Schematic_to_Buffer

Usage

psim.Schematic_to_Buffer();

Python Help

py.help(psim.Schematic_to_Buffer)

Python def

def Schematic_to_Buffer(self, SchematicFilePath):
        if not self.IsValid():
            print("PSIM object was not loaded.")
            return 0;

        # int Schematic_to_Buffer(const wchar_t* szFilePath, const void** out_buf, size_t* out_len, char * szErrorBuffer)
        Sch_to_buf = getattr(self.psimHandle, "Schematic_to_Buffer")
        if not Sch_to_buf:
            raise AttributeError(self.VersionErrorMessage)

        Sch_to_buf.argtypes = [ctypes.c_wchar_p, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_void_p), ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_size_t)]
        Sch_to_buf.restype  = ctypes.c_int

        out_ptr = ctypes.c_void_p()
        out_len = ctypes.c_size_t()
        res = Sch_to_buf(ctypes.c_wchar_p(SchematicFilePath), ctypes.byref(out_ptr), ctypes.byref(out_len))
        if res != 1:
            raise AttributeError(f"Schematic_to_Buffer failed: {res}")

        buf_t = (ctypes.c_ubyte * out_len.value).from_address(out_ptr.value)
        br = ByteReader(buf_t)

        sub_new = PSIM_Sub();
        sub_new.ReadFromBuffer(br)

        # void Free_SchematicBuffer(const void* out_buf)
        free_buf = getattr(self.psimHandle, "Free_SchematicBuffer")
        if free_buf:
            free_buf.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p]
            free_buf.restype  = None
            free_buf(out_ptr)  # free buffer returned from psim2.dll

        return sub_new