M doc/guix.texi => doc/guix.texi +12 -0
@@ 45702,6 45702,7 @@ system:
(shepherd my-shepherd))))))
@end lisp
+@anchor{shepherd-transient-timer-services}
@cindex @code{transient} service, Shepherd
@defvar shepherd-transient-service-type
This service type represents the Shepherd's @code{transient} service,
@@ 47366,6 47367,17 @@ its reference.
This service is part of @code{%base-home-services}.
@end defvar
+@defvar home-shepherd-transient-service-type
+@defvarx home-shepherd-timer-service-type
+These are the @code{timer} and @code{transient} Shepherd services. The
+former lets you schedule command execution for later, while the latter
+can run commands in the background as a regular service.
+
+@xref{shepherd-transient-timer-services, the system @code{timer} and
+@code{transient} services}, which are their Guix System counterparts,
+for more info.
+@end defvar
+
@node Secure Shell
@subsection Secure Shell
M gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm => gnu/home/services/shepherd.scm +19 -2
@@ 1,7 1,7 @@
;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
;;; Copyright © 2021, 2023 Andrew Tropin <andrew@trop.in>
;;; Copyright © 2021 Xinglu Chen <public@yoctocell.xyz>
-;;; Copyright © 2024 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2024-2025 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
;;;
;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
;;;
@@ 34,7 34,10 @@
home-shepherd-configuration-auto-start?
home-shepherd-configuration-daemonize?
home-shepherd-configuration-silent?
- home-shepherd-configuration-services)
+ home-shepherd-configuration-services
+
+ home-shepherd-transient-service-type
+ home-shepherd-timer-service-type)
#:re-export (shepherd-service
shepherd-service?
shepherd-service-documentation
@@ 181,3 184,17 @@ as shepherd package."
(define-service-type-mapping
shepherd-root-service-type => home-shepherd-service-type)
+
+;;;
+;;; Timer and transient service maker.
+;;;
+
+(define home-shepherd-timer-service-type
+ (service-type
+ (inherit (system->home-service-type shepherd-timer-service-type))
+ (default-value '()))) ;requirement
+
+(define home-shepherd-transient-service-type
+ (service-type
+ (inherit (system->home-service-type shepherd-transient-service-type))
+ (default-value '()))) ;requirement