raise ValueError("Invalid time value.")
+class IntegerBase:
+ """
+ Display base of an integer.
+ """
+
+ #: Unknown
+ UNKNOWN = -1
+
+ #: Binary
+ BIN = 2
+
+ #: Octal
+ OCT = 8
+
+ #: Decimal
+ DEC = 10
+
+ #: Hexadecimal
+ HEX = 16
+
+ # keep this for backward compatibility
+ INTEGER_BASE_UNKNOWN = -1
+ INTEGER_BASE_BINARY = 2
+ INTEGER_BASE_OCTAL = 8
+ INTEGER_BASE_DECIMAL = 10
+ INTEGER_BASE_HEXADECIMAL = 16
+
+
class FieldDeclaration:
"""
Base class of all field declarations. This class is not meant to
declaration subclasses instead.
"""
- class IntegerBase:
- # These values are based on the bt_ctf_integer_base enum
- # declared in event-types.h.
- INTEGER_BASE_UNKNOWN = -1
- INTEGER_BASE_BINARY = 2
- INTEGER_BASE_OCTAL = 8
- INTEGER_BASE_DECIMAL = 10
- INTEGER_BASE_HEXADECIMAL = 16
+ class IntegerBase(IntegerBase):
+ pass
def __init__(self):
if self._ft is None:
class IntegerFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+ """
+ Integer field declaration.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, size):
"""
- Create a new integer field declaration of the given size.
+ Creates an integer field declaration of size *size* bits.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
+
self._ft = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_integer_create(size)
super().__init__()
@property
def size(self):
"""
- Get an integer's size.
+ Integer size in bits (integer).
+
+ Set this attribute to change this integer's size.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_integer_get_size(self._ft)
if ret < 0:
- raise ValueError("Could not get Integer's size attribute.")
+ raise ValueError("Could not get Integer size attribute.")
else:
return ret
@property
def signed(self):
"""
- Get an integer's signedness attribute.
+ ``True`` if this integer is signed.
+
+ Set this attribute to change this integer's signedness
+ (boolean).
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_integer_get_signed(self._ft)
if ret < 0:
- raise ValueError("Could not get Integer's signed attribute.")
+ raise ValueError("Could not get Integer signed attribute.")
elif ret > 0:
return True
else:
@signed.setter
def signed(self, signed):
- """
- Set an integer's signedness attribute.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_integer_set_signed(self._ft, signed)
if ret < 0:
- raise ValueError("Could not set Integer's signed attribute.")
+ raise ValueError("Could not set Integer signed attribute.")
@property
def base(self):
"""
- Get the integer's base used to pretty-print the resulting trace.
- Returns a constant from the FieldDeclaration.IntegerBase class.
+ Integer display base (one of :class:`IntegerBase` constants).
+
+ Set this attribute to change this integer's display base.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
return nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_integer_get_base(self._ft)
@base.setter
def base(self, base):
- """
- Set the integer's base used to pretty-print the resulting trace.
- The base must be a constant of the FieldDeclarationIntegerBase class.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_integer_set_base(self._ft, base)
if ret < 0:
- raise ValueError("Could not set Integer's base.")
+ raise ValueError("Could not set Integer base.")
@property
def encoding(self):
"""
- Get the integer's encoding (one of the constants of the
- CTFStringEncoding class).
- Returns a constant from the CTFStringEncoding class.
+ Integer encoding (one of
+ :class:`babeltrace.common.CTFStringEncoding` constants).
+
+ Set this attribute to change this integer's encoding.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
return nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_integer_get_encoding(self._ft)
@encoding.setter
def encoding(self, encoding):
- """
- An integer encoding may be set to signal that the integer must be printed
- as a text character. Must be a constant from the CTFStringEncoding class.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_integer_set_encoding(self._ft, encoding)
if ret < 0:
- raise ValueError("Could not set Integer's encoding.")
+ raise ValueError("Could not set Integer encoding.")
class EnumerationFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+ """
+ Enumeration field declaration. A CTF enumeration maps labels to
+ ranges of integers.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, integer_type):
"""
- Create a new enumeration field declaration with the given underlying container type.
+ Creates an enumeration field declaration, with *integer_type*
+ being the underlying :class:`IntegerFieldDeclaration` for storing
+ the integer.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
+
isinst = isinstance(integer_type, IntegerFieldDeclaration)
if integer_type is None or not isinst:
@property
def container(self):
"""
- Get the enumeration's underlying container type.
+ Underlying container (:class:`IntegerFieldDeclaration`).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_enumeration_get_container_type(self._ft)
def add_mapping(self, name, range_start, range_end):
"""
- Add a mapping to the enumeration. The range's values are inclusive.
+ Adds a mapping to the enumeration field declaration, from the
+ label named *name* to range [*range_start*, *range_end*], where
+ *range_start* and *range_end* are integers included in the
+ range.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
if range_start < 0 or range_end < 0:
@property
def mappings(self):
"""
- Generator returning instances of EnumerationMapping.
+ Generates the mappings of this enumeration field declaration
+ (:class:`EnumerationMapping` objects).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
signed = self.container.signed
def get_mapping_by_name(self, name):
"""
- Get a mapping by name (EnumerationMapping).
+ Returns the :class:`EnumerationMapping` object for the label
+ named *name*.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
index = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_enumeration_get_mapping_index_by_name(self._ft, name)
def get_mapping_by_value(self, value):
"""
- Get a mapping by value (EnumerationMapping).
+ Returns the :class:`EnumerationMapping` object for the value
+ *value* (integer).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
if value < 0:
return EnumerationMapping(name, range_start, range_end)
-class FloatFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+class FloatingPointFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+ """
+ Floating point number field declaration.
+
+ A CTF floating point number is a made of three sections: the sign
+ bit, the exponent bits, and the mantissa bits. The most significant
+ bit of the resulting binary word is the sign bit, and is included
+ in the number of mantissa bits.
+
+ For example, the
+ `IEEE 754 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_floating_point>`_
+ single precision floating point number is represented on a 32-bit
+ word using an 8-bit exponent (``e``) and a 24-bit mantissa (``m``),
+ the latter count including the sign bit (``s``)::
+
+ s eeeeeeee mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
+
+ The IEEE 754 double precision floating point number uses an
+ 11-bit exponent and a 53-bit mantissa.
+ """
+
+ #: IEEE 754 single precision floating point number exponent size
FLT_EXP_DIG = 8
+
+ #: IEEE 754 double precision floating point number exponent size
DBL_EXP_DIG = 11
+
+ #: IEEE 754 single precision floating point number mantissa size
FLT_MANT_DIG = 24
+
+ #: IEEE 754 double precision floating point number mantissa size
DBL_MANT_DIG = 53
def __init__(self):
"""
- Create a new floating point field declaration.
+ Creates a floating point number field declaration.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
self._ft = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_floating_point_create()
@property
def exponent_digits(self):
"""
- Get the number of exponent digits used to store the floating point field.
+ Floating point number exponent section size in bits (integer).
+
+ Set this attribute to change the floating point number's
+ exponent section's size. You may use :attr:`FLT_EXP_DIG` or
+ :attr:`DBL_EXP_DIG` for IEEE 754 floating point numbers.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_floating_point_get_exponent_digits(self._ft)
@exponent_digits.setter
def exponent_digits(self, exponent_digits):
- """
- Set the number of exponent digits to use to store the floating point field.
- The only values currently supported are FLT_EXP_DIG and DBL_EXP_DIG which
- are defined as constants of this class.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_floating_point_set_exponent_digits(self._ft,
exponent_digits)
@property
def mantissa_digits(self):
"""
- Get the number of mantissa digits used to store the floating point field.
+ Floating point number mantissa section size in bits (integer).
+
+ Set this attribute to change the floating point number's
+ mantissa section's size. You may use :attr:`FLT_MANT_DIG` or
+ :attr:`DBL_MANT_DIG` for IEEE 754 floating point numbers.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_floating_point_get_mantissa_digits(self._ft)
@mantissa_digits.setter
def mantissa_digits(self, mantissa_digits):
- """
- Set the number of mantissa digits to use to store the floating point field.
- The only values currently supported are FLT_MANT_DIG and DBL_MANT_DIG which
- are defined as constants of this class.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_floating_point_set_mantissa_digits(self._ft,
mantissa_digits)
raise ValueError("Could not set mantissa digit count.")
-class FloatingPointFieldDeclaration(FloatFieldDeclaration):
+class FloatFieldDeclaration(FloatingPointFieldDeclaration):
pass
class StructureFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+ """
+ Structure field declaration, i.e. an ordered mapping from field
+ names to field declarations.
+ """
+
def __init__(self):
"""
- Create a new structure field declaration.
+ Creates an empty structure field declaration.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
self._ft = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_structure_create()
def add_field(self, field_type, field_name):
"""
- Add a field of type "field_type" to the structure.
+ Appends one :class:`FieldDeclaration` *field_type* named
+ *field_name* to the structure's ordered map.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_structure_add_field(self._ft,
@property
def fields(self):
"""
- Generator returning the structure's field as tuples of (field name, field declaration).
+ Generates the (field name, :class:`FieldDeclaration`) pairs
+ of this structure.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
count = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_structure_get_field_count(self._ft)
def get_field_by_name(self, name):
"""
- Get a field declaration by name (FieldDeclaration).
+ Returns the :class:`FieldDeclaration` mapped to the field name
+ *name* in this structure.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
field_type_native = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_structure_get_field_type_by_name(self._ft, name)
class VariantFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+ """
+ Variant field declaration.
+
+ A CTF variant is a dynamic selection between different fields.
+ The value of a *tag* (a CTF enumeration) determines what is the
+ current selected field. All the possible fields must be added to
+ its field declaration before using an actual variant field.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, enum_tag, tag_name):
"""
- Create a new variant field declaration.
+ Creates an empty variant field declaration with tag field
+ declaration *enum_tag* (instance of
+ :class:`EnumerationFieldDeclaration`) named *tag_name*
+ (string).
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
isinst = isinstance(enum_tag, EnumerationFieldDeclaration)
@property
def tag_name(self):
"""
- Get the variant's tag name.
+ Variant field declaration tag name.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_variant_get_tag_name(self._ft)
@property
def tag_type(self):
"""
- Get the variant's tag type.
+ Variant field declaration tag field declaration
+ (:class:`EnumerationFieldDeclaration` object).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_variant_get_tag_type(self._ft)
def add_field(self, field_type, field_name):
"""
- Add a field of type "field_type" to the variant.
+ Registers the :class:`FieldDeclaration` object *field_type*
+ as the variant's selected type when the variant's tag's current
+ label is *field_name*.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_variant_add_field(self._ft,
@property
def fields(self):
"""
- Generator returning the variant's field as tuples of (field name, field declaration).
+ Generates the (field name, :class:`FieldDeclaration`) pairs
+ of this variant field declaration.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
count = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_variant_get_field_count(self._ft)
def get_field_by_name(self, name):
"""
- Get a field declaration by name (FieldDeclaration).
+ Returns the :class:`FieldDeclaration` selected when the
+ variant's tag's current label is *name*.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
field_type_native = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_variant_get_field_type_by_name(self._ft,
def get_field_from_tag(self, tag):
"""
- Get a field declaration from tag (EnumerationField).
+ Returns the :class:`FieldDeclaration` selected by the current
+ label of the :class:`EnumerationField` *tag*.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
field_type_native = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_variant_get_field_type_from_tag(self._ft, tag._f)
class ArrayFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+ """
+ Static array field declaration.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, element_type, length):
"""
- Create a new array field declaration.
+ Creates a static array field declaration of *length*
+ elements of type *element_type* (:class:`FieldDeclaration`).
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
self._ft = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_array_create(element_type._ft,
@property
def element_type(self):
"""
- Get the array's element type.
+ Type of the elements of this this static array (subclass of
+ :class:`FieldDeclaration`).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_array_get_element_type(self._ft)
@property
def length(self):
"""
- Get the array's length.
+ Length of this static array (integer).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_array_get_length(self._ft)
class SequenceFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+ """
+ Sequence (dynamic array) field declaration.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, element_type, length_field_name):
"""
- Create a new sequence field declaration.
+ Creates a sequence field declaration of
+ elements of type *element_type* (:class:`FieldDeclaration`).
+ The length of a sequence field based on this sequence field
+ declaration is obtained by retrieving the dynamic integer
+ value of the field named *length_field_name*.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
self._ft = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_sequence_create(element_type._ft,
@property
def element_type(self):
"""
- Get the sequence's element type.
+ Type of the elements of this sequence (subclass of
+ :class:`FieldDeclaration`).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_sequence_get_element_type(self._ft)
@property
def length_field_name(self):
"""
- Get the sequence's length field name.
+ Name of the integer field defining the dynamic length of
+ sequence fields based on this sequence field declaration.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_sequence_get_length_field_name(self._ft)
class StringFieldDeclaration(FieldDeclaration):
+ """
+ String (NULL-terminated array of bytes) field declaration.
+ """
+
def __init__(self):
"""
- Create a new string field declaration.
+ Creates a string field declaration.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
self._ft = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_string_create()
@property
def encoding(self):
"""
- Get a string declaration's encoding (a constant from the CTFStringEncoding class).
+ String encoding (one of
+ :class:`babeltrace.common.CTFStringEncoding` constants).
+
+ Set this attribute to change this string's encoding.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
return nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_string_get_encoding(self._ft)
@encoding.setter
def encoding(self, encoding):
- """
- Set a string declaration's encoding. Must be a constant from the CTFStringEncoding class.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_type_string_set_encoding(self._ft, encoding)
if ret < 0:
raise ValueError("Could not set string encoding.")
class Field:
"""
- Base class, do not instantiate.
+ Base class of all fields. This class is not meant to be
+ instantiated by the user, and neither are its subclasses. Use
+ :meth:`Event.payload` to access specific, concrete fields of
+ an event.
"""
def __init__(self, field_type):
@property
def declaration(self):
+ """
+ Field declaration (subclass of :class:`FieldDeclaration`).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
+ """
+
native_field_type = nbt._bt_ctf_field_get_type(self._f)
if native_field_type is None:
class IntegerField(Field):
+ """
+ Integer field, based on an :class:`IntegerFieldDeclaration` object.
+ """
+
@property
def value(self):
"""
- Get an integer field's value.
+ Integer value (:class:`int`).
+
+ Set this attribute to change the integer field's value.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` or :exc:`TypeError` are raised on error.
"""
signedness = nbt._bt_python_field_integer_get_signedness(self._f)
@value.setter
def value(self, value):
- """
- Set an integer field's value.
- """
-
if not isinstance(value, int):
raise TypeError("IntegerField's value must be an int")
class EnumerationField(Field):
+ """
+ Enumeration field, based on an
+ :class:`EnumerationFieldDeclaration` object.
+ """
+
@property
def container(self):
"""
- Return the enumeration's underlying container field (an integer field).
+ Underlying container (:class:`IntegerField`).
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
container = IntegerField.__new__(IntegerField)
@property
def value(self):
"""
- Get the enumeration field's mapping name.
+ Current label of this enumeration field (:class:`str`).
+
+ Set this attribute to an integer (:class:`int`) to change the
+ enumeration field's value.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
value = nbt._bt_ctf_field_enumeration_get_mapping_name(self._f)
if value is None:
- raise ValueError("Could not get enumeration's mapping name.")
+ raise ValueError("Could not get enumeration mapping name.")
return value
@value.setter
def value(self, value):
- """
- Set the enumeration field's value. Must be an integer as mapping names
- may be ambiguous.
- """
-
if not isinstance(value, int):
raise TypeError("EnumerationField value must be an int")
class FloatingPointField(Field):
+ """
+ Floating point number field, based on a
+ :class:`FloatingPointFieldDeclaration` object.
+ """
+
@property
def value(self):
"""
- Get a floating point field's value.
+ Floating point number value (:class:`float`).
+
+ Set this attribute to change the floating point number field's
+ value.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` or :exc:`TypeError` are raised on error.
"""
ret, value = nbt._bt_ctf_field_floating_point_get_value(self._f)
@value.setter
def value(self, value):
- """
- Set a floating point field's value.
- """
-
if not isinstance(value, int) and not isinstance(value, float):
raise TypeError("Value must be either a float or an int")
class StructureField(Field):
+ """
+ Structure field, based on a
+ :class:`StructureFieldDeclaration` object.
+ """
+
def field(self, field_name):
"""
- Get the structure's field corresponding to the provided field name.
+ Returns the structure :class:`Field` named *field_name*.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
native_instance = nbt._bt_ctf_field_structure_get_field(self._f,
class VariantField(Field):
+ """
+ Variant field, based on a
+ :class:`VariantFieldDeclaration` object.
+ """
+
def field(self, tag):
"""
- Return the variant's selected field. The "tag" field is the selector enum field.
+ Returns the :class:`Field` selected by the current label of
+ *tag* (:class:`EnumerationField`).
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
native_instance = nbt._bt_ctf_field_variant_get_field(self._f, tag._f)
class ArrayField(Field):
+ """
+ Static array field, based on an
+ :class:`ArrayFieldDeclaration` object.
+ """
+
def field(self, index):
"""
- Return the array's field at position "index".
+ Returns the :class:`Field` at index *index* in this static
+ array.
+
+ :exc:`IndexError` is raised on error.
"""
native_instance = nbt._bt_ctf_field_array_get_field(self._f, index)
class SequenceField(Field):
+ """
+ Sequence (dynamic array) field, based on a
+ :class:`SequenceFieldDeclaration` object.
+ """
+
@property
def length(self):
"""
- Get the sequence's length field (IntegerField).
+ Sequence length (:class:`IntegerField`).
+
+ Set this attribute to change the sequence length's integer
+ field (integer must be unsigned).
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` or :exc:`TypeError` are raised on error.
"""
native_instance = nbt._bt_ctf_field_sequence_get_length(self._f)
@length.setter
def length(self, length_field):
- """
- Set the sequence's length field (IntegerField).
- """
-
if not isinstance(length_field, IntegerField):
raise TypeError("Invalid length field.")
def field(self, index):
"""
- Return the sequence's field at position "index".
+ Returns the :class:`Field` at index *index* in this sequence.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
native_instance = nbt._bt_ctf_field_sequence_get_field(self._f, index)
class StringField(Field):
+ """
+ String (NULL-terminated array of bytes) field.
+ """
+
@property
def value(self):
"""
- Get a string field's value.
+ String value (:class:`str`).
+
+ Set this attribute to change the string's value.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` or :exc:`TypeError` are raised on error.
"""
return nbt._bt_ctf_field_string_get_value(self._f)
@value.setter
def value(self, value):
- """
- Set a string field's value.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_field_string_set_value(self._f, str(value))
if ret < 0:
class EventClass:
+ """
+ An event class contains the properties of specific
+ events (:class:`Event`). Any concrete event must be linked with an
+ :class:`EventClass`.
+
+ Some attributes are automatically set when creating an event class.
+ For example, if no numeric ID is explicitly set using the
+ :attr:`id` attribute, a default, unique ID within the stream class
+ containing this event class will be created when needed.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, name):
"""
- Create a new event class of the given name.
+ Creates an event class named *name*.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
self._ec = nbt._bt_ctf_event_class_create(name)
def add_field(self, field_type, field_name):
"""
- Add a field of type "field_type" to the event class.
+ Adds a field declaration *field_type* named *field_name* to
+ this event class.
+
+ *field_type* must be one of:
+
+ * :class:`IntegerFieldDeclaration`
+ * :class:`FloatingPointFieldDeclaration`
+ * :class:`EnumerationFieldDeclaration`
+ * :class:`StringFieldDeclaration`
+ * :class:`ArrayFieldDeclaration`
+ * :class:`SequenceFieldDeclaration`
+ * :class:`StructureFieldDeclaration`
+ * :class:`VariantFieldDeclaration`
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_event_class_add_field(self._ec, field_type._ft,
@property
def name(self):
"""
- Get the event class' name.
+ Event class' name.
"""
name = nbt._bt_ctf_event_class_get_name(self._ec)
@property
def id(self):
"""
- Get the event class' id. Returns a negative value if unset.
+ Event class' numeric ID.
+
+ Set this attribute to assign a numeric ID to this event class.
+ This ID must be unique amongst all the event class IDs of a
+ given stream class.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
id = nbt._bt_ctf_event_class_get_id(self._ec)
@id.setter
def id(self, id):
- """
- Set the event class' id. Throws a TypeError if the event class
- is already registered to a stream class.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_event_class_set_id(self._ec, id)
if ret < 0:
- raise TypeError("Can't change an Event Class's id after it has been assigned to a stream class")
+ raise TypeError("Can't change an Event Class id after it has been assigned to a stream class")
@property
def stream_class(self):
"""
- Get the event class' stream class. Returns None if unset.
+ :class:`StreamClass` object containing this event class,
+ or ``None`` if not set.
"""
+
stream_class_native = nbt._bt_ctf_event_class_get_stream_class(self._ec)
if stream_class_native is None:
@property
def fields(self):
"""
- Generator returning the event class' fields as tuples of (field name, field declaration).
+ Generates the (field name, :class:`FieldDeclaration`) pairs of
+ this event class.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
count = nbt._bt_ctf_event_class_get_field_count(self._ec)
def get_field_by_name(self, name):
"""
- Get a field declaration by name (FieldDeclaration).
+ Returns the :class:`FieldDeclaration` object named *name* in
+ this event class.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
field_type_native = nbt._bt_ctf_event_class_get_field_by_name(self._ec, name)
class Event:
+ """
+ Events are specific instances of event classes
+ (:class:`EventClass`), which means they may contain actual,
+ concrete field values.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, event_class):
"""
- Create a new event of the given event class.
+ Creates an event linked with the :class:`EventClass`
+ *event_class*.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
if not isinstance(event_class, EventClass):
@property
def event_class(self):
"""
- Get the event's class.
+ :class:`EventClass` object to which this event is linked.
"""
event_class_native = nbt._bt_ctf_event_get_class(self._e)
def clock(self):
"""
- Get a clock from event. Returns None if the event's class
- is not registered to a stream class.
+ :class:`Clock` object used by this object, or ``None`` if
+ the event class is not registered to a stream class.
"""
clock_instance = nbt._bt_ctf_event_get_clock(self._e)
def payload(self, field_name):
"""
- Get a field from event.
+ Returns the :class:`Field` object named *field_name* in this
+ event.
+
+ The returned field object is created using the event class'
+ field declaration named *field_name*.
+
+ The return type is one of:
+
+ * :class:`IntegerField`
+ * :class:`FloatingPointField`
+ * :class:`EnumerationField`
+ * :class:`StringField`
+ * :class:`ArrayField`
+ * :class:`SequenceField`
+ * :class:`StructureField`
+ * :class:`VariantField`
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
native_instance = nbt._bt_ctf_event_get_payload(self._e,
def set_payload(self, field_name, value_field):
"""
- Set a manually created field as an event's payload.
+ Set the event's field named *field_name* to the manually
+ created :class:`Field` object *value_field*.
+
+ *value_field*'s type must be one of:
+
+ * :class:`IntegerField`
+ * :class:`FloatingPointField`
+ * :class:`EnumerationField`
+ * :class:`StringField`
+ * :class:`ArrayField`
+ * :class:`SequenceField`
+ * :class:`StructureField`
+ * :class:`VariantField`
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
if not isinstance(value, Field):
class StreamClass:
+ """
+ A stream class contains the properties of specific
+ streams (:class:`Stream`). Any concrete stream must be linked with
+ a :class:`StreamClass`, usually by calling
+ :meth:`Writer.create_stream`.
+
+ Some attributes are automatically set when creating a stream class.
+ For example, if no clock is explicitly set using the
+ :attr:`clock` attribute, a default clock will be created
+ when needed.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, name):
"""
- Create a new stream class of the given name.
+ Creates a stream class named *name*.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
self._sc = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_class_create(name)
@property
def name(self):
"""
- Get a stream class' name.
+ Stream class' name.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
name = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_class_get_name(self._sc)
@property
def clock(self):
"""
- Get a stream class' clock.
+ Stream class' clock (:class:`Clock` object).
+
+ Set this attribute to change the clock of this stream class.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
clock_instance = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_class_get_clock(self._sc)
@clock.setter
def clock(self, clock):
- """
- Assign a clock to a stream class.
- """
-
if not isinstance(clock, Clock):
raise TypeError("Invalid clock type.")
@property
def id(self):
"""
- Get a stream class' id.
+ Stream class' numeric ID.
+
+ Set this attribute to change the ID of this stream class.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_class_get_id(self._sc)
@id.setter
def id(self, id):
- """
- Assign an id to a stream class.
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_class_set_id(self._sc, id)
if ret < 0:
@property
def event_classes(self):
"""
- Generator returning the stream class' event classes.
+ Generates the event classes (:class:`EventClass` objects) of
+ this stream class.
+
+ :exc:`TypeError` is raised on error.
"""
count = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_class_get_event_class_count(self._sc)
def add_event_class(self, event_class):
"""
- Add an event class to a stream class. New events can be added even after a
- stream has been instantiated and events have been appended. However, a stream
- will not accept events of a class that has not been added to the stream
- class beforehand.
+ Registers the :class:`EventClass` *event_class* to this stream
+ class.
+
+ Once the event class is registered, it will be generated as one
+ of the event classes generated by :attr:`event_classes`.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
if not isinstance(event_class, EventClass):
@property
def packet_context_type(self):
"""
- Get the StreamClass' packet context type (StructureFieldDeclaration)
+ Stream packet context declaration.
+
+ Set this attribute to change the stream packet context
+ declaration (must be an instance of
+ :class:`StructureFieldDeclaration`).
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
+
"""
field_type_native = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_class_get_packet_context_type(self._sc)
@packet_context_type.setter
def packet_context_type(self, field_type):
- """
- Set a StreamClass' packet context type. Must be of type
- StructureFieldDeclaration.
- """
-
if not isinstance(field_type, StructureFieldDeclaration):
raise TypeError("field_type argument must be of type StructureFieldDeclaration.")
class Stream:
+ """
+ Streams are specific instances of stream classes, which means they
+ may contain actual, concrete events.
+
+ :class:`Stream` objects are returned by
+ :meth:`Writer.create_stream`; they are not meant to be
+ instantiated by the user.
+
+ Concrete :class:`Event` objects are appended to
+ :class:`Stream` objects using :meth:`append_event`.
+
+ When :meth:`flush` is called, a CTF packet is created, containing
+ all the appended events since the last flush. Although the stream
+ is flushed on object destruction, it is **strongly recommended**
+ that the user call :meth:`flush` manually before exiting the
+ script, as :meth:`__del__` is not always reliable.
+ """
+
def __init__(self):
raise NotImplementedError("Stream cannot be instantiated; use Writer.create_stream()")
@property
def discarded_events(self):
"""
- Get a stream's discarded event count.
+ Number of discarded (lost) events in this stream so far.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret, count = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_get_discarded_events_count(self._s)
if ret < 0:
- raise ValueError("Could not get the stream's discarded events count")
+ raise ValueError("Could not get the stream discarded events count")
return count
def append_discarded_events(self, event_count):
"""
- Increase the current packet's discarded event count.
+ Appends *event_count* discarded events to this stream.
"""
nbt._bt_ctf_stream_append_discarded_events(self._s, event_count)
def append_event(self, event):
"""
- Append "event" to the stream's current packet. The stream's associated clock
- will be sampled during this call. The event shall not be modified after
- being appended to a stream.
+ Appends event *event* (:class:`Event` object) to this stream.
+
+ The stream's associated clock will be sampled during this call.
+ *event* **shall not** be modified after being appended to this
+ stream.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_append_event(self._s, event._e)
@property
def packet_context(self):
"""
- Get a Stream's packet context field (a StructureField).
+ Stream packet context field (instance of
+ :class:`StructureField`).
+
+ Set this attribute to assign a stream packet context field
+ to this stream.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
native_field = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_get_packet_context(self._s)
@packet_context.setter
def packet_context(self, field):
- """
- Set a Stream's packet context field (must be a StructureField).
- """
-
if not isinstance(field, StructureField):
raise TypeError("Argument field must be of type StructureField")
def flush(self):
"""
- The stream's current packet's events will be flushed to disk. Events
- subsequently appended to the stream will be added to a new packet.
+ Flushes the current packet of this stream to disk. Events
+ subsequently appended to the stream will be added to a new
+ packet.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_stream_flush(self._s)
class Writer:
+ """
+ This object is the CTF writer API context. It oversees its streams
+ and clocks, and is responsible for writing one CTF trace.
+ """
+
def __init__(self, path):
"""
- Create a new writer that will produce a trace in the given path.
+ Creates a CTF writer, initializing a new CTF trace at path
+ *path*.
+
+ *path* must be an existing directory, since a CTF trace is
+ made of multiple files.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised if the creation fails.
"""
self._w = nbt._bt_ctf_writer_create(path)
def create_stream(self, stream_class):
"""
- Create a new stream instance and register it to the writer.
+ Creates and registers a new stream based on stream class
+ *stream_class*.
+
+ This is the standard way of creating a :class:`Stream` object:
+ the user is not allowed to instantiate this class.
+
+ Returns a new :class:`Stream` object.
"""
if not isinstance(stream_class, StreamClass):
def add_environment_field(self, name, value):
"""
- Add an environment field to the trace.
+ Sets the CTF environment variable named *name* to value *value*
+ (converted to a string).
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_writer_add_environment_field(self._w, str(name),
def add_clock(self, clock):
"""
- Add a clock to the trace. Clocks assigned to stream classes must be
- registered to the writer.
+ Registers :class:`Clock` object *clock* to the writer.
+
+ You *must* register CTF clocks assigned to stream classes
+ to the writer.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised if the creation fails.
"""
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_writer_add_clock(self._w, clock._c)
@property
def metadata(self):
"""
- Get the trace's TSDL meta-data.
+ Current metadata of this trace (:class:`str`).
"""
return nbt._bt_ctf_writer_get_metadata_string(self._w)
def flush_metadata(self):
"""
- Flush the trace's metadata to the metadata file.
+ Flushes the trace's metadata to the metadata file.
"""
nbt._bt_ctf_writer_flush_metadata(self._w)
@property
def byte_order(self):
"""
- Get the trace's byte order. Must be a constant from the ByteOrder
- class.
+ Native byte order of this trace (one of
+ :class:`babeltrace.common.ByteOrder` constants).
+
+ This is the actual byte order that is used when a field
+ declaration has the
+ :attr:`babeltrace.common.ByteOrder.BYTE_ORDER_NATIVE`
+ value.
+
+ Set this attribute to change the trace's native byte order.
+
+ Defaults to the host machine's endianness.
+
+ :exc:`ValueError` is raised on error.
"""
raise NotImplementedError("Getter not implemented.")
@byte_order.setter
def byte_order(self, byte_order):
- """
- Set the trace's byte order. Must be a constant from the ByteOrder
- class. Defaults to the host machine's endianness
- """
-
ret = nbt._bt_ctf_writer_set_byte_order(self._w, byte_order)
if ret < 0:
- raise ValueError("Could not set trace's byte order.")
+ raise ValueError("Could not set trace byte order.")