Move `spack.compilers._to_dict` to `Compiler` (#46051)

2 files changed, 35 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py b/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
index 341b77db05..f24ccf679f 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ from spack.util.environment import filter_system_paths
 
 __all__ = ["Compiler"]
 
+PATH_INSTANCE_VARS = ["cc", "cxx", "f77", "fc"]
+FLAG_INSTANCE_VARS = ["cflags", "cppflags", "cxxflags", "fflags"]
+
 
 @llnl.util.lang.memoized
 def _get_compiler_version_output(compiler_path, version_arg, ignore_errors=()):
@@ -700,6 +703,30 @@ class Compiler:
             os.environ.clear()
             os.environ.update(backup_env)
 
+    def to_dict(self):
+        flags_dict = {fname: " ".join(fvals) for fname, fvals in self.flags.items()}
+        flags_dict.update(
+            {attr: getattr(self, attr, None) for attr in FLAG_INSTANCE_VARS if hasattr(self, attr)}
+        )
+        result = {
+            "spec": str(self.spec),
+            "paths": {attr: getattr(self, attr, None) for attr in PATH_INSTANCE_VARS},
+            "flags": flags_dict,
+            "operating_system": str(self.operating_system),
+            "target": str(self.target),
+            "modules": self.modules or [],
+            "environment": self.environment or {},
+            "extra_rpaths": self.extra_rpaths or [],
+        }
+
+        if self.enable_implicit_rpaths is not None:
+            result["implicit_rpaths"] = self.enable_implicit_rpaths
+
+        if self.alias:
+            result["alias"] = self.alias
+
+        return result
+
 
 class CompilerAccessError(spack.error.SpackError):
     def __init__(self, compiler, paths):
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/__init__.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/__init__.py
index a03de45d7d..d15ce87b2d 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/__init__.py
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ from spack.operating_systems import windows_os
 from spack.util.environment import get_path
 from spack.util.naming import mod_to_class
 
-_path_instance_vars = ["cc", "cxx", "f77", "fc"]
-_flags_instance_vars = ["cflags", "cppflags", "cxxflags", "fflags"]
 _other_instance_vars = [
     "modules",
     "operating_system",
@@ -90,29 +88,7 @@ def _auto_compiler_spec(function):
 
 def _to_dict(compiler):
     """Return a dict version of compiler suitable to insert in YAML."""
-    d = {}
-    d["spec"] = str(compiler.spec)
-    d["paths"] = dict((attr, getattr(compiler, attr, None)) for attr in _path_instance_vars)
-    d["flags"] = dict((fname, " ".join(fvals)) for fname, fvals in compiler.flags.items())
-    d["flags"].update(
-        dict(
-            (attr, getattr(compiler, attr, None))
-            for attr in _flags_instance_vars
-            if hasattr(compiler, attr)
-        )
-    )
-    d["operating_system"] = str(compiler.operating_system)
-    d["target"] = str(compiler.target)
-    d["modules"] = compiler.modules or []
-    d["environment"] = compiler.environment or {}
-    d["extra_rpaths"] = compiler.extra_rpaths or []
-    if compiler.enable_implicit_rpaths is not None:
-        d["implicit_rpaths"] = compiler.enable_implicit_rpaths
-
-    if compiler.alias:
-        d["alias"] = compiler.alias
-
-    return {"compiler": d}
+    return {"compiler": compiler.to_dict()}
 
 
 def get_compiler_config(
@@ -488,13 +464,15 @@ def compiler_from_dict(items):
     os = items.get("operating_system", None)
     target = items.get("target", None)
 
-    if not ("paths" in items and all(n in items["paths"] for n in _path_instance_vars)):
+    if not (
+        "paths" in items and all(n in items["paths"] for n in spack.compiler.PATH_INSTANCE_VARS)
+    ):
         raise InvalidCompilerConfigurationError(cspec)
 
     cls = class_for_compiler_name(cspec.name)
 
     compiler_paths = []
-    for c in _path_instance_vars:
+    for c in spack.compiler.PATH_INSTANCE_VARS:
         compiler_path = items["paths"][c]
         if compiler_path != "None":
             compiler_paths.append(compiler_path)
@@ -904,9 +882,9 @@ class CompilerConfigFactory:
 class InvalidCompilerConfigurationError(spack.error.SpackError):
     def __init__(self, compiler_spec):
         super().__init__(
-            'Invalid configuration for [compiler "%s"]: ' % compiler_spec,
-            "Compiler configuration must contain entries for all compilers: %s"
-            % _path_instance_vars,
+            f'Invalid configuration for [compiler "{compiler_spec}"]: ',
+            f"Compiler configuration must contain entries for "
+            f"all compilers: {spack.compiler.PATH_INSTANCE_VARS}",
         )