make_parameters.py
# -*- mode: python; coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Format the UVData object parameters into a sphinx rst file.
"""
import os
import inspect
from pyuvdata import UVData
from astropy.time import Time
def write_dataparams_rst(write_file=None):
UV = UVData()
out = "UVData Parameters\n==========================\n"
out += (
"These are the standard attributes of UVData objects.\n\nUnder the hood "
"they are actually properties based on UVParameter objects.\n\nAngle type "
"attributes also have convenience properties named the same thing \nwith "
"'_degrees' appended through which you can get or set the value in "
"degrees.\n\nSimilarly location type attributes (which are given in "
"topocentric xyz coordinates) \nhave convenience properties named the "
"same thing with '_lat_lon_alt' and \n'_lat_lon_alt_degrees' appended "
"through which you can get or set the values using \nlatitude, longitude and "
"altitude values in radians or degrees and meters.\n\n"
)
out += "Required\n----------------\n"
out += (
"These parameters are required to have a sensible UVData object and \n"
"are required for most kinds of uv data files."
)
out += "\n\n"
for thing in UV.required():
obj = getattr(UV, thing)
out += "**{name}**\n".format(name=obj.name)
out += " {desc}\n".format(desc=obj.description)
out += "\n"
out += "Optional\n----------------\n"
out += (
"These parameters are defined by one or more file standard but are not "
"always required.\nSome of them are required depending on the "
"phase_type (as noted below)."
)
out += "\n\n"
for thing in UV.extra():
obj = getattr(UV, thing)
out += "**{name}**\n".format(name=obj.name)
out += " {desc}\n".format(desc=obj.description)
out += "\n"
t = Time.now()
t.format = "iso"
t.out_subfmt = "date"
out += "last updated: {date}".format(date=t.iso)
if write_file is None:
write_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.stack()[0][1]))
write_file = os.path.join(write_path, "uvdata_parameters.rst")
F = open(write_file, "w")
F.write(out)
print("wrote " + write_file)