netlist_exporter_allegro.cpp

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#include <confirm.h>
#include <refdes_utils.h>
#include <sch_edit_frame.h>
#include <sch_reference_list.h>
#include <string_utils.h>
#include <connection_graph.h>
#include <core/kicad_algo.h>
#include <symbol_library.h>
#include <symbol_lib_table.h>
#include <netlist.h>
#include "netlist_exporter_allegro.h"
#include "netlist_exporter_xml.h"
#include <regex>
 
 
bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::WriteNetlist( const wxString& aOutFileName,
 unsigned /* aNetlistOptions */,
 REPORTER& aReporter )
{
 m_f = nullptr;
 wxString field;
 wxString footprint;
 int ret = 0; // zero now, OR in the sign bit on error
 wxString netName;
 
 // Create the devices directory
 m_exportPath = wxFileName( aOutFileName ).GetPath( wxPATH_GET_VOLUME | wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR )
 + wxString( "devices" );
 if( !wxDirExists( m_exportPath ) )
 {
 if( !wxMkdir( m_exportPath, wxS_DIR_DEFAULT ) )
 {
 wxString msg = wxString::Format( _( "Failed to create directory 'devices' ." ) );
 aReporter.Report( msg, RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
 return false;
 }
 }
 
 // Write the netlist file
 if( ( m_f = wxFopen( aOutFileName, wxT( "wt" ) ) ) == nullptr )
 {
 wxString msg = wxString::Format( _( "Failed to create file '%s'." ), aOutFileName );
 aReporter.Report( msg, RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
 return false;
 }
 
 ret |= fprintf( m_f, "(Source: %s)\n", TO_UTF8( m_schematic->GetFileName() ) );
 ret |= fprintf( m_f, "(Date: %s)\n", TO_UTF8( GetISO8601CurrentDateTime() ) );
 
 m_packageProperties.clear();
 m_componentGroups.clear();
 m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.clear();
 m_netNameNodes.clear();
 
 extractComponentsInfo();
 
 // Start with package definitions, which we create from component groups.
 toAllegroPackages();
 
 // Write out nets
 toAllegroNets();
 
 // Write out package properties. NOTE: Allegro doesn't recognize much...
 toAllegroPackageProperties();
 
 // Done with the netlist
 fclose( m_f );
 
 m_f = nullptr;
 
 return ret >= 0;
}
 
 
bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::CompareSymbolSheetpath( const std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*,
 SCH_SHEET_PATH>& aItem1,
 const std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*,
 SCH_SHEET_PATH>& aItem2 )
{
 wxString refText1 = aItem1.first->GetRef( &aItem1.second );
 wxString refText2 = aItem2.first->GetRef( &aItem2.second );
 
 if( refText1 == refText2 )
 {
 return aItem1.second.PathHumanReadable() < aItem2.second.PathHumanReadable();
 }
 
 return CompareSymbolRef( refText1, refText2 );
}
 
 
bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::CompareSymbolRef( const wxString& aRefText1,
 const wxString& aRefText2 )
{
 if( removeTailDigits( aRefText1 ) == removeTailDigits( aRefText2 ) )
 {
 return extractTailNumber( aRefText1 ) < extractTailNumber( aRefText2 );
 }
 
 return aRefText1 < aRefText2;
}
 
 
bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::CompareLibPin( const SCH_PIN* aPin1, const SCH_PIN* aPin2 )
{
 // return "lhs < rhs"
 return StrNumCmp( aPin1->GetShownNumber(), aPin2->GetShownNumber(), true ) < 0;
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::extractComponentsInfo()
{
 m_referencesAlreadyFound.Clear();
 m_libParts.clear();
 
 for( const SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet : m_schematic->BuildSheetListSortedByPageNumbers() )
 {
 m_schematic->SetCurrentSheet( sheet );
 
 auto cmp =
 [sheet]( SCH_SYMBOL* a, SCH_SYMBOL* b )
 {
 return ( StrNumCmp( a->GetRef( &sheet, false ),
 b->GetRef( &sheet, false ), true ) < 0 );
 };
 
 std::set<SCH_SYMBOL*, decltype( cmp )> ordered_symbols( cmp );
 std::multiset<SCH_SYMBOL*, decltype( cmp )> extra_units( cmp );
 
 for( SCH_ITEM* item : sheet.LastScreen()->Items().OfType( SCH_SYMBOL_T ) )
 {
 SCH_SYMBOL* symbol = static_cast<SCH_SYMBOL*>( item );
 auto test = ordered_symbols.insert( symbol );
 
 if( !test.second )
 {
 if( ( *( test.first ) )->m_Uuid > symbol->m_Uuid )
 {
 extra_units.insert( *( test.first ) );
 ordered_symbols.erase( test.first );
 ordered_symbols.insert( symbol );
 }
 else
 {
 extra_units.insert( symbol );
 }
 }
 }
 
 for( EDA_ITEM* item : ordered_symbols )
 {
 SCH_SYMBOL* symbol = findNextSymbol( item, sheet );
 
 if( !symbol || symbol->GetExcludedFromBoard() )
 continue;
 
 if( symbol->GetLibPins().empty() )
 continue;
 
 m_packageProperties.insert( std::pair<wxString,
 wxString>( sheet.PathHumanReadable(),
 symbol->GetRef( &sheet ) ) );
 m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.push_back( std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*,
 SCH_SHEET_PATH>( symbol, sheet ) );
 }
 }
 
 wxString netCodeTxt;
 wxString netName;
 wxString ref;
 
 struct NET_RECORD
 {
 NET_RECORD( const wxString& aName ) :
 m_Name( aName )
 {};
 
 wxString m_Name;
 std::vector<NET_NODE> m_Nodes;
 };
 
 std::vector<NET_RECORD*> nets;
 
 for( const auto& it : m_schematic->ConnectionGraph()->GetNetMap() )
 {
 wxString net_name = it.first.Name;
 const std::vector<CONNECTION_SUBGRAPH*>& subgraphs = it.second;
 NET_RECORD* net_record = nullptr;
 
 if( subgraphs.empty() )
 continue;
 
 nets.emplace_back( new NET_RECORD( net_name ) );
 net_record = nets.back();
 
 for( CONNECTION_SUBGRAPH* subgraph : subgraphs )
 {
 bool nc = subgraph->GetNoConnect() &&
 subgraph->GetNoConnect()->Type() == SCH_NO_CONNECT_T;
 const SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet = subgraph->GetSheet();
 
 for( SCH_ITEM* item : subgraph->GetItems() )
 {
 if( item->Type() == SCH_PIN_T )
 {
 SCH_PIN* pin = static_cast<SCH_PIN*>( item );
 SYMBOL* symbol = pin->GetParentSymbol();
 
 if( !symbol || symbol->GetExcludedFromBoard() )
 continue;
 
 net_record->m_Nodes.emplace_back( pin, sheet, nc );
 }
 }
 }
 }
 
 // Netlist ordering: Net name, then ref des, then pin name
 std::sort( nets.begin(), nets.end(),
 []( const NET_RECORD* a, const NET_RECORD*b )
 {
 return StrNumCmp( a->m_Name, b->m_Name ) < 0;
 } );
 
 for( NET_RECORD* net_record : nets )
 {
 // Netlist ordering: Net name, then ref des, then pin name
 std::sort( net_record->m_Nodes.begin(), net_record->m_Nodes.end(),
 []( const NET_NODE& a, const NET_NODE& b )
 {
 wxString refA = a.m_Pin->GetParentSymbol()->GetRef( &a.m_Sheet );
 wxString refB = b.m_Pin->GetParentSymbol()->GetRef( &b.m_Sheet );
 
 if( refA == refB )
 return a.m_Pin->GetShownNumber() < b.m_Pin->GetShownNumber();
 
 return refA < refB;
 } );
 
 // Some duplicates can exist, for example on multi-unit parts with duplicated pins across
 // units. If the user connects the pins on each unit, they will appear on separate
 // subgraphs. Remove those here:
 alg::remove_duplicates( net_record->m_Nodes,
 []( const NET_NODE& a, const NET_NODE& b )
 {
 wxString refA = a.m_Pin->GetParentSymbol()->GetRef( &a.m_Sheet );
 wxString refB = b.m_Pin->GetParentSymbol()->GetRef( &b.m_Sheet );
 
 return refA == refB && a.m_Pin->GetShownNumber() == b.m_Pin->GetShownNumber();
 } );
 
 for( const NET_NODE& netNode : net_record->m_Nodes )
 {
 wxString refText = netNode.m_Pin->GetParentSymbol()->GetRef( &netNode.m_Sheet );
 wxString pinText = netNode.m_Pin->GetShownNumber();
 
 // Skip power symbols and virtual symbols
 if( refText[0] == wxChar( '#' ) )
 {
 continue;
 }
 
 m_netNameNodes.insert( std::pair<wxString, NET_NODE>( net_record->m_Name, netNode ) );
 }
 }
 
 for( NET_RECORD* record : nets )
 delete record;
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::toAllegroPackages()
{
 int groupCount = 1;
 wxString deviceFileCreatingError = wxString( "" );
 
 //Group the components......
 while(!m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.empty())
 {
 std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*, SCH_SHEET_PATH> first_ele = m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.front();
 m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.pop_front();
 m_componentGroups.insert( std::pair<int, std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*,
 SCH_SHEET_PATH>>( groupCount, first_ele ) );
 
 for( auto it = m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.begin(); it != m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.end();
 ++it )
 {
 if( it->first->GetValue( false, &it->second, false )
 != first_ele.first->GetValue( false, &first_ele.second, false ) )
 {
 continue;
 }
 
 if( it->first->GetFootprintFieldText( false, &it->second, false )
 != first_ele.first->GetFootprintFieldText( false, &first_ele.second, false ) )
 {
 continue;
 }
 
 wxString ref1 = it->first->GetRef( &it->second );
 wxString ref2 = first_ele.first->GetRef( &first_ele.second );
 
 if( removeTailDigits( ref1 ) == removeTailDigits( ref2 ) )
 {
 m_componentGroups.insert( std::pair<int, std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*,
 SCH_SHEET_PATH>>( groupCount, ( *it ) ) );
 it = m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.erase( it );
 
 if( std::distance( it, m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.begin() ) > 0 )
 it--;
 else if( it == m_orderedSymbolsSheetpath.end() )
 break;
 }
 }
 groupCount++;
 }
 
 struct COMP_PACKAGE_STRUCT
 {
 wxString m_value;
 wxString m_tolerance;
 std::vector<std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*, SCH_SHEET_PATH>> m_symbolSheetpaths;
 };
 
 COMP_PACKAGE_STRUCT compPackageStruct;
 std::map<wxString, COMP_PACKAGE_STRUCT> compPackageMap;
 
 for( int groupIndex = 1; groupIndex < groupCount; groupIndex++ )
 {
 auto pairIter = m_componentGroups.equal_range( groupIndex );
 auto beginIter = pairIter.first;
 auto endIter = pairIter.second;
 
 SCH_SYMBOL* sym = ( beginIter->second ).first;
 SCH_SHEET_PATH sheetPath = ( beginIter->second ).second;
 
 wxString valueText = sym->GetValue( false, &sheetPath, false );
 wxString footprintText = sym->GetFootprintFieldText( false, &sheetPath, false);
 wxString deviceType = valueText + wxString("_") + footprintText;
 
 while( deviceType.GetChar(deviceType.Length()-1) == '_' )
 {
 deviceType.RemoveLast();
 }
 
 deviceType = formatDevice( deviceType );
 
 wxArrayString fieldArray;
 fieldArray.Add( "Spice_Model" );
 fieldArray.Add( "VALUE" );
 
 wxString value = getGroupField( groupIndex, fieldArray );
 
 fieldArray.clear();
 fieldArray.Add( "TOLERANCE" );
 fieldArray.Add( "TOL" );
 wxString tol = getGroupField( groupIndex, fieldArray );
 
 std::vector<std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*, SCH_SHEET_PATH>> symbolSheetpaths;
 
 for( auto iter = beginIter; iter != endIter; iter++ )
 {
 symbolSheetpaths.push_back( std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*,
 SCH_SHEET_PATH>( iter->second.first,
 iter->second.second ) );
 }
 
 std::stable_sort( symbolSheetpaths.begin(), symbolSheetpaths.end(),
 NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::CompareSymbolSheetpath );
 
 compPackageStruct.m_value = value;
 compPackageStruct.m_tolerance = tol;
 compPackageStruct.m_symbolSheetpaths = symbolSheetpaths;
 compPackageMap.insert( std::pair( deviceType, compPackageStruct ) );
 
 // Write out the corresponding device file
 FILE* d = nullptr;
 wxString deviceFileName = wxFileName( m_exportPath, deviceType,
 wxString( "txt" ) ).GetFullPath();
 
 if( ( d = wxFopen( deviceFileName, wxT( "wt" ) ) ) == nullptr )
 {
 wxString msg;
 msg.Printf( _( "Failed to create file '%s'.\n" ), deviceFileName );
 deviceFileCreatingError += msg;
 continue;
 }
 
 footprintText = footprintText.AfterLast( ':' );
 
 wxArrayString footprintAlt;
 wxArrayString footprintArray = sym->GetLibSymbolRef()->GetFPFilters();
 
 for( const wxString& fp : footprintArray )
 {
 if( ( fp.Find( '*' ) != wxNOT_FOUND ) || ( fp.Find( '?' ) != wxNOT_FOUND ) )
 {
 continue;
 }
 
 footprintAlt.Add( fp.AfterLast( ':' ) );
 }
 
 if( footprintText.IsEmpty() )
 {
 if( !footprintAlt.IsEmpty() )
 {
 footprintText = footprintAlt[0];
 footprintAlt.RemoveAt( 0 );
 }
 else
 {
 footprintText = deviceType;
 }
 }
 
 fprintf( d, "PACKAGE '%s'\n", TO_UTF8( formatDevice( footprintText ) ) );
 fprintf( d, "CLASS IC\n" );
 
 std::vector<SCH_PIN*> pinList = sym->GetLibSymbolRef()->GetAllLibPins();
 
 /*
 * We must erase redundant Pins references in pinList
 * These redundant pins exist because some pins are found more than one time when a
 * symbol has multiple parts per package or has 2 representations (DeMorgan conversion).
 * For instance, a 74ls00 has DeMorgan conversion, with different pin shapes, and
 * therefore each pin appears 2 times in the list. Common pins (VCC, GND) can also be
 * found more than once.
 */
 sort( pinList.begin(), pinList.end(), NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::CompareLibPin );
 
 for( int ii = 0; ii < (int) pinList.size() - 1; ii++ )
 {
 if( pinList[ii]->GetNumber() == pinList[ii + 1]->GetNumber() )
 {
 // 2 pins have the same number, remove the redundant pin at index i+1
 pinList.erase( pinList.begin() + ii + 1 );
 ii--;
 }
 }
 
 unsigned int pinCount = pinList.size();
 fprintf( d, "PINCOUNT %u\n", pinCount );
 
 if( pinCount > 0 )
 {
 fprintf( d, "%s", TO_UTF8( formatFunction( "main", pinList ) ) );
 }
 
 if( !value.IsEmpty() )
 {
 fprintf( d, "PACKAGEPROP VALUE %s\n", TO_UTF8( value ) );
 }
 
 if( !tol.IsEmpty() )
 {
 fprintf( d, "PACKAGEPROP TOL %s\n", TO_UTF8( tol ) );
 }
 
 if( !footprintAlt.IsEmpty() )
 {
 fprintf( d, "PACKAGEPROP ALT_SYMBOLS '(" );
 
 wxString footprintAltSymbolsText;
 
 for( const wxString& fp : footprintAlt )
 {
 footprintAltSymbolsText += fp + wxString( "," );
 }
 
 footprintAltSymbolsText.Truncate( footprintAltSymbolsText.Length() - 1 );
 fprintf( d, "%s)'\n", TO_UTF8( footprintAltSymbolsText ) );
 }
 
 wxArrayString propArray;
 propArray.Add( "PART_NUMBER" );
 propArray.Add( "mpn" );
 propArray.Add( "mfr_pn" );
 wxString data = getGroupField( groupIndex, propArray );
 
 if(!data.IsEmpty())
 {
 fprintf( d, "PACKAGEPROP %s %s\n", TO_UTF8( propArray[0] ), TO_UTF8( data ) );
 }
 
 propArray.clear();
 propArray.Add( "HEIGHT" );
 data = getGroupField( groupIndex, propArray );
 
 if(!data.IsEmpty())
 {
 fprintf( d, "PACKAGEPROP %s %s\n", TO_UTF8( propArray[0] ), TO_UTF8( data ) );
 }
 
 fprintf( d, "END\n" );
 
 fclose( d );
 }
 
 for( auto iter = compPackageMap.begin(); iter != compPackageMap.end(); iter++ )
 {
 wxString deviceType = iter->first;
 wxString value = iter->second.m_value;
 wxString tolerance = iter->second.m_tolerance;
 
 if( value.IsEmpty() && tolerance.IsEmpty() )
 {
 fprintf( m_f, "!%s;", TO_UTF8( deviceType ) );
 }
 else if( tolerance.IsEmpty() )
 {
 fprintf( m_f, "!%s!%s;", TO_UTF8( deviceType ), TO_UTF8( value ) );
 }
 else
 {
 fprintf( m_f, "!%s!%s!%s;", TO_UTF8( deviceType ), TO_UTF8( value ),
 TO_UTF8( tolerance ) );
 }
 
 std::vector<std::pair<SCH_SYMBOL*, SCH_SHEET_PATH>> symbolSheetpaths =
 iter->second.m_symbolSheetpaths;
 
 for( const auto& [ sym, sheetPath ] : symbolSheetpaths)
 fprintf( m_f, ",\n\t%s", TO_UTF8( sym->GetRef( &sheetPath ) ) );
 
 fprintf( m_f, "\n" );
 }
 
 if( !deviceFileCreatingError.IsEmpty() )
 DisplayError( nullptr, deviceFileCreatingError );
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::formatText( wxString aString )
{
 if( aString.IsEmpty() )
 return wxEmptyString;
 
 aString.Replace( "\u03BC", "u" );
 
 std::regex reg( "[!']|[^ -~]" );
 wxString processedString = wxString( std::regex_replace( std::string( aString ), reg, "?" ) );
 
 std::regex search_reg( "[^a-zA-Z0-9_/]" );
 
 if( std::regex_search( std::string( processedString ), search_reg ) )
 return wxString( "'" ) + processedString + wxString( "'" );
 
 return processedString;
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::formatPin( const SCH_PIN& aPin )
{
 wxString pinName4Telesis = aPin.GetName() + wxString( "__" ) + aPin.GetNumber();
 std::regex reg( "[^A-Za-z0-9_+?/-]" );
 return wxString( std::regex_replace( std::string( pinName4Telesis ), reg, "?" ) );
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::formatFunction( wxString aName, std::vector<SCH_PIN*> aPinList )
{
 aName.MakeUpper();
 std::list<wxString> pinNameList;
 
 std::stable_sort( aPinList.begin(), aPinList.end(), NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::CompareLibPin );
 
 for( auto pin : aPinList )
 pinNameList.push_back( formatPin( *pin ) );
 
 wxString out_str = "";
 wxString str;
 
 out_str.Printf( wxT( "PINORDER %s " ), TO_UTF8( aName ) );
 
 for( const wxString& pinName : pinNameList )
 {
 str.Printf( ",\n\t%s", TO_UTF8( pinName ) );
 out_str += str;
 }
 out_str += wxString( "\n" );
 
 str.Printf( wxT( "FUNCTION %s %s " ), TO_UTF8( aName ), TO_UTF8( aName ) );
 out_str += str;
 
 for( auto pin : aPinList )
 {
 str.Printf( ",\n\t%s", TO_UTF8( pin->GetNumber() ) );
 out_str += str;
 }
 
 out_str += wxString( "\n" );
 
 return out_str;
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::getGroupField( int aGroupIndex, const wxArrayString& aFieldArray,
 bool aSanitize )
{
 auto pairIter = m_componentGroups.equal_range( aGroupIndex );
 
 for( auto iter = pairIter.first; iter != pairIter.second; ++iter )
 {
 SCH_SYMBOL* sym = ( iter->second ).first;
 SCH_SHEET_PATH sheetPath = ( iter->second ).second;
 
 for( const wxString& field : aFieldArray )
 {
 if( SCH_FIELD* fld = sym->FindField( field, true, true ) )
 {
 wxString fieldText = fld->GetShownText( &sheetPath, true );
 
 if( !fieldText.IsEmpty() )
 {
 if( aSanitize )
 return formatText( fieldText );
 else
 return fieldText;
 }
 }
 }
 }
 
 for( auto iter = pairIter.first; iter != pairIter.second; ++iter )
 {
 SCH_SYMBOL* sym = ( iter->second ).first;
 
 for( const wxString& field : aFieldArray )
 {
 if( SCH_FIELD* fld = sym->GetLibSymbolRef()->FindField( field, true ) )
 {
 wxString fieldText = fld->GetShownText( false, 0 );
 
 if( !fieldText.IsEmpty() )
 {
 if( aSanitize )
 return formatText( fieldText );
 else
 return fieldText;
 }
 }
 }
 }
 
 return wxEmptyString;
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::formatDevice( wxString aString )
{
 aString.MakeLower();
 std::regex reg( "[^a-z0-9_-]" );
 return wxString( std::regex_replace( std::string( aString ), reg, "_" ) );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::toAllegroPackageProperties()
{
 fprintf( m_f, "%s\n", "$PACKAGES" );
 fprintf( m_f, "%s\n", "$A_PROPERTIES" );
 
 while( !m_packageProperties.empty() )
 {
 std::multimap<wxString, wxString>::iterator iter = m_packageProperties.begin();
 wxString sheetPathText = iter->first;
 
 fprintf( m_f, "ROOM %s;", TO_UTF8( formatText( sheetPathText ) ) );
 
 std::vector<wxString> refTexts;
 
 auto pairIter = m_packageProperties.equal_range( sheetPathText );
 
 for( iter = pairIter.first; iter != pairIter.second; ++iter )
 {
 wxString refText = iter->second;
 refTexts.push_back( refText );
 }
 
 m_packageProperties.erase( pairIter.first, pairIter.second );
 
 std::stable_sort( refTexts.begin(), refTexts.end(),
 NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::CompareSymbolRef );
 
 for( const wxString& ref : refTexts )
 fprintf( m_f, ",\n\t%s", TO_UTF8( ref ) );
 
 fprintf( m_f, "\n" );
 }
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::toAllegroNets()
{
 fprintf( m_f, "%s\n", "$NETS" );
 
 while( !m_netNameNodes.empty() )
 {
 std::multimap<wxString, NET_NODE>::iterator iter = m_netNameNodes.begin();
 std::vector<NET_NODE> netNodes;
 
 wxString netName = iter->first;
 
 fprintf( m_f, "%s;", TO_UTF8( formatText( netName ).MakeUpper() ) );
 
 auto pairIter = m_netNameNodes.equal_range( netName );
 
 for( iter = pairIter.first; iter != pairIter.second; ++iter )
 {
 NET_NODE netNode = iter->second;
 netNodes.push_back( netNode );
 }
 
 m_netNameNodes.erase( pairIter.first, pairIter.second );
 
 std::stable_sort( netNodes.begin(), netNodes.end() );
 
 for( const NET_NODE& netNode : netNodes )
 {
 wxString refText = netNode.m_Pin->GetParentSymbol()->GetRef( &netNode.m_Sheet );
 wxString pinText = netNode.m_Pin->GetShownNumber();
 fprintf( m_f, ",\n\t%s.%s", TO_UTF8( refText ), TO_UTF8( pinText ) );
 }
 
 fprintf( m_f, "\n" );
 }
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::removeTailDigits( wxString aString )
{
 while( ( aString.GetChar( aString.Length() - 1 ) >= '0' )
 && ( aString.GetChar( aString.Length() - 1 ) <= '9' ) )
 {
 aString.RemoveLast();
 }
 
 return aString;
}
 
 
unsigned int NETLIST_EXPORTER_ALLEGRO::extractTailNumber( wxString aString )
{
 wxString numString;
 
 while( ( aString.GetChar( aString.Length() - 1 ) >= '0' )
 && ( aString.GetChar( aString.Length() - 1 ) <= '9' ) )
 {
 numString.insert( 0, aString.GetChar( aString.Length() - 1 ) );
 aString.RemoveLast();
 }
 
 unsigned long val;
 
 //From wxWidgets 3.1.6, here we can use ToUInt instead of ToULong function.
 numString.ToULong( &val );
 return (unsigned int) val;
}