Method: Origen.reset_interface

Defined in:
lib/origen.rb

.reset_interface(options = {}) ⇒ Object

Resets the tester interface (instantiates a new one). Any supplied options are passed to the interface initialization.



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# File 'lib/origen.rb', line 585

def reset_interface(options = {})
  # The doc interface should in future be phased out, but for now assume that an explicitly
  # declared interface is for the non-doc case
  if options[:interface] && !Origen.tester.doc?
    @interface = eval(options[:interface]).new(options)
  else
    int = interfaces.find { |i| i.supports?(Origen.tester) }
    if int
      @interface = int.new(options)
    else
      if defined? OrigenTesters::NoInterface
        @interface = OrigenTesters::NoInterface.new
      else
        unless options.delete(:silence_no_interface_error)
          fail "No interface has been defined for tester: #{Origen.tester.class}"
        end
      end
    end
  end
  @interface._load_generator if @interface.respond_to?(:_load_generator)
  if @interface.respond_to?(:at_flow_start)
    @interface.at_flow_start
  else
    @interface.reset_globals if @interface.respond_to?(:reset_globals)
  end
  if @interface.respond_to?(:on_interface_reset)
    @interface.on_interface_reset
  end
  @interface
end