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+#
+# This file is part of LiteX.
+#
+# This file is Copyright (c) 2022 Gwenhael Goavec-Merou <gwenhael.goavec-merou@trabucayre.com>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+
+import argparse
+import importlib
+import sys
+
+from litex.soc.integration.soc_core import *
+from litex.soc.integration.builder import *
+
+# LitexArgumentParser ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class LiteXArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
+    """
+    ArgumentParser subclass used to intercept parse_args call and to simplify
+    common arguments addition
+    Attributes
+    ==========
+    _platform: GenericPlatform subclass
+        target platform
+    _device: str
+        target device family
+    _args: argparse.Namespace
+        list of args after parse_args call
+    _toolchain: str
+        toolchain used at build time
+    _default_toolchain: str
+        toolchain to use by default or when no selection is done  by the user
+    """
+    def __init__(self, platform=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        CTOR: create a Target options group, adds toolchain, build and load
+        arguments. Call builder_args and soc_core_args for fill parser with
+        corresponding options
+
+        Parameters
+        ==========
+        platform: GenericPlatform subclass
+            targeted platform
+        kwargs: dict
+            all arguments passed to argparse.ArgumentParser CTOR
+        """
+        argparse.ArgumentParser.__init__(self, kwargs)
+        self._platform = platform
+        if platform is not None:
+            self._device            = platform.device_family
+            toolchains              = platform.toolchains(self._device)
+            self._default_toolchain = toolchains[0]
+        else:
+            self._device            = None
+            toolchains              = None
+            self._default_toolchain = None
+        self._args              = None
+        self._toolchain         = None
+
+        self._target_group = self.add_argument_group(title="Target options")
+        if toolchains is not None:
+            self.add_target_argument("--toolchain",
+                                     default=self._default_toolchain,
+                                     choices=toolchains,
+                                     help="FPGA toolchain ({}).".format(" or ".join(toolchains)))
+        else:
+            self.add_target_argument("-toolchain", help="FPGA toolchain")
+        self.add_target_argument("--build",     action="store_true", help="Build design.")
+        self.add_target_argument("--load",      action="store_true", help="Load bitstream.")
+        builder_args(self)
+        soc_core_args(self)
+
+    def set_platform(self, platform):
+        """ set platform. Check first if not already set
+
+        Parameter
+        =========
+        platform: GenericPlatform subclass
+            the platform
+        """
+        assert self._platform is None
+        self._platform          = platform
+        self._device            = platform.device_family
+        toolchains              = platform.toolchains(self._device)
+        self._default_toolchain = toolchains[0]
+    # add a setter (LitexArgumentParserInstance.platform = myPlatform)
+    platform = property(None, set_platform)
+
+    @property
+    def target_group(self):
+        """ return target_group
+        """
+        return self._target_group
+
+    def add_target_argument(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ wrapper to add argument to "Target options group" from outer of this
+        class
+        """
+        self._target_group.add_argument(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @property
+    def builder_argdict(self):
+        """
+        access to builder_argdict
+
+        Return
+        ======
+        builder arguments dict
+        """
+        return builder_argdict(self._args)
+
+    @property
+    def soc_core_argdict(self):
+        """
+        access to soc_core_argdict
+
+        Return
+        ======
+        soc_core arguments dict
+        """
+        return soc_core_argdict(self._args)
+
+    @property
+    def toolchain_argdict(self):
+        """
+        access to target toolchain argdict
+
+        Return
+        ======
+        toolchain arguments dict
+        """
+        if self._platform is None:
+            return dict()
+        else:
+            return self._platform.get_argdict(self._toolchain, self._args)
+
+    def parse_args(self, args=None, namespace=None):
+        """
+        override argparse.ArgumentParser.parse_args to inject toolchain
+        and soc_core args.
+        Checks first is platform is set: when platform is none: try to
+        search for a platform argument
+        """
+        # When platform is None try to search for a user input
+        if self._platform is None:
+            platform = self.get_value_from_key("--platform", None)
+            if platform is not None:
+                self.set_platform(importlib.import_module(platform).Platform)
+
+        # Intercept selected toolchain to fill arguments.
+        if self._platform is not None:
+            self._toolchain = self.get_value_from_key("--toolchain",
+                                                      self._default_toolchain)
+            if self._toolchain is not None:
+                self._platform.fill_args(self._toolchain, self)
+
+        # Intercept selected CPU to fill arguments.
+        cpu_cls = None
+        cpu_name = self.get_value_from_key("--cpu-type")
+        if cpu_name is not None:
+            cpu_cls = cpu.CPUS[cpu_name]
+            if cpu_cls is not None and hasattr(cpu_cls, "args_fill"):
+                cpu_cls.args_fill(self)
+        self._args = argparse.ArgumentParser.parse_args(self, args, namespace)
+
+        # Re-inject CPU read arguments.
+        if cpu_cls is not None and hasattr(cpu_cls, "args_read"):
+            cpu_cls.args_read(args)
+
+        return self._args
+
+    def get_value_from_key(self, key, default=None):
+        """
+        search key into sys.argv
+
+        Parameters
+        ==========
+        key: str
+            key to search
+        default: str
+            default value when key is not in sys.argv
+
+        Return
+        ======
+            sys.argv corresponding value or default
+        """
+        value = None
+        try:
+            index = [i for i, item in enumerate(sys.argv) if key in item][0]
+            if '=' in sys.argv[index]:
+                value = sys.argv[index].split('=')[1]
+            else:
+                value = sys.argv[index+1]
+        except IndexError:
+            value = default
+        return value