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1.  class BareShell extends AnyRef

   A utility for working with command line options.

   A utility for working with command line options. This provides no options by default other than "--help". This is intended for lower-level APIs which do not want to include options that are provided by Shell.

2.  trait BufferedCustomFileEmission extends CustomFileEmission

   A buffered version of CustomFileEmission

   A buffered version of CustomFileEmission

   This is especially useful for serializing large data structures. When emitting Strings, it makes it much easier to avoid materializing the entire serialized String in memory. It also helps avoid materializing intermediate datastructures in memory. Finally, it reduces iteration overhead and helps optimize I/O performance.

   It may seem strange to use Array[Byte] in an otherwise immutable API, but for maximal performance it is best to use the JVM primitive that file I/O uses. These Arrays should only used immutably even though the Java API technically does allow mutating them.

3.  trait CustomFileEmission extends AnyRef

   Mix-in that lets an Annotation serialize itself to a file separate from the output annotation file.

   Mix-in that lets an Annotation serialize itself to a file separate from the output annotation file.

   This can be used as a mechanism to serialize an Unserializable annotation or to write ancillary collateral used by downstream tooling, e.g., a TCL script or an FPGA constraints file. Any annotations using this mix-in will be serialized by the WriteOutputAnnotations phase. This is one of the last phases common to all Stages and should not have to be called/included manually.

   Note: from the perspective of transforms generating annotations that mix-in this trait, the serialized files are not expected to be available to downstream transforms. Communication of information between transforms must occur through the annotations that will eventually be serialized to files.

4.  case class Dependency[+A <: DependencyAPI[_]](id: Either[Class[_ <: A], A with Singleton]) extends Product with Serializable
5.  trait DependencyAPI[A <: DependencyAPI[A]] extends AnyRef

   Mixin that defines dependencies between TransformLikes (hereafter referred to as "transforms")

   Mixin that defines dependencies between TransformLikes (hereafter referred to as "transforms")

   This trait forms the basis of the Dependency API of the Chisel/FIRRTL Hardware Compiler Framework. Dependencies are defined in terms of prerequisistes, optional prerequisites, optional prerequisites of, and invalidates. A prerequisite is a transform that must run before this transform. An optional prerequisites is transform that should run before this transform if the other transform is a target (or the prerequisite of a target). An optional prerequisite of is an optional prerequisite injected into another transform. Finally, invalidates define the set of transforms whose effects this transform undos/invalidates. (Invalidation then implies that a transform that is invalidated by this transform and needed by another transform will need to be re-run.)

   This Dependency API only defines dependencies. A concrete DependencyManager is expected to be used to statically resolve a linear ordering of transforms that satisfies dependency requirements.

   A

   some transform

6.  trait DependencyManager[A, B <: TransformLike[A] with DependencyAPI[B]] extends TransformLike[A] with DependencyAPI[B]

   A TransformLike that resolves a linear ordering of dependencies based on requirements.

   A TransformLike that resolves a linear ordering of dependencies based on requirements.

   A

   the type over which this transforms

   B

   the type of the TransformLike

7.  case class DependencyManagerException(message: String, cause: Throwable = null) extends RuntimeException with Product with Serializable

   An exception arising from an in a DependencyManager

8.  trait DoNotTerminateOnExit extends AnyRef

   OptionParser mixin that causes the OptionParser to not call exit (call sys.exit) if the --help option is passed

9.  trait DuplicateHandling extends OptionParser[AnnotationSeq]

   A modified OptionParser with mutable termination and additional checks

10.  trait ExceptOnError extends AnyRef

    OptionParser mixin that converts to OptionsException

    OptionParser mixin that converts to OptionsException

    Scopt, by default, will print errors to stderr, e.g., invalid arguments will do this. However, a Stage uses StageUtils.dramaticError. By converting this to an OptionsException, a Stage can then catch the error an convert it to an OptionsException that a Stage can get at.

11.  sealed trait ExitCode extends AnyRef

    The supertype of all exit codes

12.  sealed trait ExitFailure extends ExitCode

    An ExitCode indicative of failure.

    An ExitCode indicative of failure. This must be non-zero and should not conflict with a reserved exit code.

13.  trait HasShellOptions extends AnyRef

    Indicates that this class/object includes options (but does not add these as a registered class)

14.  trait IdentityLike[A] extends AnyRef

    Mix-in that makes a TransformLike guaranteed to be an identity function on some type.

    Mix-in that makes a TransformLike guaranteed to be an identity function on some type.

    A

    the transformed type

15.  case class InputAnnotationFileAnnotation(file: String) extends NoTargetAnnotation with StageOption with Product with Serializable

    Holds a filename containing one or more annotations.Annotation to be read

    Holds a filename containing one or more annotations.Annotation to be read

    • set with -faf/--annotation-file
16.  class OptionsException extends IllegalArgumentException

    Indicate an error related to a bad Annotation or it's command line option equivalent.

    Indicate an error related to a bad Annotation or it's command line option equivalent. This exception is always caught and converted to an error message by a Stage. Do not use this for communicating generic exception information.

17.  trait OptionsView[T] extends AnyRef

    Type class defining a "view" of an AnnotationSeq

    Type class defining a "view" of an AnnotationSeq

    T

    the type to which this viewer converts an AnnotationSeq to

18.  case class OutputAnnotationFileAnnotation(file: String) extends NoTargetAnnotation with StageOption with Product with Serializable

    An explicit output _annotation_ file to write to

    An explicit output _annotation_ file to write to

    • set with -foaf/--output-annotation-file
19.  trait Phase extends TransformLike[AnnotationSeq] with DependencyAPI[Phase]

    A mathematical transformation of an AnnotationSeq.

    A mathematical transformation of an AnnotationSeq.

    A Phase forms one unit in the Chisel/FIRRTL Hardware Compiler Framework (HCF). The HCF is built from a sequence of Phases applied to an AnnotationSeq. Note that a Phase may consist of multiple phases internally.

20.  class PhaseException extends RuntimeException

    Indicate a generic error in a Phase

21.  class PhaseManager extends DependencyManager[AnnotationSeq, Phase] with Phase

    A Phase that will ensure that some other Phases and their prerequisites are executed.

    A Phase that will ensure that some other Phases and their prerequisites are executed.

    This tries to determine a phase ordering such that an AnnotationSeq output is produced that has had all of the requested Phase target transforms run without having them be invalidated.

22.  class PhasePrerequisiteException extends PhaseException

    Indicates that a Phase is missing some mandatory information.

    Indicates that a Phase is missing some mandatory information. This likely occurs either if a user ran something out of order or if the compiler did not run things in the correct order.

23.  case class ProgramArgsAnnotation(arg: String) extends NoTargetAnnotation with StageOption with Product with Serializable

    Additional arguments

    Additional arguments

    • set with any trailing option on the command line
24.  trait RegisteredLibrary extends HasShellOptions

    A class that includes options that should be exposed as a group at the top level.

    A class that includes options that should be exposed as a group at the top level.

    Note

    To complete registration, include an entry in src/main/resources/META-INF/services/firrtl.options.RegisteredLibrary

25.  class Shell extends BareShell

    A utility for working with command line options.

    A utility for working with command line options. This comes prepopulated with common options for most uses.

26.  final class ShellOption[A] extends AnyRef

    Contains information about a Shell command line option

27.  abstract class Stage extends Phase

    A Stage represents one stage in the FIRRTL hardware compiler framework.

    A Stage represents one stage in the FIRRTL hardware compiler framework. A Stage is, conceptually, a Phase that includes a command line interface.

    The FIRRTL compiler is a stage as well as any frontend or backend that runs before/after FIRRTL. Concretely, Chisel is a Stage as is FIRRTL's Verilog emitter. Each stage performs a mathematical transformation on an AnnotationSeq where some input annotations are processed to produce different annotations. Command line options may be pulled in if available.

28.  final class StageError extends Error

    Indicates that a Stage or Phase has run into a situation where it cannot continue.

29.  class StageMain extends AnyRef

    Provides a main method for a Stage

30.  sealed trait StageOption extends Unserializable
31.  class StageOptions extends AnyRef

    Options that every stage shares

32.  case class TargetDirAnnotation(directory: String = ".") extends NoTargetAnnotation with StageOption with Product with Serializable

    Holds the name of the target directory

    Holds the name of the target directory

    • set with -td/--target-dir
    • if unset, a TargetDirAnnotation will be generated with the
33.  trait TransformLike[A] extends LazyLogging

    A polymorphic mathematical transform

    A polymorphic mathematical transform

    A

    the transformed type

34.  trait Translator[A, B] extends TransformLike[A]

    A TransformLike that internally translates the input type to some other type, transforms the internal type, and converts back to the original type.

    A TransformLike that internally translates the input type to some other type, transforms the internal type, and converts back to the original type.

    This is intended to be used to insert a TransformLike parameterized by type B into a sequence of TransformLikes parameterized by type A.

    A

    the type of the TransformLike

    B

    the internal type

35.  trait Unserializable extends AnyRef

    An annotation that should not be serialized automatically WriteOutputAnnotations.

    An annotation that should not be serialized automatically WriteOutputAnnotations. This usually means that this is an annotation that is used only internally to a Stage.