vhdl_parser.cpp

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#include "vhdl_parser/vhdl_parser.h"
 
#include "hal_core/netlist/endpoint.h"
#include "hal_core/netlist/gate.h"
#include "hal_core/netlist/netlist.h"
#include "hal_core/netlist/netlist_factory.h"
#include "hal_core/utilities/enums.h"
#include "hal_core/utilities/log.h"
#include "hal_core/utilities/utils.h"
 
#include <fstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <queue>
 
namespace hal
{
    namespace
    {
        // Returns true if `c` (case-insensitive) is one of the VHDL std_logic state
        // characters that fall outside the 2-state {0, 1} bit set: X, Z, U, L, H, W, -.
        bool is_std_logic_state_char(char c)
        {
            const char l = (c == '-') ? '-' : static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)));
            return l == 'x' || l == 'z' || l == 'u' || l == 'l' || l == 'h' || l == 'w' || l == '-';
        }
 
        // Strict double parse: must consume the full string.
        bool is_double_strict(const std::string& s)
        {
            if (s.empty())
            {
                return false;
            }
            try
            {
                size_t consumed = 0;
                (void)std::stod(s, &consumed);
                return consumed == s.size();
            }
            catch (...)
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
 
    }    // namespace
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse(const std::filesystem::path& file_path)
    {
        m_path = file_path;
        m_entities.clear();
        m_attribute_buffer.clear();
        m_attribute_types.clear();
 
        {
            std::ifstream ifs;
            ifs.open(file_path.string(), std::ifstream::in);
            if (!ifs.is_open())
            {
                return ERR("unable to open VHDL file '" + file_path.string() + "'");
            }
            m_fs << ifs.rdbuf();
            ifs.close();
        }
 
        // tokenize file
        tokenize();
 
        // parse tokens into intermediate format
        try
        {
            if (const auto res = parse_tokens(); res.is_error())
            {
                return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "'");
            }
        }
        catch (TokenStream<ci_string>::TokenStreamException& e)
        {
            if (e.line_number != (u32)-1)
            {
                return ERR("could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': " + core_strings::to<std::string>(e.message) + " near line " + std::to_string(e.line_number));
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': " + core_strings::to<std::string>(e.message));
            }
        }
 
        if (m_entities.empty())
        {
            return ERR("could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': it does not contain any entities");
        }
 
        // expand module port identifiers, signals, and assignments
        for (auto& [entity_name, vhdl_entity] : m_entities_by_name)
        {
            // expand port identifiers
            for (const auto& port : vhdl_entity->m_ports)
            {
                if (!port->m_ranges.empty())
                {
                    port->m_expanded_identifiers = expand_ranges(port->m_identifier, port->m_ranges);
                    vhdl_entity->m_expanded_port_identifiers.insert(port->m_expanded_identifiers.begin(), port->m_expanded_identifiers.end());
                }
                else
                {
                    port->m_expanded_identifiers = {port->m_identifier};
                    vhdl_entity->m_expanded_port_identifiers.insert(port->m_identifier);
                }
            }
 
            // expand signals
            for (auto& signal : vhdl_entity->m_signals)
            {
                if (!signal->m_ranges.empty())
                {
                    signal->m_expanded_names = expand_ranges(signal->m_name, signal->m_ranges);
                }
                else
                {
                    signal->m_expanded_names = std::vector<ci_string>({signal->m_name});
                }
            }
 
            // expand assignments
            for (auto& assignment : vhdl_entity->m_assignments)
            {
                auto left_res = expand_assignment_expression(vhdl_entity, assignment.m_variable);
                if (left_res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(left_res.get_error(), "could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': unable to expand signal assignment");
                }
                const std::vector<ci_string> left_signals = left_res.get();
 
                auto right_res = expand_assignment_expression(vhdl_entity, assignment.m_assignment);
                if (right_res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(right_res.get_error(), "could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': unable to expand signal assignment");
                }
                const std::vector<ci_string> right_signals = right_res.get();
 
                u32 left_size  = left_signals.size();
                u32 right_size = right_signals.size();
                if (left_signals.empty() || right_signals.empty())
                {
                    return ERR("could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': failed to expand assignments within entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name) + "'");
                }
                else if (left_size != right_size)
                {
                    return ERR("could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': assignment width mismatch within entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name) + "'");
                }
                else
                {
                    for (u32 i = 0; i < right_size; i++)
                    {
                        vhdl_entity->m_expanded_assignments.push_back(std::make_pair(left_signals.at(i), right_signals.at(i)));
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
        // expand entity port assignments
        for (auto& [entity_name, vhdl_entity] : m_entities_by_name)
        {
            for (auto& instance : vhdl_entity->m_instances)
            {
                if (auto entity_it = m_entities_by_name.find(instance->m_type); entity_it != m_entities_by_name.end())
                {
                    instance->m_is_entity = true;
 
                    if (!instance->m_port_assignments.empty())
                    {
                        // all port assignments by name
                        if (instance->m_port_assignments.front().m_port.has_value())
                        {
                            for (const auto& port_assignment : instance->m_port_assignments)
                            {
                                auto right_res = expand_assignment_expression(vhdl_entity, port_assignment.m_assignment);
                                if (right_res.is_error())
                                {
                                    return ERR_APPEND(right_res.get_error(), "could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': unable to expand entity port assignment");
                                }
                                const std::vector<ci_string> right_port = right_res.get();
                                if (!right_port.empty())
                                {
                                    std::vector<ci_string> left_port;
                                    if (const identifier_t* identifier = std::get_if<identifier_t>(&(port_assignment.m_port.value())); identifier != nullptr)
                                    {
                                        if (const auto it = entity_it->second->m_ports_by_identifier.find(*identifier); it != entity_it->second->m_ports_by_identifier.end())
                                        {
                                            left_port = it->second->m_expanded_identifiers;
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
                                            return ERR("could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': unable to assign signal to port '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(*identifier)
                                                       + "' as it is not a port of entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_it->first) + "'");
                                        }
                                    }
                                    else if (const ranged_identifier_t* ranged_identifier = std::get_if<ranged_identifier_t>(&(port_assignment.m_port.value())); ranged_identifier != nullptr)
                                    {
                                        left_port = expand_ranges(ranged_identifier->first, ranged_identifier->second);
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        return ERR("could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': unable to expand entity port assignment");
                                    }
 
                                    if (left_port.empty())
                                    {
                                        return ERR("could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': unable to expand entity port assignment");
                                    }
 
                                    u32 max_size = right_port.size() <= left_port.size() ? right_port.size() : left_port.size();
 
                                    for (u32 i = 0; i < max_size; i++)
                                    {
                                        instance->m_expanded_port_assignments.push_back(std::make_pair(left_port.at(i), right_port.at(i)));
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        // all port assignments by order
                        else
                        {
                            std::vector<ci_string> ports;
                            for (const auto& port : m_entities_by_name.at(instance->m_type)->m_ports)
                            {
                                ports.insert(ports.end(), port->m_expanded_identifiers.begin(), port->m_expanded_identifiers.end());
                            }
 
                            auto port_it = ports.begin();
 
                            for (const auto& port_assignment : instance->m_port_assignments)
                            {
                                auto right_res = expand_assignment_expression(vhdl_entity, port_assignment.m_assignment);
                                if (right_res.is_error())
                                {
                                    return ERR_APPEND(right_res.get_error(), "could not parse VHDL file '" + m_path.string() + "': unable to expand entity port assignment");
                                }
                                const std::vector<ci_string> right_port = right_res.get();
                                if (!right_port.empty())
                                {
                                    std::vector<ci_string> left_port;
 
                                    for (u32 i = 0; i < right_port.size() && port_it != ports.end(); i++)
                                    {
                                        left_port.push_back(*port_it++);
                                    }
 
                                    u32 max_size = right_port.size() <= left_port.size() ? right_port.size() : left_port.size();
 
                                    for (u32 i = 0; i < max_size; i++)
                                    {
                                        instance->m_expanded_port_assignments.push_back(std::make_pair(left_port.at(i), right_port.at(i)));
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::unique_ptr<Netlist>> VHDLParser::instantiate(const GateLibrary* gate_library)
    {
        // create empty netlist
        std::unique_ptr<Netlist> result = netlist_factory::create_netlist(gate_library);
        m_netlist                       = result.get();
        if (m_netlist == nullptr)
        {
            return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': failed to create empty netlist");
        }
 
        m_gate_types.clear();
        m_gnd_gate_types.clear();
        m_vcc_gate_types.clear();
        m_instance_name_occurrences.clear();
        m_signal_name_occurrences.clear();
        m_net_by_name.clear();
        m_nets_to_merge.clear();
        m_module_ports.clear();
        m_module_port_by_net.clear();
        for (const auto& vhdl_entity : m_entities)
        {
            for (const auto& instance : vhdl_entity->m_instances)
            {
                if (!instance->m_is_entity)
                {
                    instance->m_expanded_port_assignments.clear();
                }
            }
        }
 
        // buffer gate types
        for (const auto& [gt_name, gt] : gate_library->get_gate_types())
        {
            m_gate_types[core_strings::to<ci_string>(gt_name)] = gt;
        }
        for (const auto& [gt_name, gt] : gate_library->get_gnd_gate_types())
        {
            m_gnd_gate_types[core_strings::to<ci_string>(gt_name)] = gt;
        }
        for (const auto& [gt_name, gt] : gate_library->get_vcc_gate_types())
        {
            m_vcc_gate_types[core_strings::to<ci_string>(gt_name)] = gt;
        }
 
        // create const 0 and const 1 net, will be removed if unused
        m_zero_net = m_netlist->create_net("'0'");
        if (m_zero_net == nullptr)
        {
            return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': failed to create zero net");
        }
        m_net_by_name[core_strings::to<ci_string>(m_zero_net->get_name())] = m_zero_net;
 
        m_one_net = m_netlist->create_net("'1'");
        if (m_one_net == nullptr)
        {
            return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': failed to create one net");
        }
        m_net_by_name[core_strings::to<ci_string>(m_one_net->get_name())] = m_one_net;
 
        // construct the netlist with the last module being considered the top module
        std::map<ci_string, u32> entity_name_to_refereneces;
        for (const auto& [_name, vhdl_entity] : m_entities_by_name)
        {
            for (const auto& instance : vhdl_entity->m_instances)
            {
                if (const auto it = m_entities_by_name.find(instance->m_type); it != m_entities_by_name.end())
                {
                    entity_name_to_refereneces[it->first]++;
                }
            }
        }
 
        std::vector<ci_string> top_module_candidates;
        for (const auto& [name, _entity] : m_entities_by_name)
        {
            if (entity_name_to_refereneces.find(name) == entity_name_to_refereneces.end())
            {
                top_module_candidates.push_back(name);
            }
        }
 
        if (top_module_candidates.empty())
        {
            return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': unable to find any top module candidates");
        }
 
        if (top_module_candidates.size() > 1)
        {
            return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': found multiple entities as candidates for the top module");
        }
 
        // construct the netlist with the the top module
        VhdlEntity* top_entity = m_entities_by_name.at(top_module_candidates.front());
 
        if (const auto res = construct_netlist(top_entity); res.is_error())
        {
            return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "'");
        }
 
        // The '0' and '1' literals get a GND and VCC gate of their own whenever something reads them. A GND or VCC
        // instance the netlist already contains drives whatever it drives in the netlist and nothing else.
        if (m_zero_net->get_num_of_destinations() > 0)
        {
            if (m_gnd_gate_types.empty())
            {
                return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': the '0' literal is used but the gate library has no GND gate type");
            }
            GateType* gnd_type  = m_gnd_gate_types.begin()->second;
            GatePin* output_pin = gnd_type->get_output_pins().front();
            Gate* gnd           = m_netlist->create_gate(m_netlist->get_unique_gate_id(), gnd_type, "global_gnd");
 
            if (!m_netlist->mark_gnd_gate(gnd))
            {
                return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': failed to mark GND gate");
            }
 
            if (!m_zero_net->add_source(gnd, output_pin))
            {
                return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': could not add source to GND gate");
            }
        }
        else
        {
            m_netlist->delete_net(m_zero_net);
        }
 
        if (m_one_net->get_num_of_destinations() > 0)
        {
            if (m_vcc_gate_types.empty())
            {
                return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': the '1' literal is used but the gate library has no VCC gate type");
            }
            GateType* vcc_type  = m_vcc_gate_types.begin()->second;
            GatePin* output_pin = vcc_type->get_output_pins().front();
            Gate* vcc           = m_netlist->create_gate(m_netlist->get_unique_gate_id(), vcc_type, "global_vcc");
 
            if (!m_netlist->mark_vcc_gate(vcc))
            {
                return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': failed to mark VCC gate");
            }
 
            if (!m_one_net->add_source(vcc, output_pin))
            {
                return ERR("could not instantiate VHDL netlist '" + m_path.string() + "' with gate library '" + gate_library->get_name() + "': could not add source to VCC gate");
            }
        }
        else
        {
            m_netlist->delete_net(m_one_net);
        }
 
        // delete unused nets
        std::queue<Net*> nets_to_be_deleted;
 
        for (auto net : m_netlist->get_nets())
        {
            const u32 num_of_sources      = net->get_num_of_sources();
            const u32 num_of_destinations = net->get_num_of_destinations();
            const bool no_source          = num_of_sources == 0 && !(net->is_global_input_net() && num_of_destinations != 0);
            const bool no_destination     = num_of_destinations == 0 && !(net->is_global_output_net() && num_of_sources != 0);
            if (no_source && no_destination)
            {
                nets_to_be_deleted.push(net);
            }
        }
 
        while (!nets_to_be_deleted.empty())
        {
            Net* net = nets_to_be_deleted.front();
            nets_to_be_deleted.pop();
            m_netlist->delete_net(net);
        }
 
        m_netlist->load_gate_locations_from_data();
 
        return OK(std::move(result));
    }
 
    // ###########################################################################
    // ###########          Parse HDL into Intermediate Format          ##########
    // ###########################################################################
 
    void VHDLParser::tokenize()
    {
        std::vector<Token<core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString>> parsed_tokens;
        const std::string delimiters = ",(): ;=><&";
        core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString current_token;
        u32 line_number = 0;
 
        std::string line;
        bool in_string = false;
        bool escaped   = false;
 
        while (std::getline(m_fs, line))
        {
            line_number++;
            if (line.find("--") != std::string::npos)
            {
                line = line.substr(0, line.find("--"));
            }
            for (char c : utils::trim(line))
            {
                if (in_string == false && c == '\\')
                {
                    escaped = !escaped;
                    continue;
                }
                else if (escaped && std::isspace(c))
                {
                    escaped = false;
                    continue;
                }
                else if (!escaped && c == '"')
                {
                    in_string = !in_string;
                }
 
                if (delimiters.find(c) == std::string::npos || escaped || in_string)
                {
                    current_token += c;
                }
                else
                {
                    if (!current_token.empty())
                    {
                        if (parsed_tokens.size() > 1 && utils::is_digits(parsed_tokens.at(parsed_tokens.size() - 2).string) && parsed_tokens.at(parsed_tokens.size() - 1) == "."
                            && utils::is_digits(current_token))
                        {
                            parsed_tokens.pop_back();
                            parsed_tokens.back() += "." + current_token;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            parsed_tokens.emplace_back(line_number, current_token);
                        }
                        current_token.clear();
                    }
 
                    if (!parsed_tokens.empty())
                    {
                        if (c == '=' && parsed_tokens.back() == "<")
                        {
                            parsed_tokens.back() = "<=";
                            continue;
                        }
                        else if (c == '=' && parsed_tokens.back() == ":")
                        {
                            parsed_tokens.back() = ":=";
                            continue;
                        }
                        else if (c == '>' && parsed_tokens.back() == "=")
                        {
                            parsed_tokens.back() = "=>";
                            continue;
                        }
                    }
 
                    if (!std::isspace(c))
                    {
                        parsed_tokens.emplace_back(line_number, core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString(1, c));
                    }
                }
            }
            if (!current_token.empty())
            {
                parsed_tokens.emplace_back(line_number, current_token);
                current_token.clear();
            }
        }
        m_token_stream = TokenStream(parsed_tokens, {"("}, {")"});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_tokens()
    {
        while (m_token_stream.remaining() > 0)
        {
            if (m_token_stream.peek() == "library" || m_token_stream.peek() == "use")
            {
                parse_library();
            }
            else if (m_token_stream.peek() == "entity")
            {
                if (const auto res = parse_entity(); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse tokens");
                }
            }
            else if (m_token_stream.peek() == "architecture")
            {
                if (const auto res = parse_architecture(); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse tokens");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not parse tokens: unexpected token '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(m_token_stream.peek().string) + "' in global scope (line "
                           + std::to_string(m_token_stream.peek().number) + ")");
            }
        }
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    void VHDLParser::parse_library()
    {
        if (m_token_stream.peek() == "use")
        {
            m_token_stream.consume("use", true);
            auto lib = m_token_stream.consume().string;
            m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
 
            // remove specific import like ".all" but keep the "."
            lib = utils::trim(lib.substr(0, lib.rfind(".") + 1));
            m_libraries.insert(lib);
        }
        else
        {
            m_token_stream.consume_until(";");
            m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
        }
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_entity()
    {
        m_token_stream.consume("entity", true);
        const u32 line_number       = m_token_stream.peek().number;
        const ci_string entity_name = m_token_stream.consume().string;
 
        // verify entity name
        if (const auto it = m_entities_by_name.find(entity_name); it != m_entities_by_name.end())
        {
            return ERR("could not parse entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name) + "' (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + "): an entity with name '"
                       + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name) + "' does already exist (line " + std::to_string(it->second->m_line_number) + ")");
        }
 
        m_token_stream.consume("is", true);
        auto vhdl_entity               = std::make_unique<VhdlEntity>();
        VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity_raw    = vhdl_entity.get();
        vhdl_entity_raw->m_line_number = line_number;
        vhdl_entity_raw->m_name        = entity_name;
 
        m_attribute_buffer.clear();
 
        Token<ci_string> next_token = m_token_stream.peek();
        while (next_token != "end")
        {
            if (next_token == "generic")
            {
                m_token_stream.consume_until(";");
                m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
            }
            else if (next_token == "port")
            {
                if (const auto res = parse_port_definitons(vhdl_entity_raw); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                      "could not parse entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name) + "': failed to parse port definition (line " + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
                }
            }
            else if (next_token == "attribute")
            {
                if (const auto res = parse_attribute(); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                      "could not parse entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name) + "': failed to parse attribute (line " + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not parse entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name) + "': unexpected token '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(next_token.string)
                           + "' in entity definition (line " + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
            }
 
            next_token = m_token_stream.peek();
        }
 
        m_token_stream.consume("end", true);
        m_token_stream.consume();
        m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
 
        // add to collection of entities
        m_entities.push_back(std::move(vhdl_entity));
        m_entities_by_name[entity_name] = vhdl_entity_raw;
        m_last_entity                   = entity_name;
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_port_definitons(VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity)
    {
        // default port assignments are not supported
        m_token_stream.consume("port", true);
        m_token_stream.consume("(", true);
        auto port_def_stream = m_token_stream.extract_until(")");
 
        while (port_def_stream.remaining() > 0)
        {
            std::vector<core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString> port_names;
            // std::set<signal> signals;
 
            const auto line_number = port_def_stream.peek().number;
 
            // extract names
            do
            {
                port_names.push_back(port_def_stream.consume().string);
            } while (port_def_stream.consume(",", false));
 
            port_def_stream.consume(":", true);
 
            // extract direction
            PinDirection direction;
            const ci_string direction_str = port_def_stream.consume().string;
            if (direction_str == "in")
            {
                direction = PinDirection::input;
            }
            else if (direction_str == "out")
            {
                direction = PinDirection::output;
            }
            else if (direction_str == "inout")
            {
                direction = PinDirection::inout;
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not parse port definitions: invalid direction '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(direction_str) + "' for port declaration (line " + std::to_string(line_number)
                           + ")");
            }
 
            // extract ranges
            TokenStream<ci_string> port_stream = port_def_stream.extract_until(";");
            std::vector<std::vector<u32>> ranges;
            if (auto res = parse_signal_ranges(port_stream); res.is_error())
            {
                return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse port definitions: unable to parse signal ranges (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
            else
            {
                ranges = res.get();
            }
 
            port_def_stream.consume(";", port_def_stream.remaining() > 0);    // last entry has no semicolon, so no throw in that case
 
            for (const ci_string& port_name : port_names)
            {
                auto port                                              = std::make_unique<VhdlPort>();
                port->m_identifier                                     = port_name;
                port->m_direction                                      = direction;
                port->m_ranges                                         = ranges;
                vhdl_entity->m_ports_by_identifier[port->m_identifier] = port.get();
                vhdl_entity->m_ports.push_back(std::move(port));
 
                if (vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name.find(port_name) == vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name.end())
                {
                    auto signal    = std::make_unique<VhdlSignal>();
                    signal->m_name = port_name;
                    if (!ranges.empty())
                    {
                        signal->m_ranges = ranges;
                    }
                    vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name[port_name] = signal.get();
                    vhdl_entity->m_signals.push_back(std::move(signal));
                }
            }
        }
 
        m_token_stream.consume(")", true);
        m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_attribute()
    {
        const u32 line_number = m_token_stream.peek().number;
 
        m_token_stream.consume("attribute", true);
        const ci_string attribute_name = m_token_stream.consume().string;
 
        if (m_token_stream.peek() == ":")
        {
            m_token_stream.consume(":", true);
            m_attribute_types[attribute_name] = m_token_stream.join_until(";", " ");
            m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
        }
        else if (m_token_stream.peek() == "of" && m_token_stream.peek(2) == ":")
        {
            AttributeTarget target_class;
            m_token_stream.consume("of", true);
            const ci_string attribute_target = m_token_stream.consume().string;
            m_token_stream.consume(":", true);
            const ci_string attribute_class = m_token_stream.consume().string;
            m_token_stream.consume("is", true);
            ci_string attribute_value = m_token_stream.join_until(";", " ").string;
            m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
            ci_string attribute_type;
 
            if (attribute_value[0] == '\"' && attribute_value.back() == '\"')
            {
                attribute_value = attribute_value.substr(1, attribute_value.size() - 2);
            }
 
            if (const auto type_it = m_attribute_types.find(attribute_name); type_it == m_attribute_types.end())
            {
                log_warning("vhdl_parser", "attribute {} has unknown base type in line {}.", attribute_name, line_number);
                attribute_type = "unknown";
            }
            else
            {
                attribute_type = type_it->second;
            }
 
            if (attribute_class == "entity")
            {
                target_class = AttributeTarget::ENTITY;
            }
            else if (attribute_class == "label")
            {
                target_class = AttributeTarget::INSTANCE;
            }
            else if (attribute_class == "signal")
            {
                target_class = AttributeTarget::SIGNAL;
            }
            else
            {
                log_warning("vhdl_parser", "unsupported attribute class '{}' in line {}, ignoring attribute.", attribute_class, line_number);
                return OK({});
            }
 
            VhdlDataEntry attribute;
            attribute.m_name  = core_strings::to<std::string>(attribute_name);
            attribute.m_type  = core_strings::to<std::string>(attribute_type);
            attribute.m_value = core_strings::to<std::string>(attribute_value);
            m_attribute_buffer[target_class].emplace(attribute_target, attribute);
        }
        else
        {
            return ERR("could not parse attribute: malformed attribute definition (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
        }
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_architecture()
    {
        m_token_stream.consume("architecture", true);
        m_token_stream.consume();
        m_token_stream.consume("of", true);
 
        u32 line_number              = m_token_stream.peek().number;
        const auto entity_name_token = m_token_stream.consume();
 
        if (const auto it = m_entities_by_name.find(entity_name_token.string); it == m_entities_by_name.end())
        {
            return ERR("could not parse architecture: architecture refers to non-existent entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name_token.string) + "' (line "
                       + std::to_string(entity_name_token.number) + ")");
        }
        else
        {
            VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity = it->second;
 
            m_token_stream.consume("is", true);
 
            if (const auto res = parse_architecture_header(vhdl_entity); res.is_error())
            {
                return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse architecture: unable to parse architecture header (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
            if (const auto res = parse_architecture_body(vhdl_entity); res.is_error())
            {
                return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse architecture: unable to parse architecture body (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
            if (const auto res = assign_attributes(vhdl_entity); res.is_error())
            {
                return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse architecture: unable to assign attributes (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
 
            return OK({});
        }
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_architecture_header(VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity)
    {
        auto next_token = m_token_stream.peek();
        while (next_token != "begin")
        {
            if (next_token == "signal")
            {
                if (const auto res = parse_signal_definition(vhdl_entity); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse architecture header: unable to parse signal definition (line " + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
                }
            }
            else if (next_token == "component")
            {
                // components are ignored
                m_token_stream.consume("component", true);
                const ci_string component_name = m_token_stream.consume().string;
                m_token_stream.consume_until("end");
                m_token_stream.consume("end", true);
                m_token_stream.consume("component", true);
                if (m_token_stream.peek() != ";")
                {
                    m_token_stream.consume(component_name, true);    // optional repetition of component name
                }
                m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
            }
            else if (next_token == "attribute")
            {
                if (const auto res = parse_attribute(); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse architecture header: unable to parse attribute (line " + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not parse architecture header: unexpected token '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(next_token.string) + "' (line " + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
            }
 
            next_token = m_token_stream.peek();
        }
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_signal_definition(VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity)
    {
        m_token_stream.consume("signal", true);
        u32 line_number = m_token_stream.peek().number;
 
        // extract names
        std::vector<ci_string> signal_names;
        do
        {
            signal_names.push_back(m_token_stream.consume().string);
        } while (m_token_stream.consume(",", false));
 
        m_token_stream.consume(":", true);
 
        // extract bounds
        TokenStream<ci_string> signal_stream = m_token_stream.extract_until(";");
        std::vector<std::vector<u32>> ranges;
        if (auto res = parse_signal_ranges(signal_stream); res.is_error())
        {
            return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse signal definition: unable to parse signal ranges (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
        }
        else
        {
            ranges = res.get();
        }
 
        m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
 
        for (const auto& signal_name : signal_names)
        {
            if (vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name.find(signal_name) == vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name.end())
            {
                auto signal                                 = std::make_unique<VhdlSignal>();
                signal->m_name                              = signal_name;
                signal->m_ranges                            = ranges;
                vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name[signal_name] = signal.get();
                vhdl_entity->m_signals.push_back(std::move(signal));
            }
        }
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_architecture_body(VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity)
    {
        m_token_stream.consume("begin", true);
        auto next_token = m_token_stream.peek();
 
        while (next_token != "end")
        {
            // new instance found
            if (m_token_stream.peek(1) == ":")
            {
                if (const auto res = parse_instance(vhdl_entity); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                      "could not parse architecture body of entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(vhdl_entity->m_name) + "': unable to parse instance (line "
                                          + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
                }
            }
            // not in instance -> has to be a direct assignment
            else if (m_token_stream.find_next("<=") < m_token_stream.find_next(";"))
            {
                if (const auto res = parse_assignment(vhdl_entity); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                      "could not parse architecture body of entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(vhdl_entity->m_name) + "': unable to parse assignment (line "
                                          + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not parse architecture body of entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(vhdl_entity->m_name) + "': unexpected token '"
                           + core_strings::to<std::string>(m_token_stream.peek().string) + "' (line " + std::to_string(next_token.number) + ")");
            }
 
            next_token = m_token_stream.peek();
        }
 
        m_token_stream.consume("end", true);
        m_token_stream.consume();
        m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_assignment(VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity)
    {
        u32 line_number = m_token_stream.peek().number;
        VhdlAssignment assignment;
 
        if (auto res = parse_assignment_expression(m_token_stream.extract_until("<=")); res.is_error())
        {
            return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse assignment: unable to parse assignment expression (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
        }
        else
        {
            assignment.m_variable = res.get();
        }
        m_token_stream.consume("<=", true);
        if (auto res = parse_assignment_expression(m_token_stream.extract_until(";")); res.is_error())
        {
            return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse assignment: unable to parse assignment expression (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
        }
        else
        {
            assignment.m_assignment = res.get();
        }
        m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
 
        vhdl_entity->m_assignments.push_back(std::move(assignment));
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_instance(VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity)
    {
        auto instance    = std::make_unique<VhdlInstance>();
        u32 line_number  = m_token_stream.peek().number;
        instance->m_name = m_token_stream.consume();
        m_token_stream.consume(":", true);
 
        // remove prefix from type
        if (m_token_stream.peek() == "entity")
        {
            m_token_stream.consume("entity", true);
            instance->m_type = m_token_stream.consume();
            if (const size_t pos = instance->m_type.find('.'); pos != std::string::npos)
            {
                instance->m_type = instance->m_type.substr(pos + 1);
            }
            if (m_entities_by_name.find(instance->m_type) == m_entities_by_name.end())
            {
                return ERR("could not parse instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type) + "': entity with name '"
                           + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type) + "' does not exist (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
        }
        else if (m_token_stream.peek() == "component")
        {
            m_token_stream.consume("component", true);
            instance->m_type = m_token_stream.consume();
        }
        else
        {
            instance->m_type = m_token_stream.consume();
            ci_string prefix;
 
            // find longest matching library prefix
            for (const auto& lib : m_libraries)
            {
                if (lib.size() > prefix.size() && utils::starts_with(instance->m_type, lib))
                {
                    prefix = lib;
                }
            }
 
            // remove prefix
            if (!prefix.empty())
            {
                instance->m_type = instance->m_type.substr(prefix.size());
            }
        }
 
        if (m_token_stream.consume("generic"))
        {
            line_number = m_token_stream.peek().number;
            if (const auto res = parse_generic_assign(instance.get()); res.is_error())
            {
                return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                  "could not parse instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type)
                                      + "': unable to parse generic assignment (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
        }
 
        if (m_token_stream.peek() == "port")
        {
            if (const auto res = parse_port_assign(instance.get()); res.is_error())
            {
                return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                  "could not parse instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type)
                                      + "': unable to parse port assignment (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
        }
 
        vhdl_entity->m_instances_by_name[instance->m_name] = instance.get();
        vhdl_entity->m_instances.push_back(std::move(instance));
 
        m_token_stream.consume(";", true);
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_port_assign(VhdlInstance* instance)
    {
        u32 line_number = m_token_stream.peek().number;
        m_token_stream.consume("port", true);
        m_token_stream.consume("map", true);
        m_token_stream.consume("(", true);
        TokenStream<ci_string> port_stream = m_token_stream.extract_until(")");
        m_token_stream.consume(")", true);
 
        if (port_stream.find_next("=>") != TokenStream<ci_string>::END_OF_STREAM)
        {
            while (port_stream.remaining() > 0)
            {
                TokenStream<ci_string> left_stream = port_stream.extract_until("=>");
                port_stream.consume("=>", true);
                TokenStream<ci_string> right_stream = port_stream.extract_until(",");
                port_stream.consume(",", port_stream.remaining() > 0);    // last entry has no comma
 
                if (!right_stream.consume("open"))
                {
                    VhdlPortAssignment port_assignment;
 
                    if (auto res = parse_assignment_expression(std::move(left_stream)); res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse port assignment: unable to parse port (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // vector can only have a single entry for left side of port assignment
                        port_assignment.m_port = res.get().front();
                    }
 
                    if (auto res = parse_assignment_expression(std::move(right_stream)); res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse port assignment: unable to parse assignment (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        port_assignment.m_assignment = res.get();
                    }
 
                    instance->m_port_assignments.push_back(std::move(port_assignment));
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            while (port_stream.remaining() > 0)
            {
                TokenStream<ci_string> right_stream = port_stream.extract_until(",");
                port_stream.consume(",", port_stream.remaining() > 0);    // last entry has no comma
 
                if (!right_stream.consume("open"))
                {
                    VhdlPortAssignment port_assignment;
 
                    if (auto res = parse_assignment_expression(std::move(right_stream)); res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse port assignment: unable to parse assignment (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        port_assignment.m_assignment = res.get();
                    }
 
                    instance->m_port_assignments.push_back(std::move(port_assignment));
                }
                else
                {
                    VhdlPortAssignment port_assignment;
                    port_assignment.m_assignment.push_back("");
                    instance->m_port_assignments.push_back(std::move(port_assignment));
                }
            }
        }
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::parse_generic_assign(VhdlInstance* instance)
    {
        m_token_stream.consume("map", true);
        m_token_stream.consume("(", true);
        TokenStream<ci_string> generic_stream = m_token_stream.extract_until(")");
        m_token_stream.consume(")", true);
 
        // VHDL-2008 predefined time units paired with their Parameter::Time equivalents.
        // `sec` is normalized to `s` and `hr` to `h`; the rest pass through unchanged.
        static const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> vhdl_time_units = {
            {"sec", "s"},
            {"min", "min"},
            {"hr", "h"},
            {"fs", "fs"},
            {"ps", "ps"},
            {"ns", "ns"},
            {"us", "us"},
            {"ms", "ms"},
        };
 
        while (generic_stream.remaining() > 0)
        {
            VhdlDataEntry generic;
 
            generic.m_line_number = generic_stream.peek().number;
            generic.m_name        = core_strings::to<std::string>(generic_stream.join_until("=>", "").string);
            generic_stream.consume("=>", true);
            const auto rhs = generic_stream.join_until(",", "");
            generic_stream.consume(",", generic_stream.remaining() > 0);    // last entry has no comma
            const std::string rhs_str = core_strings::to<std::string>(rhs.string);
 
            bool classified = false;
 
            // boolean: `true` or `false`. Normalize to the lowercase form that
            // Parameter::Boolean expects.
            if (rhs == "true" || rhs == "false")
            {
                const std::string norm = (rhs == "true") ? "true" : "false";
                auto param_res         = Parameter::Boolean(generic.m_name, "");
                if (param_res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(param_res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                }
                generic.m_value     = norm;
                generic.m_type      = "boolean";
                generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                classified          = true;
            }
            // integer: base-10 with optional sign (full-consume strtol via utils::is_integer).
            else if (utils::is_integer(rhs.string))
            {
                auto param_res = Parameter::Integer(generic.m_name, "");
                if (param_res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(param_res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                }
                generic.m_value     = rhs_str;
                generic.m_type      = "integer";
                generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                classified          = true;
            }
            // floating-point: parsed via std::stod (double precision, full-consume).
            else if (is_double_strict(rhs_str))
            {
                auto param_res = Parameter::Float(generic.m_name, "");
                if (param_res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(param_res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                }
                generic.m_value     = rhs_str;
                generic.m_type      = "floating_point";
                generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                classified          = true;
            }
            else
            {
                // time: <number><unit> contiguous, unit from VHDL's 8 predefined units.
                for (const auto& [vhdl_unit, param_unit] : vhdl_time_units)
                {
                    if (rhs_str.size() <= vhdl_unit.size() || !utils::ends_with(rhs.string, ci_string(vhdl_unit.c_str())))
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    const std::string num_part = rhs_str.substr(0, rhs_str.size() - vhdl_unit.size());
                    if (!utils::is_integer(num_part) && !is_double_strict(num_part))
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    auto param_res = Parameter::Time(generic.m_name, "");
                    if (param_res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(param_res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                    }
                    generic.m_value     = num_part + param_unit;
                    generic.m_type      = "time";
                    generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                    classified          = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
 
            // string literal: `"..."`. Strip outer quotes; no escape processing.
            if (!classified && rhs_str.size() >= 2 && rhs_str.front() == '"' && rhs_str.back() == '"')
            {
                auto param_res = Parameter::String(generic.m_name, "");
                if (param_res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(param_res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                }
                generic.m_value     = rhs_str.substr(1, rhs_str.size() - 2);
                generic.m_type      = "string";
                generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                classified          = true;
            }
 
            // single-quoted character literal: `'<c>'`. A `0`/`1` digit is a `bit` value
            // -> Parameter::BitVector(size=1); any other VHDL std_logic state char is
            // an `std_logic` value -> Parameter::LogicVector(size=1).
            if (!classified && rhs_str.size() == 3 && rhs_str.front() == '\'' && rhs_str.back() == '\'')
            {
                const char c = rhs_str[1];
                if (c == '0' || c == '1')
                {
                    auto param_res = Parameter::BitVector(generic.m_name, 1, "");
                    if (param_res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(param_res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                    }
                    generic.m_value     = std::string("0b") + c;
                    generic.m_type      = "bit_value";
                    generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                    classified          = true;
                }
                else if (is_std_logic_state_char(c))
                {
                    auto param_res = Parameter::LogicVector(generic.m_name, 1, "");
                    if (param_res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(param_res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                    }
                    generic.m_value     = std::string("0b") + c;
                    generic.m_type      = "std_logic";
                    generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                    classified          = true;
                }
                else
                {
                    return ERR("could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "': character literal '" + rhs_str
                               + "' is not a valid bit or std_logic value (line " + std::to_string(generic.m_line_number) + ")");
                }
            }
 
            // base-prefixed bit-vector literal: `B"..."`, `O"..."`, `D"..."`, `X"..."`.
            // Pure-digit literals become `Parameter::BitVector`, literals containing any
            // std_logic state character become `Parameter::LogicVector`. Underscores in
            // the source are stripped (VHDL allows them as readability separators).
            // D"..." (decimal) does not support state chars and is always BitVector.
            if (!classified && rhs_str.size() >= 4 && rhs_str.back() == '"' && rhs_str[1] == '"')
            {
                const char base_char  = static_cast<char>(std::toupper(static_cast<unsigned char>(rhs_str[0])));
                const std::string raw = rhs_str.substr(2, rhs_str.size() - 3);
                std::string digits;
                digits.reserve(raw.size());
                for (char c : raw)
                {
                    if (c != '_')
                    {
                        digits += c;
                    }
                }
                if (digits.empty())
                {
                    return ERR("could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "': base-prefixed literal '" + rhs_str
                               + "' has no digits (line " + std::to_string(generic.m_line_number) + ")");
                }
 
                const auto classify_base = [&](int bits_per_digit, const std::string& numeric_set, char param_prefix) -> Result<std::monostate> {
                    bool has_state = false;
                    for (char c : digits)
                    {
                        const char l = (c == '-') ? '-' : static_cast<char>(std::tolower(static_cast<unsigned char>(c)));
                        if (numeric_set.find(l) != std::string::npos)
                        {
                            continue;
                        }
                        if (is_std_logic_state_char(c))
                        {
                            has_state = true;
                            break;
                        }
                        return ERR("base-prefixed literal '" + rhs_str + "' contains invalid digit '" + std::string(1, c) + "'");
                    }
                    const u16 total_bits                = static_cast<u16>(digits.size() * bits_per_digit);
                    const std::string value_with_prefix = std::string("0") + param_prefix + digits;
                    if (has_state)
                    {
                        auto param_res = Parameter::LogicVector(generic.m_name, total_bits, "");
                        if (param_res.is_error())
                        {
                            return ERR(param_res.get_error());
                        }
                        generic.m_value     = value_with_prefix;
                        generic.m_type      = "std_logic_vector";
                        generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        auto param_res = Parameter::BitVector(generic.m_name, total_bits, "");
                        if (param_res.is_error())
                        {
                            return ERR(param_res.get_error());
                        }
                        generic.m_value     = value_with_prefix;
                        generic.m_type      = "bit_vector";
                        generic.m_parameter = param_res.get();
                    }
                    return OK({});
                };
 
                if (base_char == 'B')
                {
                    if (auto res = classify_base(1, "01", 'b'); res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                    }
                }
                else if (base_char == 'O')
                {
                    if (auto res = classify_base(3, "01234567", 'o'); res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                    }
                }
                else if (base_char == 'X')
                {
                    if (auto res = classify_base(4, "0123456789abcdef", 'x'); res.is_error())
                    {
                        return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    // Decimal base `D"..."` and any other unsupported base prefix are
                    // intentionally not handled here.
                    return ERR("could not parse generic assignment '" + generic.m_name + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "': base-prefixed literal '" + rhs_str
                               + "' has unsupported base '" + std::string(1, base_char) + "' (line " + std::to_string(generic.m_line_number) + ")");
                }
                classified = true;
            }
 
            if (!classified)
            {
                return ERR("could not parse generic assignment: unable to identify data type of generic map value '" + rhs_str + "' in instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name)
                           + "' (line " + std::to_string(generic.m_line_number) + ")");
            }
 
            instance->m_generics.push_back(generic);
        }
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::assign_attributes(VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity)
    {
        for (const auto& [target_class, attributes] : m_attribute_buffer)
        {
            // entity attributes
            if (target_class == AttributeTarget::ENTITY)
            {
                for (const auto& [target, attribute] : attributes)
                {
                    if (vhdl_entity->m_name != target)
                    {
                        return ERR("could not assign attributes: invalid attribute target '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(target) + "' within entity '"
                                   + core_strings::to<std::string>(vhdl_entity->m_name) + "' (line " + std::to_string(attribute.m_line_number) + ")");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        vhdl_entity->m_attributes.push_back(attribute);
                    }
                }
            }
            // instance attributes
            else if (target_class == AttributeTarget::INSTANCE)
            {
                for (const auto& [target, attribute] : attributes)
                {
                    if (const auto instance_it = vhdl_entity->m_instances_by_name.find(target); instance_it == vhdl_entity->m_instances_by_name.end())
                    {
                        return ERR("could not assign attributes: invalid attribute target '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(target) + "' within entity '"
                                   + core_strings::to<std::string>(vhdl_entity->m_name) + "' (line " + std::to_string(attribute.m_line_number) + ")");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        instance_it->second->m_attributes.push_back(attribute);
                    }
                }
            }
            // signal attributes
            else if (target_class == AttributeTarget::SIGNAL)
            {
                for (const auto& [target, attribute] : attributes)
                {
                    if (const auto signal_it = vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name.find(target); signal_it != vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name.end())
                    {
                        signal_it->second->m_attributes.push_back(attribute);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return ERR("could not assign attributes: invalid attribute target '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(target) + "' within entity '"
                                   + core_strings::to<std::string>(vhdl_entity->m_name) + "' (line " + std::to_string(attribute.m_line_number) + ")");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
        return OK({});
    }
 
    // ###########################################################################
    // ###########      Assemble Netlist from Intermediate Format       ##########
    // ###########################################################################
 
    Result<std::monostate> VHDLParser::construct_netlist(VhdlEntity* top_entity)
    {
        m_netlist->set_design_name(core_strings::to<std::string>(top_entity->m_name));
        m_netlist->enable_automatic_net_checks(false);
 
        std::unordered_map<ci_string, u32> instantiation_count;
 
        // preparations for alias: count the occurences of all names
        std::queue<VhdlEntity*> q;
        q.push(top_entity);
 
        while (!q.empty())
        {
            VhdlEntity* entity = q.front();
            q.pop();
 
            instantiation_count[entity->m_name]++;
 
            // collect and count all net names in the netlist
            for (const auto& s : entity->m_signals)
            {
                std::vector<ci_string> expanded_names;
                expand_ranges_recursively(expanded_names, s->m_name, s->m_ranges, 0);
                for (const auto& net_name : expanded_names)
                {
                    m_signal_name_occurrences[net_name]++;
                }
            }
 
            for (const auto& instance : entity->m_instances)
            {
                m_instance_name_occurrences[instance->m_name]++;
 
                // add type of instance to q if it is a module
                if (const auto it = m_entities_by_name.find(instance->m_type); it != m_entities_by_name.end())
                {
                    q.push(it->second);
                }
            }
        }
 
        for (auto& [entity_name, vhdl_entity] : m_entities_by_name)
        {
            // detect unused entities
            if (instantiation_count[entity_name] == 0)
            {
                log_warning("vhdl_parser", "entity '{}' has been defined in the netlist but is not instantiated.", entity_name);
                continue;
            }
 
            // expand gate pin assignments
            for (const auto& instance : vhdl_entity->m_instances)
            {
                if (const auto gate_type_it = m_gate_types.find(instance->m_type); gate_type_it != m_gate_types.end())
                {
                    if (!instance->m_port_assignments.empty())
                    {
                        // all port assignments by name
                        if (instance->m_port_assignments.front().m_port.has_value())
                        {
                            // cache pin groups
                            std::unordered_map<ci_string, std::vector<ci_string>> pin_groups;
                            for (const auto pin_group : gate_type_it->second->get_pin_groups())
                            {
                                const auto pins = pin_group->get_pins();
                                for (auto it = pins.rbegin(); it != pins.rend(); it++)
                                {
                                    const auto* pin = *it;
                                    pin_groups[core_strings::to<ci_string>(pin_group->get_name())].push_back(core_strings::to<ci_string>(pin->get_name()));
                                }
                            }
 
                            for (const auto& port_assignment : instance->m_port_assignments)
                            {
                                auto right_res = expand_assignment_expression(vhdl_entity, port_assignment.m_assignment);
                                if (right_res.is_error())
                                {
                                    return ERR_APPEND(right_res.get_error(), "could not construct netlist: unable to expand gate port assignment");
                                }
                                auto right_port = right_res.get();
 
                                if (!right_port.empty())
                                {
                                    std::vector<ci_string> left_port;
 
                                    if (const identifier_t* identifier = std::get_if<identifier_t>(&(port_assignment.m_port.value())); identifier != nullptr)
                                    {
                                        if (const auto group_it = pin_groups.find(*identifier); group_it != pin_groups.end())
                                        {
                                            left_port = group_it->second;
                                        }
                                        else
                                        {
                                            left_port.push_back(*identifier);
                                        }
                                    }
                                    else if (const ranged_identifier_t* ranged_identifier = std::get_if<ranged_identifier_t>(&(port_assignment.m_port.value())); ranged_identifier != nullptr)
                                    {
                                        left_port = expand_ranges(ranged_identifier->first, ranged_identifier->second);
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        return ERR("could not construct netlist: unable to expand gate port assignment");
                                    }
 
                                    if (right_port.size() != left_port.size())
                                    {
                                        return ERR("could not construct netlist: pin assignment width mismatch at instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "' of gate type '"
                                                   + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type) + "' within entity '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_name) + "'");
                                    }
 
                                    for (u32 i = 0; i < left_port.size(); i++)
                                    {
                                        instance->m_expanded_port_assignments.push_back(std::make_pair(left_port.at(i), right_port.at(i)));
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        // all port assignments by order
                        else
                        {
                            // cache pins
                            std::vector<ci_string> pins;
                            for (const auto pin : gate_type_it->second->get_pins())
                            {
                                pins.push_back(core_strings::to<ci_string>(pin->get_name()));
                            }
                            auto pin_it = pins.begin();
 
                            for (const auto& port_assignment : instance->m_port_assignments)
                            {
                                auto right_res = expand_assignment_expression(vhdl_entity, port_assignment.m_assignment);
                                if (right_res.is_error())
                                {
                                    return ERR_APPEND(right_res.get_error(), "could not construct netlist: unable to expand gate port assignment");
                                }
                                auto right_port = right_res.get();
 
                                if (!right_port.empty())
                                {
                                    std::vector<ci_string> left_port;
 
                                    for (u32 i = 0; i < right_port.size() && pin_it != pins.end(); i++)
                                    {
                                        left_port.push_back(*pin_it++);
                                    }
 
                                    u32 max_size = right_port.size() <= left_port.size() ? right_port.size() : left_port.size();
 
                                    for (u32 i = 0; i < max_size; i++)
                                    {
                                        instance->m_expanded_port_assignments.push_back(std::make_pair(left_port.at(i), right_port.at(i)));
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
        // for the top module, generate global i/o signals for all ports
        std::unordered_map<ci_string, ci_string> top_assignments;
        for (const auto& port : top_entity->m_ports)
        {
            for (const auto& expanded_port_identifier : port->m_expanded_identifiers)
            {
                const auto signal_name = get_unique_alias("", expanded_port_identifier + "__GLOBAL_IO__", m_signal_name_occurrences);
 
                Net* global_port_net = m_netlist->create_net(core_strings::to<std::string>(signal_name));
                if (global_port_net == nullptr)
                {
                    return ERR("could not construct netlist: failed to create global I/O net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(signal_name) + "'");
                }
 
                m_net_by_name[signal_name] = global_port_net;
 
                // assign global port nets to ports of top module
                top_assignments[expanded_port_identifier] = signal_name;
 
                if (port->m_direction == PinDirection::input || port->m_direction == PinDirection::inout)
                {
                    if (!global_port_net->mark_global_input_net())
                    {
                        return ERR("could not construct netlist: failed to mark global I/O net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(signal_name) + "' as global input");
                    }
                }
 
                if (port->m_direction == PinDirection::output || port->m_direction == PinDirection::inout)
                {
                    if (!global_port_net->mark_global_output_net())
                    {
                        return ERR("could not construct netlist: failed to mark global I/O net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(signal_name) + "' as global output");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
        if (const auto res = instantiate_entity("top_module", top_entity, nullptr, top_assignments); res.is_error())
        {
            return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not construct netlist: unable to instantiate top module");
        }
 
        // merge nets without gates in between them
        std::unordered_map<ci_string, ci_string> merged_nets;
        std::unordered_map<ci_string, std::vector<ci_string>> master_to_slaves;
 
        for (auto& [master, slave] : m_nets_to_merge)
        {
            // check if master net has already been merged into other net
            while (true)
            {
                if (const auto master_it = merged_nets.find(master); master_it != merged_nets.end())
                {
                    master = master_it->second;
                }
                else
                {
                    break;
                }
            }
 
            // check if slave net has already been merged into other net
            while (true)
            {
                if (const auto slave_it = merged_nets.find(slave); slave_it != merged_nets.end())
                {
                    slave = slave_it->second;
                }
                else
                {
                    break;
                }
            }
 
            auto master_net = m_net_by_name.at(master);
            auto slave_net  = m_net_by_name.at(slave);
 
            if (master_net == slave_net)
            {
                continue;
            }
            else if (slave_net == m_zero_net || slave_net == m_one_net)
            {
                auto* tmp_net = master_net;
                master_net    = slave_net;
                slave_net     = tmp_net;
 
                auto tmp_name = master;
                master        = slave;
                slave         = tmp_name;
            }
 
            // merge sources
            if (slave_net->is_global_input_net())
            {
                master_net->mark_global_input_net();
            }
 
            for (auto src : slave_net->get_sources())
            {
                Gate* src_gate   = src->get_gate();
                GatePin* src_pin = src->get_pin();
 
                if (!slave_net->remove_source(src))
                {
                    return ERR("could not construct netlist: failed to remove source from net '" + slave_net->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(slave_net->get_id()));
                }
 
                if (!master_net->is_a_source(src_gate, src_pin))
                {
                    if (!master_net->add_source(src_gate, src_pin))
                    {
                        return ERR("could not construct netlist: failed to add source to net '" + master_net->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(master_net->get_id()));
                    }
                }
            }
 
            // merge destinations
            if (slave_net->is_global_output_net())
            {
                master_net->mark_global_output_net();
            }
 
            for (auto dst : slave_net->get_destinations())
            {
                Gate* dst_gate   = dst->get_gate();
                GatePin* dst_pin = dst->get_pin();
 
                if (!slave_net->remove_destination(dst))
                {
                    return ERR("could not construct netlist: failed to remove destination from net '" + slave_net->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(slave_net->get_id()));
                }
 
                if (!master_net->is_a_destination(dst_gate, dst_pin))
                {
                    if (!master_net->add_destination(dst_gate, dst_pin))
                    {
                        return ERR("could not construct netlist: failed to add destination to net '" + master_net->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(master_net->get_id()));
                    }
                }
            }
 
            // merge generics and attributes
            for (const auto& [identifier, content] : slave_net->get_data_map())
            {
                if (!master_net->set_data(std::get<0>(identifier), std::get<1>(identifier), std::get<0>(content), std::get<1>(content)))
                {
                    log_warning("vhdl_parser",
                                "unable to transfer data from slave net '{}' with ID {} to master net '{}' with ID {}.",
                                slave_net->get_name(),
                                slave_net->get_id(),
                                master_net->get_name(),
                                master_net->get_id());
                }
            }
 
            // update module ports
            if (const auto it = m_module_port_by_net.find(slave_net); it != m_module_port_by_net.end())
            {
                for (auto [module, index] : it->second)
                {
                    std::get<1>(m_module_ports.at(module).at(index)) = master_net;
                }
                m_module_port_by_net[master_net].insert(m_module_port_by_net[master_net].end(), it->second.begin(), it->second.end());
                m_module_port_by_net.erase(it);
            }
 
            m_netlist->delete_net(slave_net);
            m_net_by_name.erase(slave);
            merged_nets[slave] = master;
            master_to_slaves[master].push_back(slave);
        }
 
        // annotate all surviving master nets with the net names that where merged into them
        for (auto& master_net : m_netlist->get_nets())
        {
            const auto master_name = master_net->get_name();
 
            if (const auto m2s_it = master_to_slaves.find(core_strings::to<ci_string>(master_name)); m2s_it != master_to_slaves.end())
            {
                std::vector<std::vector<ci_string>> merged_slaves;
                auto current_slaves = m2s_it->second;
 
                while (!current_slaves.empty())
                {
                    std::vector<ci_string> next_slaves;
                    for (const auto& s : current_slaves)
                    {
                        if (const auto m2s_inner_it = master_to_slaves.find(s); m2s_inner_it != master_to_slaves.end())
                        {
                            next_slaves.insert(next_slaves.end(), m2s_inner_it->second.begin(), m2s_inner_it->second.end());
                        }
                    }
 
                    merged_slaves.push_back(current_slaves);
                    current_slaves = next_slaves;
                    next_slaves.clear();
                }
 
                // annotate all merged slave wire names as a JSON formatted list of list of strings
                // each net can span a tree of "consumed" slave wire names where the nth list represents all wire names that where merged at depth n
                ci_string merged_str = "";
                bool has_merged_nets = false;
                for (const auto& vec : merged_slaves)
                {
                    if (!vec.empty())
                    {
                        has_merged_nets = true;
                    }
                    // const auto s = utils::join(", ", vec, [](const auto e) { return '"' + e + '"'; });
                    ci_string s = vec.empty() ? "" : vec.front();
                    for (u32 idx = 1; idx < vec.size(); idx++)
                    {
                        s += ci_string(", ") + vec.at(idx);
                    }
 
                    merged_str += "[" + s + "], ";
                }
                merged_str = merged_str.substr(0, merged_str.size() - 2);
 
                if (has_merged_nets)
                {
                    master_net->set_data("parser_annotation", "merged_nets", "string", "[" + core_strings::to<std::string>(merged_str) + "]");
                }
            }
        }
 
        // update module nets, internal nets, input nets, and output nets
        for (Module* module : m_netlist->get_modules())
        {
            module->update_nets();
        }
 
        // assign module pins
        for (const auto& [module, ports] : m_module_ports)
        {
            for (const auto& [port_name, port_net] : ports)
            {
                // check if net is actually a port net
                if (!module->is_input_net(port_net) && !module->is_output_net(port_net))
                {
                    continue;
                }
 
                if (auto res = module->create_pin(port_name, port_net); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                      "could not construct netlist: failed to create pin '" + port_name + "' at net '" + port_net->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(port_net->get_id())
                                          + " within module '" + module->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(module->get_id()));
                }
            }
        }
 
        for (Module* module : m_netlist->get_modules())
        {
            std::unordered_set<Net*> input_nets  = module->get_input_nets();
            std::unordered_set<Net*> output_nets = module->get_input_nets();
 
            if ((module->get_pin_by_net(m_one_net) == nullptr) && (input_nets.find(m_one_net) != input_nets.end() || output_nets.find(m_one_net) != input_nets.end()))
            {
                if (auto res = module->create_pin("'1'", m_one_net); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                      "could not construct netlist: failed to create pin '1' at net '" + m_one_net->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(m_one_net->get_id()) + "within module '"
                                          + module->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(module->get_id()));
                }
            }
 
            if ((module->get_pin_by_net(m_zero_net) == nullptr) && (input_nets.find(m_zero_net) != input_nets.end() || output_nets.find(m_zero_net) != input_nets.end()))
            {
                if (auto res = module->create_pin("'0'", m_zero_net); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                      "could not construct netlist: failed to create pin '0' at net '" + m_zero_net->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(m_zero_net->get_id())
                                          + "within module '" + module->get_name() + "' with ID " + std::to_string(module->get_id()));
                }
            }
        }
 
        m_netlist->enable_automatic_net_checks(true);
        return OK({});
    }
 
    Result<Module*>
        VHDLParser::instantiate_entity(const ci_string& instance_identifier, VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity, Module* parent, const std::unordered_map<ci_string, ci_string>& parent_module_assignments)
    {
        std::unordered_map<ci_string, ci_string> signal_alias;
        std::unordered_map<ci_string, ci_string> instance_alias;
 
        // TODO check parent module assignments for port aliases
 
        const std::string parent_name       = parent == (nullptr) ? "" : parent->get_name();
        instance_alias[instance_identifier] = get_unique_alias(core_strings::to<ci_string>(parent_name), instance_identifier, m_instance_name_occurrences);
 
        // create netlist module
        Module* module;
        if (parent == nullptr)
        {
            module = m_netlist->get_top_module();
            module->set_name(core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_alias.at(instance_identifier)));
        }
        else
        {
            module = m_netlist->create_module(core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_alias.at(instance_identifier)), parent);
        }
 
        ci_string instance_type = vhdl_entity->m_name;
        if (module == nullptr)
        {
            return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                       + "': failed to create module");
        }
        module->set_type(core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type));
 
        // assign entity-level attributes
        for (const VhdlDataEntry& attribute : vhdl_entity->m_attributes)
        {
            if (!module->set_data("attribute", attribute.m_name, attribute.m_type, attribute.m_value))
            {
                log_warning("vhdl_parser",
                            "could not set attribute '{} = {}' of type '{}' for instance '{}' type '{}'.",
                            attribute.m_name,
                            attribute.m_value,
                            attribute.m_type,
                            instance_identifier,
                            instance_type);
            }
        }
 
        // assign module port names
        for (const auto& port : vhdl_entity->m_ports)
        {
            for (const auto& expanded_port_identifier : port->m_expanded_identifiers)
            {
                if (const auto it = parent_module_assignments.find(expanded_port_identifier); it != parent_module_assignments.end())
                {
                    Net* port_net = m_net_by_name.at(it->second);
                    m_module_ports[module].push_back(std::make_pair(core_strings::to<std::string>(expanded_port_identifier), port_net));
                    m_module_port_by_net[port_net].push_back(std::make_pair(module, m_module_ports[module].size() - 1));
                }
            }
        }
 
        // create internal signals
        for (const auto& signal : vhdl_entity->m_signals)
        {
            for (const auto& expanded_name : signal->m_expanded_names)
            {
                signal_alias[expanded_name] = get_unique_alias(instance_alias[instance_identifier], expanded_name, m_signal_name_occurrences);
 
                // create new net for the signal
                Net* signal_net = m_netlist->create_net(core_strings::to<std::string>(signal_alias.at(expanded_name)));
                if (signal_net == nullptr)
                {
                    return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                               + "': failed to create net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(expanded_name) + "'");
                }
 
                m_net_by_name[signal_alias.at(expanded_name)] = signal_net;
 
                // assign signal attributes
                for (const VhdlDataEntry& attribute : signal->m_attributes)
                {
                    if (!signal_net->set_data("attribute", attribute.m_name, attribute.m_type, attribute.m_value))
                    {
                        log_warning("vhdl_parser",
                                    "could not set attribute ({} = {}) for net '{}' of instance '{}' of type '{}'.",
                                    attribute.m_name,
                                    attribute.m_value,
                                    expanded_name,
                                    instance_identifier,
                                    instance_type);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
        // schedule assigned nets for merging
        for (const auto& [left_expanded_signal, right_expanded_signal] : vhdl_entity->m_expanded_assignments)
        {
            ci_string a = left_expanded_signal;
            ci_string b = right_expanded_signal;
 
            if (const auto alias_it = signal_alias.find(a); alias_it != signal_alias.end())
            {
                a = alias_it->second;
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                           + "': failed to find alias for net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(a) + "'");
            }
 
            if (const auto alias_it = signal_alias.find(b); alias_it != signal_alias.end())
            {
                b = alias_it->second;
            }
            else if (b == "'Z'" || b == "'X'")
            {
                continue;
            }
            else if (b != "'0'" && b != "'1'")
            {
                return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                           + "': failed to find alias for net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(b) + "'");
            }
 
            m_nets_to_merge.push_back(std::make_pair(a, b));
        }
 
        // schedule assigned port nets for merging
        for (const auto& [port_expression, net_name] : parent_module_assignments)
        {
            if (const auto alias_it = signal_alias.find(port_expression); alias_it != signal_alias.end())
            {
                const bool swap = net_name.find("__GLOBAL_IO__") == std::string::npos;
                m_nets_to_merge.push_back(swap ? std::make_pair(net_name, alias_it->second) : std::make_pair(alias_it->second, net_name));
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                           + "': failed to find alias for net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(port_expression) + "'");
            }
        }
 
        // process instances i.e. gates or other entities
        for (const auto& instance : vhdl_entity->m_instances)
        {
            // will later hold either module or gate, so attributes can be assigned properly
            DataContainer* container = nullptr;
 
            // assign actual signal names to ports
            std::unordered_map<ci_string, ci_string> instance_assignments;
 
            // if the instance is another entity, recursively instantiate it
            if (auto entity_it = m_entities_by_name.find(instance->m_type); entity_it != m_entities_by_name.end())
            {
                // expand port assignments
                for (const auto& [port, assignment] : instance->m_expanded_port_assignments)
                {
                    if (const auto alias_it = signal_alias.find(assignment); alias_it != signal_alias.end())
                    {
                        instance_assignments[port] = alias_it->second;
                    }
                    else if (assignment == "'0'" || assignment == "'1'")
                    {
                        instance_assignments[port] = assignment;
                    }
                    else if (assignment == "'Z'" || assignment == "'X'" || assignment == "")
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                                   + "': port assignment '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(port) + " = " + core_strings::to<std::string>(assignment) + "' is invalid");
                    }
                }
 
                if (auto res = instantiate_entity(instance->m_name, entity_it->second, module, instance_assignments); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(),
                                      "could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                                          + "': unable to create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "' of type '"
                                          + core_strings::to<std::string>(entity_it->second->m_name) + "'");
                }
                else
                {
                    container = res.get();
                }
            }
            // otherwise it has to be an element from the gate library
            else if (const auto gate_type_it = m_gate_types.find(instance->m_type); gate_type_it != m_gate_types.end())
            {
                // create the new gate
                instance_alias[instance->m_name] = get_unique_alias(instance_alias[instance_identifier], instance->m_name, m_instance_name_occurrences);
 
                Gate* new_gate = m_netlist->create_gate(gate_type_it->second, core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_alias.at(instance->m_name)));
                if (new_gate == nullptr)
                {
                    return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                               + "': failed to create gate '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "'");
                }
 
                if (!module->is_top_module())
                {
                    module->assign_gate(new_gate);
                }
 
                container = new_gate;
 
                // if gate is of a GND or VCC gate type, mark it as such
                if (m_vcc_gate_types.find(instance->m_type) != m_vcc_gate_types.end() && !new_gate->mark_vcc_gate())
                {
                    return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type) + "': failed to mark '"
                               + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type) + "' as GND gate");
                }
                if (m_gnd_gate_types.find(instance->m_type) != m_gnd_gate_types.end() && !new_gate->mark_gnd_gate())
                {
                    return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type) + "': failed to mark '"
                               + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type) + "' as VCC gate");
                }
 
                // cache pin names
                std::unordered_map<ci_string, GatePin*> pin_names_map;
                for (auto* pin : gate_type_it->second->get_pins())
                {
                    pin_names_map[core_strings::to<ci_string>(pin->get_name())] = pin;
                }
 
                // expand pin assignments
                for (const auto& [pin, assignment] : instance->m_expanded_port_assignments)
                {
                    ci_string signal;
 
                    if (const auto alias_it = signal_alias.find(assignment); alias_it != signal_alias.end())
                    {
                        signal = alias_it->second;
                    }
                    else if (assignment == "'0'" || assignment == "'1'")
                    {
                        signal = assignment;
                    }
                    else if (assignment == "'Z'" || assignment == "'X'" || assignment == "")
                    {
                        continue;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                                   + "': failed to assign '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(assignment) + "' to pin '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(pin) + "' of gate '"
                                   + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_name) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type) + "' as the assignment is invalid");
                    }
 
                    // get the respective net for the assignment
                    if (const auto net_it = m_net_by_name.find(signal); net_it == m_net_by_name.end())
                    {
                        return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                                   + "': failed to assign signal'" + core_strings::to<std::string>(signal) + "' to pin '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(pin)
                                   + "' as the signal has not been declared");
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        Net* current_net = net_it->second;
 
                        // add net src/dst by pin types
                        bool is_input  = false;
                        bool is_output = false;
 
                        if (const auto it = pin_names_map.find(pin); it != pin_names_map.end())
                        {
                            PinDirection direction = it->second->get_direction();
                            if (direction == PinDirection::input || direction == PinDirection::inout)
                            {
                                is_input = true;
                            }
 
                            if (direction == PinDirection::output || direction == PinDirection::inout)
                            {
                                is_output = true;
                            }
                        }
 
                        if (!is_input && !is_output)
                        {
                            return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                                       + "': failed to assign net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(signal) + "' to pin '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(pin) + "' as it is not a pin of gate '"
                                       + new_gate->get_name() + "' of type '" + new_gate->get_type()->get_name() + "'");
                        }
 
                        if (is_output && !current_net->add_source(new_gate, core_strings::to<std::string>(pin)))
                        {
                            return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                                       + "': failed to add net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(signal) + "' as a source to gate '" + new_gate->get_name() + "' via pin '"
                                       + core_strings::to<std::string>(pin) + "'");
                        }
 
                        if (is_input && !current_net->add_destination(new_gate, core_strings::to<std::string>(pin)))
                        {
                            return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                                       + "': failed to add net '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(signal) + "' as a destination to gate '" + new_gate->get_name() + "' via pin '"
                                       + core_strings::to<std::string>(pin) + "'");
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                return ERR("could not create instance '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_identifier) + "' of type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance_type)
                           + "': failed to find gate type '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(instance->m_type) + "' in gate library '" + m_netlist->get_gate_library()->get_name() + "'");
            }
 
            // assign instance attributes
            for (const auto& attribute : instance->m_attributes)
            {
                if (!container->set_data("attribute", attribute.m_name, attribute.m_type, attribute.m_value))
                {
                    log_warning("vhdl_parser",
                                "could not set attribute '{} = {}' of type '{}' for instance '{}' of type '{}' within instance '{}' of type '{}'.",
                                attribute.m_name,
                                attribute.m_value,
                                attribute.m_type,
                                instance->m_name,
                                instance->m_type,
                                instance_identifier,
                                instance_type);
                }
            }
 
            // process generics: every generic becomes a typed Parameter on the container
            // (Gate or Module), built from the source value's shape by parse_generic_assign.
            // For gate instances, prefer the gate type's own declaration so that Enum
            // parameters (and any other pre-declared type) are stored with the correct type.
            const GateType* gt = nullptr;
            if (const Gate* g = dynamic_cast<const Gate*>(container))
            {
                gt = g->get_type();
            }
 
            for (const auto& generic : instance->m_generics)
            {
                if (!generic.m_parameter.has_value())
                {
                    log_warning("vhdl_parser",
                                "could not set generic '{} = {}' for instance '{}' of type '{}' within instance '{}' of type '{}': parser did not produce a parameter declaration.",
                                generic.m_name,
                                generic.m_value,
                                instance->m_name,
                                instance->m_type,
                                instance_identifier,
                                instance_type);
                    continue;
                }
                Parameter effective_param = generic.m_parameter.value();
                if (gt != nullptr)
                {
                    if (auto decl = gt->get_parameter(core_strings::to<std::string>(generic.m_name)); decl.is_ok())
                    {
                        effective_param = decl.get();
                    }
                }
                if (auto res = container->set_parameter(effective_param, generic.m_value); res.is_error())
                {
                    log_warning("vhdl_parser",
                                "could not set generic '{} = {}' for instance '{}' of type '{}' within instance '{}' of type '{}': {}",
                                generic.m_name,
                                generic.m_value,
                                instance->m_name,
                                instance->m_type,
                                instance_identifier,
                                instance_type,
                                res.get_error().get());
                }
            }
        }
 
        return OK(module);
    }
 
    // ###########################################################################
    // ###################          Helper Functions          ####################
    // ###########################################################################
 
    namespace
    {
        const static std::map<core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString, size_t> id_to_dim = {{"std_logic_vector", 1}, {"std_logic_vector2", 2}, {"std_logic_vector3", 3}};
 
        static const std::map<char, BooleanFunction::Value> bin_map = {{'0', BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO},
                                                                       {'1', BooleanFunction::Value::ONE},
                                                                       {'X', BooleanFunction::Value::X},
                                                                       {'Z', BooleanFunction::Value::Z}};
 
        static const std::map<char, std::vector<BooleanFunction::Value>> oct_map = {{'0', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
                                                                                    {'1', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
                                                                                    {'2', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
                                                                                    {'3', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
                                                                                    {'4', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
                                                                                    {'5', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
                                                                                    {'6', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
                                                                                    {'7', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
                                                                                    {'X', {BooleanFunction::Value::X, BooleanFunction::Value::X, BooleanFunction::Value::X}},
                                                                                    {'Z', {BooleanFunction::Value::Z, BooleanFunction::Value::Z, BooleanFunction::Value::Z}}};
 
        static const std::map<char, std::vector<BooleanFunction::Value>> hex_map = {
            {'0', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
            {'1', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
            {'2', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
            {'3', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
            {'4', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
            {'5', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
            {'6', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
            {'7', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}},
            {'8', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
            {'9', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
            {'A', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
            {'B', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
            {'C', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
            {'D', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
            {'E', {BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
            {'F', {BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE, BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}},
            {'X', {BooleanFunction::Value::X, BooleanFunction::Value::X, BooleanFunction::Value::X, BooleanFunction::Value::X}},
            {'Z', {BooleanFunction::Value::Z, BooleanFunction::Value::Z, BooleanFunction::Value::Z, BooleanFunction::Value::Z}}};
    }    // namespace
 
    // generate a unique name for a gate/module instance
    VHDLParser::ci_string VHDLParser::get_unique_alias(const ci_string& parent_name, const ci_string& name, const std::unordered_map<ci_string, u32>& name_occurences) const
    {
        ci_string unique_alias = name;
 
        if (!parent_name.empty())
        {
            // if there is no other instance with that name, we omit the name prefix
            if (const auto instance_name_it = name_occurences.find(name); instance_name_it != name_occurences.end() && instance_name_it->second > 1)
            {
                unique_alias = parent_name + ci_string("/") + unique_alias;
            }
        }
 
        return unique_alias;
    }
 
    std::vector<u32> VHDLParser::parse_range(TokenStream<ci_string>& range_stream) const
    {
        if (range_stream.remaining() == 1)
        {
            return {(u32)std::stoi(core_strings::to<std::string>(range_stream.consume().string))};
        }
 
        int direction = 1;
        const int end = std::stoi(core_strings::to<std::string>(range_stream.consume().string));
 
        if (range_stream.peek() == "downto")
        {
            range_stream.consume("downto");
        }
        else
        {
            range_stream.consume("to", true);
            direction = -1;
        }
 
        const int start = std::stoi(core_strings::to<std::string>(range_stream.consume().string));
 
        std::vector<u32> res;
        for (int i = start; i != end + direction; i += direction)
        {
            res.push_back((u32)i);
        }
        return res;
    }
 
    Result<std::vector<std::vector<u32>>> VHDLParser::parse_signal_ranges(TokenStream<ci_string>& signal_stream) const
    {
        std::vector<std::vector<u32>> ranges;
        const u32 line_number = signal_stream.peek().number;
 
        const Token<ci_string> type_name = signal_stream.consume();
        if (type_name == "std_logic")
        {
            return OK(ranges);
        }
 
        signal_stream.consume("(", true);
        TokenStream<ci_string> signal_bounds_stream = signal_stream.extract_until(")");
 
        // process ranges
        do
        {
            TokenStream<ci_string> bound_stream = signal_bounds_stream.extract_until(",");
            ranges.emplace_back(parse_range(bound_stream));
        } while (signal_bounds_stream.consume(","));
 
        signal_stream.consume(")", true);
 
        if (id_to_dim.find(type_name) != id_to_dim.end())
        {
            const size_t dimension = id_to_dim.at(type_name);
 
            if (ranges.size() != dimension)
            {
                return ERR("could not parse signal ranges: mismatch of dimensions (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
        }
        else
        {
            return ERR("could not parse signal ranges: type name '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(type_name.string) + "' is invalid (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
        }
 
        return OK(ranges);
    }
 
    void VHDLParser::expand_ranges_recursively(std::vector<ci_string>& expanded_names, const ci_string& current_name, const std::vector<std::vector<u32>>& ranges, u32 dimension) const
    {
        // expand signal recursively
        if (ranges.size() > dimension)
        {
            for (const u32 index : ranges[dimension])
            {
                expand_ranges_recursively(expanded_names, current_name + "(" + core_strings::to<ci_string>(std::to_string(index)) + ")", ranges, dimension + 1);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // last dimension
            expanded_names.push_back(current_name);
        }
    }
 
    std::vector<VHDLParser::ci_string> VHDLParser::expand_ranges(const ci_string& name, const std::vector<std::vector<u32>>& ranges) const
    {
        std::vector<ci_string> res;
 
        expand_ranges_recursively(res, name, ranges, 0);
 
        return res;
    }
 
    Result<std::vector<BooleanFunction::Value>> VHDLParser::get_binary_vector(std::string value) const
    {
        value = utils::to_upper(utils::replace(value, std::string("_"), std::string("")));
 
        std::string prefix;
        std::string number;
        std::vector<BooleanFunction::Value> result;
 
        // base specified?
        if (value.at(0) != '\"')
        {
            prefix = value.at(0);
            number = value.substr(2, value.rfind('\"') - 2);
        }
        else
        {
            prefix = "B";
            number = value.substr(1, value.rfind('\"') - 1);
        }
 
        // select base
        switch (prefix.at(0))
        {
            case 'B': {
                for (auto it = number.rbegin(); it != number.rend(); it++)
                {
                    const char c = *it;
                    if (c == '0' || c == '1' || c == 'Z' || c == 'X')
                    {
                        result.push_back(bin_map.at(c));
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return ERR("could not convert string to binary vector: invalid character within binary number literal '" + value + "'");
                    }
                }
                break;
            }
 
            case 'O':
                for (auto it = number.rbegin(); it != number.rend(); it++)
                {
                    const char c = *it;
                    if ((c >= '0' && c <= '7') || c == 'X' || c == 'Z')
                    {
                        const auto& bits = oct_map.at(c);
                        result.insert(result.end(), bits.begin(), bits.end());
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return ERR("could not convert string to binary vector: invalid character within octal number literal '" + value + "'");
                    }
                }
                break;
 
            case 'D': {
                u64 tmp_val = 0;
 
                for (const char c : number)
                {
                    if ((c >= '0' && c <= '9'))
                    {
                        tmp_val = (tmp_val * 10) + (c - '0');
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return ERR("could not convert string to binary vector: invalid character within decimal number literal '" + value + "'");
                    }
                }
 
                do
                {
                    result.push_back(((tmp_val & 1) == 1) ? BooleanFunction::Value::ONE : BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO);
                    tmp_val >>= 1;
                } while (tmp_val != 0);
                break;
            }
 
            case 'H': {
                for (auto it = number.rbegin(); it != number.rend(); it++)
                {
                    const char c = *it;
                    if ((c >= '0' && c <= '9') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') || c == 'X' || c == 'Z')
                    {
                        const auto& bits = hex_map.at(c);
                        result.insert(result.end(), bits.begin(), bits.end());
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return ERR("could not convert string to binary vector: invalid character within hexadecimal number literal '" + value + "'");
                    }
                }
                break;
            }
 
            default: {
                return ERR("could not convert string to binary vector: invalid base '" + prefix + "' within number literal '" + value + "'");
            }
        }
 
        return OK(result);
    }
 
    Result<std::string> VHDLParser::get_hex_from_literal(const Token<ci_string>& value_token) const
    {
        const u32 line_number = value_token.number;
        const ci_string value = utils::to_upper(utils::replace(value_token.string, ci_string("_"), ci_string("")));
 
        ci_string prefix;
        ci_string number;
        u32 base;
 
        // base specified?
        if (value.at(0) != '\"')
        {
            prefix = value.at(0);
            number = value.substr(2, value.rfind('\"') - 2);
        }
        else
        {
            prefix = "B";
            number = value.substr(1, value.rfind('\"') - 1);
        }
 
        // select base
        switch (prefix.at(0))
        {
            case 'B': {
                if (!std::all_of(number.begin(), number.end(), [](const char& c) { return (c >= '0' && c <= '1'); }))
                {
                    return ERR("could not convert token to hexadecimal string: invalid character within binary number literal '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(value) + "' (line "
                               + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
                }
 
                base = 2;
                break;
            }
 
            case 'O': {
                if (!std::all_of(number.begin(), number.end(), [](const char& c) { return (c >= '0' && c <= '7'); }))
                {
                    return ERR("could not convert token to hexadecimal string: invalid character within ocatl number literal '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(value) + "' (line "
                               + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
                }
 
                base = 8;
                break;
            }
 
            case 'D': {
                if (!std::all_of(number.begin(), number.end(), [](const char& c) { return (c >= '0' && c <= '9'); }))
                {
                    return ERR("could not convert token to hexadecimal string: invalid character within decimal number literal '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(value) + "' (line "
                               + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
                }
 
                base = 10;
                break;
            }
 
            case 'X': {
                std::string res;
 
                for (const char c : number)
                {
                    if ((c >= '0' && c <= '9') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F'))
                    {
                        res += c;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        return ERR("could not convert token to hexadecimal string: invalid character within hexadecimal number literal '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(value) + "' (line "
                                   + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
                    }
                }
 
                return OK(res);
            }
 
            default: {
                return ERR("could not convert token to hexadecimal string: invalid base '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(prefix) + "' within number literal '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(value)
                           + "' (line " + std::to_string(line_number) + ")");
            }
        }
 
        std::stringstream ss;
        ss << std::uppercase << std::hex << stoull(core_strings::to<std::string>(number), 0, base);
        return OK(ss.str());
    }
 
    Result<std::vector<VHDLParser::assignment_t>> VHDLParser::parse_assignment_expression(TokenStream<ci_string>&& stream) const
    {
        // PARSE ASSIGNMENT
        //   assignment can currently be one of the following:
        //   (1) NAME
        //   (2) NUMBER
        //   (3) NAME(INDEX1, INDEX2, ...)
        //   (4) NAME(BEGIN_INDEX1 to/downto END_INDEX1, BEGIN_INDEX2 to/downto END_INDEX2, ...)
        //   (5) ((1 - 4), (1 - 4), ...)
 
        std::vector<TokenStream<ci_string>> parts;
 
        if (stream.size() == 0)
        {
            return OK({});
        }
 
        // (5) ((1 - 4), (1 - 4), ...)
        if (stream.consume("("))
        {
            do
            {
                parts.push_back(stream.extract_until(","));
            } while (stream.consume(",", false));
 
            stream.consume(")", true);
        }
        else
        {
            parts.push_back(stream);
        }
 
        std::vector<assignment_t> result;
        result.reserve(parts.size());
 
        for (auto it = parts.rbegin(); it != parts.rend(); it++)
        {
            TokenStream<ci_string>& part_stream = *it;
 
            const Token<ci_string> signal_name_token = part_stream.consume();
            ci_string signal_name                    = signal_name_token.string;
 
            // (2) NUMBER
            if (utils::starts_with(signal_name, core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString("\"")) || utils::starts_with(signal_name, core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString("b\""))
                || utils::starts_with(signal_name, core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString("o\"")) || utils::starts_with(signal_name, core_strings::CaseInsensitiveString("x\"")))
            {
                if (auto res = get_binary_vector(core_strings::to<std::string>(signal_name_token.string)); res.is_error())
                {
                    return ERR_APPEND(res.get_error(), "could not expand assignment signal: unable to convert literal to binary string (line " + std::to_string(signal_name_token.number) + ")");
                }
                else
                {
                    result.push_back(std::move(res.get()));
                }
            }
            else if (signal_name == "'0'")
            {
                result.push_back(numeral_t({BooleanFunction::Value::ZERO}));
            }
            else if (signal_name == "'1'")
            {
                result.push_back(numeral_t({BooleanFunction::Value::ONE}));
            }
            else if (signal_name == "'X'")
            {
                result.push_back(numeral_t({BooleanFunction::Value::X}));
            }
            else if (signal_name == "'Z'")
            {
                result.push_back(numeral_t({BooleanFunction::Value::Z}));
            }
            else
            {
                // (3) NAME(INDEX1, INDEX2, ...)
                // (4) NAME(BEGIN_INDEX1 to/downto END_INDEX1, BEGIN_INDEX2 to/downto END_INDEX2, ...)
                if (part_stream.consume("("))
                {
                    std::vector<std::vector<u32>> ranges;
                    u32 closing_pos = part_stream.find_next(")");
                    do
                    {
                        TokenStream<ci_string> range_stream = part_stream.extract_until(",", closing_pos);
                        ranges.emplace_back(parse_range(range_stream));
 
                    } while (part_stream.consume(",", false));
                    part_stream.consume(")", true);
                    result.push_back(ranged_identifier_t({std::move(signal_name), std::move(ranges)}));
                }
                else
                {
                    // (1) NAME
                    result.push_back(std::move(signal_name));
                }
            }
        }
 
        return OK(result);
    }
 
    Result<std::vector<VHDLParser::ci_string>> VHDLParser::expand_assignment_expression(VhdlEntity* vhdl_entity, const std::vector<assignment_t>& vars) const
    {
        std::vector<ci_string> result;
        for (const auto& var : vars)
        {
            if (const identifier_t* identifier = std::get_if<identifier_t>(&var); identifier != nullptr)
            {
                if (identifier->empty())
                {
                    result.push_back(*identifier);
                    continue;
                }
                std::vector<std::vector<u32>> ranges;
 
                if (const auto signal_it = vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name.find(*identifier); signal_it != vhdl_entity->m_signals_by_name.end())
                {
                    ranges = signal_it->second->m_ranges;
                }
                else if (const auto port_it = vhdl_entity->m_ports_by_identifier.find(*identifier); port_it != vhdl_entity->m_ports_by_identifier.end())
                {
                    ranges = port_it->second->m_ranges;
                }
                else
                {
                    return ERR("could not expand assignment expression': '" + core_strings::to<std::string>(*identifier) + "' is neither a signal nor a port of entity '"
                               + core_strings::to<std::string>(vhdl_entity->m_name) + "'");
                }
 
                std::vector<ci_string> expanded = expand_ranges(*identifier, ranges);
                result.insert(result.end(), expanded.begin(), expanded.end());
            }
            else if (const ranged_identifier_t* ranged_identifier = std::get_if<ranged_identifier_t>(&var); ranged_identifier != nullptr)
            {
                std::vector<ci_string> expanded = expand_ranges(ranged_identifier->first, ranged_identifier->second);
                result.insert(result.end(), expanded.begin(), expanded.end());
            }
            else if (const numeral_t* numeral = std::get_if<numeral_t>(&var); numeral != nullptr)
            {
                for (auto value : *numeral)
                {
                    result.push_back(core_strings::to<ci_string>("'" + BooleanFunction::to_string(value) + "'"));
                }
            }
        }
 
        return OK(result);
    }
}    // namespace hal