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import sys
import commands
import subprocess
import shlex
import os
import time
import array
import StringIO
import platform
import xpa

"""
ds9.py connects python and ds9 via the xpa messaging system:

- The ds9 class constructor connects to a single instance of a running ds9. 
- The ds9 object supports 'set' and 'get' methods to communicate with ds9.
- Send/retrieve numpy arrays and pyfits (or astropy) hdulists to/from ds9.
- The ds9_targets() function lists ds9 programs running on your system.
- The ds9_openlist() function connects to a list of running ds9 instances.

"""

# pyds9 version
__version__ = '1.7'

# try to be a little bit neat with global parameters
ds9Globals = {}

# platform-specific parameters
ds9Globals["ulist"] = platform.uname()
if ds9Globals["ulist"][0] == 'Windows':
    ds9Globals["progs"] = ['xpans.exe', 'ds9.exe']
else:
    ds9Globals["progs"] = ['xpans', 'ds9']

# load pyfits, if available
try:
    from astropy.io import fits as pyfits
    ds9Globals["pyfits"] = 1
except:
    try:
        import pyfits
        if pyfits.__version__ >=  '2.2':
            ds9Globals["pyfits"] = 2
        else:
            ds9Globals["pyfits"] = 0
    except:
        ds9Globals["pyfits"] = 0

# load numpy, if available
try:
    import numpy
    ds9Globals["numpy"] = 1
except:
    ds9Globals["numpy"] = 0

# numpy-dependent routines
if ds9Globals["numpy"]:
    def _bp2np(bitpix):
        """
        Convert FITS bitpix to numpy datatype
        """
        if bitpix == 8:     return numpy.uint8
        elif bitpix == 16:  return numpy.int16
        elif bitpix == 32:  return numpy.int32
        elif bitpix == 64:  return numpy.int64
        elif bitpix == -32: return numpy.float32
        elif bitpix == -64: return numpy.float64
        elif bitpix == -16: return numpy.uint16
        else: raise ValueError, 'unsupported bitpix: %d' % bitpix

    def _np2bp(dtype):
        """
        Convert numpy datatype to FITS bitpix
        """
        if dtype == numpy.uint8:     return 8
        elif dtype == numpy.int16:   return 16
        elif dtype == numpy.int32:   return 32
        elif dtype == numpy.int64:   return 64
        elif dtype == numpy.float32: return -32
        elif dtype == numpy.float64: return -64
        elif dtype == numpy.uint16:  return -16
        else: raise ValueError, 'unsupported dtype: %s' % dtype

# if xpans is not running, start it up
def ds9_xpans():
    """
    :rtype: 0 => xpans already running, 1 => xpans started by this routine

    ds9_xpans() starts the xpans name server, if its not already running.
    If xpans was not running (and so was started by this routine) while ds9
    was already running, an explanation on how to connect to that instance
    of ds9 is displayed.
    """
    if xpa.xpaaccess("xpans", None, 1) == None:
        _fname = ds9Globals["progs"][0]
        _cmd = True
        if _cmd:
            # start up xpans
            subprocess.Popen([_fname, "-e"])
            # if ds9 is already running, issue a warning
            pslist = commands.getoutput('ps -A')
            if 'ds9' in pslist:
                print """
An instance of ds9 was found to be running before we could start the 'xpans'
name server. You will need to perform a bit of manual intervention in order
to connect this existing ds9 to Python.

For ds9 version 5.7 and beyond, simply register the existing ds9 with the xpans
name server by selecting the ds9 File->XPA->Connect menu option. Your ds9 will
now be fully accessible to pyds9 (e.g., it appear in the list returned by the
ds9_targets() routine).

For ds9 versions prior to 5.7, you cannot (easily) register with xpans,
but you can view ds9's File->XPA Information menu option and pass the value
associated with XPA_METHOD directly to the Python ds9() constructor, e.g.:

    d = ds9('a000101:12345')

The good news is that new instances of ds9 will be registered with xpans, and
will be known to ds9_targets() and the ds9() constructor.
"""
            return 1
        else:
            raise ValueError, "xpans is not running and cannot be located. You will not be able to communicate with ds9"
    else:
        return 0

def ds9_targets(target='DS9:*'):
    """
    :param target: ds9 target template (default: all ds9 instances)

    :rtype: list of available targets matching template (name and id)

    To see all actively running ds9 instances for a given target, use the 
    ds9_targets() routine::

      >>> ds9_targets()
      ['DS9:foo1 838e29d4:42873', 'DS9:foo2 838e29d4:35739']

    You then can pass one of the ids (or names) to the ds9() constructor.
    """
    return xpa.xpaaccess(target, None, 1024)

def ds9_openlist(target='DS9:*', n=1024):
    """
    :param target: the ds9 target template (default: all ds9 instances)
    :param n: maximum number of targets to connect to (default: 1024)

    :rtype: list of connected ds9 objects

    To open multiple instances of ds9, use the ds9_openlist() routine. Specify
    the target template and an (optional) max target count, and the routine
    returns a list of ds9 objects. For example, assuming 3 instances of ds9
    are running with names foo1, foo2, foo3::
    
        >>> ds9list = ds9_openlist("foo*")
        >>> for d in ds9list:
        ...     print d.target, d.id
        ... 
        DS9:foo1 a000104:56249
        DS9:foo2 a000104:56254
        DS9:foo3 a000104:56256
        >>> ds9list[1].set("file test.fits")

    """
    tlist = xpa.xpaaccess(target, None, n)
    if not tlist:
	raise ValueError, 'no active ds9 found for target: %s' % target
    else:
	ds9list = []
	for item in tlist:
	    ds9list.append(ds9(item.split()[0]))
	return ds9list

class ds9(object):
    """
    The ds9 class supports communication with a running ds9 program via the xpa
    messaging system. All of ds9's xpa access points are available via the
    ds9.get() and ds9.set() methods:

    - str = get(paramlist): get data or info from ds9
    - n = set(paramlist, [buf, [blen]]): send data or commands to ds9

    The get method returns the data as a string, while the set method returns
    the number of targets successfully processed (i.e., 1 means success, while
    0 probably means the ds9 is no longer running).

    DS9's xpa access points are documented in the reference manual:

    - http://hea-www.harvard.edu/saord/ds9/ref/xpa.html

    In addition, a number of special methods are implemented to facilitate data
    access to/from python objects:

    - get_arr2np: retrieve a FITS image or an array into a numpy array
    - get_np2arr: send a numpy array to ds9 for display
    - get_pyfits: retrieve a FITS image into a pyfits (or astropy) hdu list
    - set_pyfits: send a pyfits (or astropy) hdu list to ds9 for display

    """

    # access points that do not get trailing cr stripped from them
    _nostrip = ['array', 'fits', 'regions']

    # private attributes that cannot be changed
    _privates = [ 'target', 'id', 'method' ]


    # ds9 constructor args:
    # target => XPA template (only one target per object is allowed)
    # verify => use xpaaccess to check target before each method call
    def __init__(self, target='DS9:*', start=True, wait=10, verify=True):
        """
        :param target: the ds9 target name or id (default is all ds9 instances)
        :param start:  start ds9 if its not already running (optional: instead 
         of True, you can specify a string or a list of ds9 command line args)
        :param wait: seconds to wait for ds9 to start
        :param verify: perform xpaaccess check before each set or get?

        :rtype: ds9 object connected to a single instance of ds9

        The ds9() contructor takes a ds9 target as its main argument. If start
        is True (default), the ds9 program will be started automatically if its
        not already running.

        The default target matches all ds9 instances. (Note that ds9 instances
        are given unique names using the -title switch on the command line). In
        general, this is the correct way to find ds9 if only one instance of the
        program is running. However, this default target will throw an error if
        more than one ds9 instance is running. In this case, you will be shown
        a list of the actively running programs and will be asked to use one of
        them to specify which ds9 is wanted::

          >>> ds9()
          More than one ds9 is running for target DS9:*:
          DS9:foo1 838e29d4:42873
          DS9:foo2 838e29d4:35739
          Use a specific name or id to construct a ds9 object, e.g.:
          d = ds9('foo1')
          d = ds9('DS9:foo1')
          d = ds9('838e29d4:42873')
          The 'ip:port' id (3rd example) will always be unique.
          ...
          ValueError: too many ds9 instances running for target: DS9:*
        
        You then can choose one of these to pass to the contructor::

           d = ds9('838e29d4:35739')

        Of course, you can always specify a name for this instance of ds9. A
        unique target name is especially appropriate if you want to start up 
        ds9 with a specified command line. This is because pyds9 will start up
        ds9 only if a ds9 with the target name is not already running.

        If the verify flag is turned on, each ds9 method call will check whether
        ds9 is still running, and will throw an exception if this is not the
        case. Otherwise, the method return value can be used to detect failure.
        Using verification allows ds9 methods to used in try/except constructs,
        at the expense of a slight decrease in performance.
        """
	tlist = xpa.xpaaccess(target, None, 1024)
	if not tlist and start:
            if '?' in target or '*' in target: 
                target = "ds9"
            try:
                args = shlex.split(start)
            except AttributeError:      # Not a parsable string-like object
                try:
                    args = list(start)
                except TypeError:       # Not an iterable object
                    args = []
            self.pid = subprocess.Popen([ds9Globals["progs"][1], '-title', target] + args)
            for i in range(wait):
                tlist = xpa.xpaaccess(target, None, 1024)
                if tlist: break
                time.sleep(1)
        if not tlist:
	    raise ValueError, 'no active ds9 running for target: %s' % target
	elif len(tlist) > 1:
	    a = tlist[0].split()
            if 'XPA_METHOD' in os.environ.keys():
                method = os.environ['XPA_METHOD']
            else:
                method = 'inet'
            if method == 'local' or method == 'unix':
                s = 'local file'
            else:
                s = 'ip:port'
	    print 'More than one ds9 is running for target %s:' % target
            for l in tlist: print "  %s" % l
	    print 'Use a specific name or id to construct a ds9 object, e.g.:'
	    print "  d = ds9('%s')" % a[0].split()[0].split(':')[1]
	    print "  d = ds9('%s')" % a[0]
	    print "  d = ds9('%s')" % a[1]
            print "The '%s' id (3rd example) will always be unique.\n" % s
	    raise ValueError, 'too many ds9 instances for target: %s' % target
	else:
	    a = tlist[0].split()
	    self.__dict__['target']  = target
	    self.__dict__['id']  = a[1]
	    self.verify = verify

    def __setattr__(self, attrname, value):
        """
        An internal routine to guard read-only attributes.
        """
        if attrname in self._privates:
            raise AttributeError, \
                'attribute modification is not permitted: %s' % attrname
        else:
            self.__dict__[attrname] = value

    def _selftest(self):
        """
        An internal test to make sure that ds9 is still running."
        """
	if self.verify and not xpa.xpaaccess(self.id, None, 1):
	    raise ValueError, 'ds9 is no longer running (%s)' % self.id

    def get(self, paramlist=None):
        """
        :param paramlist: command parameters (documented in the ds9 ref manual)

        :rtype: returned data or info (as a string)

        Once a ds9 object has been initialized, use 'get' to retrieve data from
        ds9 by specifying the standard xpa paramlist::
        
          >>> d.get("file")
          '/home/eric/python/ds9/test.fits'
          >>> d.get("fits height")
          '15'
          >>> d.get("fits width")
          '15'
          >>> d.get("fits bitpix")
          '32'
        
        Note that all access points return data as python strings.
        """
	self._selftest()
        x = xpa.xpaget(self.id, paramlist, 1)
        if len(x) > 0:
            if not paramlist in self._nostrip: x[0] = x[0].strip()
            return x[0]
        else:
            return x

    def set(self, paramlist, buf=None, blen=-1):
        """
        :param paramlist: command parameters (documented in the ds9 ref manual)

        :rtype: 1 for success, 0 for failure

        Once a ds9 object has been initialized, use 'set' to send data and
        commands to ds9::
        
          >>> d.set("file /home/eric/data/casa.fits")
          1
        
        A return value of 1 indicates that ds9 was contacted successfully, while
        a return value of 0 indicates a failure.
        
        To send data (as well as the paramlist) to ds9, specify the data buffer
        in the argument list. The data buffer must either be a string, a 
        numpy.ndarray,  or an array.array::
        
          >>> d.set("array [xdim=1024 ydim=1024 bitpix=-32]", arr)

        Sending both a paramlist and data is the canonical way to send a region
        to ds9::

          >>> d.set('regions', 'fk5; circle(345.29,58.87,212.58")');
          1

        This is equivalent to the Unix xpaset command:

          echo 'fk5; circle(345.29,58.87,212.58")' | xpaset ds9 regions

        Indeed, if you are having problems with ds9.set() or ds9.get(), it
        often is helpful to try the equivalent command using the Unix xpaset
        and xpaget programs.

        """
	self._selftest()
        if ds9Globals["numpy"] and type(buf) == numpy.ndarray:
                s = buf.tostring()
        elif type(buf) == array.array:
            s = buf.tostring()
        else:
            s = buf
        return xpa.xpaset(self.id, paramlist, s, blen, 1)
            
    def info(self, paramlist):
        """
        :rtype: 1 for success, 0 for failure

        Once a ds9 object has been initialized, use 'info' to send xpa info
        messages to ds9. (NB: ds9 currently does not support info messages.)
        """
	self._selftest()
        return xpa.xpainfo(self.id, paramlist, 1)
            
    def access(self):
        """
        :rtype: xpa target name and id

        The 'access' method returns the xpa id of the current instance of ds9,
        by making a direct contact with ds9 itself.
        """
	self._selftest()
        x = xpa.xpaaccess(self.id, None, 1)
	return x[0]
            
    if ds9Globals["pyfits"]:
        def get_pyfits(self):
            """
            :rtype: pyfits hdulist

            To read FITS data or a raw array from ds9 into pyfits, use the 
            'get_pyfits' method. It takes no args and returns an hdu list::
            
              >>> hdul = d.get_pyfits()
              >>> hdul.info()
              Filename: StringIO.StringIO
              No.    Name         Type      Cards   Dimensions   Format
              0    PRIMARY     PrimaryHDU      24  (1024, 1024)  float32
              >>> data = hdul[0].data
              >>> data.shape
              (1024, 1024)

            """
	    self._selftest()
            imgData = self.get('fits')
            imgString = StringIO.StringIO(imgData)
            return pyfits.open(imgString)
            
        def set_pyfits(self, hdul):
            """
            :param hdul: pyfits hdulist

            :rtype: 1 for success, 0 for failure

            After manipulating or otherwise modifying a pyfits hdulist (or
            making a new one), you can display it in ds9 using the 'set_pyfits'
            method, which takes the hdulist as its sole argument::
            
              >>> d.set_pyfits(nhdul)
              1

            A return value of 1 indicates that ds9 was contacted successfully,
            while a return value of 0 indicates a failure.
            """
	    self._selftest()
            if not ds9Globals["pyfits"]:
                raise ValueError, 'set_pyfits not defined (pyfits not found)'
            if type(hdul) != pyfits.HDUList:
                if ds9Globals["pyfits"] == 1:
                    raise ValueError, 'requires pyfits.HDUList as input'
                else:
                    raise ValueError, 'requires astropy.HDUList as input'
            newFitsFile = StringIO.StringIO()
            hdul.writeto(newFitsFile)
            newfits = newFitsFile.getvalue()
            got = self.set('fits', newfits, len(newfits))
            newFitsFile.close()
            return got

    else:
        def get_pyfits(self):
            """
            This method is not defined because pyfits in not installed.
            """
            raise ValueError, 'get_pyfits not defined (pyfits not found)'
        def set_pyfits(self):
            """
            This method is not defined because pyfits in not installed.
            """
            raise ValueError, 'set_pyfits not defined (pyfits not found)'

    if ds9Globals["numpy"]:
        def get_arr2np(self):
            """
            :rtype: numpy array

            To read a FITS file or an array from ds9 into a numnpy array, use
            the 'get_arr2np' method. It takes no arguments and returns the
            np array::
            
              >>> d.get("file")
              '/home/eric/data/casa.fits[EVENTS]'
              >>> arr = d.get_arr2np()
              >>> arr.shape
              (1024, 1024)
              >>> arr.dtype
              dtype('float32')
              >>> arr.max()
              51.0

            """
 	    self._selftest()
	    w = int(self.get('fits width'))
            h = int(self.get('fits height'))
            bp = int(self.get('fits bitpix'))
            s = self.get('array')
            arr = numpy.fromstring(s, dtype=_bp2np(bp)).reshape((w,h))
            if sys.byteorder != 'big': arr.byteswap(True)
            return arr

        def set_np2arr(self, arr, dtype=None):
            """
            :param arr: numpy array
            :param dtype: data type into which to convert array before sending

            :rtype: 1 for success, 0 for failure

            After manipulating or otherwise modifying a numpy array (or making
            a new one), you can display it in ds9 using the 'set_np2arr' method,
            which takes the array as its first argument::
            
              >>> d.set_np2arr(arr)
              1
            
            A return value of 1 indicates that ds9 was contacted successfully,
            while a return value of 0 indicates a failure.
        
            An optional second argument specifies a datatype into which the
            array will be converted before being sent to ds9. This is
            important in the case where the array has datatype np.uint64,
            which is not recognized by ds9::

              >>> d.set_np2arr(arru64)
              ...
              ValueError: uint64 is unsupported by DS9 (or FITS)
              >>> d.set_np2arr(arru64,dtype=np.float64)
              1

            Also note that np.int8 is sent to ds9 as int16 data, np.uint32 is
            sent as int64 data, and np.float16 is sent as float32 data.
            """
 	    self._selftest()
            if type(arr) != numpy.ndarray:
                raise ValueError, 'requires numpy.ndarray as input'
            if dtype and dtype != arr.dtype:
                narr = arr.astype(dtype)
            else:
                if arr.dtype == numpy.int8:
                    narr = arr.astype(numpy.int16)
                elif arr.dtype == numpy.uint32:
                    narr = arr.astype(numpy.int64)
                elif hasattr(numpy, "float16") and arr.dtype == numpy.float16:
                    narr = arr.astype(numpy.float32)
                else:
                    narr = arr
            if not narr.flags['C_CONTIGUOUS']:
                narr = numpy.ascontiguousarray(narr)
            bp = _np2bp(narr.dtype)
            buf = narr.tostring('C')
            blen = len(narr.data)
            (w, h) = narr.shape
            paramlist = 'array [xdim=%d,ydim=%d,bitpix=%d]' % (h, w, bp)
            return self.set(paramlist, buf, blen+1)

    else:
        def get_arr2np(self):
            """
            This method is not defined because numpy in not installed.
            """
            raise ValueError, 'get_arr2np not defined (numpy not found)'
        def set_np2arr(self):
            """
            This method is not defined because numpy in not installed.
            """
            raise ValueError, 'set_np2arr not defined (numpy not found)'


# start xpans, if necessary
# it seems that this must be done at import time, so that we can sense the
# case where xpa is not installed, and ds9 is started before python
if not "PYDS9_NOXPANS" in os.environ.keys():
    ds9_xpans()

if __name__ == '__main__':

    print "starting quick test for pyds9 version " + __version__

    # start ds9 if necessary
    tries = 0
    print "looking for our 'pytest' ds9 ..."
    while ds9_targets("pytest") == None:
        if tries == 0:
            print "starting ds9 ..."
            subprocess.Popen([ds9Globals["progs"][1], '-title', 'pytest'])
            print "\nwaiting for ds9 to be available ",
        elif tries == 10:
            raise ValueError, "tired of waiting for ds9!"
        print ".",
        time.sleep(1)
        tries += 1
    print " ds9 is running!"

    print "\ntesting ds9 support ..."
    l = ds9_targets("pytest")
    print "target list:\n",l

    d = ds9(l[0].split()[1])
    print "connected to ds9 with id %s" % d.id

    print "connected to ds9 with id %s" % d.id

    tfits = os.getcwd() + "/test.fits"
    if os.path.exists(tfits):
        cmd = "file " + tfits
        d.set(cmd)
        print "sent file=%s dims=(%s,%s) bitpix=%s" % (d.get("file"),d.get("fits width"),d.get("fits height"),d.get("fits bitpix"))

        if ds9Globals["numpy"]:
            print "\ntesting numpy support ..."
            a = d.get_arr2np()
            print "reading nparray: shape=%s dtype=%s" % (a.shape, a.dtype)
            print a

            print "writing modified nparray ..."
            a[0:3,0:3] = 8
            a[12:15,12:15] = 9
            d.set_np2arr(a)

            a = d.get_arr2np()
            print "re-reading nparray: shape=%s dtype=%s" % (a.shape, a.dtype)
            print a
        else:
            print "\nskipping numpy test ..."

        if ds9Globals["pyfits"]:
            print "\ntesting pyfits support (%d) ..." % ds9Globals["pyfits"]
            hdul = d.get_pyfits()
            print hdul.info()
            i = hdul[0].data
            print "reading back pyfits: shape=%s dtype=%s" % (i.shape, i.dtype)
            print i
        else:
            print "\nskipping pyfits test ..."
    else:
        print "could not find " + tfits + " ... skipping numpy,pyfits tests"

    stime = 7
    print "sleeping for " + str(stime) + " seconds ..."
    time.sleep(stime)
    print "stopping ds9 ..."
    d.set("exit")

    casa = os.getcwd() + "/casa.fits"
    if os.path.exists(casa):
        print "starting ds9 (no args) ..."
        d2 = ds9('pytest2')
        d2.set("file " + casa)

        print "starting ds9 (string args) ..."
        d3 = ds9('pytest3', start=["-grid", "-cmap", "sls", casa])

        print "starting ds9 (list args) ..."
        d4 = ds9('pytest4', start=["-grid", "-cmap", "heat", casa])

        print "testing ds9_targets ... "
        print ds9_targets()
        ds = ds9_openlist("pytest*")
        for d in ds:
            print d.id + ": file: " + d.get("file") + " cmap: " + d.get("cmap")

        time.sleep(stime)
        for d in ds:
            print "stopping ds9: " + d.id + " ..."
            d.set("exit")

    else:
        print "could not find " + casa + " ... skipping casa tests"