Core Utils
HAL Core Utility functions.
- hal_py.CoreUtils.get_base_directory() os.PathLike
Get the base path to the HAL installation. 1. Use Environment Variable HAL_BASE_PATH 2. If current executable is hal (not e.g. python3 interpreter) use it’s path to determine base path. 3. Try to find hal executable in path and use its base path.
- Returns
The path.
- Return type
- hal_py.CoreUtils.get_binary_directory() os.PathLike
Get the path to the executable of HAL.
- Returns
The path.
- Return type
- hal_py.CoreUtils.get_default_log_directory(source_file: os.PathLike = '') os.PathLike
Get the path to the default directory for log files. If a netlist source file is provided, the function returns the parent directory, otherwise
get_user_share_directory() / "log".- Parameters
source_file (pathlib.Path) – The netlist source file.
- Returns
The path.
- Return type
- hal_py.CoreUtils.get_gate_library_directories() List[os.PathLike]
Get the paths to the locations where gate libraries are searched. Contains the share and user share directories.
- Returns
A list of paths.
- Return type
- hal_py.CoreUtils.get_library_directory() os.PathLike
Get the path to the shared and static libraries of HAL. The resulting path is relative to the binary directory.
- Returns
The path.
- Return type
- hal_py.CoreUtils.get_plugin_directories() List[os.PathLike]
Get the paths to the locations where plugins are searched. Contains the library and user share directories.
- Returns
A list of paths.
- Return type
Get the path to the shared objects of HAL. The resulting path is relative to the binary directory.
- Returns
The path.
- Return type
- hal_py.CoreUtils.get_user_config_directory() os.PathLike
Get the path to the configuration directory of the user. This is
~/.config/halon Unix.- Returns
The path.
- Return type
Get the path to shared objects and files provided by the user. This is
~/.local/share/halon Unix.- Returns
The path.
- Return type