def plate_from_qlp(qlbplate):
"""
Given a QLBPlate, find out what information we can automatically determine
from the file name and location.
"""
dirname = qlbplate.file.dirname
basename = qlbplate.file.basename
complete_name = basename[:-4] # -- .qlp
# assign box 2
boxes = Session.query(Box2).all()
# TODO: rename as to not contain timestamp?
# TODO-- this is probably bad (assumes parent directory like Box 2 Alpha 03)
plate_name = qlbplate.file.dirname.split('/')[-1]
plate = Plate(name=plate_name, program_version=qlbplate.host_software,
run_time=datetime.strptime(qlbplate.host_datetime, '%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S') if qlbplate.host_datetime else None)
for b in boxes:
if qlbplate.file.dirname.startswith(b.src_dir):
plate.box2 = b
return plate
