1 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/scala/firrtl/Utils.scala b/src/main/scala/firrtl/Utils.scala
index 45e611b2..4bf2d14d 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/firrtl/Utils.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/firrtl/Utils.scala
@@ -492,6 +492,11 @@ object Utils extends LazyLogging {
     case SourceFlow => Input
     case SinkFlow => Output
   }
+  @deprecated("Migrate from 'Gender' to 'Flow. This method will be removed in 1.3", "1.2")
+  def to_gender(d: Direction): Gender = d match {
+    case Input => MALE
+    case Output => FEMALE
+  }
   def to_flow(d: Direction): Flow = d match {
     case Input => SourceFlow
     case Output => SinkFlow
@@ -548,6 +553,38 @@ object Utils extends LazyLogging {
     case ex: WSubAccess => kind(ex.expr)
     case ex => ExpKind
   }
+  @deprecated("Migrate from 'Gender' to 'Flow'. This method will be removed in 1.3", "1.2")
+  def gender(e: Expression): Gender = e match {
+    case ex: WRef => ex.gender
+    case ex: WSubField => ex.gender
+    case ex: WSubIndex => ex.gender
+    case ex: WSubAccess => ex.gender
+    case ex: DoPrim => MALE
+    case ex: UIntLiteral => MALE
+    case ex: SIntLiteral => MALE
+    case ex: Mux => MALE
+    case ex: ValidIf => MALE
+    case WInvalid => MALE
+    case ex => throwInternalError(s"gender: shouldn't be here - $e")
+  }
+  @deprecated("Migrate from 'Gender' to 'Flow'. This method will be removed in 1.3", "1.2")
+  def get_gender(s: Statement): Gender = s match {
+    case sx: DefWire => BIGENDER
+    case sx: DefRegister => BIGENDER
+    case sx: WDefInstance => MALE
+    case sx: DefNode => MALE
+    case sx: DefInstance => MALE
+    case sx: DefMemory => MALE
+    case sx: Block => UNKNOWNGENDER
+    case sx: Connect => UNKNOWNGENDER
+    case sx: PartialConnect => UNKNOWNGENDER
+    case sx: Stop => UNKNOWNGENDER
+    case sx: Print => UNKNOWNGENDER
+    case sx: IsInvalid => UNKNOWNGENDER
+    case EmptyStmt => UNKNOWNGENDER
+  }
+  @deprecated("Migrate from 'Gender' to 'Flow'. This method will be removed in 1.3", "1.2")
+  def get_gender(p: Port): Gender = if (p.direction == Input) MALE else FEMALE
   def flow(e: Expression): Flow = e match {
     case ex: WRef => ex.flow
     case ex: WSubField => ex.flow