#!/usr/bin/env python

"""Small example that shows how to work with variable length arrays of
different types, UNICODE strings and general Python objects included."""

from __future__ import print_function
import numpy as np
import tables
import pickle

# Open a new empty HDF5 file
fileh = tables.open_file("vlarray2.h5", mode="w")
# Get the root group
root = fileh.root

# A test with VL length arrays:
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray1', tables.Int32Atom(),
                               "ragged array of ints")
vlarray.append(np.array([5, 6]))
vlarray.append(np.array([5, 6, 7]))
vlarray.append([5, 6, 9, 8])

# Test with lists of bidimensional vectors
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray2', tables.Int64Atom(shape=(2,)),
                               "Ragged array of vectors")
a = np.array([[1, 2], [1, 2]], dtype=np.int64)
vlarray.append(a)
vlarray.append(np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]], dtype=np.int64))
vlarray.append(np.zeros(dtype=np.int64, shape=(0, 2)))
vlarray.append(np.array([[5, 6]], dtype=np.int64))
# This makes an error (shape)
# vlarray.append(array([[5], [6]], dtype=int64))
# This makes an error (type)
# vlarray.append(array([[5, 6]], dtype=uint64))

# Test with strings
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray3', tables.StringAtom(itemsize=3),
                               "Ragged array of strings")
vlarray.append(["123", "456", "3"])
vlarray.append(["456", "3"])
# This makes an error because of different string sizes than declared
# vlarray.append(["1234", "456", "3"])

# Python flavor
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray3b',
                               tables.StringAtom(itemsize=3),
                               "Ragged array of strings")
vlarray.flavor = "python"
vlarray.append(["123", "456", "3"])
vlarray.append(["456", "3"])

# Binary strings
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray4', tables.UInt8Atom(),
                               "pickled bytes")
data = pickle.dumps((["123", "456"], "3"))
vlarray.append(np.ndarray(buffer=data, dtype=np.uint8, shape=len(data)))

# The next is a way of doing the same than before
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray5', tables.ObjectAtom(),
                               "pickled object")
vlarray.append([["123", "456"], "3"])

# Boolean arrays are supported as well
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray6', tables.BoolAtom(),
                               "Boolean atoms")
# The next lines are equivalent...
vlarray.append([1, 0])
vlarray.append([1, 0, 3, 0])  # This will be converted to a boolean
# This gives a TypeError
# vlarray.append([1,0,1])

# Variable length strings
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray7', tables.VLStringAtom(),
                               "Variable Length String")
vlarray.append("asd")
vlarray.append("aaana")

# Unicode variable length strings
vlarray = fileh.create_vlarray(root, 'vlarray8', tables.VLUnicodeAtom(),
                               "Variable Length Unicode String")
vlarray.append("aaana")
vlarray.append("")   # The empty string
vlarray.append("asd")
vlarray.append("para\u0140lel")

# Close the file
fileh.close()

# Open the file for reading
fileh = tables.open_file("vlarray2.h5", mode="r")
# Get the root group
root = fileh.root

for object in fileh.list_nodes(root, "Leaf"):
    arr = object.read()
    print(object.name, "-->", arr)
    print("number of objects in this row:", len(arr))

# Close the file
fileh.close()