format("%s <- %s", err, name))
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ function M.synctree(tree, cb)
     end
   end
 
-  for _, package in ipairs(tree) do
+  for _, package in pairs(tree) do
     local co = coroutine.create(function()
       -- if the package provided prefers a local source then use the local
       -- source instead of the git repository
@@ -160,7 +166,8 @@ return function(opts)
       -- register all packages
       local root = packager:new({
         "squibid/dep",
-        url = "https://git.squi.bid/dep",
+        url = "https://git.squi.bid/squibid/dep.git",
+        branch = "lazy",
         pin = true
       })
       if not root then
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@ return function(opts)
       M.registertree(opts)
 
       -- sort package dependencies
-      for _, package in ipairs(packager.get_packages()) do
+      for _, package in pairs(packager.get_packages()) do
         table.sort(package.requirements, comp)
         table.sort(package.dependents, comp)
       end
@@ -183,7 +190,7 @@ return function(opts)
     end)
 
     -- load packages
-    M.reload()
+    M.reload(false)
 
     --- check if a package should be synced
     ---@param package table package table spec
@@ -198,7 +205,7 @@ return function(opts)
 
     -- get all package that need syncing
     local targets = {}
-    for _, package in ipairs(packager.get_packages()) do
+    for _, package in pairs(packager.get_packages()) do
       if shouldsync(package) then
         table.insert(targets, package)
       end

lua/dep/git.lua

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ end
 ---@param package package package to install
 ---@param cb function callback
 function git.install(package, cb)
-
   if not package.enabled then
     cb()
     return
@@ -99,13 +98,9 @@ function git.update(package, cb)
     return
   end
 
-  local function logerr(err)
-    logger:log("error", "failed to update %s; reason: %s", package.id, err)
-  end
-
   proc.git_rev_parse(package.dir, "HEAD", function(err, before)
     if err then
-      logerr(before)
+      log_err(before)
       cb(err)
     else
       if package.commit then

lua/dep/package.lua

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function package:new(spec, overrides)
   overrides = overrides or {}
 
   -- ensure that the spec is ok
-  local new_spec = spec_man.check(spec)
+  local new_spec = spec_man.check(spec_man.correct_spec(spec))
   if new_spec == false then
     logger:log("spec", vim.inspect(spec))
     logger:log("error", "spec check failed, check DepLog")
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function package:new(spec, overrides)
   if spec.reqs then
     ---it is the correct type as asserted in check_spec()
     ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
-    for _, req in ipairs(spec.reqs) do
+    for _, req in pairs(spec.reqs) do
       local pkg = package:new(req)
       if type(pkg) == "table" then
         o:link_dependency(pkg, o)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function package:new(spec, overrides)
   if spec.deps then
     ---it is the correct type as asserted in check_spec()
     ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: param-type-mismatch
-    for _, dep in ipairs(spec.deps) do
+    for _, dep in pairs(spec.deps) do
       local pkg = package:new(dep)
       if not pkg then
         return false
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ function package.get_root()
 end
 
 --- get the packages in dep
----@return package root
+---@return package[] packages
 ---@nodiscard
 function package.get_packages()
   return packages
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ function package:ensureadded(force)
   ---@param pkg package
   local function loadpkg(pkg)
     -- make sure to load the dependencies first
-    for _, p in ipairs(pkg.requirements) do
+    for _, p in pairs(pkg.requirements) do
       if not p.loaded then
         p:ensureadded(true)
       end
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ function package:loadtree(force)
 
   -- if the package isn't lazy check that it's requirements are loaded
   if not self.lazy then
-    for _, requirement in ipairs(self.requirements) do
+    for _, requirement in pairs(self.requirements) do
       if not requirement.loaded and not requirement.lazy then
         return false
       end
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ function package:loadtree(force)
   self.subtree_loaded = true
 
   -- make sure the dependants are loaded
-  for _, dependant in ipairs(self.dependents) do
+  for _, dependant in pairs(self.dependents) do
     self.subtree_loaded = dependant:loadtree(force) and self.subtree_loaded
   end
 
@@ -365,12 +365,12 @@ end
 --- unconfigure a packages tree
 function package:unconfiguretree()
   -- unconfigure requirements
-  for _, requirement in ipairs(self.requirements) do
+  for _, requirement in pairs(self.requirements) do
     requirement.subtree_loaded = false
   end
 
   -- unconfigure dependents
-  for _, dependant in ipairs(self.dependents) do
+  for _, dependant in pairs(self.dependents) do
     dependant.loaded = false
     dependant.added = false
     dependant.configured = false
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ function package.findcycle(pkgs)
   end
 
   -- actually check the cycle
-  for _, pkg in ipairs(pkgs) do
+  for _, pkg in pairs(pkgs) do
     if not indexes[package.id] then
       local cycle = connect(pkg)
       if cycle then

lua/dep/proc.lua

@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ function proc.git_resolve_branch(url, branch, cb)
           end
         end
       end
-    })
+    }
+  )
 end
 
 return proc

lua/dep/spec.lua

@@ -43,13 +43,35 @@ function spec:get_name()
   return self[1]:match("^[%w-_.]+/([%w-_.]+)$")
 end
 
---- check a spec to see if it's correct
+--- attempt to correct a spec
 ---@param self table|string spec to check
----@return spec|false spec if the spec is ok or false
-function spec:check()
-  -- make sure spec is a table
+---@return spec spec
+function spec:correct_spec()
   if type(self) == "string" then
-    self = { self }
+    return { self }
+  elseif type(self) == "table" then
+    repeat
+      if type(self[1]) ~= "string" then
+        self = self[1]
+      end
+    until type(self[1]) == "string"
+  end
+
+  return self
+end
+
+-- store the logger temporarily to prevent any logs from being printed when
+-- being run in silent mode
+local __logger
+
+--- check a spec to see if it's correct
+---@param self table spec to check
+---@param silent boolean? should the checker report errors
+---@return spec|false spec if the spec is ok or false
+function spec:check(silent)
+  if silent == true then
+    __logger = logger
+    logger = { log = function() end }
   end
 
   -- make sure all the data is correct
@@ -176,6 +198,9 @@ function spec:check()
     end
   end
 
+  if silent == true then
+    logger = __logger
+  end
   return self
 end