Developer’s Reference: Code Generation Backend

These pages provide a detailed overview of the pystencils code generation backend as a reference for current and future developers of pystencils, as well as users who wish to customize or extend the behaviour of the code generator in their applications.

For an exemplary introduction to the code generation pipeline and its various components, please read the Walkthrough: The Kernel Translation Process.

Contents

• Walkthrough: The Kernel Translation Process
• Walkthrough: Code Generation for GPUs
• Constants, Memory Objects, and Functions
• Abstract Syntax Tree
• Iteration Spaces
• Kernel Translation
• Platforms
• AST Transformations
• Errors and Exceptions
• Extensions and Experimental Features