ISCE_INSAR/components/iscesys/Parsers/rdf/units/__init__.py

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"""The unit module.
The rdf.data.entries.RDFField.__new__ only needs access to the
SI function-- which identifies units and converts them to nominal
inputs.
See SI.__doc__ on how Units are used.
"""
## \namespace rdf.units RDF units as spec'd
from iscesys.Parsers.rdf.units.physical_quantity import Unit
from iscesys.Parsers.rdf.units import addendum
from iscesys.Parsers.rdf.language import errors
## The global unit glossary dictionary:[symbol]->converter function
GLOSSARY = Unit.Glossary
## Convert (value, units) to SI pair - this is the interface to RDField
## Search various places for units...(TBD).
## \param value A float in units
## \param units a string describing the units
## \retval (converter(value),converter.si_unit) The new value in the right units
def SI(value, units):
"""
Using Units:
Unit instance are instance of <str>-- hence you can compare them or use them
as keys in a dictionary. Hence:
>>>km = physical_quantity.Length('km', 1000)
is a string == 'km', and it is a function that multiplies by 1000.
Thus: SI just looks in a dictionary of UNITS, c.f:
{km : km}['km']
which returns km, such that:
>>>print km(1)
1000.
Sweet.
See physical_quanity on how to make your own units and how to put them in
the GLOASSRY.
"""
try:
converter = GLOSSARY[units]
except KeyError:
try:
converter = runtime_units()[units]
except KeyError:
# raise errors.FatalUnitError to stop.
raise errors.UnknownUnitWarning
return converter(value), converter.si_unit
## A function to read user defined units at runtime (after import-- otherwise
## it's cyclic)-- format is provisional.
def runtime_units(src='units.rdf'):
"""read units from units.rdf:
mym (m) {length} = 10000 ! A Myriameters is 10 K
"""
from iscesys.Parsers.rdf import RDF
try:
result = RDF.fromfile(src)
except IOError:
result = {}
return result