Add python script to generate value_string from file with #defines
diff --git a/tools/define-create-valstr.py b/tools/define-create-valstr.py
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+++ b/tools/define-create-valstr.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from optparse import OptionParser
+from pyparsing import *
+from value_string import *
+
+# define the structure of a macro definition (the empty term is used
+# to advance to the next non-whitespace character)
+macroDef = "#define" + Word(alphas+"_",alphanums+"_").setResultsName("macro") + \
+ empty + restOfLine.setResultsName("value")
+
+NL = Suppress( LineEnd() )
+restOfLineNL = restOfLine + NL
+
+LineComment = Literal('//') + restOfLineNL
+Comment = cStyleComment | LineComment
+
+# doesn't work :/
+macroDef.ignore(Comment)
+
+parser = OptionParser()
+parser.add_option("-n", "--name", dest="name",
+ help="Name of the value_string symbol to create")
+parser.add_option("-f", "--flavor", dest="flavor", default='osmocom',
+ help="Flavor of generated C (osmocom, wireshark)")
+parser.add_option("-w", "--weak-symbol", dest="weak", default=True,
+ help="Generate weak symbols")
+(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+filename = args[0]
+
+wr = ValueStringWriter(flavor=options.flavor, weak=options.weak, includes=[filename])
+
+with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+ res = macroDef.scanString(f.read())
+ vdict = {}
+ wr.export_header()
+ for tokens, startPos, EndPos in res:
+ vdict[tokens.value] = tokens.macro
+ wr.export_value_str(options.name, vdict, sort_key=None)