vsc_generator: make algorithms more abstract

Use Any instead of Generic[T] for gen() function.

Signed-off-by: Mikhail Tsukerman <mikhail.tcukerman@daimler.com>
Signed-off-by: Magnus Feuer <magnus.feuer@mercedes-benz.com>

vsc/model/vsc_generator.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # For other features from parser module
 from vsc.model import vsc_ast
 from vsc.templates import TemplatePath
-from typing import Generic, TypeVar
+from typing import Generic, Any
 import jinja2
 import sys
 
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 
 default_templates = {}
 
-T = TypeVar('T')
-
 # Exception:
 class GeneratorError(BaseException):
  def __init__(self, m):
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ def get_template(filename):
  return jinja_env.get_template(filename)
 
 # gen() function to be called from templates
-def gen(node : Generic[T], template_file = None):
+def gen(node : Any, template_file = None):
  # Processing of lists of objects?
 
  if node is None:
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ def gen(node : Generic[T], template_file = None):
  raise GeneratorError(f'Wrong use of gen() function! Usage: pass the node as first argument (you passed a {type(node)}), and optionally template name (str) as second argument. (You passed a {template_file.__name__})')
 
 # gen helper function:
-def _gen_with_default_template(node : Generic[T]):
+def _gen_with_default_template(node : Any):
 
  # None is for a field that exists in Namespace definition, but was not given
  # a value in the YAML (=> happens only if it was an optional item).
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ def _gen_with_default_template(node : Generic[T]):
 
 # Instead of providing a template file, provide the template text itself
 # (for unit tests mostly). See gen() for more comments/explanation.
-def gen_template_text(node: Generic[T], template_text: str):
+def gen_template_text(node: Any, template_text: str):
  # Processing of lists of objects, see gen() for explanation
  if type(node) == list or type(node) == tuple:
  return [gen_template_text(x, template_text) for x in node]