edalize_example.py

from edalize import get_edatool

file_list = ['a.v', 'b.vhd', 'c.sdc', 'd.tcl']
name = 'myproject'
toplevel = 'mytoplevel'
tool = 'vivado'

#Where to put the output stuff
work_root = 'build'

#Set an example generic of integer type to value 614
#and another one to the string value hello
generics = [('mygeneric'     , 'int', 614),
            ('myothergeneric', 'str', 'hello')]

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edam = {
    'name' : name,
}
files = []
for f in file_list:
    if f.endswith('.v'):
        file_type = 'verilogSource'
    elif f.endswith('.vhd'):
        file_type = 'vhdlSource'
    elif f.endswith('.sdc'):
        file_type = 'SDC'
    elif f.endswith('tcl'):
        file_type = 'tclSource'
    else:
        file_type = 'user' #Or maybe file_type = ''
    _file = {'name' : f,
             'file_type' : file_type}

    #if you have any verilog files that are only used as `include
    #then set _file['is_include_file'] = True

    #If you have VHDL files that needs to be compiled to a library set
    #_file['logical_name'] = 'nameOfVhdlLibrary'
    files.append(_file)

edam['files'] = files

#Add any top-level generics (assuming it's a vhdl design)
parameters = {}
for generic in generics:
    parameters[generic[0]] = {'datatype' : generic[1],
                              'default'  : generic[2],
                              'paramtype' : 'generic'}

edam['parameters'] = parameters
                  
#Set tool-specific options
vivado_options = {'part' : 'xc7a35tcsg324-1'}

#Possible to set options for different tools by using different keys
tool_options = {'vivado' : vivado_options}

edam['tool_options'] = tool_options

#Get the vivado backend
backend = get_edatool(tool)(edam=edam, work_root=work_root)

#Create Vivado project files. After this is run, you can open the vivado
#project in the GUI if you like
backend.configure([])

#...or just build it in batch mode
backend.build()