diff -r 000000000000 -r 9d2b98ecf23d pearl.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/pearl.py	Tue May 15 16:43:26 2012 +0200
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+import datetime
+import os
+import glob
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from generic import BaseLidarMeasurement, Lidar_channel
+from ciao import CiaoMixin
+
+import pearl_netcdf_parameters
+from report_file import Report_file
+
+
+repository = '/mnt/storage/lidar_data/pearl/'
+
+
+class PearlLidarMeasurement(CiaoMixin, BaseLidarMeasurement):
+    
+    extra_netcdf_parameters = pearl_netcdf_parameters
+    
+    def import_file(self,filename):
+        ''' Import a pearl file. '''
+        
+        if filename in self.files:
+            print "File has been imported already:" + filename
+        else:
+            parameters, channels_dict = self.read_pearl_data(filename)
+            start_time = self._gettime(parameters['Acq_date'],parameters['Acq_start_time'])
+            
+            for channel_info in channels_dict.itervalues():
+                
+                if channel_info['name'] == '1064ALR':
+                    name = '1064'
+                    tm = start_time
+                elif channel_info['name'] == '1064BLR':
+                    name = '1064'
+                    tm = start_time + datetime.timedelta(seconds = 30)
+                else:
+                    name = channel_info['name']
+                    tm = start_time
+                if name not in self.channels:
+                    self.channels[name] = Lidar_channel(channel_info)
+                self.channels[name].data[tm] = channel_info['data']
+            self.files.append(filename)
+    
+    def read_pearl_data(self, filename):
+        '''
+        Reads a pearl file.
+        
+        Returns:
+        parameters - a dictionary of general parameters
+        channels   - a dictionary with keys the channel number and values lists
+                     [channel name, channel bin width, channel data].
+        '''
+        f = open(filename,'r') # Open the file
+        s = f.read(26) # Read the first 26 bytes
+        
+        #Get the values in a dictionary
+        parameters = {}
+        parameters['Acq_date'] = s[0:10] # First 10 bytes are the acquisition date.
+        parameters['Acq_start_time'] = s[10:20].strip() # Next 10 bytes are start time. Strip from trailing spaces.
+        parameters['Channel_no'] = np.fromstring(s[20:22], dtype = np.int16) # Next 2 bytes are the number of channels. Short integer.
+        parameters['Point_no'] = np.fromstring(s[22:26], dtype = np.int32) # Next 4 bytes are the number of points. Integer.
+        p = parameters # Just for less typing
+        
+        # Read the channel parameters
+        len = 20*p['Channel_no']    
+        s = f.read(len)
+        channels = {}
+        for (c1,n) in zip(range(0,len, 20),range(p['Channel_no'])):
+            channels[str(n)] = {'name' : s[c1+10:c1+20].strip(),
+                                'binwidth' : s[c1:c1+10].strip()}
+        
+        #Read the data
+        data = np.fromfile(f,dtype = np.float32)
+        #print filename + ': ' + str(data.size) +',' + str(p['Point_no']) +str(p['Channel_no'])
+        data = data.reshape(p['Point_no'],p['Channel_no'])
+        for ch in channels.iterkeys():
+            channels[ch]['data'] = data[:,int(ch)]
+        #Close the file
+        f.close()
+        return parameters,channels
+                
+
+def get_measurement_for_interval(start_time, stop_time):
+    ''' Searches for a pearl measurement based on a time interval     
+    '''
+    
+    correct_series = None
+    day = datetime.timedelta(hours = 24)
+    
+    if start_time > stop_time:
+            raise ValueError('Stop time should be after start time')
+    
+    
+    
+    #The list of directories based on the given time. Same, previous, Next day
+    possible_paths = [get_path(t) for t in [start_time - day, start_time, start_time + day] 
+                            if get_path(t) is not None]
+    for path in possible_paths:
+        try:
+            rf = Report_file(path)
+        except:
+            rf = None
+        
+        if rf is not None:
+            for serie in rf.series:
+                if (start_time > serie.starttime) and (stop_time < serie.endtime):
+                    correct_series = serie
+    
+    if correct_series:
+        files = correct_series.files.get('apd', []) + correct_series.files.get('mcb', [])
+        m_series = PearlLidarMeasurement(files)
+        m_subset = m_series.subset_by_time(start_time, stop_time)
+        return m_subset
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
+def get_channel(tim, channel = '1064'):
+    if channel =='1064':
+        extension = '*.apd'
+    else:
+        extension = '*.mcb'
+    
+    dirstr = get_path(tim)
+    
+    if not os.path.isdir(dirstr):
+        raise IOError('No measurement for that date (directory does not exist.).')
+        #No measurement for that date (directory does not exist.).
+    files = glob.glob(dirstr + extension)
+    m = PearlLidarMeasurement(files)
+    c = m.channels[channel]
+    return c
+    
+
+def get_path(tim):
+    dirstr = repository +  tim.strftime('%Y')+ '/' +tim.strftime('%d%m%Y') + '/'
+    return dirstr