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# A High performance, VCD Parser written in Rust # A High performance, VCD Parser written in Rust
## Current Features ## Current Features
- pretty fast - pretty fast, parses 3.04 GB VCD file in ~62s on M1 Macbook Air.
## Planned Features
- rapid log2n scrubbing through a signal's timeline
# Current Limitations # Current Limitations
Unable to handle VCD files that have signals with more than Unable to handle VCD files that have signals with more than
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## Running ## Running
Make sure you have a test vcd file to get you started. You can grab This repository comes with several smaller VCD files emitted from
a large VCD file from various EDA tools. If you want a larger VCD file, grab one from
[here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pfm2qo2l8fGTHHJ8TLrg1vSGaV_TUbp2/view?usp=sharing). [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pfm2qo2l8fGTHHJ8TLrg1vSGaV_TUbp2/view?usp=sharing).
The first build of the program may take some time. The first build of the program may take some time.
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You can run all the tests with ``cargo test`` You can run all the tests with ``cargo test``
# TODO # TODO
- [ ] make a custon date parser for possibly up to 18 different versions(that
is, for each possible tool). ## Features
- [ ] Fix warning especially usage and restriction warnings once I'm - [ ] handle signals with x or z as string
able to successfully parse all sample VCDs. - the one bit parsers may also need to handle string
- [ ] Change error messages to line and filenames. Go through all calls to ``format!`` - move parse_orphaned_vars to scopes.rs
whilst also keep performance in mind.
- [ ] Create compressed fungible numeric enums with good heuristic support.
- [ ] Print out git commit or release number. - [ ] Print out git commit or release number.
- [ ] Should be able to load waveform whilst viewing it live. - [ ] Should be able to load waveform whilst viewing it live.
- could be quite challenging to implement for various reasons - could be quite challenging to implement for various reasons
- [ ] Take a look at GTKWave parser to compare efficiency.
- [ ] re-order all signal timelines as binary balanced trees with respect to timestamps
- support multithreaded re-ordering
## Repairs
- [ ] make a custom date parser for possibly up to 18 different versions(that is, for each possible tool).
- [ ] Consolidate error messages and add cursors throughout. - [ ] Consolidate error messages and add cursors throughout.
- [ ] Consider what to do with don't care values - [ ] Fix warnings especially usage and restriction warnings once I'm
will probably just convert them to strings for now. able to successfully parse all sample VCDs.
- [ ] Include line and possible column numbers
- [ ] Take a look at GTKWave parser to compare effificiency.
- [ ] Send survey to community channel.
# Questions to Answer ## Code Consistency
- [ ] Is it safe to assume that we may treat any values before the first - [ ] Change error messages to line and filenames. Go through all calls to ``format!`` whilst also keeping performance in mind.
non-zero timestamp as having occured on `#0`?
# Probably No Longer Needed ## Marketing
- [ ] Should insert nodes in BFS order - [ ] Send survey to community channel.