pmHDU.h

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/* @file pmHDU.h
 * @brief Define a header data unit (from a FITS file), with functions to read and write
 *
 * @author Paul Price, IfA
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1.7 $ $Name:  $
 * @date $Date: 2007/01/24 02:54:14 $
 * Copyright 2005-2006 Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
 */

#ifndef PM_HDU_H
#define PM_HDU_H

/// @addtogroup Camera Camera Layout
/// @{

/// An instance of the FITS Header Data Unit
///
/// Of course, it is not an exact replica of a FITS HDU --- they have no mask and weight data, but these are
/// stored here for convenience --- it keeps all the relevant data about the image in one place.
typedef struct
{
    psString extname;                   ///< The extension name
    bool blankPHU;                      ///< Is this a blank FITS Primary Header Unit, i.e., no data?
    psMetadata *format;                 ///< The camera format
    psMetadata *header;                 ///< The FITS header, or NULL if primary for FITS; or section info
    psArray *images;                    ///< The pixel data
    psArray *weights;                   ///< The pixel data
    psArray *masks;                     ///< The pixel data
}
pmHDU;


/// Allocator for pmHDU
pmHDU *pmHDUAlloc(const char *extname   ///< Extension name, or NULL for PHU
                 );

/// Read the HDU header only
///
/// Moves to the appropriate extension
bool pmHDUReadHeader(pmHDU *hdu,        ///< HDU for which to read header
                     psFits *fits       ///< FITS file from which to read
                    );

/// Read the HDU header and pixels
///
/// Moves to the appropriate extension
bool pmHDURead(pmHDU *hdu,              ///< HDU to read
               psFits *fits             ///< FITS file to read from
              );

/// Read the HDU header and mask
///
/// Moves to the appropriate extension
bool pmHDUReadMask(pmHDU *hdu,          ///< HDU to read
                   psFits *fits         ///< FITS file to read from
                  );

/// Read the HDU header and weight map
///
/// Moves to the appropriate extension
bool pmHDUReadWeight(pmHDU *hdu,        ///< HDU to read
                     psFits *fits       ///< FITS file to read from
                    );

/// Write the HDU header and pixels
bool pmHDUWrite(pmHDU *hdu,             ///< HDU to write
                psFits *fits            ///< FITS file to write to
               );

/// Write the HDU header and mask
bool pmHDUWriteMask(pmHDU *hdu,         ///< HDU to write
                    psFits *fits        ///< FITS file to write to
                   );

/// Write the HDU header and weight map
bool pmHDUWriteWeight(pmHDU *hdu,       ///< HDU to write
                      psFits *fits      ///< FITS file to write to
                     );

/// @}
#endif

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