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<H1>IBM Visualization Data Explorer Programmer&#39;s Reference</H1>
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<H2><A NAME="HDRWRIMP" HREF="progu031.htm#PToC_67">8.2 Writing an Import
Module</A></H2>
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Any external filter, like the one just illustrated, has the disadvantage
of running more slowly than an import module because it sends the
data to a file or through a socket.
A built-in module reads the data into memory, where Data Explorer uses it
directly.
In this example, the import module SimpleImport reads the same HDF file
as the external filter did.
<P><B>Note: </B>Because the import module is very simple and does not require
the
traversal of input Fields, the Module Builder is not used in
this example.
(This C program is also found in
<TT><STRONG>/usr/local/dx/samples/program_guide/simpleimportfilter.c</STRONG>
</TT>
<PRE>
01   #include &lt;dx/dx.h&gt;
</PRE>
<P>
<TT><STRONG> df.h </STRONG></TT> is a necessary include file for HDF library
routines.
<PRE>
02   #include &lt;df.h&gt;
03
04   #define MAXRANK 3
05
06   Error m_SimpleImport(Object *in, Object *out)
07   {
08     Array a=NULL;
09     Field f=NULL;
10     char *filename;
11     int dims, counts&#91;MAXRANK&#93;, numelements, i, j;
12     float deltas&#91;MAXRANK*MAXRANK&#93;, origins&#91;MAXRANK&#93;, *data;
</PRE>
<P>
Extract the file name from <TT><STRONG>in&#91;0&#93;</STRONG></TT>, and
check that it is a string.
<PRE>
13   if (!in&#91;0&#93;) {
14     DXSetError(ERROR_BAD_PARAMETER,"missing filename");
15     goto error;
16   }
17   else if (!DXExtractString(in&#91;0&#93;, &filename)) {
18     DXSetError(ERROR_BAD_PARAMETER, "filename must be a string");
19     goto error;
20   }
</PRE>
<P>
The HDF library routine <TT><STRONG>DFishdf</STRONG></TT> checks the file
for accessibility and for the correct (HDF) format.
If the file is not accessible or is not an HDF file, the routine
generates an error message.
<PRE>
21   if (DFishdf(filename) != 0) {
22      DXSetError(ERROR_BAD_PARAMETER,
23                 "file \"%s\" is not accessible, or is not an hdf file",
24                  filename);
25      goto error;
26   }
27
</PRE>
<P>
Initialize the HDF library.
<PRE>
28   DFSDrestart();
</PRE>
<P>
The HDF library routine <TT><STRONG>DFSDgetdims</STRONG></TT> returns the
dimensionality of the grid (1D, 2D, etc.) in
<TT><STRONG>dims</STRONG></TT>.
The number of positions in each dimension is returned in the Array
<TT><STRONG>counts</STRONG></TT>.
<PRE>
29   DFSDgetdims(filename, &dims, counts, MAXRANK);
</PRE>
<P>
Make a new Array (scalar).
<PRE>
30   a = DXNewArray(TYPE_FLOAT, CATEGORY_REAL, 0);
31   if (!a)
32     goto error;
</PRE>
<P>
Determine the number of elements in the data Array.
<PRE>
33   numelements=1;
34   for (i=0; i&lt;dims; i++)  {
35      numelements= numelements * counts&#91;i&#93;;
36   }
</PRE>
<P>
Allocate space to the data Array.
<PRE>
37   if (!DXAddArrayData(a, 0, numelements, NULL))
38      goto error;
</PRE>
<P>
Get a pointer to memory for the data Array.
<PRE>
39   data = (float *)DXGetArrayData(a);
40   if (!data)
41      goto error;
</PRE>
<P>
The HDF library routine <TT><STRONG>DFSDgetdata</STRONG></TT> reads the data
from the HDF file to the data Array.
<PRE>
42   DFSDgetdata(filename, dims, counts, data);
</PRE>
<P>
Create a new Field.
<PRE>
43   f = DXNewField();
44   if (!f)
45     goto error;
</PRE>
<P>
Set the dependency of the data to "positions."
<PRE>
46   if (!DXSetStringAttribute((Object)a, "dep", "positions"))
47     goto error;
</PRE>
<P>
Set the data Array as the data component of <TT><STRONG>f</STRONG></TT>.
<PRE>
48   if (!DXSetComponentValue(f, "data", (Object)a))
49     goto error;
50   a=NULL;
</PRE>
<P>
Create the connections Array.
<TT><STRONG>DXMakeGridConnections</STRONG></TT> sets up the element type.
Place the connections in the Field.
<PRE>
51   a = DXMakeGridConnectionsV(dims, counts);
52   if (!a)
53      goto error;
54   if (!DXSetComponentValue(f, "connections", (Object)a))
55      goto error;
56   a=NULL;
</PRE>
<P>
Now create the position origin and deltas for the position (origin 0
and deltas 1 in each dimension).
<PRE>
57   for (i=0; i&lt;dims; i++) {
58      origins&#91;i&#93; = 0.0;
59      for (j=0; j&lt;dims; j++) {
60        if (i==j)
61          deltas&#91;i*dims + j&#93; = 1.0;
62        else
63          deltas&#91;i*dims + j&#93; = 0.0;
64      }
65   }
</PRE>
<P>
Create the positions Array and place it in the Field.
<PRE>
66
67   a = DXMakeGridPositionsV(dims, counts, origins, deltas);
68   if (!a)
69     goto error;
70   if (!DXSetComponentValue(f, "positions", (Object)a))
71     goto error;
72   a=NULL;
</PRE>
<P>
<TT><STRONG>DXEndField</STRONG></TT> sets default attributes and creates
the bounding box.
<PRE>
73   if (!DXEndField(f))
74     goto error;
75
</PRE>
<P>
Set <TT><STRONG>f</STRONG></TT> as the first output of the
module.
<PRE>
76   out&#91;0&#93;=f;
77   return OK;
78
</PRE>
<P>
On error, delete <TT><STRONG>f</STRONG></TT> and
<TT><STRONG>a</STRONG></TT>.
<PRE>
79  error:
80   DXDelete((Object)f);
81   DXDelete((Object)a);
82   return ERROR;
83 }
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