// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Jeffrey C. Ollie // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT const std = @import("std"); // Although this function looks imperative, it does not perform the build // directly and instead it mutates the build graph (`b`) that will be then // executed by an external runner. The functions in `std.Build` implement a DSL // for defining build steps and express dependencies between them, allowing the // build runner to parallelize the build automatically (and the cache system to // know when a step doesn't need to be re-run). pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void { // Standard target options allow the person running `zig build` to choose // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which // means any target is allowed, and the default is native. Other options // for restricting supported target set are available. const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{}); // Standard optimization options allow the person running `zig build` to select // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall. Here we do not // set a preferred release mode, allowing the user to decide how to optimize. const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{}); // It's also possible to define more custom flags to toggle optional features // of this build script using `b.option()`. All defined flags (including // target and optimize options) will be listed when running `zig build --help` // in this directory. // This creates a module, which represents a collection of source files alongside // some compilation options, such as optimization mode and linked system libraries. // Zig modules are the preferred way of making Zig code available to consumers. // addModule defines a module that we intend to make available for importing // to our consumers. We must give it a name because a Zig package can expose // multiple modules and consumers will need to be able to specify which // module they want to access. // SASL mechanisms (PLAIN, LOGIN, CRAM-MD5, XOAUTH2, ...) live outside // this library, so that SMTP, POP3 and IMAP clients share one // implementation of each instead of keeping three. const sasl_dep = b.dependency("sasl", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize, }); // The `Received:` field an RFC 5321 §4.4 server has to stamp: its // grammar, its folding, the escaping of the parts the client chose, and // the ESMTPSA-or-ESMTPS-or-ESMTPA question. Written once, in a library // that is about message syntax, rather than a second time here. const mime_dep = b.dependency("mime", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize }); const datetime_dep = b.dependency("datetime", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize }); const tls_dep = b.dependency("tls", .{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize, }); const mod = b.addModule("smtp", .{ // The root source file is the "entry point" of this module. Users of // this module will only be able to access public declarations contained // in this file, which means that if you have declarations that you // intend to expose to consumers that were defined in other files part // of this module, you will have to make sure to re-export them from // the root file. .root_source_file = b.path("src/root.zig"), // Later on we'll use this module as the root module of a test executable // which requires us to specify a target. .target = target, .imports = &.{ .{ .name = "tls", .module = tls_dep.module("tls") }, .{ .name = "sasl", .module = sasl_dep.module("sasl") }, .{ .name = "mime", .module = mime_dep.module("mime") }, .{ .name = "datetime", .module = datetime_dep.module("datetime") }, }, }); // Here we define an executable. An executable needs to have a root module // which needs to expose a `main` function. While we could add a main function // to the module defined above, it's sometimes preferable to split business // logic and the CLI into two separate modules. // // If your goal is to create a Zig library for others to use, consider if // it might benefit from also exposing a CLI tool. A parser library for a // data serialization format could also bundle a CLI syntax checker, for example. // // If instead your goal is to create an executable, consider if users might // be interested in also being able to embed the core functionality of your // program in their own executable in order to avoid the overhead involved in // subprocessing your CLI tool. // // If neither case applies to you, feel free to delete the declaration you // don't need and to put everything under a single module. const exe = b.addExecutable(.{ .name = "zig-smtp", .root_module = b.createModule(.{ // b.createModule defines a new module just like b.addModule but, // unlike b.addModule, it does not expose the module to consumers of // this package, which is why in this case we don't have to give it a name. .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"), // Target and optimization levels must be explicitly wired in when // defining an executable or library (in the root module), and you // can also hardcode a specific target for an executable or library // definition if desireable (e.g. firmware for embedded devices). .target = target, .optimize = optimize, // List of modules available for import in source files part of the // root module. .imports = &.{ // Here "smtp" is the name you will use in your source code to // import this module (e.g. `@import("smtp")`). The name is // repeated because you are allowed to rename your imports, which // can be extremely useful in case of collisions (which can happen // importing modules from different packages). .{ .name = "smtp", .module = mod }, }, }), }); // This declares intent for the executable to be installed into the // install prefix when running `zig build` (i.e. when executing the default // step). By default the install prefix is `zig-out/` but can be overridden // by passing `--prefix` or `-p`. b.installArtifact(exe); // This creates a top level step. Top level steps have a name and can be // invoked by name when running `zig build` (e.g. `zig build run`). // This will evaluate the `run` step rather than the default step. // For a top level step to actually do something, it must depend on other // steps (e.g. a Run step, as we will see in a moment). const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app"); // This creates a RunArtifact step in the build graph. A RunArtifact step // invokes an executable compiled by Zig. Steps will only be executed by the // runner if invoked directly by the user (in the case of top level steps) // or if another step depends on it, so it's up to you to define when and // how this Run step will be executed. In our case we want to run it when // the user runs `zig build run`, so we create a dependency link. const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe); run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step); // By making the run step depend on the default step, it will be run from the // installation directory rather than directly from within the cache directory. run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep()); // This allows the user to pass arguments to the application in the build // command itself, like this: `zig build run -- arg1 arg2 etc` if (b.args) |args| { run_cmd.addArgs(args); } const lib = b.addLibrary(.{ .name = "zig-smtp", .root_module = mod, }); const install_docs = b.addInstallDirectory(.{ .source_dir = lib.getEmittedDocs(), .install_dir = .prefix, .install_subdir = "docs", }); const docs_step = b.step("docs", "Build the API docs"); docs_step.dependOn(&install_docs.step); // The is_email address corpus test embeds its XML test files from the // lazy isemail dependency, fetched only on demand: // zig build test -Disemail-corpus const isemail_corpus = b.option(bool, "isemail-corpus", "Fetch Dominic Sayers' is_email suite and run the address corpus test") orelse false; var isemail_available = false; if (isemail_corpus) { if (b.lazyDependency("isemail", .{})) |isemail_dep| { mod.addAnonymousImport("isemail_tests_xml", .{ .root_source_file = isemail_dep.path("test/tests.xml"), }); mod.addAnonymousImport("isemail_tests_original_xml", .{ .root_source_file = isemail_dep.path("test/tests-original.xml"), }); isemail_available = true; } } const test_options = b.addOptions(); test_options.addOption(bool, "isemail_corpus", isemail_available); mod.addOptions("build_options", test_options); // Exim's scriptable SMTP test client, handy for driving the zig-smtp // server through raw protocol dialogues with reply expectations (see // test/protocol-torture.script). Guarded by an option so the lazy exim // dependency is only fetched on demand: // zig build -Dexim-client && ./zig-out/bin/exim-client if (b.option(bool, "exim-client", "Build exim's scriptable SMTP test client (fetches the exim source)") orelse false) { if (b.lazyDependency("exim", .{})) |exim_dep| { const exim_client = b.addExecutable(.{ .name = "exim-client", .root_module = b.createModule(.{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize, .link_libc = true, }), }); exim_client.root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = exim_dep.path("test/src/client.c"), .flags = &.{"-w"}, }); b.installArtifact(exim_client); } } // Creates an executable that will run `test` blocks from the provided module. // Here `mod` needs to define a target, which is why earlier we made sure to // set the releative field. const mod_tests = b.addTest(.{ .root_module = mod, }); // A run step that will run the test executable. const run_mod_tests = b.addRunArtifact(mod_tests); // Creates an executable that will run `test` blocks from the executable's // root module. Note that test executables only test one module at a time, // hence why we have to create two separate ones. const exe_tests = b.addTest(.{ .root_module = exe.root_module, }); // A run step that will run the second test executable. const run_exe_tests = b.addRunArtifact(exe_tests); // A top level step for running all tests. dependOn can be called multiple // times and since the two run steps do not depend on one another, this will // make the two of them run in parallel. const test_step = b.step("test", "Run tests"); test_step.dependOn(&run_mod_tests.step); test_step.dependOn(&run_exe_tests.step); // Just like flags, top level steps are also listed in the `--help` menu. // // The Zig build system is entirely implemented in userland, which means // that it cannot hook into private compiler APIs. All compilation work // orchestrated by the build system will result in other Zig compiler // subcommands being invoked with the right flags defined. You can observe // these invocations when one fails (or you pass a flag to increase // verbosity) to validate assumptions and diagnose problems. // // Lastly, the Zig build system is relatively simple and self-contained, // and reading its source code will allow you to master it. }