Turn `lix-diff` into a multicall binary to add more subcommands (e.g. `lix-list` and `lix-history`)

[jalil-salame]

Since we have nvd diff covered by lix-diff it would be nice to also have lix-list as an analog to nvd list.

I am more interested in nvd list than nvd history, bu that might also be nice to provide.

We probably shouldn't call it lix-list though, since they might want to do something like cargo list (that lists all subcommands).

I would be willing to put in the work to turn lix-diff into a multicall binary, this means you would install a base program (e.g. tgc-lix) and create symlinks to it (e.g. lix-diff and lix-list), depending on whether it was called by lix-diff or lix-list it will do something different. clap supports this natively so it shouldn't be a big change.

Some benefits of turning it into a multicall binary are:

• Smaller size on disk since we don't have duplicated dependencies
• Easier to share code between commands (don't have to do a lib/bin split)
• Its honestly kinda neat

Some drawbacks:

• The project might need to be renamed (its no longer just lix-diff)
• Longer build times if you are changing a single tool

[isabelroses]

I am happy to have more subcommands included!

The symlink idea seems quite feasible and like the best approach for backwards compatibility. I didn't really care for either nvd list nor nvd history but if your willing to implement the list subcommand I am happy to merge it if it seems like it works. Though I wouldn't be confident maintaining it. So if you would like I could add you as a maintainer of the repo :D

Also i would like to avoid a lib/bin system too, so multicall binary seems good.

And about the name, well it might need some brain storming :p

[jalil-salame]

I'd be happy to maintain that code c:

I'm planning to use lix-list to ensure my home-manager module contains reasonable stuff when you disable the GUI parts, since it seems to include fonts rn.

I might also add it to https://git.salame.cl/jalil/nix-flake-outputs-size, that would ensure I'm testing it frequently.

[jalil-salame]

I was thinking tgc-lix-plugins (tgirlcloud) could be a boring but descriptive name for it, I'd like it to have a fun name, but I can't come up with anything right now.

[isabelroses]

I was thinking tgc-lix-plugins (tgirlcloud) could be a boring but descriptive name for it, I'd like it to have a fun name, but I can't come up with anything right now.

I'm quite happy with this name. But if you'd prefer a cooler name im so down :D

[jalil-salame]

Do you have a fav icecream flavour? It's in topic for lix after all. I'm partial to Lemon Sorbet.

Then we could have a cute logo for the repo c:

[isabelroses]

Ohh. Im a fan of Lemon Sorbet too! Seems like a good choice.

[jalil-salame]

Would we then call the tool Lemon Sorbet? The binary being lemon-sorbet (thus lemon-sorbet lix-diff would call lix-diff).

Maybe this motivates me to learn Inkscape and make a cute logo c:

[Airradda]

If you wanted to keep on the ice cream theme, but reflect that this is multiple tools in one, then might I suggest a couple:

• Neapolitan
• Rainbow Sorbet 🏳️‍🌈
• Swirl

Also, according to nix-locate, somehow nea and swirl have not been used as binary names before.