[doc] implement hw project dashboard
diff --git a/util/dashboard/dashboard_validate.py b/util/dashboard/dashboard_validate.py
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+# Copyright lowRISC contributors.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""
+Dashboard project json file validation
+"""
+
+import logging as log
+import sys
+
+
+def check_keys(obj, required_keys, optional_keys, err_prefix):
+ error = 0
+ for x in required_keys:
+ if not x in obj:
+ error += 1
+ log.error(err_prefix + " missing required key " + x)
+ for x in obj:
+ type = ''
+ if x in required_keys:
+ type = required_keys[x][0]
+ elif x in optional_keys:
+ type = optional_keys[x][0]
+ else:
+ log.warning(err_prefix + " contains extra key " + x)
+
+ return error
+
+
+field_required = {
+ 'name': ['s', "module name"],
+ 'version': ['s', "module version"],
+ 'life_stage': ['s', "life stage of module"]
+}
+field_optional = {
+ 'design_stage': ['s', "design stage of module"],
+ 'verification_stage': ['s', "verification stage of module"],
+ 'notes': ['s', "random notes"],
+}
+
+
+def validate(regs):
+ if not 'name' in regs:
+ log.error("Component has no name. Aborting.")
+ return 1
+ component = regs['name']
+
+ error = check_keys(regs, field_required, field_optional, component)
+ if (error > 0):
+ log.error("Component has top level errors. Aborting.")
+
+ return error
