nxstools 4.28.1__tar.gz → 4.32.0__tar.gz

{nxstools-4.28.1 → nxstools-4.32.0}/.ci/install.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # workaround for a bug in debian9, i.e. starting mysql hangs
-if [ "$1" = "debian11" ] || [ "$1" = "debian12tg10" ]  || [ "$1" = "debian12" ] || [ "$1" = "debian13" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ]; then
+if [ "$1" = "debian11" ] || [ "$1" = "debian12tg10" ]  || [ "$1" = "debian12" ] || [ "$1" = "debian13" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.10" ]; then
     docker exec --user root ndts service mariadb restart
 else
     docker exec --user root ndts service mysql stop
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "install tango-common"
 docker exec  --user root ndts /bin/bash -c 'apt-get -qq update; export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; apt-get -qq install -y tango-common; sleep 10'
-if  [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ]; then
+if  [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ]; then
     # docker exec  --user tango ndts /bin/bash -c '/usr/lib/tango/DataBaseds 2 -ORBendPoint giop:tcp::10000  &'
     docker exec  --user root ndts /bin/bash -c 'echo -e "[client]\nuser=root\npassword=rootpw" > /root/.my.cnf'
     docker exec  --user root ndts /bin/bash -c 'echo -e "[client]\nuser=tango\nhost=localhost\npassword=rootpw" > /var/lib/tango/.my.cnf'
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fi
 echo "install tango-db"
 docker exec  --user root ndts /bin/bash -c 'apt-get -qq update; export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; apt-get -qq install -y tango-db; sleep 10'
 if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then exit 255; fi
-if  [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ]; then
+if  [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ]; then
     docker exec  --user tango ndts /usr/bin/mysql -e 'create database tango'
     docker exec  --user tango ndts /bin/bash -c '/usr/bin/mysql tango < /usr/share/dbconfig-common/data/tango-db/install/mysql'
 fi
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ docker exec  --user root ndts chown -R tango:tango .
 
 echo "install nxsconfigserver"
 docker exec --user root ndts /bin/sh -c 'export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive;  apt-get -qq update; apt-get -qq install -y  nxsconfigserver-db; sleep 10'
-if [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ]; then
+if [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ]; then
     docker exec  --user root ndts /usr/bin/mysql -e 'GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nxsconfig.* TO "tango"@"%" identified by "rootpw"'
     docker exec  --user root ndts /usr/bin/mysql -e 'GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nxsconfig.* TO "tango"@"localhost" identified by "rootpw"'
     docker exec  --user root ndts /usr/bin/mysql -e 'FLUSH PRIVILEGES'
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if [ "$2" = "2" ]; then
     docker exec --user root ndts /bin/sh -c 'apt-get -qq update; export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; apt-get -qq install -y  python-pytango python-nxswriter nxswriter python-nxsconfigserver nxsconfigserver'
 else
     echo "install python3-pytango ..."
-    if [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ] || [ "$1" = "debian10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu20.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu22.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu23.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu20.10" ]  || [ "$1" = "debian11" ] || [ "$1" = "debian12" ] || [ "$1" = "debian12tg10" ] || [ "$1" = "debian13" ] ; then
+    if [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu24.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu25.10" ] || [ "$1" = "debian10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu20.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu22.04" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu23.10" ] || [ "$1" = "ubuntu20.10" ]  || [ "$1" = "debian11" ] || [ "$1" = "debian12" ] || [ "$1" = "debian12tg10" ] || [ "$1" = "debian13" ] ; then
 	docker exec --user root ndts /bin/sh -c 'apt-get -qq update; export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; apt-get -qq install -y   python3-tango python3-nxswriter nxswriter python3-nxsconfigserver nxsconfigserver'
     else
 	docker exec --user root ndts /bin/sh -c 'apt-get -qq update; export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; apt-get -qq install -y   python3-pytango python3-nxswriter nxswriter3 python3-nxsconfigserver nxsconfigserver3'

{nxstools-4.28.1 → nxstools-4.32.0}/.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [debian13, debian12tg10, debian12, debian11, ubuntu25.04, ubuntu24.04, ubuntu22.04]
+        os: [debian13, debian12tg10, debian12, debian11, ubuntu25.10, ubuntu24.04, ubuntu22.04]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2

{nxstools-4.28.1 → nxstools-4.32.0}/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+2025-11-10 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
+	* avoid to recreate redis data store because of memory leak (#832)
+	* tagged as v4.32.0
+
+2025-11-07 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
+	* skip stream creation for already existing streams (#828)
+	* remove compression_enabled and compression_shuffle (#831)
+	* tagged as v4.31.4
+
+2025-11-05 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
+	* change NXsample/sample_identifier to  NXsample/identifier field (#822)
+	* tagged as v4.31.3
+
+2025-11-04 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
+	* change sample_identifier to  nexus field (#822)
+	* tagged as v4.31.2
+
+2025-11-04 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
+	* fix typo in defaultsampleidentifier component (#822)
+	* tagged as v4.31.1
+
+2025-11-04 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
+	* add defaultsampleidentifier component (#822)
+	* tagged as v4.31.0
+
+2025-10-29 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
+	* add defaultcollection component (#819)
+	* tagged as v4.30.0
+
+2025-10-23 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
+	* add pilcvds component (#809)
+	* add support for h5file_detector (#812, #809)
+	* tagged as v4.29.0
+
 2025-10-13 Jan Kotanski <jankotan@gmail.com>
 	* move virtual map list methods to h5py/h5cpp writers (#806)
 	* tagged as v4.28.1

{nxstools-4.28.1/nxstools.egg-info → nxstools-4.32.0}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.1
 Name: nxstools
-Version: 4.28.1
+Version: 4.32.0
 Summary: Configuration tools for NeXDaTaS Tango Servers
 Home-page: http://github.com/nexdatas/nxstools
 Author: Jan Kotanski, Eugen Wintersberger , Halil Pasic
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Extract sources and run
 Debian packages
 """""""""""""""
 
-Debian `trixie`, `bookworm`, `bullseye`  or Ubuntu `plucky`, `noble`, `jammy` packages can be found in the HDRI repository.
+Debian `trixie`, `bookworm`, `bullseye`  or Ubuntu `questing`, `noble`, `jammy` packages can be found in the HDRI repository.
 
 To install the debian packages, add the PGP repository key
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ and then download the corresponding source list
 .. code-block:: console
 
 	  $ cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
-	  $ wget http://repos.pni-hdri.de/trixie-pni-hdri.list
+	  $ wget http://repos.pni-hdri.de/trixie-pni-hdri.sources
 
 To install nxstools scripts
 

{nxstools-4.28.1 → nxstools-4.32.0}/README.rst

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Extract sources and run
 Debian packages
 """""""""""""""
 
-Debian `trixie`, `bookworm`, `bullseye`  or Ubuntu `plucky`, `noble`, `jammy` packages can be found in the HDRI repository.
+Debian `trixie`, `bookworm`, `bullseye`  or Ubuntu `questing`, `noble`, `jammy` packages can be found in the HDRI repository.
 
 To install the debian packages, add the PGP repository key
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ and then download the corresponding source list
 .. code-block:: console
 
 	  $ cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
-	  $ wget http://repos.pni-hdri.de/trixie-pni-hdri.list
+	  $ wget http://repos.pni-hdri.de/trixie-pni-hdri.sources
 
 To install nxstools scripts
 

{nxstools-4.28.1 → nxstools-4.32.0}/nxstools/filewriter.py

@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def virtual_field_layout(shape, dtype, maxshape=None, parent=None):
     if not wr:
         with writerlock:
             wr = writer
-    return wr.virtual_field_layout(shape, dtype, maxshape)
+    return wr.virtual_field_layout(shape, dtype, maxshape, parent)
 
 
 def setwriter(wr):
@@ -786,13 +786,13 @@ class FTVirtualFieldLayout(FTObject):
 
     """ virtual field layout """
 
-    def __init__(self, h5object=None):
+    def __init__(self, h5object=None, tparent=None):
         """ constructor
 
         :param h5object: h5 object
         :type h5object: :obj:`any`
         """
-        FTObject.__init__(self, h5object)
+        FTObject.__init__(self, h5object, tparent)
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, source):
         """ add target field view to layout

{nxstools-4.28.1 → nxstools-4.32.0}/nxstools/h5cppwriter.py

@@ -91,27 +91,18 @@ def unlimited_selection(sel, shape):
         res = []
         for sl in sel:
             if hasattr(sl, "stop"):
-                res.append(
-                    True if sl.stop in [unlimited()]
-                    else False)
+                res.append(True if sl.stop in [unlimited()] else False)
             elif hasattr(sl, "count"):
-                res.append(
-                    True if sl.count in [unlimited()]
-                    else False)
+                res.append(True if sl.count in [unlimited()] else False)
             else:
-                res.append(
-                    True if sl in [unlimited()]
-                    else False)
+                res.append(True if sl in [unlimited()] else False)
 
     elif hasattr(sel, "count"):
         res = []
         for ct in sel.count():
-            res.append(
-                True if ct in [unlimited()]
-                else False)
+            res.append(True if ct in [unlimited()] else False)
     elif isinstance(sel, slice):
-        res = [True if sel.stop in [unlimited()]
-               else False]
+        res = [True if sel.stop in [unlimited()] else False]
 
     elif sel in [unlimited()]:
         res = [True]
@@ -128,7 +119,7 @@ def unlimited_selection(sel, shape):
         for si in range(lct):
             if res[si]:
                 count[si] = h5cpp.dataspace.UNLIMITED
-        # print("Hyperslab %s %s %s %s" % (offset, block, count, stride))
+        # print("Hyperslab1 %s %s %s %s" % (offset, block, count, stride))
         return h5cpp.dataspace.Hyperslab(
             offset=offset, block=block, count=count, stride=stride)
     else:
@@ -140,7 +131,7 @@ def _slice2selection(t, shape):
 
     :param t: slice tuple
     :type t: :obj:`tuple`
-    :return shape: field shape
+    :param shape: field shape
     :type shape: :obj:`list` < :obj:`int` >
     :returns: hyperslab selection
     :rtype: :class:`h5cpp.dataspace.Hyperslab`
@@ -173,7 +164,7 @@ def _slice2selection(t, shape):
                     stride[dm] = 1
             else:
                 stride.append(1)
-        # print("Hyperslab %s %s %s %s" % (offset, block, count, stride))
+        # print("Hyperslab2 %s %s %s %s" % (offset, block, count, stride))
         return h5cpp.dataspace.Hyperslab(
             offset=offset, block=block, count=count, stride=stride)
 
@@ -244,7 +235,7 @@ def _slice2selection(t, shape):
                     stride.append(1)
                     if jt < esize - 1:
                         it += 1
-        # print("Hyperslab %s %s %s %s" % (offset, block, count, stride))
+        # print("Hyperslab3 %s %s %s %s" % (offset, block, count, stride))
         if len(offset):
             return h5cpp.dataspace.Hyperslab(
                 offset=offset, block=block, count=count, stride=stride)
@@ -567,7 +558,7 @@ def target_field_view(filename, fieldpath, shape,
         filename, fieldpath, shape, dtype, maxshape)
 
 
-def virtual_field_layout(shape, dtype, maxshape=None):
+def virtual_field_layout(shape, dtype, maxshape=None, parent=None):
     """ creates a virtual field layout for a VDS file
 
     :param shape: shape
@@ -583,7 +574,7 @@ def virtual_field_layout(shape, dtype, maxshape=None):
         raise Exception("VDS not supported")
     return H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(
         h5cpp.property.VirtualDataMaps(),
-        shape, dtype, maxshape)
+        shape, dtype, maxshape, parent)
 
 
 class H5CppFile(filewriter.FTFile):
@@ -1031,7 +1022,7 @@ class H5CppField(filewriter.FTField):
 
         :param h5object: h5 object
         :type h5object: :obj:`any`
-        :param tparent: treee parent
+        :param tparent: tree parent
         :type tparent: :obj:`FTObject`
         """
         filewriter.FTField.__init__(self, h5object, tparent)
@@ -1321,7 +1312,7 @@ class H5CppLink(filewriter.FTLink):
 
         :param h5object: h5 object
         :type h5object: :obj:`any`
-        :param tparent: treee parent
+        :param tparent: tree parent
         :type tparent: :obj:`FTObject`
         """
         filewriter.FTLink.__init__(self, h5object, tparent)
@@ -1420,7 +1411,8 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
 
     """ virtual field layout """
 
-    def __init__(self, h5object, shape, dtype=None, maxshape=None):
+    def __init__(self, h5object, shape, dtype=None, maxshape=None,
+                 tparent=None):
         """ constructor
 
         :param h5object: h5 object
@@ -1432,7 +1424,7 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
         :param maxshape: shape
         :type maxshape: :obj:`list` < :obj:`int` >
         """
-        filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout.__init__(self, h5object)
+        filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout.__init__(self, h5object, tparent)
         #: (:obj:`list` < :obj:`int` >) shape
         self.shape = shape
         # : (:obj:`str`): data type
@@ -1442,7 +1434,16 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
         #: (:obj:`list` <:obj:`dict` >) vmap list
         self.__vmaps = []
 
-    def __cureKeys(self, key):
+    @classmethod
+    def cure_keys(cls, key):
+        """ cure keys
+
+        :param key: field key
+        :type key: :class:`FTHyperslab` or :obj:`tuple` or :obj:`list`
+        :  or :obj:`int`
+        :returns: field key
+        :rtype: :class:`FTHyperslab` or :obj:`tuple`
+        """
         tkey = []
         if isinstance(key, list):
             try:
@@ -1450,16 +1451,7 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
             except Exception:
                 sk = []
             if len(sk) == 1 and sk[0] == 4:
-                offset = []
-                block = []
-                count = []
-                stride = []
-                for ky in key:
-                    off, bl, cnt, std = ky
-                    offset.append(off)
-                    block.append(bl)
-                    count.append(cnt)
-                    stride.append(std)
+                offset, block, count, stride = map(list, zip(*key))
                 return filewriter.FTHyperslab(offset, block, count, stride)
             for ky in key:
                 if isinstance(ky, list) and len(ky) > 0 and len(ky) < 4:
@@ -1472,17 +1464,107 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
             return tuple(tkey)
         return key
 
-    def process_target_field_views(self, parent):
+    @classmethod
+    def cure_shape(cls, vmaps, shape):
+        """ cure shape from virtual map elements
+
+        :param vmaps: list of virtual map description
+        :type vmaps: :obj:`list`<:obj:`dict`>
+        :param shape: field shape
+        :type shape: :obj:`list` < :obj:`int` >
+        :returns: field shape
+        :rtype: :obj:`list` < :obj:`int` >
+        """
+        # print("vmaps", vmaps, shape)
+        if shape is None:
+            return shape
+        sizes = [(sh if sh > 1 else 0) for sh in shape]
+        for vmap in vmaps:
+            if "key" in vmap:
+                key = vmap["key"]
+                try:
+                    sk = list(set([len(ky) for ky in key]))
+                except Exception:
+                    sk = []
+                if len(sk) == 1 and sk[0] == 4:
+                    offset, block, count, stride = map(list, zip(*key))
+                    for si, sh in enumerate(shape):
+                        if sh < 2:
+                            if block[si] != unlimited() \
+                                    and count[si] != unlimited() \
+                                    and count[si] and block[si] and stride[si]:
+                                sizes[si] = max(
+                                    sizes[si],
+                                    offset[si] + stride[si] * [count[si] - 1]
+                                    + block[si])
+                            else:
+                                sizes[si] = max(
+                                    sizes[si], 1)
+                else:
+                    eshape = vmap["shape"] if "shape" in vmap else []
+
+                    for si, sh in enumerate(shape):
+                        if sh < 2:
+                            if isinstance(key, list) and len(key) > si \
+                                    and isinstance(key[si], list) \
+                                    and len(key[si]) > 0 and len(key[si]) < 4:
+                                sky = slice(*key[si])
+                                if sky.stop != unlimited():
+                                    start = sky.start or 0
+                                    stop = sky.stop or 0
+                                    step = sky.step or 1
+                                    size = (step * ((stop - start - 1) // step)
+                                            + start) + 1
+                                    sizes[si] = max(sizes[si], size)
+                                else:
+                                    if si:
+                                        sizes[si] = max(
+                                            sizes[si],
+                                            eshape[si]
+                                            if len(eshape) > si else 1, 1)
+                                    else:
+                                        sizes[si] += max(
+                                            eshape[si]
+                                            if len(eshape) > si else 1, 1)
+                            else:
+                                if si:
+                                    sizes[si] = max(
+                                        sizes[si],
+                                        eshape[si]
+                                        if len(eshape) > si else 1, 1)
+                                else:
+                                    sizes[si] += max(
+                                        eshape[si]
+                                        if len(eshape) > si else 1, 1)
+            else:
+                eshape = vmap["shape"] if "shape" in vmap else []
+                for si, sh in enumerate(shape):
+                    if sh < 2:
+                        if si:
+                            sizes[si] = max(
+                                sizes[si],
+                                eshape[si] if len(eshape) > si else 1, 1)
+                        else:
+                            sizes[si] += max(
+                                eshape[si] if len(eshape) > si else 1, 1)
+        return sizes
+
+    def process_target_field_views(self, parent=None):
         """ process target fields views to virtual field layout
+
+        :param parent: tree parent
+        :type parent: :obj:`FTObject`
         """
+        if self.__vmaps is not None:
+            # print("SHAPE1", shape)
+            self.shape = self.cure_shape(self.__vmaps, self.shape)
+        # print("SHAPE12", shape)
         counter = 0
         for vmap in self.__vmaps:
-            fieldpath = ""
-            filename = ""
             edtype = vmap["dtype"] \
                 if "dtype" in vmap else self.dtype
             key = vmap["key"] if "key" in vmap else counter
-            key = self.__cureKeys(key)
+            key = self.cure_keys(key)
             if "shape" in vmap:
                 eshape = vmap["shape"]
             elif isinstance(key, int):
@@ -1490,6 +1572,7 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
                 eshape[0] = 1
             else:
                 eshape = [0] * len(self.shape)
+
             fieldpath = vmap["fieldpath"] \
                 if "fieldpath" in vmap else "/data"
             filename = vmap["filename"] if "filename" in vmap else None
@@ -1503,7 +1586,9 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
                     filename, fieldpath = target.split(":/")
                 else:
                     fieldpath = target
-            obj = parent
+            if self._tparent is None and parent is not None:
+                self._tparent = parent
+            obj = self._tparent
             while filename is None:
                 par = obj.parent
                 if par is None:
@@ -1517,10 +1602,10 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
                 if "sourceshape" in vmap else None
             sourcekey = vmap["sourcekey"] \
                 if "sourcekey" in vmap else None
-            sourcekey = self.__cureKeys(sourcekey)
+            sourcekey = self.cure_keys(sourcekey)
             if not any(eshape):
-                eshape = self.__findShape(key, eshape, unlimited=False)
-            ef = filewriter.target_field_view(
+                eshape = self.find_shape(key, eshape, change_unlimited=False)
+            ef = target_field_view(
                 filename, fieldpath, eshape, edtype)
             if eshape:
                 counter += eshape[0]
@@ -1529,25 +1614,24 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
             # print("KEY", key, sourcekey, sourceshape, eshape)
             self.add(key, ef, sourcekey, sourceshape)
 
-    def __findShape(self, key, eshape=None, unlimited=True):
+    @classmethod
+    def find_shape(cls, key, eshape=None, change_unlimited=True):
         """ find a layout shape from elemnt keys and shape
+
         :param key: field key
         :type key: :class:`FTHyperslab` o :obj:`tuple`
         :param eshape: element shape
         :type eshape: ::obj:`list`
-        :param unlimited: unlimited flag
-        :type unlimited: ::obj:`bool`
-        :returns: layout shake
-        :rtype: ::obj:`list`
+        :param change_unlimited: unlimited flag
+        :type change_unlimited: ::obj:`bool`
+        :returns: layout shape
+        :rtype: :obj:`list` < :obj:`int` >
         """
 
         if isinstance(key, filewriter.FTHyperslab):
-            if not unlimited:
-                count = [(ct if ct != filewriter.writer.unlimited() else 1)
-                         for ct in key.count]
-
-                block = [(ct if ct != filewriter.writer.unlimited() else 1)
-                         for ct in key.block]
+            if not change_unlimited:
+                count = [(ct if ct != unlimited() else 1) for ct in key.count]
+                block = [(ct if ct != unlimited() else 1) for ct in key.block]
             else:
                 count = key.count
                 block = key.block
@@ -1555,7 +1639,7 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
         if isinstance(key, tuple):
             eshape = []
             for ky in key:
-                if not unlimited and ky.stop == filewriter.writer.unlimited():
+                if not change_unlimited and ky.stop == unlimited():
                     eshape.append(1)
                 elif isinstance(ky, slice) and ky.stop > 0:
                     start = ky.start if ky.start is not None else 0
@@ -1567,7 +1651,6 @@ class H5CppVirtualFieldLayout(filewriter.FTVirtualFieldLayout):
 
     def __len__(self):
         """ provides virtual map list length
-
         :rtype: :obj:`int`
         :returns:  virtual map list length
         """
@@ -1684,7 +1767,7 @@ class H5CppAttributeManager(filewriter.FTAttributeManager):
 
         :param h5object: h5 object
         :type h5object: :obj:`any`
-        :param tparent: treee parent
+        :param tparent: tree parent
         :type tparent: :obj:`FTObject`
         """
         filewriter.FTAttributeManager.__init__(self, h5object, tparent)
@@ -1803,7 +1886,7 @@ class H5CppAttribute(filewriter.FTAttribute):
 
         :param h5object: h5 object
         :type h5object: :obj:`any`
-        :param tparent: treee parent
+        :param tparent: tree parent
         :type tparent: :obj:`FTObject`
         """
         filewriter.FTAttribute.__init__(self, h5object, tparent)