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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Copyright 2007-2023 The HyperSpy developers
#
# This file is part of RosettaSciIO.
#
# RosettaSciIO is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# RosettaSciIO is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with RosettaSciIO. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/#GPL>.

# INFORMATION ABOUT THE SEMPER FORMAT LABEL:
# Picture labels consist of a sequence of bytes
# ---------------------------------------------
# v61:256B | v7:at least 256B, rounded up to multiple of block size 64,
#               with max set by LNLAB in params.f
# The versions have the same contents for the first 256B, as set out below,
# and referred to as the label 'base'; beyond this, in the label 'extension',
# the structure is deliberately undefined, allowing you to make your own use
# of the additional storage.
#
# From Aug14:
#  B1-6    S e m p e r (ic chars)
#   7,8    ncol msb,lsb (BIG-ended)
#   9,10   nrow msb,lsb
#  11,12   nlay msb,lsb
#  13,14   ccol msb,lsb
#  15,16   crow msb,lsb
#  17,18   clay msb,lsb
#    19    class: 1-20
#            for image,macro,fou,spec,correln,undef,walsh,histog,plist,lut
#    20    form: 0,1,2,3,4 = byte,i*2,fp,com,i*4 from Aug08
#    21    wp: non-zero if prot
#  22-27   creation year(-1900?),month,day,hour,min,sec
# 28    v61|v7 # chars in range record | 255
#  29-55   v61: min,max values present (ic chars for decimal repn)
#           v7: min,max vals as two Fp values in B29-36 (LE ordered)
#               followed by 19 unused bytes B37-55
#    56    plist type: 1,2,3 = list,opencurve,closedcurve
#            acc to EXAMPD - code appears to use explicit numbers
# 57,58,59 ncol,nrow,nlay hsb
# 60,61,62 ccol,crow,clay hsb
#    63    RealCoords flag (non-zero -> DX,DY,DZ,X0,Y0,Z0,units held as below)
# 64    v61:0 | v7: # blocks in (this) picture label (incl extn)
#  65-67   0 (free at present)
#  68-71   DATA cmd V7   4-byte Fp values, order LITTLE-ended
#  72-75   DATA cmd V6
#  76-79   RealCoord DZ / V5  RealCoord pars as 4-byte Fp values, LITTLE-ended
#  80-83   ...       Z0 / V4
#  84-87   ...       DY / V3
#  88-91   ...       Y0 / V2
#  92-95   ...       DX / V1
#  96-99   ...       X0 / V0
# 100    # chars in title
# 101-244  title (ic chars)
# 245-248  RealCoord X unit (4 ic chars)
# 249-252  RealCoord Y unit (4 ic chars)
# 253-256  RealCoord Z unit (4 ic chars)
#
# Aug08-Aug14 labels held no RealCoord information, so:
#   B63    'free' and zero - flagging absence of RealCoord information
# 101-256  title (12 chars longer than now)
#
# Before Aug08 labels held no hsb for pic sizes, so:
#  57-99   all free/zero except for use by DATA cmd
# 101-256  title (ic chars)

import logging
import struct
import warnings
from collections import OrderedDict
from datetime import datetime
from functools import partial

import numpy as np

from rsciio._docstrings import (
    FILENAME_DOC,
    LAZY_DOC,
    RETURNS_DOC,
    SIGNAL_DOC,
)
from rsciio.utils.tools import DTBox, sarray2dict

_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


class SemperFormat(object):
    """Class for importing and exporting SEMPER `.unf`-files.

    The :class:`~.SemperFormat` class represents a SEMPER binary file format
    with a header, which holds additional information. `.unf`-files can be
    saved and read from files.

    Attributes
    ----------
    data : :class:`~numpy.ndarray` (N=3)
        The phase map or magnetization information in a 3D array (with one
        slice).
    title : string
        Title of the file (not to be confused with the filename).
    offsets : tuple (N=3) of floats
        Offset shifts (in nm) of the grid origin (does not have to start at 0)
        in x, y, z.
    scales : tuple (N=3) of floats
        Grid spacing (nm per pixel) in x, y, z.
    units : tuple (N=3) of strings
        Units of the grid in x, y, z.
    metadata : dictionary
        A dictionary of all flags and metadata present in the `.unf`-file.

    """

    ICLASS_DICT = {
        1: "image",
        2: "macro",
        3: "fourier",
        4: "spectrum",
        5: "correlation",
        6: None,
        7: "walsh",
        8: "position list",
        9: "histogram",
        10: "display look-up table",
    }

    ICLASS_DICT_INV = {v: k for k, v in ICLASS_DICT.items()}

    IFORM_DICT = {0: np.byte, 1: np.int16, 2: np.float32, 3: np.complex64, 4: np.int32}

    IFORM_DICT_INV = {v: k for k, v in IFORM_DICT.items()}

    HEADER_DTYPES = [
        ("NCOL", "<i2"),
        ("NROW", "<i2"),
        ("NLAY", "<i2"),
        ("ICLASS", "<i2"),
        ("IFORM", "<i2"),
        ("IFLAG", "<i2"),
        ("IFORM", "<i2"),
    ]

    LABEL_DTYPES = [
        ("SEMPER", ("<i2", 6)),  # Bytes 1-6
        ("NCOL", ("<i2", 2)),  # Bytes 7,8
        ("NROW", ("<i2", 2)),  # Bytes 9,10
        ("NLAY", ("<i2", 2)),  # Bytes 11,12
        ("ICCOLN", ("<i2", 2)),  # Bytes 13,14
        ("ICROWN", ("<i2", 2)),  # Bytes 15,16
        ("ICLAYN", ("<i2", 2)),  # Bytes 17,18
        ("ICLASS", "<i2"),  # Bytes 19
        ("IFORM", "<i2"),  # Bytes 20
        ("IWP", "<i2"),  # Bytes 21
        ("DATE", ("<i2", 6)),  # Bytes 22-27
        ("NCRANG", "<i2"),  # Bytes 28
        ("RANGE", ("<i2", 27)),  # Bytes 29-55
        ("IPLTYP", "<i2"),  # Bytes 56
        ("NCOLH", "<i2"),  # Bytes 57
        ("NROWH", "<i2"),  # Bytes 58
        ("NLAYH", "<i2"),  # Bytes 59
        ("ICCOLNH", "<i2"),  # Bytes 60
        ("ICROWNH", "<i2"),  # Bytes 61
        ("ICLAYNH", "<i2"),  # Bytes 62
        ("REALCO", "<i2"),  # Bytes 63
        ("NBLOCK", "<i2"),  # Bytes 64
        ("FREE", ("<i2", 3)),  # Bytes 65-67
        ("DATAV6", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 68-71
        ("DATAV7", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 72-75
        ("DZV5", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 76-79
        ("Z0V4", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 80-83
        ("DYV3", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 84-87
        ("Y0V2", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 88-91
        ("DXV1", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 92-95
        ("X0V0", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 96-99
        ("NTITLE", "<i2"),  # Bytes 100
        ("TITLE", ("<i2", 144)),  # Bytes 101-244
        ("XUNIT", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 245-248
        ("YUNIT", ("<i2", 4)),  # Bytes 249-252
        ("ZUNIT", ("<i2", 4)),
    ]  # Bytes 253-256

    def __init__(
        self,
        data,
        title="",
        offsets=(0.0,) * 3,
        scales=(1.0,) * 3,
        units=(None,) * 3,
        metadata=None,
    ):
        if metadata is None:
            metadata = {}
        # Make sure data is 3D!
        data = data[tuple(None for _ in range(3 - len(data.shape)))]
        self.data = data
        self.title = title
        self.offsets = offsets
        self.scales = scales
        self.units = units
        self.metadata = metadata
        _logger.debug("Created " + str(self))

    @classmethod
    def _read_label(cls, unf_file):
        unpack = partial(
            unpack_from_intbytes, "<f"
        )  # Unpacking function for 4 byte floats!
        rec_length = np.fromfile(unf_file, dtype="<i", count=1)[0]  # length of label
        label = sarray2dict(np.fromfile(unf_file, dtype=cls.LABEL_DTYPES, count=1))
        label["SEMPER"] = "".join([str(chr(label_)) for label_ in label["SEMPER"]])
        assert label["SEMPER"] == "Semper"
        # Process dimensions:
        for key in ["NCOL", "NROW", "NLAY", "ICCOLN", "ICROWN", "ICLAYN"]:
            value = (
                256**2 * np.int32(label.pop(key + "H"))
                + 256 * label[key][0]
                + label[key][1]
            )
            label[key] = value
        # Process date:
        date = "{}-{}-{} {}:{}:{}".format(label["DATE"][0] + 1900, *label["DATE"][1:])
        label["DATE"] = date
        # Process range:
        if label["NCRANG"] == 255:
            range_min = unpack(label["RANGE"][:4])
            range_max = unpack(label["RANGE"][4:8])
            range_string = "{:.6g},{:.6g}".format(range_min, range_max)
        else:
            range_string = "".join(
                [str(chr(label_)) for label_ in label["RANGE"][: label["NCRANG"]]]
            )
        label["RANGE"] = range_string
        # Process real coords:
        x0 = unpack(label.pop("X0V0"))
        dx = unpack(label.pop("DXV1"))
        y0 = unpack(label.pop("Y0V2"))
        dy = unpack(label.pop("DYV3"))
        z0 = unpack(label.pop("Z0V4"))
        dz = unpack(label.pop("DZV5"))
        if label["REALCO"] == 1:
            label.update(
                {"X0V0": x0, "Y0V2": y0, "Z0V4": z0, "DXV1": dx, "DYV3": dy, "DZV5": dz}
            )
        # Process additional commands (unused, not sure about the purpose):
        data_v6 = unpack(label["DATAV6"])
        data_v7 = unpack(label["DATAV7"])
        label["DATAV6"] = data_v6
        label["DATAV7"] = data_v7
        # Process title:
        title = "".join(
            [str(chr(label_)) for label_ in label["TITLE"][: label["NTITLE"]]]
        )
        label["TITLE"] = title
        # Process units:
        label["XUNIT"] = "".join([chr(label_) for label_ in label["XUNIT"]]).replace(
            "\x00", ""
        )
        label["YUNIT"] = "".join([chr(label_) for label_ in label["YUNIT"]]).replace(
            "\x00", ""
        )
        label["ZUNIT"] = "".join([chr(label_) for label_ in label["ZUNIT"]]).replace(
            "\x00", ""
        )
        # Sanity check:
        assert np.fromfile(unf_file, dtype="<i4", count=1)[0] == rec_length
        # Return label:
        return label

    def _get_label(self):
        pack = partial(pack_to_intbytes, "<f")  # Packing function for 4 byte floats!
        nlay, nrow, ncol = self.data.shape
        data, iform = self._check_format(self.data)
        title = self.title
        # Create label:
        label = np.zeros((1,), dtype=self.LABEL_DTYPES)
        # Fill label:
        label["SEMPER"] = [ord(c) for c in "Semper"]
        label["NCOLH"], remain = divmod(ncol, 256**2)
        label["NCOL"] = divmod(remain, 256)
        label["NROWH"], remain = divmod(nrow, 256**2)
        label["NROW"] = divmod(remain, 256)
        label["NLAYH"], remain = divmod(nlay, 256**2)
        label["NLAY"] = divmod(remain, 256)
        iccoln = self.metadata.get("ICCOLN", self.data.shape[2] // 2 + 1)
        label["ICCOLNH"], remain = divmod(iccoln, 256**2)
        label["ICCOLN"] = divmod(remain, 256)
        icrown = self.metadata.get("ICROWN", self.data.shape[1] // 2 + 1)
        label["ICROWNH"], remain = divmod(icrown, 256**2)
        label["ICROWN"] = divmod(remain, 256)
        iclayn = self.metadata.get("ICLAYN", self.data.shape[0] // 2 + 1)
        label["ICLAYNH"], remain = divmod(iclayn, 256**2)
        label["ICLAYN"] = divmod(remain, 256)
        label["ICLASS"] = self.metadata.get("ICLASS", 6)  # 6: Undefined!
        label["IFORM"] = iform
        label["IWP"] = self.metadata.get("IWP", 0)  # seems standard
        date = self.metadata.get("DATE", "%s" % datetime.now())
        year, time = date.split(" ")
        date_ints = list(map(int, year.split("-"))) + list(map(int, time.split(":")))
        date_ints[0] -= 1900  # Modify year integer!
        label["DATE"] = date_ints
        range_string = "{:.4g},{:.4g}".format(self.data.min(), self.data.max())
        label["NCRANG"] = len(range_string)
        label["RANGE"][:, : len(range_string)] = [ord(c) for c in range_string]
        label["IPLTYP"] = self.metadata.get("IPLTYP", 248)  # seems standard
        label["REALCO"] = 1  # Real coordinates are used!
        label["NBLOCK"] = 4  # Always 4 64b blocks!
        label["FREE"] = [0, 0, 0]
        label["DATAV6"] = pack(0.0)  # Not used!
        label["DATAV7"] = pack(0.0)  # Not used!
        label["DZV5"] = pack(self.scales[2])  # DZ
        label["Z0V4"] = pack(self.offsets[2])  # Z0
        label["DYV3"] = pack(self.scales[1])  # DY
        label["Y0V2"] = pack(self.offsets[1])  # Y0
        label["DXV1"] = pack(self.scales[0])  # DX
        label["X0V0"] = pack(self.offsets[0])  # X0
        label["NTITLE"] = len(title)
        label["TITLE"][:, : len(title)] = [ord(s) for s in title]
        xunit = self.units[0] if self.units[0] is not None else ""
        label["XUNIT"][:, : len(xunit)] = [ord(c) for c in xunit]
        yunit = self.units[0] if self.units[0] is not None else ""
        label["YUNIT"][:, : len(yunit)] = [ord(c) for c in yunit]
        zunit = self.units[0] if self.units[0] is not None else ""
        label["ZUNIT"][:, : len(zunit)] = [ord(c) for c in zunit]
        return label

    @classmethod
    def _check_format(cls, data):
        if np.issubdtype(data.dtype, np.int8):
            iform = 0  # byte
        elif np.issubdtype(data.dtype, np.int16):
            iform = 1  # int16
        elif np.issubdtype(data.dtype, np.floating) and data.dtype.itemsize <= 4:
            data = data.astype(np.float32)
            iform = 2  # float (4 byte or less)
        elif np.issubdtype(data.dtype, np.complexfloating) and data.dtype.itemsize <= 8:
            data = data.astype(np.complex64)
            iform = 3  # complex (8 byte or less)
        elif np.issubdtype(data.dtype, np.int32):
            iform = 4  # int32
        else:
            supported_formats = [np.dtype(i).name for i in cls.IFORM_DICT.values()]
            msg = "The SEMPER file format does not support " "{} data type. ".format(
                data.dtype.name
            )
            msg += "Supported data types are: " + ", ".join(supported_formats)
            raise IOError(msg)
        return data, iform

    @classmethod
    def load_from_unf(cls, filename, lazy=False):
        r"""Load a `.unf`-file into a :class:`~.SemperFormat` object.

        Parameters
        ----------
        filename : string
            The name of the unf-file from which to load the data. Standard
            format is '\*.unf'.

        Returns
        -------
        semper : :class:`~.SemperFormat` (N=1)
            SEMPER file format object containing the loaded information.

        """
        metadata = OrderedDict()
        with open(filename, "rb") as f:
            # Read header:
            rec_length = np.fromfile(f, dtype="<i4", count=1)[0]  # length of header
            header = np.fromfile(f, dtype=cls.HEADER_DTYPES[: rec_length // 2], count=1)
            metadata.update(sarray2dict(header))
            assert (
                np.frombuffer(f.read(4), dtype=np.int32)[0] == rec_length
            ), "Error while reading the header (length is not correct)!"
            data_format = cls.IFORM_DICT[metadata["IFORM"]]
            iversn, remain = divmod(metadata["IFLAG"], 10000)
            ilabel, ntitle = divmod(remain, 1000)
            metadata.update({"IVERSN": iversn, "ILABEL": ilabel, "NTITLE": ntitle})
            # Read title:
            title = ""
            if ntitle > 0:
                assert (
                    np.fromfile(f, dtype="<i4", count=1)[0] == ntitle
                )  # length of title
                title = b"".join(np.fromfile(f, dtype="c", count=ntitle))
                title = title.decode()
                metadata["TITLE"] = title
                assert np.fromfile(f, dtype="<i4", count=1)[0] == ntitle
            if ilabel:
                try:
                    metadata.update(cls._read_label(f))
                except Exception as e:
                    warning = "Could not read label, trying to proceed " "without it!"
                    warning += " (Error message: {})".format(str(e))
                    warnings.warn(warning)
            # Read picture data:
            pos = f.tell()
            shape = metadata["NLAY"], metadata["NROW"], metadata["NCOL"]
            if lazy:
                from dask import delayed
                from dask.array import from_delayed

                task = delayed(_read_data)(f, filename, pos, data_format, shape)
                data = from_delayed(task, shape=shape, dtype=data_format)
            else:
                data = _read_data(f, filename, pos, data_format, shape)
        offsets = (
            metadata.get("X0V0", 0.0),
            metadata.get("Y0V2", 0.0),
            metadata.get("Z0V4", 0.0),
        )
        scales = (
            metadata.get("DXV1", 1.0),
            metadata.get("DYV3", 1.0),
            metadata.get("DZV5", 1.0),
        )
        units = (
            metadata.get("XUNIT", None),
            metadata.get("YUNIT", None),
            metadata.get("ZUNIT", None),
        )
        return cls(data, title, offsets, scales, units, metadata)

    def save_to_unf(self, filename, skip_header=False):
        """Save a :class:`~.SemperFormat` to a file.

        Parameters
        ----------
        filename : string
            The name of the unf-file to which the data should be written.
        skip_header : bool, optional
            Determines if the header, title and label should be skipped (useful
            for some other programs). Default is False.

        Returns
        -------
        None

        """
        nlay, nrow, ncol = self.data.shape
        data, iform = self._check_format(self.data)
        title = self.title if self.title is not None else ""
        with open(filename, "wb") as f:
            if not skip_header:
                # Create header:
                header = np.zeros(
                    (1,), dtype=self.HEADER_DTYPES[:-1]
                )  # IFORMAT is not used!
                # Fill header:
                header["NCOL"] = self.data.shape[2]
                header["NROW"] = self.data.shape[1]
                header["NLAY"] = self.data.shape[0]
                header["ICLASS"] = self.metadata.get("ICLASS", 6)  # 6: Undefined!
                header["IFORM"] = iform
                # IVERSN: 2; ILABEL:1 (True)
                header["IFLAG"] = 2 * 10000 + 1000 + len(title)
                # Write header:
                f.write(struct.pack("<i", 12))  # record length, 4 byte format!
                f.write(header.tobytes())
                f.write(struct.pack("<i", 12))  # record length, 4 byte format!
                # Write title:
                if len(title) > 0:
                    f.write(
                        struct.pack("<i", len(title))
                    )  # record length, 4 byte format!
                    f.write(title.encode())
                    f.write(
                        struct.pack("<i", len(title))
                    )  # record length, 4 byte format!
                # Create label:
                label = self._get_label()
                # Write label:
                f.write(struct.pack("<i", 2 * 256))  # record length, 4 byte format!
                f.write(label.tobytes())
                f.write(struct.pack("<i", 2 * 256))  # record length, 4 byte format!
            # Write picture data:
            for k in range(nlay):
                for j in range(nrow):
                    row = self.data[k, j, :]
                    # Record length = bytes per entry * ncol:
                    record_length = np.dtype(self.IFORM_DICT[iform]).itemsize * ncol
                    f.write(
                        struct.pack("<i", record_length)
                    )  # record length, 4 byte format!
                    f.write(row.tobytes())
                    # SEMPER always expects an even number of bytes per row,
                    # which is only a problem for writing single byte data
                    # (IFORM = 0, np.byte). If ncol is odd, an empty byte (0)
                    # is added:
                    if self.data.dtype == np.byte and ncol % 2 != 0:
                        np.zeros(1, dtype=np.byte).tobytes()
                    # record length, 4 byte format!
                    f.write(struct.pack("<i", record_length))

    @classmethod
    def from_signal(cls, signal):
        """Import a :class:`~.SemperFormat` object from a
        :class:`~hyperspy.signals.Signal` object.

        Parameters
        ----------
        signal: :class:`~hyperspy.signals.Signal`
            The signal which should be imported.

        Returns
        -------
        None

        """
        data = signal["data"]
        smetadata = DTBox(signal["metadata"], box_dots=True)
        assert len(data.shape) <= 3, "Only up to 3-dimensional datasets can be handled!"
        scales, offsets, units = [1.0] * 3, [0.0] * 3, [None] * 3  # Defaults!
        for i in range(len(data.shape)):
            scales[i] = signal["axes"][i]["scale"]
            offsets[i] = signal["axes"][i]["offset"]
            units[i] = signal["axes"][i]["units"]
        # Make sure data is 3D!
        data = data[tuple(None for _ in range(3 - len(data.shape)))]
        signal_dimension = len(
            [axis for axis in signal["axes"] if not axis["navigate"]]
        )
        if signal_dimension == 1:
            record_by = "spectrum"
        elif signal_dimension == 2:
            record_by = "image"
        else:
            record_by = ""
        iclass = cls.ICLASS_DICT_INV.get(record_by, 6)  # 6: undefined
        data, iform = cls._check_format(data)
        title = smetadata.General.to_dict().get("title", None)
        metadata = OrderedDict()
        if "date" in smetadata.General.keys() and "time" in smetadata.General.keys():
            dt = "%s %s" % (smetadata.General.date, smetadata.General.time)
        else:
            dt = "%s" % datetime.now()

        metadata.update(
            {
                "DATE": "%s" % dt.split(".")[0],
                "ICLASS": iclass,
                "IFORM": iform,
                "IVERSN": 2,  # Current standard
                "ILABEL": 1,  # True
                "IWP": 0,  # Seems standard
                "IPLTYP": 248,  # Seems standard
                "ICCOLN": data.shape[2] // 2 + 1,
                "ICROWN": data.shape[1] // 2 + 1,
                "ICLAYN": data.shape[0] // 2 + 1,
            }
        )
        return cls(data, title, offsets, scales, units, metadata)

    def to_dictionary(self, lazy=False):
        """Export a :class:`~.SemperFormat` object to a
        signal dictionary.

        Parameters
        ----------
        None

        Returns
        -------
        signal: dict
            The exported signal.

        """
        data = self.data.squeeze()  # Reduce unneeded dimensions!
        axes = []
        for name, scale, offset, units, size in zip(
            ("x", "y", "z"), self.scales, self.offsets, self.units, data.shape
        ):
            axes.append(
                {
                    "_type": "UniformDataAxis",
                    "name": name,
                    "units": units,
                    "navigate": False,
                    "is_binned": False,
                    "size": size,
                    "scale": scale,
                    "offset": offset,
                }
            )
        metadata = {}
        metadata["General"] = {}
        metadata["General"]["title"] = self.title
        if "DATE" in self.metadata.keys():
            date, time = self._convert_date_time_from_label()
            metadata["General"]["date"] = date
            metadata["General"]["time"] = time

        signal_dic = {
            "data": data,
            "metadata": metadata,
            "original_metadata": self.metadata,
            "axes": axes,
            "attributes": {"_lazy": lazy, "ragged": False},
        }
        return signal_dic

    def _convert_date_time_from_label(self):
        # Convert the label['DATE'] to ISO 8601 for metadata
        try:
            dt = datetime.strptime(self.metadata["DATE"], "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
        except ValueError:
            dt = datetime.strptime(self.metadata["DATE"], "%y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
        return dt.date().isoformat(), dt.time().isoformat()

    def log_info(self):
        """log important flag information of the :class:`.~SemperFormat`
        object.

        Parameters
        ----------
        None

        Returns
        -------
        None

        """
        info_str = (
            "Semper info:\n"
            + ("\t%s\n" % self.title)
            + ("\tdimensions: x: {}, y: {}, z: {}\n".format(*reversed(self.data.shape)))
            + ("\tscaling:    x: {:.3g}, y: {:.3g}, z: {:.3g}\n".format(*self.scales))
            + ("\toffsets:    x: {:.3g}, y: {:.3g}, z: {:.3g}".format(*self.offsets))
            + ("\tunits:      x: {}, y: {}, z: {}".format(*self.units))
            + ("\tdata range: %s %s\n" % (self.data.min(), self.data.max()))
            + ("\tmetadata:\n")
        )
        for k, v in self.metadata.items():
            info_str += "\t\t{}: {}".format(k, v)
        _logger.info(info_str)


def unpack_from_intbytes(fmt, byte_list):
    """Read in a list of bytes (as int with range 0-255) and unpack them with
    format `fmt`.
    """
    return struct.unpack(fmt, b"".join(map(bytes, [[byte] for byte in byte_list])))[0]


def pack_to_intbytes(fmt, value):
    """Pack a `value` into a byte list using format `fmt` and represent it as
    int (range 0-255).
    """
    return [int(c) for c in struct.pack(fmt, value)]


def _read_data(fobj, fname, position, data_format, shape):
    if fobj.closed:
        fobj = open(fname, "rb")
    fobj.seek(position)
    nlay, nrow, ncol = shape
    data = np.empty(shape, dtype=data_format)
    for k in range(nlay):
        for j in range(nrow):
            rec_length = np.fromfile(fobj, dtype="<i4", count=1)[0]
            # Not always ncol, see below
            count = rec_length // np.dtype(data_format).itemsize
            row = np.fromfile(fobj, dtype=data_format, count=count)
            # [:ncol] is used because Semper always writes an even
            # number of bytes which is a problem when reading in single
            # bytes (IFORM = 0, np.byte). If ncol is odd, an empty
            # byte (0) is added which has to be skipped during read in:
            data[k, j, :] = row[:ncol]
            test = np.fromfile(fobj, dtype="<i4", count=1)[0]
            assert test == rec_length
    return data


def file_reader(filename, lazy=False):
    """
    Read a Semper ``.unf`` file.

    Parameters
    ----------
    %s
    %s

    %s
    """
    semper = SemperFormat.load_from_unf(filename, lazy=lazy)
    semper.log_info()
    return [semper.to_dictionary(lazy=lazy)]


file_reader.__doc__ %= (FILENAME_DOC, LAZY_DOC, RETURNS_DOC)


def file_writer(filename, signal, skip_header=False):
    """
    Write signal to a Semper ``.unf`` file.

    Parameters
    ----------
    %s
    %s
    skip_header : bool, default=False
        Determines if the header, title and label should be skipped (useful
        for some other programs).
    """
    semper = SemperFormat.from_signal(signal)
    semper.save_to_unf(filename, skip_header)


file_writer.__doc__ %= (FILENAME_DOC.replace("read", "write to"), SIGNAL_DOC)