hdl.ast: handle a common typo, such as Signal(1, True).

Author: whitequark

nmigen/hdl/ast.py

@@ -581,6 +581,8 @@ def __init__(self, shape=None, name=None, reset=0, reset_less=False, min=None, m
                  attrs=None, decoder=None, src_loc_at=0):
         super().__init__(src_loc_at=src_loc_at)
 
+        if name is not None and not isinstance(name, str):
+            raise TypeError("Name must be a string, not '{!r}'".format(name))
         self.name = name or tracer.get_var_name(depth=2 + src_loc_at, default="$signal")
 
         if shape is None:

nmigen/test/test_hdl_ast.py

@@ -429,6 +429,12 @@ def test_name(self):
         s2 = Signal(name="sig")
         self.assertEqual(s2.name, "sig")
 
+    def test_name_bad(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError,
+                msg="Name must be a string, not 'True'"):
+            # A common typo: forgetting to put parens around width and signedness
+            Signal(1, True)
+
     def test_reset(self):
         s1 = Signal(4, reset=0b111, reset_less=True)
         self.assertEqual(s1.reset, 0b111)