mereged in old patches for issue h5py#225

h5py/api_functions.txt

@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ hdf5:
   herr_t H5Pset_char_encoding(hid_t plist_id, H5T_cset_t encoding)
   herr_t H5Pget_char_encoding(hid_t plist_id, H5T_cset_t *encoding)
 
+  herr_t H5Pset_obj_track_times( hid_t ocpl_id, hbool_t track_times )
+  herr_t H5Pget_obj_track_times( hid_t ocpl_id, hbool_t *track_times )
+
   herr_t H5Pset_local_heap_size_hint(hid_t plist_id, size_t size_hint)
   herr_t H5Pget_local_heap_size_hint(hid_t plist_id, size_t *size_hint)
   herr_t H5Pset_link_phase_change(hid_t plist_id, unsigned max_compact, unsigned min_dense)

h5py/h5p.pyx

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ cdef object propwrap(hid_t id_in):
             pcls = PropLAID
         elif H5Pequal(clsid, H5P_GROUP_CREATE):
             pcls = PropGCID
+        elif H5Pequal(clsid, H5P_OBJECT_CREATE):
+            pcls = PropOCID
+
         else:
             raise ValueError("No class found for ID %d" % id_in)
 
@@ -72,16 +75,20 @@ cdef object lockcls(hid_t id_in):
 
 # Property list classes
 # These need to be locked, as the library won't let you close them.
+
+
 NO_CLASS       = lockcls(H5P_NO_CLASS)
 FILE_CREATE    = lockcls(H5P_FILE_CREATE)
 FILE_ACCESS    = lockcls(H5P_FILE_ACCESS)
 DATASET_CREATE = lockcls(H5P_DATASET_CREATE)
 DATASET_XFER   = lockcls(H5P_DATASET_XFER)
 
 OBJECT_COPY = lockcls(H5P_OBJECT_COPY)
+
 LINK_CREATE = lockcls(H5P_LINK_CREATE)
 LINK_ACCESS = lockcls(H5P_LINK_ACCESS)
 GROUP_CREATE = lockcls(H5P_GROUP_CREATE)
+OBJECT_CREATE = lockcls(H5P_OBJECT_CREATE)
 
 DEFAULT = None   # In the HDF5 header files this is actually 0, which is an
                  # invalid identifier.  The new strategy for default options
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ def create(PropClassID cls not None):
     - LINK_ACCESS
     - GROUP_CREATE
     - OBJECT_COPY
+    - OBJECT_CREATE
     """
     cdef hid_t newid
     newid = H5Pcreate(cls.id)
@@ -671,18 +679,36 @@ cdef class PropDCID(PropCreateID):
         and general restrictions on use of the SZIP format.
         """
         H5Pset_szip(self.id, options, pixels_per_block)
-        
+
     def set_scaleoffset(self, H5Z_SO_scale_type_t scale_type, int scale_factor):
         '''(H5Z_SO_scale_type_t scale_type, INT scale_factor)
-        
+
         Enable scale/offset (usually lossy) compression; lossless (e.g. gzip)
         compression and other filters may be applied on top of this.
-        
+
         Note that error detection (i.e. fletcher32) cannot precede this in
         the filter chain, or else all reads on lossily-compressed data will
         fail.'''
         H5Pset_scaleoffset(self.id, scale_type, scale_factor)
 
+    def set_obj_track_times(self,track_times):
+         """Sets the recording of times associated with an object."""
+         H5Pset_obj_track_times(self.id,track_times)
+
+    def get_obj_track_times(self):
+        """
+        Determines whether times associated with an object are being recorded.
+        """
+
+        cdef hbool_t track_times
+
+        H5Pget_obj_track_times(self.id,&track_times)
+
+        return track_times
+
+
+
+
 # File access
 cdef class PropFAID(PropInstanceID):
 
@@ -1037,14 +1063,40 @@ cdef class PropGCID(PropCreateID):
     """ Group creation property list """
     pass
 
+    def set_obj_track_times(self,track_times):
+        """Sets the recording of times associated with an object."""
+        H5Pset_obj_track_times(self.id,track_times)
+    def get_obj_track_times(self):
+        """
+        Determines whether times associated with an object are being recorded.
+        """
 
+        cdef hbool_t track_times
 
+        H5Pget_obj_track_times(self.id,&track_times)
 
+        return track_times
 
 
+# Object creation property list
+cdef class PropOCID(PropCreateID):
+    """ Object creation property list
 
+    This seems to be a super class for dataset creation property list
+    and group creation property list.
 
+    The documentation is somewhat hazy
+    """
+    def set_obj_track_times(self,track_times):
+        """Sets the recording of times associated with an object."""
+        H5Pset_obj_track_times(self.id,track_times)
+    def get_obj_track_times(self):
+        """
+        Determines whether times associated with an object are being recorded.
+        """
 
+        cdef hbool_t track_times
 
+        H5Pget_obj_track_times(self.id,&track_times)
 
-
+        return track_times

h5py/lowtest/test_h5p.py

@@ -18,3 +18,30 @@ def test_libver(self):
         self.assertEqual((h5f.LIBVER_EARLIEST, h5f.LIBVER_LATEST),
                          plist.get_libver_bounds())
 
+class TestPL(ut.TestCase):
+    def test_obj_track_times(self):
+        """
+        tests if the object track times  set/get
+        """
+        # test for groups
+        gcid = h5p.create(h5p.GROUP_CREATE)
+        gcid.set_obj_track_times(False)
+        self.assertEqual(False,gcid.get_obj_track_times())
+
+        gcid.set_obj_track_times(True)
+        self.assertEqual(True,gcid.get_obj_track_times())
+        # test for datasets
+        dcid = h5p.create(h5p.DATASET_CREATE)
+        dcid.set_obj_track_times(False)
+        self.assertEqual(False,dcid.get_obj_track_times())
+
+        dcid.set_obj_track_times(True)
+        self.assertEqual(True,dcid.get_obj_track_times())
+
+        # test for generic objects
+        ocid = h5p.create(h5p.OBJECT_CREATE)
+        ocid.set_obj_track_times(False)
+        self.assertEqual(False,ocid.get_obj_track_times())
+
+        ocid.set_obj_track_times(True)
+        self.assertEqual(True,ocid.get_obj_track_times())