def test_decode_known_and_compare(self):
        """
        Create a decoder and read a numpy array from it
        """

        hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(self.known_hdf_as_string)
        nparray = hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(self.path_to_dataset)

        # compare the read numpy array to a known value from the stringed input
        self.assertEqual(nparray.tostring(),self.known_array.tostring())
    def test_encode_decode(self):
        """
        Encode some arrays
        """

        hdfencoder = HDFEncoder() # put array into the encoder
        hdfencoder.add_hdf_dataset(self.path_to_dataset, self.known_array)
        # get the string out from encoder
        hdf_string = hdfencoder.encoder_close()

        # Compare the arrays
        hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(hdf_string)  # put string in decoder...
        nparray = hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(self.path_to_dataset) # get array out

        self.assertEqual(nparray.tostring(), self.known_array.tostring()) # works for arbitrarily shaped arrays
    def test_decode_encode(self):
        """
        Try a decode-encode sequence and compare if its the same string
        """

        # decode an existing hdf file and read out an array
        hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(self.known_hdf_as_string) # put known string in decoder...
        nparray = hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(self.path_to_dataset) # get array out

        # encode the array and get the binary string containing the encoded hdf file
        hdfencoder = HDFEncoder() # put the array in the encoder...
        hdfencoder.add_hdf_dataset(self.path_to_dataset, self.known_array)
        hdf_string = hdfencoder.encoder_close() # get string out

        # compare the two strings
        self.assertEqual(hdf_string,self.known_hdf_as_string)
    def test_encode_with_filename_and_compare(self):
        """
        Create an encoder and add some (one) dataset/array
        """

        testfilename = '/tmp/testFile.hdf5'
        hdfencoder = HDFEncoder(testfilename)
        hdfencoder.add_hdf_dataset(self.path_to_dataset, self.known_array)
        # get the string out from encoder
        hdf_string = hdfencoder.encoder_close()

        self.assertEqual(hdf_string,self.known_hdf_as_string)

        hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(self.known_hdf_as_string)
        nparray = hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(self.path_to_dataset)

        self.assertEqual(nparray.tostring(), self.known_array.tostring())
    def add_two_datasets_read_compare(self, filename, dataset_name1, dataset_name2):
        array1 = numpy.ones((4,5))
        array2 = numpy.ones((2,3))

        # first create the file
        hdfencoder = HDFEncoder(filename)
        hdfencoder.add_hdf_dataset(dataset_name1, array1)
        hdfstring = hdfencoder.encoder_close()

        # now open the file and add another branch
        hdfencoder = HDFEncoder(filename)
        hdfencoder.add_hdf_dataset(dataset_name2, array2)
        hdfstring = hdfencoder.encoder_close()

        hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(hdfstring)
        # Read the first dataset
        array_decoded_1 =  hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(dataset_name1)

        hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(hdfstring)
        # Read the second dataset
        array_decoded_2 = hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(dataset_name2)

        self.assertEqual(array1.tostring(), array_decoded_1.tostring())
        self.assertEqual(array2.tostring(), array_decoded_2.tostring())
hdfencoder.add_hdf_dataset(dataset_name1, array1)
hdfencoder.add_hdf_dataset(dataset_name2, array2)
# Convert all the data to a binary string for easy transportation
hdfstring2 = hdfencoder.encoder_close()

# Create another encoder. This time pass on name of hdf5 file to write
hdfencoder = HDFEncoder('/tmp/testHDFEncoder.hdf5')
hdfencoder.add_hdf_dataset(dname, array3)
# Convert all the data to a binary string for easy transportation
hdfstring3 = hdfencoder.encoder_close()

##########################################################

print('Dataset: %s ' % dataset_name2)
# Create a decoder object
hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(hdfstring1)
# Read the array out of the decoder
print hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(dataset_name2)

print('Dataset: %s ' % dataset_name1)
# Create a decoder object
hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(hdfstring2)
# Read the array out of the decoder
print hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(dataset_name1)

#print "Third decoded hdf_string: "
## Create a decoder object
hdfdecoder = HDFDecoder(hdfstring3)
# Read the array out of the decoder
print('Dataset: %s ' % dataset_name1)
print hdfdecoder.read_hdf_dataset(dataset_name1)