postpone adding date support for ncsim, quartus, treadle, and vivado

src/vcd/parse.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ mod tests {
     use std::fs::File;
     #[test]
     fn headers() {
-        for file in test::files {
+        // TODO: eventually, once all dates pass, merge the following
+        // two loops
+        // testing dates
+        for file in test::good_date_files {
             let metadata = parse_metadata(
                 &mut WordReader::new(
                     File::open(file)
@@ -40,5 +43,18 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(metadata.unwrap().date.is_some());
         }
 
+        for file in test::files {
+            let metadata = parse_metadata(
+                &mut WordReader::new(
+                    File::open(file)
+                    .unwrap()
+                )
+            );
+            assert!(metadata.is_ok());
+
+            let (scalar, timescale) = metadata.unwrap().timescale;
+            assert!(scalar.is_some());
+        }
+
     }
 }

src/vcd/parse/combinator_atoms.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ pub(super) fn take_until<'a>(word : &'a str, pattern : u8) -> ParseResult<'a> {
 
 }
 
+// TODO: if I end up using simulator specific date parsers, ``take_until`` may
+// suffice rendering this function obselete, at which point I should delete it.
+pub(super) fn truncate_last_chr_when<'a>(word : &'a str, cond : fn(u8) -> bool) -> &'a str {
+    let last_chr = word.as_bytes().last().unwrap();
+    let mut new_end_index = word.len();
+
+    if cond(*last_chr) {
+        new_end_index -= 1;
+    }
+    
+    return &word[0..new_end_index]
+
+}
+
 pub(super) fn take_while<'a>(word : &'a str, cond : fn(u8) -> bool) -> ParseResult<'a> {
     let mut new_start  = 0;