1 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/scala/firrtl/options/OptionsView.scala b/src/main/scala/firrtl/options/OptionsView.scala
index aacd997e..4235b660 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/firrtl/options/OptionsView.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/firrtl/options/OptionsView.scala
@@ -4,26 +4,31 @@ package firrtl.options
 
 import firrtl.AnnotationSeq
 
-/** Type class defining a "view" of an [[AnnotationSeq]]
-  * @tparam T the type to which this viewer converts an [[AnnotationSeq]] to
+/** Type class defining a "view" of an [[firrtl.AnnotationSeq AnnotationSeq]]
+  * @tparam T the type to which this viewer converts an [[firrtl.AnnotationSeq AnnotationSeq]] to
   */
 trait OptionsView[T] {
 
-  /** Convert an [[AnnotationSeq]] to some other type
+  /** Convert an [[firrtl.AnnotationSeq AnnotationSeq]] to some other type
     * @param options some annotations
     */
   def view(options: AnnotationSeq): T
 
 }
 
-/** A shim to manage multiple "views" of an [[AnnotationSeq]] */
+/** A shim to manage multiple "views" of an [[firrtl.AnnotationSeq AnnotationSeq]] */
 object Viewer {
 
+  /** Helper method to get at a given [[OptionsView]]. This enables access to [[OptionsView]] methods in a more canonical
+    * format, e.g., you can then do `Viewer[T].view`.
+    * @param a an implicit [[OptionsView]]
+    */
+  def apply[T](implicit a: OptionsView[T]): OptionsView[T] = a
+
   /** Convert annotations to options using an implicitly provided [[OptionsView]]
     * @param options some annotations
-    * @param optionsView a converter of options to the requested type
-    * @tparam T the type to which the input [[AnnotationSeq]] should be viewed as
+    * @tparam T the type to which the input [[firrtl.AnnotationSeq AnnotationSeq]] should be viewed as
     */
-  def view[T](options: AnnotationSeq)(implicit optionsView: OptionsView[T]): T = optionsView.view(options)
+  def view[T: OptionsView](options: AnnotationSeq): T = Viewer[T].view(options)
 
 }