SkyPixDimension

class lsst.daf.butler.SkyPixDimension(system: SkyPixSystem, level: int)

Bases: Dimension

Special dimension for sky pixelizations.

A special Dimension subclass for hierarchical pixelizations of the sky at a particular level.

Unlike most other dimensions, skypix dimension records are not stored in the database, as these records only contain an integer pixel ID and a region on the sky, and each of these can be computed directly from the other.

Parameters:
systemSkyPixSystem

Pixelization system this dimension belongs to.

levelint

Integer level of this pixelization (smaller numbers are coarser grids).

Attributes Summary

RecordClass

Return the record subclass for this element.

alternateKeys

Return alternate keys.

alternate_keys

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

alwaysJoin

Indicate if the element should always be included.

dimensions

Return all dimensions.

documentation

Extended description of this dimension element.

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.

metadata_columns

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).

primary_key

The primary key field for this dimension (KeyColumnSpec).

required

Return the required dimensions.

schema

A description of the columns in this element's records and (at least conceptual) table.

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.

unique_keys

Descriptions of unique identifiers for this dimension.

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()

Make the storage record.

to_arrow(dimensions[, spec])

Return an object that converts the primary key value for this dimension to column in an Arrow table.

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.

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.

documentation
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

Additional metadata fields included in this element’s table.

(NamedValueSet of FieldSpec).

metadata_columns
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).

primary_key

The primary key field for this dimension (KeyColumnSpec).

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
schema

A description of the columns in this element’s records and (at least conceptual) table.

spatial

Return this endpoint’s SPATIAL family.

temporal

Return this endpoint’s TEMPORAL family.

topology
uniqueKeys

Return the unique fields.

All fields that can individually be used to identify records of this element, given the primary keys of all required dependencies (NamedValueAbstractSet of FieldSpec).

unique_keys
viewOf

Name of another table this element’s records are drawn from.

(str or None).

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() SkyPixDimensionRecordStorage

Make the storage record.

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

Returns:
storageSkyPixDimensionRecordStorage

Storage object that should back this element in a registry.

to_arrow(dimensions: DimensionGroup, spec: KeyColumnSpec | None = None) arrow_utils.ToArrow

Return an object that converts the primary key value for this dimension to column in an Arrow table.

Parameters:
dimensionsDimensionGroup

Full set of dimensions over which the rows of the table are unique or close to unique. This is used to determine whether to use Arrow’s dictionary encoding to compress duplicate values.

specKeyColumnSpec, optional

Column specification for this dimension. If not provided, a copy of primary_key the the field name replaced with the dimension name will be used, which is appropriate for when this dimension appears in data ID or the dimension record tables of other dimension elements.

Returns:
converterarrow_utils.ToArrow

Converter for this dimension’s primary key.

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.