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did: correct vulkan-api generator
author sam <sam@basx.dev>
date Wed, 26 Nov 2025 23:34:29 +0700
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3 -i
+#
+# Copyright 2013-2025 The Khronos Group Inc.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""Types and classes for manipulating an API registry."""
+
+import copy
+import re
+import sys
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as etree
+from collections import defaultdict, deque, namedtuple
+
+from generator import GeneratorOptions, OutputGenerator, noneStr, write
+from apiconventions import APIConventions
+
+def apiNameMatch(str, supported):
+    """Return whether a required api name matches a pattern specified for an
+    XML <feature> 'api' attribute or <extension> 'supported' attribute.
+
+    - str - API name such as 'vulkan' or 'openxr'. May be None, in which
+        case it never matches (this should not happen).
+    - supported - comma-separated list of XML API names. May be None, in
+        which case str always matches (this is the usual case)."""
+
+    if str is not None:
+        return supported is None or str in supported.split(',')
+
+    # Fallthrough case - either str is None or the test failed
+    return False
+
+def matchAPIProfile(api, profile, elem):
+    """Return whether an API and profile
+    being generated matches an element's profile
+
+    - api - string naming the API to match
+    - profile - string naming the profile to match
+    - elem - Element which (may) have 'api' and 'profile'
+      attributes to match to.
+
+    If a tag is not present in the Element, the corresponding API
+      or profile always matches.
+
+    Otherwise, the tag must exactly match the API or profile.
+
+    Thus, if 'profile' = core:
+
+    - `<remove>`  with no attribute will match
+    - `<remove profile="core">` will match
+    - `<remove profile="compatibility">` will not match
+
+    Possible match conditions:
+
+    ```
+      Requested   Element
+      Profile     Profile
+      ---------   --------
+      None        None        Always matches
+      'string'    None        Always matches
+      None        'string'    Does not match. Cannot generate multiple APIs
+                              or profiles, so if an API/profile constraint
+                              is present, it must be asked for explicitly.
+      'string'    'string'    Strings must match
+    ```
+
+    ** In the future, we will allow regexes for the attributes,
+    not just strings, so that `api="^(gl|gles2)"` will match. Even
+    this is not really quite enough, we might prefer something
+    like `"gl(core)|gles1(common-lite)"`."""
+    # Match 'api', if present
+    elem_api = elem.get('api')
+    if elem_api:
+        if api is None:
+            raise UserWarning("No API requested, but 'api' attribute is present with value '"
+                              + elem_api + "'")
+        elif api != elem_api:
+            # Requested API does not match attribute
+            return False
+    elem_profile = elem.get('profile')
+    if elem_profile:
+        if profile is None:
+            raise UserWarning("No profile requested, but 'profile' attribute is present with value '"
+                              + elem_profile + "'")
+        elif profile != elem_profile:
+            # Requested profile does not match attribute
+            return False
+    return True
+
+
+def mergeAPIs(tree, fromApiNames, toApiName):
+    """Merge multiple APIs using the precedence order specified in apiNames.
+    Also deletes <remove> elements.
+
+        tree - Element at the root of the hierarchy to merge.
+        apiNames - list of strings of API names."""
+
+    stack = deque()
+    stack.append(tree)
+
+    while len(stack) > 0:
+        parent = stack.pop()
+
+        for child in parent.findall('*'):
+            if child.tag == 'remove':
+                # Remove <remove> elements
+                parent.remove(child)
+            else:
+                stack.append(child)
+
+            supportedList = child.get('supported')
+            if supportedList:
+                supportedList = supportedList.split(',')
+                for apiName in [toApiName] + fromApiNames:
+                    if apiName in supportedList:
+                        child.set('supported', toApiName)
+
+            if child.get('api'):
+                definitionName = None
+                definitionVariants = []
+
+                # Keep only one definition with the same name if there are multiple definitions
+                if child.tag in ['type']:
+                    if child.get('name') is not None:
+                        definitionName = child.get('name')
+                        definitionVariants = parent.findall(f"{child.tag}[@name='{definitionName}']")
+                    else:
+                        definitionName = child.find('name').text
+                        definitionVariants = parent.findall(f"{child.tag}/name[.='{definitionName}']/..")
+                elif child.tag in ['member', 'param']:
+                    definitionName = child.find('name').text
+                    definitionVariants = parent.findall(f"{child.tag}/name[.='{definitionName}']/..")
+                elif child.tag in ['enum', 'feature']:
+                    definitionName = child.get('name')
+                    definitionVariants = parent.findall(f"{child.tag}[@name='{definitionName}']")
+                elif child.tag in ['require']:
+                    # No way to correlate require tags because they do not have a definite identifier in the way they
+                    # are used in the latest forms of the XML so the best we can do is simply enable all of them
+                    if child.get('api') in fromApiNames:
+                        child.set('api', toApiName)
+                elif child.tag in ['command']:
+                    definitionName = child.find('proto/name').text
+                    definitionVariants = parent.findall(f"{child.tag}/proto/name[.='{definitionName}']/../..")
+
+                if definitionName:
+                    bestMatchApi = None
+                    requires = None
+                    for apiName in [toApiName] + fromApiNames:
+                        for variant in definitionVariants:
+                            # Keep any requires attributes from the target API
+                            if variant.get('requires') and variant.get('api') == apiName:
+                                requires = variant.get('requires')
+                            # Find the best matching definition
+                            if apiName in variant.get('api').split(',') and bestMatchApi is None:
+                                bestMatchApi = variant.get('api')
+
+                    if bestMatchApi:
+                        for variant in definitionVariants:
+                            if variant.get('api') != bestMatchApi:
+                                # Only keep best matching definition
+                                parent.remove(variant)
+                            else:
+                                # Add requires attribute from the target API if it is not overridden
+                                if requires is not None and variant.get('requires') is None:
+                                    variant.set('requires', requires)
+                                variant.set('api', toApiName)
+
+
+def mergeInternalFeatures(tree, apiName):
+    """Merge internal API features (apitype='internal') into their public dependents.
+
+    This processes the tree to find features marked with apitype='internal' and merges
+    their <require>, <deprecate>, and <remove> blocks into the first public feature
+    that depends on them. After merging, the internal features are removed from the tree.
+
+        tree - Element at the root of the hierarchy (typically <registry>)
+        apiName - the API name to process (e.g., 'vulkan', 'vulkansc')
+    """
+    import copy
+
+    # Find all features in the tree
+    features = tree.findall('feature')
+
+    # Separate internal and public features
+    internal_features = []
+    public_features = []
+
+    for feature in features:
+        api = feature.get('api', '')
+        apitype = feature.get('apitype', '')
+
+        # Only process features matching the target API
+        if apiName not in api.split(','):
+            continue
+
+        if apitype == 'internal':
+            internal_features.append(feature)
+        else:
+            public_features.append(feature)
+
+    # Build a simple dependency map from the 'depends' attributes
+    def get_dependencies(feature):
+        """Extract all dependencies from a feature's depends attribute."""
+        depends = feature.get('depends', '')
+        if not depends:
+            return set()
+        # Parse the depends expression - for simplicity, extract feature names
+        # Dependencies can be like "VK_VERSION_1_0" or "VK_VERSION_1_0+VK_KHR_feature"
+        deps = set()
+        # Split on + and , to get individual dependencies
+        for dep in depends.replace('+', ',').split(','):
+            dep = dep.strip()
+            if dep:
+                deps.add(dep)
+        return deps
+
+    def has_dependency(feature, target_name, all_features_map, visited=None):
+        """Check if feature depends on target_name (directly or transitively)."""
+        if visited is None:
+            visited = set()
+
+        feature_name = feature.get('name')
+        if feature_name in visited:
+            return False
+        visited.add(feature_name)
+
+        deps = get_dependencies(feature)
+        if target_name in deps:
+            return True
+
+        # Check transitive dependencies
+        for dep_name in deps:
+            if dep_name in all_features_map:
+                if has_dependency(all_features_map[dep_name], target_name, all_features_map, visited):
+                    return True
+        return False
+
+    # Create a map of all features for dependency lookups
+    all_features_map = {f.get('name'): f for f in public_features + internal_features}
+
+    # For each internal feature, find its first public dependent and merge
+    for internal_feature in internal_features:
+        internal_name = internal_feature.get('name')
+        target_feature = None
+
+        # Find the first public feature that depends on this internal feature
+        for public_feature in public_features:
+            if has_dependency(public_feature, internal_name, all_features_map):
+                target_feature = public_feature
+                break
+
+        if target_feature is not None:
+            # Merge require blocks
+            for require in internal_feature.findall('require'):
+                require_copy = copy.deepcopy(require)
+                target_feature.append(require_copy)
+
+            # Merge deprecate blocks
+            for deprecate in internal_feature.findall('deprecate'):
+                deprecate_copy = copy.deepcopy(deprecate)
+                target_feature.append(deprecate_copy)
+
+            # Merge remove blocks
+            for remove in internal_feature.findall('remove'):
+                remove_copy = copy.deepcopy(remove)
+                target_feature.append(remove_copy)
+
+            # Remove the internal feature from the tree
+            tree.remove(internal_feature)
+
+
+def stripNonmatchingAPIs(tree, apiName, actuallyDelete = True):
+    """Remove tree Elements with 'api' attributes matching apiName.
+
+        tree - Element at the root of the hierarchy to strip. Only its
+            children can actually be removed, not the tree itself.
+        apiName - string which much match a command-separated component of
+            the 'api' attribute.
+        actuallyDelete - only delete matching elements if True."""
+
+    stack = deque()
+    stack.append(tree)
+
+    while len(stack) > 0:
+        parent = stack.pop()
+
+        for child in parent.findall('*'):
+            api = child.get('api')
+
+            if apiNameMatch(apiName, api):
+                # Add child to the queue
+                stack.append(child)
+            elif not apiNameMatch(apiName, api):
+                # Child does not match requested api. Remove it.
+                if actuallyDelete:
+                    parent.remove(child)
+
+
+class BaseInfo:
+    """Base class for information about a registry feature
+    (type/group/enum/command/API/extension).
+
+    Represents the state of a registry feature, used during API generation.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, elem):
+        self.required = False
+        """should this feature be defined during header generation
+        (has it been removed by a profile or version)?"""
+
+        self.declared = False
+        "has this feature been defined already?"
+
+        self.elem = elem
+        "etree Element for this feature"
+
+        self.deprecatedbyversion = None
+        self.deprecatedbyextensions = []
+        self.deprecatedlink = None
+
+    def resetState(self):
+        """Reset required/declared to initial values. Used
+        prior to generating a new API interface."""
+        self.required = False
+        self.declared = False
+
+    def compareKeys(self, info, key, required = False):
+        """Return True if self.elem and info.elem have the same attribute
+           value for key.
+           If 'required' is not True, also returns True if neither element
+           has an attribute value for key."""
+
+        if required and key not in self.elem.keys():
+            return False
+        return self.elem.get(key) == info.elem.get(key)
+
+    def compareElem(self, info, infoName):
+        """Return True if self.elem and info.elem have the same definition.
+        info - the other object
+        infoName - 'type' / 'group' / 'enum' / 'command' / 'feature' /
+                   'extension'"""
+
+        if infoName == 'enum':
+            if self.compareKeys(info, 'extends'):
+                # Either both extend the same type, or no type
+                if (self.compareKeys(info, 'value', required = True) or
+                    self.compareKeys(info, 'bitpos', required = True)):
+                    # If both specify the same value or bit position,
+                    # they are equal
+                    return True
+                elif (self.compareKeys(info, 'extnumber') and
+                      self.compareKeys(info, 'offset') and
+                      self.compareKeys(info, 'dir')):
+                    # If both specify the same relative offset, they are equal
+                    return True
+                elif (self.compareKeys(info, 'alias')):
+                    # If both are aliases of the same value
+                    return True
+                else:
+                    return False
+            else:
+                # The same enum cannot extend two different types
+                return False
+        else:
+            # Non-<enum>s should never be redefined
+            return False
+
+
+class TypeInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about a type. No additional state
+      beyond BaseInfo is required."""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+        self.additionalValidity = []
+        self.removedValidity = []
+
+    def getMembers(self):
+        """Get a collection of all member elements for this type, if any."""
+        return self.elem.findall('member')
+
+    def resetState(self):
+        BaseInfo.resetState(self)
+        self.additionalValidity = []
+        self.removedValidity = []
+
+
+class GroupInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about a group of related enums
+    in an <enums> block, generally corresponding to a C "enum" type."""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+
+
+class EnumInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about an enum"""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+        self.type = elem.get('type')
+        """numeric type of the value of the <enum> tag
+        ( '' for GLint, 'u' for GLuint, 'ull' for GLuint64 )"""
+        if self.type is None:
+            self.type = ''
+
+
+class CmdInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about a command"""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+        self.additionalValidity = []
+        self.removedValidity = []
+
+    def getParams(self):
+        """Get a collection of all param elements for this command, if any."""
+        return self.elem.findall('param')
+
+    def resetState(self):
+        BaseInfo.resetState(self)
+        self.additionalValidity = []
+        self.removedValidity = []
+
+
+class FeatureInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about an API <feature>
+    or <extension>."""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+        self.name = elem.get('name')
+        "feature name string (e.g. 'VK_KHR_surface')"
+
+        self.emit = False
+        "has this feature been defined already?"
+
+        self.sortorder = int(elem.get('sortorder', 0))
+        """explicit numeric sort key within feature and extension groups.
+        Defaults to 0."""
+
+        # Determine element category (vendor). Only works
+        # for <extension> elements.
+        if elem.tag == 'feature':
+            # Element category (vendor) is meaningless for <feature>
+            self.category = 'VERSION'
+            """category, e.g. VERSION or khr/vendor tag"""
+
+            self.version = elem.get('name')
+            """feature name string"""
+
+            self.versionNumber = elem.get('number')
+            """versionNumber - API version number, taken from the 'number'
+               attribute of <feature>. Extensions do not have API version
+               numbers and are assigned number 0."""
+
+            self.number = 0
+            self.supported = None
+
+            self.deprecates = elem.findall('deprecate')
+        else:
+            # Extract vendor portion of <APIprefix>_<vendor>_<name>
+            self.category = self.name.split('_', 2)[1]
+            self.version = "0"
+            self.versionNumber = "0"
+
+            self.number = int(elem.get('number','0'))
+            """extension number, used for ordering and for assigning
+            enumerant offsets. <feature> features do not have extension
+            numbers and are assigned number 0, as are extensions without
+            numbers, so sorting works."""
+
+            self.supported = elem.get('supported', 'disabled')
+
+class SpirvInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about an API <spirvextensions>
+    or <spirvcapability>."""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+
+class FormatInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about an API <format>."""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem, condition):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+        # Need to save the condition here when it is known
+        self.condition = condition
+
+class SyncStageInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about <syncstage>."""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem, condition):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+        # Need to save the condition here when it is known
+        self.condition = condition
+
+class SyncAccessInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about <syncaccess>."""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem, condition):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+        # Need to save the condition here when it is known
+        self.condition = condition
+
+class SyncPipelineInfo(BaseInfo):
+    """Registry information about <syncpipeline>."""
+
+    def __init__(self, elem):
+        BaseInfo.__init__(self, elem)
+
+class Registry:
+    """Object representing an API registry, loaded from an XML file."""
+
+    def __init__(self, gen=None, genOpts=None):
+        if gen is None:
+            # If not specified, give a default object so messaging will work
+            self.gen = OutputGenerator()
+        else:
+            self.gen = gen
+        "Output generator used to write headers / messages"
+
+        if genOpts is None:
+            # If no generator is provided, we may still need the XML API name
+            # (for example, in genRef.py).
+            self.genOpts = GeneratorOptions(apiname = APIConventions().xml_api_name)
+        else:
+            self.genOpts = genOpts
+        "Options controlling features to write and how to format them"
+
+        self.gen.registry = self
+        self.gen.genOpts = self.genOpts
+        self.gen.genOpts.registry = self
+
+        # Store mergeInternalApis in self to avoid repeated lookups
+        self.mergeInternalApis = getattr(self.genOpts, 'mergeInternalApis', True)
+
+        self.tree = None
+        "ElementTree containing the root `<registry>`"
+
+        self.typedict = {}
+        "dictionary of TypeInfo objects keyed by type name"
+
+        self.groupdict = {}
+        "dictionary of GroupInfo objects keyed by group name"
+
+        self.enumdict = {}
+        "dictionary of EnumInfo objects keyed by enum name"
+
+        self.cmddict = {}
+        "dictionary of CmdInfo objects keyed by command name"
+
+        self.aliasdict = {}
+        "dictionary of type and command names mapped to their alias, such as VkFooKHR -> VkFoo"
+
+        self.enumvaluedict = {}
+        "dictionary of enum values mapped to their type, such as VK_FOO_VALUE -> VkFoo"
+
+        self.apidict = {}
+        "dictionary of FeatureInfo objects for `<feature>` elements keyed by API name"
+
+        self.extensions = []
+        "list of `<extension>` Elements"
+
+        self.extdict = {}
+        "dictionary of FeatureInfo objects for `<extension>` elements keyed by extension name"
+
+        self.spirvextdict = {}
+        "dictionary of FeatureInfo objects for `<spirvextension>` elements keyed by spirv extension name"
+
+        self.spirvcapdict = {}
+        "dictionary of FeatureInfo objects for `<spirvcapability>` elements keyed by spirv capability name"
+
+        self.formatsdict = {}
+        "dictionary of FeatureInfo objects for `<format>` elements keyed by VkFormat name"
+
+        self.syncstagedict = {}
+        "dictionary of Sync*Info objects for `<syncstage>` elements keyed by VkPipelineStageFlagBits2 name"
+
+        self.syncaccessdict = {}
+        "dictionary of Sync*Info objects for `<syncaccess>` elements keyed by VkAccessFlagBits2 name"
+
+        self.syncpipelinedict = {}
+        "dictionary of Sync*Info objects for `<syncpipeline>` elements keyed by pipeline type name"
+
+        self.emitFeatures = False
+        """True to actually emit features for a version / extension,
+        or False to just treat them as emitted"""
+
+        self.breakPat = None
+        "regexp pattern to break on when generating names"
+        # self.breakPat     = re.compile('VkFenceImportFlagBits.*')
+
+        self.requiredextensions = []  # Hack - can remove it after validity generator goes away
+
+        # ** Global types for automatic source generation **
+        # Length Member data
+        self.commandextensiontuple = namedtuple('commandextensiontuple',
+                                                ['command',        # The name of the command being modified
+                                                 'value',          # The value to append to the command
+                                                 'extension'])     # The name of the extension that added it
+        self.validextensionstructs = defaultdict(list)
+        self.commandextensionsuccesses = []
+        self.commandextensionerrors = []
+
+        self.filename     = None
+
+    def loadElementTree(self, tree):
+        """Load ElementTree into a Registry object and parse it."""
+        self.tree = tree
+        self.parseTree()
+
+    def loadFile(self, file):
+        """Load an API registry XML file into a Registry object and parse it"""
+        self.filename = file
+        self.tree = etree.parse(file)
+        self.parseTree()
+
+    def setGenerator(self, gen):
+        """Specify output generator object.
+
+        `None` restores the default generator."""
+        self.gen = gen
+        self.gen.setRegistry(self)
+
+    def addElementInfo(self, elem, info, infoName, dictionary):
+        """Add information about an element to the corresponding dictionary.
+
+        Intended for internal use only.
+
+        - elem - `<type>`/`<enums>`/`<enum>`/`<command>`/`<feature>`/`<extension>`/`<spirvextension>`/`<spirvcapability>`/`<format>`/`<syncstage>`/`<syncaccess>`/`<syncpipeline>` Element
+        - info - corresponding {Type|Group|Enum|Cmd|Feature|Spirv|Format|SyncStage|SyncAccess|SyncPipeline}Info object
+        - infoName - 'type' / 'group' / 'enum' / 'command' / 'feature' / 'extension' / 'spirvextension' / 'spirvcapability' / 'format' / 'syncstage' / 'syncaccess' / 'syncpipeline'
+        - dictionary - self.{type|group|enum|cmd|api|ext|format|spirvext|spirvcap|sync}dict
+
+        The dictionary key is the element 'name' attribute."""
+
+        # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Adding ElementInfo.required =',
+        #     info.required, 'name =', elem.get('name'))
+        key = elem.get('name')
+        if key in dictionary:
+            if not dictionary[key].compareElem(info, infoName):
+                self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'Attempt to redefine', key,
+                                '(this should not happen)')
+        else:
+            dictionary[key] = info
+
+    def lookupElementInfo(self, fname, dictionary):
+        """Find a {Type|Enum|Cmd}Info object by name.
+
+        Intended for internal use only.
+
+        If an object qualified by API name exists, use that.
+
+        - fname - name of type / enum / command
+        - dictionary - self.{type|enum|cmd}dict"""
+        key = (fname, self.genOpts.apiname)
+        if key in dictionary:
+            # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Found API-specific element for feature', fname)
+            return dictionary[key]
+        if fname in dictionary:
+            # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Found generic element for feature', fname)
+            return dictionary[fname]
+
+        return None
+
+    def breakOnName(self, regexp):
+        """Specify a feature name regexp to break on when generating features."""
+        self.breakPat = re.compile(regexp)
+
+    def addEnumValue(self, enum, type_name):
+        """Track aliasing and map back from enum values to their type"""
+        # Record alias, if any
+        value = enum.get('name')
+        alias = enum.get('alias')
+        if alias:
+            self.aliasdict[value] = alias
+        # Map the value back to the type
+        if type_name in self.aliasdict:
+            type_name = self.aliasdict[type_name]
+        if value in self.enumvaluedict:
+            # Some times the same enum is defined by multiple extensions
+            assert(type_name == self.enumvaluedict[value])
+        else:
+            self.enumvaluedict[value] = type_name
+
+    def parseTree(self):
+        """Parse the registry Element, once created"""
+        # This must be the Element for the root <registry>
+        if self.tree is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Tree not initialized!")
+        self.reg = self.tree.getroot()
+
+        # Preprocess the tree in one of the following ways:
+        # - either merge a set of APIs to another API based on their 'api' attributes
+        # - or remove all elements with non-matching 'api' attributes
+        # The preprocessing happens through a breath-first tree traversal.
+        # This is a blunt hammer, but eliminates the need to track and test
+        # the apis deeper in processing to select the correct elements and
+        # avoid duplicates.
+        # Schema validation should prevent duplicate elements with
+        # overlapping api attributes, or where one element has an api
+        # attribute and the other does not.
+
+        if self.genOpts.mergeApiNames:
+            mergeAPIs(self.reg, self.genOpts.mergeApiNames.split(','), self.genOpts.apiname)
+        else:
+            stripNonmatchingAPIs(self.reg, self.genOpts.apiname, actuallyDelete = True)
+
+        # Merge internal features (apitype="internal") into their public dependents
+        # This happens after API merging/stripping so we work with the correct API
+        if self.mergeInternalApis:
+            mergeInternalFeatures(self.reg, self.genOpts.apiname)
+
+        self.aliasdict = {}
+        self.enumvaluedict = {}
+
+        # Create dictionary of registry types from toplevel <types> tags
+        # and add 'name' attribute to each <type> tag (where missing)
+        # based on its <name> element.
+        #
+        # There is usually one <types> block; more are OK
+        # Required <type> attributes: 'name' or nested <name> tag contents
+        self.typedict = {}
+        for type_elem in self.reg.findall('types/type'):
+            # If the <type> does not already have a 'name' attribute, set
+            # it from contents of its <name> tag.
+            name = type_elem.get('name')
+            if name is None:
+                name_elem = type_elem.find('name')
+                if name_elem is None or not name_elem.text:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Type without a name!")
+                name = name_elem.text
+                type_elem.set('name', name)
+            self.addElementInfo(type_elem, TypeInfo(type_elem), 'type', self.typedict)
+
+            # Record alias, if any
+            alias = type_elem.get('alias')
+            if alias:
+                self.aliasdict[name] = alias
+
+        # Create dictionary of registry enum groups from <enums> tags.
+        #
+        # Required <enums> attributes: 'name'. If no name is given, one is
+        # generated, but that group cannot be identified and turned into an
+        # enum type definition - it is just a container for <enum> tags.
+        self.groupdict = {}
+        for group in self.reg.findall('enums'):
+            self.addElementInfo(group, GroupInfo(group), 'group', self.groupdict)
+
+        # Create dictionary of registry enums from <enum> tags
+        #
+        # <enums> tags usually define different namespaces for the values
+        #   defined in those tags, but the actual names all share the
+        #   same dictionary.
+        # Required <enum> attributes: 'name', 'value'
+        # For containing <enums> which have type="enum" or type="bitmask",
+        # tag all contained <enum>s are required. This is a stopgap until
+        # a better scheme for tagging core and extension enums is created.
+        self.enumdict = {}
+        for enums in self.reg.findall('enums'):
+            required = (enums.get('type') is not None)
+            type_name = enums.get('name')
+            # Enum values are defined only for the type that is not aliased to something else.
+            assert(type_name not in self.aliasdict)
+            for enum in enums.findall('enum'):
+                enumInfo = EnumInfo(enum)
+                enumInfo.required = required
+                self.addElementInfo(enum, enumInfo, 'enum', self.enumdict)
+                self.addEnumValue(enum, type_name)
+
+        # Create dictionary of registry commands from <command> tags
+        # and add 'name' attribute to each <command> tag (where missing)
+        # based on its <proto><name> element.
+        #
+        # There is usually only one <commands> block; more are OK.
+        # Required <command> attributes: 'name' or <proto><name> tag contents
+        self.cmddict = {}
+        # List of commands which alias others. Contains
+        #   [ name, aliasName, element ]
+        # for each alias
+        cmdAlias = []
+        for cmd in self.reg.findall('commands/command'):
+            # If the <command> does not already have a 'name' attribute, set
+            # it from contents of its <proto><name> tag.
+            name = cmd.get('name')
+            if name is None:
+                name_elem = cmd.find('proto/name')
+                if name_elem is None or not name_elem.text:
+                    raise RuntimeError("Command without a name!")
+                name = cmd.set('name', name_elem.text)
+            ci = CmdInfo(cmd)
+            self.addElementInfo(cmd, ci, 'command', self.cmddict)
+            alias = cmd.get('alias')
+            if alias:
+                cmdAlias.append([name, alias, cmd])
+                self.aliasdict[name] = alias
+
+        # Now loop over aliases, injecting a copy of the aliased command's
+        # Element with the aliased prototype name replaced with the command
+        # name - if it exists.
+        # Copy the 'export' sttribute (whether it exists or not) from the
+        # original, aliased command, since that can be different for a
+        # command and its alias.
+        for (name, alias, cmd) in cmdAlias:
+            if alias in self.cmddict:
+                aliasInfo = self.cmddict[alias]
+                cmdElem = copy.deepcopy(aliasInfo.elem)
+                cmdElem.find('proto/name').text = name
+                cmdElem.set('name', name)
+                cmdElem.set('alias', alias)
+                export = cmd.get('export')
+                if export is not None:
+                    # Replicate the command's 'export' attribute
+                    cmdElem.set('export', export)
+                elif cmdElem.get('export') is not None:
+                    # Remove the 'export' attribute, if the alias has one but
+                    # the command does not.
+                    del cmdElem.attrib['export']
+                ci = CmdInfo(cmdElem)
+                # Replace the dictionary entry for the CmdInfo element
+                self.cmddict[name] = ci
+
+                # @  newString = etree.tostring(base, encoding="unicode").replace(aliasValue, aliasName)
+                # @elem.append(etree.fromstring(replacement))
+            else:
+                self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'No matching <command> found for command',
+                                cmd.get('name'), 'alias', alias)
+
+        # Create dictionaries of API and extension interfaces
+        #   from toplevel <api> and <extension> tags.
+        self.apidict = {}
+        format_condition = dict()
+        for feature in self.reg.findall('feature'):
+            featureInfo = FeatureInfo(feature)
+            self.addElementInfo(feature, featureInfo, 'feature', self.apidict)
+
+            # Add additional enums defined only in <feature> tags
+            # to the corresponding enumerated type.
+            # When seen here, the <enum> element, processed to contain the
+            # numeric enum value, is added to the corresponding <enums>
+            # element, as well as adding to the enum dictionary. It is no
+            # longer removed from the <require> element it is introduced in.
+            # Instead, generateRequiredInterface ignores <enum> elements
+            # that extend enumerated types.
+            #
+            # For <enum> tags which are actually just constants, if there is
+            # no 'extends' tag but there is a 'value' or 'bitpos' tag, just
+            # add an EnumInfo record to the dictionary. That works because
+            # output generation of constants is purely dependency-based, and
+            # does not need to iterate through the XML tags.
+            for elem in feature.findall('require'):
+                for enum in elem.findall('enum'):
+                    addEnumInfo = False
+                    groupName = enum.get('extends')
+                    if groupName is not None:
+                        # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Found extension enum',
+                        #     enum.get('name'))
+                        # Add version number attribute to the <enum> element
+                        enum.set('version', featureInfo.version)
+                        # Look up the GroupInfo with matching groupName
+                        if groupName in self.groupdict:
+                            # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Matching group',
+                            #     groupName, 'found, adding element...')
+                            gi = self.groupdict[groupName]
+                            gi.elem.append(copy.deepcopy(enum))
+                        else:
+                            self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'NO matching group',
+                                            groupName, 'for enum', enum.get('name'), 'found.')
+                        if groupName == "VkFormat":
+                            format_name = enum.get('name')
+                            if enum.get('alias'):
+                                format_name = enum.get('alias')
+                            format_condition[format_name] = featureInfo.name
+                        addEnumInfo = True
+                    elif enum.get('value') or enum.get('bitpos') or enum.get('alias'):
+                        # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Adding extension constant "enum"',
+                        #     enum.get('name'))
+                        addEnumInfo = True
+                    if addEnumInfo:
+                        enumInfo = EnumInfo(enum)
+                        self.addElementInfo(enum, enumInfo, 'enum', self.enumdict)
+                        self.addEnumValue(enum, groupName)
+
+        sync_pipeline_stage_condition = dict()
+        sync_access_condition = dict()
+
+        self.extensions = self.reg.findall('extensions/extension')
+        self.extdict = {}
+        for feature in self.extensions:
+            featureInfo = FeatureInfo(feature)
+            self.addElementInfo(feature, featureInfo, 'extension', self.extdict)
+
+            # Add additional enums defined only in <extension> tags
+            # to the corresponding core type.
+            # Algorithm matches that of enums in a "feature" tag as above.
+            #
+            # This code also adds a 'extnumber' attribute containing the
+            # extension number, used for enumerant value calculation.
+            for elem in feature.findall('require'):
+                for enum in elem.findall('enum'):
+                    addEnumInfo = False
+                    groupName = enum.get('extends')
+                    if groupName is not None:
+                        # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Found extension enum',
+                        #     enum.get('name'))
+
+                        # Add <extension> block's extension number attribute to
+                        # the <enum> element unless specified explicitly, such
+                        # as when redefining an enum in another extension.
+                        extnumber = enum.get('extnumber')
+                        if not extnumber:
+                            enum.set('extnumber', str(featureInfo.number))
+
+                        enum.set('extname', featureInfo.name)
+                        enum.set('supported', noneStr(featureInfo.supported))
+                        # Look up the GroupInfo with matching groupName
+                        if groupName in self.groupdict:
+                            # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Matching group',
+                            #     groupName, 'found, adding element...')
+                            gi = self.groupdict[groupName]
+                            gi.elem.append(copy.deepcopy(enum))
+                        else:
+                            self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'NO matching group',
+                                            groupName, 'for enum', enum.get('name'), 'found.')
+                        # This is Vulkan-specific
+                        if groupName == "VkFormat":
+                            format_name = enum.get('name')
+                            if enum.get('alias'):
+                                format_name = enum.get('alias')
+                            if format_name in format_condition:
+                                format_condition[format_name] += f",{featureInfo.name}"
+                            else:
+                                format_condition[format_name] = featureInfo.name
+                        elif groupName == "VkPipelineStageFlagBits2":
+                            stage_flag = enum.get('name')
+                            if enum.get('alias'):
+                                stage_flag = enum.get('alias')
+                            featureName = elem.get('depends') if elem.get('depends') is not None else featureInfo.name
+                            if stage_flag in sync_pipeline_stage_condition:
+                                sync_pipeline_stage_condition[stage_flag] += f",{featureName}"
+                            else:
+                                sync_pipeline_stage_condition[stage_flag] = featureName
+                        elif groupName == "VkAccessFlagBits2":
+                            access_flag = enum.get('name')
+                            if enum.get('alias'):
+                                access_flag = enum.get('alias')
+                            featureName = elem.get('depends') if elem.get('depends') is not None else featureInfo.name
+                            if access_flag in sync_access_condition:
+                                sync_access_condition[access_flag] += f",{featureName}"
+                            else:
+                                sync_access_condition[access_flag] = featureName
+
+                        addEnumInfo = True
+                    elif enum.get('value') or enum.get('bitpos') or enum.get('alias'):
+                        # self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Adding extension constant "enum"',
+                        #     enum.get('name'))
+                        addEnumInfo = True
+                    if addEnumInfo:
+                        enumInfo = EnumInfo(enum)
+                        self.addElementInfo(enum, enumInfo, 'enum', self.enumdict)
+                        self.addEnumValue(enum, groupName)
+
+        # Parse out all spirv tags in dictionaries
+        # Use addElementInfo to catch duplicates
+        for spirv in self.reg.findall('spirvextensions/spirvextension'):
+            spirvInfo = SpirvInfo(spirv)
+            self.addElementInfo(spirv, spirvInfo, 'spirvextension', self.spirvextdict)
+        for spirv in self.reg.findall('spirvcapabilities/spirvcapability'):
+            spirvInfo = SpirvInfo(spirv)
+            self.addElementInfo(spirv, spirvInfo, 'spirvcapability', self.spirvcapdict)
+
+        for format in self.reg.findall('formats/format'):
+            condition = None
+            format_name = format.get('name')
+            if format_name in format_condition:
+                condition = format_condition[format_name]
+            formatInfo = FormatInfo(format, condition)
+            self.addElementInfo(format, formatInfo, 'format', self.formatsdict)
+
+        for stage in self.reg.findall('sync/syncstage'):
+            condition = None
+            stage_flag = stage.get('name')
+            if stage_flag in sync_pipeline_stage_condition:
+                condition = sync_pipeline_stage_condition[stage_flag]
+            syncInfo = SyncStageInfo(stage, condition)
+            self.addElementInfo(stage, syncInfo, 'syncstage', self.syncstagedict)
+
+        for access in self.reg.findall('sync/syncaccess'):
+            condition = None
+            access_flag = access.get('name')
+            if access_flag in sync_access_condition:
+                condition = sync_access_condition[access_flag]
+            syncInfo = SyncAccessInfo(access, condition)
+            self.addElementInfo(access, syncInfo, 'syncaccess', self.syncaccessdict)
+
+        for pipeline in self.reg.findall('sync/syncpipeline'):
+            syncInfo = SyncPipelineInfo(pipeline)
+            self.addElementInfo(pipeline, syncInfo, 'syncpipeline', self.syncpipelinedict)
+
+    def dumpReg(self, maxlen=120, filehandle=sys.stdout):
+        """Dump all the dictionaries constructed from the Registry object.
+
+        Diagnostic to dump the dictionaries to specified file handle (default stdout).
+        Truncates type / enum / command elements to maxlen characters (default 120)"""
+        write('***************************************', file=filehandle)
+        write('    ** Dumping Registry contents **',     file=filehandle)
+        write('***************************************', file=filehandle)
+        write('// Types', file=filehandle)
+        for name in self.typedict:
+            tobj = self.typedict[name]
+            write('    Type', name, '->', etree.tostring(tobj.elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+        write('// Groups', file=filehandle)
+        for name in self.groupdict:
+            gobj = self.groupdict[name]
+            write('    Group', name, '->', etree.tostring(gobj.elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+        write('// Enums', file=filehandle)
+        for name in self.enumdict:
+            eobj = self.enumdict[name]
+            write('    Enum', name, '->', etree.tostring(eobj.elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+        write('// Commands', file=filehandle)
+        for name in self.cmddict:
+            cobj = self.cmddict[name]
+            write('    Command', name, '->', etree.tostring(cobj.elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+        write('// APIs', file=filehandle)
+        for key in self.apidict:
+            write('    API Version ', key, '->',
+                  etree.tostring(self.apidict[key].elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+        write('// Extensions', file=filehandle)
+        for key in self.extdict:
+            write('    Extension', key, '->',
+                  etree.tostring(self.extdict[key].elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+        write('// SPIR-V', file=filehandle)
+        for key in self.spirvextdict:
+            write('    SPIR-V Extension', key, '->',
+                  etree.tostring(self.spirvextdict[key].elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+        for key in self.spirvcapdict:
+            write('    SPIR-V Capability', key, '->',
+                  etree.tostring(self.spirvcapdict[key].elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+        write('// VkFormat', file=filehandle)
+        for key in self.formatsdict:
+            write('    VkFormat', key, '->',
+                  etree.tostring(self.formatsdict[key].elem)[0:maxlen], file=filehandle)
+
+    def markTypeRequired(self, typename, required):
+        """Require (along with its dependencies) or remove (but not its dependencies) a type.
+
+        - typename - name of type
+        - required - boolean (to tag features as required or not)
+        """
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'tagging type:', typename, '-> required =', required)
+
+        # Get TypeInfo object for <type> tag corresponding to typename
+        typeinfo = self.lookupElementInfo(typename, self.typedict)
+        if typeinfo is not None:
+            if required:
+                # Tag type dependencies in 'alias' and 'required' attributes as
+                # required. This does not un-tag dependencies in a <remove>
+                # tag. See comments in markRequired() below for the reason.
+                for attrib_name in ['requires', 'alias']:
+                    depname = typeinfo.elem.get(attrib_name)
+                    if depname:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating dependent type',
+                                        depname, 'for', attrib_name, 'type', typename)
+                        # Do not recurse on self-referential structures.
+                        if typename != depname:
+                            self.markTypeRequired(depname, required)
+                        else:
+                            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'type', typename, 'is self-referential')
+                # Tag types used in defining this type (e.g. in nested
+                # <type> tags)
+                # Look for <type> in entire <command> tree,
+                # not just immediate children
+                for subtype in typeinfo.elem.findall('.//type'):
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'markRequired: type requires dependent <type>', subtype.text)
+                    if typename != subtype.text:
+                        self.markTypeRequired(subtype.text, required)
+                    else:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'type', typename, 'is self-referential')
+                # Tag enums used in defining this type, for example in
+                #   <member><name>member</name>[<enum>MEMBER_SIZE</enum>]</member>
+                for subenum in typeinfo.elem.findall('.//enum'):
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'markRequired: type requires dependent <enum>', subenum.text)
+                    self.markEnumRequired(subenum.text, required)
+                # Tag type dependency in 'bitvalues' attributes as
+                # required. This ensures that the bit values for a flag
+                # are emitted
+                depType = typeinfo.elem.get('bitvalues')
+                if depType:
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating bitflag type',
+                                    depType, 'for type', typename)
+                    self.markTypeRequired(depType, required)
+                    group = self.lookupElementInfo(depType, self.groupdict)
+                    if group is not None:
+                        group.flagType = typeinfo
+
+            typeinfo.required = required
+        elif '.h' not in typename:
+            self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'type:', typename, 'IS NOT DEFINED')
+
+    def markEnumRequired(self, enumname, required):
+        """Mark an enum as required or not.
+
+        - enumname - name of enum
+        - required - boolean (to tag features as required or not)"""
+
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'markEnumRequired: tagging enum:', enumname, '-> required =', required)
+        enum = self.lookupElementInfo(enumname, self.enumdict)
+        if enum is not None:
+            # If the enum is part of a group, and is being removed, then
+            # look it up in that <enums> tag and remove the Element there,
+            # so that it is not visible to generators (which traverse the
+            # <enums> tag elements rather than using the dictionaries).
+            if not required:
+                groupName = enum.elem.get('extends')
+                if groupName is not None:
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', f'markEnumRequired: Removing extending enum {enum.elem.get("name")}')
+
+                    # Look up the Info with matching groupName
+                    if groupName in self.groupdict:
+                        gi = self.groupdict[groupName]
+                        gienum = gi.elem.find(f"enum[@name='{enumname}']")
+                        if gienum is not None:
+                            # Remove copy of this enum from the group
+                            gi.elem.remove(gienum)
+                        else:
+                            self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'markEnumRequired: Cannot remove enum',
+                                            enumname, 'not found in group',
+                                            groupName)
+                    else:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'markEnumRequired: Cannot remove enum',
+                                        enumname, 'from nonexistent group',
+                                        groupName)
+                else:
+                    # This enum is not an extending enum.
+                    # The XML tree must be searched for all <enums> that
+                    # might have it, so we know the parent to delete from.
+
+                    enumName = enum.elem.get('name')
+
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', f'markEnumRequired: Removing non-extending enum {enumName}')
+
+                    count = 0
+                    for enums in self.reg.findall('enums'):
+                        for thisEnum in enums.findall('enum'):
+                            if thisEnum.get('name') == enumName:
+                                # Actually remove it
+                                count = count + 1
+                                enums.remove(thisEnum)
+
+                    if count == 0:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('warn', f'markEnumRequired: {enumName}) not found in any <enums> tag')
+
+            enum.required = required
+            # Tag enum dependencies in 'alias' attribute as required
+            depname = enum.elem.get('alias')
+            if depname:
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'markEnumRequired: Generating dependent enum',
+                                depname, 'for alias', enumname, 'required =', enum.required)
+                self.markEnumRequired(depname, required)
+        else:
+            self.gen.logMsg('warn', f'markEnumRequired: {enumname} IS NOT DEFINED')
+
+    def markCmdRequired(self, cmdname, required):
+        """Mark a command as required or not.
+
+        - cmdname - name of command
+        - required - boolean (to tag features as required or not)"""
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'tagging command:', cmdname, '-> required =', required)
+        cmd = self.lookupElementInfo(cmdname, self.cmddict)
+        if cmd is not None:
+            cmd.required = required
+
+            # Tag command dependencies in 'alias' attribute as required
+            #
+            # This is usually not done, because command 'aliases' are not
+            # actual C language aliases like type and enum aliases. Instead
+            # they are just duplicates of the function signature of the
+            # alias. This means that there is no dependency of a command
+            # alias on what it aliases. One exception is validity includes,
+            # where the spec markup needs the promoted-to validity include
+            # even if only the promoted-from command is being built.
+            if self.genOpts.requireCommandAliases:
+                depname = cmd.elem.get('alias')
+                if depname:
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating dependent command',
+                                    depname, 'for alias', cmdname)
+                    self.markCmdRequired(depname, required)
+
+            # Tag all parameter types of this command as required.
+            # This does not remove types of commands in a <remove>
+            # tag, because many other commands may use the same type.
+            # We could be more clever and reference count types,
+            # instead of using a boolean.
+            if required:
+                # Look for <type> in entire <command> tree,
+                # not just immediate children
+                for type_elem in cmd.elem.findall('.//type'):
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'markRequired: command implicitly requires dependent type', type_elem.text)
+                    self.markTypeRequired(type_elem.text, required)
+        else:
+            self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'command:', cmdname, 'IS NOT DEFINED')
+
+    def markRequired(self, featurename, feature, required):
+        """Require or remove features specified in the Element.
+
+        - featurename - name of the feature
+        - feature - Element for `<require>` or `<remove>` tag
+        - required - boolean (to tag features as required or not)"""
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'markRequired (feature = <too long to print>, required =', required, ')')
+
+        # Loop over types, enums, and commands in the tag
+        # @@ It would be possible to respect 'api' and 'profile' attributes
+        #  in individual features, but that is not done yet.
+        for typeElem in feature.findall('type'):
+            self.markTypeRequired(typeElem.get('name'), required)
+        for enumElem in feature.findall('enum'):
+            self.markEnumRequired(enumElem.get('name'), required)
+
+        for cmdElem in feature.findall('command'):
+            self.markCmdRequired(cmdElem.get('name'), required)
+
+        # Extensions may need to extend existing commands or other items in the future.
+        # So, look for extend tags.
+        for extendElem in feature.findall('extend'):
+            extendType = extendElem.get('type')
+            if extendType == 'command':
+                commandName = extendElem.get('name')
+                successExtends = extendElem.get('successcodes')
+                if successExtends is not None:
+                    for success in successExtends.split(','):
+                        self.commandextensionsuccesses.append(self.commandextensiontuple(command=commandName,
+                                                                                         value=success,
+                                                                                         extension=featurename))
+                errorExtends = extendElem.get('errorcodes')
+                if errorExtends is not None:
+                    for error in errorExtends.split(','):
+                        self.commandextensionerrors.append(self.commandextensiontuple(command=commandName,
+                                                                                      value=error,
+                                                                                      extension=featurename))
+            else:
+                self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'extend type:', extendType, 'IS NOT SUPPORTED')
+
+    def getAlias(self, elem, dict):
+        """Check for an alias in the same require block.
+
+        - elem - Element to check for an alias"""
+
+        # Try to find an alias
+        alias = elem.get('alias')
+        if alias is None:
+            name = elem.get('name')
+            typeinfo = self.lookupElementInfo(name, dict)
+            if not typeinfo:
+                self.gen.logMsg('error', name, 'is not a known name')
+            alias = typeinfo.elem.get('alias')
+
+        return alias
+
+    def checkForCorrectionAliases(self, alias, require, tag):
+        """Check for an alias in the same require block.
+
+        - alias - String name of the alias
+        - require -  `<require>` block from the registry
+        - tag - tag to look for in the require block"""
+
+        # For the time being, the code below is bypassed. It has the effect
+        # of excluding "spelling aliases" created to comply with the style
+        # guide, but this leaves references out of the specification and
+        # causes broken internal links.
+        #
+        # if alias and require.findall(tag + "[@name='" + alias + "']"):
+        #     return True
+
+        return False
+
+    def fillFeatureDictionary(self, interface, featurename, api, profile):
+        """Capture added interfaces for a `<version>` or `<extension>`.
+
+        - interface - Element for `<version>` or `<extension>`, containing
+          `<require>` and `<remove>` tags
+        - featurename - name of the feature
+        - api - string specifying API name being generated
+        - profile - string specifying API profile being generated"""
+
+        # Explicitly initialize known types - errors for unhandled categories
+        self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename] = {
+            "enumconstant": {},
+            "command": {},
+            "enum": {},
+            "struct": {},
+            "handle": {},
+            "basetype": {},
+            "include": {},
+            "define": {},
+            "bitmask": {},
+            "union": {},
+            "funcpointer": {},
+        }
+
+        # <require> marks things that are required by this version/profile
+        for require in interface.findall('require'):
+            if matchAPIProfile(api, profile, require):
+
+                # Determine the required extension or version needed for a require block
+                # Assumes that only one of these is specified
+                # 'extension', and therefore 'required_key', may be a boolean
+                # expression of extension names.
+                # 'required_key' is used only as a dictionary key at
+                # present, and passed through to the script generators, so
+                # they must be prepared to parse that boolean expression.
+                required_key = require.get('depends')
+
+                # Loop over types, enums, and commands in the tag
+                for typeElem in require.findall('type'):
+                    typename = typeElem.get('name')
+                    typeinfo = self.lookupElementInfo(typename, self.typedict)
+
+                    if typeinfo:
+                        # Remove aliases in the same extension/feature; these are always added as a correction. Do not need the original to be visible.
+                        alias = self.getAlias(typeElem, self.typedict)
+                        if not self.checkForCorrectionAliases(alias, require, 'type'):
+                            # Resolve the type info to the actual type, so we get an accurate read for 'structextends'
+                            while alias:
+                                typeinfo = self.lookupElementInfo(alias, self.typedict)
+                                if not typeinfo:
+                                    raise RuntimeError(f"Missing alias {alias}")
+                                alias = typeinfo.elem.get('alias')
+
+                            typecat = typeinfo.elem.get('category')
+                            typeextends = typeinfo.elem.get('structextends')
+                            if not required_key in self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename][typecat]:
+                                self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename][typecat][required_key] = {}
+                            if not typeextends in self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename][typecat][required_key]:
+                                self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename][typecat][required_key][typeextends] = []
+                            self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename][typecat][required_key][typeextends].append(typename)
+                        else:
+                            self.gen.logMsg('warn', f'fillFeatureDictionary: NOT filling for {typename}')
+
+
+                for enumElem in require.findall('enum'):
+                    enumname = enumElem.get('name')
+                    typeinfo = self.lookupElementInfo(enumname, self.enumdict)
+
+                    # Remove aliases in the same extension/feature; these are always added as a correction. Do not need the original to be visible.
+                    alias = self.getAlias(enumElem, self.enumdict)
+                    if not self.checkForCorrectionAliases(alias, require, 'enum'):
+                        enumextends = enumElem.get('extends')
+                        if not required_key in self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename]['enumconstant']:
+                            self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename]['enumconstant'][required_key] = {}
+                        if not enumextends in self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename]['enumconstant'][required_key]:
+                            self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename]['enumconstant'][required_key][enumextends] = []
+                        self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename]['enumconstant'][required_key][enumextends].append(enumname)
+                    else:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('warn', f'fillFeatureDictionary: NOT filling for {typename}')
+
+                for cmdElem in require.findall('command'):
+                    # Remove aliases in the same extension/feature; these are always added as a correction. Do not need the original to be visible.
+                    alias = self.getAlias(cmdElem, self.cmddict)
+                    if not self.checkForCorrectionAliases(alias, require, 'command'):
+                        if not required_key in self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename]['command']:
+                            self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename]['command'][required_key] = []
+                        self.gen.featureDictionary[featurename]['command'][required_key].append(cmdElem.get('name'))
+                    else:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('warn', f'fillFeatureDictionary: NOT filling for {typename}')
+
+    def requireFeatures(self, interface, featurename, api, profile):
+        """Process `<require>` tags for a `<version>` or `<extension>`.
+
+        - interface - Element for `<version>` or `<extension>`, containing
+          `<require>` tags
+        - featurename - name of the feature
+        - api - string specifying API name being generated
+        - profile - string specifying API profile being generated"""
+
+        # <require> marks things that are required by this version/profile
+        for feature in interface.findall('require'):
+            if matchAPIProfile(api, profile, feature):
+                self.markRequired(featurename, feature, True)
+
+    def deprecateFeatures(self, interface, featurename, api, profile):
+        """Process `<require>` tags for a `<version>` or `<extension>`.
+
+        - interface - Element for `<version>` or `<extension>`, containing
+          `<require>` tags
+        - featurename - name of the feature
+        - api - string specifying API name being generated
+        - profile - string specifying API profile being generated"""
+
+        versionmatch = APIConventions().is_api_version_name(featurename)
+
+        # <deprecate> marks things that are deprecated by this version/profile
+        for deprecation in interface.findall('deprecate'):
+            if matchAPIProfile(api, profile, deprecation):
+                for typeElem in deprecation.findall('type'):
+                    type = self.lookupElementInfo(typeElem.get('name'), self.typedict)
+                    if type:
+                        if versionmatch is not False:
+                            type.deprecatedbyversion = featurename
+                        else:
+                            type.deprecatedbyextensions.append(featurename)
+                        type.deprecatedlink = deprecation.get('explanationlink')
+                    else:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('error', typeElem.get('name'), ' is tagged for deprecation but not present in registry')
+                for enumElem in deprecation.findall('enum'):
+                    enum = self.lookupElementInfo(enumElem.get('name'), self.enumdict)
+                    if enum:
+                        if versionmatch is not False:
+                            enum.deprecatedbyversion = featurename
+                        else:
+                            enum.deprecatedbyextensions.append(featurename)
+                        enum.deprecatedlink = deprecation.get('explanationlink')
+                    else:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('error', enumElem.get('name'), ' is tagged for deprecation but not present in registry')
+                for cmdElem in deprecation.findall('command'):
+                    cmd = self.lookupElementInfo(cmdElem.get('name'), self.cmddict)
+                    if cmd:
+                        if versionmatch is not False:
+                            cmd.deprecatedbyversion = featurename
+                        else:
+                            cmd.deprecatedbyextensions.append(featurename)
+                        cmd.deprecatedlink = deprecation.get('explanationlink')
+                    else:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('error', cmdElem.get('name'), ' is tagged for deprecation but not present in registry')
+
+    def removeFeatures(self, interface, featurename, api, profile):
+        """Process `<remove>` tags for a `<version>` or `<extension>`.
+
+        - interface - Element for `<version>` or `<extension>`, containing
+          `<remove>` tags
+        - featurename - name of the feature
+        - api - string specifying API name being generated
+        - profile - string specifying API profile being generated"""
+
+        # <remove> marks things that are removed by this version/profile
+        for feature in interface.findall('remove'):
+            if matchAPIProfile(api, profile, feature):
+                self.markRequired(featurename, feature, False)
+
+    def assignAdditionalValidity(self, interface, api, profile):
+        # Loop over all usage inside all <require> tags.
+        for feature in interface.findall('require'):
+            if matchAPIProfile(api, profile, feature):
+                for v in feature.findall('usage'):
+                    if v.get('command'):
+                        self.cmddict[v.get('command')].additionalValidity.append(copy.deepcopy(v))
+                    if v.get('struct'):
+                        self.typedict[v.get('struct')].additionalValidity.append(copy.deepcopy(v))
+
+    def removeAdditionalValidity(self, interface, api, profile):
+        # Loop over all usage inside all <remove> tags.
+        for feature in interface.findall('remove'):
+            if matchAPIProfile(api, profile, feature):
+                for v in feature.findall('usage'):
+                    if v.get('command'):
+                        self.cmddict[v.get('command')].removedValidity.append(copy.deepcopy(v))
+                    if v.get('struct'):
+                        self.typedict[v.get('struct')].removedValidity.append(copy.deepcopy(v))
+
+    def generateFeature(self, fname, ftype, dictionary, explicit=False):
+        """Generate a single type / enum group / enum / command,
+        and all its dependencies as needed.
+
+        - fname - name of feature (`<type>`/`<enum>`/`<command>`)
+        - ftype - type of feature, 'type' | 'enum' | 'command'
+        - dictionary - of *Info objects - self.{type|enum|cmd}dict
+        - explicit - True if this is explicitly required by the top-level
+          XML <require> tag, False if it is a dependency of an explicit
+          requirement."""
+
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'generateFeature: generating', ftype, fname)
+
+        if not (explicit or self.genOpts.requireDepends):
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'generateFeature: NOT generating', ftype, fname, 'because generator does not require dependencies')
+            return
+
+        f = self.lookupElementInfo(fname, dictionary)
+        if f is None:
+            # No such feature. This is an error, but reported earlier
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'No entry found for feature', fname,
+                            'returning!')
+            return
+
+        # If feature is not required, or has already been declared, return
+        if not f.required:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Skipping', ftype, fname, '(not required)')
+            return
+        if f.declared:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Skipping', ftype, fname, '(already declared)')
+            return
+        # Always mark feature declared, as though actually emitted
+        f.declared = True
+
+        # Determine if this is an alias, and of what, if so
+        alias = f.elem.get('alias')
+        if alias:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', fname, 'is an alias of', alias)
+
+        # Pull in dependent declaration(s) of the feature.
+        # For types, there may be one type in the 'requires' attribute of
+        #   the element, one in the 'alias' attribute, and many in
+        #   embedded <type> and <enum> tags within the element.
+        # For commands, there may be many in <type> tags within the element.
+        # For enums, no dependencies are allowed (though perhaps if you
+        #   have a uint64 enum, it should require that type).
+        genProc = None
+        followupFeature = None
+        if ftype == 'type':
+            genProc = self.gen.genType
+
+            # Generate type dependencies in 'alias' and 'requires' attributes
+            if alias:
+                self.generateFeature(alias, 'type', self.typedict)
+            requires = f.elem.get('requires')
+            if requires:
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating required dependent type',
+                                requires)
+                self.generateFeature(requires, 'type', self.typedict)
+
+            # Generate types used in defining this type (e.g. in nested
+            # <type> tags)
+            # Look for <type> in entire <command> tree,
+            # not just immediate children
+            for subtype in f.elem.findall('.//type'):
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating required dependent <type>',
+                                subtype.text)
+                self.generateFeature(subtype.text, 'type', self.typedict)
+
+            # Generate enums used in defining this type, for example in
+            #   <member><name>member</name>[<enum>MEMBER_SIZE</enum>]</member>
+            for subtype in f.elem.findall('.//enum'):
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating required dependent <enum>',
+                                subtype.text)
+                self.generateFeature(subtype.text, 'enum', self.enumdict)
+
+            # If the type is an enum group, look up the corresponding
+            # group in the group dictionary and generate that instead.
+            if f.elem.get('category') == 'enum':
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Type', fname, 'is an enum group, so generate that instead')
+                group = self.lookupElementInfo(fname, self.groupdict)
+                if alias is not None:
+                    # An alias of another group name.
+                    # Pass to genGroup with 'alias' parameter = aliased name
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating alias', fname,
+                                    'for enumerated type', alias)
+                    # Now, pass the *aliased* GroupInfo to the genGroup, but
+                    # with an additional parameter which is the alias name.
+                    genProc = self.gen.genGroup
+                    f = self.lookupElementInfo(alias, self.groupdict)
+                elif group is None:
+                    self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'Skipping enum type', fname,
+                                    ': No matching enumerant group')
+                    return
+                else:
+                    genProc = self.gen.genGroup
+                    f = group
+
+                    # @ The enum group is not ready for generation. At this
+                    # @   point, it contains all <enum> tags injected by
+                    # @   <extension> tags without any verification of whether
+                    # @   they are required or not. It may also contain
+                    # @   duplicates injected by multiple consistent
+                    # @   definitions of an <enum>.
+
+                    # @ Pass over each enum, marking its enumdict[] entry as
+                    # @ required or not. Mark aliases of enums as required,
+                    # @ too.
+
+                    enums = group.elem.findall('enum')
+
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'generateFeature: checking enums for group', fname)
+
+                    # Check for required enums, including aliases
+                    # LATER - Check for, report, and remove duplicates?
+                    enumAliases = []
+                    for elem in enums:
+                        name = elem.get('name')
+
+                        required = False
+
+                        extname = elem.get('extname')
+                        version = elem.get('version')
+                        if extname is not None:
+                            # 'supported' attribute was injected when the <enum> element was
+                            # moved into the <enums> group in Registry.parseTree()
+                            supported_list = elem.get('supported').split(",")
+                            if self.genOpts.defaultExtensions in supported_list:
+                                required = True
+                            elif re.match(self.genOpts.addExtensions, extname) is not None:
+                                required = True
+                        elif version is not None:
+                            required = re.match(self.genOpts.emitversions, version) is not None
+                        else:
+                            required = True
+
+                        self.gen.logMsg('diag', '* required =', required, 'for', name)
+                        if required:
+                            # Mark this element as required (in the element, not the EnumInfo)
+                            elem.set('required', 'true')
+                            # If it is an alias, track that for later use
+                            enumAlias = elem.get('alias')
+                            if enumAlias:
+                                enumAliases.append(enumAlias)
+                    for elem in enums:
+                        name = elem.get('name')
+                        if name in enumAliases:
+                            elem.set('required', 'true')
+                            self.gen.logMsg('diag', '* also need to require alias', name)
+            if f is None:
+                raise RuntimeError("Should not get here")
+            if f.elem.get('category') == 'bitmask':
+                followupFeature = f.elem.get('bitvalues')
+        elif ftype == 'command':
+            # Generate command dependencies in 'alias' attribute
+            if alias:
+                self.generateFeature(alias, 'command', self.cmddict)
+
+            genProc = self.gen.genCmd
+            for type_elem in f.elem.findall('.//type'):
+                depname = type_elem.text
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating required parameter type',
+                                depname)
+                self.generateFeature(depname, 'type', self.typedict)
+        elif ftype == 'enum':
+            # Generate enum dependencies in 'alias' attribute
+            if alias:
+                self.generateFeature(alias, 'enum', self.enumdict)
+            genProc = self.gen.genEnum
+
+        # Actually generate the type only if emitting declarations
+        if self.emitFeatures:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Emitting', ftype, 'decl for', fname)
+            if genProc is None:
+                raise RuntimeError("genProc is None when we should be emitting")
+            genProc(f, fname, alias)
+        else:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Skipping', ftype, fname,
+                            '(should not be emitted)')
+
+        if followupFeature:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Generating required bitvalues <enum>',
+                            followupFeature)
+            self.generateFeature(followupFeature, "type", self.typedict)
+
+    def generateRequiredInterface(self, interface):
+        """Generate all interfaces required by an API version or extension.
+
+        - interface - Element for `<version>` or `<extension>`"""
+
+        # Loop over all features inside all <require> tags.
+        for features in interface.findall('require'):
+            for t in features.findall('type'):
+                self.generateFeature(t.get('name'), 'type', self.typedict, explicit=True)
+            for e in features.findall('enum'):
+                # If this is an enum extending an enumerated type, do not
+                # generate it - this has already been done in reg.parseTree,
+                # by copying this element into the enumerated type.
+                enumextends = e.get('extends')
+                if not enumextends:
+                    self.generateFeature(e.get('name'), 'enum', self.enumdict, explicit=True)
+            for c in features.findall('command'):
+                self.generateFeature(c.get('name'), 'command', self.cmddict, explicit=True)
+
+    def generateSpirv(self, spirv, dictionary):
+        if spirv is None:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'No entry found for element', name,
+                            'returning!')
+            return
+
+        name = spirv.elem.get('name')
+        # No known alias for spirv elements
+        alias = None
+        if spirv.emit:
+            genProc = self.gen.genSpirv
+            genProc(spirv, name, alias)
+
+    def stripUnsupportedAPIs(self, dictionary, attribute, supportedDictionary):
+        """Strip unsupported APIs from attributes of APIs.
+           dictionary - *Info dictionary of APIs to be updated
+           attribute - attribute name to look for in each API
+           supportedDictionary - dictionary in which to look for supported
+            API elements in the attribute"""
+
+        for key in dictionary:
+            eleminfo = dictionary[key]
+            attribstring = eleminfo.elem.get(attribute)
+            if attribstring is not None:
+                apis = []
+                stripped = False
+                for api in attribstring.split(','):
+                    ##print('Checking API {} referenced by {}'.format(api, key))
+                    if api in supportedDictionary and supportedDictionary[api].required:
+                        apis.append(api)
+                    else:
+                        stripped = True
+                        ##print('\t**STRIPPING API {} from {}'.format(api, key))
+
+                # Update the attribute after stripping stuff.
+                # Could sort apis before joining, but it is not a clear win
+                if stripped:
+                    eleminfo.elem.set(attribute, ','.join(apis))
+
+    def stripUnsupportedAPIsFromList(self, dictionary, supportedDictionary):
+        """Strip unsupported APIs from attributes of APIs.
+           dictionary - dictionary of list of structure name strings
+           supportedDictionary - dictionary in which to look for supported
+            API elements in the attribute"""
+
+        for key in dictionary:
+            attribstring = dictionary[key]
+            if attribstring is not None:
+                apis = []
+                stripped = False
+                for api in attribstring:
+                    ##print('Checking API {} referenced by {}'.format(api, key))
+                    if supportedDictionary[api].required:
+                        apis.append(api)
+                    else:
+                        stripped = True
+                        ##print('\t**STRIPPING API {} from {}'.format(api, key))
+
+                # Update the attribute after stripping stuff.
+                # Could sort apis before joining, but it is not a clear win
+                if stripped:
+                    dictionary[key] = apis
+
+    def generateFormat(self, format, dictionary):
+        if format is None:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'No entry found for format element',
+                            'returning!')
+            return
+
+        name = format.elem.get('name')
+        # No known alias for VkFormat elements
+        alias = None
+        if format.emit:
+            genProc = self.gen.genFormat
+            genProc(format, name, alias)
+
+    def generateSyncStage(self, sync):
+        genProc = self.gen.genSyncStage
+        genProc(sync)
+
+    def generateSyncAccess(self, sync):
+        genProc = self.gen.genSyncAccess
+        genProc(sync)
+
+    def generateSyncPipeline(self, sync):
+        genProc = self.gen.genSyncPipeline
+        genProc(sync)
+
+    def tagValidExtensionStructs(self):
+        """Construct a "validextensionstructs" list for parent structures
+           based on "structextends" tags in child structures.
+           Only do this for structures tagged as required."""
+
+        for typeinfo in self.typedict.values():
+            type_elem = typeinfo.elem
+            if typeinfo.required and type_elem.get('category') == 'struct':
+                struct_extends = type_elem.get('structextends')
+                if struct_extends is not None:
+                    for parent in struct_extends.split(','):
+                        # self.gen.logMsg('diag', type_elem.get('name'), 'extends', parent)
+                        self.validextensionstructs[parent].append(type_elem.get('name'))
+
+        # Sort the lists so they do not depend on the XML order
+        for parent in self.validextensionstructs:
+            self.validextensionstructs[parent].sort()
+
+    def apiGen(self):
+        """Generate interface for specified versions using the current
+        generator and generator options"""
+
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', '*******************************************')
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', '  Registry.apiGen file:', self.genOpts.filename,
+                        'api:', self.genOpts.apiname,
+                        'profile:', self.genOpts.profile)
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', '*******************************************')
+
+        # Could reset required/declared flags for all features here.
+        # This has been removed as never used. The initial motivation was
+        # the idea of calling apiGen() repeatedly for different targets, but
+        # this has never been done. The 20% or so build-time speedup that
+        # might result is not worth the effort to make it actually work.
+        #
+        # self.apiReset()
+
+        # Compile regexps used to select versions & extensions
+        regVersions = re.compile(self.genOpts.versions)
+        regEmitVersions = re.compile(self.genOpts.emitversions)
+        regAddExtensions = re.compile(self.genOpts.addExtensions)
+        regRemoveExtensions = re.compile(self.genOpts.removeExtensions)
+        regEmitExtensions = re.compile(self.genOpts.emitExtensions)
+        regEmitSpirv = re.compile(self.genOpts.emitSpirv)
+        regEmitFormats = re.compile(self.genOpts.emitFormats)
+
+        # Get all matching API feature names & add to list of FeatureInfo
+        # Note we used to select on feature version attributes, not names.
+        features = []
+        apiMatch = False
+        for key in self.apidict:
+            fi = self.apidict[key]
+            api = fi.elem.get('api')
+            if apiNameMatch(self.genOpts.apiname, api):
+                apiMatch = True
+                if regVersions.match(fi.name):
+                    # Matches API & version #s being generated. Mark for
+                    # emission and add to the features[] list .
+                    # @@ Could use 'declared' instead of 'emit'?
+                    fi.emit = (regEmitVersions.match(fi.name) is not None)
+                    features.append(fi)
+                    if not fi.emit:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'NOT tagging feature api =', api,
+                                        'name =', fi.name, 'version =', fi.version,
+                                        'for emission (does not match emitversions pattern)')
+                    else:
+                        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Including feature api =', api,
+                                        'name =', fi.name, 'version =', fi.version,
+                                        'for emission (matches emitversions pattern)')
+                else:
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'NOT including feature api =', api,
+                                    'name =', fi.name, 'version =', fi.version,
+                                    '(does not match requested versions)')
+            else:
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'NOT including feature api =', api,
+                                'name =', fi.name,
+                                '(does not match requested API)')
+        if not apiMatch:
+            self.gen.logMsg('warn', 'No matching API versions found!')
+
+        # Get all matching extensions, in order by their extension number,
+        # and add to the list of features.
+        # Start with extensions whose 'supported' attributes match the API
+        # being generated. Add extensions matching the pattern specified in
+        # regExtensions, then remove extensions matching the pattern
+        # specified in regRemoveExtensions
+        for (extName, ei) in sorted(self.extdict.items(), key=lambda x: x[1].number if x[1].number is not None else '0'):
+            extName = ei.name
+            include = False
+
+            # Include extension if defaultExtensions is not None and is
+            # exactly matched by the 'supported' attribute.
+            if apiNameMatch(self.genOpts.defaultExtensions,
+                            ei.elem.get('supported')):
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Including extension',
+                                extName, "(defaultExtensions matches the 'supported' attribute)")
+                include = True
+
+            # Include additional extensions if the extension name matches
+            # the regexp specified in the generator options. This allows
+            # forcing extensions into an interface even if they are not
+            # tagged appropriately in the registry.
+            # However, we still respect the 'supported' attribute.
+            if regAddExtensions.match(extName) is not None:
+                if not apiNameMatch(self.genOpts.apiname, ei.elem.get('supported')):
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'NOT including extension',
+                                    extName, '(matches explicitly requested, but does not match the \'supported\' attribute)')
+                    include = False
+                else:
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Including extension',
+                                    extName, '(matches explicitly requested extensions to add)')
+                    include = True
+            # Remove extensions if the name matches the regexp specified
+            # in generator options. This allows forcing removal of
+            # extensions from an interface even if they are tagged that
+            # way in the registry.
+            if regRemoveExtensions.match(extName) is not None:
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'Removing extension',
+                                extName, '(matches explicitly requested extensions to remove)')
+                include = False
+
+            # If the extension is to be included, add it to the
+            # extension features list.
+            if include:
+                ei.emit = (regEmitExtensions.match(extName) is not None)
+                features.append(ei)
+                if not ei.emit:
+                    self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'NOT tagging extension',
+                                    extName,
+                                    'for emission (does not match emitextensions pattern)')
+
+                # Hack - can be removed when validity generator goes away
+                # (Jon) I am not sure what this does, or if it should
+                # respect the ei.emit flag above.
+                self.requiredextensions.append(extName)
+            else:
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'NOT including extension',
+                                extName, '(does not match api attribute or explicitly requested extensions)')
+
+        # Add all spirv elements to list
+        # generators decide to emit them all or not
+        # Currently no filtering as no client of these elements needs filtering
+        spirvexts = []
+        for key in self.spirvextdict:
+            si = self.spirvextdict[key]
+            si.emit = (regEmitSpirv.match(key) is not None)
+            spirvexts.append(si)
+        spirvcaps = []
+        for key in self.spirvcapdict:
+            si = self.spirvcapdict[key]
+            si.emit = (regEmitSpirv.match(key) is not None)
+            spirvcaps.append(si)
+
+        formats = []
+        for key in self.formatsdict:
+            si = self.formatsdict[key]
+            si.emit = (regEmitFormats.match(key) is not None)
+            formats.append(si)
+
+        # Sort the features list, if a sort procedure is defined
+        if self.genOpts.sortProcedure:
+            self.genOpts.sortProcedure(features)
+
+        # Passes 1+2: loop over requested API versions and extensions tagging
+        #   types/commands/features as required (in an <require> block) or no
+        #   longer required (in an <remove> block). <remove>s are processed
+        #   after all <require>s, so removals win.
+        # If a profile other than 'None' is being generated, it must
+        #   match the profile attribute (if any) of the <require> and
+        #   <remove> tags.
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'PASS 1: TAG FEATURES')
+        for f in features:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'PASS 1: Tagging required and features for', f.name)
+            self.fillFeatureDictionary(f.elem, f.name, self.genOpts.apiname, self.genOpts.profile)
+            self.requireFeatures(f.elem, f.name, self.genOpts.apiname, self.genOpts.profile)
+            self.deprecateFeatures(f.elem, f.name, self.genOpts.apiname, self.genOpts.profile)
+            self.assignAdditionalValidity(f.elem, self.genOpts.apiname, self.genOpts.profile)
+
+        for f in features:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'PASS 2: Tagging removed features for', f.name)
+            self.removeFeatures(f.elem, f.name, self.genOpts.apiname, self.genOpts.profile)
+            self.removeAdditionalValidity(f.elem, self.genOpts.apiname, self.genOpts.profile)
+
+        # Now, strip references to APIs that are not required.
+        # At present such references may occur in:
+        #   Structs in <type category="struct"> 'structextends' attributes
+        #   Enums in <command> 'successcodes' and 'errorcodes' attributes
+        self.stripUnsupportedAPIs(self.typedict, 'structextends', self.typedict)
+        self.stripUnsupportedAPIs(self.cmddict, 'successcodes', self.enumdict)
+        self.stripUnsupportedAPIs(self.cmddict, 'errorcodes', self.enumdict)
+        self.stripUnsupportedAPIsFromList(self.validextensionstructs, self.typedict)
+
+        # Construct lists of valid extension structures
+        self.tagValidExtensionStructs()
+
+        # @@May need to strip <spirvcapability> / <spirvextension> <enable>
+        # tags of these forms:
+        #   <enable version="VK_API_VERSION_1_0"/>
+        #   <enable struct="VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures" feature="geometryShader" requires="VK_VERSION_1_0"/>
+        #   <enable extension="VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters"/>
+        #   <enable property="VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Properties" member="shaderDenormPreserveFloat16" value="VK_TRUE" requires="VK_VERSION_1_2,VK_KHR_shader_float_controls"/>
+
+        # Pass 3: loop over specified API versions and extensions printing
+        #   declarations for required things which have not already been
+        #   generated.
+        self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'PASS 3: GENERATE INTERFACES FOR FEATURES')
+        self.gen.beginFile(self.genOpts)
+        for f in features:
+            self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'PASS 3: Generating interface for',
+                            f.name)
+            emit = self.emitFeatures = f.emit
+            if not emit:
+                self.gen.logMsg('diag', 'PASS 3: NOT declaring feature',
+                                f.elem.get('name'), 'because it is not tagged for emission')
+            # Generate the interface (or just tag its elements as having been
+            # emitted, if they have not been).
+            self.gen.beginFeature(f.elem, emit)
+            self.generateRequiredInterface(f.elem)
+            self.gen.endFeature()
+        # Generate spirv elements
+        for s in spirvexts:
+            self.generateSpirv(s, self.spirvextdict)
+        for s in spirvcaps:
+            self.generateSpirv(s, self.spirvcapdict)
+        for s in formats:
+            self.generateFormat(s, self.formatsdict)
+        for s in self.syncstagedict:
+            self.generateSyncStage(self.syncstagedict[s])
+        for s in self.syncaccessdict:
+            self.generateSyncAccess(self.syncaccessdict[s])
+        for s in self.syncpipelinedict:
+            self.generateSyncPipeline(self.syncpipelinedict[s])
+        self.gen.endFile()
+
+    def apiReset(self):
+        """Reset type/enum/command dictionaries before generating another API.
+
+        Use between apiGen() calls to reset internal state."""
+        for datatype in self.typedict:
+            self.typedict[datatype].resetState()
+        for enum in self.enumdict:
+            self.enumdict[enum].resetState()
+        for cmd in self.cmddict:
+            self.cmddict[cmd].resetState()
+        for cmd in self.apidict:
+            self.apidict[cmd].resetState()