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#include <config.h>     // Needed for MSW compilation
#include <wx/log.h>

#include "ngspice.h"
#include "spice_reporter.h"
#include "spice_settings.h"

#include <common.h>
#include <locale_io.h>

#include <paths.h>

#include <wx/stdpaths.h>
#include <wx/dir.h>

#include <stdexcept>

#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;


static const wxChar* const traceNgspice = wxT( "KICAD_NGSPICE" );


NGSPICE::NGSPICE() :
        m_ngSpice_Init( nullptr ),
        m_ngSpice_Circ( nullptr ),
        m_ngSpice_Command( nullptr ),
        m_ngGet_Vec_Info( nullptr ),
        m_ngSpice_CurPlot( nullptr ),
        m_ngSpice_AllPlots( nullptr ),
        m_ngSpice_AllVecs( nullptr ),
        m_ngSpice_Running( nullptr ),
        m_error( false )
{
    init_dll();
}


NGSPICE::~NGSPICE()
{
}


void NGSPICE::Init( const SPICE_SIMULATOR_SETTINGS* aSettings )
{
    Command( "reset" );

    for( const std::string& command : GetSettingCommands() )
    {
        wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "Sending Ngspice configuration command '%s'.", command );
        Command( command );
    }
}


vector<string> NGSPICE::AllPlots() const
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale; // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    char*     currentPlot = m_ngSpice_CurPlot();
    char**    allPlots    = m_ngSpice_AllVecs( currentPlot );
    int       noOfPlots   = 0;

    vector<string> retVal;

    if( allPlots != nullptr )
    {
        for( char** plot = allPlots; *plot != nullptr; plot++ )
            noOfPlots++;

        retVal.reserve( noOfPlots );

        for( int i = 0; i < noOfPlots; i++, allPlots++ )
        {
            string vec = *allPlots;
            retVal.push_back( vec );
        }
    }


    return retVal;
}


vector<COMPLEX> NGSPICE::GetPlot( const string& aName, int aMaxLen )
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;       // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    vector<COMPLEX> data;
    vector_info* vi = m_ngGet_Vec_Info( (char*) aName.c_str() );

    if( vi )
    {
        int length = aMaxLen < 0 ? vi->v_length : std::min( aMaxLen, vi->v_length );
        data.reserve( length );

        if( vi->v_realdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
                data.emplace_back( vi->v_realdata[i], 0.0 );
        }
        else if( vi->v_compdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
                data.emplace_back( vi->v_compdata[i].cx_real, vi->v_compdata[i].cx_imag );
        }
    }

    return data;
}


vector<double> NGSPICE::GetRealPlot( const string& aName, int aMaxLen )
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;       // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    vector<double> data;
    vector_info* vi = m_ngGet_Vec_Info( (char*) aName.c_str() );

    if( vi )
    {
        int length = aMaxLen < 0 ? vi->v_length : std::min( aMaxLen, vi->v_length );
        data.reserve( length );

        if( vi->v_realdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
            {
                data.push_back( vi->v_realdata[i] );
            }
        }
        else if( vi->v_compdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
            {
                wxASSERT( vi->v_compdata[i].cx_imag == 0.0 );
                data.push_back( vi->v_compdata[i].cx_real );
            }
        }
    }

    return data;
}


vector<double> NGSPICE::GetImagPlot( const string& aName, int aMaxLen )
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;       // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    vector<double> data;
    vector_info* vi = m_ngGet_Vec_Info( (char*) aName.c_str() );

    if( vi )
    {
        int length = aMaxLen < 0 ? vi->v_length : std::min( aMaxLen, vi->v_length );
        data.reserve( length );

        if( vi->v_compdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
            {
                data.push_back( vi->v_compdata[i].cx_imag );
            }
        }
    }

    return data;
}


vector<double> NGSPICE::GetMagPlot( const string& aName, int aMaxLen )
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;       // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    vector<double> data;
    vector_info* vi = m_ngGet_Vec_Info( (char*) aName.c_str() );

    if( vi )
    {
        int length = aMaxLen < 0 ? vi->v_length : std::min( aMaxLen, vi->v_length );
        data.reserve( length );

        if( vi->v_realdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
                data.push_back( vi->v_realdata[i] );
        }
        else if( vi->v_compdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
                data.push_back( hypot( vi->v_compdata[i].cx_real, vi->v_compdata[i].cx_imag ) );
        }
    }

    return data;
}


vector<double> NGSPICE::GetPhasePlot( const string& aName, int aMaxLen )
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;       // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    vector<double> data;
    vector_info* vi = m_ngGet_Vec_Info( (char*) aName.c_str() );

    if( vi )
    {
        int length = aMaxLen < 0 ? vi->v_length : std::min( aMaxLen, vi->v_length );
        data.reserve( length );

        if( vi->v_realdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
                data.push_back( 0.0 );      // well, that's life
        }
        else if( vi->v_compdata )
        {
            for( int i = 0; i < length; i++ )
                data.push_back( atan2( vi->v_compdata[i].cx_imag, vi->v_compdata[i].cx_real ) );
        }
    }

    return data;
}


bool NGSPICE::LoadNetlist( const string& aNetlist )
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;       // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    vector<char*> lines;
    stringstream ss( aNetlist );

    m_netlist = "";

    while( !ss.eof() )
    {
        char line[1024];
        ss.getline( line, sizeof( line ) );
        lines.push_back( strdup( line ) );
        m_netlist += std::string( line ) + std::string( "\n" );
    }

    lines.push_back( nullptr ); // sentinel, as requested in ngSpice_Circ description
    m_ngSpice_Circ( lines.data() );

    for( auto line : lines )
        free( line );

    return true;
}


bool NGSPICE::Run()
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;               // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    return Command( "bg_run" );     // bg_* commands execute in a separate thread
}


bool NGSPICE::Stop()
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;               // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    return Command( "bg_halt" );    // bg_* commands execute in a separate thread
}


bool NGSPICE::IsRunning()
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;               // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    return m_ngSpice_Running();
}


bool NGSPICE::Command( const string& aCmd )
{
    LOCALE_IO c_locale;               // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    validate();
    m_ngSpice_Command( (char*) aCmd.c_str() );
    return true;
}


string NGSPICE::GetXAxis( SIM_TYPE aType ) const
{
    switch( aType )
    {
    case ST_AC:
    case ST_NOISE:
        return string( "frequency" );

    case ST_DC:
        // find plot, which ends with "-sweep"
        for( auto& plot : AllPlots() )
        {
            const string sweepEnding = "-sweep";
            unsigned int len = sweepEnding.length();

            if( plot.length() > len
              && plot.substr( plot.length() - len, len ).compare( sweepEnding ) == 0 )
            {
                return string( plot );
            }
        }
        break;

    case ST_TRANSIENT:
        return string( "time" );

    default:
        break;
    }

    return string( "" );
}


std::vector<std::string> NGSPICE::GetSettingCommands() const
{
    const NGSPICE_SIMULATOR_SETTINGS* settings =
            dynamic_cast<const NGSPICE_SIMULATOR_SETTINGS*>( Settings().get() );

    std::vector<std::string> commands;

    wxCHECK( settings, commands );

    switch( settings->GetModelMode() )
    {
    case NGSPICE_MODEL_MODE::USER_CONFIG:
        break;

    case NGSPICE_MODEL_MODE::NGSPICE:
        commands.emplace_back( "unset ngbehavior" );
        break;

    case NGSPICE_MODEL_MODE::PSPICE:
        commands.emplace_back( "set ngbehavior=ps" );
        break;

    case NGSPICE_MODEL_MODE::LTSPICE:
        commands.emplace_back( "set ngbehavior=lt" );
        break;

    case NGSPICE_MODEL_MODE::LT_PSPICE:
        commands.emplace_back( "set ngbehavior=ltps" );
        break;

    case NGSPICE_MODEL_MODE::HSPICE:
        commands.emplace_back( "set ngbehavior=hs" );
        break;

    default:
        wxFAIL_MSG( wxString::Format( "Undefined NGSPICE_MODEL_MODE %d.",
                                      settings->GetModelMode() ) );
        break;
    }

    return commands;
}


const std::string NGSPICE::GetNetlist() const
{
    return m_netlist;
}


void NGSPICE::init_dll()
{
    if( m_initialized )
        return;

    LOCALE_IO c_locale;               // ngspice works correctly only with C locale
    const wxStandardPaths& stdPaths = wxStandardPaths::Get();

    if( m_dll.IsLoaded() )      // enable force reload
        m_dll.Unload();

    // Extra effort to find libngspice
    // @todo Shouldn't we be using the normal KiCad path searching mechanism here?
    wxFileName dllFile( "", NGSPICE_DLL_FILE );
#if defined(__WINDOWS__)
  #if defined( _MSC_VER )
    const vector<string> dllPaths = { "" };
  #else
    const vector<string> dllPaths = { "", "/mingw64/bin", "/mingw32/bin" };
  #endif
#elif defined(__WXMAC__)
    const vector<string> dllPaths = {
        PATHS::GetOSXKicadUserDataDir().ToStdString() + "/PlugIns/ngspice",
        PATHS::GetOSXKicadMachineDataDir().ToStdString() + "/PlugIns/ngspice",

        // when running kicad.app
        stdPaths.GetPluginsDir().ToStdString() + "/sim",

        // when running eeschema.app
        wxFileName( stdPaths.GetExecutablePath() ).GetPath().ToStdString() +
                "/../../../../../Contents/PlugIns/sim"
    };
#else   // Unix systems
    const vector<string> dllPaths = { "/usr/local/lib" };
#endif

#if defined(__WINDOWS__) || (__WXMAC__)
    for( const auto& path : dllPaths )
    {
        dllFile.SetPath( path );
        wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "libngspice search path: %s", dllFile.GetFullPath() );
        m_dll.Load( dllFile.GetFullPath(), wxDL_VERBATIM | wxDL_QUIET | wxDL_NOW );

        if( m_dll.IsLoaded() )
        {
            wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "libngspice path found in: %s", dllFile.GetFullPath() );
            break;
        }
    }

    if( !m_dll.IsLoaded() ) // try also the system libraries
        m_dll.Load( wxDynamicLibrary::CanonicalizeName( "ngspice" ) );
#else
    // First, try the system libraries
    m_dll.Load( NGSPICE_DLL_FILE, wxDL_VERBATIM | wxDL_QUIET | wxDL_NOW );

    // If failed, try some other paths:
    if( !m_dll.IsLoaded() )
    {
        for( const auto& path : dllPaths )
        {
            dllFile.SetPath( path );
            wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "libngspice search path: %s", dllFile.GetFullPath() );
            m_dll.Load( dllFile.GetFullPath(), wxDL_VERBATIM | wxDL_QUIET | wxDL_NOW );

            if( m_dll.IsLoaded() )
            {
                wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "libngspice path found in: %s", dllFile.GetFullPath() );
                break;
            }
        }
    }
#endif

    if( !m_dll.IsLoaded() )
        throw std::runtime_error( "Missing ngspice shared library" );

    m_error = false;

    // Obtain function pointers
    m_ngSpice_Init = (ngSpice_Init) m_dll.GetSymbol( "ngSpice_Init" );
    m_ngSpice_Circ = (ngSpice_Circ) m_dll.GetSymbol( "ngSpice_Circ" );
    m_ngSpice_Command = (ngSpice_Command) m_dll.GetSymbol( "ngSpice_Command" );
    m_ngGet_Vec_Info = (ngGet_Vec_Info) m_dll.GetSymbol( "ngGet_Vec_Info" );
    m_ngSpice_CurPlot  = (ngSpice_CurPlot) m_dll.GetSymbol( "ngSpice_CurPlot" );
    m_ngSpice_AllPlots = (ngSpice_AllPlots) m_dll.GetSymbol( "ngSpice_AllPlots" );
    m_ngSpice_AllVecs = (ngSpice_AllVecs) m_dll.GetSymbol( "ngSpice_AllVecs" );
    m_ngSpice_Running = (ngSpice_Running) m_dll.GetSymbol( "ngSpice_running" ); // it is not a typo

    m_ngSpice_Init( &cbSendChar, &cbSendStat, &cbControlledExit, NULL, NULL,
                    &cbBGThreadRunning, this );

    // Load a custom spinit file, to fix the problem with loading .cm files
    // Switch to the executable directory, so the relative paths are correct
    wxString cwd( wxGetCwd() );
    wxFileName exeDir( stdPaths.GetExecutablePath() );
    wxSetWorkingDirectory( exeDir.GetPath() );

    // Find *.cm files
    string cmPath = findCmPath();

    // __CMPATH is used in custom spinit file to point to the codemodels directory
    if( !cmPath.empty() )
        Command( "set __CMPATH=\"" + cmPath + "\"" );

    // Possible relative locations for spinit file
    const vector<string> spiceinitPaths =
    {
        ".",
#ifdef __WXMAC__
        stdPaths.GetPluginsDir().ToStdString() + "/sim/ngspice/scripts",
        wxFileName( stdPaths.GetExecutablePath() ).GetPath().ToStdString() +
                "/../../../../../Contents/PlugIns/sim/ngspice/scripts"
#endif
        "../share/kicad",
        "../share",
        "../../share/kicad",
        "../../share"
    };

    bool foundSpiceinit = false;

    for( const auto& path : spiceinitPaths )
    {
        wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "ngspice init script search path: %s", path );

        if( loadSpinit( path + "/spiceinit" ) )
        {
            wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "ngspice path found in: %s", path );
            foundSpiceinit = true;
            break;
        }
    }

    // Last chance to load codemodel files, we have not found
    // spiceinit file, but we know the path to *.cm files
    if( !foundSpiceinit && !cmPath.empty() )
        loadCodemodels( cmPath );

    // Restore the working directory
    wxSetWorkingDirectory( cwd );

    // Workarounds to avoid hang ups on certain errors
    // These commands have to be called, no matter what is in the spinit file
    Command( "unset interactive" );
    Command( "set noaskquit" );
    Command( "set nomoremode" );

    m_initialized = true;
}


bool NGSPICE::loadSpinit( const string& aFileName )
{
    if( !wxFileName::FileExists( aFileName ) )
        return false;

    wxTextFile file;

    if( !file.Open( aFileName ) )
        return false;

    for( auto cmd = file.GetFirstLine(); !file.Eof(); cmd = file.GetNextLine() )
        Command( cmd.ToStdString() );

    return true;
}


string NGSPICE::findCmPath() const
{
    const vector<string> cmPaths =
    {
#ifdef __WXMAC__
        "/Applications/ngspice/lib/ngspice",
        "Contents/Frameworks",
        wxStandardPaths::Get().GetPluginsDir().ToStdString() + "/sim/ngspice",
        wxFileName( wxStandardPaths::Get().GetExecutablePath() ).GetPath().ToStdString() +
                "/../../../../../Contents/PlugIns/sim/ngspice",
        "../Plugins/sim/ngspice",
#endif
        "../lib/ngspice",
        "../../lib/ngspice",
        "lib/ngspice",
        "ngspice"
    };

    for( const auto& path : cmPaths )
    {
        wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "ngspice code models search path: %s", path );

        if( wxFileName::FileExists( path + "/spice2poly.cm" ) )
        {
            wxLogTrace( traceNgspice, "ngspice code models found in: %s", path );
            return path;
        }
    }

    return string();
}


bool NGSPICE::loadCodemodels( const string& aPath )
{
    wxArrayString cmFiles;
    size_t count = wxDir::GetAllFiles( aPath, &cmFiles );

    for( const auto& cm : cmFiles )
        Command( "codemodel " + cm.ToStdString() );

    return count != 0;
}


int NGSPICE::cbSendChar( char* what, int id, void* user )
{
    NGSPICE* sim = reinterpret_cast<NGSPICE*>( user );

    if( sim->m_reporter )
    {
        // strip stdout/stderr from the line
        if( ( strncasecmp( what, "stdout ", 7 ) == 0 )
                || ( strncasecmp( what, "stderr ", 7 ) == 0 ) )
            what += 7;

        sim->m_reporter->Report( what );
    }

    return 0;
}


int NGSPICE::cbSendStat( char* what, int id, void* user )
{
    return 0;
}


int NGSPICE::cbBGThreadRunning( bool is_running, int id, void* user )
{
    NGSPICE* sim = reinterpret_cast<NGSPICE*>( user );

    if( sim->m_reporter )
        // I know the test below seems like an error, but well, it works somehow..
        sim->m_reporter->OnSimStateChange( sim, is_running ? SIM_IDLE : SIM_RUNNING );

    return 0;
}


int NGSPICE::cbControlledExit( int status, bool immediate, bool exit_upon_quit, int id, void* user )
{
    // Something went wrong, reload the dll
    NGSPICE* sim = reinterpret_cast<NGSPICE*>( user );
    sim->m_error = true;

    return 0;
}


void NGSPICE::validate()
{
    if( m_error )
    {
        m_initialized = false;
        init_dll();
    }
}


bool NGSPICE::m_initialized = false;