DcrAssembleCoaddTask¶
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class
lsst.pipe.tasks.dcrAssembleCoadd.
DcrAssembleCoaddTask
(*args, **kwargs)¶ Bases:
lsst.pipe.tasks.assembleCoadd.CompareWarpAssembleCoaddTask
Assemble DCR coadded images from a set of warps.
Notes
As with AssembleCoaddTask, we want to assemble a coadded image from a set of Warps (also called coadded temporary exposures), including the effects of Differential Chromatic Refraction (DCR). For full details of the mathematics and algorithm, please see DMTN-037: DCR-matched template generation (https://dmtn-037.lsst.io).
This Task produces a DCR-corrected deepCoadd, as well as a dcrCoadd for each subfilter used in the iterative calculation. It begins by dividing the bandpass-defining filter into N equal bandwidth “subfilters”, and divides the flux in each pixel from an initial coadd equally into each as a “dcrModel”. Because the airmass and parallactic angle of each individual exposure is known, we can calculate the shift relative to the center of the band in each subfilter due to DCR. For each exposure we apply this shift as a linear transformation to the dcrModels and stack the results to produce a DCR-matched exposure. The matched exposures are subtracted from the input exposures to produce a set of residual images, and these residuals are reverse shifted for each exposures’ subfilters and stacked. The shifted and stacked residuals are added to the dcrModels to produce a new estimate of the flux in each pixel within each subfilter. The dcrModels are solved for iteratively, which continues until the solution from a new iteration improves by less than a set percentage, or a maximum number of iterations is reached. Two forms of regularization are employed to reduce unphysical results. First, the new solution is averaged with the solution from the previous iteration, which mitigates oscillating solutions where the model overshoots with alternating very high and low values. Second, a common degeneracy when the data have a limited range of airmass or parallactic angle values is for one subfilter to be fit with very low or negative values, while another subfilter is fit with very high values. This typically appears in the form of holes next to sources in one subfilter, and corresponding extended wings in another. Because each subfilter has a narrow bandwidth we assume that physical sources that are above the noise level will not vary in flux by more than a factor of
frequencyClampFactor
between subfilters, and pixels that have flux deviations larger than that factor will have the excess flux distributed evenly among all subfilters.Attributes: - bufferSize :
int
The number of pixels to grow each subregion by to allow for DCR.
Attributes Summary
canMultiprocess
Methods Summary
adaptArgsAndRun
(inputData, inputDataIds, …)Assemble a coadd from a set of Warps. applyAltEdgeMask
(mask, altMaskList)Propagate alt EDGE mask to SENSOR_EDGE AND INEXACT_PSF planes. applyAltMaskPlanes
(mask, altMaskSpans)Apply in place alt mask formatted as SpanSets to a mask. applyModelWeights
(modelImages, refImage, …)Smoothly replace model pixel values with those from a reference at locations away from detected sources. applyOverrides
(config)A hook to allow a task to change the values of its config after the camera-specific overrides are loaded but before any command-line overrides are applied. assembleMetadata
(coaddExposure, …)Set the metadata for the coadd. assembleSubregion
(coaddExposure, bbox, …)Assemble the coadd for a sub-region. calculateConvergence
(dcrModels, …)Calculate a quality of fit metric for the matched templates. calculateGain
(convergenceList, gainList)Calculate the gain to use for the current iteration. calculateModelWeights
(dcrModels, dcrBBox)Build an array that smoothly tapers to 0 away from detected sources. calculateNImage
(dcrModels, bbox, …)Calculate the number of exposures contributing to each subfilter. calculateSingleConvergence
(dcrModels, …)Calculate a quality of fit metric for a single matched template. dcrAssembleSubregion
(dcrModels, …)Assemble the DCR coadd for a sub-region. dcrResiduals
(residual, visitInfo, wcs, …)Prepare a residual image for stacking in each subfilter by applying the reverse DCR shifts. emptyMetadata
()Empty (clear) the metadata for this Task and all sub-Tasks. fillCoadd
(dcrModels, skyInfo, warpRefList, …)Create a list of coadd exposures from a list of masked images. filterArtifacts
(spanSetList, …[, …])Filter artifact candidates. findArtifacts
(templateCoadd, tempExpRefList, …)Find artifacts. getAllSchemaCatalogs
()Get schema catalogs for all tasks in the hierarchy, combining the results into a single dict. getBadPixelMask
()! getCoaddDatasetName
([warpType])Return coadd name for given warpType and task config getDatasetTypes
(config, configClass)Return dataset type descriptors defined in task configuration. getFullMetadata
()Get metadata for all tasks. getFullName
()Get the task name as a hierarchical name including parent task names. getInitInputDatasetTypes
(config)Return dataset type descriptors that can be used to retrieve the initInputs
constructor argument.getInitOutputDatasetTypes
(config)Return dataset type descriptors that can be used to write the objects returned by getOutputDatasets
.getInitOutputDatasets
()Return persistable outputs that are available immediately after the task has been constructed. getInputDatasetTypes
(config)Return input dataset type descriptors getName
()Get the name of the task. getOutputDatasetTypes
(config)Return output dataset type descriptors getPerDatasetTypeDimensions
(config)Return any Dimensions that are permitted to have different values for different DatasetTypes within the same quantum. getPrerequisiteDatasetTypes
(config)Return the local names of input dataset types that should be assumed to exist instead of constraining what data to process with this task. getResourceConfig
()Return resource configuration for this task. getSchemaCatalogs
()Get the schemas generated by this task. getSkyInfo
(patchRef)! getTaskDict
()Get a dictionary of all tasks as a shallow copy. getTempExpDatasetName
([warpType])Return warp name for given warpType and task config getTempExpRefList
(patchRef, calExpRefList)Generate list data references corresponding to warped exposures that lie within the patch to be coadded. loadSubExposures
(bbox, statsCtrl, …)Pre-load sub-regions of a list of exposures. makeField
(doc)Make a lsst.pex.config.ConfigurableField
for this task.makeIdFactory
(dataRef)Return an IdFactory for setting the detection identifiers makeSubtask
(name, **keyArgs)Create a subtask as a new instance as the name
attribute of this task.makeSupplementaryData
(dataRef[, …])Make inputs specific to Subclass. makeSupplementaryDataGen3
(inputData, …)Make inputs specific to Subclass with Gen 3 API newModelFromResidual
(dcrModels, …)Calculate a new DcrModel from a set of image residuals. parseAndRun
([args, config, log, doReturnResults])Parse an argument list and run the command. prefilterArtifacts
(spanSetList, exp)Remove artifact candidates covered by bad mask plane. prepareDcrInputs
(templateCoadd, warpRefList, …)Prepare the DCR coadd by iterating through the visitInfo of the input warps. prepareInputs
(refList)Prepare the input warps for coaddition by measuring the weight for each warp and the scaling for the photometric zero point. prepareStats
([mask])Prepare the statistics for coadding images. processResults
(coaddExposure, dataRef)Interpolate over missing data and mask bright stars. readBrightObjectMasks
(dataRef)Retrieve the bright object masks. removeMaskPlanes
(maskedImage)Unset the mask of an image for mask planes specified in the config. run
(skyInfo, warpRefList, imageScalerList, …)Assemble the coadd. runDataRef
(dataRef[, selectDataList, …])Assemble a coadd from a set of warps. runQuantum
(quantum, butler)Execute PipelineTask algorithm on single quantum of data. saveStruct
(struct, outputDataRefs, butler)Save data in butler. selectCoaddPsf
(templateCoadd, warpRefList)Compute the PSF of the coadd from the exposures with the best seeing. selectExposures
(patchRef[, skyInfo, …])! setBrightObjectMasks
(exposure, dataId, …)Set the bright object masks. setInexactPsf
(mask)Set INEXACT_PSF mask plane. setRejectedMaskMapping
(statsCtrl)Map certain mask planes of the warps to new planes for the coadd. shrinkValidPolygons
(coaddInputs)Shrink coaddInputs’ ccds’ ValidPolygons in place. stackCoadd
(dcrCoadds)Add a list of sub-band coadds together. timer
(name[, logLevel])Context manager to log performance data for an arbitrary block of code. writeConfig
(butler[, clobber, doBackup])Write the configuration used for processing the data, or check that an existing one is equal to the new one if present. writeMetadata
(dataRef)Write the metadata produced from processing the data. writePackageVersions
(butler[, clobber, …])Compare and write package versions. writeSchemas
(butler[, clobber, doBackup])Write the schemas returned by lsst.pipe.base.Task.getAllSchemaCatalogs
.Attributes Documentation
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canMultiprocess
= True¶
Methods Documentation
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adaptArgsAndRun
(inputData, inputDataIds, outputDataIds, butler)¶ Assemble a coadd from a set of Warps.
PipelineTask (Gen3) entry point to Coadd a set of Warps. Analogous to
runDataRef
, it prepares all the data products to be passed torun
, and processes the results before returning to struct of results to be written out. AssembleCoadd cannot fit all Warps in memory. Therefore, its inputs are accessed subregion by subregion by thelsst.daf.butler.ShimButler
that quacks like a Gen2lsst.daf.persistence.Butler
. Updates to this method should correspond to an update inrunDataRef
while both entry points are used.Parameters: - inputData :
dict
Keys are the names of the configs describing input dataset types. Values are input Python-domain data objects (or lists of objects) retrieved from data butler.
- inputDataIds :
dict
Keys are the names of the configs describing input dataset types. Values are DataIds (or lists of DataIds) that task consumes for corresponding dataset type.
- outputDataIds :
dict
Keys are the names of the configs describing input dataset types. Values are DataIds (or lists of DataIds) that task is to produce for corresponding dataset type.
- butler :
lsst.daf.butler.Butler
Gen3 Butler object for fetching additional data products before running the Task
Returns: - result :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Result struct with components:
coaddExposure
: coadded exposure (lsst.afw.image.Exposure
)nImage
: N Image (lsst.afw.image.Image
)
- inputData :
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applyAltEdgeMask
(mask, altMaskList)¶ Propagate alt EDGE mask to SENSOR_EDGE AND INEXACT_PSF planes.
Parameters: - mask :
lsst.afw.image.Mask
Original mask.
- altMaskList :
list
List of Dicts containing
spanSet
lists. Each element contains the new mask plane name (e.g. “CLIPPED and/or “NO_DATA”) as the key, and list ofSpanSets
to apply to the mask.
- mask :
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applyAltMaskPlanes
(mask, altMaskSpans)¶ Apply in place alt mask formatted as SpanSets to a mask.
Parameters: - mask :
lsst.afw.image.Mask
Original mask.
- altMaskSpans :
dict
SpanSet lists to apply. Each element contains the new mask plane name (e.g. “CLIPPED and/or “NO_DATA”) as the key, and list of SpanSets to apply to the mask.
Returns: - mask :
lsst.afw.image.Mask
Updated mask.
- mask :
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applyModelWeights
(modelImages, refImage, modelWeights)¶ Smoothly replace model pixel values with those from a reference at locations away from detected sources.
Parameters: - modelImages :
list
oflsst.afw.image.Image
The new DCR model images from the current iteration. The values will be modified in place.
- refImage :
lsst.afw.image.MaskedImage
A reference image used to supply the default pixel values.
- modelWeights :
numpy.ndarray
orfloat
A 2D array of weight values that tapers smoothly to zero away from detected sources. Set to a placeholder value of 1.0 if
self.config.useModelWeights
is False.
- modelImages :
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classmethod
applyOverrides
(config)¶ A hook to allow a task to change the values of its config after the camera-specific overrides are loaded but before any command-line overrides are applied.
Parameters: - config : instance of task’s
ConfigClass
Task configuration.
Notes
This is necessary in some cases because the camera-specific overrides may retarget subtasks, wiping out changes made in ConfigClass.setDefaults. See LSST Trac ticket #2282 for more discussion.
Warning
This is called by CmdLineTask.parseAndRun; other ways of constructing a config will not apply these overrides.
- config : instance of task’s
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assembleMetadata
(coaddExposure, tempExpRefList, weightList)¶ Set the metadata for the coadd.
This basic implementation sets the filter from the first input.
Parameters:
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assembleSubregion
(coaddExposure, bbox, tempExpRefList, imageScalerList, weightList, altMaskList, statsFlags, statsCtrl, nImage=None)¶ Assemble the coadd for a sub-region.
For each coaddTempExp, check for (and swap in) an alternative mask if one is passed. Remove mask planes listed in
config.removeMaskPlanes
. Finally, stack the actual exposures usinglsst.afw.math.statisticsStack
with the statistic specified by statsFlags. Typically, the statsFlag will be one of lsst.afw.math.MEAN for a mean-stack orlsst.afw.math.MEANCLIP
for outlier rejection using an N-sigma clipped mean where N and iterations are specified by statsCtrl. Assign the stacked subregion back to the coadd.Parameters: - coaddExposure :
lsst.afw.image.Exposure
The target exposure for the coadd.
- bbox :
lsst.afw.geom.Box
Sub-region to coadd.
- tempExpRefList :
list
List of data reference to tempExp.
- imageScalerList :
list
List of image scalers.
- weightList :
list
List of weights.
- altMaskList :
list
List of alternate masks to use rather than those stored with tempExp, or None. Each element is dict with keys = mask plane name to which to add the spans.
- statsFlags :
lsst.afw.math.Property
Property object for statistic for coadd.
- statsCtrl :
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
Statistics control object for coadd.
- nImage :
lsst.afw.image.ImageU
, optional Keeps track of exposure count for each pixel.
- coaddExposure :
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calculateConvergence
(dcrModels, subExposures, bbox, warpRefList, weightList, statsCtrl)¶ Calculate a quality of fit metric for the matched templates.
Parameters: - dcrModels :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
Best fit model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
- subExposures :
dict
oflsst.afw.image.ExposureF
The pre-loaded exposures for the current subregion.
- bbox :
lsst.afw.geom.box.Box2I
Sub-region to coadd
- warpRefList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
The data references to the input warped exposures.
- weightList :
list
offloat
The weight to give each input exposure in the coadd
- statsCtrl :
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
Statistics control object for coadd
Returns: - convergenceMetric :
float
Quality of fit metric for all input exposures, within the sub-region
- dcrModels :
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calculateGain
(convergenceList, gainList)¶ Calculate the gain to use for the current iteration.
After calculating a new DcrModel, each value is averaged with the value in the corresponding pixel from the previous iteration. This reduces oscillating solutions that iterative techniques are plagued by, and speeds convergence. By far the biggest changes to the model happen in the first couple iterations, so we can also use a more aggressive gain later when the model is changing slowly.
Parameters: Returns: - gain :
float
Relative weight to give the new solution when updating the model. A value of 1.0 gives equal weight to both solutions.
Raises: - ValueError
If
len(convergenceList) != len(gainList)+1
.
- gain :
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calculateModelWeights
(dcrModels, dcrBBox)¶ Build an array that smoothly tapers to 0 away from detected sources.
Parameters: - dcrModels :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
Best fit model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
- dcrBBox :
lsst.afw.geom.box.Box2I
Sub-region of the coadd which includes a buffer to allow for DCR.
Returns: - weights :
numpy.ndarray
orfloat
A 2D array of weight values that tapers smoothly to zero away from detected sources. Set to a placeholder value of 1.0 if
self.config.useModelWeights
is False.
Raises: - ValueError
If
useModelWeights
is set andmodelWeightsWidth
is negative.
- dcrModels :
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calculateNImage
(dcrModels, bbox, warpRefList, spanSetMaskList, statsCtrl)¶ Calculate the number of exposures contributing to each subfilter.
Parameters: - dcrModels :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
Best fit model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
- bbox :
lsst.afw.geom.box.Box2I
Bounding box of the patch to coadd.
- warpRefList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
The data references to the input warped exposures.
- spanSetMaskList :
list
ofdict
containing spanSet lists, or None Each element of the
dict
contains the new mask plane name (e.g. “CLIPPED and/or “NO_DATA”) as the key, and the list of SpanSets to apply to the mask.- statsCtrl :
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
Statistics control object for coadd
Returns: - dcrModels :
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calculateSingleConvergence
(dcrModels, exposure, significanceImage, statsCtrl)¶ Calculate a quality of fit metric for a single matched template.
Parameters: - dcrModels :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
Best fit model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
- exposure :
lsst.afw.image.ExposureF
The input warped exposure to evaluate.
- significanceImage :
numpy.ndarray
Array of weights for each pixel corresponding to its significance for the convergence calculation.
- statsCtrl :
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
Statistics control object for coadd
Returns: - convergenceMetric :
float
Quality of fit metric for one exposure, within the sub-region.
- dcrModels :
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dcrAssembleSubregion
(dcrModels, subExposures, bbox, dcrBBox, warpRefList, statsCtrl, convergenceMetric, baseMask, gain, modelWeights, refImage, dcrWeights)¶ Assemble the DCR coadd for a sub-region.
Build a DCR-matched template for each input exposure, then shift the residuals according to the DCR in each subfilter. Stack the shifted residuals and apply them as a correction to the solution from the previous iteration. Restrict the new model solutions from varying by more than a factor of
modelClampFactor
from the last solution, and additionally restrict the individual subfilter models from varying by more than a factor offrequencyClampFactor
from their average. Finally, mitigate potentially oscillating solutions by averaging the new solution with the solution from the previous iteration, weighted by their convergence metric.Parameters: - dcrModels :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
Best fit model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
- subExposures :
dict
oflsst.afw.image.ExposureF
The pre-loaded exposures for the current subregion.
- bbox :
lsst.afw.geom.box.Box2I
Bounding box of the subregion to coadd.
- dcrBBox :
lsst.afw.geom.box.Box2I
Sub-region of the coadd which includes a buffer to allow for DCR.
- warpRefList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
The data references to the input warped exposures.
- statsCtrl :
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
Statistics control object for coadd
- convergenceMetric :
float
Quality of fit metric for the matched templates of the input images.
- baseMask :
lsst.afw.image.Mask
Mask of the initial template coadd.
- gain :
float
, optional Relative weight to give the new solution when updating the model.
- modelWeights :
numpy.ndarray
orfloat
A 2D array of weight values that tapers smoothly to zero away from detected sources. Set to a placeholder value of 1.0 if
self.config.useModelWeights
is False.- refImage :
lsst.afw.image.Image
A reference image used to supply the default pixel values.
- dcrWeights :
list
oflsst.afw.image.Image
Per-pixel weights for each subfilter. Equal to 1/(number of unmasked images contributing to each pixel).
- dcrModels :
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dcrResiduals
(residual, visitInfo, wcs, filterInfo)¶ Prepare a residual image for stacking in each subfilter by applying the reverse DCR shifts.
Parameters: - residual :
numpy.ndarray
The residual masked image for one exposure, after subtracting the matched template
- visitInfo :
lsst.afw.image.VisitInfo
Metadata for the exposure.
- wcs :
lsst.afw.geom.SkyWcs
Coordinate system definition (wcs) for the exposure.
- filterInfo :
lsst.afw.image.Filter
The filter definition, set in the current instruments’ obs package. Required for any calculation of DCR, including making matched templates.
Yields: - residualImage :
numpy.ndarray
The residual image for the next subfilter, shifted for DCR.
- residual :
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emptyMetadata
()¶ Empty (clear) the metadata for this Task and all sub-Tasks.
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fillCoadd
(dcrModels, skyInfo, warpRefList, weightList, calibration=None, coaddInputs=None, mask=None, variance=None)¶ Create a list of coadd exposures from a list of masked images.
Parameters: - dcrModels :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
Best fit model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
- skyInfo :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Patch geometry information, from getSkyInfo
- warpRefList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
The data references to the input warped exposures.
- weightList :
list
offloat
The weight to give each input exposure in the coadd
- calibration :
lsst.afw.Image.PhotoCalib
, optional Scale factor to set the photometric calibration of an exposure.
- coaddInputs :
lsst.afw.Image.CoaddInputs
, optional A record of the observations that are included in the coadd.
- mask :
lsst.afw.image.Mask
, optional Optional mask to override the values in the final coadd.
- variance :
lsst.afw.image.Image
, optional Optional variance plane to override the values in the final coadd.
Returns: - dcrCoadds :
list
oflsst.afw.image.ExposureF
A list of coadd exposures, each exposure containing the model for one subfilter.
- dcrModels :
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filterArtifacts
(spanSetList, epochCountImage, nImage, footprintsToExclude=None)¶ Filter artifact candidates.
Parameters: - spanSetList :
list
List of SpanSets representing artifact candidates.
- epochCountImage :
lsst.afw.image.Image
Image of accumulated number of warpDiff detections.
- nImage :
lsst.afw.image.Image
Image of the accumulated number of total epochs contributing.
Returns: - maskSpanSetList :
list
List of SpanSets with artifacts.
- spanSetList :
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findArtifacts
(templateCoadd, tempExpRefList, imageScalerList)¶ Find artifacts.
Loop through warps twice. The first loop builds a map with the count of how many epochs each pixel deviates from the templateCoadd by more than
config.chiThreshold
sigma. The second loop takes each difference image and filters the artifacts detected in each using count map to filter out variable sources and sources that are difficult to subtract cleanly.Parameters: Returns: - altMasks :
list
List of dicts containing information about CLIPPED (i.e., artifacts), NO_DATA, and EDGE pixels.
- altMasks :
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getAllSchemaCatalogs
()¶ Get schema catalogs for all tasks in the hierarchy, combining the results into a single dict.
Returns: - schemacatalogs :
dict
Keys are butler dataset type, values are a empty catalog (an instance of the appropriate lsst.afw.table Catalog type) for all tasks in the hierarchy, from the top-level task down through all subtasks.
Notes
This method may be called on any task in the hierarchy; it will return the same answer, regardless.
The default implementation should always suffice. If your subtask uses schemas the override
Task.getSchemaCatalogs
, not this method.- schemacatalogs :
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getBadPixelMask
()¶ ! @brief Convenience method to provide the bitmask from the mask plane names
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getCoaddDatasetName
(warpType='direct')¶ Return coadd name for given warpType and task config
Parameters: - warpType : string
Either ‘direct’ or ‘psfMatched’
Returns: - CoaddDatasetName :
string
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classmethod
getDatasetTypes
(config, configClass)¶ Return dataset type descriptors defined in task configuration.
This method can be used by other methods that need to extract dataset types from task configuration (e.g.
getInputDatasetTypes
or sub-class methods).Parameters: - config :
Config
Configuration for this task. Typically datasets are defined in a task configuration.
- configClass :
type
Class of the configuration object which defines dataset type.
Returns: - Dictionary where key is the name (arbitrary) of the output dataset
- and value is the `DatasetTypeDescriptor` instance. Default
- implementation uses configuration field name as dictionary key.
- Returns empty dict if configuration has no fields with the specified
- ``configClass``.
- config :
-
getFullMetadata
()¶ Get metadata for all tasks.
Returns: - metadata :
lsst.daf.base.PropertySet
The
PropertySet
keys are the full task name. Values are metadata for the top-level task and all subtasks, sub-subtasks, etc..
Notes
The returned metadata includes timing information (if
@timer.timeMethod
is used) and any metadata set by the task. The name of each item consists of the full task name with.
replaced by:
, followed by.
and the name of the item, e.g.:topLevelTaskName:subtaskName:subsubtaskName.itemName
using
:
in the full task name disambiguates the rare situation that a task has a subtask and a metadata item with the same name.- metadata :
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getFullName
()¶ Get the task name as a hierarchical name including parent task names.
Returns: - fullName :
str
The full name consists of the name of the parent task and each subtask separated by periods. For example:
- The full name of top-level task “top” is simply “top”.
- The full name of subtask “sub” of top-level task “top” is “top.sub”.
- The full name of subtask “sub2” of subtask “sub” of top-level task “top” is “top.sub.sub2”.
- fullName :
-
classmethod
getInitInputDatasetTypes
(config)¶ Return dataset type descriptors that can be used to retrieve the
initInputs
constructor argument.Datasets used in initialization may not be associated with any Dimension (i.e. their data IDs must be empty dictionaries).
Default implementation finds all fields of type
InitInputInputDatasetConfig
in configuration (non-recursively) and uses them for constructingDatasetTypeDescriptor
instances. The names of these fields are used as keys in returned dictionary. Subclasses can override this behavior.Parameters: - config :
Config
Configuration for this task. Typically datasets are defined in a task configuration.
Returns: - Dictionary where key is the name (arbitrary) of the input dataset
- and value is the `DatasetTypeDescriptor` instance. Default
- implementation uses configuration field name as dictionary key.
- When the task requires no initialization inputs, should return an
- empty dict.
- config :
-
classmethod
getInitOutputDatasetTypes
(config)¶ Return dataset type descriptors that can be used to write the objects returned by
getOutputDatasets
.Datasets used in initialization may not be associated with any Dimension (i.e. their data IDs must be empty dictionaries).
Default implementation finds all fields of type
InitOutputDatasetConfig
in configuration (non-recursively) and uses them for constructingDatasetTypeDescriptor
instances. The names of these fields are used as keys in returned dictionary. Subclasses can override this behavior.Parameters: - config :
Config
Configuration for this task. Typically datasets are defined in a task configuration.
Returns: - Dictionary where key is the name (arbitrary) of the output dataset
- and value is the `DatasetTypeDescriptor` instance. Default
- implementation uses configuration field name as dictionary key.
- When the task produces no initialization outputs, should return an
- empty dict.
- config :
-
getInitOutputDatasets
()¶ Return persistable outputs that are available immediately after the task has been constructed.
Subclasses that operate on catalogs should override this method to return the schema(s) of the catalog(s) they produce.
It is not necessary to return the PipelineTask’s configuration or other provenance information in order for it to be persisted; that is the responsibility of the execution system.
Returns: - datasets :
dict
Dictionary with keys that match those of the dict returned by
getInitOutputDatasetTypes
values that can be written by callingButler.put
with those DatasetTypes and no data IDs. An emptydict
should be returned by tasks that produce no initialization outputs.
- datasets :
-
classmethod
getInputDatasetTypes
(config)¶ Return input dataset type descriptors
Remove input dataset types not used by the Task
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classmethod
getOutputDatasetTypes
(config)¶ Return output dataset type descriptors
Remove output dataset types not produced by the Task
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classmethod
getPerDatasetTypeDimensions
(config)¶ Return any Dimensions that are permitted to have different values for different DatasetTypes within the same quantum.
Parameters: - config :
Config
Configuration for this task.
Returns: Notes
Any Dimension declared to be per-DatasetType by a PipelineTask must also be declared to be per-DatasetType by other PipelineTasks in the same Pipeline.
The classic example of a per-DatasetType dimension is the
CalibrationLabel
dimension that maps to a validity range for master calibrations. When running Instrument Signature Removal, one does not care that different dataset types like flat, bias, and dark have different validity ranges, as long as those validity ranges all overlap the relevant observation.- config :
-
classmethod
getPrerequisiteDatasetTypes
(config)¶ Return the local names of input dataset types that should be assumed to exist instead of constraining what data to process with this task.
Usually, when running a
PipelineTask
, the presence of input datasets constrains the processing to be done (as defined by theQuantumGraph
generated during “preflight”). “Prerequisites” are special input datasets that do not constrain that graph, but instead cause a hard failure when missing. Calibration products and reference catalogs are examples of dataset types that should usually be marked as prerequisites.Parameters: - config :
Config
Configuration for this task. Typically datasets are defined in a task configuration.
Returns: - prerequisite :
Set
ofstr
The keys in the dictionary returned by
getInputDatasetTypes
that represent dataset types that should be considered prerequisites. Names returned here that are not keys in that dictionary are ignored; that way, if a config option removes an input dataset type onlygetInputDatasetTypes
needs to be updated.
- config :
-
getResourceConfig
()¶ Return resource configuration for this task.
Returns: - Object of type `~config.ResourceConfig` or ``None`` if resource
- configuration is not defined for this task.
-
getSchemaCatalogs
()¶ Get the schemas generated by this task.
Returns: - schemaCatalogs :
dict
Keys are butler dataset type, values are an empty catalog (an instance of the appropriate
lsst.afw.table
Catalog type) for this task.
See also
Task.getAllSchemaCatalogs
Notes
Warning
Subclasses that use schemas must override this method. The default implemenation returns an empty dict.
This method may be called at any time after the Task is constructed, which means that all task schemas should be computed at construction time, not when data is actually processed. This reflects the philosophy that the schema should not depend on the data.
Returning catalogs rather than just schemas allows us to save e.g. slots for SourceCatalog as well.
- schemaCatalogs :
-
getSkyInfo
(patchRef)¶ ! @brief Use @ref getSkyinfo to return the skyMap, tract and patch information, wcs and the outer bbox of the patch.
@param[in] patchRef data reference for sky map. Must include keys “tract” and “patch”
@return pipe_base Struct containing: - skyMap: sky map - tractInfo: information for chosen tract of sky map - patchInfo: information about chosen patch of tract - wcs: WCS of tract - bbox: outer bbox of patch, as an afwGeom Box2I
-
getTaskDict
()¶ Get a dictionary of all tasks as a shallow copy.
Returns: - taskDict :
dict
Dictionary containing full task name: task object for the top-level task and all subtasks, sub-subtasks, etc..
- taskDict :
-
getTempExpDatasetName
(warpType='direct')¶ Return warp name for given warpType and task config
Parameters: - warpType : string
Either ‘direct’ or ‘psfMatched’
Returns: - WarpDatasetName :
string
-
getTempExpRefList
(patchRef, calExpRefList)¶ Generate list data references corresponding to warped exposures that lie within the patch to be coadded.
Parameters: - patchRef :
dataRef
Data reference for patch.
- calExpRefList :
list
List of data references for input calexps.
Returns: - tempExpRefList :
list
List of Warp/CoaddTempExp data references.
- patchRef :
-
loadSubExposures
(bbox, statsCtrl, warpRefList, imageScalerList, spanSetMaskList)¶ Pre-load sub-regions of a list of exposures.
Parameters: - bbox :
lsst.afw.geom.box.Box2I
Sub-region to coadd
- statsCtrl :
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
Statistics control object for coadd
- warpRefList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
The data references to the input warped exposures.
- imageScalerList :
list
oflsst.pipe.task.ImageScaler
The image scalars correct for the zero point of the exposures.
- spanSetMaskList :
list
ofdict
containing spanSet lists, or None Each element is dict with keys = mask plane name to add the spans to
Returns: - bbox :
-
classmethod
makeField
(doc)¶ Make a
lsst.pex.config.ConfigurableField
for this task.Parameters: - doc :
str
Help text for the field.
Returns: - configurableField :
lsst.pex.config.ConfigurableField
A
ConfigurableField
for this task.
Examples
Provides a convenient way to specify this task is a subtask of another task.
Here is an example of use:
class OtherTaskConfig(lsst.pex.config.Config) aSubtask = ATaskClass.makeField("a brief description of what this task does")
- doc :
-
makeIdFactory
(dataRef)¶ Return an IdFactory for setting the detection identifiers
The actual parameters used in the IdFactory are provided by the butler (through the provided data reference.
-
makeSubtask
(name, **keyArgs)¶ Create a subtask as a new instance as the
name
attribute of this task.Parameters: - name :
str
Brief name of the subtask.
- keyArgs
Extra keyword arguments used to construct the task. The following arguments are automatically provided and cannot be overridden:
- “config”.
- “parentTask”.
Notes
The subtask must be defined by
Task.config.name
, an instance of pex_config ConfigurableField or RegistryField.- name :
-
makeSupplementaryData
(dataRef, selectDataList=None, warpRefList=None)¶ Make inputs specific to Subclass.
Generate a templateCoadd to use as a native model of static sky to subtract from warps.
Parameters: Returns: - result :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Result struct with components:
templateCoadd
: coadded exposure (lsst.afw.image.Exposure
)nImage
: N Image (lsst.afw.image.Image
)
- result :
-
makeSupplementaryDataGen3
(inputData, inputDataIds, outputDataIds, butler)¶ Make inputs specific to Subclass with Gen 3 API
Calls Gen3
adaptArgsAndRun
instead of the Gen2 specificrunDataRef
Duplicates interface of`adaptArgsAndRun` method. Available to be implemented by subclasses only if they need the coadd dataRef for performing preliminary processing before assembling the coadd.
Parameters: - inputData :
dict
Keys are the names of the configs describing input dataset types. Values are input Python-domain data objects (or lists of objects) retrieved from data butler.
- inputDataIds :
dict
Keys are the names of the configs describing input dataset types. Values are DataIds (or lists of DataIds) that task consumes for corresponding dataset type. DataIds are guaranteed to match data objects in
inputData
.- outputDataIds :
dict
Keys are the names of the configs describing input dataset types. Values are DataIds (or lists of DataIds) that task is to produce for corresponding dataset type.
- butler :
lsst.daf.butler.Butler
Gen3 Butler object for fetching additional data products before running the Task
Returns: - result :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Result struct with components:
templateCoadd
: coadded exposure (lsst.afw.image.Exposure
)nImage
: N Image (lsst.afw.image.Image
)
- inputData :
-
newModelFromResidual
(dcrModels, residualGeneratorList, dcrBBox, statsCtrl, mask, gain, modelWeights, refImage, dcrWeights)¶ Calculate a new DcrModel from a set of image residuals.
Parameters: - dcrModels :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
Current model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
- residualGeneratorList :
generator
ofnumpy.ndarray
The residual image for the next subfilter, shifted for DCR.
- dcrBBox :
lsst.afw.geom.box.Box2I
Sub-region of the coadd which includes a buffer to allow for DCR.
- statsCtrl :
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
Statistics control object for coadd
- mask :
lsst.afw.image.Mask
Mask to use for each new model image.
- gain :
float
Relative weight to give the new solution when updating the model.
- modelWeights :
numpy.ndarray
orfloat
A 2D array of weight values that tapers smoothly to zero away from detected sources. Set to a placeholder value of 1.0 if
self.config.useModelWeights
is False.- refImage :
lsst.afw.image.Image
A reference image used to supply the default pixel values.
- dcrWeights :
list
oflsst.afw.image.Image
Per-pixel weights for each subfilter. Equal to 1/(number of unmasked images contributing to each pixel).
Returns: - dcrModel :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
New model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
- dcrModels :
-
classmethod
parseAndRun
(args=None, config=None, log=None, doReturnResults=False)¶ Parse an argument list and run the command.
Parameters: - args :
list
, optional - config :
lsst.pex.config.Config
-type, optional Config for task. If
None
useTask.ConfigClass
.- log :
lsst.log.Log
-type, optional Log. If
None
use the default log.- doReturnResults :
bool
, optional If
True
, return the results of this task. Default isFalse
. This is only intended for unit tests and similar use. It can easily exhaust memory (if the task returns enough data and you call it enough times) and it will fail when using multiprocessing if the returned data cannot be pickled.
Returns: - struct :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Fields are:
argumentParser
: the argument parser.parsedCmd
: the parsed command returned by the argument parser’slsst.pipe.base.ArgumentParser.parse_args
method.taskRunner
: the task runner used to run the task (an instance ofTask.RunnerClass
).
Notes
Calling this method with no arguments specified is the standard way to run a command-line task from the command-line. For an example see
pipe_tasks
bin/makeSkyMap.py
or almost any other file in that directory.If one or more of the dataIds fails then this routine will exit (with a status giving the number of failed dataIds) rather than returning this struct; this behaviour can be overridden by specifying the
--noExit
command-line option.- args :
-
prefilterArtifacts
(spanSetList, exp)¶ Remove artifact candidates covered by bad mask plane.
Any future editing of the candidate list that does not depend on temporal information should go in this method.
Parameters: - spanSetList :
list
List of SpanSets representing artifact candidates.
- exp :
lsst.afw.image.Exposure
Exposure containing mask planes used to prefilter.
Returns: - returnSpanSetList :
list
List of SpanSets with artifacts.
- spanSetList :
-
prepareDcrInputs
(templateCoadd, warpRefList, weightList)¶ Prepare the DCR coadd by iterating through the visitInfo of the input warps.
Sets the property
bufferSize
.Parameters: - templateCoadd :
lsst.afw.image.ExposureF
The initial coadd exposure before accounting for DCR.
- warpRefList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
The data references to the input warped exposures.
- weightList :
list
offloat
The weight to give each input exposure in the coadd Will be modified in place if
doAirmassWeight
is set.
Returns: - dcrModels :
lsst.pipe.tasks.DcrModel
Best fit model of the true sky after correcting chromatic effects.
Raises: - NotImplementedError
If
lambdaMin
is missing from the Mapper class of the obs package being used.
- templateCoadd :
-
prepareInputs
(refList)¶ Prepare the input warps for coaddition by measuring the weight for each warp and the scaling for the photometric zero point.
Each Warp has its own photometric zeropoint and background variance. Before coadding these Warps together, compute a scale factor to normalize the photometric zeropoint and compute the weight for each Warp.
Parameters: - refList :
list
List of data references to tempExp
Returns: - result :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Result struct with components:
- refList :
-
prepareStats
(mask=None)¶ Prepare the statistics for coadding images.
Parameters: - mask :
int
, optional Bit mask value to exclude from coaddition.
Returns: - stats :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Statistics structure with the following fields:
statsCtrl
: Statistics control object for coadd- (
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
)
statsFlags
: Statistic for coadd (lsst.afw.math.Property
)
- mask :
-
processResults
(coaddExposure, dataRef)¶ Interpolate over missing data and mask bright stars.
Also detect sources on the coadd exposure and measure the final PSF, if
doCalculatePsf
is set.Parameters: - coaddExposure :
lsst.afw.image.Exposure
The final coadded exposure.
- dataRef :
lsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
Data reference defining the patch for coaddition and the reference Warp
- coaddExposure :
-
readBrightObjectMasks
(dataRef)¶ Retrieve the bright object masks.
Returns None on failure.
Parameters: - dataRef :
lsst.daf.persistence.butlerSubset.ButlerDataRef
A Butler dataRef.
Returns: - result :
lsst.daf.persistence.butlerSubset.ButlerDataRef
Bright object mask from the Butler object, or None if it cannot be retrieved.
- dataRef :
-
removeMaskPlanes
(maskedImage)¶ Unset the mask of an image for mask planes specified in the config.
Parameters: - maskedImage :
lsst.afw.image.MaskedImage
The masked image to be modified.
- maskedImage :
-
run
(skyInfo, warpRefList, imageScalerList, weightList, supplementaryData=None)¶ Assemble the coadd.
Requires additional inputs Struct
supplementaryData
to contain atemplateCoadd
that serves as the model of the static sky.Find artifacts and apply them to the warps’ masks creating a list of alternative masks with a new “CLIPPED” plane and updated “NO_DATA” plane Then pass these alternative masks to the base class’s assemble method.
Divide the
templateCoadd
evenly between each subfilter of aDcrModel
as the starting best estimate of the true wavelength- dependent sky. Forward model theDcrModel
using the known chromatic effects in each subfilter and calculate a convergence metric based on how well the modeled template matches the input warps. If the convergence has not yet reached the desired threshold, then shift and stack the residual images to build a newDcrModel
. Apply conditioning to prevent oscillating solutions between iterations or between subfilters.Once the
DcrModel
reaches convergence or the maximum number of iterations has been reached, fill the metadata for each subfilter image and make them proper ``coaddExposure``s.Parameters: - skyInfo :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Patch geometry information, from getSkyInfo
- warpRefList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
The data references to the input warped exposures.
- imageScalerList :
list
oflsst.pipe.task.ImageScaler
The image scalars correct for the zero point of the exposures.
- weightList :
list
offloat
The weight to give each input exposure in the coadd
- supplementaryData :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Result struct returned by
makeSupplementaryData
with components:templateCoadd
: coadded exposure (lsst.afw.image.Exposure
)
Returns: - result :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
Result struct with components:
- skyInfo :
-
runDataRef
(dataRef, selectDataList=None, warpRefList=None)¶ Assemble a coadd from a set of warps.
Coadd a set of Warps. Compute weights to be applied to each Warp and find scalings to match the photometric zeropoint to a reference Warp. Assemble the Warps using run method. Forward model chromatic effects across multiple subfilters, and subtract from the input Warps to build sets of residuals. Use the residuals to construct a new
DcrModel
for each subfilter, and iterate until the model converges. Interpolate over NaNs and optionally write the coadd to disk. Return the coadded exposure.Parameters: - dataRef :
lsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
Data reference defining the patch for coaddition and the reference Warp
- selectDataList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
List of data references to warps. Data to be coadded will be selected from this list based on overlap with the patch defined by the data reference.
Returns: - results :
lsst.pipe.base.Struct
The Struct contains the following fields:
- dataRef :
-
runQuantum
(quantum, butler)¶ Execute PipelineTask algorithm on single quantum of data.
Typical implementation of this method will use inputs from quantum to retrieve Python-domain objects from data butler and call
adaptArgsAndRun
method on that data. On return fromadaptArgsAndRun
this method will extract data from returnedStruct
instance and save that data to butler.The
Struct
returned fromadaptArgsAndRun
is expected to contain data attributes with the names equal to the names of the configuration fields defining output dataset types. The values of the data attributes must be data objects corresponding to the DataIds of output dataset types. All data objects will be saved in butler using DataRefs from Quantum’s output dictionary.This method does not return anything to the caller, on errors corresponding exception is raised.
Parameters: - quantum :
Quantum
Object describing input and output corresponding to this invocation of PipelineTask instance.
- butler : object
Data butler instance.
Raises: - `ScalarError` if a dataset type is configured as scalar but receives
- multiple DataIds in `quantum`. Any exceptions that happen in data
- butler or in `adaptArgsAndRun` method.
- quantum :
-
saveStruct
(struct, outputDataRefs, butler)¶ Save data in butler.
Convention is that struct returned from
run()
method has data field(s) with the same names as the config fields defining output DatasetTypes. Subclasses may override this method to implement different convention forStruct
content or in case any post-processing of data may be needed.Parameters: - struct :
Struct
Data produced by the task packed into
Struct
instance- outputDataRefs :
dict
Dictionary whose keys are the names of the configuration fields describing output dataset types and values are lists of DataRefs. DataRefs must match corresponding data objects in
struct
in number and order.- butler : object
Data butler instance.
- struct :
-
selectCoaddPsf
(templateCoadd, warpRefList)¶ Compute the PSF of the coadd from the exposures with the best seeing.
Parameters: - templateCoadd :
lsst.afw.image.ExposureF
The initial coadd exposure before accounting for DCR.
- warpRefList :
list
oflsst.daf.persistence.ButlerDataRef
The data references to the input warped exposures.
Returns: - psf :
lsst.meas.algorithms.CoaddPsf
The average PSF of the input exposures with the best seeing.
- templateCoadd :
-
selectExposures
(patchRef, skyInfo=None, selectDataList=[])¶ ! @brief Select exposures to coadd
Get the corners of the bbox supplied in skyInfo using @ref afwGeom.Box2D and convert the pixel positions of the bbox corners to sky coordinates using @ref skyInfo.wcs.pixelToSky. Use the @ref WcsSelectImagesTask_ “WcsSelectImagesTask” to select exposures that lie inside the patch indicated by the dataRef.
- @param[in] patchRef data reference for sky map patch. Must include keys “tract”, “patch”,
- plus the camera-specific filter key (e.g. “filter” or “band”)
@param[in] skyInfo geometry for the patch; output from getSkyInfo @return a list of science exposures to coadd, as butler data references
-
setBrightObjectMasks
(exposure, dataId, brightObjectMasks)¶ Set the bright object masks.
Parameters: - exposure :
lsst.afw.image.Exposure
Exposure under consideration.
- dataId :
lsst.daf.persistence.dataId
Data identifier dict for patch.
- brightObjectMasks :
lsst.afw.table
Table of bright objects to mask.
- exposure :
-
setInexactPsf
(mask)¶ Set INEXACT_PSF mask plane.
If any of the input images isn’t represented in the coadd (due to clipped pixels or chip gaps), the
CoaddPsf
will be inexact. Flag these pixels.Parameters: - mask :
lsst.afw.image.Mask
Coadded exposure’s mask, modified in-place.
- mask :
-
static
setRejectedMaskMapping
(statsCtrl)¶ Map certain mask planes of the warps to new planes for the coadd.
If a pixel is rejected due to a mask value other than EDGE, NO_DATA, or CLIPPED, set it to REJECTED on the coadd. If a pixel is rejected due to EDGE, set the coadd pixel to SENSOR_EDGE. If a pixel is rejected due to CLIPPED, set the coadd pixel to CLIPPED.
Parameters: - statsCtrl :
lsst.afw.math.StatisticsControl
Statistics control object for coadd
Returns: - statsCtrl :
-
shrinkValidPolygons
(coaddInputs)¶ Shrink coaddInputs’ ccds’ ValidPolygons in place.
Either modify each ccd’s validPolygon in place, or if CoaddInputs does not have a validPolygon, create one from its bbox.
Parameters: - coaddInputs :
lsst.afw.image.coaddInputs
Original mask.
- coaddInputs :
-
stackCoadd
(dcrCoadds)¶ Add a list of sub-band coadds together.
Parameters: - dcrCoadds :
list
oflsst.afw.image.ExposureF
A list of coadd exposures, each exposure containing the model for one subfilter.
Returns: - coaddExposure :
lsst.afw.image.ExposureF
A single coadd exposure that is the sum of the sub-bands.
- dcrCoadds :
-
timer
(name, logLevel=10000)¶ Context manager to log performance data for an arbitrary block of code.
Parameters: - name :
str
Name of code being timed; data will be logged using item name:
Start
andEnd
.- logLevel
A
lsst.log
level constant.
See also
timer.logInfo
Examples
Creating a timer context:
with self.timer("someCodeToTime"): pass # code to time
- name :
-
writeConfig
(butler, clobber=False, doBackup=True)¶ Write the configuration used for processing the data, or check that an existing one is equal to the new one if present.
Parameters: - butler :
lsst.daf.persistence.Butler
Data butler used to write the config. The config is written to dataset type
CmdLineTask._getConfigName
.- clobber :
bool
, optional A boolean flag that controls what happens if a config already has been saved: -
True
: overwrite or rename the existing config, depending ondoBackup
. -False
: raiseTaskError
if this config does not match the existing config.- doBackup : bool, optional
Set to
True
to backup the config files if clobbering.
- butler :
-
writeMetadata
(dataRef)¶ Write the metadata produced from processing the data.
Parameters: - dataRef
Butler data reference used to write the metadata. The metadata is written to dataset type
CmdLineTask._getMetadataName
.
-
writePackageVersions
(butler, clobber=False, doBackup=True, dataset='packages')¶ Compare and write package versions.
Parameters: - butler :
lsst.daf.persistence.Butler
Data butler used to read/write the package versions.
- clobber :
bool
, optional A boolean flag that controls what happens if versions already have been saved: -
True
: overwrite or rename the existing version info, depending ondoBackup
. -False
: raiseTaskError
if this version info does not match the existing.- doBackup :
bool
, optional If
True
and clobbering, old package version files are backed up.- dataset :
str
, optional Name of dataset to read/write.
Raises: - TaskError
Raised if there is a version mismatch with current and persisted lists of package versions.
Notes
Note that this operation is subject to a race condition.
- butler :
-
writeSchemas
(butler, clobber=False, doBackup=True)¶ Write the schemas returned by
lsst.pipe.base.Task.getAllSchemaCatalogs
.Parameters: - butler :
lsst.daf.persistence.Butler
Data butler used to write the schema. Each schema is written to the dataset type specified as the key in the dict returned by
getAllSchemaCatalogs
.- clobber :
bool
, optional A boolean flag that controls what happens if a schema already has been saved: -
True
: overwrite or rename the existing schema, depending ondoBackup
. -False
: raiseTaskError
if this schema does not match the existing schema.- doBackup :
bool
, optional Set to
True
to backup the schema files if clobbering.
Notes
If
clobber
isFalse
and an existing schema does not match a current schema, then some schemas may have been saved successfully and others may not, and there is no easy way to tell which is which.- butler :
- bufferSize :