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+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2022 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu services vnc)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages vnc)
+  #:use-module ((gnu services) #:hide (delete))
+  #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
+  #:use-module (gnu services configuration)
+  #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
+  #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module (guix records)
+
+  #:export (xvnc-configuration
+            xvnc-configuration-xvnc
+            xvnc-configuration-display-number
+            xvnc-configuration-geometry
+            xvnc-configuration-depth
+            xvnc-configuration-port
+            xvnc-configuration-ipv4?
+            xvnc-configuration-ipv6?
+            xvnc-configuration-password-file
+            xvnc-configuration-xdmcp?
+            xvnc-configuration-inetd?
+            xvnc-configuration-frame-rate
+            xvnc-configuration-security-types
+            xvnc-configuration-localhost?
+            xvnc-configuration-log-level
+            xvnc-configuration-extra-options
+
+            xvnc-service-type))
+
+;;;
+;;; Xvnc.
+;;;
+
+(define (color-depth? x)
+  (member x '(16 24 32)))
+
+(define (port? x)
+  (and (number? x)
+       (and (>= x 0) (<= x 65535))))
+
+(define-maybe/no-serialization port)
+
+(define-maybe/no-serialization string)
+
+(define %security-types '("None" "VncAuth" "Plain" "TLSNone" "TLSVnc" "TLSPlain"
+                          "X509None" "X509Vnc"))
+
+(define (security-type? x)
+  (member x %security-types))
+
+(define (security-types? x)
+  (and (list? x)
+       (and-map security-type? x)))
+
+(define (log-level? x)
+  (and (number? x)
+       (and (>= x 0) (<= x 100))))
+
+(define (strings? x)
+  (and (list? x)
+       (and-map string? x)))
+
+(define-configuration/no-serialization xvnc-configuration
+  (xvnc
+   (file-like tigervnc-server)
+   "The package that provides the Xvnc binary.")
+  (display-number
+   (number 0)
+   "The display number used by Xvnc.  You should set this to a number not
+already used by a Xorg server.  When remoting a complete desktop session via
+XDMCP and using a compatible VNC viewer as provided by the
+@code{tigervnc-client} or @code{turbovnc} packages, the geometry is
+automatically adjusted.")
+  (geometry
+   (string "1024x768")
+   "The size of the desktop to be created.")
+  (depth
+   (color-depth 24)
+   "The pixel depth in bits of the desktop to be created.  Accepted values are
+16, 24 or 32.")
+  (port
+   maybe-port
+   "The port on which to listen for connections from viewers.  When left
+unspecified, it defaults to 5900 plus the display number.")
+  (ipv4?
+   (boolean #t)
+   "Use IPv4 for incoming and outgoing connections.")
+  (ipv6?
+   (boolean #t)
+   "Use IPv6 for incoming and outgoing connections.")
+  (password-file
+   maybe-string
+   "The password file to use, if any.  Refer to vncpasswd(1) to learn how to
+generate such a file.")
+  (xdmcp?
+   (boolean #f)
+   "Query the XDMCP server for a session.  This enables users to log in a
+desktop session from the login manager screen.  For a multiple users scenario,
+you'll want to enable the @code{inetd?} option as well, so that each
+connection to the VNC server is handled separately rather than shared.")
+  (inetd?
+   (boolean #f)
+   "Use an Inetd-style service, which runs the Xvnc server on demand.")
+  (frame-rate
+   (number 60)
+   "The maximum number of updates per second sent to each client.")
+  (security-types
+   (security-types (list "None"))
+   (format #f "The allowed security schemes to use for incoming connections.
+The default is \"None\", which is safe given that Xvnc is configured to
+authenticate the user via the display manager, and only for local connections.
+Accepted values are any of the following: ~s" %security-types))
+  (localhost?
+   (boolean #t)
+   "Only allow connections from the same machine.  It is set to @code{#true}
+by default for security, which means SSH or another secure means should be
+used to expose the remote port.")
+  (log-level
+   (log-level 30)
+   "The log level, a number between 0 and 100, 100 meaning most verbose
+output.  The log messages are output to syslog.")
+  (extra-options
+   (strings '())
+   "This can be used to provide extra Xvnc options not exposed via this
+<xvnc-configuration> record."))
+
+(define (xvnc-configuration->command-line-arguments config)
+  "Derive the command line arguments to used to launch the Xvnc daemon from
+CONFIG, a <xvnc-configuration> object."
+  (match-record config <xvnc-configuration>
+    (xvnc display-number geometry depth port ipv4? ipv6? password-file xdmcp?
+          inetd? frame-rate security-types localhost? log-level extra-options)
+    #~(list #$(file-append xvnc "/bin/Xvnc")
+            #$(format #f ":~a" display-number)
+            "-geometry" #$geometry
+            "-depth" #$(number->string depth)
+            #$@(if inetd?
+                   (list "-inetd")
+                   '())
+            #$@(if (not inetd?)
+                   (if (maybe-value-set? port)
+                       (list "-rfbport" (number->string port))
+                       '())
+                   '())
+            #$@(if (not inetd?)
+                   (if ipv4?
+                       (list "-UseIPv4")
+                       '())
+                   '())
+            #$@(if (not inetd?)
+                   (if ipv6?
+                       (list "-UseIPv6")
+                       '())
+                   '())
+            #$@(if (maybe-value-set? password-file)
+                   (list "-PasswordFile" password-file)
+                   '())
+            "-FrameRate" #$(number->string frame-rate)
+            "-SecurityTypes" #$(string-join security-types ",")
+            #$@(if localhost?
+                   (list "-localhost")
+                   '())
+            "-Log" #$(format #f "*:syslog:~a" log-level)
+            #$@(if xdmcp?
+                   (list "-query" "localhost" "-once")
+                   '())
+            #$@extra-options)))
+
+(define %xvnc-accounts
+  (list (user-group
+         (name "xvnc")
+         (system? #t))
+        (user-account
+         (name "xvnc")
+         (group "xvnc")
+         (system? #t)
+         (comment "User for Xvnc server"))))
+
+(define (xvnc-shepherd-service config)
+  "Return a <shepherd-service> for Xvnc with CONFIG."
+  (let* ((display-number (xvnc-configuration-display-number config))
+         (port (if (maybe-value-set? (xvnc-configuration-port config))
+                   (xvnc-configuration-port config)
+                   #f))
+         (port* (or port (+ 5900 display-number))))
+    (shepherd-service
+     (provision '(xvnc vncserver))
+     (documentation "Run the Xvnc server.")
+     (requirement '(networking syslogd))
+     (start (if (xvnc-configuration-inetd? config)
+                #~(let* ((inaddr (if #$(xvnc-configuration-localhost? config)
+                                     INADDR_LOOPBACK
+                                     INADDR_ANY))
+                         (in6addr (if #$(xvnc-configuration-localhost? config)
+                                      IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK
+                                      IN6ADDR_ANY))
+                         (ipv4-socket (and #$(xvnc-configuration-ipv4? config)
+                                           (make-socket-address AF_INET inaddr
+                                                                #$port*)))
+                         (ipv6-socket (and #$(xvnc-configuration-ipv6? config)
+                                           (make-socket-address AF_INET6 in6addr
+                                                                #$port*))))
+                    (make-inetd-constructor
+                     #$(xvnc-configuration->command-line-arguments config)
+                     `(,@(if ipv4-socket
+                             (list (endpoint ipv4-socket))
+                             '())
+                       ,@(if ipv6-socket
+                             (list (endpoint ipv6-socket))
+                             '()))
+                     #:user "xvnc"
+                     #:group "xvnc"))
+                #~(make-forkexec-constructor
+                   #$(xvnc-configuration->command-line-arguments config)
+                   #:user "xvnc"
+                   #:group "xvnc")))
+     (stop #~(make-inetd-destructor)))))
+
+(define xvnc-service-type
+  (service-type
+   (name 'xvnc)
+   (default-value (xvnc-configuration))
+   (description "Run the Xvnc server, which creates a virtual X11 session and
+allow remote clients connecting to it via the remote framebuffer (RFB)
+protocol.")
+   (extensions (list (service-extension
+                      shepherd-root-service-type
+                      (compose list xvnc-shepherd-service))
+                     (service-extension account-service-type
+                                        (const %xvnc-accounts))))))