Function wrap_braces

SLiCAP/schematic/component_item.py:244–255

Wrap a parameter value in {…} unless already wrapped; empty stays empty. In a SLiCAP netlist every parameter value/expression is enclosed in curly braces. The user enters the bare expression; the netlist writer and LaTeX renderer add the braces via this helper.

(value: str)

def wrap_braces(value: str) -> str:
    """Wrap a parameter value in {…} unless already wrapped; empty stays empty.

    In a SLiCAP netlist every parameter value/expression is enclosed in curly
    braces. The user enters the bare expression; the netlist writer and LaTeX
    renderer add the braces via this helper."""
    s = value.strip()
    # A bare "?" is an unset-value reminder, not an expression — never brace it
    # (and netlist generation rejects it before output anyway).
    if not s or s == "?" or (s.startswith("{") and s.endswith("}")):
        return s
    return "{" + s + "}"

_LABEL_FONT       = COMP_LABEL_FONT      # refdes font (also used for LaTeX-mode prefix text)
_LABEL_SVG_HEIGHT = COMP_LABEL_SVG_HEIGHT