Rewrite topology tools with Construct to improve the readability and maintainability

README.md

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 ## Environment set up
 ### requirements
 #### apt packages
-expect alsa-utils python3 python3-graphviz
+expect alsa-utils python3 python3-construct python3-graphviz
 ```
-sudo apt install expect alsa-utils python3 python3-graphviz
+sudo apt install expect alsa-utils python3 python3-construct python3-graphviz
 ```
 #### user group
 sudo adm audio
@@ -144,9 +144,12 @@ apl
 * sof-tplgreader.py
 <br> tplgtool.py wrapper, it reads info from tplgtool.py to analyze topologies.
 
-* tplgtool.py
+* tplgtool2.py
 <br> Dumps info from tplg binary file.
 
+* tplgtool.py
+<br> Dumps info from tplg binary file. (deprecated)
+
 
 ## System configuration tips
 

env-check.sh

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func_check_pkg aplay
 func_check_pkg python3
 # jq is command-line json parser
 func_check_pkg jq
+func_check_python_pkg construct
 func_check_python_pkg graphviz
 func_check_python_pkg numpy
 func_check_python_pkg scipy

python-deps.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 python3-numpy
 python3-scipy
 pylint
+python3-graphviz
+python3-construct=2.8.*

tools/tplgtool.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+import warnings
 import os
 import sys
 import argparse
@@ -856,6 +857,7 @@ def find_interweaved_pipeline(self, comp):
         return interweaved_dict
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    warnings.warn("tplgtool.py is deprecated, use tplgtool2.py instead.", DeprecationWarning)
 
     def parse_cmdline():
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=True, formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter,