The high level Metal architecture is diagramed in the overview below. The user workflow is diagramed in the workflow link below as well.
A base qlibrary component contains several attributes and a method that must be overridden by qlibrary components that extend the base.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| default_options | Default drawing options |
| component_metadata | Component metadata |
| options | A dictionary of the component-designer-defined options |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| make | The make function implements the logic that creates the geometry (poly, path, etc.) from the qcomponent.options dictionary of parameters, and the adds them to the design, using qcomponent.add_qgeometry(...), adding in extra needed information, such as layer, subtract, etc. |
A base qrenderer contains several attributes and several methods that must be overridden by qrenderers that extend the base.
Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Renderer name |
| element_extensions | Element extensions dictionary |
| element_table_data | Element table data |
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| render_chips | Render all chips of the design. Calls render_chip for each chip. |
| render_chip | Render the given chip. |
| render_components | Render all components of the design. If selection is none, then render all components. |
| render_component | Render the specified component. |
| render_element | Render the specified element. |
| render_element_path | Render an element path. |
| render_element_poly | Render an element poly. |
In addition to the attributes and methods that must be overwritten by any QRenderer, a base qrenderergui has additional methods that must be overwritten by all qrendererguis that extend the base.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| setup_fig | Setup the given figure. |
| style_axis | Style the axis. |
| render_design | Render the design. |
| render_component | Render the given component. |
| render_shapely | Render shapely. |
| render_connectors | Render connectors. |
| clear_axis | Clear the axis. |
| clear_figure | Clear the figure. |