pyVHDLModel.Symbol

This module contains parts of an abstract document language model for VHDL.

Symbols are entity specific wrappers for names that reference VHDL language entities.

Classes

PossibleReference: Is an enumeration, representing possible targets for a reference in a Symbol.
Symbol: Base-class for all symbol classes.
LibraryReferenceSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to a library.
PackageReferenceSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to a package.
ContextReferenceSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to a context.
PackageMemberReferenceSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to a package member.
AllPackageMembersReferenceSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to all package members.
EntityInstantiationSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to an entity in a direct entity instantiation.
ComponentInstantiationSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to an entity in a component instantiation.
ConfigurationInstantiationSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to an entity in a configuration instantiation.
EntitySymbol: Represents a reference (name) to an entity in an architecture declaration.
ArchitectureSymbol: An entity reference in an entity instantiation with architecture name.
PackageSymbol: Represents a reference (name) to a package in a package body declaration.
SubtypeSymbol: Base-class for all symbol classes.
SimpleSubtypeSymbol: A configuration reference in a configuration instantiation.
ConstrainedScalarSubtypeSymbol: A configuration reference in a configuration instantiation.
ConstrainedCompositeSubtypeSymbol: A configuration reference in a configuration instantiation.
SimpleObjectOrFunctionCallSymbol: Base-class for all symbol classes.
IndexedObjectOrFunctionCallSymbol: Base-class for all symbol classes.

Classes

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.PossibleReference(value, names=<not given>, *values, module=None, qualname=None, type=None, start=1, boundary=None)[source]

Is an enumeration, representing possible targets for a reference in a Symbol.

Inheritance

Library = 1: Library

Entity = 2: Entity

Architecture = 4: Architecture

Component = 8: Component

Package = 16: Package

Configuration = 32: Configuration

Context = 64: Context

Type = 128: Type

Subtype = 256: Subtype

ScalarType = 512: ScalarType

ArrayType = 1024: ArrayType

RecordType = 2048: RecordType

AccessType = 4096: AccessType

ProtectedType = 8192: ProtectedType

FileType = 16384: FileType

Attribute = 32768: Attribute

TypeAttribute = 65536: TypeAttribute

ValueAttribute = 131072: ValueAttribute

SignalAttribute = 262144: SignalAttribute

RangeAttribute = 524288: RangeAttribute

ViewAttribute = 1048576: ViewAttribute

Constant = 2097152: Constant

Variable = 4194304: Variable

Signal = 8388608: Signal

File = 16777216: File

EnumLiteral = 33554432: EnumLiteral

Procedure = 67108864: Procedure

Function = 134217728: Function

Label = 268435456: Label

View = 536870912: View

AnyType = 32512: Any possible type incl. subtypes.

SubProgram = 201326592: Any subprogram

PackageMember = 216039176: Any member of a package

SimpleNameInExpression = 182452736: Any possible item in an expression.

static _generate_next_value_(name, start, count, last_values)

Generate the next value when not given.

name: the name of the member start: the initial start value or None count: the number of existing members last_values: the last value assigned or None

_numeric_repr_()

Return the canonical string representation of the object.

For many object types, including most builtins, eval(repr(obj)) == obj.

classmethod _iter_member_by_value_(value): Extract all members from the value in definition (i.e. increasing value) order.

classmethod _iter_member_(value): Extract all members from the value in definition (i.e. increasing value) order.

classmethod _iter_member_by_def_(value): Extract all members from the value in definition order.

classmethod _missing_(value)

Create a composite member containing all canonical members present in value.

If non-member values are present, result depends on _boundary_ setting.

__contains__(other): Returns True if self has at least the same flags set as other.

__iter__(): Returns flags in definition order.

__len__(): Return the number of members (no aliases)

__repr__(): Return repr(self).

__str__(): Return str(self).

__bool__(): classes/types should always be True.

__or__(other): Return self|value.

__ror__(other): Return value|self.

__new__(value)

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.Symbol(name, possibleReferences)[source]

Base-class for all symbol classes.

Inheritance

Parameters:

name (Name)
possibleReferences (PossibleReference)

__init__(name, possibleReferences)[source]

Parameters:

name (Name)
possibleReferences (PossibleReference)

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

__repr__()[source]

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()[source]

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.LibraryReferenceSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to a library.

The internal name will be a SimpleName.

Example

library ieee;
--      ^^^^

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.PackageReferenceSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to a package.

The internal name will be a SelectedName.

Example

use ieee.numeric_std;
--  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.ContextReferenceSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to a context.

The internal name will be a SelectedName.

Example

context ieee.ieee_std_context;
--      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.PackageMemberReferenceSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to a package member.

The internal name will be a SelectedName.

Example

use ieee.numeric_std.unsigned;
--  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.AllPackageMembersReferenceSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to all package members.

The internal name will be a AllName.

Example

use ieee.numeric_std.all;
--  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (AllName)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (AllName)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.EntityInstantiationSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to an entity in a direct entity instantiation.

The internal name will be a SimpleName or SelectedName.

Example

inst : entity work.Counter;
--            ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.ComponentInstantiationSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to an entity in a component instantiation.

The internal name will be a SimpleName or SelectedName.

Example

inst : component Counter;
--               ^^^^^^^

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.ConfigurationInstantiationSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to an entity in a configuration instantiation.

The internal name will be a SimpleName or SelectedName.

Example

inst : configuration Counter;
--                   ^^^^^^^

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.EntitySymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to an entity in an architecture declaration.

The internal name will be a SimpleName or SelectedName.

Example

architecture rtl of Counter is
--                  ^^^^^^^
begin
end architecture;

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.ArchitectureSymbol(name)[source]

An entity reference in an entity instantiation with architecture name.

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.PackageSymbol(name)[source]

Represents a reference (name) to a package in a package body declaration.

The internal name will be a SimpleName or SelectedName.

Example

package body Utilities is
--           ^^^^^^^^^
end package body;

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.SubtypeSymbol(name)[source]

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.SimpleSubtypeSymbol(name)[source]

A configuration reference in a configuration instantiation.

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__init__(name)

Parameters:: name (Name)

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.ConstrainedScalarSubtypeSymbol(name)[source]

A configuration reference in a configuration instantiation.

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__init__(name)

Parameters:: name (Name)

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.ConstrainedCompositeSubtypeSymbol(name)[source]

A configuration reference in a configuration instantiation.

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__init__(name)

Parameters:: name (Name)

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.SimpleObjectOrFunctionCallSymbol(name)[source]

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)

class pyVHDLModel.Symbol.IndexedObjectOrFunctionCallSymbol(name)[source]

Inheritance

Parameters:: name (Name)

class property HasClassAttributes: bool

Check if class has Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has Attributes.

class property HasMethodAttributes: bool

Check if class has any method with Attributes.

Returns:: True, if the class has any method with Attributes.

__repr__()

Return repr(self).

Return type:: str

__str__()

Return str(self).

Return type:: str

_name: Name: The name to reference the langauge entity.

_possibleReferences: PossibleReference: An enumeration to filter possible references.

_reference: Optional[Any]: The resolved language entity, otherwise None.

__init__(name)[source]

Parameters:: name (Name)