loci.formats.in

## Class ColumbusReader

- java.lang.Object
- - loci.formats.FormatHandler
  - - loci.formats.FormatReader
    - - loci.formats.in.ColumbusReader

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable, ICompressedTileReader, IFormatHandler, IFormatReader, IMetadataConfigurable, IPyramidHandler

      public class ColumbusReader
      extends FormatReader

  ColumbusReader is the file format reader for screens exported from PerkinElmer Columbus.
  Author:
    Melissa Linkert melissa at glencoesoftware.com

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `(package private) class` | `ColumbusReader.MeasurementHandler`
    `(package private) class` | `ColumbusReader.Plane`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `private java.lang.String` | `acquisitionDate`
    `private static java.lang.String` | `MAGIC`
    `private java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String>` | `metadataFiles`
    `private int` | `nFields`
    `private java.util.ArrayList<ColumbusReader.Plane>` | `planes`
    `private MinimalTiffReader` | `reader`
    `private static java.lang.String` | `XML_FILE`

    - ### Fields inherited from class loci.formats.FormatReader

      `core, coreIndex, datasetDescription, domains, fillColor, filterMetadata, flattenedResolutions, group, hasCompanionFiles, in, indexedAsRGB, metadata, metadataStore, normalizeData, resolution, saveOriginalMetadata, series, suffixNecessary, suffixSufficient, THUMBNAIL_DIMENSION`

    - ### Fields inherited from class loci.formats.FormatHandler

      `COMPRESSION_SUFFIXES, currentId, format, LOGGER, metadataOptions, suffixes`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface loci.formats.IFormatReader

      `CAN_GROUP, CANNOT_GROUP, MUST_GROUP`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ColumbusReader()` Constructs a new Columbus reader.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `close(boolean fileOnly)` Closes the currently open file.
    `private java.lang.Double` | `correctUnits(java.lang.Double v, java.lang.String unit)` Calculate value in micrometers based on input value and units.
    `int` | `fileGroupOption(java.lang.String id)` Returns an indication of whether the files in a multi-file dataset can be handled individually.
    `private static loci.common.Location` | `findXML(java.lang.String name)`
    `int` | `getRequiredDirectories(java.lang.String[] files)` Returns the number of parent directories that are important when processing the given list of files.
    `java.lang.String[]` | `getSeriesUsedFiles(boolean noPixels)` Returns an array of filenames needed to open the current series.
    `protected void` | `initFile(java.lang.String id)` Initializes the given file (parsing header information, etc.).
    `boolean` | `isSingleFile(java.lang.String id)` Returns true if the named file is expected to be the only file in the dataset.
    `boolean` | `isThisType(loci.common.RandomAccessInputStream stream)` Checks if the given stream is a valid stream for this file format.
    `boolean` | `isThisType(java.lang.String name, boolean open)` Checks if a file matches the type of this format reader.
    `private ColumbusReader.Plane` | `lookupPlane(int row, int col, int field, int t, int c, int z)`
    `byte[]` | `openBytes(int no, byte[] buf, int x, int y, int w, int h)` Obtains a sub-image of the specified image plane into a pre-allocated byte array.
    `private void` | `parseImageXML(java.lang.String filename, int externalTime)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class loci.formats.FormatReader

      `addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMeta, addGlobalMetaList, addMeta, addMetaList, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMeta, addSeriesMetaList, close, coreIndexToSeries, flattenHashtables, get16BitLookupTable, get8BitLookupTable, getAcquisitionMode, getAdvancedSeriesUsedFiles, getAdvancedUsedFiles, getArcType, getAvailableOptions, getBinning, getBitsPerPixel, getCompression, getContrastMethod, getCoreIndex, getCoreMetadataList, getCorrection, getCurrentCore, getCurrentFile, getDatasetStructureDescription, getDetectorType, getDimensionOrder, getDimensionOrder, getDomains, getEffectiveSizeC, getExperimentType, getFilamentType, getFillColor, getFillRule, getFilterType, getFontFamily, getFontStyle, getGlobalMeta, getGlobalMetadata, getIlluminationType, getImageCount, getImmersion, getIndex, getIndex, getLaserMedium, getLaserType, getMarker, getMedium, getMetadataStore, getMetadataStoreRoot, getMetadataValue, getMicrobeamManipulationType, getMicroscopeType, getModuloC, getModuloT, getModuloZ, getNamingConvention, getOptimalTileHeight, getOptimalTileWidth, getPixelType, getPixelType, getPossibleDomains, getPulse, getResolution, getResolutionCount, getRGBChannelCount, getRotationTransform, getSeries, getSeriesCount, getSeriesMeta, getSeriesMetadata, getSeriesMetadataValue, getSeriesUsedFiles, getSizeC, getSizeT, getSizeX, getSizeY, getSizeZ, getThumbSizeX, getThumbSizeY, getTileColumns, getTileRows, getUnderlyingReaders, getUsedFiles, getUsedFiles, getZCTCoords, getZCTModuloCoords, hasCompanionFiles, hasFlattenedResolutions, isFalseColor, isGroupFiles, isIndexed, isInterleaved, isInterleaved, isLittleEndian, isMetadataComplete, isMetadataFiltered, isNormalized, isOrderCertain, isOriginalMetadataPopulated, isRGB, isThisType, isThisType, isThumbnailSeries, isUsedFile, makeFilterMetadata, openBytes, openBytes, openBytes, openPlane, openThumbBytes, readPlane, readPlane, readPlane, reopenFile, seriesToCoreIndex, setCoreIndex, setFillColor, setFlattenedResolutions, setGroupFiles, setId, setMetadataFiltered, setMetadataStore, setNormalized, setOriginalMetadataPopulated, setResolution, setSeries, updateMetadataLists`

    - ### Methods inherited from class loci.formats.FormatHandler

      `checkSuffix, checkSuffix, getFormat, getMetadataOptions, getNativeDataType, getSuffixes, getSupportedMetadataLevels, setMetadataOptions`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface loci.formats.IFormatHandler

      `getFormat, getNativeDataType, getSuffixes`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface loci.formats.IMetadataConfigurable

      `getMetadataOptions, getSupportedMetadataLevels, setMetadataOptions`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface loci.formats.ICompressedTileReader

      `getTileCodec, getTileCodecOptions, openCompressedBytes, openCompressedBytes`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### XML_FILE

          private static final java.lang.String XML_FILE

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### MAGIC

          private static final java.lang.String MAGIC

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

    - #### metadataFiles

          private java.util.ArrayList<java.lang.String> metadataFiles

    - #### planes

          private java.util.ArrayList<ColumbusReader.Plane> planes

    - #### reader

          private MinimalTiffReader reader

    - #### nFields

          private int nFields

    - #### acquisitionDate

          private java.lang.String acquisitionDate

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ColumbusReader

          public ColumbusReader()

      Constructs a new Columbus reader.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getRequiredDirectories

          public int getRequiredDirectories(java.lang.String[] files)
                                     throws FormatException,
                                            java.io.IOException

      Description copied from interface: `IFormatReader`
      Returns the number of parent directories that are important when processing the given list of files. The number of directories is relative to the common parent. For example, given a list with these two files: /path/to/file/foo /path/to/file/that/is/related A return value of 0 indicates that "/path/to/file/" is irrelevant. A return value of 1 indicates that "/path/to/" is irrelevant. Return values less than 0 are invalid. All listed files are assumed to belong to datasets of the same format.
      Specified by:
        `getRequiredDirectories` in interface `IFormatReader`
      Overrides:
        `getRequiredDirectories` in class `FormatReader`
      Throws:
        `FormatException`
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### isSingleFile

          public boolean isSingleFile(java.lang.String id)
                               throws FormatException,
                                      java.io.IOException

      Description copied from interface: `IFormatReader`
      Returns true if the named file is expected to be the only file in the dataset. For single-file formats, always returns true.
      Specified by:
        `isSingleFile` in interface `IFormatReader`
      Overrides:
        `isSingleFile` in class `FormatReader`
      Throws:
        `FormatException`
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### fileGroupOption

          public int fileGroupOption(java.lang.String id)
                              throws FormatException,
                                     java.io.IOException

      Description copied from interface: `IFormatReader`
      Returns an indication of whether the files in a multi-file dataset can be handled individually. This method is only useful for formats and datasets which contain multiple files.
      Specified by:
        `fileGroupOption` in interface `IFormatReader`
      Overrides:
        `fileGroupOption` in class `FormatReader`
      Parameters:
        `id` - a file in the multi-file dataset
      Returns:
        an int indicating that we cannot, must, or might group the files. A return value of `FormatTools.MUST_GROUP` indicates that the files cannot be handled separately; the reader will always detect and read all files in the dataset. `FormatTools.CAN_GROUP` indicates that the files may be handled separately, but file grouping must then be disabled via `IFormatReader.setGroupFiles(boolean)`. `FormatTools.CANNOT_GROUP` indicates that the files must be handled separately; the reader will not attempt to read all files in the dataset (this is rare).
      Throws:
        `FormatException`
        `java.io.IOException`
      See Also:
        `FormatTools.MUST_GROUP`, `FormatTools.CAN_GROUP`, `FormatTools.CANNOT_GROUP`

    - #### isThisType

          public boolean isThisType(java.lang.String name,
                                    boolean open)

      Description copied from class: `FormatReader`
      Checks if a file matches the type of this format reader. Checks filename suffixes against those known for this format. If the suffix check is inconclusive and the open parameter is true, the file is opened and tested with `FormatReader.isThisType(RandomAccessInputStream)`.
      Specified by:
        `isThisType` in interface `IFormatReader`
      Overrides:
        `isThisType` in class `FormatReader`
        `open` - If true, and the file extension is insufficient to determine the file type, the (existing) file is opened for further analysis.

    - #### isThisType

          public boolean isThisType(loci.common.RandomAccessInputStream stream)
                             throws java.io.IOException

      Description copied from interface: `IFormatReader`
      Checks if the given stream is a valid stream for this file format. The number of bytes read is format-dependent.
      Specified by:
        `isThisType` in interface `IFormatReader`
      Overrides:
        `isThisType` in class `FormatReader`
      Parameters:
        `stream` - A RandomAccessInputStream representing the file to check. The first byte in the stream is assumed to be the first byte in the file.
      Returns:
        true if the file represented by the stream can be read by this reader; false otherwise.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### getSeriesUsedFiles

          public java.lang.String[] getSeriesUsedFiles(boolean noPixels)

      Description copied from interface: `IFormatReader`
      Returns an array of filenames needed to open the current series. If the 'noPixels' flag is set, then only files that do not contain pixel data will be returned. The first element in the array is expected to be the path passed to `IFormatHandler.setId(String)`, if appropriate based upon 'noPixels'. The remaining elements are expected to be in a consistent order; if a directory listing is necessary to build the list then it should be sorted first.
      Specified by:
        `getSeriesUsedFiles` in interface `IFormatReader`
      Overrides:
        `getSeriesUsedFiles` in class `FormatReader`

    - #### close

          public void close(boolean fileOnly)
                     throws java.io.IOException

      Description copied from interface: `IFormatReader`
      Closes the currently open file. If the flag is set, this is all that happens; if unset, it is equivalent to calling `Closeable.close()`.
      Specified by:
        `close` in interface `IFormatReader`
      Overrides:
        `close` in class `FormatReader`
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### openBytes

          public byte[] openBytes(int no,
                                  byte[] buf,
                                  int x,
                                  int y,
                                  int w,
                                  int h)
                           throws FormatException,
                                  java.io.IOException

      Description copied from interface: `IFormatReader`
      Obtains a sub-image of the specified image plane into a pre-allocated byte array.
      Specified by:
        `openBytes` in interface `IFormatReader`
      Specified by:
        `openBytes` in class `FormatReader`
      Parameters:
        `no` - the plane index within the current series.
        `buf` - a pre-allocated buffer.
        `x` - X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the sub-image
        `y` - Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the sub-image
        `w` - width of the sub-image
        `h` - height of the sub-image
      Returns:
        the pre-allocated buffer `buf` for convenience.
      Throws:
        `FormatException` - if there was a problem parsing the metadata of the file.
        `java.io.IOException` - if there was a problem reading the file.
      See Also:
        `IFormatReader.openBytes(int, byte[], int, int, int, int)`

    - #### initFile

          protected void initFile(java.lang.String id)
                           throws FormatException,
                                  java.io.IOException

      Description copied from class: `FormatReader`
      Initializes the given file (parsing header information, etc.). Most subclasses should override this method to perform initialization operations such as parsing metadata.
      Overrides:
        `initFile` in class `FormatReader`
      Throws:
        `FormatException` - if a parsing error occurs processing the file.
        `java.io.IOException` - if an I/O error occurs processing the file

    - #### parseImageXML

          private void parseImageXML(java.lang.String filename,
                                     int externalTime)
                              throws FormatException,
                                     java.io.IOException

      Throws:
        `FormatException`
        `java.io.IOException`

    - #### correctUnits

          private java.lang.Double correctUnits(java.lang.Double v,
                                                java.lang.String unit)

      Calculate value in micrometers based on input value and units.

    - #### lookupPlane

          private ColumbusReader.Plane lookupPlane(int row,
                                                   int col,
                                                   int field,
                                                   int t,
                                                   int c,
                                                   int z)

    - #### findXML

          private static loci.common.Location findXML(java.lang.String name)

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