WIP adding VCD output

Cargo.lock

@@ -315,10 +315,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
  "os_pipe",
+ "petgraph",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tempfile",
  "trybuild",
+ "vec_map",
  "which",
 ]
 
@@ -357,6 +359,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fixedbitset"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0ce7134b9999ecaf8bcd65542e436736ef32ddca1b3e06094cb6ec5755203b80"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "funty"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -472,11 +480,10 @@ checksum = "01cda141df6706de531b6c46c3a33ecca755538219bd484262fa09410c13539c"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "num-bigint"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "608e7659b5c3d7cba262d894801b9ec9d00de989e8a82bd4bef91d08da45cdc0"
+checksum = "a5e44f723f1133c9deac646763579fdb3ac745e418f2a7af9cd0c431da1f20b9"
 dependencies = [
- "autocfg",
  "num-integer",
  "num-traits",
 ]
@@ -515,6 +522,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "petgraph"
+version = "0.6.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b4c5cc86750666a3ed20bdaf5ca2a0344f9c67674cae0515bec2da16fbaa47db"
+dependencies = [
+ "fixedbitset",
+ "indexmap",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "prettyplease"
 version = "0.2.20"
@@ -720,6 +737,12 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vec_map"
+version = "0.8.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f1bddf1187be692e79c5ffeab891132dfb0f236ed36a43c7ed39f1165ee20191"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.4"

Cargo.toml

@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ eyre = "0.6.12"
 hashbrown = "0.14.3"
 indexmap = { version = "2.2.6", features = ["serde"] }
 jobslot = "0.2.19"
-num-bigint = "0.4.4"
+num-bigint = "0.4.6"
 num-traits = "0.2.16"
 os_pipe = "1.2.1"
+petgraph = "0.6.5"
 prettyplease = "0.2.20"
 proc-macro2 = "1.0.83"
 quote = "1.0.36"
@@ -39,4 +40,5 @@ syn = { version = "2.0.66", features = ["full", "fold", "visit", "extra-traits"]
 tempfile = "3.10.1"
 thiserror = "1.0.61"
 trybuild = "1.0"
+vec_map = "0.8.2"
 which = "6.0.1"

crates/fayalite/Cargo.toml

@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ jobslot.workspace = true
 num-bigint.workspace = true
 num-traits.workspace = true
 os_pipe.workspace = true
+petgraph.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 tempfile.workspace = true
+vec_map.workspace = true
 which.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]

crates/fayalite/src/expr/target.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use std::fmt;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct TargetPathBundleField {
     pub name: Interned<str>,
 }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for TargetPathBundleField {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct TargetPathArrayElement {
     pub index: usize,
 }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for TargetPathArrayElement {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct TargetPathDynArrayElement {}
 
 impl fmt::Display for TargetPathDynArrayElement {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for TargetPathDynArrayElement {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum TargetPathElement {
     BundleField(TargetPathBundleField),
     ArrayElement(TargetPathArrayElement),
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_target_base {
 }
 
 impl_target_base! {
-    #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+    #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
     pub enum TargetBase {
         #[is = is_module_io]
         #[to = module_io]
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ impl TargetChild {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum Target {
     Base(Interned<TargetBase>),
     Child(TargetChild),

crates/fayalite/src/int.rs

@@ -227,12 +227,29 @@ macro_rules! impl_int {
         impl<Width: Size> BoolOrIntType for $name<Width> {
             type Width = Width;
             type Signed = ConstBool<$SIGNED>;
+            type Value = $value<Width>;
             fn width(self) -> usize {
                 $name::width(self)
             }
             fn new(width: Width::SizeType) -> Self {
                 $name { width }
             }
+            fn value_from_bigint_wrapping(self, v: BigInt) -> Self::Value {
+                $value::<Width>::from_bigint_wrapping(self, v)
+            }
+            fn bits_to_value(bits: Cow<'_, BitSlice>) -> Self::Value {
+                #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
+                struct MemoizeBitsToValue;
+                impl Memoize for MemoizeBitsToValue {
+                    type Input = BitSlice;
+                    type InputOwned = BitVec;
+                    type Output = Arc<BitVec>;
+                    fn inner(self, input: &Self::Input) -> Self::Output {
+                        Arc::new(input.to_bitvec())
+                    }
+                }
+                $value::new(MemoizeBitsToValue.get_cow(bits))
+            }
             fn bits_to_expr(bits: Cow<'_, BitSlice>) -> Expr<Self> {
                 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
                 struct MemoizeBitsToExpr;
@@ -334,6 +351,24 @@ macro_rules! impl_int {
             }
         }
 
+        impl<Width: Size> PartialOrd for $value<Width> {
+            fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<std::cmp::Ordering> {
+                Some(self.cmp(other))
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<Width: Size> Ord for $value<Width> {
+            fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> std::cmp::Ordering {
+                self.to_bigint().cmp(&other.to_bigint())
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl<Width: Size> From<$value<Width>> for BigInt {
+            fn from(v: $value<Width>) -> BigInt {
+                v.to_bigint()
+            }
+        }
+
         impl<Width: Size> $value<Width> {
             pub fn width(&self) -> usize {
                 if let Some(retval) = Width::KNOWN_VALUE {
@@ -482,6 +517,19 @@ macro_rules! impl_prim_int {
         $(#[$meta:meta])*
         $prim_int:ident, $ty:ty
     ) => {
+        impl From<$prim_int> for <$ty as BoolOrIntType>::Value {
+            fn from(v: $prim_int) -> Self {
+                <$ty>::le_bytes_to_value_wrapping(
+                    &v.to_le_bytes(),
+                    <$ty as BoolOrIntType>::Width::VALUE,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        impl From<NonZero<$prim_int>> for <$ty as BoolOrIntType>::Value {
+            fn from(v: NonZero<$prim_int>) -> Self {
+                v.get().into()
+            }
+        }
         $(#[$meta])*
         impl ToExpr for $prim_int {
             type Type = $ty;
@@ -498,10 +546,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_prim_int {
             type Type = $ty;
 
             fn to_expr(&self) -> Expr<Self::Type> {
-                <$ty>::le_bytes_to_expr_wrapping(
-                    &self.get().to_le_bytes(),
-                    <$ty as BoolOrIntType>::Width::VALUE,
-                )
+                self.get().to_expr()
             }
         }
     };
@@ -531,6 +576,15 @@ impl_prim_int!(
 pub trait BoolOrIntType: Type + sealed::BoolOrIntTypeSealed {
     type Width: Size;
     type Signed: GenericConstBool;
+    type Value: Clone
+        + Ord
+        + std::hash::Hash
+        + fmt::Debug
+        + Send
+        + Sync
+        + 'static
+        + ToExpr<Type = Self>
+        + Into<BigInt>;
     fn width(self) -> usize;
     fn new(width: <Self::Width as Size>::SizeType) -> Self;
     fn new_static() -> Self
@@ -545,6 +599,10 @@ pub trait BoolOrIntType: Type + sealed::BoolOrIntTypeSealed {
     fn as_same_width_uint(self) -> UIntType<Self::Width> {
         UIntType::new(Self::Width::from_usize(self.width()))
     }
+    fn value_from_int_wrapping(self, v: impl Into<BigInt>) -> Self::Value {
+        self.value_from_bigint_wrapping(v.into())
+    }
+    fn value_from_bigint_wrapping(self, v: BigInt) -> Self::Value;
     fn bits_from_bigint_wrapping(self, v: BigInt) -> BitVec {
         let width = self.width();
         let mut bytes = v.to_signed_bytes_le();
@@ -567,8 +625,9 @@ pub trait BoolOrIntType: Type + sealed::BoolOrIntTypeSealed {
         BitSlice::<u8, Lsb0>::from_slice_mut(&mut bytes)[..bits.len()].clone_from_bitslice(bits);
         BigInt::from_signed_bytes_le(&bytes)
     }
+    fn bits_to_value(bits: Cow<'_, BitSlice>) -> Self::Value;
     fn bits_to_expr(bits: Cow<'_, BitSlice>) -> Expr<Self>;
-    fn le_bytes_to_expr_wrapping(bytes: &[u8], bit_width: usize) -> Expr<Self> {
+    fn le_bytes_to_bits_wrapping(bytes: &[u8], bit_width: usize) -> BitVec {
         let bitslice = BitSlice::<u8, Lsb0>::from_slice(bytes);
         let bitslice = &bitslice[..bit_width.min(bitslice.len())];
         let mut bits = BitVec::new();
@@ -577,7 +636,17 @@ pub trait BoolOrIntType: Type + sealed::BoolOrIntTypeSealed {
             bit_width,
             Self::Signed::VALUE && bits.last().as_deref().copied().unwrap_or(false),
         );
-        Self::bits_to_expr(Cow::Owned(bits))
+        bits
+    }
+    fn le_bytes_to_expr_wrapping(bytes: &[u8], bit_width: usize) -> Expr<Self> {
+        Self::bits_to_expr(Cow::Owned(Self::le_bytes_to_bits_wrapping(
+            bytes, bit_width,
+        )))
+    }
+    fn le_bytes_to_value_wrapping(bytes: &[u8], bit_width: usize) -> Self::Value {
+        Self::bits_to_value(Cow::Owned(Self::le_bytes_to_bits_wrapping(
+            bytes, bit_width,
+        )))
     }
 }
 
@@ -629,6 +698,7 @@ impl sealed::BoolOrIntTypeSealed for Bool {}
 impl BoolOrIntType for Bool {
     type Width = ConstUsize<1>;
     type Signed = ConstBool<false>;
+    type Value = bool;
 
     fn width(self) -> usize {
         1
@@ -639,10 +709,19 @@ impl BoolOrIntType for Bool {
         Bool
     }
 
+    fn value_from_bigint_wrapping(self, v: BigInt) -> Self::Value {
+        v.bit(0)
+    }
+
     fn bits_to_expr(bits: Cow<'_, BitSlice>) -> Expr<Self> {
         assert_eq!(bits.len(), 1);
         bits[0].to_expr()
     }
+
+    fn bits_to_value(bits: Cow<'_, BitSlice>) -> Self::Value {
+        assert_eq!(bits.len(), 1);
+        bits[0]
+    }
 }
 
 impl Bool {

crates/fayalite/src/lib.rs

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ pub mod module;
 pub mod prelude;
 pub mod reg;
 pub mod reset;
+pub mod sim;
 pub mod source_location;
 pub mod testing;
 pub mod ty;

crates/fayalite/src/module.rs

@@ -714,6 +714,18 @@ impl<T: BundleType> Instance<T> {
             source_location,
         }
     }
+    pub fn from_canonical(v: Instance<Bundle>) -> Self {
+        let Instance {
+            scoped_name,
+            instantiated,
+            source_location,
+        } = v;
+        Self {
+            scoped_name,
+            instantiated: Module::from_canonical(*instantiated).intern_sized(),
+            source_location,
+        }
+    }
     pub fn containing_module_name(self) -> Interned<str> {
         self.containing_module_name_id().0
     }

crates/fayalite/src/sim/time.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+// See Notices.txt for copyright information
+use std::{
+    fmt,
+    ops::{Add, AddAssign, Sub, SubAssign},
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Default)]
+pub struct SimInstant {
+    time_since_start: SimDuration,
+}
+
+impl SimInstant {
+    pub const fn checked_add(self, duration: SimDuration) -> Option<Self> {
+        let Some(time_since_start) = self.time_since_start.checked_add(duration) else {
+            return None;
+        };
+        Some(SimInstant { time_since_start })
+    }
+    pub const fn checked_duration_since(self, earlier: Self) -> Option<SimDuration> {
+        self.time_since_start.checked_sub(earlier.time_since_start)
+    }
+    pub const fn checked_sub(self, duration: SimDuration) -> Option<Self> {
+        let Some(time_since_start) = self.time_since_start.checked_sub(duration) else {
+            return None;
+        };
+        Some(SimInstant { time_since_start })
+    }
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub const fn duration_since(self, earlier: Self) -> SimDuration {
+        let Some(retval) = self.checked_duration_since(earlier) else {
+            panic!(
+                "tried to compute the duration since a later time -- durations can't be negative"
+            );
+        };
+        retval
+    }
+    pub const fn saturating_duration_since(self, earlier: Self) -> SimDuration {
+        let Some(retval) = self.checked_duration_since(earlier) else {
+            return SimDuration::ZERO;
+        };
+        retval
+    }
+}
+
+impl Add<SimDuration> for SimInstant {
+    type Output = SimInstant;
+
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn add(mut self, rhs: SimDuration) -> Self::Output {
+        self += rhs;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl AddAssign<SimDuration> for SimInstant {
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: SimDuration) {
+        self.time_since_start += rhs;
+    }
+}
+
+impl Add<SimInstant> for SimDuration {
+    type Output = SimInstant;
+
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn add(self, rhs: SimInstant) -> Self::Output {
+        rhs.add(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Sub for SimInstant {
+    type Output = SimDuration;
+
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn sub(self, rhs: SimInstant) -> Self::Output {
+        self.duration_since(rhs)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Sub<SimDuration> for SimInstant {
+    type Output = SimInstant;
+
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn sub(self, rhs: SimDuration) -> Self::Output {
+        let Some(retval) = self.checked_sub(rhs) else {
+            panic!("SimInstant underflow");
+        };
+        retval
+    }
+}
+
+impl SubAssign<SimDuration> for SimInstant {
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: SimDuration) {
+        *self = *self - rhs;
+    }
+}
+
+impl SimInstant {
+    pub const START: SimInstant = SimInstant {
+        time_since_start: SimDuration::ZERO,
+    };
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for SimInstant {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.time_since_start.fmt(f)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Default)]
+pub struct SimDuration {
+    attos: u128,
+}
+
+impl AddAssign for SimDuration {
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: SimDuration) {
+        *self = *self + rhs;
+    }
+}
+
+impl Add for SimDuration {
+    type Output = SimDuration;
+
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn add(self, rhs: SimDuration) -> Self::Output {
+        SimDuration {
+            attos: self
+                .attos
+                .checked_add(rhs.attos)
+                .expect("overflow adding durations"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Sub for SimDuration {
+    type Output = Self;
+
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn sub(self, rhs: Self) -> Self::Output {
+        SimDuration {
+            attos: self
+                .attos
+                .checked_add(rhs.attos)
+                .expect("underflow subtracting durations -- durations can't be negative"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl SubAssign for SimDuration {
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: Self) {
+        *self = *self - rhs;
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct SimDurationParts {
+    pub attos: u16,
+    pub femtos: u16,
+    pub picos: u16,
+    pub nanos: u16,
+    pub micros: u16,
+    pub millis: u16,
+    pub secs: u128,
+}
+
+macro_rules! impl_duration_units {
+    (
+        $(
+            #[unit_const = $UNIT:ident, from_units = $from_units:ident, as_units = $as_units:ident, units = $units:ident, suffix = $suffix:literal]
+            const $log10_units_per_sec:ident: u32 = $log10_units_per_sec_value:expr;
+        )*
+    ) => {
+        impl SimDuration {
+            $(
+                const $log10_units_per_sec: u32 = $log10_units_per_sec_value;
+                pub const fn $from_units($units: u128) -> Self {
+                    Self::from_units_helper::<{ Self::$log10_units_per_sec }>($units)
+                }
+                pub const fn $as_units(self) -> u128 {
+                    self.attos / const { 10u128.pow(Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC - Self::$log10_units_per_sec) }
+                }
+            )*
+            pub const fn to_parts(mut self) -> SimDurationParts {
+                $(
+                    let $units = self.attos / const { 10u128.pow(Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC - Self::$log10_units_per_sec) };
+                    self.attos %= const { 10u128.pow(Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC - Self::$log10_units_per_sec) };
+                )*
+                SimDurationParts {
+                    $($units: $units as _,)*
+                }
+            }
+            pub const fn from_parts_checked(parts: SimDurationParts) -> Option<Self> {
+                let attos = 0u128;
+                $(
+                    let Some(product) = const { 10u128.pow(Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC - Self::$log10_units_per_sec) }.checked_mul(parts.$units as u128) else {
+                        return None;
+                    };
+                    let Some(attos) = attos.checked_add(product) else {
+                        return None;
+                    };
+                )*
+                Some(Self {
+                    attos,
+                })
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl fmt::Debug for SimDuration {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+                let ilog10_attos = match self.attos.checked_ilog10() {
+                    Some(v) => v,
+                    None => Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC,
+                };
+                let (suffix, int, fraction, fraction_digits) =
+                    match Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC.saturating_sub(ilog10_attos) {
+                    $(
+                        ..=Self::$log10_units_per_sec => {
+                            let divisor = const { 10u128.pow(Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC - Self::$log10_units_per_sec) };
+                            (
+                                $suffix,
+                                self.attos / divisor,
+                                self.attos % divisor,
+                                (Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC - Self::$log10_units_per_sec) as usize,
+                            )
+                        },
+                    )*
+                    _ => unreachable!(),
+                };
+                write!(f, "{int}")?;
+                if fraction != 0 {
+                    write!(f, ".{fraction:0fraction_digits$}")?;
+                }
+                write!(f, " {suffix}")
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(test)]
+        #[test]
+        fn test_duration_debug() {
+            $(
+                assert_eq!(
+                    format!("{:?}", SimDuration::$from_units(123)),
+                    concat!("123 ", $suffix)
+                );
+                assert_eq!(
+                    format!("{:?}", SimDuration::$from_units(1)),
+                    concat!("1 ", $suffix),
+                );
+                let mut v = SimDuration::$from_units(1);
+                if v.attos < 1 << 53 {
+                    v.attos += 1;
+                    assert_eq!(
+                        format!("{v:?}"),
+                        format!("{} {}", v.attos as f64 / 10.0f64.powf((SimDuration::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC - SimDuration::$log10_units_per_sec) as f64), $suffix),
+                        "1 {} + 1 as == {} as", $suffix, v.attos,
+                    );
+                }
+            )*
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+impl_duration_units! {
+    #[unit_const = SECOND, from_units = from_secs, as_units = as_secs, units = secs, suffix = "s"]
+    const LOG10_SECS_PER_SEC: u32 = 0;
+    #[unit_const = MILLISECOND, from_units = from_millis, as_units = as_millis, units = millis, suffix = "ms"]
+    const LOG10_MILLIS_PER_SEC: u32 = 3;
+    #[unit_const = MICROSECOND, from_units = from_micros, as_units = as_micros, units = micros, suffix = "μs"]
+    const LOG10_MICROS_PER_SEC: u32 = 6;
+    #[unit_const = NANOSECOND, from_units = from_nanos, as_units = as_nanos, units = nanos, suffix = "ns"]
+    const LOG10_NANOS_PER_SEC: u32 = 9;
+    #[unit_const = PICOSECOND, from_units = from_picos, as_units = as_picos, units = picos, suffix = "ps"]
+    const LOG10_PICOS_PER_SEC: u32 = 12;
+    #[unit_const = FEMTOSECOND, from_units = from_femtos, as_units = as_femtos, units = femtos, suffix = "fs"]
+    const LOG10_FEMTOS_PER_SEC: u32 = 15;
+    #[unit_const = ATTOSECOND, from_units = from_attos, as_units = as_attos, units = attos, suffix = "as"]
+    const LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC: u32 = 18;
+}
+
+impl SimDuration {
+    const fn from_units_helper<const UNITS_PER_SEC: u32>(units: u128) -> Self {
+        let Some(attos) =
+            units.checked_mul(const { 10u128.pow(Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC - UNITS_PER_SEC) })
+        else {
+            panic!("duration too big");
+        };
+        Self { attos }
+    }
+    pub const ZERO: SimDuration = SimDuration::from_secs(0);
+    pub const fn from_parts(parts: SimDurationParts) -> Self {
+        match Self::from_parts_checked(parts) {
+            Some(v) => v,
+            None => panic!("duration too big"),
+        }
+    }
+    pub const fn abs_diff(self, other: Self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            attos: self.attos.abs_diff(other.attos),
+        }
+    }
+    pub const fn checked_add(self, rhs: Self) -> Option<Self> {
+        let Some(attos) = self.attos.checked_add(rhs.attos) else {
+            return None;
+        };
+        Some(Self { attos })
+    }
+    pub const fn checked_sub(self, rhs: Self) -> Option<Self> {
+        let Some(attos) = self.attos.checked_sub(rhs.attos) else {
+            return None;
+        };
+        Some(Self { attos })
+    }
+    pub const fn is_zero(self) -> bool {
+        self.attos == 0
+    }
+    pub const fn saturating_add(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            attos: self.attos.saturating_add(rhs.attos),
+        }
+    }
+    pub const fn saturating_sub(self, rhs: Self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            attos: self.attos.saturating_sub(rhs.attos),
+        }
+    }
+    pub const fn checked_ilog10(self) -> Option<i32> {
+        let Some(ilog10_attos) = self.attos.checked_ilog10() else {
+            return None;
+        };
+        Some(ilog10_attos as i32 - Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC as i32)
+    }
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub const fn ilog10(self) -> i32 {
+        let Some(retval) = self.checked_ilog10() else {
+            panic!("tried to take the ilog10 of 0");
+        };
+        retval
+    }
+    pub const fn checked_pow10(log10: i32, underflow_is_zero: bool) -> Option<Self> {
+        let Some(log10) = Self::LOG10_ATTOS_PER_SEC.checked_add_signed(log10) else {
+            return if log10 < 0 && underflow_is_zero {
+                Some(Self::ZERO)
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+        };
+        let Some(attos) = 10u128.checked_pow(log10) else {
+            return None;
+        };
+        Some(Self { attos })
+    }
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub const fn pow10(log10: i32) -> Self {
+        let Some(retval) = Self::checked_pow10(log10, true) else {
+            panic!("pow10 overflowed");
+        };
+        retval
+    }
+    pub const fn is_power_of_ten(self) -> bool {
+        const TEN: u128 = 10;
+        const NUMBER_OF_POWERS_OF_TEN: usize = {
+            let mut n = 0;
+            while let Some(_) = TEN.checked_pow(n as u32) {
+                n += 1;
+            }
+            n
+        };
+        const POWERS_OF_TEN: [u128; NUMBER_OF_POWERS_OF_TEN] = {
+            let mut retval = [0; NUMBER_OF_POWERS_OF_TEN];
+            let mut i = 0;
+            while i < NUMBER_OF_POWERS_OF_TEN {
+                retval[i] = TEN.pow(i as u32);
+                i += 1;
+            }
+            retval
+        };
+        let mut i = 0;
+        while i < NUMBER_OF_POWERS_OF_TEN {
+            if self.attos == POWERS_OF_TEN[i] {
+                return true;
+            }
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Duration> for SimDuration {
+    fn from(duration: Duration) -> Self {
+        Self::from_nanos(duration.as_nanos())
+    }
+}

crates/fayalite/src/sim/vcd.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,542 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+// See Notices.txt for copyright information
+
+use crate::{
+    expr::Flow,
+    int::UInt,
+    sim::{
+        time::{SimDuration, SimInstant},
+        TraceArray, TraceAsyncReset, TraceBool, TraceBundle, TraceClock, TraceDecl,
+        TraceEnumDiscriminant, TraceEnumWithFields, TraceFieldlessEnum, TraceInstance,
+        TraceMemPort, TraceModule, TraceModuleIO, TraceReg, TraceSInt, TraceScalar, TraceScalarId,
+        TraceScope, TraceSyncReset, TraceUInt, TraceWire, TraceWriter, TraceWriterDecls,
+    },
+};
+use bitvec::slice::BitSlice;
+use std::{fmt, io, mem};
+
+pub struct VcdWriterDecls<W: io::Write + 'static> {
+    writer: W,
+    timescale: SimDuration,
+}
+
+impl<W: io::Write + 'static> VcdWriterDecls<W> {
+    pub fn new(writer: W) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            writer,
+            timescale: SimDuration::from_picos(1),
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn timescale(&self) -> SimDuration {
+        self.timescale
+    }
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub fn with_timescale(mut self, timescale: SimDuration) -> Self {
+        // check timescale validity
+        vcd_timescale(timescale);
+        self.timescale = timescale;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+#[track_caller]
+const fn vcd_timescale(timescale: SimDuration) -> &'static str {
+    if !timescale.is_power_of_ten() {
+        panic!("VCD timescale must be a power of 10");
+    }
+    macro_rules! timescales {
+        ($($const_name:ident = ($dur:expr, $text:literal),)*) => {
+            $(const $const_name: SimDuration = $dur;)*
+            match timescale {
+                $($const_name => $text,)*
+                _ => panic!("VCD timescale is too big"),
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    timescales! {
+        TIMESCALE_1_AS = (SimDuration::from_attos(1), "1 as"),
+        TIMESCALE_10_AS = (SimDuration::from_attos(10), "10 as"),
+        TIMESCALE_100_AS = (SimDuration::from_attos(100), "100 as"),
+        TIMESCALE_1_FS = (SimDuration::from_femtos(1), "1 fs"),
+        TIMESCALE_10_FS = (SimDuration::from_femtos(10), "10 fs"),
+        TIMESCALE_100_FS = (SimDuration::from_femtos(100), "100 fs"),
+        TIMESCALE_1_PS = (SimDuration::from_picos(1), "1 ps"),
+        TIMESCALE_10_PS = (SimDuration::from_picos(10), "10 ps"),
+        TIMESCALE_100_PS = (SimDuration::from_picos(100), "100 ps"),
+        TIMESCALE_1_NS = (SimDuration::from_nanos(1), "1 ns"),
+        TIMESCALE_10_NS = (SimDuration::from_nanos(10), "10 ns"),
+        TIMESCALE_100_NS = (SimDuration::from_nanos(100), "100 ns"),
+        TIMESCALE_1_US = (SimDuration::from_micros(1), "1 us"),
+        TIMESCALE_10_US = (SimDuration::from_micros(10), "10 us"),
+        TIMESCALE_100_US = (SimDuration::from_micros(100), "100 us"),
+        TIMESCALE_1_MS = (SimDuration::from_millis(1), "1 ms"),
+        TIMESCALE_10_MS = (SimDuration::from_millis(10), "10 ms"),
+        TIMESCALE_100_MS = (SimDuration::from_millis(100), "100 ms"),
+        TIMESCALE_1_S = (SimDuration::from_secs(1), "1 s"),
+        TIMESCALE_10_S = (SimDuration::from_secs(10), "10 s"),
+        TIMESCALE_100_S = (SimDuration::from_secs(100), "100 s"),
+        TIMESCALE_1000_S = (SimDuration::from_secs(1000), "1000 s"),
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: io::Write> fmt::Debug for VcdWriterDecls<W> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let Self {
+            writer: _,
+            timescale,
+        } = self;
+        f.debug_struct("VcdWriterDecls")
+            .field("timescale", timescale)
+            .finish_non_exhaustive()
+    }
+}
+
+fn write_vcd_scope<W: io::Write, R>(
+    writer: &mut W,
+    scope_type: &str,
+    scope_name: &str,
+    f: impl FnOnce(&mut W) -> io::Result<R>,
+) -> io::Result<R> {
+    writeln!(writer, "$scope {scope_type} {scope_name} $end")?;
+    let retval = f(writer)?;
+    writeln!(writer, "$upscope $end")?;
+    Ok(retval)
+}
+
+macro_rules! trait_arg {
+    (
+        trait $Arg:ident {
+            $(
+                fn $fn:ident(self) -> $ty:ty;
+            )*
+        }
+    ) => {
+        trait $Arg: Sized {
+            $(fn $fn(self) -> $ty {
+                unreachable!()
+            })*
+        }
+
+        $(
+            impl $Arg for $ty {
+                fn $fn(self) -> $ty {
+                    self
+                }
+            }
+        )*
+    };
+}
+
+trait_arg! {
+    trait Arg {
+        fn module(self) -> ArgModule;
+        fn module_body(self) -> ArgModuleBody;
+        fn in_type(self) -> ArgInType;
+    }
+}
+
+struct ArgModule {}
+
+struct ArgModuleBody {}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct ArgInType {
+    source_var_type: &'static str,
+    sink_var_type: &'static str,
+    duplex_var_type: &'static str,
+}
+
+trait WriteTrace: Copy {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()>;
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceDecl {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Scope(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::Scalar(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceScalar {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::UInt(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::SInt(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::Bool(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::FieldlessEnum(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::EnumDiscriminant(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::Clock(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::SyncReset(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::AsyncReset(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn write_scalar_id<W: io::Write>(writer: &mut W, id: TraceScalarId) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let min_char = b'!';
+    let max_char = b'~';
+    let base = (max_char - min_char + 1) as usize;
+    let mut id = id.as_usize();
+    loop {
+        let digit = (id % base) as u8 + min_char;
+        id /= base;
+        writer.write_all(&[digit])?;
+        if id == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn write_vcd_var<W: io::Write>(
+    writer: &mut W,
+    var_type: &str,
+    size: usize,
+    id: TraceScalarId,
+    name: &str,
+) -> io::Result<()> {
+    write!(writer, "$var {var_type} {size} ")?;
+    write_scalar_id(writer, id)?;
+    writeln!(writer, " {name} $end")
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceUInt {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let ArgInType {
+            source_var_type,
+            sink_var_type,
+            duplex_var_type,
+        } = arg.in_type();
+        let Self { id, name, ty, flow } = self;
+        let var_type = match flow {
+            Flow::Source => source_var_type,
+            Flow::Sink => sink_var_type,
+            Flow::Duplex => duplex_var_type,
+        };
+        if ty.width() == 0 {
+            write_vcd_var(writer, "string", ty.width(), id, &name)
+        } else {
+            write_vcd_var(writer, var_type, ty.width(), id, &name)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceSInt {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let Self { id, name, ty, flow } = self;
+        TraceUInt {
+            id,
+            name,
+            ty: UInt::new_dyn(ty.width()),
+            flow,
+        }
+        .write_trace(writer, arg)
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceBool {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let Self { id, name, flow } = self;
+        TraceUInt {
+            id,
+            name,
+            flow,
+            ty: UInt::new_dyn(1),
+        }
+        .write_trace(writer, arg)
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceFieldlessEnum {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceEnumDiscriminant {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceClock {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let Self { id, name, flow } = self;
+        TraceBool { id, name, flow }.write_trace(writer, arg)
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceSyncReset {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let Self { id, name, flow } = self;
+        TraceBool { id, name, flow }.write_trace(writer, arg)
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceAsyncReset {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let Self { id, name, flow } = self;
+        TraceBool { id, name, flow }.write_trace(writer, arg)
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceScope {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Module(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::Instance(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::MemPort(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::Wire(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::Reg(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::ModuleIO(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::Bundle(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::Array(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+            Self::EnumWithFields(v) => v.write_trace(writer, arg),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceModule {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let ArgModule {} = arg.module();
+        let Self { name, children } = self;
+        write_vcd_scope(writer, "module", &name, |writer| {
+            for child in children {
+                child.write_trace(writer, ArgModuleBody {})?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceInstance {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let ArgModuleBody {} = arg.module_body();
+        let Self {
+            name: _,
+            instance_io,
+            module,
+            ty: _,
+        } = self;
+        instance_io.write_trace(
+            writer,
+            ArgInType {
+                source_var_type: "wire",
+                sink_var_type: "wire",
+                duplex_var_type: "wire",
+            },
+        )?;
+        module.write_trace(writer, ArgModule {})
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceMemPort {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceWire {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let ArgModuleBody {} = arg.module_body();
+        let Self {
+            name: _,
+            child,
+            ty: _,
+        } = self;
+        child.write_trace(
+            writer,
+            ArgInType {
+                source_var_type: "wire",
+                sink_var_type: "wire",
+                duplex_var_type: "wire",
+            },
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceReg {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let ArgModuleBody {} = arg.module_body();
+        let Self {
+            name: _,
+            child,
+            ty: _,
+        } = self;
+        child.write_trace(
+            writer,
+            ArgInType {
+                source_var_type: "reg",
+                sink_var_type: "reg",
+                duplex_var_type: "reg",
+            },
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceModuleIO {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let ArgModuleBody {} = arg.module_body();
+        let Self {
+            name: _,
+            child,
+            ty: _,
+            flow: _,
+        } = self;
+        child.write_trace(
+            writer,
+            ArgInType {
+                source_var_type: "wire",
+                sink_var_type: "wire",
+                duplex_var_type: "wire",
+            },
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceBundle {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let arg = arg.in_type();
+        let Self {
+            name,
+            fields,
+            ty: _,
+            flow: _,
+        } = self;
+        write_vcd_scope(writer, "struct", &name, |writer| {
+            for field in fields {
+                field.write_trace(writer, arg)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceArray {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        let arg = arg.in_type();
+        let Self {
+            name,
+            elements,
+            ty: _,
+            flow: _,
+        } = self;
+        write_vcd_scope(writer, "struct", &name, |writer| {
+            for element in elements {
+                element.write_trace(writer, arg)?;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl WriteTrace for TraceEnumWithFields {
+    fn write_trace<W: io::Write, A: Arg>(self, writer: &mut W, arg: A) -> io::Result<()> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: io::Write> TraceWriterDecls for VcdWriterDecls<W> {
+    type Error = io::Error;
+    type TraceWriter = VcdWriter<W>;
+
+    fn write_decls(self, module: TraceModule) -> Result<Self::TraceWriter, Self::Error> {
+        let Self {
+            mut writer,
+            timescale,
+        } = self;
+        writeln!(writer, "$timescale {} $end", vcd_timescale(timescale))?;
+        module.write_trace(&mut writer, ArgModule {})?;
+        writeln!(writer, "$enddefinitions $end")?;
+        writeln!(writer, "$dumpvars")?;
+        Ok(VcdWriter {
+            writer,
+            finished_init: false,
+            timescale,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct VcdWriter<W: io::Write + 'static> {
+    writer: W,
+    finished_init: bool,
+    timescale: SimDuration,
+}
+
+impl<W: io::Write + 'static> VcdWriter<W> {
+    pub fn timescale(&self) -> SimDuration {
+        self.timescale
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: io::Write> TraceWriter for VcdWriter<W> {
+    type Error = io::Error;
+
+    fn set_signal_uint(&mut self, id: TraceScalarId, value: &BitSlice) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        match value.len() {
+            0 => self.writer.write_all(b"s0 ")?,
+            1 => write!(self.writer, "{} ", if value[0] { "1" } else { "0" })?,
+            _ => {
+                self.writer.write_all(b"b")?;
+                let mut any_ones = false;
+                for bit in value.iter().rev() {
+                    if *bit {
+                        any_ones = true;
+                        self.writer.write_all(b"1")?;
+                    } else if any_ones {
+                        self.writer.write_all(b"0")?;
+                    }
+                }
+                if !any_ones {
+                    self.writer.write_all(b"0")?;
+                }
+                self.writer.write_all(b" ")?;
+            }
+        }
+        write_scalar_id(&mut self.writer, id)?;
+        self.writer.write_all(b"\n")
+    }
+
+    fn set_signal_sint(&mut self, id: TraceScalarId, value: &BitSlice) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        self.set_signal_uint(id, value)
+    }
+
+    fn finish_init(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        if mem::replace(&mut self.finished_init, true) {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        writeln!(self.writer, "$end")
+    }
+
+    fn change_time_to(&mut self, instant: SimInstant) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        assert!(self.finished_init);
+        let mut instant_attos = (instant - SimInstant::START).as_attos();
+        instant_attos += self.timescale.as_attos() / 2;
+        let timestamp = instant_attos / self.timescale.as_attos();
+        writeln!(self.writer, "#{timestamp}")
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        self.writer.flush()
+    }
+
+    fn close(mut self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
+        self.writer.flush()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<W: io::Write> fmt::Debug for VcdWriter<W> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let Self {
+            writer: _,
+            finished_init,
+            timescale,
+        } = self;
+        f.debug_struct("VcdWriter")
+            .field("finished_init", finished_init)
+            .field("timescale", timescale)
+            .finish_non_exhaustive()
+    }
+}

crates/fayalite/src/util.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ pub use scoped_ref::ScopedRef;
 
 #[doc(inline)]
 pub use misc::{
-    interned_bit, iter_eq_by, BitSliceWriteWithBase, DebugAsDisplay, DebugAsRawString, MakeMutSlice,
+    get_many_mut, interned_bit, iter_eq_by, BitSliceWriteWithBase, DebugAsDisplay,
+    DebugAsRawString, MakeMutSlice, RcWriter,
 };
 
 pub mod job_server;

crates/fayalite/src/util/misc.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use crate::intern::{Intern, Interned};
 use bitvec::{bits, order::Lsb0, slice::BitSlice, view::BitView};
 use std::{
+    cell::Cell,
     fmt::{self, Debug, Write},
     rc::Rc,
     sync::{Arc, OnceLock},
@@ -94,9 +95,15 @@ pub fn interned_bit(v: bool) -> Interned<BitSlice> {
     RETVAL.get_or_init(|| [bits![0; 1].intern(), bits![1; 1].intern()])[v as usize]
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct BitSliceWriteWithBase<'a>(pub &'a BitSlice);
 
+impl<'a> Debug for BitSliceWriteWithBase<'a> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{self:#x}")
+    }
+}
+
 impl BitSliceWriteWithBase<'_> {
     fn fmt_with_base<const BITS_PER_DIGIT: usize, const UPPER_CASE: bool>(
         self,
@@ -155,3 +162,66 @@ impl fmt::UpperHex for BitSliceWriteWithBase<'_> {
         self.fmt_with_base::<4, true>(f)
     }
 }
+
+#[inline]
+#[track_caller]
+pub fn get_many_mut<T, const N: usize>(slice: &mut [T], indexes: [usize; N]) -> [&mut T; N] {
+    for i in 0..N {
+        for j in 0..i {
+            assert!(indexes[i] != indexes[j], "duplicate index");
+        }
+        assert!(indexes[i] < slice.len(), "index out of bounds");
+    }
+    // Safety: checked that no indexes are duplicates and no indexes are out of bounds
+    unsafe {
+        let base = slice.as_mut_ptr(); // convert to a raw pointer before loop to avoid aliasing with &mut [T]
+        std::array::from_fn(|i| &mut *base.add(indexes[i]))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+pub struct RcWriter(Rc<Cell<Vec<u8>>>);
+
+impl Debug for RcWriter {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        self.borrow_impl(|buf| {
+            f.debug_tuple("RcWriter")
+                .field(&DebugAsDisplay(format_args!("b\"{}\"", buf.escape_ascii())))
+                .finish()
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+impl RcWriter {
+    fn borrow_impl<R>(&self, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Vec<u8>) -> R) -> R {
+        let buf = Cell::take(&self.0);
+        struct PutBackOnDrop<'a> {
+            buf: Vec<u8>,
+            this: &'a RcWriter,
+        }
+        impl Drop for PutBackOnDrop<'_> {
+            fn drop(&mut self) {
+                self.this.0.set(std::mem::take(&mut self.buf));
+            }
+        }
+        let mut buf = PutBackOnDrop { buf, this: self };
+        f(&mut buf.buf)
+    }
+    pub fn borrow<R>(&mut self, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Vec<u8>) -> R) -> R {
+        self.borrow_impl(f)
+    }
+    pub fn take(&mut self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        Cell::take(&self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::io::Write for RcWriter {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+        self.borrow(|v| v.extend_from_slice(buf));
+        Ok(buf.len())
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}

crates/fayalite/src/wire.rs

@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ impl<T: Type> Wire<T> {
             ty: ty.canonical(),
         }
     }
+    pub fn from_canonical(v: Wire<CanonicalType>) -> Self {
+        let Wire {
+            name,
+            source_location,
+            ty,
+        } = v;
+        Self {
+            name,
+            source_location,
+            ty: T::from_canonical(ty),
+        }
+    }
     pub fn ty(&self) -> T {
         self.ty
     }