summary refs log tree commit diff
path: root/gnu/services
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/services')
-rw-r--r--gnu/services/herd.scm6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/herd.scm b/gnu/services/herd.scm
index 0008746fe9..2207b2d34b 100644
--- a/gnu/services/herd.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/herd.scm
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@
             unknown-shepherd-error?
             unknown-shepherd-error-sexp
 
+            live-service
             live-service?
             live-service-provision
             live-service-requirement
             live-service-running
+            live-service-canonical-name
 
             with-shepherd-action
             current-services
@@ -192,6 +194,10 @@ of pairs."
   (requirement  live-service-requirement)         ;list of symbols
   (running      live-service-running))            ;#f | object
 
+(define (live-service-canonical-name service)
+  "Return the 'canonical name' of SERVICE."
+  (first (live-service-provision service)))
+
 (define (current-services)
   "Return the list of currently defined Shepherd services, represented as
 <live-service> objects.  Return #f if the list of services could not be