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/* Copyright 2010-2018 University Corporation for Atmospheric
   Research/Unidata. See COPYRIGHT file for more info. */
/**
 * @file
 * Functions for defining and inquiring about variables.
*/

#include "ncdispatch.h"
#include "netcdf_f.h"

/**
\defgroup variables Variables

Variables hold multi-dimensional arrays of data.

Variables for a netCDF dataset are defined when the dataset is
created, while the netCDF dataset is in define mode. Other variables
may be added later by reentering define mode. A netCDF variable has a
name, a type, and a shape, which are specified when it is defined. A
variable may also have values, which are established later in data
mode.

Ordinarily, the name, type, and shape are fixed when the variable is
first defined. The name may be changed, but the type and shape of a
variable cannot be changed. However, a variable defined in terms of
the unlimited dimension can grow without bound in that dimension.

A netCDF variable in an open netCDF dataset is referred to by a small
integer called a variable ID.

Variable IDs reflect the order in which variables were defined within
a netCDF dataset. Variable IDs are 0, 1, 2,..., in the order in which
the variables were defined. A function is available for getting the
variable ID from the variable name and vice-versa.

Attributes (see Attributes) may be associated with a variable to
specify such properties as units.

Operations supported on variables are:
- Create a variable, given its name, data type, and shape.
- Get a variable ID from its name.
- Get a variable's name, data type, shape, and number of attributes
  from its ID.
- Put a data value into a variable, given variable ID, indices, and value.
- Put an array of values into a variable, given variable ID, corner
  indices, edge lengths, and a block of values.
- Put a subsampled or mapped array-section of values into a variable,
  given variable ID, corner indices, edge lengths, stride vector,
  index mapping vector, and a block of values.
- Get a data value from a variable, given variable ID and indices.
- Get an array of values from a variable, given variable ID, corner
  indices, and edge lengths.
- Get a subsampled or mapped array-section of values from a variable,
  given variable ID, corner indices, edge lengths, stride vector, and
  index mapping vector.
- Rename a variable.

\section language_types Language Types Corresponding to netCDF
External Data Types

NetCDF supported six atomic data types through version 3.6.0 (char,
byte, short, int, float, and double). Starting with version 4.0, many
new atomic and user defined data types are supported (unsigned int
types, strings, compound types, variable length arrays, enums,
opaque).

The additional data types are only supported in netCDF-4/HDF5
files. To create netCDF-4/HDF5 files, use the HDF5 flag in
nc_create. (see nc_create).

\section classic_types NetCDF-3 Classic and 64-Bit Offset Data Types

NetCDF-3 classic and 64-bit offset files support 6 atomic data types,
and none of the user defined datatype introduced in NetCDF-4.

The following table gives the netCDF-3 external data types and the
corresponding type constants for defining variables in the C
interface:

<table>
<tr><td>Type</td><td>C define</td><td>Bits</td></tr>
<tr><td>byte</td><td>NC_BYTE</td><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>char</td><td>NC_CHAR</td><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>short</td><td>NC_SHORT</td><td>16</td></tr>
<tr><td>int</td><td>NC_INT</td><td>32</td></tr>
<tr><td>float</td><td>NC_FLOAT</td><td>32</td></tr>
<tr><td>double</td><td>NC_DOUBLE</td><td>64</td></tr>
</table>

The first column gives the netCDF external data type, which is the
same as the CDL data type. The next column gives the corresponding C
pre-processor macro for use in netCDF functions (the pre-processor
macros are defined in the netCDF C header-file netcdf.h). The last
column gives the number of bits used in the external representation of
values of the corresponding type.

\section netcdf_4_atomic NetCDF-4 Atomic Types

NetCDF-4 files support all of the atomic data types from netCDF-3,
plus additional unsigned integer types, 64-bit integer types, and a
string type.

<table>
<tr><td>Type</td><td>C define</td><td>Bits

<tr><td>byte</td><td>NC_BYTE</td><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>unsigned byte </td><td>NC_UBYTE^</td><td> 8</td></tr>
<tr><td>char </td><td>NC_CHAR </td><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td>short </td><td>NC_SHORT </td><td>16</td></tr>
<tr><td>unsigned short </td><td>NC_USHORT^ </td><td>16</td></tr>
<tr><td>int </td><td>NC_INT </td><td>32</td></tr>
<tr><td>unsigned int </td><td>NC_UINT^ </td><td>32</td></tr>
<tr><td>unsigned long long </td><td>NC_UINT64^ </td><td>64</td></tr>
<tr><td>long long </td><td>NC_INT64^ </td><td>64</td></tr>
<tr><td>float </td><td>NC_FLOAT </td><td>32</td></tr>
<tr><td>double </td><td>NC_DOUBLE </td><td>64</td></tr>
<tr><td>char ** </td><td>NC_STRING^ </td><td>string length + 1</td></tr>
</table>

^This type was introduced in netCDF-4, and is not supported in netCDF
classic or 64-bit offset format files, or in netCDF-4 files if they
are created with the NC_CLASSIC_MODEL flags.
 */

/**
@name Defining Variables

Use these functions to define variables.
 */
/*! \{ */

/**
@ingroup variables
Define a new variable.

This function adds a new variable to an open netCDF dataset or group.
It returns (as an argument) a variable ID, given the netCDF ID,
the variable name, the variable type, the number of dimensions, and a
list of the dimension IDs.

@param ncid NetCDF or group ID, from a previous call to nc_open(),
nc_create(), nc_def_grp(), or associated inquiry functions such as
nc_inq_ncid().

@param name Variable \ref object_name.

@param xtype \ref data_type of the variable.

@param ndims Number of dimensions for the variable. For example, 2
specifies a matrix, 1 specifies a vector, and 0 means the variable is
a scalar with no dimensions. Must not be negative or greater than the
predefined constant ::NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS. In netCDF-4/HDF5 files, may not
exceed the HDF5 maximum number of dimensions (32).

@param dimidsp Vector of ndims dimension IDs corresponding to the
variable dimensions. For classic model netCDF files, if the ID of the
unlimited dimension is included, it must be first. This argument is
ignored if ndims is 0. For expanded model netCDF4/HDF5 files, there
may be any number of unlimited dimensions, and they may be used in any
element of the dimids array.

@param varidp Pointer to location for the returned variable ID.

@returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
@returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ncid.
@returns ::NC_ENOTINDEFINE Not in define mode.
@returns ::NC_ESTRICTNC3 Attempting netcdf-4 operation on strict nc3 netcdf-4 file.
@returns ::NC_EMAXVARS NC_MAX_VARS exceeded [Not enforced after 4.5.0]
@returns ::NC_EBADTYPE Bad type.
@returns ::NC_EINVAL Invalid input.
@returns ::NC_ENAMEINUSE Name already in use.
@returns ::NC_EPERM Attempt to create object in read-only file.

@section nc_def_var_example Example

Here is an example using nc_def_var to create a variable named rh of
type double with three dimensions, time, lat, and lon in a new netCDF
dataset named foo.nc:

@code
     #include <netcdf.h>
        ...
     int  status;
     int  ncid;
     int  lat_dim, lon_dim, time_dim;
     int  rh_id;
     int  rh_dimids[3];
        ...
     status = nc_create("foo.nc", NC_NOCLOBBER, &ncid);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
        ...

     status = nc_def_dim(ncid, "lat", 5L, &lat_dim);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
     status = nc_def_dim(ncid, "lon", 10L, &lon_dim);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
     status = nc_def_dim(ncid, "time", NC_UNLIMITED, &time_dim);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
        ...

     rh_dimids[0] = time_dim;
     rh_dimids[1] = lat_dim;
     rh_dimids[2] = lon_dim;
     status = nc_def_var (ncid, "rh", NC_DOUBLE, 3, rh_dimids, &rh_id);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
@endcode
@author Glenn Davis, Ed Hartnett, Dennis Heimbigner
 */
int
nc_def_var(int ncid, const char *name, nc_type xtype,
	   int ndims,  const int *dimidsp, int *varidp)
{
   NC* ncp;
   int stat = NC_NOERR;

   if ((stat = NC_check_id(ncid, &ncp)))
      return stat;
   TRACE(nc_def_var);
   return ncp->dispatch->def_var(ncid, name, xtype, ndims,
				 dimidsp, varidp);
}
/*! \} */

/**
@name Rename a Variable

Rename a variable.
 */
/*! \{ */

/**
Rename a variable.
@ingroup variables

This function changes the name of a netCDF variable in an open netCDF
file or group. You cannot rename a variable to have the name of any existing
variable.

For classic format, 64-bit offset format, and netCDF-4/HDF5 with
classic mode, if the new name is longer than the old name, the netCDF
dataset must be in define mode.

For netCDF-4/HDF5 files, renaming the variable changes the order of
the variables in the file. The renamed variable becomes the last
variable in the file.

@param ncid NetCDF or group ID, from a previous call to nc_open(),
nc_create(), nc_def_grp(), or associated inquiry functions such as
nc_inq_ncid().

@param varid Variable ID

@param name New name of the variable.

@returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
@returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ncid.
@returns ::NC_ENOTVAR Invalid variable ID.
@returns ::NC_EBADNAME Bad name.
@returns ::NC_EMAXNAME Name is too long.
@returns ::NC_ENAMEINUSE Name in use.
@returns ::NC_ENOMEM Out of memory.

@section nc_rename_var_example Example

Here is an example using nc_rename_var to rename the variable rh to
rel_hum in an existing netCDF dataset named foo.nc:

@code
     #include <netcdf.h>
        ...
     int  status;
     int  ncid;
     int  rh_id;
        ...
     status = nc_open("foo.nc", NC_WRITE, &ncid);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
        ...
     status = nc_redef(ncid);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
     status = nc_inq_varid (ncid, "rh", &rh_id);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
     status = nc_rename_var (ncid, rh_id, "rel_hum");
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
     status = nc_enddef(ncid);
     if (status != NC_NOERR) handle_error(status);
@endcode
@author Glenn Davis, Ed Hartnett, Dennis Heimbigner
*/
int
nc_rename_var(int ncid, int varid, const char *name)
{
   NC* ncp;
   int stat = NC_check_id(ncid, &ncp);
   if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;
   TRACE(nc_rename_var);
   return ncp->dispatch->rename_var(ncid, varid, name);
}
/*! \} */

/**
@ingroup variables
@internal Does a variable have a record dimension?

@param ncid File ID.
@param varid Variable ID.
@param nrecs Pointer that gets number of records.

@returns 0 if not a record var, 1 if it is.
 */
int
NC_is_recvar(int ncid, int varid, size_t* nrecs)
{
   int status = NC_NOERR;
   int unlimid;
   int ndims;
   int dimset[NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS];

   status = nc_inq_unlimdim(ncid,&unlimid);
   if(status != NC_NOERR) return 0; /* no unlimited defined */
   status = nc_inq_varndims(ncid,varid,&ndims);
   if(status != NC_NOERR) return 0; /* no unlimited defined */
   if(ndims == 0) return 0; /* scalar */
   status = nc_inq_vardimid(ncid,varid,dimset);
   if(status != NC_NOERR) return 0; /* no unlimited defined */
   status = nc_inq_dim(ncid,dimset[0],NULL,nrecs);
   if(status != NC_NOERR) return 0;
   return (dimset[0] == unlimid ? 1: 0);
}

/**
@ingroup variables
@internal Get the number of record dimensions for a variable and an
array that identifies which of a variable's dimensions are record
dimensions. Intended to be used instead of NC_is_recvar(), which
doesn't work for netCDF-4 variables which have multiple unlimited
dimensions or an unlimited dimension that is not the first of a
variable's dimensions.

@param ncid File ID.
@param varid Variable ID.
@param nrecdimsp Pointer that gets number of record dims.
@param is_recdim Pointer that gets 1 if there is one or more record
dimensions, 0 if not.

@returns 0 if not a record var, 1 if it is.

Example use:
@code
int nrecdims;
int is_recdim[NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
  ...
status = NC_inq_recvar(ncid,varid,&nrecdims,is_recdim);
isrecvar = (nrecdims > 0);
@endcode
 */
int
NC_inq_recvar(int ncid, int varid, int* nrecdimsp, int *is_recdim)
{
   int status = NC_NOERR;
   int unlimid;
   int nvardims;
   int dimset[NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
   int dim;
   int nrecdims = 0;

   status = nc_inq_varndims(ncid,varid,&nvardims);
   if(status != NC_NOERR) return status;
   if(nvardims == 0) return NC_NOERR; /* scalars have no dims */
   for(dim = 0; dim < nvardims; dim++)
     is_recdim[dim] = 0;
   status = nc_inq_unlimdim(ncid, &unlimid);
   if(status != NC_NOERR) return status;
   if(unlimid == -1) return status; /* no unlimited dims for any variables */
#ifdef USE_NETCDF4
   {
     int nunlimdims;
     int *unlimids;
     int recdim;
     status = nc_inq_unlimdims(ncid, &nunlimdims, NULL); /* for group or file, not variable */
     if(status != NC_NOERR) return status;
     if(nunlimdims == 0) return status;

     if (!(unlimids = malloc(nunlimdims * sizeof(int))))
       return NC_ENOMEM;
     status = nc_inq_unlimdims(ncid, &nunlimdims, unlimids); /* for group or file, not variable */
     if(status != NC_NOERR) {
       free(unlimids);
       return status;
     }
     status = nc_inq_vardimid(ncid, varid, dimset);
     if(status != NC_NOERR) {
       free(unlimids);
       return status;
     }
     for (dim = 0; dim < nvardims; dim++) { /* netCDF-4 rec dims need not be first dim for a rec var */
       for(recdim = 0; recdim < nunlimdims; recdim++) {
	 if(dimset[dim] == unlimids[recdim]) {
	   is_recdim[dim] = 1;
	   nrecdims++;
	 }
       }
     }
     free(unlimids);
   }
#else
   status = nc_inq_vardimid(ncid, varid, dimset);
   if(status != NC_NOERR) return status;
   if(dimset[0] == unlimid) {
     is_recdim[0] = 1;
     nrecdims++;
   }
#endif /* USE_NETCDF4 */
   if(nrecdimsp) *nrecdimsp = nrecdims;
   return status;
}

/* Ok to use NC pointers because
   all IOSP's will use that structure,
   but not ok to use e.g. NC_Var pointers
   because they may be different structure
   entirely.
*/

/**
 * @internal
 * @ingroup variables
 * Find the length of a type. This is how much space is required by
 * the in memory to hold one element of this type.
 *
 * @param type A netCDF atomic type.
 *
 * @return Length of the type in bytes, or -1 if type not found.
 * @author Ed Hartnett
 */
int
nctypelen(nc_type type)
{
   switch(type){
      case NC_CHAR :
	 return ((int)sizeof(char));
      case NC_BYTE :
	 return ((int)sizeof(signed char));
      case NC_SHORT :
	 return ((int)sizeof(short));
      case NC_INT :
	 return ((int)sizeof(int));
      case NC_FLOAT :
	 return ((int)sizeof(float));
      case NC_DOUBLE :
	 return ((int)sizeof(double));

	 /* These can occur in netcdf-3 code */
      case NC_UBYTE :
	 return ((int)sizeof(unsigned char));
      case NC_USHORT :
	 return ((int)(sizeof(unsigned short)));
      case NC_UINT :
	 return ((int)sizeof(unsigned int));
      case NC_INT64 :
	 return ((int)sizeof(signed long long));
      case NC_UINT64 :
	 return ((int)sizeof(unsigned long long));
#ifdef USE_NETCDF4
      case NC_STRING :
	 return ((int)sizeof(char*));
#endif /*USE_NETCDF4*/

      default:
	 return -1;
   }
}

/** \internal
\ingroup variables
Find the length of a type. Redundant over nctypelen() above. */
size_t
NC_atomictypelen(nc_type xtype)
{
   size_t sz = 0;
   switch(xtype) {
      case NC_NAT: sz = 0; break;
      case NC_BYTE: sz = sizeof(signed char); break;
      case NC_CHAR: sz = sizeof(char); break;
      case NC_SHORT: sz = sizeof(short); break;
      case NC_INT: sz = sizeof(int); break;
      case NC_FLOAT: sz = sizeof(float); break;
      case NC_DOUBLE: sz = sizeof(double); break;
      case NC_INT64: sz = sizeof(signed long long); break;
      case NC_UBYTE: sz = sizeof(unsigned char); break;
      case NC_USHORT: sz = sizeof(unsigned short); break;
      case NC_UINT: sz = sizeof(unsigned int); break;
      case NC_UINT64: sz = sizeof(unsigned long long); break;
#ifdef USE_NETCDF4
      case NC_STRING: sz = sizeof(char*); break;
#endif
      default: break;
   }
   return sz;
}

/** \internal
\ingroup variables
    Get the type name. */
char *
NC_atomictypename(nc_type xtype)
{
   char* nm = NULL;
   switch(xtype) {
      case NC_NAT: nm = "undefined"; break;
      case NC_BYTE: nm = "byte"; break;
      case NC_CHAR: nm = "char"; break;
      case NC_SHORT: nm = "short"; break;
      case NC_INT: nm = "int"; break;
      case NC_FLOAT: nm = "float"; break;
      case NC_DOUBLE: nm = "double"; break;
      case NC_INT64: nm = "int64"; break;
      case NC_UBYTE: nm = "ubyte"; break;
      case NC_USHORT: nm = "ushort"; break;
      case NC_UINT: nm = "uint"; break;
      case NC_UINT64: nm = "uint64"; break;
#ifdef USE_NETCDF4
      case NC_STRING: nm = "string"; break;
#endif
      default: break;
   }
   return nm;
}

/** \internal
\ingroup variables
Get the shape of a variable.
 */
int
NC_getshape(int ncid, int varid, int ndims, size_t* shape)
{
   int dimids[NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS];
   int i;
   int status = NC_NOERR;

   if ((status = nc_inq_vardimid(ncid, varid, dimids)))
      return status;
   for(i = 0; i < ndims; i++)
      if ((status = nc_inq_dimlen(ncid, dimids[i], &shape[i])))
	 break;

   return status;
}

/**
 * @ingroup variables
 *
 * Set the fill value for a variable.
 *
 * @note For netCDF classic, 64-bit offset, and CDF5 formats, it is
 * allowed (but not good practice) to set the fill value after data
 * have been written to the variable. In this case, unless the
 * variable has been completely specified (without gaps in the data),
 * any existing filled values will not be recognized as fill values by
 * applications reading the data. Best practice is to set the fill
 * value after the variable has been defined, but before any data have
 * been written to that varibale. In NetCDF-4 files, this is enforced
 * by the HDF5 library. For netCDF-4 files, an error is returned if
 * the user attempts to set the fill value after writing data to the
 * variable.

 * @param ncid NetCDF ID, from a previous call to nc_open or
 * nc_create.
 * @param varid Variable ID.
 * @param no_fill Set to NC_NOFILL to turn off fill mode for this
 * variable. Set to NC_FILL (the default) to turn on fill mode for the
 * variable.
 * @param fill_value the fill value to be used for this variable. Must
 * be the same type as the variable. This must point to enough free
 * memory to hold one element of the data type of the variable. (For
 * example, an NC_INT will require 4 bytes for it's fill value, which
 * is also an NC_INT.)
 *
 * @returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
 * @returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ID.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOTINDEFINE Not in define mode.  This is returned
 * for netCDF classic, 64-bit offset, or 64-bit data files, or for
 * netCDF-4 files, when they were created with NC_STRICT_NC3 flag. See
 * @ref nc_create.
 * @returns ::NC_EPERM Attempt to create object in read-only file.
 * @returns ::NC_ELATEDEF (NetCDF-4 only). Returned when user attempts
 * to set fill value after data are written.
 * @returns ::NC_EGLOBAL Attempt to set fill value on NC_GLOBAL.
 *
 * @section nc_def_var_fill_example Example
 *
 * In this example from libsrc4/tst_vars.c, a variable is defined, and
 * the fill mode turned off. Then nc_inq_fill() is used to check that
 * the setting is correct. Then some data are written to the
 * variable. Since the data that are written do not cover the full
 * extent of the variable, the missing values will just be random. If
 * fill value mode was turned on, the missing values would get the
 * fill value.
 *
 @code
#define DIM7_LEN 2
#define DIM7_NAME "dim_7_from_Indiana"
#define VAR7_NAME "var_7_from_Idaho"
#define NDIMS 1
      int dimids[NDIMS];
      size_t index[NDIMS];
      int varid;
      int no_fill;
      unsigned short ushort_data = 42, ushort_data_in, fill_value_in;

      if (nc_create(FILE_NAME, NC_NETCDF4, &ncid)) ERR;
      if (nc_def_dim(ncid, DIM7_NAME, DIM7_LEN, &dimids[0])) ERR;
      if (nc_def_var(ncid, VAR7_NAME, NC_USHORT, NDIMS, dimids,
		     &varid)) ERR;
      if (nc_def_var_fill(ncid, varid, 1, NULL)) ERR;

      if (nc_inq_var_fill(ncid, varid, &no_fill, &fill_value_in)) ERR;
      if (!no_fill) ERR;

      index[0] = 1;
      if (nc_put_var1_ushort(ncid, varid, index, &ushort_data)) ERR;

      index[0] = 0;
      if (nc_get_var1_ushort(ncid, varid, index, &ushort_data_in)) ERR;

      if (nc_close(ncid)) ERR;
 @endcode
 * @author Glenn Davis, Ed Hartnett, Dennis Heimbigner
*/
int
nc_def_var_fill(int ncid, int varid, int no_fill, const void *fill_value)
{
    NC* ncp;
    int stat = NC_check_id(ncid,&ncp);
    if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;

    /* Dennis Heimbigner: Using NC_GLOBAL is illegal, as this API has no
     * provision for specifying the type of the fillvalue, it must of necessity
     * be using the type of the variable to interpret the bytes of the
     * fill_value argument.
     */
    if (varid == NC_GLOBAL) return NC_EGLOBAL;

    return ncp->dispatch->def_var_fill(ncid,varid,no_fill,fill_value);
}

/**
 * @internal Check the start, count, and stride parameters for gets
 * and puts, and handle NULLs.
 *
 * @param ncid The file ID.
 * @param varid The variable ID.
 * @param start Pointer to start array. If NULL NC_EINVALCOORDS will
 * be returned for non-scalar variable.
 * @param count Pointer to pointer to count array. If *count is NULL,
 * an array of the correct size will be allocated, and filled with
 * counts that represent the full extent of the variable. In this
 * case, the memory must be freed by the caller.
 * @param stride Pointer to pointer to stride array. If NULL, stide is
 * ignored. If *stride is NULL an array of the correct size will be
 * allocated, and filled with ones. In this case, the memory must be
 * freed by the caller.
 *
 * @return ::NC_NOERR No error.
 * @return ::NC_EBADID Bad ncid.
 * @return ::NC_ENOTVAR Variable not found.
 * @return ::NC_ENOMEM Out of memory.
 * @return ::NC_EINVALCOORDS Missing start array.
 * @author Ed Hartnett
 */
int
NC_check_nulls(int ncid, int varid, const size_t *start, size_t **count,
               ptrdiff_t **stride)
{
   int varndims;
   int stat;

   if ((stat = nc_inq_varndims(ncid, varid, &varndims)))
      return stat;

   /* For non-scalar vars, start is required. */
   if (!start && varndims)
      return NC_EINVALCOORDS;

   /* If count is NULL, assume full extent of var. */
   if (!*count)
   {
      if (!(*count = malloc(varndims * sizeof(size_t))))
         return NC_ENOMEM;
      if ((stat = NC_getshape(ncid, varid, varndims, *count)))
      {
         free(*count);
         *count = NULL;
         return stat;
      }
   }

   /* If stride is NULL, do nothing, if *stride is NULL use all 1s. */
   if (stride && !*stride)
   {
      int i;

      if (!(*stride = malloc(varndims * sizeof(size_t))))
         return NC_ENOMEM;
      for (i = 0; i < varndims; i++)
         *stride[i] = 1;
   }

   return NC_NOERR;
}

/** \ingroup variables
Free string space allocated by the library.

When you read string type the library will allocate the storage space
for the data. This storage space must be freed, so pass the pointer
back to this function, when you're done with the data, and it will
free the string memory.

\param len The number of character arrays in the array.
\param data The pointer to the data array.

\returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
*/
int
nc_free_string(size_t len, char **data)
{
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
      free(data[i]);
   return NC_NOERR;
}

#ifdef USE_NETCDF4
/** \ingroup variables

Change the cache settings for a chunked variable. This function allows
users to control the amount of memory used in the per-variable chunk
cache at the HDF5 level. Changing the chunk cache only has effect
until the file is closed. Once re-opened, the variable chunk cache
returns to its default value.

\param ncid NetCDF or group ID, from a previous call to nc_open(),
nc_create(), nc_def_grp(), or associated inquiry functions such as
nc_inq_ncid().

\param varid Variable ID

\param size The total size of the raw data chunk cache, in bytes.

\param nelems The number of chunk slots in the raw data chunk cache.

\param preemption The preemption, a value between 0 and 1 inclusive
that indicates how much chunks that have been fully read are favored
for preemption. A value of zero means fully read chunks are treated no
differently than other chunks (the preemption is strictly LRU) while a
value of one means fully read chunks are always preempted before other
chunks.

\returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
\returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ncid.
\returns ::NC_ENOTVAR Invalid variable ID.
\returns ::NC_ESTRICTNC3 Attempting netcdf-4 operation on strict nc3 netcdf-4 file.
\returns ::NC_EINVAL Invalid input

\section nc_def_var_chunk_cache_example Example

In this example from nc_test4/tst_coords.c, a variable is defined, and
the chunk cache settings are changed for that variable.

\code
   printf("**** testing setting cache values for coordinate variables...");
   {
#define RANK_1 1
#define DIM0_NAME "d0"
#define CACHE_SIZE 1000000
#define CACHE_NELEMS 1009
#define CACHE_PREEMPTION .90

      int ncid, dimid, varid;
      char name_in[NC_MAX_NAME + 1];

      if (nc_create(FILE_NAME, NC_CLASSIC_MODEL|NC_NETCDF4, &ncid)) ERR;
      if (nc_def_dim(ncid, DIM0_NAME, NC_UNLIMITED, &dimid)) ERR;
      if (nc_def_var(ncid, DIM0_NAME, NC_DOUBLE, 1, &dimid, &varid)) ERR;
      if (nc_set_var_chunk_cache(ncid, varid, CACHE_SIZE, CACHE_NELEMS, CACHE_PREEMPTION)) ERR;
      if (nc_close(ncid)) ERR;

      ...
   }
   SUMMARIZE_ERR;
\endcode
 */
int
nc_set_var_chunk_cache(int ncid, int varid, size_t size, size_t nelems,
		       float preemption)
{
    NC* ncp;
    int stat = NC_check_id(ncid, &ncp);
    if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;
    return ncp->dispatch->set_var_chunk_cache(ncid, varid, size,
					      nelems, preemption);
}

/** \ingroup variables

Get the per-variable chunk cache settings from the HDF5 layer.

\param ncid NetCDF or group ID, from a previous call to nc_open(),
nc_create(), nc_def_grp(), or associated inquiry functions such as
nc_inq_ncid().

\param varid Variable ID

\param sizep The total size of the raw data chunk cache, in bytes,
will be put here. \ref ignored_if_null.

\param nelemsp The number of chunk slots in the raw data chunk cache
hash table will be put here. \ref ignored_if_null.

\param preemptionp The preemption will be put here. The preemtion
value is between 0 and 1 inclusive and indicates how much chunks that
have been fully read are favored for preemption. A value of zero means
fully read chunks are treated no differently than other chunks (the
preemption is strictly LRU) while a value of one means fully read
chunks are always preempted before other chunks. \ref ignored_if_null.

\returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
\returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ncid.
\returns ::NC_ENOTVAR Invalid variable ID.
\returns ::NC_ESTRICTNC3 Attempting netcdf-4 operation on strict nc3
netcdf-4 file.
\returns ::NC_EINVAL Invalid input
*/
int
nc_get_var_chunk_cache(int ncid, int varid, size_t *sizep, size_t *nelemsp,
		       float *preemptionp)
{
    NC* ncp;
    int stat = NC_check_id(ncid, &ncp);
    if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;
    return ncp->dispatch->get_var_chunk_cache(ncid, varid, sizep,
					      nelemsp, preemptionp);
}

/**
 * @ingroup variables
 *
 * Set the compression settings for a netCDF-4/HDF5 variable.
 *
 * This function must be called after nc_def_var and before nc_enddef
 * or any functions which writes data to the file.
 *
 * Deflation and shuffline require chunked data. If this function is
 * called on a variable with contiguous data, then the data is changed
 * to chunked data, with default chunksizes. Use nc_def_var_chunking()
 * to tune performance with user-defined chunksizes.
 *
 * If this function is called on a scalar variable, it is ignored.
 *
 * @param ncid NetCDF or group ID, from a previous call to nc_open(),
 * nc_create(), nc_def_grp(), or associated inquiry functions such as
 * nc_inq_ncid().
 * @param varid Variable ID
 * @param shuffle True to turn on the shuffle filter. The shuffle
 * filter can assist with the compression of integer data by changing
 * the byte order in the data stream. It makes no sense to use the
 * shuffle filter without setting a deflate level, or to use shuffle
 * on non-integer data.
 * @param deflate True to turn on deflation for this variable.
 * @param deflate_level A number between 0 (no compression) and 9
 * (maximum compression).
 *
 * @returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
 * @returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ncid.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOTVAR Invalid variable ID.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOTNC4 Attempting netcdf-4 operation on file that is
 * not netCDF-4/HDF5.
 * @returns ::NC_ESTRICTNC3 Attempting netcdf-4 operation on strict nc3
 * netcdf-4 file.
 * @returns ::NC_ELATEDEF Too late to change settings for this variable.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOTINDEFINE Not in define mode.
 * @returns ::NC_EPERM File is read only.
 * @returns ::NC_EMAXDIMS Classic model file exceeds ::NC_MAX_VAR_DIMS.
 * @returns ::NC_ESTRICTNC3 Attempting to create netCDF-4 type var in
classic model file
 * @returns ::NC_EBADTYPE Bad type.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOMEM Out of memory.
 * @returns ::NC_EHDFERR Error returned by HDF5 layer.
 * @returns ::NC_EINVAL Invalid input. Deflate can't be set unless
variable storage is NC_CHUNK.

@section nc_def_var_deflate_example Example

Here is an example from /examples/C/simple_xy_nc4_wr.c using
nc_def_var_deflate to create a variable and then turn on the shuffle
filter and compression.

@code
#include <netcdf.h>
#define NDIMS 2
#define NX 6
#define NY 12

   int ncid, x_dimid, y_dimid, varid;
   int dimids[NDIMS];
   int shuffle, deflate, deflate_level;
   int data_out[NX][NY];
   int x, y, retval;

   shuffle = NC_SHUFFLE;
   deflate = 1;
   deflate_level = 1;
   ...
   if ((retval = nc_create(FILE_NAME, NC_NETCDF4, &ncid)))
      ERR(retval);

   if ((retval = nc_def_dim(ncid, "x", NX, &x_dimid)))
      ERR(retval);
   if ((retval = nc_def_dim(ncid, "y", NY, &y_dimid)))
      ERR(retval);

   dimids[0] = x_dimid;
   dimids[1] = y_dimid;

   if ((retval = nc_def_var(ncid, "data", NC_INT, NDIMS,
                            dimids, &varid)))
      ERR(retval);

   ...

   if ((retval = nc_def_var_deflate(ncid, varid, shuffle, deflate,
                                    deflate_level)))
      ERR(retval);
        ...
@endcode
* @author Ed Hartnett, Dennis Heimbigner
*/
int
nc_def_var_deflate(int ncid, int varid, int shuffle, int deflate, int deflate_level)
{
    NC* ncp;
    int stat = NC_check_id(ncid,&ncp);
    if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;
    return ncp->dispatch->def_var_deflate(ncid,varid,shuffle,deflate,deflate_level);
}

/**
 * @ingroup variables
 *
 * Set checksum for a var.
 *
 * This function must be called after nc_def_var and before nc_enddef
 * or any functions which writes data to the file.
 *
 * Checksums require chunked data. If this function is called on a
 * variable with contiguous data, then the data is changed to chunked
 * data, with default chunksizes. Use nc_def_var_chunking() to tune
 * performance with user-defined chunksizes.
 *
 * @param ncid NetCDF or group ID, from a previous call to nc_open(),
 * nc_create(), nc_def_grp(), or associated inquiry functions such as
 * nc_inq_ncid().
 * @param varid Variable ID
 * @param fletcher32 True to turn on Fletcher32 checksums for this
 * variable.
 *
 * @returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
 * @returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ncid.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOTVAR Invalid variable ID.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOTNC4 Attempting netcdf-4 operation on file that is
not netCDF-4/HDF5.
 * @returns ::NC_ESTRICTNC3 Attempting netcdf-4 operation on strict nc3
netcdf-4 file.
 * @returns ::NC_ELATEDEF Too late to change settings for this variable.
 * @returns ::NC_EINVAL Invalid input
 * @author Ed Hartnett, Dennis Heimbigner
*/
int
nc_def_var_fletcher32(int ncid, int varid, int fletcher32)
{
    NC* ncp;
    int stat = NC_check_id(ncid,&ncp);
    if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;
    return ncp->dispatch->def_var_fletcher32(ncid,varid,fletcher32);
}

/*! Define chunking parameters for a variable

\ingroup variables

The function nc_def_var_chunking sets the chunking parameters for a
variable in a netCDF-4 file. It can set the chunk sizes to get chunked
storage, or it can set the contiguous flag to get contiguous storage.

The total size of a chunk must be less than 4 GiB. That is, the
product of all chunksizes and the size of the data (or the size of
nc_vlen_t for VLEN types) must be less than 4 GiB.

This function may only be called after the variable is defined, but
before nc_enddef is called. Once the chunking parameters are set for a
variable, they cannot be changed.

Note that this does not work for scalar variables. Only non-scalar
variables can have chunking.

\param[in] ncid NetCDF ID, from a previous call to nc_open or
nc_create.

\param[in] varid Variable ID.

\param[in] storage If ::NC_CONTIGUOUS, then contiguous storage is used
for this variable. Variables with one or more unlimited dimensions
cannot use contiguous storage. If contiguous storage is turned on, the
chunksizes parameter is ignored. If ::NC_CHUNKED, then chunked storage
is used for this variable. Chunk sizes may be specified with the
chunksizes parameter or default sizes will be used if that parameter
is NULL.

\param[in] chunksizesp A pointer to an array list of chunk sizes. The
array must have one chunksize for each dimension of the variable. If
::NC_CONTIGUOUS storage is set, then the chunksizes parameter is
ignored.

 * @returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
 * @returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ID.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOTNC4 Not a netCDF-4 file.
 * @returns ::NC_ELATEDEF This variable has already been the subject of a
nc_enddef call.  In netCDF-4 files nc_enddef will be called
automatically for any data read or write. Once nc_enddef has been
called after the nc_def_var call for a variable, it is impossible to
set the chunking for that variable.
 * @returns ::NC_ENOTINDEFINE Not in define mode.  This is returned for
netCDF classic or 64-bit offset files, or for netCDF-4 files, when
they wwere created with NC_STRICT_NC3 flag. See \ref nc_create.
 * @returns ::NC_EPERM Attempt to create object in read-only file.
 * @returns ::NC_EBADCHUNK Retunrs if the chunk size specified for a
variable is larger than the length of the dimensions associated with
variable.

\section nc_def_var_chunking_example Example

In this example from libsrc4/tst_vars2.c, chunksizes are set with
nc_var_def_chunking, and checked with nc_var_inq_chunking.

\code
        printf("**** testing chunking...");
        {
     #define NDIMS5 1
     #define DIM5_NAME "D5"
     #define VAR_NAME5 "V5"
     #define DIM5_LEN 1000

           int dimids[NDIMS5], dimids_in[NDIMS5];
           int varid;
           int ndims, nvars, natts, unlimdimid;
           nc_type xtype_in;
           char name_in[NC_MAX_NAME + 1];
           int data[DIM5_LEN], data_in[DIM5_LEN];
           size_t chunksize[NDIMS5] = {5};
           size_t chunksize_in[NDIMS5];
           int storage_in;
           int i, d;

           for (i = 0; i < DIM5_LEN; i++)
              data[i] = i;

           if (nc_create(FILE_NAME, NC_NETCDF4, &ncid)) ERR;
           if (nc_def_dim(ncid, DIM5_NAME, DIM5_LEN, &dimids[0])) ERR;
           if (nc_def_var(ncid, VAR_NAME5, NC_INT, NDIMS5, dimids, &varid)) ERR;
           if (nc_def_var_chunking(ncid, varid, NC_CHUNKED, chunksize)) ERR;
           if (nc_put_var_int(ncid, varid, data)) ERR;

           if (nc_inq_var_chunking(ncid, varid, &storage_in, chunksize_in)) ERR;
           for (d = 0; d < NDIMS5; d++)
              if (chunksize[d] != chunksize_in[d]) ERR;
           if (storage_in != NC_CHUNKED) ERR;
\endcode
*/
int
nc_def_var_chunking(int ncid, int varid, int storage,
		    const size_t *chunksizesp)
{
    NC* ncp;
    int stat = NC_check_id(ncid, &ncp);
    if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;
    return ncp->dispatch->def_var_chunking(ncid, varid, storage,
					   chunksizesp);
}

/**
@ingroup variables

Define endianness of a variable.

With this function the endianness (i.e. order of bits in integers) can
be changed on a per-variable basis. By default, the endianness is the
same as the default endianness of the platform. But with
nc_def_var_endianness the endianness can be explicitly set for a
variable.

Warning: this function is only defined if the type of the variable
is an atomic integer or float type.

This function may only be called after the variable is defined, but
before nc_enddef is called. 

@param[in] ncid NetCDF ID, from a previous call to nc_open or
nc_create.

@param[in] varid Variable ID.

@param[in] endian NC_ENDIAN_NATIVE to select the native endianness of
the platform (the default), NC_ENDIAN_LITTLE to use little-endian,
NC_ENDIAN_BIG to use big-endian.

@returns ::NC_NOERR No error.
@returns ::NC_EBADID Bad ID.
@returns ::NC_ENOTNC4 Not a netCDF-4 file.
@returns ::NC_ELATEDEF This variable has already been the subject of a
nc_enddef call. In netCDF-4 files nc_enddef will be called
automatically for any data read or write. Once nc_enddef has been
called after the nc_def_var call for a variable, it is impossible to
set the chunking for that variable.
@returns ::NC_ENOTINDEFINE Not in define mode. This is returned for
netCDF classic or 64-bit offset files, or for netCDF-4 files, when
they wwere created with NC_STRICT_NC3 flag. See \ref nc_create.
@returns ::NC_EPERM Attempt to create object in read-only file.

@section nc_def_var_endian_example Example

In this example from libsrc4/tst_vars2.c, a variable is created, and
the endianness set to NC_ENDIAN_BIG.

@code
#define NDIMS4 1
#define DIM4_NAME "Joe"
#define VAR_NAME4 "Ed"
#define DIM4_LEN 10
   {
      int dimids[NDIMS4], dimids_in[NDIMS4];
      int varid;
      int ndims, nvars, natts, unlimdimid;
      nc_type xtype_in;
      char name_in[NC_MAX_NAME + 1];
      int data[DIM4_LEN], data_in[DIM4_LEN];
      int endian_in;
      int i;

      for (i = 0; i < DIM4_LEN; i++)
         data[i] = i;

      if (nc_create(FILE_NAME, NC_NETCDF4, &ncid)) ERR;
      if (nc_def_dim(ncid, DIM4_NAME, DIM4_LEN, &dimids[0])) ERR;
      if (dimids[0] != 0) ERR;
      if (nc_def_var(ncid, VAR_NAME4, NC_INT, NDIMS4, dimids, &varid)) ERR;
      if (nc_def_var_endian(ncid, varid, NC_ENDIAN_BIG)) ERR;
@endcode
@author Ed Hartnett
*/
int
nc_def_var_endian(int ncid, int varid, int endian)
{
    NC* ncp;
    int stat = NC_check_id(ncid,&ncp);
    if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;
    return ncp->dispatch->def_var_endian(ncid,varid,endian);
}

/**
 * Define a new variable filter.
 *
 * @param ncid File and group ID.
 * @param varid Variable ID.
 * @param id
 * @param nparams Number of filter parameters.
 * @param parms Filter parameters.
 *
 * @return ::NC_NOERR No error.
 * @return ::NC_EBADID Bad ID.
 * @author Dennis Heimbigner
 */
int
nc_def_var_filter(int ncid, int varid, unsigned int id, size_t nparams, const unsigned int* parms)
{
    NC* ncp;
    int stat = NC_check_id(ncid,&ncp);
    if(stat != NC_NOERR) return stat;
    return ncp->dispatch->def_var_filter(ncid,varid,id,nparams,parms);
}

#endif /* USE_NETCDF4 */