svmock (for use with svunit)

[neil johnson]

anyone interested in critiquing a pilot version of svmock? I could use a review before I attempt a formal release.

it's on github at: https://github.com/nosnhojn/svmock

the readme on that page is a poor man's user guide that relies on an example I included. everything is functional (including the example) but the feature set is minimal. I'd wait to see how it's received b/f I invest more time in it.

(background on mocking... a mock is a test <thing> that replaces some real dependency with a derived class that let's you insert checking and feedback. basically a wrapper around the original with bells and whistles that isolate you from functionality you may not care about or that's hard to deal with)

thanks in advance!

-neil

[Tudor Timi]

 I was thinking of working on this. Cool that you already did this!

[neil johnson]

all,

after some encouraging feedback from tudor and a few touch ups, I think this initial version of svmock is ready for action.

I wrote a blog post to introduce it: https://wp.me/p1GmTc-1Tr.

I've got a complete README.md on github with more detailed explanation: https://github.com/nosnhojn/svmock

any feedback is good feedback so if you take a look and care to share your impression, please go ahead. thanks again to tudor for being the first to put it to the test.

-neil

[Shruti Pasrija]

Hi,

I have used SVUnit for testing the drivers and sequencers in UVM .

I started looking at the SVMock and I was not clear about how I could use it for verifying the UVM components in testbench? 

It would be helpful if you could post an example for same or guide me about the approach.

Thanks!

[neil johnson]

hi shruti. this is next on my list. you looking for an example for some specific type of component? monitor, driver, sequencer, other?

[Shruti Pasrija]

I was looking for a example for a driver but any UVM component would work. I am just trying to understand how it would be useful in that sense.

Thanks!

[neil johnson]

ok. I'm working on a driver example now so hopefully it helps. once I have something, I'll post it to my blog. probably a week or 2.

[Shruti Pasrija]

Great,thanks!

[neil johnson]

shruti, example for the uvm driver is done. it's in the svmock release package. here's a link to the blog that explains it: https://wp.me/p1GmTc-1TV. hopefully that helps!

-neil