parse_cm.backstop.read_backstop

parse_cm.backstop.read_backstop(content)

Read commands from backstop file or backstop-formatted string.

This function is DEPRECATED for new code. Instead use kadi.commands.read_backstop.

Note that the BackstopTable object returned by this function has a cmds property that can be used to convert to a kadi.commands.CommandTable.

Returns a BackstopTable object (derived from astropy Table) which has a row for each backstop command.

Example:

>>> ####################################################################################
>>> # THIS FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED for new code, use kadi.commands.read_backstop instead.
>>> ####################################################################################
>>>
>>> from parse_cm import read_backstop
>>> backstop_lines = [' 2009:035:04:32:22.516 | 8941534 0 | SIMTRANS | POS= 89824, SCS= 128, STEP= 2244']
>>> read_backstop(backstop_lines)
<BackstopTable masked=False length=1>
        date           vcdu     type    tlmsid   scs   step                  params
    string168        int64   string64 string32 int64 int64                  object
--------------------- -------- -------- -------- ----- ----- ----------------------------------------
2009:035:04:32:22.516 89415340 SIMTRANS     None   128  2244 {'step': 2244, 'pos': 89824, 'scs': 128}

Content:

Backstop file name or a list of backstop lines

Returns:

BackstopTable