コード例 #1
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    def convert(self, output_limit=0, rchunks=None, wchunks=None):
        """
        Method to perform the Reshaper's designated operation.

        In this case, convert a list of time-slice files to time-series files.

        Parameters:
            output_limit (int): Limit on the number of output (time-series) files to write during the
                convert() operation.  If set to 0, no limit is placed.  This limits the number of output files
                produced by each processor in a parallel run.
            rchunks (dict): A dictionary of dimension names mapped to reading chunk sizes along that named
                dimension
            wchunks (dict): A dictionary of dimension names mapped to writing chunk sizes along that named
                dimension
        """
        iobackend.set_backend(self._backend)

        # Type checking input
        if type(output_limit) is not int:
            err_msg = 'Output limit must be an integer'
            raise TypeError(err_msg)

        # Start the total convert process timer
        self._timer.start('Complete Conversion Process')

        # Validate the input files themselves
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('Inspecting input files...', verbosity=0)
        self._timer.start('Inspect Input Files')
        self._inspect_input_files()
        self._timer.stop('Inspect Input Files')
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('...Input files inspected.', verbosity=0)

        # Validate the output files
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('Inspecting output files...', verbosity=0)
        self._timer.start('Inspect Output Files')
        self._inspect_output_files()
        self._timer.stop('Inspect Output Files')
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('...Output files inspected.', verbosity=0)

        # Check the read chunking
        if rchunks is None:
            # Default chunking is over 1 time-step at a time
            rchunks = {self._unlimited_dim: 1}
        if not isinstance(rchunks, dict):
            err_msg = 'Chunks must be specified with a dictionary'
            raise TypeError(err_msg)
        for key, value in rchunks.iteritems():
            if not isinstance(key, basestring):
                err_msg = 'Chunks dictionary must have string-type keys'
                raise TypeError(err_msg)
            if not isinstance(value, int):
                err_msg = 'Chunks dictionary must have integer chunk sizes'
                raise TypeError(err_msg)

        # Debugging output
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            if len(rchunks) > 0:
                self._vprint('Read chunk sizes:', verbosity=1)
                for dname in rchunks:
                    self._vprint('  {!s}: {}'.format(
                        dname, rchunks[dname]), verbosity=1)
            else:
                self._vprint('No read chunking specified.', verbosity=1)
            self._vprint(
                'Converting time-slices to time-series...', verbosity=0)
        self._simplecomm.sync()

        # Partition the time-series variables across all processors
        tsv_names_loc = self._time_series_variables
        if output_limit > 0:
            tsv_names_loc = tsv_names_loc[0:output_limit]

        # Print partitions for all ranks
        dbg_msg = 'Converting time-series variables: {0}'.format(
            ', '.join(tsv_names_loc))
        self._vprint(dbg_msg, header=True, verbosity=1)

        # Reset all of the timer values (as it is possible that there are no
        # time-series variables in the local list procuded above)
        self._timer.reset('Open Output Files')
        self._timer.reset('Close Output Files')
        self._timer.reset('Open Input Files')
        self._timer.reset('Close Input Files')
        self._timer.reset('Create Time-Invariant Metadata')
        self._timer.reset('Create Time-Variant Metadata')
        self._timer.reset('Create Time-Series Variables')
        self._timer.reset('Read Time-Invariant Metadata')
        self._timer.reset('Read Time-Variant Metadata')
        self._timer.reset('Read Time-Series Variables')
        self._timer.reset('Write Time-Invariant Metadata')
        self._timer.reset('Write Time-Variant Metadata')
        self._timer.reset('Write Time-Series Variables')

        # Initialize the byte count dictionary
        self._byte_counts['Requested Data'] = 0
        self._byte_counts['Actual Data'] = 0

        #===== LOOP OVER TIME_SERIES VARIABLES =====

        if len(self._time_invariant_metafile_vars) > 0:
            metafile = iobackend.NCFile(self._metadata_filename)
        else:
            metafile = None

        # Loop over all time-series variables
        for out_name in tsv_names_loc:

            # Once-file data, for convenience
            is_once_file = (out_name == 'once')
            write_meta_data = not (self._use_once_file and not is_once_file)
            write_tser_data = not (self._use_once_file and is_once_file)

            # Determine the output file name for this variable
            out_filename = self._time_series_filenames[out_name]
            dbg_msg = 'Opening output file for variable: {0}'.format(out_name)
            if out_name == 'once':
                dbg_msg = 'Opening "once" file.'
            self._vprint(dbg_msg, header=True, verbosity=1)

            # Open the output file
            self._timer.start('Open Output Files')
            temp_filename = out_filename + '_temp_.nc'
            if exists(temp_filename):
                remove(temp_filename)
            if self._write_mode == 'a' and out_name in self._existing:
                rename(out_filename, temp_filename)
                out_file = iobackend.NCFile(temp_filename, mode='a',
                                            ncfmt=self._netcdf_format,
                                            compression=self._netcdf_compression,
                                            least_significant_digit=self._netcdf_least_significant_digit)
                appending = True
            else:
                out_file = iobackend.NCFile(temp_filename, mode='w',
                                            ncfmt=self._netcdf_format,
                                            compression=self._netcdf_compression,
                                            least_significant_digit=self._netcdf_least_significant_digit)
                appending = False
            self._timer.stop('Open Output Files')

            # Start the loop over input files (i.e., time-slices)
            offsets = {
                self._unlimited_dim: self._time_series_step_index[out_name]}
            for in_filename in self._input_filenames:

                # Open the input file (and metadata file, if necessary)
                self._timer.start('Open Input Files')
                in_file = iobackend.NCFile(in_filename)
                self._timer.stop('Open Input Files')

                # Create header info, if this is the first input file
                if in_filename == self._input_filenames[0] and not appending:

                    # Copy file attributes and dimensions to output file
                    for name in in_file.ncattrs:
                        out_file.setncattr(name, in_file.getncattr(name))
                    for name, val in in_file.dimensions.iteritems():
                        if name == self._unlimited_dim:
                            out_file.create_dimension(name)
                        else:
                            out_file.create_dimension(name, val)

                    # Create the metadata variables
                    if write_meta_data:

                        # Time-invariant metadata variables
                        self._timer.start('Create Time-Invariant Metadata')
                        for name in self._time_invariant_metadata:
                            self._create_var(in_file, out_file, name)
                        for name in self._time_invariant_metafile_vars:
                            self._create_var(metafile, out_file, name)
                        self._timer.stop('Create Time-Invariant Metadata')

                        # Time-variant metadata variables
                        self._timer.start('Create Time-Variant Metadata')
                        for name in self._time_variant_metadata:
                            self._create_var(in_file, out_file, name)
                        self._timer.stop('Create Time-Variant Metadata')

                    # Create the time-series variable
                    if write_tser_data:

                        # Time-series variable
                        self._timer.start('Create Time-Series Variables')
                        self._create_var(in_file, out_file,
                                         out_name, chunks=wchunks)
                        self._timer.stop('Create Time-Series Variables')

                    dbg_msg = 'Writing output file for variable: {0}'.format(
                        out_name)
                    if out_name == 'once':
                        dbg_msg = 'Writing "once" file.'
                    self._vprint(dbg_msg, header=True, verbosity=1)

                    # Copy the time-invariant metadata
                    if write_meta_data:
                        for name in self._time_invariant_metadata:
                            in_var = in_file.variables[name]
                            out_var = out_file.variables[name]
                            self._copy_var('Time-Invariant Metadata',
                                           in_var, out_var, chunks=rchunks)
                        for name in self._time_invariant_metafile_vars:
                            in_var = metafile.variables[name]
                            out_var = out_file.variables[name]
                            self._copy_var('Time-Invariant Metadata',
                                           in_var, out_var, chunks=rchunks)

                # Copy the time-varient metadata
                if write_meta_data:
                    for name in self._time_variant_metadata:
                        in_var = in_file.variables[name]
                        out_var = out_file.variables[name]
                        self._copy_var('Time-Variant Metadata', in_var,
                                       out_var, chunks=rchunks, offsets=offsets)

                # Copy the time-series variables
                if write_tser_data:
                    in_var = in_file.variables[out_name]
                    out_var = out_file.variables[out_name]
                    self._copy_var('Time-Series Variables', in_var,
                                   out_var, chunks=rchunks, offsets=offsets)

                # Increment the time-series index offset
                offsets[self._unlimited_dim] += in_file.dimensions[self._unlimited_dim]

                # Close the input file
                self._timer.start('Close Input Files')
                in_file.close()
                self._timer.stop('Close Input Files')

            # Close the output file
            self._timer.start('Close Output Files')
            out_file.close()
            rename(temp_filename, out_filename)
            self._timer.stop('Close Output Files')

            # Output message to user
            dbg_msg = 'Closed output file for variable: {0}'.format(out_name)
            if out_name == 'once':
                dbg_msg = 'Closed "once" file.'
            self._vprint(dbg_msg, header=True, verbosity=1)

        # Close the metadata file, if necessary
        if metafile:
            metafile.close()

        # Information
        self._simplecomm.sync()
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint(
                '...Finished converting time-slices to time-series.', verbosity=0)

        # Finish clocking the entire convert procedure
        self._timer.stop('Complete Conversion Process')
コード例 #2
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    def _inspect_input_files(self):
        """
        Inspect the input data files themselves.

        We check the file contents here, which means opening and reading heading information from the files.
        """
        # Set the I/O backend according to what is specified
        iobackend.set_backend(self._backend)

        # Initialize the list of variable names for each category
        udim = None
        timeta = []
        xtra_timeta = []
        tvmeta = []

        # Initialize the local dictionary of time-series variables and sizes
        all_tsvars = {}
        file_times = {}

        #===== INSPECT FIRST INPUT FILE (ON MASTER PROCESS ONLY) =====

        # Open first file
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            ifile = iobackend.NCFile(self._input_filenames[0])

            # Look for the 'unlimited' dimension
            try:
                udim = next(
                    dim for dim in ifile.dimensions if ifile.unlimited(dim))
            except StopIteration:
                err_msg = 'Unlimited dimension not found.'
                raise LookupError(err_msg)

            # Get the first file's time values
            file_times[self._input_filenames[0]] = ifile.variables[udim][:]

            # Categorize each variable (only looking at first file)
            for var_name, var in ifile.variables.iteritems():
                if udim not in var.dimensions:
                    if var_name not in self._exclude_list:
                        timeta.append(var_name)
                elif var_name in self._metadata_names or (self._1d_metadata and len(var.dimensions) == 1):
                    tvmeta.append(var_name)
                elif self._time_series_names is None or var_name in self._time_series_names:
                    all_tsvars[var_name] = var.datatype.itemsize * var.size

            # Close the first file
            ifile.close()

            # Find variables only in the metadata file
            if self._metadata_filename is not None:
                ifile = iobackend.NCFile(self._metadata_filename)
                for var_name, var in ifile.variables.iteritems():
                    if udim not in var.dimensions and var_name not in timeta:
                        xtra_timeta.append(var_name)
                ifile.close()

        self._simplecomm.sync()

        # Send information to worker processes
        self._unlimited_dim = self._simplecomm.partition(
            udim, func=Duplicate(), involved=True)
        self._time_invariant_metadata = self._simplecomm.partition(
            timeta, func=Duplicate(), involved=True)
        self._time_invariant_metafile_vars = self._simplecomm.partition(
            xtra_timeta, func=Duplicate(), involved=True)
        self._time_variant_metadata = self._simplecomm.partition(
            tvmeta, func=Duplicate(), involved=True)
        all_tsvars = self._simplecomm.partition(
            all_tsvars, func=Duplicate(), involved=True)

        self._simplecomm.sync()
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  First input file inspected.', verbosity=2)

        #===== INSPECT REMAINING INPUT FILES (IN PARALLEL) =====

        # Get the list of variable names and missing variables
        var_names = set(
            all_tsvars.keys() + self._time_invariant_metadata + self._time_invariant_metafile_vars + self._time_variant_metadata)
        missing_vars = set()

        # Partition the remaining filenames to inspect
        input_filenames = self._simplecomm.partition(
            self._input_filenames[1:], func=EqualStride(), involved=True)

        # Make a pass through remaining files and:
        # (1) Make sure it has the 'unlimited' dimension
        # (2) Make sure this dimension is truely 'unlimited'
        # (3) Check that this dimension has a corresponding variable
        # (4) Check if there are any missing variables
        # (5) Get the time values from the files
        for ifilename in input_filenames:
            ifile = iobackend.NCFile(ifilename)

            # Determine the unlimited dimension
            if self._unlimited_dim not in ifile.dimensions:
                err_msg = 'Unlimited dimension not found in file "{0}"'.format(
                    ifilename)
                raise LookupError(err_msg)
            if not ifile.unlimited(self._unlimited_dim):
                err_msg = 'Dimension "{0}" not unlimited in file "{1}"'.format(
                    self._unlimited_dim, ifilename)
                raise LookupError(err_msg)
            if self._unlimited_dim not in ifile.variables:
                err_msg = 'Unlimited dimension variable not found in file "{0}"'.format(
                    ifilename)
                raise LookupError(err_msg)

            # Get the time values (list of NDArrays)
            file_times[ifilename] = ifile.variables[self._unlimited_dim][:]

            # Get the missing variables
            var_names_next = set(ifile.variables.keys())
            missing_vars.update(var_names - var_names_next)

            # Close the file
            ifile.close()

        self._simplecomm.sync()
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  Remaining input files inspected.', verbosity=2)

        #===== CHECK FOR MISSING VARIABLES =====

        # Gather all missing variables on the master process
        if self._simplecomm.get_size() > 1:
            if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
                for _ in range(1, self._simplecomm.get_size()):
                    missing_vars.update(self._simplecomm.collect()[1])
            else:
                self._simplecomm.collect(missing_vars)
        self._simplecomm.sync()

        # Check for missing variables only on master process
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():

            # Remove metafile variables from missing vars set
            missing_vars -= set(self._time_invariant_metafile_vars)

            # Make sure that the list of variables in each file is the same
            if len(missing_vars) != 0:
                warning = ("WARNING: Some variables are not in all input files:{0}   "
                           "{1}").format(linesep, ', '.join(sorted(missing_vars)))
                self._vprint(warning, header=False, verbosity=0)

            self._vprint('  Checked for missing variables.', verbosity=2)

        #===== SORT INPUT FILES BY TIME =====

        # Gather the file time values onto the master process
        if self._simplecomm.get_size() > 1:
            if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
                for _ in range(1, self._simplecomm.get_size()):
                    file_times.update(self._simplecomm.collect()[1])
            else:
                self._simplecomm.collect(file_times)
        self._simplecomm.sync()

        # Check the order of the input files based on the time values
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():

            # Determine the sort order based on the first time in the time
            # values
            old_order = range(len(self._input_filenames))
            new_order = sorted(
                old_order, key=lambda i: file_times[self._input_filenames[i]][0])

            # Re-order the list of input filenames and time values
            new_filenames = [self._input_filenames[i] for i in new_order]
            new_values = [file_times[self._input_filenames[i]]
                          for i in new_order]

            # Now, check that the largest time in each file is less than the smallest time
            # in the next file (so that the time spans of each file do not
            # overlap)
            for i in xrange(1, len(new_values)):
                if new_values[i - 1][-1] >= new_values[i][0]:
                    err_msg = ('Times in input files {0} and {1} appear to '
                               'overlap').format(new_filenames[i - 1], new_filenames[i])
                    raise ValueError(err_msg)

        else:
            new_filenames = None

        # Now that this is validated, save the time values and filename in the
        # new order
        self._input_filenames = self._simplecomm.partition(
            new_filenames, func=Duplicate(), involved=True)

        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  Input files sorted by time.', verbosity=2)

        #===== FINALIZING OUTPUT =====
        self._simplecomm.sync()

        # Debug output
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  Time-Invariant Metadata: {0}'.format(
                ', '.join(self._time_invariant_metadata)), verbosity=1)
            if len(self._time_invariant_metafile_vars) > 0:
                self._vprint('  Additional Time-Invariant Metadata: {0}'.format(
                    ', '.join(self._time_invariant_metafile_vars)), verbosity=1)
            self._vprint('  Time-Variant Metadata: {0}'.format(
                ', '.join(self._time_variant_metadata)), verbosity=1)
            self._vprint(
                '  Time-Series Variables: {0}'.format(', '.join(all_tsvars.keys())), verbosity=1)

        # Add 'once' variable if writing to a once file
        # NOTE: This is a "cheat"!  There is no 'once' variable.  It's just
        #       a catch for all metadata IFF the 'once-file' is enabled.
        if self._use_once_file:
            all_tsvars['once'] = max(all_tsvars.values())

        # Partition the time-series variables across processors
        self._time_series_variables = self._simplecomm.partition(
            all_tsvars.items(), func=WeightBalanced(), involved=True)
コード例 #3
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    def _inspect_output_files(self):
        """
        Perform inspection of the output data files themselves.

        We compute the output file name from the prefix and suffix, and then
        we check whether the output files exist.  By default, if the output
        file exists, then the job is stopped.
        """
        iobackend.set_backend(self._backend)

        # Loop through the time-series variables and generate output filenames
        self._time_series_filenames = \
            dict([(variable, self._output_prefix + variable + self._output_suffix)
                  for variable in self._time_series_variables])

        # Find which files already exist
        self._existing = [v for (v, f) in self._time_series_filenames.iteritems()
                          if isfile(f)]

        # Set the starting step index for each variable
        self._time_series_step_index = dict([(variable, 0) for variable in
                                             self._time_series_variables])

        # If overwrite is enabled, delete all existing files first
        if self._write_mode == 'o':
            if self._simplecomm.is_manager() and len(self._existing) > 0:
                self._vprint('WARNING: Deleting existing output files for time-series '
                             'variables: {0}'.format(', '.join(sorted(self._existing))), verbosity=0)
            for variable in self._existing:
                remove(self._time_series_filenames[variable])
            self._existing = []

        # Or, if skip existing is set, remove the existing time-series
        # variables from the list of time-series variables to convert
        elif self._write_mode == 's':
            if self._simplecomm.is_manager() and len(self._existing) > 0:
                self._vprint('WARNING: Skipping time-series variables with '
                             'existing output files: {0}'.format(', '.join(sorted(self._existing))), verbosity=0)
            for variable in self._existing:
                self._time_series_variables.remove(variable)

        # Or, if appending, check that the existing output files conform
        # to the expected pattern
        elif self._write_mode == 'a':

            # Check each existing time-series file
            for variable in self._existing:

                # Get the matching filename
                filename = self._time_series_filenames[variable]

                # Open the time-series file for inspection
                tsfile = iobackend.NCFile(filename)

                # Check that the file has the unlimited dim and var
                if not tsfile.unlimited(self._unlimited_dim):
                    err_msg = ('Cannot append to time-series file with missing unlimited '
                               'dimension {0!r}').format(self._unlimited_dim)
                    raise RuntimeError(err_msg)

                # Check for once file
                is_once_file = (variable == 'once')
                needs_meta_data = not (
                    self._use_once_file and not is_once_file)
                needs_tser_data = not (self._use_once_file and is_once_file)

                # Look for metadata
                if needs_meta_data:

                    # Check that the time-variant metadata are all present
                    for metavar in self._time_variant_metadata:
                        if metavar not in tsfile.variables:
                            err_msg = ("Cannot append to time-series file with missing time-variant metadata "
                                       "'{0}'").format(metavar)
                            raise RuntimeError(err_msg)

                # Check that the time-series variable is present
                if needs_tser_data and variable not in tsfile.variables:
                    err_msg = ("Cannot append to time-series file with missing time-series variable "
                               "'{0}'").format(variable)
                    raise RuntimeError(err_msg)

                # Get the starting step index to start writing from
                self._time_series_step_index[variable] = tsfile.dimensions[self._unlimited_dim]

                # Close the time-series file
                tsfile.close()

        # Otherwise, throw an exception if any existing output files are found
        elif len(self._existing) > 0:
            err_msg = "Found existing output files for time-series variables: {0}".format(
                ', '.join(sorted(self._existing)))
            raise RuntimeError(err_msg)
コード例 #4
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    def _inspect_input_files(self):
        """
        Inspect the input data files themselves.

        We check the file contents here.
        """
        # Set the I/O backend according to what is specified
        iobackend.set_backend(self._backend)

        # Initialize the list of variable names for each category
        self._time_variant_metadata = []
        self._time_invariant_metadata = []

        # Initialize the local dictionary of time-series variables and sizes
        all_tsvars = {}

        #===== INSPECT FIRST INPUT FILE =====

        # Open first file
        ifile = iobackend.NCFile(self._input_filenames[0])

        # Look for the 'unlimited' dimension
        try:
            self._unlimited_dim = next(dim for dim in ifile.dimensions
                                       if ifile.unlimited(dim))
        except StopIteration:
            err_msg = 'Unlimited dimension not found.'
            raise LookupError(err_msg)

        # Get the time values
        time_values = [ifile.variables[self._unlimited_dim][:]]

        # Categorize each variable (only looking at first file)
        for var_name, var in ifile.variables.iteritems():
            if self._unlimited_dim not in var.dimensions:
                self._time_invariant_metadata.append(var_name)
            elif (var_name in self._metadata_names
                  or (self._1d_metadata and len(var.dimensions) == 1)):
                self._time_variant_metadata.append(var_name)
            elif (self._time_series_names is None
                  or var_name in self._time_series_names):
                all_tsvars[var_name] = var.datatype.itemsize * var.size

        # Get the list of variable names and missing variables
        var_names = set(all_tsvars.keys() + self._time_invariant_metadata +
                        self._time_variant_metadata)
        missing_vars = set()

        # Close the first file
        ifile.close()

        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  First input file inspected.', verbosity=2)

        #===== INSPECT REMAINING INPUT FILES =====

        # Make a pass through remaining files and:
        # (1) Make sure it has the 'unlimited' dimension
        # (2) Make sure this dimension is truely 'unlimited'
        # (3) Check that this dimension has a corresponding variable
        # (4) Check if there are any missing variables
        # (5) Get the time values from the files
        for ifilename in self._input_filenames[1:]:
            ifile = iobackend.NCFile(ifilename)

            # Determine the unlimited dimension
            if self._unlimited_dim not in ifile.dimensions:
                err_msg = ('Unlimited dimension not found '
                           'in file "{0}"').format(ifilename)
                raise LookupError(err_msg)
            if not ifile.unlimited(self._unlimited_dim):
                err_msg = ('Dimension "{0}" not unlimited in file '
                           '"{1}"').format(self._unlimited_dim, ifilename)
                raise LookupError(err_msg)
            if self._unlimited_dim not in ifile.variables:
                err_msg = ('Unlimited dimension variable not found in file '
                           '"{0}"').format(ifilename)
                raise LookupError(err_msg)

            # Get the time values (list of NDArrays)
            time_values.append(ifile.variables[self._unlimited_dim][:])

            # Get the missing variables
            var_names_next = set(ifile.variables.keys())
            missing_vars.update(var_names - var_names_next)

            # Close the file
            ifile.close()

        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  Remaining input files inspected.', verbosity=2)

        #===== CHECK FOR MISSING VARIABLES =====

        # Make sure that the list of variables in each file is the same
        if len(missing_vars) != 0:
            warning = ("WARNING: The first input file has variables "
                       "that are not in all input files:{0}   "
                       "{1}").format(linesep, ', '.join(sorted(missing_vars)))
            self._vprint(warning, header=True, verbosity=0)

        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  Checked for missing variables.', verbosity=2)

        #===== SORT INPUT FILES BY TIME =====

        # Determine the sort order based on the first time in the time values
        old_order = range(len(self._input_filenames))
        new_order = sorted(old_order, key=lambda i: time_values[i][0])

        # Re-order the list of input filenames and time values
        new_filenames = [self._input_filenames[i] for i in new_order]
        new_values = [time_values[i] for i in new_order]

        # Now, check that the largest time in each file is less than the
        # smallest time in the next file (so that the time spans of each file
        # do not overlap)
        for i in xrange(1, len(new_values)):
            if new_values[i - 1][-1] >= new_values[i][0]:
                err_msg = ('Times in input files {0} and {1} appear '
                           'to overlap').format(new_filenames[i - 1],
                                                new_filenames[i])
                raise ValueError(err_msg)

        # Now that this is validated, save the time values and filename in
        # the new order
        self._input_filenames = new_filenames

        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  Input files sorted by time.', verbosity=2)

        #===== FINALIZING OUTPUT =====

        # Debug output
        if self._simplecomm.is_manager():
            self._vprint('  Time-Invariant Metadata: '
                         '{0}'.format(self._time_invariant_metadata),
                         verbosity=1)
            self._vprint('  Time-Variant Metadata: '
                         '{0}'.format(self._time_variant_metadata),
                         verbosity=1)
            self._vprint('  Time-Series Variables: '
                         '{0}'.format(all_tsvars.keys()),
                         verbosity=1)

        # Add 'once' variable if writing to a once file
        # NOTE: This is a "cheat"!  There is no 'once' variable.  It's just
        #       a catch for all metadata IFF the 'once-file' is enabled.
        if self._use_once_file:
            all_tsvars['once'] = max(all_tsvars.values())

        # Partition the time-series variables across processors
        self._time_series_variables = self._simplecomm.partition(
            all_tsvars.items(), func=WeightBalanced(), involved=True)