//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
nexus::PathObject get_base(const hdf5::file::File &file,
const nexus::Path &path)
{
nexus::PathObjectList objects;
// check if the path references the root group
if(path.size()==1 && !nexus::has_attribute_section(path))
{
return file.root();
}
try
{
nexus::Path file_root;
file_root.filename(path.filename());
file_root.push_back({"/","NXroot"});
nexus::Path search_path = nexus::make_relative(file_root,path);
search_path.attribute(path.attribute());
objects = nexus::get_objects(file.root(),search_path);
}
catch(pni::core::key_error &error)
{
std::cerr<<error<<std::endl;
std::cerr<<"The path entered does not exist!"<<std::endl;
std::exit(1);
}
catch(std::runtime_error &error)
{
std::cerr<<error.what()<<std::endl;
std::exit(1);
}
if(objects.size()!=1)
{
std::stringstream ss;
if(objects.size()>1)
ss<<"The path ["<<path<<"] is not unique - cannot identify base object!";
else if(objects.size()==0)
ss<<"Could not find base with ["<<path<<"]!";
throw std::runtime_error(ss.str());
}
return objects.front();
}
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void read_data(const nexus::Path &path)
{
typedef dynamic_array<float64> array_type;
hdf5::file::File file = nexus::open_file(path.filename());
nexus::DatasetList fields = nexus::get_objects(file.root(),path);
auto data = array_type::create(hdf5::dataspace::Simple(fields[0].dataspace()).current_dimensions());
fields[0].read(data);
}
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
hdf5::file::File get_file(const nexus::Path &path)
{
if(path.filename().empty())
{
std::cerr<<"Please provide a filename!"<<std::endl;
std::exit(1);
}
hdf5::file::File file;
try
{
file = hdf5::file::open(path.filename(),hdf5::file::AccessFlags::READONLY);
}
catch(...)
{
std::cerr<<"Error opening Nexus file!"<<std::endl;
std::exit(1);
}
return file;
}
