Crate designguard 

DesignGuard - KiCad schematic and PCB validation library

This library provides validation rules for KiCad designs, checking for common mistakes like missing decoupling capacitors, incorrect pull-up resistors, and trace width issues.

Quick Start

use designguard::{DesignGuardCore, ValidationOptions};
use std::path::Path;

let options = ValidationOptions::default();
let result = DesignGuardCore::validate_schematic(
    Path::new("design.kicad_sch"),
    options,
).unwrap();

for issue in &result.issues {
    println!("{:?}: {}", issue.severity, issue.message);
}

Features

• Schematic validation: Decoupling caps, pull-ups, power integrity
• PCB validation: Trace widths, EMI checks, IPC-2221 compliance
• Datasheet checking: Component-specific validation
• Optional AI: Ollama/Claude integration (used by GUI/CLI)

Re-exports

pub use core::DesignGuardError;

pub use core::DesignGuardCore;

pub use core::ValidationOptions;

pub use core::ValidationResult;

pub use core::ValidationStats;

pub use core::discover_kicad_files;

pub use analyzer::rules::Issue;

pub use analyzer::rules::Severity;

pub use analyzer::rules::RulesEngine;

pub use parser::schema::Schematic;

pub use parser::pcb_schema::PcbDesign;

pub use parser::kicad::KicadParser;

pub use parser::pcb::PcbParser;

Modules

ai

analyzer

compliance

PCB Compliance Module

core

Core validation logic shared by GUI and CLI. No Tauri or app state dependencies.

datasheets

Datasheet-Aware Design Checking System

parser

prelude

Prelude for convenient imports.

ucs

Unified Circuit Schema (UCS) Module

Functions

parse_pcb

Parse a PCB file (convenience wrapper).

parse_schematic

Parse a schematic file (convenience wrapper).