refs #8614 spectra_list property for reduction

and unit test for this property.

Added new property which contains list of the monitors to copy to detectors in event mode. Testes assignment for this property

Code/Mantid/instrument/LET_Parameters.xml

@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
   <value val="5506"/>
 </parameter>
 
-<!--if you use some detectors as monitors and work in event mode, one needs to specify the list of these detectors here 
-    to copy detectors spectra to monitors spectra collected in histohram mode. If no such monitors is used "None" 
+<!--if you use some detectors as monitors and work in event mode, one needs to specify the comma separated list of these detectors here 
+    to copy detectors spectra to monitors spectra collected in histogram mode. If no such monitors are used "None" 
     (with brackets) has to be specified as the value
 -->
 <parameter name="copy_spectra_to_monitors"  type="string">

Code/Mantid/instrument/MERLIN_Parameters.xml

@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@
 <parameter name="ei_mon_spectra"  type="string">
   <value val="ei-mon1-spec:ei-mon2-spec"/>
 </parameter>
-  <!--if you use some detectors as monitors and work in event mode, one needs to specify the list of these detectors here 
-    to copy detectors spectra to monitors spectra collected in histohram mode.
+
+<!--if you use some detectors as monitors and work in event mode, one needs to specify the comma separated list of these detectors here 
+    to copy detectors spectra to monitors spectra collected in histogram mode. If no such monitors are used "None" 
+    (with brackets) has to be specified as the value
 -->
   <parameter name="copy_spectra_to_monitors"  type="string">
     <value val="None"/>

Code/Mantid/scripts/Inelastic/DirectEnergyConversion.py

@@ -821,6 +821,37 @@ def __init__(self, instr_name=None):
 #              Complex setters/getters
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     @property
+    def copy_spectra_to_monitors(self):
+        return self._copy_spectra_to_monitors;
+    @copy_spectra_to_monitors.setter
+    def copy_spectra_to_monitors(self,spectra_list):
+        """ Sets copy spectra to monitors variable as a list of monitors using different forms of input
+
+        """
+        if spectra_list is None:
+            self._copy_spectra_to_monitors=None;
+            return;
+
+        if isinstance(spectra_list,str):
+            if spectra_list is 'None':
+                self._copy_spectra_to_monitors=None;
+            else:
+                spectra = spectra_list.split(',');
+                self._copy_spectra_to_monitors = [];
+                for spectum in spectra :
+                    self._copy_spectra_to_monitors.append(int(spectum));
+        else:
+            if isinstance(spectra_list,list):
+                if len(spectra_list) == 0:
+                    self._copy_spectra_to_monitors=None;
+                else:
+                    self._copy_spectra_to_monitors=[];
+                    for i in range(0,len(spectra_list)):
+                        self._copy_spectra_to_monitors.append(int(spectra_list[i]));
+            else:
+                self._copy_spectra_to_monitors =[int(spectra_list)];
+        return;
+    @property
     def instr_name(self):
         return self._instr_name
     @instr_name.setter

Code/Mantid/scripts/test/DirectEnergyConversionTest.py

@@ -308,6 +308,33 @@ def f_nxs(workspace, filename):
         tReducer.save_results(pws,'ofn')
         self.assertEquals(file_long_name,tReducer.test_name)
 
+    def test_set_spectra_to_mon(self):
+        tReducer = self.reducer;
+
+        tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors = 35;
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors,list));
+        self.assertEquals(35,tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors[0]);
+
+        tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors = None;
+        self.assertTrue(tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors is None);
+        tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors = 'None';
+        self.assertTrue(tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors is None);
+        tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors = [];
+        self.assertTrue(tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors is None);
+
+        tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors = '467';
+        self.assertEquals(467,tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors[0]);
+
+        tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors = '467,444';
+        self.assertEquals(467,tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors[0]);
+        self.assertEquals(444,tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors[1]);
+
+        tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors = ['467','444'];
+        self.assertEquals(467,tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors[0]);
+        self.assertEquals(444,tReducer.copy_spectra_to_monitors[1]);
+
+
+
 
     def test_process_copy_spectra_to_monitors(self):
         pass