netlist_exporter_spice.cpp

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 *
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#include <sim/kibis/kibis.h>
#include <netlist_exporter_spice.h>
#include <sim/spice_circuit_model.h>
#include <sim/sim_library_spice.h>
#include <common.h>
#include <confirm.h>
#include <pgm_base.h>
#include <env_paths.h>
#include <richio.h>
#include <sim/sim_library_ibis.h>
#include <sim/sim_xspice_parser.h>
#include <sch_screen.h>
#include <sch_textbox.h>
#include <string_utils.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <ki_exception.h>
 
#include <dialogs/html_message_box.h>
#include <fmt/core.h>
#include <paths.h>
#include <wx/dir.h>
#include <wx/log.h>
#include <wx/tokenzr.h>
#include <locale_io.h>
#include "markup_parser.h"
 
 
std::string NAME_GENERATOR::Generate( const std::string& aProposedName )
{
    std::string name = aProposedName;
    int         ii = 1;
 
    // insert() both tests for the collision and records the accepted name, so subsequent calls
    // actually see previously generated names.
    while( !m_names.insert( name ).second )
        name = fmt::format( "{}#{}", aProposedName, ii++ );
 
    return name;
}
 
 
NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE( SCHEMATIC* aSchematic ) :
    NETLIST_EXPORTER_BASE( aSchematic ),
    m_libMgr( &aSchematic->Project() )
{
    std::vector<EMBEDDED_FILES*> embeddedFilesStack;
    embeddedFilesStack.push_back( aSchematic->GetEmbeddedFiles() );
    m_libMgr.SetFilesStack( std::move( embeddedFilesStack ) );
}
 
 
bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::WriteNetlist( const wxString& aOutFileName, unsigned aNetlistOptions,
                                           REPORTER& aReporter )
{
    try
    {
        FILE_OUTPUTFORMATTER formatter( aOutFileName, wxT( "wt" ), '\'' );
        bool result = DoWriteNetlist( wxEmptyString, aNetlistOptions, formatter, aReporter );
        formatter.Finish();
 
        return result;
    }
    catch( const IO_ERROR& ioe )
    {
        aReporter.Report( ioe.What(), RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
        return false;
    }
}
 
 
bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::DoWriteNetlist( const wxString& aSimCommand, unsigned aSimOptions,
                                             OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter, REPORTER& aReporter )
{
    LOCALE_IO dummy;
 
   // Cleanup list to avoid duplicate if the netlist exporter is run more than once.
    m_rawIncludes.clear();
 
    bool result = ReadSchematicAndLibraries( aSimOptions, aReporter );
 
    WriteHead( aFormatter, aSimOptions );
 
    writeIncludes( aFormatter, aSimOptions );
    writeModels( aFormatter );
 
    // Skip this if there is no netlist to avoid an ngspice segfault
    if( !m_items.empty() )
        WriteDirectives( aSimCommand, aSimOptions, aFormatter );
 
    writeItems( aFormatter );
 
    WriteTail( aFormatter, aSimOptions );
 
    return result;
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::WriteHead( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter, unsigned aNetlistOptions )
{
    aFormatter.Print( 0, ".title KiCad schematic\n" );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::WriteTail( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter, unsigned aNetlistOptions )
{
    aFormatter.Print( 0, ".end\n" );
}
 
 
bool NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::ReadSchematicAndLibraries( unsigned aNetlistOptions,
                                                        REPORTER& aReporter )
{
    std::set<std::string> refNames; // Set of reference names to check for duplication.
    int                   ncCounter = 1;
    wxString              variant = m_schematic->GetCurrentVariant();
 
    ReadDirectives( aNetlistOptions );
 
    m_nets.clear();
    m_items.clear();
    m_multiunitModels.clear();
    m_modelNameGenerator.Clear();
    m_referencesAlreadyFound.Clear();
    m_libParts.clear();
 
    wxFileName cacheDir;
    cacheDir.AssignDir( PATHS::GetUserCachePath() );
    cacheDir.AppendDir( wxT( "ibis" ) );
 
    if( !cacheDir.DirExists() )
    {
        cacheDir.Mkdir( wxS_DIR_DEFAULT, wxPATH_MKDIR_FULL );
 
        if( !cacheDir.DirExists() )
        {
            wxLogTrace( wxT( "IBIS_CACHE:" ),
                        wxT( "%s:%s:%d\n * failed to create ibis cache directory '%s'" ),
                        __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__, cacheDir.GetPath() );
 
            return false;
        }
    }
 
    wxDir    dir;
    wxString dirName = cacheDir.GetFullPath();
 
    if( !dir.Open( dirName ) )
        return false;
 
    wxFileName    thisFile;
    wxArrayString fileList;
    wxString      fileSpec = wxT( "*.cache" );
 
    thisFile.SetPath( dirName ); // Set the base path to the cache folder
 
    size_t numFilesFound = wxDir::GetAllFiles( dirName, &fileList, fileSpec );
 
    for( size_t ii = 0; ii < numFilesFound; ii++ )
    {
        // Completes path to specific file so we can get its "last access" date
        thisFile.SetFullName( fileList[ii] );
        wxRemoveFile( thisFile.GetFullPath() );
    }
 
    for( SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet : BuildSheetList( aNetlistOptions ) )
    {
        for( SCH_ITEM* item : sheet.LastScreen()->Items().OfType( SCH_SYMBOL_T ) )
        {
            SCH_SYMBOL* symbol = findNextSymbol( item, sheet );
 
            if( !symbol || symbol->ResolveExcludedFromSim( &sheet, variant ) )
                continue;
 
            try
            {
                SPICE_ITEM            spiceItem;
                std::vector<PIN_INFO> pins = CreatePinList( symbol, sheet, true );
 
                for( const SCH_FIELD& field : symbol->GetFields() )
                {
                    spiceItem.fields.emplace_back( symbol, FIELD_T::USER, field.GetName() );
 
                    if( field.GetId() == FIELD_T::REFERENCE )
                        spiceItem.fields.back().SetText( symbol->GetRef( &sheet ) );
                    else
                        spiceItem.fields.back().SetText( field.GetShownText( &sheet, false, 0, variant ) );
                }
 
                readRefName( sheet, *symbol, spiceItem, refNames );
                readModel( sheet, *symbol, spiceItem, variant, aReporter );
                readPinNumbers( *symbol, spiceItem, pins );
                readPinNetNames( *symbol, spiceItem, pins, ncCounter );
                readNodePattern( spiceItem );
                // TODO: transmission line handling?
 
                m_items.push_back( std::move( spiceItem ) );
            }
            catch( IO_ERROR& e )
            {
                aReporter.Report( e.What(), RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
            }
        }
    }
 
    return !aReporter.HasMessageOfSeverity( RPT_SEVERITY_UNDEFINED | RPT_SEVERITY_ERROR );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::ConvertToSpiceMarkup( wxString* aNetName )
{
    MARKUP::MARKUP_PARSER         markupParser( aNetName->ToStdString() );
    std::unique_ptr<MARKUP::NODE> root = markupParser.Parse();
 
    std::function<void( const std::unique_ptr<MARKUP::NODE>&)> convertMarkup =
            [&]( const std::unique_ptr<MARKUP::NODE>& aNode )
            {
                if( aNode )
                {
                    if( !aNode->is_root() )
                    {
                        if( aNode->isOverbar() )
                        {
                            // ~{CLK} is a different signal than CLK
                            *aNetName += '~';
                        }
                        else if( aNode->isSubscript() || aNode->isSuperscript() )
                        {
                            // V_{OUT} is just a pretty-printed version of VOUT
                        }
 
                        if( aNode->has_content() )
                            *aNetName += aNode->string();
                    }
 
                    for( const std::unique_ptr<MARKUP::NODE>& child : aNode->children )
                        convertMarkup( child );
                }
            };
 
    *aNetName = wxEmptyString;
    convertMarkup( root );
 
    // Replace all ngspice-disallowed chars in netnames by a '_'
    aNetName->Replace( '%', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( '(', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( ')', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( ',', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( '[', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( ']', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( '<', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( '>', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( '~', '_' );
    aNetName->Replace( ' ', '_' );
 
    // Make sure that SPICE zero should be zero anywhere, independent if it is local or not.
    // Therefore any signal ending with '/0' is rewritten as '0' to be recognized by SPICE.
    if( aNetName->EndsWith( wxS( "/0" ) ) && !aNetName->EndsWith( wxS( "//0" ) ) )
        aNetName->assign( wxS( "0" ) );
 
    // Make sure that local ground signals with leading slash ('/gnd') are rewritten as gloabal gnd to be recognized
    // by SPICE as zero.
    if( aNetName->IsSameAs( wxS( "/gnd" ), false /* caseSensitive=false */ ) )
        aNetName->assign( aNetName->Mid( 1 ) );
 
    // A net name on the root sheet with a label '/foo' is going to get titled "//foo".  This
    // will trip up ngspice as "//" opens a line comment.
    if( aNetName->StartsWith( wxS( "//" ) ) )
        aNetName->Replace( wxS( "//" ), wxS( "/root/" ), false /* replace all */ );
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::GetItemName( const wxString& aRefName ) const
{
    if( const SPICE_ITEM* item = FindItem( aRefName ) )
        return item->model->SpiceGenerator().ItemName( *item );
 
    return wxEmptyString;
}
 
 
const SPICE_ITEM* NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::FindItem( const wxString& aRefName ) const
{
    const std::string            refName = aRefName.ToStdString();
    const std::list<SPICE_ITEM>& spiceItems = GetItems();
 
    auto it = std::find_if( spiceItems.begin(), spiceItems.end(),
                            [&refName]( const SPICE_ITEM& item )
                            {
                                return item.refName == refName;
                            } );
 
    if( it != spiceItems.end() )
        return &*it;
 
    return nullptr;
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::ReadDirectives( unsigned aNetlistOptions )
{
    wxString text;
 
    m_directives.clear();
 
    for( const SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet : BuildSheetList( aNetlistOptions ) )
    {
        for( SCH_ITEM* item : sheet.LastScreen()->Items() )
        {
            if( item->ResolveExcludedFromSim() )
                continue;
 
            if( item->Type() == SCH_TEXT_T )
                text = static_cast<SCH_TEXT*>( item )->GetShownText( &sheet, false );
            else if( item->Type() == SCH_TEXTBOX_T )
                text = static_cast<SCH_TEXTBOX*>( item )->GetShownText( nullptr, &sheet, false );
            else
                continue;
 
            // Send anything that contains directives to SPICE
            wxStringTokenizer tokenizer( text, "\r\n", wxTOKEN_STRTOK );
            bool              foundDirective = false;
 
            auto isDirective =
                    []( const wxString& line, const wxString& dir )
                    {
                        return line == dir || line.StartsWith( dir + wxS( " " ) );
                    };
 
            while( tokenizer.HasMoreTokens() )
            {
                wxString line = tokenizer.GetNextToken().Upper();
 
                if( line.StartsWith( wxT( "." ) ) )
                {
                    if(    isDirective( line, wxS( ".AC" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".CONTROL" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".CSPARAM" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".DISTO" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".DC" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".ELSE" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".ELSEIF" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".END" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".ENDC" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".ENDIF" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".ENDS" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".FOUR" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".FUNC" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".GLOBAL" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".IC" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".IF" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".INCLUDE" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".LIB" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".MEAS" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".MODEL" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".NODESET" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".NOISE" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".OP" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".OPTIONS" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".PARAM" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".PLOT" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".PRINT" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".PROBE" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".PZ" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".SAVE" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".SENS" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".SP" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".SUBCKT" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".TEMP" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".TF" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".TITLE" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".TRAN" ) )
                        || isDirective( line, wxS( ".WIDTH" ) ) )
                    {
                        foundDirective = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
                else if( line.StartsWith( wxT( "K" ) ) )
                {
                    // Check for mutual inductor declaration
                    wxStringTokenizer line_t( line, " \t", wxTOKEN_STRTOK );
 
                    // Coupling ID
                    if( !line_t.HasMoreTokens() || !line_t.GetNextToken().StartsWith( wxT( "K" ) ) )
                        continue;
 
                    // Inductor 1 ID
                    if( !line_t.HasMoreTokens() || !line_t.GetNextToken().StartsWith( wxT( "L" ) ) )
                        continue;
 
                    // Inductor 2 ID
                    if( !line_t.HasMoreTokens() || !line_t.GetNextToken().StartsWith( wxT( "L" ) ) )
                        continue;
 
                    // That's probably distinctive enough not to bother trying to parse the
                    // coupling value.  If there's anything else, assume it's the value.
                    if( line_t.HasMoreTokens() )
                    {
                        foundDirective = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
 
            if( foundDirective )
                m_directives.emplace_back( text );
        }
    }
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::collectMergedSimPins( SCH_SYMBOL& aSymbol,
                                                        const SCH_SHEET_PATH& aSheet,
                                                        const wxString& aVariantName )
{
    // Only process multi-unit symbols
    if( !aSymbol.GetLibSymbolRef() || aSymbol.GetLibSymbolRef()->GetUnitCount() <= 1 )
        return wxEmptyString;
 
    wxString                                   ref = aSymbol.GetRef( &aSheet );
    std::vector<std::pair<wxString, wxString>> pinList;
    std::set<wxString>                         pinNumbers;
 
    // Helper to parse and collect pin mappings from a Sim.Pins field value
    auto parsePins = [&]( const wxString& aPins )
    {
        wxStringTokenizer tokenizer( aPins, wxS( " \t\r\n" ), wxTOKEN_STRTOK );
 
        while( tokenizer.HasMoreTokens() )
        {
            wxString token = tokenizer.GetNextToken();
            int      pos = token.Find( wxS( '=' ) );
 
            if( pos == wxNOT_FOUND )
                continue;
 
            wxString pinNumber = token.Left( pos );
            wxString modelPin = token.Mid( pos + 1 );
 
            // Only add if we haven't seen this pin number before
            if( pinNumbers.insert( pinNumber ).second )
                pinList.emplace_back( pinNumber, modelPin );
        }
    };
 
    // First, parse pins from the current symbol
    if( SCH_FIELD* pinsField = aSymbol.GetField( SIM_PINS_FIELD ) )
        parsePins( pinsField->GetShownText( &aSheet, false, 0, aVariantName ) );
 
    // Then, find all other units with the same reference and collect their Sim.Pins
    for( const SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet : m_schematic->Hierarchy() )
    {
        for( SCH_ITEM* item : sheet.LastScreen()->Items().OfType( SCH_SYMBOL_T ) )
        {
            SCH_SYMBOL* other = static_cast<SCH_SYMBOL*>( item );
 
            if( other == &aSymbol )
                continue;
 
            if( other->GetRef( &sheet ) != ref )
                continue;
 
            if( SCH_FIELD* pinsField = other->GetField( SIM_PINS_FIELD ) )
                parsePins( pinsField->GetShownText( &sheet, false, 0, aVariantName ) );
        }
    }
 
    // If no pins were collected or only from current symbol, return empty
    // (let the normal processing handle it)
    if( pinList.empty() )
        return wxEmptyString;
 
    // Build the merged Sim.Pins string
    wxString merged;
 
    for( const auto& [pinNumber, modelPin] : pinList )
    {
        if( !merged.IsEmpty() )
            merged += wxS( " " );
 
        merged += pinNumber + wxS( "=" ) + modelPin;
    }
 
    return merged;
}
 
 
std::vector<UNIT_PIN_MAP> NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::collectUnitPinMaps( SCH_SYMBOL& aSymbol,
                                                                     const SCH_SHEET_PATH& aSheet,
                                                                     const wxString& aVariantName )
{
    std::vector<UNIT_PIN_MAP> unitMaps;
 
    if( !aSymbol.GetLibSymbolRef() || aSymbol.GetLibSymbolRef()->GetUnitCount() <= 1 )
        return unitMaps;
 
    wxString      ref = aSymbol.GetRef( &aSheet );
    std::set<int> seenUnits;
 
    auto parseUnit =
            [&]( SCH_SYMBOL& aUnit, const SCH_SHEET_PATH& aUnitSheet )
            {
                SCH_FIELD* pinsField = aUnit.GetField( SIM_PINS_FIELD );
 
                if( !pinsField )
                    return;
 
                wxString pins = pinsField->GetShownText( &aUnitSheet, false, 0, aVariantName );
 
                // The same logical unit can be reached more than once through a reused hierarchical
                // sheet; gather it only once so it does not synthesize duplicate instances.
                if( !seenUnits.insert( aUnit.GetUnit() ).second )
                    return;
 
                UNIT_PIN_MAP map;
                map.unit = aUnit.GetUnit();
                map.pins = ParseSimPinsTokens( pins, ref );
 
                if( !map.pins.empty() )
                    unitMaps.push_back( std::move( map ) );
            };
 
    // The primary unit is processed first; the remaining units are matched case-insensitively
    // across the whole hierarchy, mirroring findAllUnitsOfSymbol().
    parseUnit( aSymbol, aSheet );
 
    for( const SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet : m_schematic->Hierarchy() )
    {
        for( SCH_ITEM* item : sheet.LastScreen()->Items().OfType( SCH_SYMBOL_T ) )
        {
            SCH_SYMBOL* other = static_cast<SCH_SYMBOL*>( item );
 
            if( other == &aSymbol )
                continue;
 
            if( other->GetRef( &sheet ).CmpNoCase( ref ) != 0 )
                continue;
 
            parseUnit( *other, sheet );
        }
    }
 
    // Order instances by unit number so the generated wrapper is deterministic regardless of
    // where each unit happens to be placed on the schematic.
    std::sort( unitMaps.begin(), unitMaps.end(),
               []( const UNIT_PIN_MAP& lhs, const UNIT_PIN_MAP& rhs )
               {
                   return lhs.unit < rhs.unit;
               } );
 
    return unitMaps;
}
 
 
SIM_DECOMPOSITION NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::getDecomposition( SCH_SYMBOL& aSymbol,
                                                            const SCH_SHEET_PATH& aSheet,
                                                            const wxString& aVariantName ) const
{
    auto read =
            [&]( SCH_SYMBOL& aUnit, const SCH_SHEET_PATH& aUnitSheet ) -> wxString
            {
                if( SCH_FIELD* field = aUnit.GetField( SIM_DECOMPOSITION_FIELD ) )
                    return field->GetShownText( &aUnitSheet, false, 0, aVariantName );
 
                return wxEmptyString;
            };
 
    // Decomposition is a component-level flag.  Prefer the primary unit, but fall back to any
    // sibling so it is found regardless of which unit carries it.
    wxString value = read( aSymbol, aSheet );
 
    if( value.IsEmpty() && aSymbol.GetLibSymbolRef() && aSymbol.GetLibSymbolRef()->GetUnitCount() > 1 )
    {
        wxString ref = aSymbol.GetRef( &aSheet );
 
        for( const SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet : m_schematic->Hierarchy() )
        {
            for( SCH_ITEM* item : sheet.LastScreen()->Items().OfType( SCH_SYMBOL_T ) )
            {
                SCH_SYMBOL* other = static_cast<SCH_SYMBOL*>( item );
 
                if( other == &aSymbol || other->GetRef( &sheet ).CmpNoCase( ref ) != 0 )
                    continue;
 
                value = read( *other, sheet );
 
                if( !value.IsEmpty() )
                    return SIM_DECOMPOSITION::Parse( value );
            }
        }
    }
 
    return SIM_DECOMPOSITION::Parse( value );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::readRefName( SCH_SHEET_PATH& aSheet, SCH_SYMBOL& aSymbol,
                                          SPICE_ITEM& aItem, std::set<std::string>& aRefNames )
{
    aItem.refName = aSymbol.GetRef( &aSheet );
 
    [[maybe_unused]] bool inserted = aRefNames.insert( aItem.refName ).second;
    wxASSERT_MSG( inserted, wxT( "Duplicate refdes encountered; what happened to ReadyToNetlist()?" ) );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::readModel( SCH_SHEET_PATH& aSheet, SCH_SYMBOL& aSymbol, SPICE_ITEM& aItem,
                                        const wxString& aVariantName, REPORTER& aReporter )
{
    SIM_DECOMPOSITION decomposition = getDecomposition( aSymbol, aSheet, aVariantName );
 
    bool multiUnit = aSymbol.GetLibSymbolRef() && aSymbol.GetLibSymbolRef()->GetUnitCount() > 1;
    bool repeat = decomposition.mode == SIM_DECOMPOSITION::MODE::REPEAT_PER_UNIT && multiUnit;
 
    // The whole-device default merges the per-unit Sim.Pins into one instance.  Repeat mode keeps
    // the units distinct and synthesizes a wrapper, so it must not merge.
    wxString mergedSimPins = repeat ? wxString()
                                    : collectMergedSimPins( aSymbol, aSheet, aVariantName );
 
    const SIM_LIBRARY::MODEL& libModel = m_libMgr.CreateModel( &aSheet, aSymbol, true, 0, aVariantName,
                                                               aReporter, mergedSimPins );
 
    aItem.baseModelName = libModel.name;
    aItem.model = &libModel.model;
 
    if( repeat )
    {
        // The wrapper instantiates the base as a subcircuit (inner X lines), so it only supports a
        // named subcircuit base model.  Built-in/IBIS/unresolved models would yield invalid inner
        // instances, so reject them with a clear error rather than emit a broken netlist.
        if( libModel.model.GetType() != SIM_MODEL::TYPE::SUBCKT || libModel.name.empty() )
        {
            THROW_IO_ERROR( wxString::Format(
                    _( "Symbol '%s' uses repeat-per-unit decomposition, which requires a named "
                       "subcircuit model." ),
                    aSymbol.GetRef( &aSheet ) ) );
        }
 
        std::vector<UNIT_PIN_MAP> unitMaps = collectUnitPinMaps( aSymbol, aSheet, aVariantName );
 
        // The wrapper copies what it needs from libModel.model at construction; m_multiunitModels
        // keeps it alive for as long as m_items references it via aItem.model.  Build it even for a
        // single functional unit so that shared pins carried by other units are still wired (the
        // constructor throws if no instances result).  It owns its content-derived name so
        // identical components share one definition; do not run it through the per-item uniquifier.
        auto wrapper = std::make_unique<SIM_MODEL_MULTIUNIT>( libModel.model, libModel.name, unitMaps,
                                                              decomposition.sharedModelPins );
 
        aItem.model         = wrapper.get();
        aItem.baseModelName = wrapper->GetSignature();
        aItem.modelName     = wrapper->GetSignature().ToStdString();
 
        m_multiunitModels.push_back( std::move( wrapper ) );
        return;
    }
 
    std::string modelName = aItem.model->SpiceGenerator().ModelName( aItem );
 
    // Only uniquify names that KiCad itself defines with a .model line.  A subcircuit (or other
    // externally defined) name has to match the definition pulled in from its library verbatim, and
    // several symbols sharing one subcircuit must resolve to that same name, so it is left untouched.
    if( aItem.model->requiresSpiceModelLine( aItem ) )
        aItem.modelName = m_modelNameGenerator.Generate( modelName );
    else
        aItem.modelName = modelName;
 
    // Each model type contributes its own external `.include` files (raw-Spice libraries, IBIS
    // device caches, ...) so the exporter stays agnostic to the concrete model.
    for( const wxString& include : aItem.model->GetSpiceIncludes( aItem, m_schematic, aReporter ) )
        m_rawIncludes.insert( include );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::readPinNumbers( SCH_SYMBOL& aSymbol, SPICE_ITEM& aItem,
                                             const std::vector<PIN_INFO>& aPins  )
{
    for( const PIN_INFO& pin : aPins )
        aItem.pinNumbers.emplace_back( pin.num.ToStdString() );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::readPinNetNames( SCH_SYMBOL& aSymbol, SPICE_ITEM& aItem,
                                              const std::vector<PIN_INFO>& aPins, int& aNcCounter )
{
    for( const PIN_INFO& pinInfo : aPins )
    {
        wxString netName = GenerateItemPinNetName( pinInfo.netName, aNcCounter );
 
        aItem.pinNetNames.push_back( netName.ToStdString() );
        m_nets.insert( netName );
    }
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::getNodePattern( SPICE_ITEM&               aItem,
                                             std::vector<std::string>& aModifiers )
{
    std::string input = GetFieldValue( &aItem.fields, SIM_NODES_FORMAT_FIELD, true, 0 );
 
    if( input == "" )
        return;
 
    tao::pegtl::string_input<>                    in( input, "Sim.NodesFormat field" );
    std::unique_ptr<tao::pegtl::parse_tree::node> root;
    std::string                                   singleNodeModifier;
 
    try
    {
        root = tao::pegtl::parse_tree::parse<SIM_XSPICE_PARSER_GRAMMAR::nodeSequenceGrammar,
                                             SIM_XSPICE_PARSER_GRAMMAR::spiceUnitSelector,
                                             tao::pegtl::nothing,
                                             SIM_XSPICE_PARSER_GRAMMAR::control>( in );
        for( const auto& node : root->children )
        {
            if( node->is_type<SIM_XSPICE_PARSER_GRAMMAR::squareBracketC>() )
            {
                //we want ']' to close previous ?
                aModifiers.back().append( node->string() );
            }
            else
            { //rest goes to the new singleNodeModifier
                singleNodeModifier.append( node->string() );
            }
 
            if( node->is_type<SIM_XSPICE_PARSER_GRAMMAR::nodeName>() )
            {
                aModifiers.push_back( singleNodeModifier );
                singleNodeModifier.erase( singleNodeModifier.begin(), singleNodeModifier.end() );
            }
        }
    }
    catch( const tao::pegtl::parse_error& e )
    {
        THROW_IO_ERROR( wxString::Format( _( "Error in parsing model '%s', error: '%s'" ),
                                          aItem.refName, e.what() ) );
    }
}
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::readNodePattern( SPICE_ITEM& aItem )
{
    std::vector<std::string> xspicePattern;
    NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::getNodePattern( aItem, xspicePattern );
 
    if( xspicePattern.empty() )
        return;
 
    if( xspicePattern.size() != aItem.pinNetNames.size() )
    {
        THROW_IO_ERROR( wxString::Format( _( "Error in parsing model '%s', wrong number of nodes "
                                             "'?' in Sim.NodesFormat compared to connections" ),
                                          aItem.refName ) );
        return;
    }
 
    auto itNetNames = aItem.pinNetNames.begin();
 
    for( std::string& pattern : xspicePattern )
    {
        // ngspice does not care about aditional spaces, and we make sure that "%d?" is separated
        const std::string netName = " " + *itNetNames + " ";
        pattern.replace( pattern.find( "?" ), 1, netName );
        *itNetNames = pattern;
        ++itNetNames;
    }
}
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::writeInclude( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter, unsigned aNetlistOptions,
                                           const wxString& aPath )
{
    // First, expand env vars, if any.
    wxString expandedPath = ExpandEnvVarSubstitutions( aPath, &m_schematic->Project() );
 
    // Path may have been authored by someone on a Windows box; convert it to UNIX format
    expandedPath.Replace( '\\', '/' );
 
    wxString fullPath;
 
    if( aNetlistOptions & OPTION_ADJUST_INCLUDE_PATHS )
    {
        // Look for the library in known search locations.
        fullPath = ResolveFile( expandedPath, &Pgm().GetLocalEnvVariables(), &m_schematic->Project() );
 
        if( fullPath.IsEmpty() )
        {
            wxLogError( _( "Could not find library file '%s'" ), expandedPath );
            fullPath = expandedPath;
        }
        else if( wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() == '\\' )
        {
            // Convert it to UNIX format (again) if ResolveFile() returned a Windows style path
            fullPath.Replace( '\\', '/' );
        }
    }
    else
    {
        fullPath = expandedPath;
    }
 
    aFormatter.Print( 0, ".include \"%s\"\n", TO_UTF8( fullPath ) );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::writeIncludes( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter, unsigned aNetlistOptions )
{
    for( const auto& [path, library] : m_libMgr.GetLibraries() )
    {
        if( dynamic_cast<const SIM_LIBRARY_SPICE*>( &library.get() ) )
            writeInclude( aFormatter, aNetlistOptions, path );
    }
 
    for( const wxString& path : m_rawIncludes )
        writeInclude( aFormatter, aNetlistOptions, path );
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::writeModels( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter )
{
    std::set<std::string> emittedWrappers;
 
    for( const SPICE_ITEM& item : m_items )
    {
        if( !item.model->IsEnabled() )
            continue;
 
        // Identical multi-unit wrappers share one content-derived .subckt definition, but each is
        // a distinct item, so emit any given wrapper exactly once.
        if( dynamic_cast<const SIM_MODEL_MULTIUNIT*>( item.model )
                && !emittedWrappers.insert( item.modelName ).second )
        {
            continue;
        }
 
        aFormatter.Print( 0, "%s", item.model->SpiceGenerator().ModelLine( item ).c_str() );
    }
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::writeItems( OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter )
{
    for( const SPICE_ITEM& item : m_items )
    {
        if( !item.model->IsEnabled() )
            continue;
 
        aFormatter.Print( 0, "%s", item.model->SpiceGenerator().ItemLine( item ).c_str() );
    }
}
 
 
void NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::WriteDirectives( const wxString& aSimCommand, unsigned aSimOptions,
                                              OUTPUTFORMATTER& aFormatter ) const
{
    if( aSimOptions & OPTION_SAVE_ALL_VOLTAGES )
        aFormatter.Print( 0, ".save all\n" );
 
    if( aSimOptions & OPTION_SAVE_ALL_CURRENTS )
        aFormatter.Print( 0, ".probe alli\n" );
 
    if( aSimOptions & OPTION_SAVE_ALL_DISSIPATIONS )
    {
        for( const SPICE_ITEM& item : m_items )
        {
            // ngspice (v39) does not support power measurement for XSPICE devices
            // XPSICE devices are marked with 'A'
            std::string itemName = item.model->SpiceGenerator().ItemName( item );
 
            if( ( item.model->GetPinCount() >= 2 ) && ( itemName.size() > 0 )
                && ( itemName.c_str()[0] != 'A' ) )
            {
                aFormatter.Print( 0, ".probe p(%s)\n", itemName.c_str() );
            }
        }
    }
 
    auto isSimCommand =
            []( const wxString& candidate, const wxString& dir )
            {
                return candidate == dir || candidate.StartsWith( dir + wxS( " " ) );
            };
 
    for( const wxString& directive : m_directives )
    {
        bool simCommand = false;
 
        if( directive.StartsWith( "." ) )
        {
            wxString candidate = directive.Upper();
 
            simCommand = ( isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".AC" ) )
                        || isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".DC" ) )
                        || isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".TRAN" ) )
                        || isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".OP" ) )
                        || isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".DISTO" ) )
                        || isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".NOISE" ) )
                        || isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".PZ" ) )
                        || isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".SENS" ) )
                        || isSimCommand( candidate, wxS( ".TF" ) ) );
        }
 
        if( !simCommand || ( aSimOptions & OPTION_SIM_COMMAND ) )
            aFormatter.Print( 0, "%s\n", UTF8( directive ).c_str() );
    }
}
 
 
wxString NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::GenerateItemPinNetName( const wxString& aNetName,
                                                         int& aNcCounter ) const
{
    wxString netName = UnescapeString( aNetName );
 
    ConvertToSpiceMarkup( &netName );
 
    if( netName.IsEmpty() )
        netName.Printf( wxS( "NC-%d" ), aNcCounter++ );
 
    return netName;
}
 
 
SCH_SHEET_LIST NETLIST_EXPORTER_SPICE::BuildSheetList( unsigned aNetlistOptions ) const
{
    SCH_SHEET_LIST sheets;
 
    if( aNetlistOptions & OPTION_CUR_SHEET_AS_ROOT )
        sheets = SCH_SHEET_LIST( m_schematic->CurrentSheet().Last() );
    else
        sheets = m_schematic->Hierarchy();
 
    std::erase_if( sheets,
                    [&]( const SCH_SHEET_PATH& sheet )
                    {
                        return sheet.GetExcludedFromSim();
                    } );
 
    return sheets;
}