-type VHDLSignalMapElement = (Maybe (AST.VHDLId, AST.TypeMark))
--- | A mapping from a haskell structure to the corresponding VHDL port
--- signature, or Nothing for values that do not translate to a port.
-type VHDLSignalMap = HsValueMap VHDLSignalMapElement
+-- A description of a port of an entity
+type Port = (AST.VHDLId, AST.TypeMark)