TaskFactory

class lsst.ctrl.mpexec.TaskFactory

Bases: lsst.pipe.base.TaskFactory

Class instantiating PipelineTasks.

Methods Summary

makeTask(taskClass, config, overrides, butler)

Create new PipelineTask instance from its class.

Methods Documentation

makeTask(taskClass, config, overrides, butler)

Create new PipelineTask instance from its class.

Parameters:

taskClass : type

PipelineTask class.

config : pex.Config or None

Configuration object, if None then use task-defined configuration class to create new instance.

overrides : ConfigOverrides or None

Configuration overrides, this should contain all overrides to be applied to a default task config, including instrument-specific, obs-package specific, and possibly command-line overrides.

butler : lsst.daf.butler.Butler or None

Butler instance used to obtain initialization inputs for PipelineTasks. If None, some PipelineTasks will not be usable

Returns:

Instance of a PipelineTask class or None on errors.

Raises:

Any exceptions that are raised by PipelineTask constructor or its

configuration class are propagated back to caller.