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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 EfficiOS Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; only version 2
+# of the License.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+#
+
+import bt2
+
+
+def to_string(p):
+ # Print BT values in a predictable way (the order of map entries) and with
+ # additional information (u suffix to differentiate unsigned integers from
+ # signed integers).
+
+ if type(p) is bt2._ArrayValueConst:
+ s = '[{}]'.format(', '.join([to_string(x) for x in p]))
+ elif type(p) is bt2._MapValueConst:
+ s = '{{{}}}'.format(
+ ', '.join([k + '=' + to_string(p[k]) for k in sorted(p.keys())])
+ )
+ elif type(p) is bt2._UnsignedIntegerValueConst:
+ s = str(p) + 'u'
+ elif (
+ type(p)
+ in (
+ bt2._StringValueConst,
+ bt2._SignedIntegerValueConst,
+ bt2._RealValueConst,
+ bt2._BoolValueConst,
+ )
+ or p is None
+ ):
+ s = str(p)
+
+ else:
+ raise TypeError('Unexpected type', type(p))
+
+ return s