pymodaq 4.4.7__py3-none-any.whl → 5.0.1__py3-none-any.whl

pymodaq/utils/h5modules/saving.py

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-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""
-Created the 15/11/2022
-
-@author: Sebastien Weber
-"""
-import copy
-import datetime
-from dateutil import parser
-from numbers import Number
-import os
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Union, Iterable
-
-
-import numpy as np
-from qtpy.QtCore import QObject, Signal
-from qtpy import QtWidgets
-
-from pymodaq.utils.logger import set_logger, get_module_name
-from pymodaq.utils.parameter import Parameter, ParameterTree
-from pymodaq.utils.parameter import utils as putils
-from pymodaq.utils.managers.parameter_manager import ParameterManager
-from pymodaq.utils.gui_utils.file_io import select_file
-
-from pymodaq.utils.gui_utils.utils import dashboard_submodules_params
-from pymodaq.utils import daq_utils as utils
-from pymodaq.utils.config import Config
-from pymodaq.utils.data import DataDim, DataToExport, Axis, DataWithAxes
-from pymodaq.utils.enums import BaseEnum, enum_checker
-from pymodaq.utils.scanner.utils import ScanType
-from pymodaq.utils.messenger import deprecation_msg
-
-
-from .backends import (H5Backend, backends_available, SaveType, InvalidSave, InvalidExport, InvalidDataType,
-                       InvalidGroupType, InvalidGroupDataType, Node, GroupType, InvalidDataDimension, InvalidScanType,
-                       GROUP, VLARRAY)
-from . import browsing
-
-
-config = Config()
-logger = set_logger(get_module_name(__file__))
-
-
-class FileType(BaseEnum):
-    detector = 0
-    actuator = 1
-    axis = 2
-    scan = 3
-    
-
-class DataType(BaseEnum):
-    data = 'Data'
-    axis = 'Axis'
-    live_scan = 'Live'
-    external_h5 = 'ExtData'
-    strings = 'Strings'
-    bkg = 'Bkg'
-    data_enlargeable = 'EnlData'
-    error = 'ErrorBar'
-
-
-class H5SaverLowLevel(H5Backend):
-    """Object containing basic methods in order to structure and interact with a h5file compatible with the h5browser
-
-    See Also
-    --------
-    H5Browser
-
-    Attributes
-    ----------
-    h5_file: pytables hdf5 file
-        object used to save all datas and metadas
-    h5_file_path: str or Path
-        The file path
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, save_type: SaveType = 'scan', backend='tables'):
-        H5Backend.__init__(self, backend)
-
-        self.save_type = enum_checker(SaveType, save_type)
-
-        self.h5_file_path = None
-        self.h5_file_name = None
-        self.file_loaded = False
-
-        self._current_group = None
-        self._raw_group: Union[GROUP, str] = '/RawData'
-        self._logger_array = None
-
-    @property
-    def raw_group(self):
-        return self._raw_group
-
-    @property
-    def h5_file(self):
-        return self._h5file
-
-    def init_file(self, file_name: Path, raw_group_name='RawData', new_file=False, metadata: dict = None):
-        """Initializes a new h5 file.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        file_name: Path
-            a complete Path pointing to a h5 file
-        raw_group_name: str
-            Base node name
-        new_file: bool
-            If True create a new file, otherwise append to a potential existing one
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        bool
-            True if new file has been created, False otherwise
-        """
-        datetime_now = datetime.datetime.now()
-
-        if file_name is not None and isinstance(file_name, Path):
-            self.h5_file_name = file_name.stem + ".h5"
-            self.h5_file_path = file_name.parent
-            if not self.h5_file_path.joinpath(self.h5_file_name).is_file():
-                new_file = True
-
-        else:
-            self.h5_file_name = select_file(save=True, ext='h5')
-            self.h5_file_path = self.h5_file_name.parent
-            new_file = True
-
-        self.close_file()
-        self.open_file(self.h5_file_path.joinpath(self.h5_file_name), 'w' if new_file else 'a', title='PyMoDAQ file')
-
-        self._raw_group = self.get_set_group(self.root(), raw_group_name, title='Data from PyMoDAQ modules')
-        self.get_set_logger(self._raw_group)
-
-        if new_file:
-            self._raw_group.attrs['type'] = self.save_type.name  # first possibility to set a node attribute
-            self.root().set_attr('file', self.h5_file_name)  # second possibility
-
-            self.set_attr(self.root(), 'date', datetime_now.date().isoformat())
-            self.set_attr(self.root(), 'time', datetime_now.time().isoformat())
-
-            if metadata is not None:
-                for metadata_key in metadata:
-                    self._raw_group.attrs[metadata_key] = metadata[metadata_key]
-
-    def save_file(self, filename=None):
-        if filename is None:
-            filename = select_file(None, save=True, ext='h5')
-        if filename != '':
-            super().save_file_as(filename)
-
-    def get_set_logger(self, where: Node = None) -> VLARRAY:
-        """ Retrieve or create (if absent) a logger enlargeable array to store logs
-        Get attributed to the class attribute ``logger_array``
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        where: node
-               location within the tree where to save or retrieve the array
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        vlarray
-            enlargeable array accepting strings as elements
-        """
-        if where is None:
-            where = self.raw_group
-        if isinstance(where, Node):
-            where = where.node
-        logger = 'Logger'
-        if logger not in list(self.get_children(where)):
-            # check if logger node exist
-            self._logger_array = self.add_string_array(where, logger)
-            self._logger_array.attrs['type'] = 'log'
-        else:
-            self._logger_array = self.get_node(where, name=logger)
-        return self._logger_array
-
-    def add_log(self, msg):
-        self._logger_array.append(msg)
-
-    def add_string_array(self, where, name, title='', metadata=dict([])):
-        array = self.create_vlarray(where, name, dtype='string', title=title)
-        array.attrs['shape'] = (0,)
-        array.attrs['data_type'] = 'strings'
-
-        for metadat in metadata:
-            array.attrs[metadat] = metadata[metadat]
-        return array
-    
-    def add_array(self, where: Union[GROUP, str], name: str, data_type: DataType, array_to_save: np.ndarray = None,
-                  data_shape: tuple = None, array_type: np.dtype = None, data_dimension: DataDim = None,
-                  scan_shape: tuple = tuple([]), add_scan_dim=False, enlargeable: bool = False,
-                  title: str = '', metadata=dict([]), ):
-
-        """save data arrays on the hdf5 file together with metadata
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        where: GROUP
-            node where to save the array
-        name: str
-            name of the array in the hdf5 file
-        data_type: DataType
-            mandatory so that the h5Browser can interpret correctly the array
-        data_shape: Iterable
-            the shape of the array to save, mandatory if array_to_save is None
-        data_dimension: DataDim
-         The data's dimension
-        scan_shape: Iterable
-            the shape of the scan dimensions
-        title: str
-            the title attribute of the array node
-        array_to_save: ndarray or None
-            data to be saved in the array. If None, array_type and data_shape should be specified in order to init
-            correctly the memory
-        array_type: np.dtype or numpy types
-            eg np.float, np.int32 ...
-        enlargeable: bool
-            if False, data are saved as a CARRAY, otherwise as a EARRAY (for ragged data, see add_string_array)
-        metadata: dict
-            dictionnary whose keys will be saved as the array attributes
-        add_scan_dim: if True, the scan axes dimension (scan_shape iterable) is prepended to the array shape on the hdf5
-                      In that case, the array is usually initialized as zero and further populated
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        array (CARRAY or EARRAY)
-
-        See Also
-        --------
-        add_data, add_string_array
-        """
-        if array_type is None:
-            if array_to_save is None:
-                array_type = config('data_saving', 'data_type', 'dynamic')
-            else:
-                array_type = array_to_save.dtype
-
-        data_type = enum_checker(DataType, data_type)
-        data_dimension = enum_checker(DataDim, data_dimension)
-
-        if enlargeable:
-            # if data_shape == (1,):
-            #     data_shape = None
-            array = self.create_earray(where, utils.capitalize(name), dtype=np.dtype(array_type),
-                                       data_shape=data_shape, title=title)
-        else:
-            if add_scan_dim:  # means it is an array initialization to zero
-                shape = list(scan_shape[:])
-                if not(len(data_shape) == 1 and data_shape[0] == 1):  # means data are not ndarrays of scalars
-                    shape.extend(data_shape)
-                if array_to_save is None:
-                    array_to_save = np.zeros(shape, dtype=np.dtype(array_type))
-
-            array = self.create_carray(where, utils.capitalize(name), obj=array_to_save, title=title)
-        self.set_attr(array, 'data_type', data_type.name)
-        self.set_attr(array, 'data_dimension', data_dimension.name)
-
-        for metadat in metadata:
-            self.set_attr(array, metadat, metadata[metadat])
-        return array
-
-    def get_set_group(self, where, name, title=''):
-        """Get the group located at where if it exists otherwise creates it
-
-        This also set the _current_group property
-        """
-        self._current_group = super().get_set_group(where, name, title)
-        return self._current_group
-
-    def get_groups(self, where: Union[str, GROUP], group_type: GroupType):
-        """Get all groups hanging from a Group and of a certain type"""
-        groups = []
-        for node_name in list(self.get_children(where)):
-            group = self.get_node(where, node_name)
-            if 'type' in group.attrs and group.attrs['type'] == group_type.name:
-                groups.append(group)
-        return groups
-
-    def get_last_group(self, where: GROUP, group_type: GroupType):
-        groups = self.get_groups(where, group_type)
-        if len(groups) != 0:
-            return groups[-1]
-        else:
-            return None
-
-    def get_node_from_attribute_match(self, where, attr_name, attr_value):
-        """Get a Node starting from a given node (Group) matching a pair of node attribute name and value"""
-        for node in self.walk_nodes(where):
-            if attr_name in node.attrs and node.attrs[attr_name] == attr_value:
-                return node
-
-    def get_node_from_title(self, where, title: str):
-        """Get a Node starting from a given node (Group) matching the given title"""
-        return self.get_node_from_attribute_match(where, 'TITLE', title)
-
-    def add_data_group(self, where, data_dim: DataDim, title='', settings_as_xml='', metadata=dict([])):
-        """Creates a group node at given location in the tree
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        where: group node
-               where to create data group
-        group_data_type: DataDim
-        title: str, optional
-               a title for this node, will be saved as metadata
-        settings_as_xml: str, optional
-                         XML string created from a Parameter object to be saved as metadata
-        metadata: dict, optional
-                  will be saved as a new metadata attribute with name: key and value: dict value
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        group: group node
-
-        See Also
-        --------
-        :py:meth:`add_group`
-        """
-        data_dim = enum_checker(DataDim, data_dim)
-        metadata.update(settings=settings_as_xml)
-        group = self.add_group(data_dim.name, 'data_dim', where, title, metadata)
-        return group
-
-    def add_incremental_group(self, group_type, where, title='', settings_as_xml='', metadata=dict([])):
-        """
-        Add a node in the h5 file tree of the group type with an increment in the given name
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        group_type: str or GroupType enum
-            one of the possible values of **group_types**
-        where: str or node
-            parent node where to create the new group
-        title: str
-            node title
-        settings_as_xml: str
-            XML string containing Parameter representation
-        metadata: dict
-            extra metadata to be saved with this new group node
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        node: newly created group node
-        """
-        group_type = enum_checker(GroupType, group_type)
-
-        nodes = [name for name in self.get_children(self.get_node(where))]
-        nodes_tmp = []
-        for node in nodes:
-            if utils.capitalize(group_type.name) in node:
-                nodes_tmp.append(node)
-        nodes_tmp.sort()
-        if len(nodes_tmp) == 0:
-            ind_group = -1
-        else:
-            ind_group = int(nodes_tmp[-1][-3:])
-        group = self.get_set_group(where, f'{utils.capitalize(group_type.name)}{ind_group + 1:03d}', title)
-        self.set_attr(group, 'settings', settings_as_xml)
-        if group_type.name.lower() != 'ch':
-            self.set_attr(group, 'type', group_type.name.lower())
-        else:
-            self.set_attr(group, 'type', '')
-        for metadat in metadata:
-            self.set_attr(group, metadat, metadata[metadat])
-        return group
-
-    def add_act_group(self, where, title='', settings_as_xml='', metadata=dict([])):
-        """
-        Add a new group of type detector
-        See Also
-        -------
-        add_incremental_group
-        """
-        group = self.add_incremental_group('actuator', where, title, settings_as_xml, metadata)
-        return group
-
-    def add_det_group(self, where, title='', settings_as_xml='', metadata=dict([])):
-        """
-        Add a new group of type detector
-        See Also
-        -------
-        add_incremental_group
-        """
-        group = self.add_incremental_group('detector', where, title, settings_as_xml, metadata)
-        return group
-
-    def add_scan_group(self, where='/RawData', title='', settings_as_xml='', metadata=dict([])):
-        """Add a new group of type scan
-
-        At creation adds the attributes description and scan_done to be used elsewhere
-
-        See Also
-        -------
-        add_incremental_group
-        """
-        metadata.update(dict(description='', scan_done=False))
-        group = self.add_incremental_group(GroupType['scan'], where, title, settings_as_xml, metadata)
-        return group
-
-    def add_ch_group(self, where, title='', settings_as_xml='', metadata=dict([])):
-        """
-        Add a new group of type channel
-        See Also
-        -------
-        add_incremental_group
-        """
-        group = self.add_incremental_group('ch', where, title, settings_as_xml, metadata)
-        return group
-
-
-    def add_move_group(self, where, title='', settings_as_xml='', metadata=dict([])):
-        """
-        Add a new group of type actuator
-        See Also
-        -------
-        add_incremental_group
-        """
-        group = self.add_incremental_group('actuator', where, title, settings_as_xml, metadata)
-        return group
-
-    def show_file_content(self):
-        win = QtWidgets.QMainWindow()
-        if not self.isopen():
-            if self.h5_file_path is not None:
-                if self.h5_file_path.exists():
-                    self.analysis_prog = browsing.H5Browser(win, h5file_path=self.h5_file_path)
-                else:
-                    logger.warning('The h5 file path has not been defined yet')
-            else:
-                logger.warning('The h5 file path has not been defined yet')
-        else:
-            self.flush()
-            self.analysis_prog = browsing.H5Browser(win, h5file=self.h5file)
-        win.show()
-
-
-class H5SaverBase(H5SaverLowLevel, ParameterManager):
-    """Object containing all methods in order to save datas in a *hdf5 file* with a hierarchy compatible with
-    the H5Browser. The saving parameters are contained within a **Parameter** object: self.settings that can be displayed
-    on a UI using the widget self.settings_tree. At the creation of a new file, a node
-    group named **Raw_datas** and represented by the attribute ``raw_group`` is created and set with a metadata attribute:
-
-    * 'type' given by the **save_type** class parameter
-
-    The root group of the file is then set with a few metadata:
-
-    * 'pymodaq_version' the current pymodaq version, e.g. 1.6.2
-    * 'file' the file name
-    * 'date' the current date
-    * 'time' the current time
-
-    All datas will then be saved under this node in various groups
-
-    See Also
-    --------
-    H5Browser
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    h5_file: pytables hdf5 file
-             object used to save all datas and metadas
-    h5_file_path: str or Path
-                  Signal signal represented by a float. Is emitted each time the hardware reached the target
-                  position within the epsilon precision (see comon_parameters variable)
-    save_type: str
-       an element of the enum module attribute SaveType
-       * 'scan' is used for DAQScan module and should be used for similar application
-       * 'detector' is used for DAQ_Viewer module and should be used for similar application
-       * 'custom' should be used for customized applications
-
-    Attributes
-    ----------
-
-    settings: Parameter
-               Parameter instance (pyqtgraph) containing all settings (could be represented using the settings_tree widget)
-
-    settings_tree: ParameterTree
-                   Widget representing as a Tree structure, all the settings defined in the class preamble variable ``params``
-
-    """
-    settings_name = 'h5saver_settings'
-    params = [
-        {'title': 'Save type:', 'name': 'save_type', 'type': 'list', 'limits': SaveType.names(), 'readonly': True},
-    ] + dashboard_submodules_params + \
-        [{'title': 'Backend:', 'name': 'backend', 'type': 'group', 'children': [
-            {'title': 'Backend type:', 'name': 'backend_type', 'type': 'list', 'limits': backends_available,
-                'readonly': True},
-            {'title': 'HSDS Server:', 'name': 'hsds_options', 'type': 'group', 'visible': False, 'children': [
-                {'title': 'Endpoint:', 'name': 'endpoint', 'type': 'str',
-                    'value': config('data_saving', 'hsds', 'root_url'), 'readonly': False},
-                {'title': 'User:', 'name': 'user', 'type': 'str',
-                    'value': config('data_saving', 'hsds', 'username'), 'readonly': False},
-                {'title': 'password:', 'name': 'password', 'type': 'str',
-                    'value': config('data_saving', 'hsds', 'pwd'), 'readonly': False},
-            ]},
-        ]},
-
-        {'title': 'custom_name?:', 'name': 'custom_name', 'type': 'bool', 'default': False, 'value': False},
-        {'title': 'show file content?', 'name': 'show_file', 'type': 'bool_push', 'default': False,
-            'value': False},
-        {'title': 'Base path:', 'name': 'base_path', 'type': 'browsepath',
-            'value': config('data_saving', 'h5file', 'save_path'), 'filetype': False, 'readonly': True, },
-        {'title': 'Base name:', 'name': 'base_name', 'type': 'str', 'value': 'Scan', 'readonly': True},
-        {'title': 'Current scan:', 'name': 'current_scan_name', 'type': 'str', 'value': '', 'readonly': True},
-        {'title': 'Current path:', 'name': 'current_scan_path', 'type': 'text',
-            'value': config('data_saving', 'h5file', 'save_path'), 'readonly': True, 'visible': False},
-        {'title': 'h5file:', 'name': 'current_h5_file', 'type': 'text', 'value': '', 'readonly': True},
-        {'title': 'New file', 'name': 'new_file', 'type': 'action'},
-        {'title': 'Saving dynamic', 'name': 'dynamic', 'type': 'list',
-         'limits': config('data_saving', 'data_type', 'dynamics'),
-         'value': config('data_saving', 'data_type', 'dynamic')},
-        {'title': 'Compression options:', 'name': 'compression_options', 'type': 'group', 'children': [
-            {'title': 'Compression library:', 'name': 'h5comp_library', 'type': 'list', 'value': 'zlib',
-                'limits': ['zlib', 'gzip']},
-            {'title': 'Compression level:', 'name': 'h5comp_level', 'type': 'int',
-                'value': config('data_saving', 'h5file', 'compression_level'), 'min': 0, 'max': 9},
-        ]},
-    ]
-
-    def __init__(self, save_type='scan', backend='tables'):
-        """
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        save_type (str): one of ['scan', 'detector', 'logger', 'custom']
-        backend (str): either 'tables' for pytables backend, 'h5py' for h5py backends or 'h5pyd' for HSDS backend
-
-        See Also
-        --------
-        https://github.com/HDFGroup/hsds
-        """
-        H5SaverLowLevel.__init__(self, save_type, backend)
-        ParameterManager.__init__(self)
-
-        self.current_scan_group = None
-        self.current_scan_name = None
-
-        self.settings.child('save_type').setValue(self.save_type.name)
-
-    def show_settings(self, show=True):
-        self.settings_tree.setVisible(show)
-
-    def init_file(self, update_h5=False, custom_naming=False, addhoc_file_path=None, metadata=dict([])):
-        """Initializes a new h5 file.
-        Could set the h5_file attributes as:
-
-        * a file with a name following a template if ``custom_naming`` is ``False`` and ``addhoc_file_path`` is ``None``
-        * a file within a name set using a file dialog popup if ``custom_naming`` is ``True``
-        * a file with a custom name if ``addhoc_file_path`` is a ``Path`` object or a path string
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        update_h5: bool
-                   create a new h5 file with name specified by other parameters
-                   if false try to open an existing file and will append new data to it
-        custom_naming: bool
-                       if True, a selection file dialog opens to set a new file name
-        addhoc_file_path: Path or str
-                          supplied name by the user for the new file
-        metadata: dict
-                    dictionnary with pair of key, value that should be saved as attributes of the root group
-        Returns
-        -------
-        update_h5: bool
-                   True if new file has been created, False otherwise
-        """
-        datetime_now = datetime.datetime.now()
-        if addhoc_file_path is None:
-            if not os.path.isdir(self.settings['base_path']):
-                os.mkdir(self.settings['base_path'])
-
-            # set the filename and path
-            base_name = self.settings['base_name']
-
-            if not custom_naming:
-                custom_naming = self.settings['custom_name']
-
-            if not custom_naming:
-                scan_type = self.settings['save_type'] == 'scan'
-                scan_path, current_scan_name, save_path = self.update_file_paths(update_h5)
-                self.current_scan_name = current_scan_name
-                self.settings.child('current_scan_name').setValue(current_scan_name)
-                self.settings.child('current_scan_path').setValue(str(scan_path))
-
-                if not scan_type:
-                    self.h5_file_path = save_path.parent  # will remove the dataset part used for DAQ_scan datas
-                    self.h5_file_name = base_name + datetime_now.strftime('_%Y%m%d_%H_%M_%S.h5')
-                else:
-                    self.h5_file_name = save_path.name + ".h5"
-                    self.h5_file_path = save_path.parent
-
-            else:
-                self.h5_file_name = select_file(start_path=base_name, save=True, ext='h5')
-                self.h5_file_path = self.h5_file_name.parent
-
-        else:
-            if isinstance(addhoc_file_path, str):
-                addhoc_file_path = Path(addhoc_file_path)
-            self.h5_file_path = addhoc_file_path.parent
-            self.h5_file_name = addhoc_file_path.name
-
-        fullpathname = self.h5_file_path.joinpath(self.h5_file_name)
-        self.settings.child('current_h5_file').setValue(str(fullpathname))
-
-        super().init_file(fullpathname, new_file=update_h5, metadata=metadata)
-
-        self.get_set_logger(self.raw_group)
-
-        return update_h5
-
-    def update_file_paths(self, update_h5=False):
-        """
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        update_h5: bool
-                   if True, will increment the file name and eventually the current scan index
-                   if False, get the current scan index in the h5 file
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        scan_path: Path
-        current_filename: str
-        dataset_path: Path
-
-        """
-
-        try:
-            # set the filename and path
-            base_path = self.settings['base_path']
-            base_name = self.settings['base_name']
-            current_scan = self.settings['current_scan_name']
-            scan_type = self.settings['save_type'] == 'scan'
-            ind_dataset = None
-            if current_scan == '' or update_h5:
-                next_scan_index = 0
-                update_h5 = True  # just started the main program so one should create a new h5
-                self.file_loaded = False
-            else:
-                next_scan_index = self.get_scan_index()
-            if self.file_loaded:
-                ind_dataset = int(os.path.splitext(self.h5_file_name)[0][-3:])
-                try:
-                    curr_date = datetime.date.fromisoformat(self.get_attr(self.root(), 'date'))
-                except ValueError:
-                    curr_date = parser.parse(self.get_attr(self.root(), 'date')).date()
-            else:
-                curr_date = datetime.date.today()
-
-            scan_path, current_filename, dataset_path = self.set_current_scan_path(base_path, base_name, update_h5,
-                                                                                   next_scan_index,
-                                                                                   create_dataset_folder=False,
-                                                                                   curr_date=curr_date,
-                                                                                   ind_dataset=ind_dataset)
-            self.settings.child('current_scan_path').setValue(str(dataset_path))
-
-            return scan_path, current_filename, dataset_path
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.exception(str(e))
-
-    @classmethod
-    def find_part_in_path_and_subpath(cls, base_dir, part='', create=False, increment=True):
-        """
-        Find path from part time.
-
-        =============== ============ =============================================
-        **Parameters**  **Type**      **Description**
-        *base_dir*      Path object   The directory to browse
-        *part*          string        The date of the directory to find/create
-        *create*        boolean       Indicate the creation flag of the directory
-        =============== ============ =============================================
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Path object
-            found path from part
-        """
-        found_path = None
-        if part in base_dir.parts:  # check if current year is in the given base path
-            if base_dir.name == part:
-                found_path = base_dir
-            else:
-                for ind in range(len(base_dir.parts)):
-                    tmp_path = base_dir.parents[ind]
-                    if tmp_path.name == part:
-                        found_path = base_dir.parents[ind]
-                        break
-        else:  # if not check if year is in the subfolders
-            subfolders_year_name = [x.name for x in base_dir.iterdir() if x.is_dir()]
-            subfolders_found_path = [x for x in base_dir.iterdir() if x.is_dir()]
-            if part not in subfolders_year_name:
-                if increment:
-                    found_path = base_dir.joinpath(part)
-                else:
-                    found_path = base_dir
-                if create:
-                    found_path.mkdir()
-            else:
-                ind_path = subfolders_year_name.index(part)
-                found_path = subfolders_found_path[ind_path]
-        return found_path
-
-    @classmethod
-    def set_current_scan_path(cls, base_dir, base_name='Scan', update_h5=False, next_scan_index=0,
-                              create_scan_folder=False,
-                              create_dataset_folder=True, curr_date=None, ind_dataset=None):
-        """
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        base_dir
-        base_name
-        update_h5
-        next_scan_index
-        create_scan_folder
-        create_dataset_folder
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-
-        """
-        base_dir = Path(base_dir)
-        if curr_date is None:
-            curr_date = datetime.date.today()
-
-        year_path = cls.find_part_in_path_and_subpath(base_dir, part=str(curr_date.year),
-                                                      create=True)  # create directory of the year if it doen't exist and return it
-        day_path = cls.find_part_in_path_and_subpath(year_path, part=curr_date.strftime('%Y%m%d'),
-                                                     create=True)  # create directory of the day if it doen't exist and return it
-        dataset_base_name = curr_date.strftime('Dataset_%Y%m%d')
-        dataset_paths = sorted([path for path in day_path.glob(dataset_base_name + "*"+".h5") if path.is_file()])
-
-        if ind_dataset is None:
-            if dataset_paths == []:
-
-                ind_dataset = 0
-            else:
-                if update_h5:
-                    ind_dataset = int(dataset_paths[-1].stem.partition(dataset_base_name + "_")[2]) + 1
-                else:
-                    ind_dataset = int(dataset_paths[-1].stem.partition(dataset_base_name + "_")[2])
-
-        dataset_path = cls.find_part_in_path_and_subpath(day_path,
-                                                         part=dataset_base_name + "_{:03d}".format(ind_dataset),
-                                                         create=False, increment=True)
-        scan_paths = sorted([path for path in dataset_path.glob(base_name + '*') if path.is_dir()])
-        ind_scan = next_scan_index
-        return dataset_path, base_name + '{:03d}'.format(ind_scan), dataset_path
-
-    def get_last_scan(self):
-        """Gets the last scan node within the h5_file and under the **raw_group**
-
-        Returns
-        -------
-        scan_group: pytables group or None
-
-
-        """
-        return self.get_last_group(self.raw_group, GroupType['scan'])
-
-    def get_scan_groups(self):
-        return self.get_groups(self.raw_group, GroupType['scan'])
-
-    def get_scan_index(self):
-        """ return the scan group index in the "scan templating": Scan000, Scan001 as an integer
-        """
-
-        last_scan = self.get_last_scan()
-        return int(last_scan.name[4:]) if last_scan is not None else 0
-
-    def load_file(self, base_path=None, file_path=None):
-        """Opens a file dialog to select a h5file saved on disk to be used
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        base_path
-        file_path
-
-        See Also
-        --------
-        :py:meth:`init_file`
-
-        """
-        if base_path is None:
-            base_path = self.settings.child('base_path').value()
-            if not os.path.isdir(base_path):
-                base_path = None
-
-        if file_path is None:
-            file_path = select_file(base_path, save=False, ext='h5')
-
-        if not (file_path is None or file_path == ''):
-            if not isinstance(file_path, Path):
-                file_path = Path(file_path)
-
-            if 'h5' not in file_path.suffix:
-                raise IOError('Invalid file type, should be a h5 file')
-
-            self.init_file(addhoc_file_path=file_path)
-            self.file_loaded = True
-
-    def save_file(self, filename=None):
-        if filename is None:
-            filename = select_file(None, save=True, ext='h5')
-        if filename != '':
-            super().save_file_as(filename)
-
-    def value_changed(self, param):
-        if param.name() == 'show_file':
-            if param.value():
-                param.setValue(False)
-                self.show_file_content()
-
-        elif param.name() == 'base_path':
-            try:
-                if not os.path.isdir(param.value()):
-                    os.mkdir(param.value())
-            except Exception as e:
-                self.update_status(f"The base path couldn't be set, please check your options: {str(e)}")
-
-        elif param.name() in putils.iter_children(self.settings.child('compression_options'), []):
-            compression = self.settings.child('compression_options', 'h5comp_library').value()
-            compression_opts = self.settings.child('compression_options', 'h5comp_level').value()
-            self.define_compression(compression, compression_opts)
-
-    def update_status(self, status):
-        logger.warning(status)
-
-
-class H5Saver(H5SaverBase, QObject):
-    """
-    status_sig: Signal
-                emits a signal of type Threadcommand in order to senf log information to a main UI
-    new_file_sig: Signal
-                  emits a boolean signal to let the program know when the user pressed the new file button on the UI
-    """
-
-    status_sig = Signal(utils.ThreadCommand)
-    new_file_sig = Signal(bool)
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        args
-        kwargs
-        """
-        QObject.__init__(self)
-        H5SaverBase.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-
-        self.settings.child('new_file').sigActivated.connect(lambda: self.emit_new_file(True))
-
-    def close(self):
-        self.close_file()
-
-    def emit_new_file(self, status):
-        """Emits the new_file_sig
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        status: bool
-                emits True if a new file has been asked by the user pressing the new file button on the UI
-        """
-        self.new_file_sig.emit(status)
-