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"""This module contains the CLI abstraction layer for `NVC <https://github.com/nickg/nvc>`__."""
from re import search as re_search
from typing import Union, Iterable, Optional as Nullable
from pyTooling.Decorators import export
from pyTooling.MetaClasses import ExtendedType
from pyVHDLModel import VHDLVersion
from pyTooling.CLIAbstraction import CLIArgument, Executable
from pyTooling.CLIAbstraction.Argument import PathListArgument, StringArgument
from pyTooling.CLIAbstraction.Command import LongCommand
from pyTooling.CLIAbstraction.Flag import ShortFlag, LongFlag
from pyTooling.CLIAbstraction.BooleanFlag import LongBooleanFlag
from pyTooling.CLIAbstraction.ValuedFlag import ShortValuedFlag, LongValuedFlag
from pyTooling.CLIAbstraction.ValuedTupleFlag import LongTupleFlag, ShortTupleFlag
from pyTooling.CLIAbstraction.KeyValueFlag import ShortKeyValueFlag, LongKeyValueFlag
from pyEDAA.CLITool import CLIToolException
@export
class NVCVersion(metaclass=ExtendedType, slots=True):
"""
.. code-block::
nvc 1.18.2 (1.18.2.r0.g8893318a) (Using LLVM 21.1.5)
Copyright (C) 2011-2025 Nick Gasson
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and
you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. See the GNU
General Public Licence for details.
"""
_major: int
_minor: int
_micro: int
# _dev: bool
_commitsSinceLastTag: int
_gitHash: str
_backend: str
VERSION_LINE_PATTERN = (
r"nvc"
r"\s(?P<Major>\d+)\.(?P<Minor>\d+)\.(?P<Micro>\d+)(?:-(?P<Suffix>dev|rc\d+))?"
r"\s\((?:"
r"(?:"
r"(?P<major2>\d+)\.(?P<minor2>\d+)\.(?P<micro2>\d+)\.(?:r(?P<cslt>\d+))\.(?:g(?P<Hash>[0-9a-f]+))(?:\.(?P<Dirty>dirty))?"
r")|(?:"
r"(?P<Hash2>[0-9a-f]{7})"
r")"
r")\)"
r"\s\(Using (?P<Backend>\w+) (?P<BackendMajor>\d+)\.(?P<BackendMinor>\d+)\.(?P<BackendMicro>\d+)\)"
)
def __init__(self, versionLine: str) -> None:
match = re_search("^" + self.VERSION_LINE_PATTERN + "$", versionLine)
if match is None:
raise CLIToolException(f"Unknown NVC version string '{versionLine}'.")
self._major = int(match["Major"])
self._minor = int(match["Minor"])
self._micro = int(match["Micro"])
# if (suffix := match["Suffix"]) is not None:
# self._dev = suffix == "dev"
# else:
# self._dev = False
if (cslt := match["cslt"]) is not None:
self._commitsSinceLastTag = int(cslt)
else:
self._commitsSinceLastTag = 0
self._gitHash = match["Hash"] if match["Hash"] is not None else match["Hash2"]
self._backend = match["Backend"]
@property
def Major(self) -> int:
return self._major
@property
def Minor(self) -> int:
return self._minor
@property
def Micro(self) -> int:
return self._micro
@property
def CommitsSinceLastTag(self) -> int:
return self._commitsSinceLastTag
@property
def GitHash(self) -> str:
return self._gitHash
@property
def Dirty(self) -> bool:
return self._dirty
@property
def Backend(self) -> str:
return self._backend
def __str__(self) -> str:
# dev = f"-dev" if self._dev else ""
return f"{self._major}.{self._minor}.{self._micro}" # {dev}"
def __repr__(self) -> str:
return f"{self.__str__()} (Backend: {self._backend}; Git: {self._gitHash})"
@export
class NVC(Executable):
_executableNames = {
"Darwin": "nvc",
"FreeBSD": "nvc",
"Linux": "nvc",
"Windows": "nvc.exe"
}
@CLIArgument()
class CommandHelp(LongCommand, name="help"):
"""Display usage summary."""
@CLIArgument()
class CommandVersion(LongCommand, name="version"):
"""Display version and copyright information."""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagSimulationHeapSize(ShortTupleFlag, name="H"):
"""
Set the maximum size in bytes of the simulation heap. This area of memory is used for temporary allocations during
process execution and dynamic allocations by the VHDL ‘new’ operator. The size parameter takes an optional k, m, or
g suffix to indicate kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes respectively. The default size is 16 megabytes.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagIEEEWarnings(LongValuedFlag, name="ieee-warnings"):
"""
Enable or disable warning messages from the standard IEEE packages. The off-at-0 option disables warnings in the
first time step only. The default is warnings enabled.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagIgnoreTime(LongFlag, name="ignore-time"):
"""
Do not check the timestamps of source files when the corresponding design unit is loaded from a library.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagLibrarySearchPath(ShortTupleFlag, name="L"):
"""
Add path to the list of directories to search for libraries. See the LIBRARIES section below for details.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagMaxMemorySize(ShortTupleFlag, name="M"):
"""
Set the maximum amount of memory in bytes used for the internal representations of design units. The default is
16 megabytes but this may be insufficient when elaborating a large design. The size parameter takes an optional k,
m, or g suffix to indicate kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes respectively. For example -M64m for 64 megabytes.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagLibraryMapping(LongKeyValueFlag, name="map", pattern="--{0}={1}:{2}"):
"""
Specify exactly the location of the logical library name. Libraries mapped in this way will not use the normal
search path.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagMessages(LongValuedFlag, name="messages"):
"""
Select the format used for printing error and informational messages. The default full message format is designed
for readability whereas the compact messages can be easily parsed by tools.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagRandomSeed(LongValuedFlag, name="seed"):
"""
Seed for random number generation. Affects the ‘get_random’ function in the ‘nvc.random’ package, the ``--shuffle``
option, and PSL union expressions.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagVHDLStandard(LongValuedFlag, name="std"):
"""
Select the VHDL standard revision to use. VHDL standard revisions are commonly referred to by the year they were
published. For example IEEE 1076-1993 is known as VHDL-93. Specify either the full year such as 1993 or just the
last two digits such as ``93``. The accepted revisions are 1993, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2019. Note there is very limited
supported VHDL-2019 at present and VHDL-87 is not supported. The default standard revision is VHDL-2008.
"""
_value: VHDLVersion
def __init__(self, value: VHDLVersion):
if value is None:
raise ValueError(f"") # FIXME: add message
self._value = value
@property
def Value(self) -> VHDLVersion:
return self._value
@Value.setter
def Value(self, value: VHDLVersion) -> None:
if value is None:
raise ValueError(f"") # FIXME: add message
self._value = value
def AsArgument(self) -> Union[str, Iterable[str]]:
if self._name is None:
raise ValueError(f"") # FIXME: add message
return self._pattern.format(self._name, str(self._value)[-2:])
@CLIArgument()
class FlagRandomSeed(LongValuedFlag, name="stderr"):
"""
Print error messages with the given severity or higher to ‘stderr’ instead of ‘stdout’. The default is to print all
messages to ‘stderr’. Valid levels are note, warning, error, failure, and none.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagLibrary(LongValuedFlag, name="work"):
"""
Use name as the work library. The second variant explicitly specifies the location of the library.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class CommandTCLScript(LongTupleFlag, name="do"):
"""
Evaluate a batch TCL script, optionally with *unit* loaded.
"""
@CLIArgument()
class CommandAnalyze(ShortFlag, name="a"):
"""Analyze VHDL source file(s)."""
@CLIArgument()
class OptionPaths(PathListArgument):
"""Add list of VHDL files to analyze."""
@CLIArgument()
class FlagRelaxed(LongFlag, name="relaxed"):
"""Relax some LRM rules."""
@CLIArgument()
class CommandElaborate(ShortTupleFlag, name="e"):
"""Elaborate design."""
@CLIArgument()
class CommandRun(ShortTupleFlag, name="r"):
"""Simulate design."""
def _CopyParameters(self, tool: "NVC") -> None:
for key in self.__cliParameters__:
if self._NeedsParameterInitialization(key):
value = self.__cliParameters__[key].Value
tool.__cliParameters__[key] = key(value)
else:
tool.__cliParameters__[key] = key()
def _SetParameters(self, tool: "NVC", std: Nullable[VHDLVersion] = None):
if std is not None:
tool[self.FlagVHDLStandard] = str(std)
def GetNVCAsAnalyzer(self, std: Nullable[VHDLVersion] = None) -> "NVC":
tool = NVC(executablePath=self._executablePath)
tool[tool.CommandAnalyze] = True
self._CopyParameters(tool)
self._SetParameters(tool, std)
return tool
def GetNVCAsElaborator(self, std: Nullable[VHDLVersion] = None) -> "NVC":
tool = NVC(executablePath=self._executablePath)
tool[tool.CommandElaborate] = True
self._CopyParameters(tool)
self._SetParameters(tool, std)
return tool
def GetNVCAsSimulator(self, std: Nullable[VHDLVersion] = None) -> "NVC":
tool = NVC(executablePath=self._executablePath)
tool[tool.CommandRun] = True
self._CopyParameters(tool)
self._SetParameters(tool, std)
return tool
def Help(self) -> str:
tool = NVC(executablePath=self._executablePath)
tool[tool.CommandHelp] = True
tool.StartProcess()
return "\n".join(tool.GetLineReader())
def Version(self) -> NVCVersion:
tool = NVC(executablePath=self._executablePath)
tool[tool.CommandVersion] = True
tool.StartProcess()
iterator = iter(tool.GetLineReader())
firstLine = next(iterator)
return NVCVersion(firstLine)
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