DatabaseDimension

class lsst.daf.butler.DatabaseDimension(name: str, storage: dict, *, required: NamedValueSet[Dimension], implied: NamedValueAbstractSet[Dimension], metadata: NamedValueAbstractSet[FieldSpec], uniqueKeys: NamedValueAbstractSet[FieldSpec])

Bases: Dimension, DatabaseDimensionElement

A Dimension class that maps directly to a database table or query.

Parameters:

namestr

Name of the dimension.

storagedict

Fully qualified name of the DatabaseDimensionRecordStorage subclass that will back this element in the registry (in a “cls” key) along with any other construction keyword arguments (in other keys).

requiredNamedValueSet [ Dimension ]

Other dimensions whose keys are part of the compound primary key for this dimension’s (logical) table, as well as references to their own tables. The required parameter does not include self (it can’t, of course), but the corresponding attribute does - it is added by the constructor.

impliedNamedValueAbstractSet [ Dimension ]

Other dimensions whose keys are included in this dimension’s (logical) table as foreign keys.

metadataNamedValueAbstractSet [ ddl.FieldSpec ]

Field specifications for all non-key fields in this dimension’s table.

uniqueKeysNamedValueAbstractSet [ ddl.FieldSpec ]

Fields that can each be used to uniquely identify this dimension (given values for all required dimensions). The first of these is used as (part of) this dimension’s table’s primary key, while others are used to define unique constraints.

Notes

DatabaseDimension objects may belong to a TopologicalFamily, but it is the responsibility of DatabaseTopologicalFamilyConstructionVisitor to update the topology attribute of their members.

Attributes Summary

RecordClass	Return the record subclass for this element.
alternateKeys	Return alternate keys.
alwaysJoin	Indicate if the element should always be included.
dimensions	Return all dimensions.
governor	Return the governor dimension.
graph	Return minimal graph that includes this element (DimensionGraph).
implied	Return the implied dimensions.
metadata	Additional metadata fields included in this element's table.
minimal_group	Return minimal dimension group that includes this element.
name	Return unique string identifier for this endpoint (str).
populated_by	The dimension that this element's records are always inserted, exported, and imported alongside.
primaryKey	Return primary key field for this dimension (FieldSpec).
required	Return the required dimensions.
spatial	Return this endpoint's SPATIAL family.
temporal	Return this endpoint's TEMPORAL family.
topology	Return the relationship families to which this endpoint belongs.
uniqueKeys	Return the unique fields.
viewOf	Name of another table this element's records are drawn from.

Methods Summary

from_json(json_str[, universe, registry])	Return new class from JSON string.
from_simple(simple[, universe, registry])	Construct a new object from the simplified form.
hasTable()	Indicate if this element is associated with a table.
makeStorage(db, *[, context, view_target])	Make the dimension record storage instance for this database.
to_json([minimal])	Convert this class to JSON form.
to_simple([minimal])	Convert this class to a simple python type.

Attributes Documentation

RecordClass

Return the record subclass for this element.

The DimensionRecord subclass used to hold records for this element (type).

Because DimensionRecord subclasses are generated dynamically, this type cannot be imported directly and hence can only be obtained from this attribute.

alternateKeys

Return alternate keys.

Additional unique key fields for this dimension that are not the primary key (NamedValueAbstractSet of FieldSpec).

If this dimension has required dependencies, the keys of those dimensions are also included in the unique constraints defined for these alternate keys.

alwaysJoin

Indicate if the element should always be included.

If True, always include this element in any query or data ID in which its required dimensions appear, because it defines a relationship between those dimensions that must always be satisfied.

dimensions

Return all dimensions.

The union of required and implied, with all elements in required before any elements in implied.

This differs from self.graph.dimensions both in order and in content:

• as in self.implied, implied dimensions are not expanded recursively here;

• implied dimensions appear after required dimensions here, instead of being topologically ordered.

As a result, this set is ordered consistently with self.RecordClass.fields.

governor

Return the governor dimension.

This is the GovernorDimension that is a required dependency of this element, or None if there is no such dimension (GovernorDimension or None).

graph

Return minimal graph that includes this element (DimensionGraph).

self.graph.required includes all dimensions whose primary key values are sufficient (often necessary) to uniquely identify self (including self if isinstance(self, Dimension). self.graph.implied includes all dimensions also identified (possibly recursively) by this set.

implied

metadata

minimal_group

Return minimal dimension group that includes this element.

self.minimal_group.required includes all dimensions whose primary key values are sufficient (often necessary) to uniquely identify self (including self if isinstance(self, Dimension). self.minimal_group.implied includes all dimensions also identified (possibly recursively) by this set.

name

populated_by

primaryKey

Return primary key field for this dimension (FieldSpec).

Note that the database primary keys for dimension tables are in general compound; this field is the only field in the database primary key that is not also a foreign key (to a required dependency dimension table).

required

spatial

temporal

topology

uniqueKeys

viewOf

Methods Documentation

classmethod from_json(json_str: str, universe: DimensionUniverse | None = None, registry: Registry | None = None) → SupportsSimple

Return new class from JSON string.

Converts a JSON string created by to_json and return something of the supplied class.

Parameters:

json_strstr

Representation of the dimensions in JSON format as created by to_json().

universeDimensionUniverse, optional

The special graph of all known dimensions. Passed directly to from_simple().

registrylsst.daf.butler.Registry, optional

Registry to use to convert simple name of a DatasetType to a full DatasetType. Passed directly to from_simple().

Returns:

constructedAny

Newly-constructed object.

classmethod from_simple(simple: str, universe: DimensionUniverse | None = None, registry: Registry | None = None) → DimensionElement

Construct a new object from the simplified form.

Usually the data is returned from the to_simple method.

Parameters:

simplestr

The value returned by to_simple().

universeDimensionUniverse

The special graph of all known dimensions.

registrylsst.daf.butler.Registry, optional

Registry from which a universe can be extracted. Can be None if universe is provided explicitly.

Returns:

dataIdDimensionElement

Newly-constructed object.

hasTable() → bool

Indicate if this element is associated with a table.

Return True if this element is associated with a table (even if that table “belongs” to another element).

makeStorage(db: Database, *, context: StaticTablesContext | None = None, governors: NamedKeyMapping[GovernorDimension, GovernorDimensionRecordStorage], view_target: DatabaseDimensionRecordStorage | None = None) → DatabaseDimensionRecordStorage

Make the dimension record storage instance for this database.

Constructs the DimensionRecordStorage instance that should be used to back this element in a registry.

Parameters:

dbDatabase

Interface to the underlying database engine and namespace.

contextStaticTablesContext, optional

If provided, an object to use to create any new tables. If not provided, db.ensureTableExists should be used instead.

governorsNamedKeyMapping

Mapping from GovernorDimension to the record storage backend for that dimension, containing all governor dimensions.

view_targetDatabaseDimensionRecordStorage, optional

Storage object for the element this target’s storage is a view of (i.e. when viewOf is not None).

Returns:

storageDatabaseDimensionRecordStorage

Storage object that should back this element in a registry.

to_json(minimal: bool = False) → str

Convert this class to JSON form.

The class type is not recorded in the JSON so the JSON decoder must know which class is represented.

Parameters:

minimalbool, optional

Use minimal serialization. Requires Registry to convert back to a full type.

Returns:

jsonstr

The class in JSON string format.

to_simple(minimal: bool = False) → str

Convert this class to a simple python type.

This is suitable for serialization.

Parameters:

minimalbool, optional

Use minimal serialization. Has no effect on for this class.

Returns:

simplestr

The object converted to a single string.