16 files changed, 524 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/dist/ci-run.sh b/dist/ci-run.sh
index fa0d61f2e..131658cff 100755
--- a/dist/ci-run.sh
+++ b/dist/ci-run.sh
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ ci_run () {
   if [ "x$IS_MACOS" = "xtrue" ]; then
       CC=clang \
       prefix="`cd ./install-mcode; pwd`/usr/local" \
-      ./testsuite/testsuite.sh sanity gna vests
+      ./testsuite/testsuite.sh sanity gna vests vpi
   else
       # Build ghdl/ghdl:$GHDL_IMAGE_TAG image
       build_img_ghdl
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ ci_run () {
       if [ "x$ISSYNTH" = "xtrue" ]; then
         tests="$tests synth"
       fi
+      tests="$tests vpi"
       $RUN "ghdl/ghdl:$GHDL_IMAGE_TAG" bash -c "GHDL=ghdl ./testsuite/testsuite.sh $tests"
   fi
 
diff --git a/src/grt/grt-avhpi.adb b/src/grt/grt-avhpi.adb
index 374dcc3a6..5e234b9c7 100644
--- a/src/grt/grt-avhpi.adb
+++ b/src/grt/grt-avhpi.adb
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
             end case;
          when VhpiIndexedNames =>
             case Ref.Kind is
-               when VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+               when VhpiGenericDeclK |
+                    VhpiConstDeclK=>
                   Res := (Kind => AvhpiNameIteratorK,
                           Ctxt => Ref.Ctxt,
                           N_Addr => Avhpi_Get_Address (Ref),
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
       El_Type1 : Ghdl_Rti_Access;
    begin
       case Obj_Rti.Common.Kind is
-         when Ghdl_Rtik_Generic =>
+         when Ghdl_Rtik_Generic |
+              Ghdl_Rtik_Constant =>
             Is_Sig := False;
          when others =>
             Internal_Error ("add_index");
@@ -391,6 +393,10 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
             Res := (Kind => VhpiGenericDeclK,
                     Ctxt => Ctxt,
                     Obj => To_Ghdl_Rtin_Object_Acc (Rti));
+         when Ghdl_Rtik_Constant =>
+            Res := (Kind => VhpiConstDeclK,
+                    Ctxt => Ctxt,
+                    Obj => To_Ghdl_Rtin_Object_Acc (Rti));
          when Ghdl_Rtik_Subtype_Array =>
             declare
                Atype : constant Ghdl_Rtin_Subtype_Composite_Acc :=
@@ -480,6 +486,7 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
             case Ch.Kind is
                when Ghdl_Rtik_Port
                  | Ghdl_Rtik_Generic
+                 | Ghdl_Rtik_Constant
                  | Ghdl_Rtik_Signal
                  | Ghdl_Rtik_Type_Array
                  | Ghdl_Rtik_Subtype_Array
@@ -599,7 +606,8 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
             return Obj.Inst.Name;
          when VhpiSigDeclK
            | VhpiPortDeclK
-           | VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+           | VhpiGenericDeclK
+           | VhpiConstDeclK =>
             return Obj.Obj.Name;
          when VhpiSubtypeDeclK =>
             return To_Ghdl_Rtin_Subtype_Scalar_Acc (Obj.Atype).Name;
@@ -715,7 +723,8 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
                   Add (Obj.Inst.Name);
                when VhpiSigDeclK
                  | VhpiPortDeclK
-                 | VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+                 | VhpiGenericDeclK
+                 | VhpiConstDeclK =>
                   Add (Obj.Obj.Name);
                when VhpiIfGenerateK =>
                   Add (To_Ghdl_Rtin_Generate_Acc
@@ -937,7 +946,8 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
                     | VhpiSubtypeDeclK
                     | VhpiArrayTypeDeclK =>
                      Atype := Ref.Atype;
-                  when VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+                  when VhpiGenericDeclK
+                    | VhpiConstDeclK =>
                      Atype := Ref.Obj.Obj_Type;
                   when VhpiIndexedNameK =>
                      Atype := Ref.N_Type;
@@ -1130,7 +1140,8 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
                case Obj.Kind is
                   when VhpiSigDeclK
                     | VhpiPortDeclK
-                    | VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+                    | VhpiGenericDeclK
+                    | VhpiConstDeclK =>
                      --  Objects.
                      Linecol := Obj.Obj.Linecol;
                   when VhpiPackInstK
@@ -1230,7 +1241,8 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
             return Obj.Atype;
          when VhpiSigDeclK
            | VhpiPortDeclK
-           | VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+           | VhpiGenericDeclK
+           | VhpiConstDeclK =>
             return To_Ghdl_Rti_Access (Obj.Obj);
          when others =>
             return null;
@@ -1288,8 +1300,13 @@ package body Grt.Avhpi is
             Vptr := To_Ghdl_Value_Ptr (Obj.N_Addr);
             Atype := Obj.N_Type;
          when VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+            --  Putting values for generics is necessary to support SDF
+            --  annotations.
             Vptr := To_Ghdl_Value_Ptr (Avhpi_Get_Address (Obj));
             Atype := Obj.Obj.Obj_Type;
+         when VhpiConstDeclK =>
+            -- Don't support changing values of constants.
+            return AvhpiErrorNotImplemented;
          when others =>
             return AvhpiErrorNotImplemented;
       end case;
diff --git a/src/grt/grt-vcd.adb b/src/grt/grt-vcd.adb
index 6722f2a75..aab295555 100644
--- a/src/grt/grt-vcd.adb
+++ b/src/grt/grt-vcd.adb
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ package body Grt.Vcd is
             end case;
          when VhpiSigDeclK =>
             Val := Vcd_Effective;
-         when VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+         when VhpiGenericDeclK
+           | VhpiConstDeclK =>
             Val := Vcd_Variable;
          when others =>
             Info := (Vtype => Vcd_Bad,
diff --git a/src/grt/grt-vpi.adb b/src/grt/grt-vpi.adb
index a2884bd76..afcc2692f 100644
--- a/src/grt/grt-vpi.adb
+++ b/src/grt/grt-vpi.adb
@@ -574,6 +574,15 @@ package body Grt.Vpi is
                   return vpiParameter;
                end if;
             end;
+         when VhpiConstDeclK =>
+            declare
+               Info : Verilog_Wire_Info;
+            begin
+               Get_Verilog_Wire (Res, Info);
+               if Info.Vtype /= Vcd_Bad then
+                  return vpiConstant;
+               end if;
+            end;
          when others =>
             null;
       end case;
@@ -596,6 +605,9 @@ package body Grt.Vpi is
          when vpiParameter =>
             return new struct_vpiHandle'(mType => vpiParameter,
                                          Ref => Res);
+         when vpiConstant =>
+            return new struct_vpiHandle'(mType => vpiConstant,
+                                         Ref => Res);
          when others =>
             return null;
       end case;
@@ -859,7 +871,8 @@ package body Grt.Vpi is
       case Vhpi_Get_Kind (Obj) is
          when VhpiPortDeclK
            | VhpiSigDeclK
-           | VhpiGenericDeclK =>
+           | VhpiGenericDeclK
+           | VhpiConstDeclK =>
             null;
          when others =>
             return null;
@@ -894,13 +907,15 @@ package body Grt.Vpi is
                Append_Bin (Ghdl_U64 (V), 32);
             end;
          when Vcd_Bit
-           | Vcd_Bool
-           | Vcd_Bitvector =>
+           | Vcd_Bool =>
+            Append (Buf_Value, Map_Std_B1 (Verilog_Wire_Val (Info).B1));
+         when Vcd_Bitvector =>
             for J in 0 .. Len - 1 loop
                Append (Buf_Value, Map_Std_B1 (Verilog_Wire_Val (Info, J).B1));
             end loop;
-         when Vcd_Stdlogic
-           | Vcd_Stdlogic_Vector =>
+         when Vcd_Stdlogic =>
+            Append (Buf_Value, E8_To_Char (Verilog_Wire_Val (Info).E8));
+         when Vcd_Stdlogic_Vector =>
             for J in 0 .. Len - 1 loop
                Append (Buf_Value, E8_To_Char (Verilog_Wire_Val (Info, J).E8));
             end loop;
diff --git a/src/grt/grt-vpi.ads b/src/grt/grt-vpi.ads
index 578ed23af..353451edd 100644
--- a/src/grt/grt-vpi.ads
+++ b/src/grt/grt-vpi.ads
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ package Grt.Vpi is
    vpiSize :          constant Integer :=  4;
    vpiFile :          constant Integer :=  5;
    vpiLineNo :        constant Integer :=  6;
+   vpiConstant :      constant Integer :=  7;
 
    vpiDefName :       constant Integer :=  9;
    vpiTimePrecision : constant Integer := 12;
diff --git a/testsuite/testsuite.sh b/testsuite/testsuite.sh
index ae6b7f54f..f060e763c 100755
--- a/testsuite/testsuite.sh
+++ b/testsuite/testsuite.sh
@@ -177,6 +177,32 @@ do_synth () {
 
 #---
 
+do_vpi () {
+  gstart "[GHDL - test] vpi"
+  cd vpi
+
+  for d in *[0-9]; do
+    cd $d
+    if ./testsuite.sh > test.log 2>&1 ; then
+      printf "vpi $d: ${ANSI_GREEN}ok${ANSI_NOCOLOR}\n"
+      # Don't disp log
+    else
+      printf "vpi $d: ${ANSI_RED}failed${ANSI_NOCOLOR}\n"
+      cat test.log
+      failures="$failures $d"
+    fi
+    cd ..
+    # Stop at the first failure
+    [ "$failures" = "" ] || break
+  done
+
+  cd ..
+  gend
+  [ "$failures" = "" ] || exit 1
+}
+
+#---
+
 if [ "x$GHDL" = "x" ]; then
   if [ "x$prefix" != "x" ]; then
     export GHDL="$prefix/bin/ghdl"
@@ -200,7 +226,7 @@ for opt; do
   esac
 done
 
-if [ "x$tests" = "x" ]; then tests="sanity gna vests synth"; fi
+if [ "x$tests" = "x" ]; then tests="sanity gna vests synth vpi"; fi
 
 echo "tests: $tests"
 
@@ -211,6 +237,7 @@ do_test() {
     gna)    do_gna;;
     vests)  do_vests;;
     synth)  do_synth;;
+    vpi) do_vpi;;
     *)
       printf "${ANSI_RED}$0: test name '$1' is unknown${ANSI_NOCOLOR}\n"
       exit 1;;
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/testsuite.sh b/testsuite/vpi/testsuite.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..12b367f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/testsuite.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+# Driver for a testsuite.
+
+set -e
+
+# This is the only place where test dirs are specified.  Do not duplicate this
+# line
+dirs="*[0-9]"
+
+failures=""
+full=n
+
+for opt; do
+  case "$opt" in
+  -k | --keep-going)  full=y ;;
+  --dir=*) dirs=`echo $opt | sed -e 's/--dir=//'` ;;
+  --skip=*) d=`echo $opt | sed -e 's/--skip=//'`
+            dirs=`echo "" $dirs | sed -e "s/ $d//"` ;;
+  --start-at=*) d=`echo $opt | sed -e 's/--start-at=//'`
+            dirs=`echo "" $dirs | sed -e "s/^.* $d//"`
+            dirs="$d $dirs" ;;
+  --list-tests) echo $dirs; exit 0;;
+  *) echo "Unknown option $opt"
+     exit 2
+     ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+singlerun() {
+  echo ""
+  echo "dir $1:"
+  cd $1
+  if ! ./testsuite.sh; then
+    echo "#################################################################"
+    echo "######### FAILURE: $1"
+    echo "#################################################################"
+    if [ $2 = "y" ]; then
+      failures="$failures $1"
+    else
+      exit 1;
+    fi
+  fi
+  cd ..
+}
+
+for i in $dirs; do singlerun $i $full; done
+
+if [ x"$failures" = x"" ]; then
+    echo "tests are successful" && exit 0
+else
+    echo "test failed ($failures)" && exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/mydesign.vhdl b/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/mydesign.vhdl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b420ac7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/mydesign.vhdl
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+library ieee ;
+use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+
+entity myentity is
+  generic (
+    genint: integer := 42;
+    genstring: string := "fish";
+    genbool: boolean := True;
+    gensl: std_logic := '0'
+    );
+  port (
+    iportbool: in boolean;
+    iportint: in integer;
+    iportsl: in std_logic;
+    oportbool: out boolean;
+    oportint: out integer;
+    oportsl: out std_logic
+    );
+end myentity;
+
+architecture arch of myentity is
+  constant constsl: std_logic := '0';
+  signal sigsl: std_logic; 
+  constant constint: integer := 42;
+  signal sigint: integer; 
+  constant constbool: boolean := True;
+  signal sigbool: boolean; 
+  constant conststring: string := "fish";
+begin
+  sigsl <= iportsl;
+  sigbool <= iportbool;
+  sigint <= iportint;
+
+  oportbool <= constbool;
+  oportint <= constint;
+  oportsl <= constsl;
+
+end arch; 
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/testsuite.sh b/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/testsuite.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a3edac791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/testsuite.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+. ../../testenv.sh
+
+analyze mydesign.vhdl
+elab myentity
+
+if ghdl_has_feature myentity vpi; then
+  $GHDL --vpi-compile -v gcc -c vpi1.c
+  $GHDL --vpi-link -v gcc -o vpi1.vpi vpi1.o
+
+  add_vpi_path
+
+  simulate myentity --vpi=./vpi1.vpi | tee myentity.out
+  if grep -q Error myentity.out; then
+      echo "Error in output"
+      exit 1;
+  fi
+
+  rm -f vpi1.vpi vpi1.o myentity.out
+fi
+clean
+
+echo "Test successful"
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/vpi1.c b/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/vpi1.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4943fde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi001/vpi1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <vpi_user.h>
+#define N_NAMES 12
+
+void
+vpi_proc (void)
+{
+  vpiHandle net;
+  s_vpi_value val;
+  char names[N_NAMES][64] =
+    {
+     // Integers
+     "myentity.sigint",
+     "myentity.iportint",
+     "myentity.genint",
+     "myentity.constint",
+
+     // Std_logic
+     "myentity.sigsl",
+     "myentity.iportsl",
+     "myentity.gensl",
+     "myentity.constsl",
+
+     // Boolean
+     "myentity.sigbool",
+     "myentity.iportbool",
+     "myentity.genbool",
+     "myentity.constbool",
+
+     // String
+     //"myentity.genstring", -- Not supported
+     //"myentity.conststring" -- Not supported
+    };
+                       
+  for (int name_index=0; name_index<N_NAMES; name_index+=1) {
+    printf ("Trying to find name %s\n", names[name_index]);
+    net = vpi_handle_by_name (names[name_index], NULL);
+    if (net == NULL)
+        {
+        printf ("Error: Failed to find the net %s\n", names[name_index]);
+        return;
+        }
+    val.format = vpiBinStrVal;
+    vpi_get_value (net, &val);
+    printf ("value: %s\n", val.value.str);
+  }
+}
+
+void my_handle_register()
+{
+  s_cb_data cb;
+  printf ("Hello world\n");
+
+  cb.reason = cbEndOfCompile;
+  cb.cb_rtn = &vpi_proc;
+  cb.user_data = NULL;
+  if (vpi_register_cb (&cb) == NULL)
+    vpi_printf ("Error: Cannot register EndOfCompile call back\n");
+}
+
+void (*vlog_startup_routines[]) () =
+{
+  my_handle_register,
+  0
+};
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/mydesign.vhdl b/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/mydesign.vhdl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c542f5fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/mydesign.vhdl
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+library ieee ;
+use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+
+package mypackage is
+  type myenum is (ONE, TWO, THREE);
+  subtype myarray is bit_vector(2 downto 0);
+  type myarray5 is array(1 downto 0) of bit;
+end package;
+
+library ieee ;
+use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+use work.mypackage.all;
+
+entity myentity is
+  generic (
+    width: integer := 2;
+    genenum: myenum := ONE;
+    genarray1: bit_vector(1 downto 0) := "01";
+    genarray3: myarray := "010";
+    genarray5: myarray5 := ('1', '0')
+    );
+  port (
+    portenum: in myenum;
+    portarray1: in bit_vector(1 downto 0);
+    portarray2: in bit_vector(width downto 0);
+    portarray3: in myarray;
+    portarray5: in myarray5
+    );
+end myentity;
+
+architecture arch of myentity is
+  subtype myarray4 is bit_vector(width downto 0);
+  signal sigenum: myenum; 
+  constant constenum: myenum := ONE;
+  signal sigarray1: bit_vector(1 downto 0); 
+  constant constarray1: bit_vector(1 downto 0) := "10";
+  signal sigarray2: bit_vector(width downto 0); 
+  constant constarray2: bit_vector(width downto 0) := (others => '1');
+  signal sigarray3: myarray; 
+  constant constarray3: myarray := "101";
+  signal sigarray4: myarray4;
+  constant constarray4: myarray4:= (others => '1');
+  signal sigarray5: myarray5;
+  constant constarray5: myarray5:= (others => '1');
+begin
+end arch; 
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/testsuite.sh b/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/testsuite.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..508ad6b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/testsuite.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+. ../../testenv.sh
+
+analyze mydesign.vhdl
+elab myentity
+
+if ghdl_has_feature myentity vpi; then
+  $GHDL --vpi-compile -v gcc -c vpi1.c
+  $GHDL --vpi-link -v gcc -o vpi1.vpi vpi1.o
+
+  add_vpi_path
+
+  simulate myentity --vpi=./vpi1.vpi | tee myentity.out
+  if grep -q Error myentity.out; then
+      echo "Error in output"
+      exit 1;
+  fi
+  if grep -q error myentity.out; then
+      echo "error in output"
+      exit 1;
+  fi
+
+  rm -f vpi1.vpi vpi1.o
+fi
+clean
+
+echo "Test successful"
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/vpi1.c b/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/vpi1.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f992e8246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi002/vpi1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <vpi_user.h>
+#define N_NAMES 12
+
+void
+vpi_proc (void)
+{
+  vpiHandle net;
+  s_vpi_value val;
+  char names[N_NAMES][64] =
+    {
+     // Enum
+     "myentity.sigenum",
+     "myentity.portenum",
+     "myentity.genenum",
+     //"myentity.constenum" // Not supported
+
+     // Array1 (unbounded static)
+     "myentity.sigarray1",
+     "myentity.portarray1",
+     //"myentity.genarray1",  // Not supported
+     //"myentity.constarray1" // Not supported
+     //"myentity.sigarray1[0]", // Not supported
+     //"myentity.portarray1[0]", // Not supported
+
+     // Array2 (unbounded complex)
+     "myentity.sigarray2",
+     "myentity.portarray2",
+     //"myentity.constarray2" // Not supported
+
+     // Array3 (bounded static)
+     "myentity.sigarray3",
+     "myentity.portarray3",
+     //"myentity.genarray3",  // Not supported
+     //"myentity.constarray3" // Not supported
+
+     // Array4 (bounded complex)
+     "myentity.sigarray4",
+     //"myentity.constarray4" // Not supported
+
+     // Array4 (bounded static) array of bit
+     "myentity.sigarray5",
+     "myentity.portarray5",
+     //"myentity.constarray5", // Not supported
+     //"myentity.genarray5", // Not supported
+     //"myentity.sigarray5[0]", // Not supported
+     //"myentity.portarray5[0]" // Not supported
+    };
+                       
+  for (int name_index=0; name_index<N_NAMES; name_index+=1) {
+    printf ("Trying to find name %s\n", names[name_index]);
+    net = vpi_handle_by_name (names[name_index], NULL);
+    if (net == NULL)
+        {
+        printf ("Error: Failed to find the net %s\n", names[name_index]);
+        return;
+        }
+    val.format = vpiBinStrVal;
+    vpi_get_value (net, &val);
+    printf ("value: %s\n", val.value.str);
+  }
+}
+
+void my_handle_register()
+{
+  s_cb_data cb;
+  printf ("Hello world\n");
+
+  cb.reason = cbEndOfCompile;
+  cb.cb_rtn = &vpi_proc;
+  cb.user_data = NULL;
+  if (vpi_register_cb (&cb) == NULL)
+    vpi_printf ("Error: Cannot register EndOfCompile call back\n");
+}
+
+void (*vlog_startup_routines[]) () =
+{
+  my_handle_register,
+  0
+};
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/mydesign.vhdl b/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/mydesign.vhdl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89fe47783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/mydesign.vhdl
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+library ieee ;
+use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+
+package mypackage is
+  type myarray2dim is array(1 downto 0, 1 downto 0) of bit;
+  type myarray1 is array(1 downto 0) of bit_vector(1 downto 0);
+end package;
+
+library ieee ;
+use ieee.std_logic_1164.all;
+use work.mypackage.all;
+
+entity myentity is
+  generic (
+    genarr2dim: in myarray2dim := (('0', '0'), ('1', '1'));
+    genarray1: in myarray1 := ("10", "10")
+    );
+  port (
+    portarr2dim: in myarray2dim;
+    portarray1: in myarray1
+    );
+end myentity;
+
+architecture arch of myentity is
+  signal sigarray2dim: myarray2dim; 
+  signal constarray2dim: myarray2dim := (('0', '0'), ('1', '1'));
+  signal sigarray1: myarray1; 
+  signal constarray1: myarray1 := ("10", "10");
+begin
+end arch; 
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/testsuite.sh b/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/testsuite.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..508ad6b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/testsuite.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+. ../../testenv.sh
+
+analyze mydesign.vhdl
+elab myentity
+
+if ghdl_has_feature myentity vpi; then
+  $GHDL --vpi-compile -v gcc -c vpi1.c
+  $GHDL --vpi-link -v gcc -o vpi1.vpi vpi1.o
+
+  add_vpi_path
+
+  simulate myentity --vpi=./vpi1.vpi | tee myentity.out
+  if grep -q Error myentity.out; then
+      echo "Error in output"
+      exit 1;
+  fi
+  if grep -q error myentity.out; then
+      echo "error in output"
+      exit 1;
+  fi
+
+  rm -f vpi1.vpi vpi1.o
+fi
+clean
+
+echo "Test successful"
diff --git a/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/vpi1.c b/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/vpi1.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8e538ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/vpi/vpi003/vpi1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <vpi_user.h>
+#define N_NAMES 0
+
+void
+vpi_proc (void)
+{
+  vpiHandle net;
+  s_vpi_value val;
+  char names[N_NAMES][64] =
+    {
+     // Array 2 dimensional (Not supported)
+     //"myentity.sigarray2dim",
+     //"myentity.portarray2dim",
+     //"myentity.genarray2dim",
+     //"myentity.constarray2dim"
+
+     // Array of bit_vectors (Not supported)
+     //"myentity.sigarray1",
+     //"myentity.portarray1",
+     //"myentity.genarray1",
+     //"myentity.constarray1"
+    };
+                       
+  for (int name_index=0; name_index<N_NAMES; name_index+=1) {
+    printf ("Trying to find name %s\n", names[name_index]);
+    net = vpi_handle_by_name (names[name_index], NULL);
+    if (net == NULL)
+        {
+        printf ("Error: Failed to find the net %s\n", names[name_index]);
+        return;
+        }
+    val.format = vpiBinStrVal;
+    vpi_get_value (net, &val);
+    printf ("value: %s\n", val.value.str);
+  }
+}
+
+void my_handle_register()
+{
+  s_cb_data cb;
+  printf ("Hello world\n");
+
+  cb.reason = cbEndOfCompile;
+  cb.cb_rtn = &vpi_proc;
+  cb.user_data = NULL;
+  if (vpi_register_cb (&cb) == NULL)
+    vpi_printf ("Error: Cannot register EndOfCompile call back\n");
+}
+
+void (*vlog_startup_routines[]) () =
+{
+  my_handle_register,
+  0
+};