def test_array_to_table():
r"""Test conversion of arrays to ASCII table and back."""
flist = ['# %5s\t%ld\t%lf\t%g%+gj\n']
for use_astropy in [False, True]:
for f in flist:
dtype = serialize.cformat2nptype(f)
arr0 = np.ones(5, dtype)
arr0['f0'][0] = b'hello'
tab = serialize.array_to_table(arr0, f, use_astropy=use_astropy)
arr1 = serialize.table_to_array(tab, f, use_astropy=use_astropy)
np.testing.assert_array_equal(arr1, arr0)
def func_serialize(self, args):
r"""Serialize a message.
Args:
args: List of arguments to be formatted or numpy array to be
serialized.
Returns:
bytes, str: Serialized message.
"""
if self.format_str is None:
raise RuntimeError("Format string is not defined.")
args = self.datatype.coerce_type(args,
key_order=self.get_field_names())
if self.as_array:
out = serialize.array_to_table(args, self.format_str,
use_astropy=self.use_astropy)
else:
out = serialize.format_message(args, self.format_str)
return backwards.as_bytes(out)
