Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/armbru/tags/pull-qapi-2020-10-10' into staging

QAPI patches patches for 2020-10-10

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* remotes/armbru/tags/pull-qapi-2020-10-10: (34 commits)
  qapi/visit.py: add type hint annotations
  qapi/visit.py: remove unused parameters from gen_visit_object
  qapi/visit.py: assert tag_member contains a QAPISchemaEnumType
  qapi/types.py: remove one-letter variables
  qapi/types.py: add type hint annotations
  qapi/gen.py: delint with pylint
  qapi/gen.py: update write() to be more idiomatic
  qapi/gen.py: Remove unused parameter
  qapi/gen.py: add type hint annotations
  qapi/gen: Make _is_user_module() return bool
  qapi/source.py: delint with pylint
  qapi/source.py: add type hint annotations
  qapi/commands.py: add type hint annotations
  qapi/commands.py: Don't re-bind to variable of different type
  qapi/events.py: Move comments into docstrings
  qapi/events.py: add type hint annotations
  qapi: establish mypy type-checking baseline
  qapi/common.py: move build_params into gen.py
  qapi/common.py: Convert comments into docstrings, and elaborate
  qapi/common.py: add type hint annotations
  ...

Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>

19 files changed, 767 insertions, 344 deletions

diff --git a/docs/devel/multi-thread-tcg.rst b/docs/devel/multi-thread-tcg.rst
index 21483870db..92a9eba13c 100644
--- a/docs/devel/multi-thread-tcg.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/multi-thread-tcg.rst
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ of view of external observers (e.g. another processor core). They can
 apply to any memory operations as well as just loads or stores.
 
 The Linux kernel has an excellent `write-up
-<https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/plain/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt>`
+<https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/plain/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt>`_
 on the various forms of memory barrier and the guarantees they can
 provide.
 
diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst
index bd64c1bdcd..8875a40a2b 100644
--- a/docs/devel/testing.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ compiler flags are needed to build for a given target.
 If you have the ability to run containers as the user you can also
 take advantage of the build systems "Docker" support. It will then use
 containers to build any test case for an enabled guest where there is
-no system compiler available. See :ref: `_docker-ref` for details.
+no system compiler available. See :ref:`docker-ref` for details.
 
 Running subset of tests
 -----------------------
diff --git a/scripts/qapi-gen.py b/scripts/qapi-gen.py
index 541e8c1f55..f3518d29a5 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi-gen.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi-gen.py
@@ -1,56 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-# QAPI generator
-#
+
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
+"""
+QAPI code generation execution shim.
 
-import argparse
-import re
-import sys
-
-from qapi.commands import gen_commands
-from qapi.events import gen_events
-from qapi.introspect import gen_introspect
-from qapi.schema import QAPIError, QAPISchema
-from qapi.types import gen_types
-from qapi.visit import gen_visit
-
+This standalone script exists primarily to facilitate the running of the QAPI
+code generator without needing to install the python module to the current
+execution environment.
+"""
 
-def main(argv):
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description='Generate code from a QAPI schema')
-    parser.add_argument('-b', '--builtins', action='store_true',
-                        help="generate code for built-in types")
-    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output-dir', action='store', default='',
-                        help="write output to directory OUTPUT_DIR")
-    parser.add_argument('-p', '--prefix', action='store', default='',
-                        help="prefix for symbols")
-    parser.add_argument('-u', '--unmask-non-abi-names', action='store_true',
-                        dest='unmask',
-                        help="expose non-ABI names in introspection")
-    parser.add_argument('schema', action='store')
-    args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    match = re.match(r'([A-Za-z_.-][A-Za-z0-9_.-]*)?', args.prefix)
-    if match.end() != len(args.prefix):
-        print("%s: 'funny character '%s' in argument of --prefix"
-              % (sys.argv[0], args.prefix[match.end()]),
-              file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    try:
-        schema = QAPISchema(args.schema)
-    except QAPIError as err:
-        print(err, file=sys.stderr)
-        exit(1)
-
-    gen_types(schema, args.output_dir, args.prefix, args.builtins)
-    gen_visit(schema, args.output_dir, args.prefix, args.builtins)
-    gen_commands(schema, args.output_dir, args.prefix)
-    gen_events(schema, args.output_dir, args.prefix)
-    gen_introspect(schema, args.output_dir, args.prefix, args.unmask)
+import sys
 
+from qapi import main
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main(sys.argv)
+    sys.exit(main.main())
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/.flake8 b/scripts/qapi/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b158c68b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/qapi/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[flake8]
+extend-ignore = E722  # Prefer pylint's bare-except checks to flake8's
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/.isort.cfg b/scripts/qapi/.isort.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..643caa1fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/qapi/.isort.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[settings]
+force_grid_wrap=4
+force_sort_within_sections=True
+include_trailing_comma=True
+line_length=72
+lines_after_imports=2
+multi_line_output=3
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/commands.py b/scripts/qapi/commands.py
index 6e6fc94a14..50978090b4 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/commands.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/commands.py
@@ -13,11 +13,34 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from qapi.common import *
-from qapi.gen import QAPIGenCCode, QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
-
-
-def gen_command_decl(name, arg_type, boxed, ret_type):
+from typing import (
+    Dict,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Set,
+)
+
+from .common import c_name, mcgen
+from .gen import (
+    QAPIGenC,
+    QAPIGenCCode,
+    QAPISchemaModularCVisitor,
+    build_params,
+    ifcontext,
+)
+from .schema import (
+    QAPISchema,
+    QAPISchemaFeature,
+    QAPISchemaObjectType,
+    QAPISchemaType,
+)
+from .source import QAPISourceInfo
+
+
+def gen_command_decl(name: str,
+                     arg_type: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+                     boxed: bool,
+                     ret_type: Optional[QAPISchemaType]) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 %(c_type)s qmp_%(c_name)s(%(params)s);
 ''',
@@ -26,7 +49,10 @@ def gen_command_decl(name, arg_type, boxed, ret_type):
                  params=build_params(arg_type, boxed, 'Error **errp'))
 
 
-def gen_call(name, arg_type, boxed, ret_type):
+def gen_call(name: str,
+             arg_type: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+             boxed: bool,
+             ret_type: Optional[QAPISchemaType]) -> str:
     ret = ''
 
     argstr = ''
@@ -62,10 +88,11 @@ def gen_call(name, arg_type, boxed, ret_type):
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_marshal_output(ret_type):
+def gen_marshal_output(ret_type: QAPISchemaType) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
-static void qmp_marshal_output_%(c_name)s(%(c_type)s ret_in, QObject **ret_out, Error **errp)
+static void qmp_marshal_output_%(c_name)s(%(c_type)s ret_in,
+                                QObject **ret_out, Error **errp)
 {
     Visitor *v;
 
@@ -82,19 +109,22 @@ static void qmp_marshal_output_%(c_name)s(%(c_type)s ret_in, QObject **ret_out,
                  c_type=ret_type.c_type(), c_name=ret_type.c_name())
 
 
-def build_marshal_proto(name):
+def build_marshal_proto(name: str) -> str:
     return ('void qmp_marshal_%s(QDict *args, QObject **ret, Error **errp)'
             % c_name(name))
 
 
-def gen_marshal_decl(name):
+def gen_marshal_decl(name: str) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 %(proto)s;
 ''',
                  proto=build_marshal_proto(name))
 
 
-def gen_marshal(name, arg_type, boxed, ret_type):
+def gen_marshal(name: str,
+                arg_type: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+                boxed: bool,
+                ret_type: Optional[QAPISchemaType]) -> str:
     have_args = boxed or (arg_type and not arg_type.is_empty())
 
     ret = mcgen('''
@@ -176,8 +206,11 @@ out:
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_register_command(name, success_response, allow_oob, allow_preconfig,
-                         coroutine):
+def gen_register_command(name: str,
+                         success_response: bool,
+                         allow_oob: bool,
+                         allow_preconfig: bool,
+                         coroutine: bool) -> str:
     options = []
 
     if not success_response:
@@ -192,18 +225,16 @@ def gen_register_command(name, success_response, allow_oob, allow_preconfig,
     if not options:
         options = ['QCO_NO_OPTIONS']
 
-    options = " | ".join(options)
-
     ret = mcgen('''
     qmp_register_command(cmds, "%(name)s",
                          qmp_marshal_%(c_name)s, %(opts)s);
 ''',
                 name=name, c_name=c_name(name),
-                opts=options)
+                opts=" | ".join(options))
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_registry(registry, prefix):
+def gen_registry(registry: str, prefix: str) -> str:
     ret = mcgen('''
 
 void %(c_prefix)sqmp_init_marshal(QmpCommandList *cmds)
@@ -220,15 +251,14 @@ void %(c_prefix)sqmp_init_marshal(QmpCommandList *cmds)
 
 
 class QAPISchemaGenCommandVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
-
-    def __init__(self, prefix):
+    def __init__(self, prefix: str):
         super().__init__(
             prefix, 'qapi-commands',
             ' * Schema-defined QAPI/QMP commands', None, __doc__)
         self._regy = QAPIGenCCode(None)
-        self._visited_ret_types = {}
+        self._visited_ret_types: Dict[QAPIGenC, Set[QAPISchemaType]] = {}
 
-    def _begin_user_module(self, name):
+    def _begin_user_module(self, name: str) -> None:
         self._visited_ret_types[self._genc] = set()
         commands = self._module_basename('qapi-commands', name)
         types = self._module_basename('qapi-types', name)
@@ -252,7 +282,7 @@ class QAPISchemaGenCommandVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 ''',
                              types=types))
 
-    def visit_end(self):
+    def visit_end(self) -> None:
         self._add_system_module('init', ' * QAPI Commands initialization')
         self._genh.add(mcgen('''
 #include "qapi/qmp/dispatch.h"
@@ -268,9 +298,19 @@ void %(c_prefix)sqmp_init_marshal(QmpCommandList *cmds);
                                       prefix=self._prefix))
         self._genc.add(gen_registry(self._regy.get_content(), self._prefix))
 
-    def visit_command(self, name, info, ifcond, features,
-                      arg_type, ret_type, gen, success_response, boxed,
-                      allow_oob, allow_preconfig, coroutine):
+    def visit_command(self,
+                      name: str,
+                      info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                      ifcond: List[str],
+                      features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
+                      arg_type: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+                      ret_type: Optional[QAPISchemaType],
+                      gen: bool,
+                      success_response: bool,
+                      boxed: bool,
+                      allow_oob: bool,
+                      allow_preconfig: bool,
+                      coroutine: bool) -> None:
         if not gen:
             return
         # FIXME: If T is a user-defined type, the user is responsible
@@ -292,7 +332,9 @@ void %(c_prefix)sqmp_init_marshal(QmpCommandList *cmds);
                                                 coroutine))
 
 
-def gen_commands(schema, output_dir, prefix):
+def gen_commands(schema: QAPISchema,
+                 output_dir: str,
+                 prefix: str) -> None:
     vis = QAPISchemaGenCommandVisitor(prefix)
     schema.visit(vis)
     vis.write(output_dir)
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/common.py b/scripts/qapi/common.py
index ba35abea47..11b86beeab 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/common.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/common.py
@@ -12,12 +12,28 @@
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
 import re
+from typing import Optional, Sequence
 
 
-# ENUMName -> ENUM_NAME, EnumName1 -> ENUM_NAME1
-# ENUM_NAME -> ENUM_NAME, ENUM_NAME1 -> ENUM_NAME1, ENUM_Name2 -> ENUM_NAME2
-# ENUM24_Name -> ENUM24_NAME
-def camel_to_upper(value):
+#: Magic string that gets removed along with all space to its right.
+EATSPACE = '\033EATSPACE.'
+POINTER_SUFFIX = ' *' + EATSPACE
+_C_NAME_TRANS = str.maketrans('.-', '__')
+
+
+def camel_to_upper(value: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Converts CamelCase to CAMEL_CASE.
+
+    Examples::
+
+        ENUMName -> ENUM_NAME
+        EnumName1 -> ENUM_NAME1
+        ENUM_NAME -> ENUM_NAME
+        ENUM_NAME1 -> ENUM_NAME1
+        ENUM_Name2 -> ENUM_NAME2
+        ENUM24_Name -> ENUM24_NAME
+    """
     c_fun_str = c_name(value, False)
     if value.isupper():
         return c_fun_str
@@ -25,36 +41,47 @@ def camel_to_upper(value):
     new_name = ''
     length = len(c_fun_str)
     for i in range(length):
-        c = c_fun_str[i]
-        # When c is upper and no '_' appears before, do more checks
-        if c.isupper() and (i > 0) and c_fun_str[i - 1] != '_':
+        char = c_fun_str[i]
+        # When char is upper case and no '_' appears before, do more checks
+        if char.isupper() and (i > 0) and c_fun_str[i - 1] != '_':
             if i < length - 1 and c_fun_str[i + 1].islower():
                 new_name += '_'
             elif c_fun_str[i - 1].isdigit():
                 new_name += '_'
-        new_name += c
+        new_name += char
     return new_name.lstrip('_').upper()
 
 
-def c_enum_const(type_name, const_name, prefix=None):
+def c_enum_const(type_name: str,
+                 const_name: str,
+                 prefix: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    """
+    Generate a C enumeration constant name.
+
+    :param type_name: The name of the enumeration.
+    :param const_name: The name of this constant.
+    :param prefix: Optional, prefix that overrides the type_name.
+    """
     if prefix is not None:
         type_name = prefix
     return camel_to_upper(type_name) + '_' + c_name(const_name, False).upper()
 
 
-c_name_trans = str.maketrans('.-', '__')
+def c_name(name: str, protect: bool = True) -> str:
+    """
+    Map ``name`` to a valid C identifier.
 
+    Used for converting 'name' from a 'name':'type' qapi definition
+    into a generated struct member, as well as converting type names
+    into substrings of a generated C function name.
 
-# Map @name to a valid C identifier.
-# If @protect, avoid returning certain ticklish identifiers (like
-# C keywords) by prepending 'q_'.
-#
-# Used for converting 'name' from a 'name':'type' qapi definition
-# into a generated struct member, as well as converting type names
-# into substrings of a generated C function name.
-# '__a.b_c' -> '__a_b_c', 'x-foo' -> 'x_foo'
-# protect=True: 'int' -> 'q_int'; protect=False: 'int' -> 'int'
-def c_name(name, protect=True):
+    '__a.b_c' -> '__a_b_c', 'x-foo' -> 'x_foo'
+    protect=True: 'int' -> 'q_int'; protect=False: 'int' -> 'int'
+
+    :param name: The name to map.
+    :param protect: If true, avoid returning certain ticklish identifiers
+                    (like C keywords) by prepending ``q_``.
+    """
     # ANSI X3J11/88-090, 3.1.1
     c89_words = set(['auto', 'break', 'case', 'char', 'const', 'continue',
                      'default', 'do', 'double', 'else', 'enum', 'extern',
@@ -82,61 +109,75 @@ def c_name(name, protect=True):
                      'not_eq', 'or', 'or_eq', 'xor', 'xor_eq'])
     # namespace pollution:
     polluted_words = set(['unix', 'errno', 'mips', 'sparc', 'i386'])
-    name = name.translate(c_name_trans)
+    name = name.translate(_C_NAME_TRANS)
     if protect and (name in c89_words | c99_words | c11_words | gcc_words
                     | cpp_words | polluted_words):
         return 'q_' + name
     return name
 
 
-eatspace = '\033EATSPACE.'
-pointer_suffix = ' *' + eatspace
+class Indentation:
+    """
+    Indentation level management.
 
+    :param initial: Initial number of spaces, default 0.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, initial: int = 0) -> None:
+        self._level = initial
 
-def genindent(count):
-    ret = ''
-    for _ in range(count):
-        ret += ' '
-    return ret
+    def __int__(self) -> int:
+        return self._level
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return "{}({:d})".format(type(self).__name__, self._level)
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Return the current indentation as a string of spaces."""
+        return ' ' * self._level
 
+    def __bool__(self) -> bool:
+        """True when there is a non-zero indentation."""
+        return bool(self._level)
 
-indent_level = 0
+    def increase(self, amount: int = 4) -> None:
+        """Increase the indentation level by ``amount``, default 4."""
+        self._level += amount
 
+    def decrease(self, amount: int = 4) -> None:
+        """Decrease the indentation level by ``amount``, default 4."""
+        if self._level < amount:
+            raise ArithmeticError(
+                f"Can't remove {amount:d} spaces from {self!r}")
+        self._level -= amount
 
-def push_indent(indent_amount=4):
-    global indent_level
-    indent_level += indent_amount
 
+#: Global, current indent level for code generation.
+indent = Indentation()
 
-def pop_indent(indent_amount=4):
-    global indent_level
-    indent_level -= indent_amount
 
+def cgen(code: str, **kwds: object) -> str:
+    """
+    Generate ``code`` with ``kwds`` interpolated.
 
-# Generate @code with @kwds interpolated.
-# Obey indent_level, and strip eatspace.
-def cgen(code, **kwds):
+    Obey `indent`, and strip `EATSPACE`.
+    """
     raw = code % kwds
-    if indent_level:
-        indent = genindent(indent_level)
-        # re.subn() lacks flags support before Python 2.7, use re.compile()
-        raw = re.subn(re.compile(r'^(?!(#|$))', re.MULTILINE),
-                      indent, raw)
-        raw = raw[0]
-    return re.sub(re.escape(eatspace) + r' *', '', raw)
+    if indent:
+        raw = re.sub(r'^(?!(#|$))', str(indent), raw, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    return re.sub(re.escape(EATSPACE) + r' *', '', raw)
 
 
-def mcgen(code, **kwds):
+def mcgen(code: str, **kwds: object) -> str:
     if code[0] == '\n':
         code = code[1:]
     return cgen(code, **kwds)
 
 
-def c_fname(filename):
+def c_fname(filename: str) -> str:
     return re.sub(r'[^A-Za-z0-9_]', '_', filename)
 
 
-def guardstart(name):
+def guardstart(name: str) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 #ifndef %(name)s
 #define %(name)s
@@ -145,7 +186,7 @@ def guardstart(name):
                  name=c_fname(name).upper())
 
 
-def guardend(name):
+def guardend(name: str) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
 #endif /* %(name)s */
@@ -153,7 +194,7 @@ def guardend(name):
                  name=c_fname(name).upper())
 
 
-def gen_if(ifcond):
+def gen_if(ifcond: Sequence[str]) -> str:
     ret = ''
     for ifc in ifcond:
         ret += mcgen('''
@@ -162,31 +203,10 @@ def gen_if(ifcond):
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_endif(ifcond):
+def gen_endif(ifcond: Sequence[str]) -> str:
     ret = ''
     for ifc in reversed(ifcond):
         ret += mcgen('''
 #endif /* %(cond)s */
 ''', cond=ifc)
     return ret
-
-
-def build_params(arg_type, boxed, extra=None):
-    ret = ''
-    sep = ''
-    if boxed:
-        assert arg_type
-        ret += '%s arg' % arg_type.c_param_type()
-        sep = ', '
-    elif arg_type:
-        assert not arg_type.variants
-        for memb in arg_type.members:
-            ret += sep
-            sep = ', '
-            if memb.optional:
-                ret += 'bool has_%s, ' % c_name(memb.name)
-            ret += '%s %s' % (memb.type.c_param_type(),
-                              c_name(memb.name))
-    if extra:
-        ret += sep + extra
-    return ret if ret else 'void'
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/events.py b/scripts/qapi/events.py
index b544af5a1c..599f3d1f56 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/events.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/events.py
@@ -12,19 +12,31 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from qapi.common import *
-from qapi.gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
-from qapi.schema import QAPISchemaEnumMember
-from qapi.types import gen_enum, gen_enum_lookup
-
-
-def build_event_send_proto(name, arg_type, boxed):
+from typing import List
+
+from .common import c_enum_const, c_name, mcgen
+from .gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, build_params, ifcontext
+from .schema import (
+    QAPISchema,
+    QAPISchemaEnumMember,
+    QAPISchemaFeature,
+    QAPISchemaObjectType,
+)
+from .source import QAPISourceInfo
+from .types import gen_enum, gen_enum_lookup
+
+
+def build_event_send_proto(name: str,
+                           arg_type: QAPISchemaObjectType,
+                           boxed: bool) -> str:
     return 'void qapi_event_send_%(c_name)s(%(param)s)' % {
         'c_name': c_name(name.lower()),
         'param': build_params(arg_type, boxed)}
 
 
-def gen_event_send_decl(name, arg_type, boxed):
+def gen_event_send_decl(name: str,
+                        arg_type: QAPISchemaObjectType,
+                        boxed: bool) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
 %(proto)s;
@@ -32,8 +44,12 @@ def gen_event_send_decl(name, arg_type, boxed):
                  proto=build_event_send_proto(name, arg_type, boxed))
 
 
-# Declare and initialize an object 'qapi' using parameters from build_params()
-def gen_param_var(typ):
+def gen_param_var(typ: QAPISchemaObjectType) -> str:
+    """
+    Generate a struct variable holding the event parameters.
+
+    Initialize it with the function arguments defined in `gen_event_send`.
+    """
     assert not typ.variants
     ret = mcgen('''
     %(c_name)s param = {
@@ -61,7 +77,11 @@ def gen_param_var(typ):
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_event_send(name, arg_type, boxed, event_enum_name, event_emit):
+def gen_event_send(name: str,
+                   arg_type: QAPISchemaObjectType,
+                   boxed: bool,
+                   event_enum_name: str,
+                   event_emit: str) -> str:
     # FIXME: Our declaration of local variables (and of 'errp' in the
     # parameter list) can collide with exploded members of the event's
     # data type passed in as parameters.  If this collision ever hits in
@@ -137,15 +157,15 @@ def gen_event_send(name, arg_type, boxed, event_enum_name, event_emit):
 
 class QAPISchemaGenEventVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 
-    def __init__(self, prefix):
+    def __init__(self, prefix: str):
         super().__init__(
             prefix, 'qapi-events',
             ' * Schema-defined QAPI/QMP events', None, __doc__)
         self._event_enum_name = c_name(prefix + 'QAPIEvent', protect=False)
-        self._event_enum_members = []
+        self._event_enum_members: List[QAPISchemaEnumMember] = []
         self._event_emit_name = c_name(prefix + 'qapi_event_emit')
 
-    def _begin_user_module(self, name):
+    def _begin_user_module(self, name: str) -> None:
         events = self._module_basename('qapi-events', name)
         types = self._module_basename('qapi-types', name)
         visit = self._module_basename('qapi-visit', name)
@@ -168,7 +188,7 @@ class QAPISchemaGenEventVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 ''',
                              types=types))
 
-    def visit_end(self):
+    def visit_end(self) -> None:
         self._add_system_module('emit', ' * QAPI Events emission')
         self._genc.preamble_add(mcgen('''
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
@@ -189,7 +209,13 @@ void %(event_emit)s(%(event_enum)s event, QDict *qdict);
                              event_emit=self._event_emit_name,
                              event_enum=self._event_enum_name))
 
-    def visit_event(self, name, info, ifcond, features, arg_type, boxed):
+    def visit_event(self,
+                    name: str,
+                    info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                    ifcond: List[str],
+                    features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
+                    arg_type: QAPISchemaObjectType,
+                    boxed: bool) -> None:
         with ifcontext(ifcond, self._genh, self._genc):
             self._genh.add(gen_event_send_decl(name, arg_type, boxed))
             self._genc.add(gen_event_send(name, arg_type, boxed,
@@ -200,7 +226,9 @@ void %(event_emit)s(%(event_enum)s event, QDict *qdict);
         self._event_enum_members.append(QAPISchemaEnumMember(name, None))
 
 
-def gen_events(schema, output_dir, prefix):
+def gen_events(schema: QAPISchema,
+               output_dir: str,
+               prefix: str) -> None:
     vis = QAPISchemaGenEventVisitor(prefix)
     schema.visit(vis)
     vis.write(output_dir)
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/expr.py b/scripts/qapi/expr.py
index a15c1fb474..2fcaaa2497 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/expr.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/expr.py
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
-import re
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from qapi.common import c_name
-from qapi.error import QAPISemError
+import re
+
+from .common import c_name
+from .error import QAPISemError
 
 
 # Names must be letters, numbers, -, and _.  They must start with letter,
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/gen.py b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
index ca66c82b5b..b40f18eee3 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/gen.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/gen.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # QAPI code generation
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018-2019 Red Hat Inc.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2019 Red Hat Inc.
 #
 # Authors:
 #  Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
@@ -11,39 +11,54 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
-
-import errno
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 import os
 import re
-from contextlib import contextmanager
-
-from qapi.common import *
-from qapi.schema import QAPISchemaVisitor
+from typing import (
+    Dict,
+    Iterator,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Tuple,
+)
+
+from .common import (
+    c_fname,
+    c_name,
+    gen_endif,
+    gen_if,
+    guardend,
+    guardstart,
+    mcgen,
+)
+from .schema import QAPISchemaObjectType, QAPISchemaVisitor
+from .source import QAPISourceInfo
 
 
 class QAPIGen:
-
-    def __init__(self, fname):
+    def __init__(self, fname: Optional[str]):
         self.fname = fname
         self._preamble = ''
         self._body = ''
 
-    def preamble_add(self, text):
+    def preamble_add(self, text: str) -> None:
         self._preamble += text
 
-    def add(self, text):
+    def add(self, text: str) -> None:
         self._body += text
 
-    def get_content(self):
+    def get_content(self) -> str:
         return self._top() + self._preamble + self._body + self._bottom()
 
-    def _top(self):
+    def _top(self) -> str:
+        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         return ''
 
-    def _bottom(self):
+    def _bottom(self) -> str:
+        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         return ''
 
-    def write(self, output_dir):
+    def write(self, output_dir: str) -> None:
         # Include paths starting with ../ are used to reuse modules of the main
         # schema in specialised schemas. Don't overwrite the files that are
         # already generated for the main schema.
@@ -51,24 +66,22 @@ class QAPIGen:
             return
         pathname = os.path.join(output_dir, self.fname)
         odir = os.path.dirname(pathname)
+
         if odir:
-            try:
-                os.makedirs(odir)
-            except os.error as e:
-                if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
-                    raise
+            os.makedirs(odir, exist_ok=True)
+
+        # use os.open for O_CREAT to create and read a non-existant file
         fd = os.open(pathname, os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT, 0o666)
-        f = open(fd, 'r+', encoding='utf-8')
-        text = self.get_content()
-        oldtext = f.read(len(text) + 1)
-        if text != oldtext:
-            f.seek(0)
-            f.truncate(0)
-            f.write(text)
-        f.close()
+        with os.fdopen(fd, 'r+', encoding='utf-8') as fp:
+            text = self.get_content()
+            oldtext = fp.read(len(text) + 1)
+            if text != oldtext:
+                fp.seek(0)
+                fp.truncate(0)
+                fp.write(text)
 
 
-def _wrap_ifcond(ifcond, before, after):
+def _wrap_ifcond(ifcond: List[str], before: str, after: str) -> str:
     if before == after:
         return after   # suppress empty #if ... #endif
 
@@ -84,41 +97,62 @@ def _wrap_ifcond(ifcond, before, after):
     return out
 
 
-class QAPIGenCCode(QAPIGen):
+def build_params(arg_type: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+                 boxed: bool,
+                 extra: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    ret = ''
+    sep = ''
+    if boxed:
+        assert arg_type
+        ret += '%s arg' % arg_type.c_param_type()
+        sep = ', '
+    elif arg_type:
+        assert not arg_type.variants
+        for memb in arg_type.members:
+            ret += sep
+            sep = ', '
+            if memb.optional:
+                ret += 'bool has_%s, ' % c_name(memb.name)
+            ret += '%s %s' % (memb.type.c_param_type(),
+                              c_name(memb.name))
+    if extra:
+        ret += sep + extra
+    return ret if ret else 'void'
 
-    def __init__(self, fname):
+
+class QAPIGenCCode(QAPIGen):
+    def __init__(self, fname: Optional[str]):
         super().__init__(fname)
-        self._start_if = None
+        self._start_if: Optional[Tuple[List[str], str, str]] = None
 
-    def start_if(self, ifcond):
+    def start_if(self, ifcond: List[str]) -> None:
         assert self._start_if is None
         self._start_if = (ifcond, self._body, self._preamble)
 
-    def end_if(self):
+    def end_if(self) -> None:
         assert self._start_if
         self._wrap_ifcond()
         self._start_if = None
 
-    def _wrap_ifcond(self):
+    def _wrap_ifcond(self) -> None:
         self._body = _wrap_ifcond(self._start_if[0],
                                   self._start_if[1], self._body)
         self._preamble = _wrap_ifcond(self._start_if[0],
                                       self._start_if[2], self._preamble)
 
-    def get_content(self):
+    def get_content(self) -> str:
         assert self._start_if is None
         return super().get_content()
 
 
 class QAPIGenC(QAPIGenCCode):
-
-    def __init__(self, fname, blurb, pydoc):
+    def __init__(self, fname: str, blurb: str, pydoc: str):
         super().__init__(fname)
         self._blurb = blurb
         self._copyright = '\n * '.join(re.findall(r'^Copyright .*', pydoc,
                                                   re.MULTILINE))
 
-    def _top(self):
+    def _top(self) -> str:
         return mcgen('''
 /* AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED, DO NOT MODIFY */
 
@@ -134,7 +168,7 @@ class QAPIGenC(QAPIGenCCode):
 ''',
                      blurb=self._blurb, copyright=self._copyright)
 
-    def _bottom(self):
+    def _bottom(self) -> str:
         return mcgen('''
 
 /* Dummy declaration to prevent empty .o file */
@@ -144,19 +178,20 @@ char qapi_dummy_%(name)s;
 
 
 class QAPIGenH(QAPIGenC):
-
-    def _top(self):
+    def _top(self) -> str:
         return super()._top() + guardstart(self.fname)
 
-    def _bottom(self):
+    def _bottom(self) -> str:
         return guardend(self.fname)
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def ifcontext(ifcond, *args):
-    """A 'with' statement context manager to wrap with start_if()/end_if()
+def ifcontext(ifcond: List[str], *args: QAPIGenCCode) -> Iterator[None]:
+    """
+    A with-statement context manager that wraps with `start_if()` / `end_if()`.
 
-    *args: any number of QAPIGenCCode
+    :param ifcond: A list of conditionals, passed to `start_if()`.
+    :param args: any number of `QAPIGenCCode`.
 
     Example::
 
@@ -179,8 +214,11 @@ def ifcontext(ifcond, *args):
 
 
 class QAPISchemaMonolithicCVisitor(QAPISchemaVisitor):
-
-    def __init__(self, prefix, what, blurb, pydoc):
+    def __init__(self,
+                 prefix: str,
+                 what: str,
+                 blurb: str,
+                 pydoc: str):
         self._prefix = prefix
         self._what = what
         self._genc = QAPIGenC(self._prefix + self._what + '.c',
@@ -188,38 +226,42 @@ class QAPISchemaMonolithicCVisitor(QAPISchemaVisitor):
         self._genh = QAPIGenH(self._prefix + self._what + '.h',
                               blurb, pydoc)
 
-    def write(self, output_dir):
+    def write(self, output_dir: str) -> None:
         self._genc.write(output_dir)
         self._genh.write(output_dir)
 
 
 class QAPISchemaModularCVisitor(QAPISchemaVisitor):
-
-    def __init__(self, prefix, what, user_blurb, builtin_blurb, pydoc):
+    def __init__(self,
+                 prefix: str,
+                 what: str,
+                 user_blurb: str,
+                 builtin_blurb: Optional[str],
+                 pydoc: str):
         self._prefix = prefix
         self._what = what
         self._user_blurb = user_blurb
         self._builtin_blurb = builtin_blurb
         self._pydoc = pydoc
-        self._genc = None
-        self._genh = None
-        self._module = {}
-        self._main_module = None
+        self._genc: Optional[QAPIGenC] = None
+        self._genh: Optional[QAPIGenH] = None
+        self._module: Dict[Optional[str], Tuple[QAPIGenC, QAPIGenH]] = {}
+        self._main_module: Optional[str] = None
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _is_user_module(name):
-        return name and not name.startswith('./')
+    def _is_user_module(name: Optional[str]) -> bool:
+        return bool(name and not name.startswith('./'))
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _is_builtin_module(name):
+    def _is_builtin_module(name: Optional[str]) -> bool:
         return not name
 
-    def _module_dirname(self, what, name):
+    def _module_dirname(self, name: Optional[str]) -> str:
         if self._is_user_module(name):
             return os.path.dirname(name)
         return ''
 
-    def _module_basename(self, what, name):
+    def _module_basename(self, what: str, name: Optional[str]) -> str:
         ret = '' if self._is_builtin_module(name) else self._prefix
         if self._is_user_module(name):
             basename = os.path.basename(name)
@@ -231,27 +273,27 @@ class QAPISchemaModularCVisitor(QAPISchemaVisitor):
             ret += re.sub(r'-', '-' + name + '-', what)
         return ret
 
-    def _module_filename(self, what, name):
-        return os.path.join(self._module_dirname(what, name),
+    def _module_filename(self, what: str, name: Optional[str]) -> str:
+        return os.path.join(self._module_dirname(name),
                             self._module_basename(what, name))
 
-    def _add_module(self, name, blurb):
+    def _add_module(self, name: Optional[str], blurb: str) -> None:
         basename = self._module_filename(self._what, name)
         genc = QAPIGenC(basename + '.c', blurb, self._pydoc)
         genh = QAPIGenH(basename + '.h', blurb, self._pydoc)
         self._module[name] = (genc, genh)
         self._genc, self._genh = self._module[name]
 
-    def _add_user_module(self, name, blurb):
+    def _add_user_module(self, name: str, blurb: str) -> None:
         assert self._is_user_module(name)
         if self._main_module is None:
             self._main_module = name
         self._add_module(name, blurb)
 
-    def _add_system_module(self, name, blurb):
+    def _add_system_module(self, name: Optional[str], blurb: str) -> None:
         self._add_module(name and './' + name, blurb)
 
-    def write(self, output_dir, opt_builtins=False):
+    def write(self, output_dir: str, opt_builtins: bool = False) -> None:
         for name in self._module:
             if self._is_builtin_module(name) and not opt_builtins:
                 continue
@@ -259,13 +301,13 @@ class QAPISchemaModularCVisitor(QAPISchemaVisitor):
             genc.write(output_dir)
             genh.write(output_dir)
 
-    def _begin_system_module(self, name):
+    def _begin_system_module(self, name: None) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def _begin_user_module(self, name):
+    def _begin_user_module(self, name: str) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def visit_module(self, name):
+    def visit_module(self, name: Optional[str]) -> None:
         if name is None:
             if self._builtin_blurb:
                 self._add_system_module(None, self._builtin_blurb)
@@ -279,7 +321,7 @@ class QAPISchemaModularCVisitor(QAPISchemaVisitor):
             self._add_user_module(name, self._user_blurb)
             self._begin_user_module(name)
 
-    def visit_include(self, name, info):
+    def visit_include(self, name: str, info: QAPISourceInfo) -> None:
         relname = os.path.relpath(self._module_filename(self._what, name),
                                   os.path.dirname(self._genh.fname))
         self._genh.preamble_add(mcgen('''
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
index 5907b09cd5..fafec94e02 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/introspect.py
@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from qapi.common import *
-from qapi.gen import QAPISchemaMonolithicCVisitor
-from qapi.schema import (QAPISchemaArrayType, QAPISchemaBuiltinType,
-                         QAPISchemaType)
+from .common import (
+    c_name,
+    gen_endif,
+    gen_if,
+    mcgen,
+)
+from .gen import QAPISchemaMonolithicCVisitor
+from .schema import (
+    QAPISchemaArrayType,
+    QAPISchemaBuiltinType,
+    QAPISchemaType,
+)
 
 
 def _make_tree(obj, ifcond, features, extra=None):
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/main.py b/scripts/qapi/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42517210b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/qapi/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+# See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+
+"""
+QAPI Generator
+
+This is the main entry point for generating C code from the QAPI schema.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import re
+import sys
+from typing import Optional
+
+from .commands import gen_commands
+from .error import QAPIError
+from .events import gen_events
+from .introspect import gen_introspect
+from .schema import QAPISchema
+from .types import gen_types
+from .visit import gen_visit
+
+
+def invalid_prefix_char(prefix: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    match = re.match(r'([A-Za-z_.-][A-Za-z0-9_.-]*)?', prefix)
+    if match.end() != len(prefix):
+        return prefix[match.end()]
+    return None
+
+
+def generate(schema_file: str,
+             output_dir: str,
+             prefix: str,
+             unmask: bool = False,
+             builtins: bool = False) -> None:
+    """
+    Generate C code for the given schema into the target directory.
+
+    :param schema_file: The primary QAPI schema file.
+    :param output_dir: The output directory to store generated code.
+    :param prefix: Optional C-code prefix for symbol names.
+    :param unmask: Expose non-ABI names through introspection?
+    :param builtins: Generate code for built-in types?
+
+    :raise QAPIError: On failures.
+    """
+    assert invalid_prefix_char(prefix) is None
+
+    schema = QAPISchema(schema_file)
+    gen_types(schema, output_dir, prefix, builtins)
+    gen_visit(schema, output_dir, prefix, builtins)
+    gen_commands(schema, output_dir, prefix)
+    gen_events(schema, output_dir, prefix)
+    gen_introspect(schema, output_dir, prefix, unmask)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    """
+    gapi-gen executable entry point.
+    Expects arguments via sys.argv, see --help for details.
+
+    :return: int, 0 on success, 1 on failure.
+    """
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Generate code from a QAPI schema')
+    parser.add_argument('-b', '--builtins', action='store_true',
+                        help="generate code for built-in types")
+    parser.add_argument('-o', '--output-dir', action='store',
+                        default='',
+                        help="write output to directory OUTPUT_DIR")
+    parser.add_argument('-p', '--prefix', action='store',
+                        default='',
+                        help="prefix for symbols")
+    parser.add_argument('-u', '--unmask-non-abi-names', action='store_true',
+                        dest='unmask',
+                        help="expose non-ABI names in introspection")
+    parser.add_argument('schema', action='store')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    funny_char = invalid_prefix_char(args.prefix)
+    if funny_char:
+        msg = f"funny character '{funny_char}' in argument of --prefix"
+        print(f"{sys.argv[0]}: {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+
+    try:
+        generate(args.schema,
+                 output_dir=args.output_dir,
+                 prefix=args.prefix,
+                 unmask=args.unmask,
+                 builtins=args.builtins)
+    except QAPIError as err:
+        print(f"{sys.argv[0]}: {str(err)}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+    return 0
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/mypy.ini b/scripts/qapi/mypy.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74fc6c8215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/qapi/mypy.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[mypy]
+strict = True
+strict_optional = False
+disallow_untyped_calls = False
+python_version = 3.6
+
+[mypy-qapi.error]
+disallow_untyped_defs = False
+disallow_incomplete_defs = False
+check_untyped_defs = False
+
+[mypy-qapi.expr]
+disallow_untyped_defs = False
+disallow_incomplete_defs = False
+check_untyped_defs = False
+
+[mypy-qapi.introspect]
+disallow_untyped_defs = False
+disallow_incomplete_defs = False
+check_untyped_defs = False
+
+[mypy-qapi.parser]
+disallow_untyped_defs = False
+disallow_incomplete_defs = False
+check_untyped_defs = False
+
+[mypy-qapi.schema]
+disallow_untyped_defs = False
+disallow_incomplete_defs = False
+check_untyped_defs = False
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/parser.py b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
index 9d1a3e2eea..e7b9d670ad 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/parser.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
 import os
 import re
-from collections import OrderedDict
 
-from qapi.error import QAPIParseError, QAPISemError
-from qapi.source import QAPISourceInfo
+from .error import QAPIParseError, QAPISemError
+from .source import QAPISourceInfo
 
 
 class QAPISchemaParser:
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/pylintrc b/scripts/qapi/pylintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9e077a164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/qapi/pylintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+[MASTER]
+
+# Add files or directories matching the regex patterns to the ignore list.
+# The regex matches against base names, not paths.
+ignore-patterns=error.py,
+                expr.py,
+                parser.py,
+                schema.py,
+
+
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+
+# Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You
+# can either give multiple identifiers separated by comma (,) or put this
+# option multiple times (only on the command line, not in the configuration
+# file where it should appear only once). You can also use "--disable=all" to
+# disable everything first and then reenable specific checks. For example, if
+# you want to run only the similarities checker, you can use "--disable=all
+# --enable=similarities". If you want to run only the classes checker, but have
+# no Warning level messages displayed, use "--disable=all --enable=classes
+# --disable=W".
+disable=fixme,
+        missing-docstring,
+        too-many-arguments,
+        too-many-branches,
+        too-many-statements,
+        too-many-instance-attributes,
+
+[REPORTS]
+
+[REFACTORING]
+
+[MISCELLANEOUS]
+
+[LOGGING]
+
+[BASIC]
+
+# Good variable names which should always be accepted, separated by a comma.
+good-names=i,
+           j,
+           k,
+           ex,
+           Run,
+           _,
+           fp,  # fp = open(...)
+           fd,  # fd = os.open(...)
+
+[VARIABLES]
+
+[STRING]
+
+[SPELLING]
+
+[FORMAT]
+
+[SIMILARITIES]
+
+# Ignore import statements themselves when computing similarities.
+ignore-imports=yes
+
+[TYPECHECK]
+
+[CLASSES]
+
+[IMPORTS]
+
+[DESIGN]
+
+[EXCEPTIONS]
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/schema.py b/scripts/qapi/schema.py
index d1307ec661..720449feee 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/schema.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/schema.py
@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@
 
 # TODO catching name collisions in generated code would be nice
 
+from collections import OrderedDict
 import os
 import re
-from collections import OrderedDict
+from typing import Optional
 
-from qapi.common import c_name, pointer_suffix
-from qapi.error import QAPIError, QAPISemError
-from qapi.expr import check_exprs
-from qapi.parser import QAPISchemaParser
+from .common import POINTER_SUFFIX, c_name
+from .error import QAPIError, QAPISemError
+from .expr import check_exprs
+from .parser import QAPISchemaParser
 
 
 class QAPISchemaEntity:
-    meta = None
+    meta: Optional[str] = None
 
     def __init__(self, name, info, doc, ifcond=None, features=None):
         assert name is None or isinstance(name, str)
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ class QAPISchemaArrayType(QAPISchemaType):
         return True
 
     def c_type(self):
-        return c_name(self.name) + pointer_suffix
+        return c_name(self.name) + POINTER_SUFFIX
 
     def json_type(self):
         return 'array'
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ class QAPISchemaObjectType(QAPISchemaType):
 
     def c_type(self):
         assert not self.is_implicit()
-        return c_name(self.name) + pointer_suffix
+        return c_name(self.name) + POINTER_SUFFIX
 
     def c_unboxed_type(self):
         return c_name(self.name)
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ class QAPISchemaAlternateType(QAPISchemaType):
             v.connect_doc(doc)
 
     def c_type(self):
-        return c_name(self.name) + pointer_suffix
+        return c_name(self.name) + POINTER_SUFFIX
 
     def json_type(self):
         return 'value'
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ class QAPISchemaVariants:
             v.set_defined_in(name)
 
     def check(self, schema, seen):
-        if not self.tag_member: # flat union
+        if not self.tag_member:  # flat union
             self.tag_member = seen.get(c_name(self._tag_name))
             base = "'base'"
             # Pointing to the base type when not implicit would be
@@ -824,7 +825,7 @@ class QAPISchema:
         self._entity_dict = {}
         self._module_dict = OrderedDict()
         self._schema_dir = os.path.dirname(fname)
-        self._make_module(None) # built-ins
+        self._make_module(None)  # built-ins
         self._make_module(fname)
         self._predefining = True
         self._def_predefineds()
@@ -899,7 +900,7 @@ class QAPISchema:
         self._make_array_type(name, None)
 
     def _def_predefineds(self):
-        for t in [('str',    'string',  'char' + pointer_suffix),
+        for t in [('str',    'string',  'char' + POINTER_SUFFIX),
                   ('number', 'number',  'double'),
                   ('int',    'int',     'int64_t'),
                   ('int8',   'int',     'int8_t'),
@@ -912,8 +913,8 @@ class QAPISchema:
                   ('uint64', 'int',     'uint64_t'),
                   ('size',   'int',     'uint64_t'),
                   ('bool',   'boolean', 'bool'),
-                  ('any',    'value',   'QObject' + pointer_suffix),
-                  ('null',   'null',    'QNull' + pointer_suffix)]:
+                  ('any',    'value',   'QObject' + POINTER_SUFFIX),
+                  ('null',   'null',    'QNull' + POINTER_SUFFIX)]:
             self._def_builtin_type(*t)
         self.the_empty_object_type = QAPISchemaObjectType(
             'q_empty', None, None, None, None, None, [], None)
@@ -968,7 +969,9 @@ class QAPISchema:
             # But it's not tight: the disjunction need not imply it.  We
             # may end up compiling useless wrapper types.
             # TODO kill simple unions or implement the disjunction
-            assert (ifcond or []) == typ._ifcond # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            assert (ifcond or []) == typ._ifcond
         else:
             self._def_entity(QAPISchemaObjectType(
                 name, info, None, ifcond, None, None, members, None))
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/source.py b/scripts/qapi/source.py
index e97b9a8e15..d7a79a9b8a 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/source.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/source.py
@@ -11,37 +11,46 @@
 
 import copy
 import sys
+from typing import List, Optional, TypeVar
 
 
 class QAPISchemaPragma:
-    def __init__(self):
+    # Replace with @dataclass in Python 3.7+
+    # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
         # Are documentation comments required?
         self.doc_required = False
         # Whitelist of commands allowed to return a non-dictionary
-        self.returns_whitelist = []
+        self.returns_whitelist: List[str] = []
         # Whitelist of entities allowed to violate case conventions
-        self.name_case_whitelist = []
+        self.name_case_whitelist: List[str] = []
 
 
 class QAPISourceInfo:
-    def __init__(self, fname, line, parent):
+    T = TypeVar('T', bound='QAPISourceInfo')
+
+    def __init__(self, fname: str, line: int,
+                 parent: Optional['QAPISourceInfo']):
         self.fname = fname
         self.line = line
         self.parent = parent
-        self.pragma = parent.pragma if parent else QAPISchemaPragma()
-        self.defn_meta = None
-        self.defn_name = None
+        self.pragma: QAPISchemaPragma = (
+            parent.pragma if parent else QAPISchemaPragma()
+        )
+        self.defn_meta: Optional[str] = None
+        self.defn_name: Optional[str] = None
 
-    def set_defn(self, meta, name):
+    def set_defn(self, meta: str, name: str) -> None:
         self.defn_meta = meta
         self.defn_name = name
 
-    def next_line(self):
+    def next_line(self: T) -> T:
         info = copy.copy(self)
         info.line += 1
         return info
 
-    def loc(self):
+    def loc(self) -> str:
         if self.fname is None:
             return sys.argv[0]
         ret = self.fname
@@ -49,13 +58,13 @@ class QAPISourceInfo:
             ret += ':%d' % self.line
         return ret
 
-    def in_defn(self):
+    def in_defn(self) -> str:
         if self.defn_name:
             return "%s: In %s '%s':\n" % (self.fname,
                                           self.defn_meta, self.defn_name)
         return ''
 
-    def include_path(self):
+    def include_path(self) -> str:
         ret = ''
         parent = self.parent
         while parent:
@@ -63,5 +72,5 @@ class QAPISourceInfo:
             parent = parent.parent
         return ret
 
-    def __str__(self):
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.include_path() + self.in_defn() + self.loc()
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/types.py b/scripts/qapi/types.py
index 3640f17cd6..2b4916cdaa 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/types.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/types.py
@@ -13,9 +13,26 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 # See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from qapi.common import *
-from qapi.gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
-from qapi.schema import QAPISchemaEnumMember, QAPISchemaObjectType
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from .common import (
+    c_enum_const,
+    c_name,
+    gen_endif,
+    gen_if,
+    mcgen,
+)
+from .gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
+from .schema import (
+    QAPISchema,
+    QAPISchemaEnumMember,
+    QAPISchemaFeature,
+    QAPISchemaObjectType,
+    QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember,
+    QAPISchemaType,
+    QAPISchemaVariants,
+)
+from .source import QAPISourceInfo
 
 
 # variants must be emitted before their container; track what has already
@@ -23,21 +40,23 @@ from qapi.schema import QAPISchemaEnumMember, QAPISchemaObjectType
 objects_seen = set()
 
 
-def gen_enum_lookup(name, members, prefix=None):
+def gen_enum_lookup(name: str,
+                    members: List[QAPISchemaEnumMember],
+                    prefix: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
     ret = mcgen('''
 
 const QEnumLookup %(c_name)s_lookup = {
     .array = (const char *const[]) {
 ''',
                 c_name=c_name(name))
-    for m in members:
-        ret += gen_if(m.ifcond)
-        index = c_enum_const(name, m.name, prefix)
+    for memb in members:
+        ret += gen_if(memb.ifcond)
+        index = c_enum_const(name, memb.name, prefix)
         ret += mcgen('''
         [%(index)s] = "%(name)s",
 ''',
-                     index=index, name=m.name)
-        ret += gen_endif(m.ifcond)
+                     index=index, name=memb.name)
+        ret += gen_endif(memb.ifcond)
 
     ret += mcgen('''
     },
@@ -48,7 +67,9 @@ const QEnumLookup %(c_name)s_lookup = {
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_enum(name, members, prefix=None):
+def gen_enum(name: str,
+             members: List[QAPISchemaEnumMember],
+             prefix: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
     # append automatically generated _MAX value
     enum_members = members + [QAPISchemaEnumMember('_MAX', None)]
 
@@ -58,13 +79,13 @@ typedef enum %(c_name)s {
 ''',
                 c_name=c_name(name))
 
-    for m in enum_members:
-        ret += gen_if(m.ifcond)
+    for memb in enum_members:
+        ret += gen_if(memb.ifcond)
         ret += mcgen('''
     %(c_enum)s,
 ''',
-                     c_enum=c_enum_const(name, m.name, prefix))
-        ret += gen_endif(m.ifcond)
+                     c_enum=c_enum_const(name, memb.name, prefix))
+        ret += gen_endif(memb.ifcond)
 
     ret += mcgen('''
 } %(c_name)s;
@@ -82,7 +103,7 @@ extern const QEnumLookup %(c_name)s_lookup;
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_fwd_object_or_array(name):
+def gen_fwd_object_or_array(name: str) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
 typedef struct %(c_name)s %(c_name)s;
@@ -90,7 +111,7 @@ typedef struct %(c_name)s %(c_name)s;
                  c_name=c_name(name))
 
 
-def gen_array(name, element_type):
+def gen_array(name: str, element_type: QAPISchemaType) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
 struct %(c_name)s {
@@ -101,7 +122,7 @@ struct %(c_name)s {
                  c_name=c_name(name), c_type=element_type.c_type())
 
 
-def gen_struct_members(members):
+def gen_struct_members(members: List[QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember]) -> str:
     ret = ''
     for memb in members:
         ret += gen_if(memb.ifcond)
@@ -118,17 +139,21 @@ def gen_struct_members(members):
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_object(name, ifcond, base, members, variants):
+def gen_object(name: str, ifcond: List[str],
+               base: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+               members: List[QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember],
+               variants: Optional[QAPISchemaVariants]) -> str:
     if name in objects_seen:
         return ''
     objects_seen.add(name)
 
     ret = ''
-    if variants:
-        for v in variants.variants:
-            if isinstance(v.type, QAPISchemaObjectType):
-                ret += gen_object(v.type.name, v.type.ifcond, v.type.base,
-                                  v.type.local_members, v.type.variants)
+    for var in variants.variants if variants else ():
+        obj = var.type
+        if not isinstance(obj, QAPISchemaObjectType):
+            continue
+        ret += gen_object(obj.name, obj.ifcond, obj.base,
+                          obj.local_members, obj.variants)
 
     ret += mcgen('''
 
@@ -172,7 +197,7 @@ struct %(c_name)s {
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_upcast(name, base):
+def gen_upcast(name: str, base: QAPISchemaObjectType) -> str:
     # C makes const-correctness ugly.  We have to cast away const to let
     # this function work for both const and non-const obj.
     return mcgen('''
@@ -185,7 +210,7 @@ static inline %(base)s *qapi_%(c_name)s_base(const %(c_name)s *obj)
                  c_name=c_name(name), base=base.c_name())
 
 
-def gen_variants(variants):
+def gen_variants(variants: QAPISchemaVariants) -> str:
     ret = mcgen('''
     union { /* union tag is @%(c_name)s */
 ''',
@@ -209,7 +234,7 @@ def gen_variants(variants):
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_type_cleanup_decl(name):
+def gen_type_cleanup_decl(name: str) -> str:
     ret = mcgen('''
 
 void qapi_free_%(c_name)s(%(c_name)s *obj);
@@ -219,7 +244,7 @@ G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(%(c_name)s, qapi_free_%(c_name)s)
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_type_cleanup(name):
+def gen_type_cleanup(name: str) -> str:
     ret = mcgen('''
 
 void qapi_free_%(c_name)s(%(c_name)s *obj)
@@ -241,12 +266,12 @@ void qapi_free_%(c_name)s(%(c_name)s *obj)
 
 class QAPISchemaGenTypeVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 
-    def __init__(self, prefix):
+    def __init__(self, prefix: str):
         super().__init__(
             prefix, 'qapi-types', ' * Schema-defined QAPI types',
             ' * Built-in QAPI types', __doc__)
 
-    def _begin_system_module(self, name):
+    def _begin_system_module(self, name: None) -> None:
         self._genc.preamble_add(mcgen('''
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/dealloc-visitor.h"
@@ -257,7 +282,7 @@ class QAPISchemaGenTypeVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 #include "qapi/util.h"
 '''))
 
-    def _begin_user_module(self, name):
+    def _begin_user_module(self, name: str) -> None:
         types = self._module_basename('qapi-types', name)
         visit = self._module_basename('qapi-visit', name)
         self._genc.preamble_add(mcgen('''
@@ -271,27 +296,43 @@ class QAPISchemaGenTypeVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 #include "qapi/qapi-builtin-types.h"
 '''))
 
-    def visit_begin(self, schema):
+    def visit_begin(self, schema: QAPISchema) -> None:
         # gen_object() is recursive, ensure it doesn't visit the empty type
         objects_seen.add(schema.the_empty_object_type.name)
 
-    def _gen_type_cleanup(self, name):
+    def _gen_type_cleanup(self, name: str) -> None:
         self._genh.add(gen_type_cleanup_decl(name))
         self._genc.add(gen_type_cleanup(name))
 
-    def visit_enum_type(self, name, info, ifcond, features, members, prefix):
+    def visit_enum_type(self,
+                        name: str,
+                        info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
+                        ifcond: List[str],
+                        features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
+                        members: List[QAPISchemaEnumMember],
+                        prefix: Optional[str]) -> None:
         with ifcontext(ifcond, self._genh, self._genc):
             self._genh.preamble_add(gen_enum(name, members, prefix))
             self._genc.add(gen_enum_lookup(name, members, prefix))
 
-    def visit_array_type(self, name, info, ifcond, element_type):
+    def visit_array_type(self,
+                         name: str,
+                         info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
+                         ifcond: List[str],
+                         element_type: QAPISchemaType) -> None:
         with ifcontext(ifcond, self._genh, self._genc):
             self._genh.preamble_add(gen_fwd_object_or_array(name))
             self._genh.add(gen_array(name, element_type))
             self._gen_type_cleanup(name)
 
-    def visit_object_type(self, name, info, ifcond, features,
-                          base, members, variants):
+    def visit_object_type(self,
+                          name: str,
+                          info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
+                          ifcond: List[str],
+                          features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
+                          base: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+                          members: List[QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember],
+                          variants: Optional[QAPISchemaVariants]) -> None:
         # Nothing to do for the special empty builtin
         if name == 'q_empty':
             return
@@ -307,7 +348,12 @@ class QAPISchemaGenTypeVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
                 # implicit types won't be directly allocated/freed
                 self._gen_type_cleanup(name)
 
-    def visit_alternate_type(self, name, info, ifcond, features, variants):
+    def visit_alternate_type(self,
+                             name: str,
+                             info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                             ifcond: List[str],
+                             features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
+                             variants: QAPISchemaVariants) -> None:
         with ifcontext(ifcond, self._genh):
             self._genh.preamble_add(gen_fwd_object_or_array(name))
         self._genh.add(gen_object(name, ifcond, None,
@@ -316,7 +362,10 @@ class QAPISchemaGenTypeVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
             self._gen_type_cleanup(name)
 
 
-def gen_types(schema, output_dir, prefix, opt_builtins):
+def gen_types(schema: QAPISchema,
+              output_dir: str,
+              prefix: str,
+              opt_builtins: bool) -> None:
     vis = QAPISchemaGenTypeVisitor(prefix)
     schema.visit(vis)
     vis.write(output_dir, opt_builtins)
diff --git a/scripts/qapi/visit.py b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
index cdabc5fa28..339f152152 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/visit.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/visit.py
@@ -13,22 +13,43 @@ This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.
 See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 """
 
-from qapi.common import *
-from qapi.gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
-from qapi.schema import QAPISchemaObjectType
-
-
-def gen_visit_decl(name, scalar=False):
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from .common import (
+    c_enum_const,
+    c_name,
+    gen_endif,
+    gen_if,
+    indent,
+    mcgen,
+)
+from .gen import QAPISchemaModularCVisitor, ifcontext
+from .schema import (
+    QAPISchema,
+    QAPISchemaEnumMember,
+    QAPISchemaEnumType,
+    QAPISchemaFeature,
+    QAPISchemaObjectType,
+    QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember,
+    QAPISchemaType,
+    QAPISchemaVariants,
+)
+from .source import QAPISourceInfo
+
+
+def gen_visit_decl(name: str, scalar: bool = False) -> str:
     c_type = c_name(name) + ' *'
     if not scalar:
         c_type += '*'
     return mcgen('''
-bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_type)sobj, Error **errp);
+
+bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                 %(c_type)sobj, Error **errp);
 ''',
                  c_name=c_name(name), c_type=c_type)
 
 
-def gen_visit_members_decl(name):
+def gen_visit_members_decl(name: str) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
 bool visit_type_%(c_name)s_members(Visitor *v, %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp);
@@ -36,7 +57,10 @@ bool visit_type_%(c_name)s_members(Visitor *v, %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp);
                  c_name=c_name(name))
 
 
-def gen_visit_object_members(name, base, members, variants):
+def gen_visit_object_members(name: str,
+                             base: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+                             members: List[QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember],
+                             variants: Optional[QAPISchemaVariants]) -> str:
     ret = mcgen('''
 
 bool visit_type_%(c_name)s_members(Visitor *v, %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp)
@@ -59,7 +83,7 @@ bool visit_type_%(c_name)s_members(Visitor *v, %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp)
     if (visit_optional(v, "%(name)s", &obj->has_%(c_name)s)) {
 ''',
                          name=memb.name, c_name=c_name(memb.name))
-            push_indent()
+            indent.increase()
         ret += mcgen('''
     if (!visit_type_%(c_type)s(v, "%(name)s", &obj->%(c_name)s, errp)) {
         return false;
@@ -68,22 +92,24 @@ bool visit_type_%(c_name)s_members(Visitor *v, %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp)
                      c_type=memb.type.c_name(), name=memb.name,
                      c_name=c_name(memb.name))
         if memb.optional:
-            pop_indent()
+            indent.decrease()
             ret += mcgen('''
     }
 ''')
         ret += gen_endif(memb.ifcond)
 
     if variants:
+        tag_member = variants.tag_member
+        assert isinstance(tag_member.type, QAPISchemaEnumType)
+
         ret += mcgen('''
     switch (obj->%(c_name)s) {
 ''',
-                     c_name=c_name(variants.tag_member.name))
+                     c_name=c_name(tag_member.name))
 
         for var in variants.variants:
-            case_str = c_enum_const(variants.tag_member.type.name,
-                                    var.name,
-                                    variants.tag_member.type.prefix)
+            case_str = c_enum_const(tag_member.type.name, var.name,
+                                    tag_member.type.prefix)
             ret += gen_if(var.ifcond)
             if var.type.name == 'q_empty':
                 # valid variant and nothing to do
@@ -114,10 +140,11 @@ bool visit_type_%(c_name)s_members(Visitor *v, %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp)
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_visit_list(name, element_type):
+def gen_visit_list(name: str, element_type: QAPISchemaType) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
-bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_name)s **obj, Error **errp)
+bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                 %(c_name)s **obj, Error **errp)
 {
     bool ok = false;
     %(c_name)s *tail;
@@ -147,10 +174,11 @@ out_obj:
                  c_name=c_name(name), c_elt_type=element_type.c_name())
 
 
-def gen_visit_enum(name):
+def gen_visit_enum(name: str) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
-bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp)
+bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                 %(c_name)s *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     int value = *obj;
     bool ok = visit_type_enum(v, name, &value, &%(c_name)s_lookup, errp);
@@ -161,10 +189,11 @@ bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_name)s *obj, Error
                  c_name=c_name(name))
 
 
-def gen_visit_alternate(name, variants):
+def gen_visit_alternate(name: str, variants: QAPISchemaVariants) -> str:
     ret = mcgen('''
 
-bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_name)s **obj, Error **errp)
+bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                 %(c_name)s **obj, Error **errp)
 {
     bool ok = false;
 
@@ -236,10 +265,11 @@ out_obj:
     return ret
 
 
-def gen_visit_object(name, base, members, variants):
+def gen_visit_object(name: str) -> str:
     return mcgen('''
 
-bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name, %(c_name)s **obj, Error **errp)
+bool visit_type_%(c_name)s(Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                 %(c_name)s **obj, Error **errp)
 {
     bool ok = false;
 
@@ -270,12 +300,12 @@ out_obj:
 
 class QAPISchemaGenVisitVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 
-    def __init__(self, prefix):
+    def __init__(self, prefix: str):
         super().__init__(
             prefix, 'qapi-visit', ' * Schema-defined QAPI visitors',
             ' * Built-in QAPI visitors', __doc__)
 
-    def _begin_system_module(self, name):
+    def _begin_system_module(self, name: None) -> None:
         self._genc.preamble_add(mcgen('''
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
@@ -287,7 +317,7 @@ class QAPISchemaGenVisitVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 
 '''))
 
-    def _begin_user_module(self, name):
+    def _begin_user_module(self, name: str) -> None:
         types = self._module_basename('qapi-types', name)
         visit = self._module_basename('qapi-visit', name)
         self._genc.preamble_add(mcgen('''
@@ -304,18 +334,34 @@ class QAPISchemaGenVisitVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
 ''',
                                       types=types))
 
-    def visit_enum_type(self, name, info, ifcond, features, members, prefix):
+    def visit_enum_type(self,
+                        name: str,
+                        info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                        ifcond: List[str],
+                        features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
+                        members: List[QAPISchemaEnumMember],
+                        prefix: Optional[str]) -> None:
         with ifcontext(ifcond, self._genh, self._genc):
             self._genh.add(gen_visit_decl(name, scalar=True))
             self._genc.add(gen_visit_enum(name))
 
-    def visit_array_type(self, name, info, ifcond, element_type):
+    def visit_array_type(self,
+                         name: str,
+                         info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
+                         ifcond: List[str],
+                         element_type: QAPISchemaType) -> None:
         with ifcontext(ifcond, self._genh, self._genc):
             self._genh.add(gen_visit_decl(name))
             self._genc.add(gen_visit_list(name, element_type))
 
-    def visit_object_type(self, name, info, ifcond, features,
-                          base, members, variants):
+    def visit_object_type(self,
+                          name: str,
+                          info: Optional[QAPISourceInfo],
+                          ifcond: List[str],
+                          features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
+                          base: Optional[QAPISchemaObjectType],
+                          members: List[QAPISchemaObjectTypeMember],
+                          variants: Optional[QAPISchemaVariants]) -> None:
         # Nothing to do for the special empty builtin
         if name == 'q_empty':
             return
@@ -328,15 +374,23 @@ class QAPISchemaGenVisitVisitor(QAPISchemaModularCVisitor):
             if not name.startswith('q_'):
                 # only explicit types need an allocating visit
                 self._genh.add(gen_visit_decl(name))
-                self._genc.add(gen_visit_object(name, base, members, variants))
-
-    def visit_alternate_type(self, name, info, ifcond, features, variants):
+                self._genc.add(gen_visit_object(name))
+
+    def visit_alternate_type(self,
+                             name: str,
+                             info: QAPISourceInfo,
+                             ifcond: List[str],
+                             features: List[QAPISchemaFeature],
+                             variants: QAPISchemaVariants) -> None:
         with ifcontext(ifcond, self._genh, self._genc):
             self._genh.add(gen_visit_decl(name))
             self._genc.add(gen_visit_alternate(name, variants))
 
 
-def gen_visit(schema, output_dir, prefix, opt_builtins):
+def gen_visit(schema: QAPISchema,
+              output_dir: str,
+              prefix: str,
+              opt_builtins: bool) -> None:
     vis = QAPISchemaGenVisitVisitor(prefix)
     schema.visit(vis)
     vis.write(output_dir, opt_builtins)