db_get_parameter_from_db

Get a parameter entry from DB for a specific telescope or a site.

The application receives a parameter name, a site, a telescope (if applicable) and a version. It then prints out the parameter entry.

Command line arguments

parameter (str, required)

Parameter name

site (str, required)

South or North.

telescope (str, optional)

Telescope model name (e.g. LST-1, SST-D, …)

log_level (str, optional)

Log level to print.

Raises

KeyError in case the parameter requested does not exist in the model parameters.

Example

Get the mirror_list parameter from the DB.

simtools-db-get-parameter-from-db --parameter mirror_list \\
        --site North --telescope LSTN-01 \\
        --model_version 5.0.0

Expected final print-out message:

{'Applicable': True,
 'File': True,
 'Type': 'str',
 'Value': 'mirror_CTA-N-LST1_v2019-03-31.dat',
 'Version': '5.0.0',
 '_id': ObjectId('608834f257df2db2531b8e78'),
 'entry_date': datetime.datetime(2021, 4, 27, 15, 59, 46, tzinfo=<bson.tz_util.FixedOffset \
  object at 0x7f601dd51d80>)}