def create_unit(unit_name):
"""
creates a unit object using the lookup table
"""
unit_path = io.getRelativeToAppData('dat/units_cv.dat')
var = pickle.load(open(unit_path,'rb'))
# dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
# var = pickle.load(open(os.path.join(dir,'../data/units_cv.dat'),'rb'))
if unit_name in var:
U = stdlib.Unit()
U.UnitName(value=unit_name)
U.UnitTypeCV(value=var[unit_name][0].strip())
U.UnitAbbreviation(value=var[unit_name][1].strip())
return U
else:
U = stdlib.Unit()
U.UnitName(value=unit_name)
U.UnitTypeCV(value='unknown')
U.UnitAbbreviation(value='unknown')
#print '> [WARNING] Unit not found in controlled vocabulary : '+unit_name
return U
def create_variable(variable_name_cv):
"""
creates a variable object using the lookup table
"""
sPrint('Loading variable: '+variable_name_cv, MessageType.DEBUG)
var_path = io.getRelativeToAppData('dat/var_cv.dat')
var = pickle.load(open(var_path,'rb'))
sPrint('Loaded var_cv', MessageType.DEBUG)
if variable_name_cv in var:
sPrint('var name in var', MessageType.DEBUG)
V = stdlib.Variable()
V.VariableNameCV(value=variable_name_cv)
V.VariableDefinition(value=var[variable_name_cv].strip())
return V
else:
sPrint('var name not in var', MessageType.DEBUG)
V = stdlib.Variable()
V.VariableNameCV(value=variable_name_cv)
V.VariableDefinition(value='unknown')
#print '> [WARNING] Variable not found in controlled vocabulary : '+variable_name_cv
return V
