lib.data: make constants comparable with compatible initializers.

Before this commit, `data.Const` was only comparable to `data.Const` or
`data.View`.

After this commit, in addition, it is also comparable to `dict` or
`list` provided that such a value is accepted by `layout.const()` where
`layout` is the layout of the `data.Const` object.

This change greatly reduces boilerplate in tests by enabling e.g.:

    assert (await stream_get(ctx, stream)) == {"value": 1}

instead of:

    assert (await stream_get(ctx, stream)) == Const({"value": 1}, stream.p.shape())

Note that, unlike `Layout.const`, which accepts arbitrary `Mapping` or
`Sequence` objects, only `dict` and `list` are accepted in comparisons.
Also, `data.View` continues to be comparable only to `data.View` and
`data.Const`. This is to minimize the scope of the change and reduce
likelihood of undesirable side effects when backported to the 0.5.x
branch.

Fixes #1414.

Author: whitequark

amaranth/lib/data.py

@@ -1083,19 +1083,37 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
         elif isinstance(other, Const) and self.__layout == other.__layout:
             return self.__target == other.__target
         else:
+            cause = None
+            if isinstance(other, (dict, list)):
+                try:
+                    other_as_const = self.__layout.const(other)
+                except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
+                    cause = exc
+                else:
+                    return self == other_as_const
             raise TypeError(
-                f"Constant with layout {self.__layout!r} can only be compared to another view or "
-                f"constant with the same layout, not {other!r}")
+                f"Constant with layout {self.__layout!r} can only be compared to another view, "
+                f"a constant with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted "
+                f"to a constant with the same layout, not {other!r}") from cause
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, View) and self.__layout == other._View__layout:
             return self.as_value() != other._View__target
         elif isinstance(other, Const) and self.__layout == other.__layout:
             return self.__target != other.__target
         else:
+            cause = None
+            if isinstance(other, (dict, list)):
+                try:
+                    other_as_const = self.__layout.const(other)
+                except (TypeError, ValueError) as exc:
+                    cause = exc
+                else:
+                    return self != other_as_const
             raise TypeError(
-                f"Constant with layout {self.__layout!r} can only be compared to another view or "
-                f"constant with the same layout, not {other!r}")
+                f"Constant with layout {self.__layout!r} can only be compared to another view, "
+                f"a constant with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted "
+                f"to a constant with the same layout, not {other!r}") from cause
 
     def __add__(self, other):
         raise TypeError("Cannot perform arithmetic operations on a lib.data.Const")

tests/test_lib_data.py

@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ def test_bug_837_array_layout_getattr(self):
                 r"^View with an array layout does not have fields$"):
             Signal(data.ArrayLayout(unsigned(1), 1), init=[0]).init
 
-    def test_eq(self):
+    def test_compare(self):
         s1 = Signal(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(2)}))
         s2 = Signal(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(2)}))
         s3 = Signal(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(1), "b": unsigned(1)}))
@@ -973,11 +973,12 @@ def test_bug_837_array_layout_getattr(self):
                 r"^Constant with an array layout does not have fields$"):
             data.Const(data.ArrayLayout(unsigned(1), 1), 0).init
 
-    def test_eq(self):
+    def test_compare(self):
         c1 = data.Const(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(2)}), 1)
         c2 = data.Const(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(2)}), 1)
         c3 = data.Const(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(2)}), 2)
         c4 = data.Const(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(1), "b": unsigned(1)}), 2)
+        c5 = data.Const(data.ArrayLayout(2, 4), 0b11100100)
         s1 = Signal(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(2)}))
         self.assertTrue(c1 == c2)
         self.assertFalse(c1 != c2)
@@ -987,13 +988,23 @@ def test_eq(self):
         self.assertRepr(c1 != s1, "(!= (const 2'd1) (sig s1))")
         self.assertRepr(s1 == c1, "(== (sig s1) (const 2'd1))")
         self.assertRepr(s1 != c1, "(!= (sig s1) (const 2'd1))")
+        self.assertTrue(c1 == {"a": 1})
+        self.assertFalse(c1 == {"a": 2})
+        self.assertFalse(c1 != {"a": 1})
+        self.assertTrue(c1 != {"a": 2})
+        self.assertTrue(c5 == [0,1,2,3])
+        self.assertFalse(c5 == [0,1,3,3])
+        self.assertFalse(c5 != [0,1,2,3])
+        self.assertTrue(c5 != [0,1,3,3])
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
-                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view or constant with "
-                r"the same layout, not .*$"):
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
             c1 == c4
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
-                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view or constant with "
-                r"the same layout, not .*$"):
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
             c1 != c4
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
                 r"^View with layout .* can only be compared to another view or constant with "
@@ -1004,21 +1015,45 @@ def test_eq(self):
                 r"the same layout, not .*$"):
             s1 != c4
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
-                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view or constant with "
-                r"the same layout, not .*$"):
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
             c4 == s1
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
-                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view or constant with "
-                r"the same layout, not .*$"):
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
             c4 != s1
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
-                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view or constant with "
-                r"the same layout, not .*$"):
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
             c1 == Const(0, 2)
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
-                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view or constant with "
-                r"the same layout, not .*$"):
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
             c1 != Const(0, 2)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
+            c1 == {"b": 1}
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
+            c1 != {"b": 1}
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
+            c5 == [0,1,2,3,4]
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError,
+                r"^Constant with layout .* can only be compared to another view, a constant "
+                r"with the same layout, or a dictionary or a list that can be converted to "
+                r"a constant with the same layout, not .*$"):
+            c5 != [0,1,2,3,4]
 
     def test_operator(self):
         s1 = data.Const(data.StructLayout({"a": unsigned(2)}), 2)