Index: trunk/src/libcschem/abstract.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/libcschem/abstract.c	(revision 3374)
+++ trunk/src/libcschem/abstract.c	(revision 3375)
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@
 #include "abstract.h"
 #include <librnd/core/compat_misc.h>
 
+static const char *atype_names[] = {
+	"<invalid>"
+	"net",
+	"busnet",
+	"buschan",
+	"port",
+	"busport",
+	"component",
+	"hub"
+};
+
+const char *csch_atype_name(csch_atype_t type)
+{
+	if ((type <= 0) || (type >= (sizeof(atype_names)/sizeof(atype_names[0]))))
+		return atype_names[CSCH_ATYPE_INVALID];
+	return atype_names[type];
+}
+
 void csch_ahdr_uninit(csch_ahdr_t *hdr)
 {
 	csch_attrib_uninit(&hdr->attr);
Index: trunk/src/libcschem/abstract.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/libcschem/abstract.h	(revision 3374)
+++ trunk/src/libcschem/abstract.h	(revision 3375)
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@
 	CSCH_ATYPE_COMP,
 	CSCH_ATYPE_HUB
 } csch_atype_t;
+const char *csch_atype_name(csch_atype_t type);
 
+
 struct csch_ahdr_s {
 	csch_atype_t type;
 	csch_attribs_t attr;