PackageAlertsTask

class lsst.ap.association.PackageAlertsTask(**kwargs)

Bases: lsst.pipe.base.Task

Tasks for packaging Dia and Pipelines data into Avro alert packages.

Methods Summary

emptyMetadata() Empty (clear) the metadata for this Task and all sub-Tasks.
getAllSchemaCatalogs() Get schema catalogs for all tasks in the hierarchy, combining the results into a single dict.
getFullMetadata() Get metadata for all tasks.
getFullName() Get the task name as a hierarchical name including parent task names.
getName() Get the name of the task.
getSchemaCatalogs() Get the schemas generated by this task.
getTaskDict() Get a dictionary of all tasks as a shallow copy.
makeAlertDict(alertId, diaSource, diaObject, …) Convert data and package into a dictionary alert.
makeCutoutBytes(cutout) Serialize a cutout into bytes.
makeField(doc) Make a lsst.pex.config.ConfigurableField for this task.
makeSubtask(name, **keyArgs) Create a subtask as a new instance as the name attribute of this task.
run(diaSourceCat, diaObjectCat, …) Package DiaSources/Object and exposure data into Avro alerts.
timer(name[, logLevel]) Context manager to log performance data for an arbitrary block of code.

Methods Documentation

emptyMetadata()

Empty (clear) the metadata for this Task and all sub-Tasks.

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.

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.

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”.
getName()

Get the name of the task.

Returns:
taskName : str

Name of the task.

See also

getFullName

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.

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..

makeAlertDict(alertId, diaSource, diaObject, objDiaSrcHistory, diffImCutout, templateCutout)

Convert data and package into a dictionary alert.

Parameters:
diaSource : pandas.DataFrame

New single DiaSource to package.

diaObject : pandas.DataFrame

DiaObject that diaSource is matched to.

objDiaSrcHistory : pandas.DataFrame

12 month history of diaObject excluding the latest DiaSource.

diffImCutout : lsst.afw.image.ExposureF

Cutout of the difference image around the location of diaSource with a size set by the cutoutSize configurable.

templateCutout : lsst.afw.image.ExposureF

Cutout of the template image around the location of diaSource with a size set by the cutoutSize configurable.

makeCutoutBytes(cutout)

Serialize a cutout into bytes.

Parameters:
cutout : lsst.afw.image.ExposureF

Cutout to serialize.

Returns:
coutputBytes : bytes

Input cutout serialized into byte data.

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")
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.

run(diaSourceCat, diaObjectCat, diaSrcHistory, diffIm, template, ccdExposureIdBits)

Package DiaSources/Object and exposure data into Avro alerts.

Writes Avro alerts to a location determined by the alertWriteLocation configurable.

Parameters:
diaSourceCat : pandas.DataFrame

New DiaSources to package. DataFrame should be indexed on ["diaObjectId", "filterName", "diaSourceId"]

diaObjectCat : pandas.DataFrame

New and updated DiaObjects matched to the new DiaSources. DataFrame is indexed on ["diaObjectId"]

diaSrcHistory : pandas.DataFrame

12 month history of DiaSources matched to the DiaObjects. Excludes the newest DiaSource and is indexed on ["diaObjectId", "filterName", "diaSourceId"]

diffIm : lsst.afw.image.ExposureF

Difference image the sources in diaSourceCat were detected in.

template : lsst.afw.image.ExposureF or None

Template image used to create the diffIm.

ccdExposureIdBits : int

Number of bits used in the ccdVisitId.

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 and End.

logLevel

A lsst.log level constant.

See also

timer.logInfo

Examples

Creating a timer context:

with self.timer("someCodeToTime"):
    pass  # code to time