ComponentKind = enum
        ckPwr,
        ckConnInput,
        ckConnOutput,
        ckConnPot,
        ckConnSPST,
        ckConnSPNT,
        ckRes,
        ckCap,
        ckCapP,
        ckInductor,
        ckDiode,
        ckDiodeZ,
        # ckTransistorN,
        # ckTransistorP,
        # add back once i figure out all the relevant parameters to solve for
        ckOpamp,
        ckOTA,
        ckSPST,
        ckSPNT
    ComponentVariant = object
        case kind: ComponentKind:
            of ckPwr:
                infoPwrVoltage: float
                connectPwr: int
            of ckConnInput:
                infoInVoltage: float
                connectInput: int
            of ckConnOutput:
                infoOutput: float
                connectOutput: int
            of ckConnPot:
                infoPotTurn: float
                connectPot: array[3, int]
            of ckConnSPST:
                infoConnSwitchOnOff: bool
                connectConnSPST: array[3, int]
            of ckConnSPNT:
                infoConnSPNTPos: int
                infoConnSPNTStates: int
                connectConnSPNT: seq[int]
            of ckRes:
                varResistance: float
                connectRes: array[2, int]
            of ckCap:
                varCapacitance: float
                connectCap: array[2, int]
            of ckCapP:
                varCapacitanceP: float
                connectCapP: array[2, int]
            of ckInductor:
                varInductance: float
                connectInductor: array[2, int]
            of ckDiode:
                connectDiode: array[2, int]
            of ckDiodeZ:
                varZenerVoltage: float
                connectDiodeZ: array[2, int]
            # of ckTransistorN:
            #     infoTransistorModelN: string
            # of ckTransistorP:
            #     infoTransistorModelP: string
            of ckOpamp:
                infoOpampModel: string
                connectOpamp: array[3, int]
            of ckOTA:
                infoOTAModel: string
                connectOTA: array[5, int]
            of ckSPST:
                connectSPST: array[3, int]
            of ckSPNT:
                infoSPNTStates: int
                connectSPNT: seq[int]