simtools-derive-ctao-array-layouts

simtools-derive-ctao-array-layouts#

Derive CTAO array layouts definitions using CTAO common identifiers repository.

Retrieves the CTAO array layouts definitions from the CTAO common identifiers repository and synchronizes them with the model parameter definition in ‘array_layouts’ for all CTAO sites.

Requires access to the CTAO common identifiers repository. Future versions of the common identifiers might be stored in a CTAO technical database.

Command line arguments#

site (str)

CTAO site (North or South).

parameter_version (str)

Model parameter version.

repository_url (str)

URL or path of the CTAO common identifiers repository.

repository_branch (str )

Repository branch to use for CTAO common identifiers.

updated_parameter_version (str)

Updated parameter version.

Example#

Derive the CTAO array layouts definitions for the North site using the CTAO common identifiers repository. Merge the retrieved array layouts with the model parameter definition in ‘array_layouts’ (in this example for site North and parameter version 2.0.0). Write the updated array layouts and metadata using the parameter version indicated by the ‘updated_parameter_version’ argument.

simtools-derive-ctao-array-layouts --site North \
    --repository_url "https://gitlab.cta-observatory.org/" \
    "cta-computing/common/identifiers/-/raw/" \
    --repository_branch main \
    --site North --parameter_version 2.0.0 \
    --updated_parameter_version 3.0.0
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