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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+"""
+This is a middle-processor for MicroPython source files.  It takes the output
+of the C preprocessor, has the option to change it, then feeds this into the
+C compiler.
+
+It currently has the ability to reorder static hash tables so they are actually
+hashed, resulting in faster lookup times at runtime.
+
+To use, configure the Python variables below, and add the following line to the
+Makefile:
+
+CFLAGS += -no-integrated-cpp -B$(shell pwd)/../tools
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+
+################################################################################
+# these are the configuration variables
+# TODO somehow make them externally configurable
+
+# this is the path to the true C compiler
+cc1_path = '/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/5.3.0/cc1'
+#cc1_path = '/usr/lib/gcc/arm-none-eabi/5.3.0/cc1'
+
+# this must be the same as MICROPY_QSTR_BYTES_IN_HASH
+bytes_in_qstr_hash = 2
+
+# this must be 1 or more (can be a decimal)
+# larger uses more code size but yields faster lookups
+table_size_mult = 1
+
+# these control output during processing
+print_stats = True
+print_debug = False
+
+# end configuration variables
+################################################################################
+
+# precompile regexs
+re_preproc_line = re.compile(r'# [0-9]+ ')
+re_map_entry = re.compile(r'\{.+?\(MP_QSTR_([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\).+\},')
+re_mp_obj_dict_t = re.compile(r'(?P<head>(static )?const mp_obj_dict_t (?P<id>[a-z0-9_]+) = \{ \.base = \{&mp_type_dict\}, \.map = \{ \.all_keys_are_qstrs = 1, \.is_fixed = 1, \.is_ordered = )1(?P<tail>, \.used = .+ };)$')
+re_mp_map_t = re.compile(r'(?P<head>(static )?const mp_map_t (?P<id>[a-z0-9_]+) = \{ \.all_keys_are_qstrs = 1, \.is_fixed = 1, \.is_ordered = )1(?P<tail>, \.used = .+ };)$')
+re_mp_rom_map_elem_t = re.compile(r'static const mp_rom_map_elem_t [a-z_0-9]+\[\] = {$')
+
+# this must match the equivalent function in qstr.c
+def compute_hash(qstr):
+    hash = 5381
+    for char in qstr:
+        hash = (hash * 33) ^ ord(char)
+    # Make sure that valid hash is never zero, zero means "hash not computed"
+    return (hash & ((1 << (8 * bytes_in_qstr_hash)) - 1)) or 1
+
+# this algo must match the equivalent in map.c
+def hash_insert(map, key, value):
+    hash = compute_hash(key)
+    pos = hash % len(map)
+    start_pos = pos
+    if print_debug:
+        print('  insert %s: start at %u/%u -- ' % (key, pos, len(map)), end='')
+    while True:
+        if map[pos] is None:
+            # found empty slot, so key is not in table
+            if print_debug:
+                print('put at %u' % pos)
+            map[pos] = (key, value)
+            return
+        else:
+            # not yet found, keep searching
+            if map[pos][0] == key:
+                raise AssertionError("duplicate key '%s'" % (key,))
+            pos = (pos + 1) % len(map)
+            assert pos != start_pos
+
+def hash_find(map, key):
+    hash = compute_hash(key)
+    pos = hash % len(map)
+    start_pos = pos
+    attempts = 0
+    while True:
+        attempts += 1
+        if map[pos] is None:
+            return attempts, None
+        elif map[pos][0] == key:
+            return attempts, map[pos][1]
+        else:
+            pos = (pos + 1) % len(map)
+            if pos == start_pos:
+                return attempts, None
+
+def process_map_table(file, line, output):
+    output.append(line)
+
+    # consume all lines that are entries of the table and concat them
+    # (we do it this way because there can be multiple entries on one line)
+    table_contents = []
+    while True:
+        line = file.readline()
+        if len(line) == 0:
+            print('unexpected end of input')
+            sys.exit(1)
+        line = line.strip()
+        if len(line) == 0:
+            # empty line
+            continue
+        if re_preproc_line.match(line):
+            # preprocessor line number comment
+            continue
+        if line == '};':
+            # end of table (we assume it appears on a single line)
+            break
+        table_contents.append(line)
+
+    # make combined string of entries
+    entries_str = ''.join(table_contents)
+
+    # split into individual entries
+    entries = []
+    while entries_str:
+        # look for single entry, by matching nested braces
+        match = None
+        if entries_str[0] == '{':
+            nested_braces = 0
+            for i in range(len(entries_str)):
+                if entries_str[i] == '{':
+                    nested_braces += 1
+                elif entries_str[i] == '}':
+                    nested_braces -= 1
+                    if nested_braces == 0:
+                        match = re_map_entry.match(entries_str[:i + 2])
+                        break
+
+        if not match:
+            print('unknown line in table:', entries_str)
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # extract single entry
+        line = match.group(0)
+        qstr = match.group(1)
+        entries_str = entries_str[len(line):].lstrip()
+
+        # add the qstr and the whole line to list of all entries
+        entries.append((qstr, line))
+
+    # sort entries so hash table construction is deterministic
+    entries.sort()
+
+    # create hash table
+    map = [None] * int(len(entries) * table_size_mult)
+    for qstr, line in entries:
+        # We assume that qstr does not have any escape sequences in it.
+        # This is reasonably safe, since keys in a module or class dict
+        # should be standard identifiers.
+        # TODO verify this and raise an error if escape sequence found
+        hash_insert(map, qstr, line)
+
+    # compute statistics
+    total_attempts = 0
+    for qstr, _ in entries:
+        attempts, line = hash_find(map, qstr)
+        assert line is not None
+        if print_debug:
+            print('  %s lookup took %u attempts' % (qstr, attempts))
+        total_attempts += attempts
+    if len(entries):
+        stats = len(map), len(entries) / len(map), total_attempts / len(entries)
+    else:
+        stats = 0, 0, 0
+    if print_debug:
+        print('  table stats: size=%d, load=%.2f, avg_lookups=%.1f' % stats)
+
+    # output hash table
+    for row in map:
+        if row is None:
+            output.append('{ 0, 0 },\n')
+        else:
+            output.append(row[1] + '\n')
+    output.append('};\n')
+
+    # skip to next non-blank line
+    while True:
+        line = file.readline()
+        if len(line) == 0:
+            print('unexpected end of input')
+            sys.exit(1)
+        line = line.strip()
+        if len(line) == 0:
+            continue
+        break
+
+    # transform the is_ordered param from 1 to 0
+    match = re_mp_obj_dict_t.match(line)
+    if match is None:
+        match = re_mp_map_t.match(line)
+    if match is None:
+        print('expecting mp_obj_dict_t or mp_map_t definition')
+        print(output[0])
+        print(line)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    line = match.group('head') + '0' + match.group('tail') + '\n'
+    output.append(line)
+
+    return (match.group('id'),) + stats
+
+def process_file(filename):
+    output = []
+    file_changed = False
+    with open(filename, 'rt') as f:
+        while True:
+            line = f.readline()
+            if not line:
+                break
+            if re_mp_rom_map_elem_t.match(line):
+                file_changed = True
+                stats = process_map_table(f, line, output)
+                if print_stats:
+                    print('  [%s: size=%d, load=%.2f, avg_lookups=%.1f]' % stats)
+            else:
+                output.append(line)
+
+    if file_changed:
+        if print_debug:
+            print('  modifying static maps in', output[0].strip())
+        with open(filename, 'wt') as f:
+            for line in output:
+                f.write(line)
+
+def main():
+    # run actual C compiler
+    # need to quote args that have special characters in them
+    def quote(s):
+        if s.find('<') != -1 or s.find('>') != -1:
+            return "'" + s + "'"
+        else:
+            return s
+    ret = os.system(cc1_path + ' ' + ' '.join(quote(s) for s in sys.argv[1:]))
+    if ret != 0:
+        ret = (ret & 0x7f) or 127 # make it in range 0-127, but non-zero
+        sys.exit(ret)
+
+    if sys.argv[1] == '-E':
+        # CPP has been run, now do our processing stage
+        for i, arg in enumerate(sys.argv):
+            if arg == '-o':
+                return process_file(sys.argv[i + 1])
+
+        print('%s: could not find "-o" option' % (sys.argv[0],))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    elif sys.argv[1] == '-fpreprocessed':
+        # compiler has been run, nothing more to do
+        return
+    else:
+        # unknown processing stage
+        print('%s: unknown first option "%s"' % (sys.argv[0], sys.argv[1]))
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()