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authorchick2016-02-10 14:29:49 -0800
committerchick2016-02-10 14:29:49 -0800
commita9355ba3784e3c5ae611f096a48b4ee5c78464ad (patch)
tree1b1431d32877d3fb3241c661ebf92f1dc80f1ce9 /src/main
parentc9d9a313b39fa1d43f794c85ec31d8deb847dc9c (diff)
TesterDriverSpec is simpler and cleaner, extraneous circuit has been removed.
Cleanup comment for finish method in BasicTester, and finishWrapper in TesterDriver.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/main')
-rw-r--r--src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/BasicTester.scala8
-rw-r--r--src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/TesterDriver.scala10
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/BasicTester.scala b/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/BasicTester.scala
index 8f4d60f4..d3e9e7c8 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/BasicTester.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/BasicTester.scala
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ class BasicTester extends Module {
}
}
- /** Called this class or a subclass's constructor has finished giving
- * developers of chisel testers a post construction hook.
- * For example, a decoupled tester subclassing BasicTester could override finish in order to
- * add flow control logic around loading the device under test's input io from a Vec of values
+ /** The finish method provides a hook that subclasses of BasicTester can use to
+ * alter a circuit after their constructor has been called.
+ * For example, a specialized tester subclassing BasicTester could override finish in order to
+ * add flow control logic for a decoupled io port of a device under test
*/
def finish(): Unit = {}
}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/TesterDriver.scala b/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/TesterDriver.scala
index 2b7019c9..4547f48f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/TesterDriver.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/Chisel/testers/TesterDriver.scala
@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@ object TesterDriver extends BackendCompilationUtilities {
false
}
}
- /*
- * provides a hook for testers to implement necessary control logic for tests after the
- * implementation of the users test definition has been completed.
- * typically the finish method will inspect the users circuit and connect the tester
- * to the device under test
- */
+ /**
+ * Calls the finish method of an BasicTester or a class that extends it.
+ * The finish method is a hook for code that augments the circuit built in the constructor.
+ */
def finishWrapper(test: () => BasicTester): () => BasicTester = {
() => {
val tester = test()