def _pp_save_ppfield_values(cube):
"""
Emulate saving a cube as PP, and capture the resulting PP field values.
"""
# Create a test object to stand in for a real PPField.
pp_field = mock.MagicMock(spec=pp.PPField3)
# Add minimal content required by the pp.save operation.
pp_field.HEADER_DEFN = pp.PPField3.HEADER_DEFN
# Save cube to a dummy file, mocking the internally created PPField
with mock.patch('iris.fileformats.pp.PPField3', return_value=pp_field):
target_filelike = mock.Mock(name='target')
target_filelike.mode = ('b')
pp.save(cube, target_filelike)
# Return pp-field mock with all the written properties
return pp_field
def _pp_save_ppfield_values(cube):
"""
Emulate saving a cube as PP, and capture the resulting PP field values.
"""
# Create a test object to stand in for a real PPField.
pp_field = mock.MagicMock(spec=pp.PPField3)
# Add minimal content required by the pp.save operation.
pp_field.HEADER_DEFN = pp.PPField3.HEADER_DEFN
# Save cube to a dummy file, mocking the internally created PPField
with mock.patch('iris.fileformats.pp.PPField3',
return_value=pp_field):
target_filelike = mock.Mock(name='target')
target_filelike.mode = ('b')
pp.save(cube, target_filelike)
# Return pp-field mock with all the written properties
return pp_field
