functions

importing.functions

Attributes

one_second = np.timedelta64(1, 's') module-attribute

unix_epoch = np.datetime64(0, 's') module-attribute

Classes

Classification

Bases: PermissionsBase

Contains instructions on how to classify the data into a specific variable.

In particular, it links a format to a variable, and provides the column indices for the value, maximum, and minimum columns, as well as the validator columns. It also contains information on whether the data is accumulated, incremental, and the resolution of the data.

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
cls_id	AutoField	Primary key.
format	ForeignKey	The format of the data file.
variable	ForeignKey	The variable to which the data belongs.
value	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the value column, starting in 0.
maximum	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the maximum value column, starting in 0.
minimum	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the minimum value column, starting in 0.
value_validator_column	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the value validator column, starting in 0.
value_validator_text	CharField	Value validator text.
maximum_validator_column	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the maximum value validator column, starting in 0.
maximum_validator_text	CharField	Maximum value validator text.
minimum_validator_column	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the minimum value validator column, starting in 0.
minimum_validator_text	CharField	Minimum value validator text.
accumulate	PositiveSmallIntegerField	If set to a number of minutes, the data will be accumulated over that period.
resolution	DecimalField	Resolution of the data. Only used if it is to be accumulated.
incremental	BooleanField	Whether the data is an incremental counter. If it is, any value below the previous one will be removed.
decimal_comma	BooleanField	Whether the data uses a comma as a decimal separator.

Functions

__str__()

Return the string representation of the object.

Source code in formatting/models.py

def __str__(self) -> str:
    """Return the string representation of the object."""
    return str(self.cls_id)

clean()

Validate the model instance.

It checks that the column indices are different, and that the accumulation period is greater than zero if it is set. It also checks that the resolution is set if the data is accumulated.

Source code in formatting/models.py

def clean(self) -> None:
    """Validate the model instance.

    It checks that the column indices are different, and that the accumulation
    period is greater than zero if it is set. It also checks that the resolution is
    set if the data is accumulated.
    """
    if self.accumulate and self.resolution is None:
        raise ValidationError(
            {
                "resolution": "The resolution must be set if the data is "
                "accumulated."
            }
        )

    col_names = [
        "value",
        "maximum",
        "minimum",
        "value_validator_column",
        "maximum_validator_column",
        "minimum_validator_column",
    ]
    unique = defaultdict(list)
    for name in col_names:
        if getattr(self, name) is not None:
            unique[getattr(self, name)].append(name)
    for _, names in unique.items():
        if len(names) != 1:
            msg = "The columns must be different."
            raise ValidationError({field: msg for field in names})

get_absolute_url()

Get the absolute URL of the object.

Source code in formatting/models.py

def get_absolute_url(self) -> str:
    """Get the absolute URL of the object."""
    return reverse("format:classification_detail", kwargs={"pk": self.pk})

Format

Bases: PermissionsBase

Details of the data file format, describing how to read the file.

It combines several properties, such as the file extension, the delimiter, the date and time formats, and the column indices for the date and time columns, instructing how to read the data file and parse the dates. It is mostly used to ingest data from text files, like CSV.

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
format_id	AutoField	Primary key.
name	CharField	Short name of the format entry.
description	TextField	Description of the format.
extension	ForeignKey	The extension of the data file.
delimiter	ForeignKey	The delimiter between columns in the data file. Only required for text files.
first_row	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the first row with data, starting in 0.
footer_rows	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Number of footer rows to be ignored at the end.
date	ForeignKey	Format for the date column. Only required for text files.
date_column	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the date column, starting in 0.
time	ForeignKey	Format for the time column. Only required for text files.
time_column	PositiveSmallIntegerField	Index of the time column, starting in 0.

Attributes

datetime_format: str property

Obtain the datetime format string.

Functions

__str__()

Return the string representation of the object.

Source code in formatting/models.py

def __str__(self) -> str:
    """Return the string representation of the object."""
    return str(self.name)

datetime_columns(delimiter)

Column indices that correspond to the date and time columns in the dataset.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
delimiter	str	The delimiter used to split the date and time codes.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
list[int]	list[int]: A list of column indices.

Source code in formatting/models.py

def datetime_columns(self, delimiter: str) -> list[int]:
    """Column indices that correspond to the date and time columns in the dataset.

    Args:
        delimiter (str): The delimiter used to split the date and time codes.

    Returns:
        list[int]: A list of column indices.
    """
    date_items = self.date.code.split(delimiter)
    date_cols = list(range(self.date_column, self.date_column + len(date_items)))
    time_items = self.time.code.split(delimiter)
    time_cols = list(range(self.time_column, self.time_column + len(time_items)))
    return date_cols + time_cols

get_absolute_url()

Get the absolute URL of the object.

Source code in formatting/models.py

def get_absolute_url(self) -> str:
    """Get the absolute URL of the object."""
    return reverse("format:format_detail", kwargs={"pk": self.pk})

Measurement

Bases: MeasurementBase

Class to store the measurements and their validation status.

This class holds the value of a given variable and station at a specific time, as well as auxiliary information such as maximum and minimum values, depth and direction, for vector quantities. All of these have a raw version where a backup of the original data is kept, should this change at any point.

Flags to monitor its validation status, if the data is active (and therefore can be used for reporting) and if it has actually been used for that is also included.

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
depth	int	Depth of the measurement.
direction	Decimal	Direction of the measurement, useful for vector quantities.
raw_value	Decimal	Original value of the measurement.
raw_maximum	Decimal	Original maximum value of the measurement.
raw_minimum	Decimal	Original minimum value of the measurement.
raw_direction	Decimal	Original direction of the measurement.
raw_depth	int	Original depth of the measurement.
is_validated	bool	Flag to indicate if the measurement has been validated.
is_active	bool	Flag to indicate if the measurement is active. An inactive measurement is not used for reporting

Attributes

overwritten: bool property

Indicates if any of the values associated to the entry have been overwritten.

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
bool	bool	True if any raw field is different to the corresponding standard field.

raws: tuple[str, ...] property

Return the raw fields of the measurement.

Returns:

Type	Description
tuple[str, ...]	tuple[str]: Tuple with the names of the raw fields of the measurement.

Functions

clean()

Check consistency of validation, reporting and backs-up values.

Source code in measurement/models.py

def clean(self) -> None:
    """Check consistency of validation, reporting and backs-up values."""
    # Check consistency of validation
    if not self.is_validated and not self.is_active:
        raise ValidationError("Only validated entries can be declared as inactive.")

    # Backup values to raws, if needed
    for r in self.raws:
        value = getattr(self, r.removeprefix("raw_"))
        if value and not getattr(self, r):
            setattr(self, r, value)

Station

Bases: PermissionsBase

Main representation of a station, including several metadata.

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
visibility	str	Visibility level of the object, including an "internal" option.
station_id	int	Primary key.
station_code	str	Unique code for the station.
station_name	str	Brief description of the station.
station_type	StationType	Type of the station.
country	Country	Country where the station is located.
region	Region	Region within the Country where the station is located.
ecosystem	Ecosystem	Ecosystem associated with the station.
institution	Institution	Institutional partner responsible for the station.
place_basin	PlaceBasin	Place-Basin association.
station_state	bool	Is the station operational?
timezone	str	Timezone of the station.
delta_t	DeltaT	Interval of data adquisition (in minutes).
station_latitude	Decimal	Latitude of the station, in degrees [-90 to 90].
station_longitude	Decimal	Longitude of the station, in degrees [-180 to 180].
station_altitude	int	Altitude of the station.
influence_km	Decimal	Area of influence in km2.
station_file	ImageField	Photography of the station.
station_external	bool	Is the station external?

Functions

__str__()

Return the station code.

Source code in station/models.py

def __str__(self) -> str:
    """Return the station code."""
    return str(self.station_code)

clean()

Set the default delta_t value if not provided.

Source code in station/models.py

def clean(self) -> None:
    """Set the default delta_t value if not provided."""
    super().clean()
    if not self.delta_t:
        self.delta_t = DeltaT.get_default()

get_absolute_url()

Return the absolute url of the station.

Source code in station/models.py

def get_absolute_url(self) -> str:
    """Return the absolute url of the station."""
    return reverse("station:station_detail", kwargs={"pk": self.pk})

set_object_permissions()

Set object-level permissions.

This method is called by the save method of the model to set the object-level permissions based on the visibility level of the object. In addition to the standard permissions for the station, the view_measurements permission is set which controls who can view the measurements associated to the station.

Source code in station/models.py

def set_object_permissions(self) -> None:
    """Set object-level permissions.

    This method is called by the save method of the model to set the object-level
    permissions based on the visibility level of the object. In addition to the
    standard permissions for the station, the view_measurements permission is set
    which controls who can view the measurements associated to the station.
    """
    super().set_object_permissions()

    standard_group = Group.objects.get(name="Standard")
    anonymous_user = get_anonymous_user()

    # Assign view_measurements permission based on permissions level
    if self.visibility == "public":
        assign_perm("view_measurements", standard_group, self)
        assign_perm("view_measurements", anonymous_user, self)
        if self.owner:
            remove_perm("view_measurements", self.owner, self)
    elif self.visibility == "internal":
        assign_perm("view_measurements", standard_group, self)
        remove_perm("view_measurements", anonymous_user, self)
        if self.owner:
            remove_perm("view_measurements", self.owner, self)
    elif self.visibility == "private":
        remove_perm("view_measurements", standard_group, self)
        remove_perm("view_measurements", anonymous_user, self)
        if self.owner:
            assign_perm("view_measurements", self.owner, self)

Functions

construct_matrix(matrix_source, file_format, station)

Construct the "matrix" or results table. Does various cleaning / simple transformations depending on the date format, type of data (accumulated, incremental...) and deals with NANs.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
matrix_source		raw data file path	required
file_format		a formatting.Format object.	required

Returns: Dict of dataframes for results (one for each variable type in the raw data file). TODO: Probably refactor into smaller chunks.

Source code in importing/functions.py

def construct_matrix(matrix_source, file_format, station) -> list[pd.DataFrame]:
    """Construct the "matrix" or results table. Does various cleaning / simple
    transformations depending on the date format, type of data (accumulated,
    incremental...) and deals with NANs.

    Args:
        matrix_source: raw data file path
        file_format: a formatting.Format object.
    Returns: Dict of dataframes for results (one for each variable type in the raw data
        file).
    TODO: Probably refactor into smaller chunks.
    """
    # Get the "preformatted matrix" sorted by date col
    matrix = read_data_to_import(matrix_source, file_format, station.timezone)
    # Find start and end dates from top and bottom row
    start_date = matrix["date"].iloc[0]
    end_date = matrix["date"].iloc[-1]

    classifications = list(Classification.objects.filter(format=file_format))
    to_ingest = []
    for classification in classifications:
        columns = []
        columns.append(("date", "date"))

        # Validation of values
        columns.append((classification.value, "value"))
        if classification.value_validator_column:
            matrix.loc[
                matrix[classification.value_validator_column]
                != classification.value_validator_text,
                classification.value,
            ] = np.nan

        # Validation of maximum
        if classification.maximum:
            columns.append((classification.maximum, "maximum"))
            if classification.maximum_validator_column:
                matrix.loc[
                    matrix[classification.maximum_validator_column]
                    != classification.maximum_validator_text,
                    classification.maximum,
                ] = np.nan

        # Validation of minimum
        if classification.minimum:
            columns.append((classification.minimum, "minimum"))
            if classification.minimum_validator_column:
                matrix.loc[
                    matrix[classification.minimum_validator_column]
                    != classification.minimum_validator_text,
                    classification.minimum,
                ] = np.nan

        data = matrix.loc[:, [v[0] for v in columns]].rename(columns=dict(columns))

        # More data cleaning, column by column, deal with decimal comma vs point.
        for col in data:
            if col == "date":
                continue
            if classification.decimal_comma:
                data[col] = pd.Series(
                    [standardise_float_comma(val) for val in data[col].values],
                    index=matrix.index,
                )
            else:
                data[col] = pd.Series(
                    [standardise_float(val) for val in data[col].values],
                    index=matrix.index,
                )

        # Eliminate NAs
        data_columns = [column[1] for column in columns if column[1] != "date"]
        data = data.dropna(axis=0, how="all", subset=data_columns)

        # Deal with cumulative and incremental data
        if acc := classification.accumulate:
            # assumes that if incremental it only works with VALUE
            # (MAXIMUM and MINIMUM are excluded)
            if classification.incremental:
                data["value"] = data["value"].diff()
                data.loc[data["value"] < 0, "value"] = np.nan
                data = data.dropna()
            data["date"] = data["date"].apply(
                lambda x: x.replace(
                    minute=int(x.minute / acc) * acc,
                    second=0,
                    microsecond=0,
                    nanosecond=0,
                )
            )
            data["date"] = data["date"] + pd.Timedelta(minutes=acc)
            count = data.groupby("date")["value"].sum().to_frame()
            data = count["value"] * float(classification.resolution)

            start_date = start_date.replace(
                minute=int(start_date.minute / acc) * acc,
                second=0,
                microsecond=0,
                nanosecond=0,
            ) + pd.Timedelta(minutes=acc)
            end_date = end_date.replace(
                minute=int(end_date.minute / acc) * acc,
                second=0,
                microsecond=0,
                nanosecond=0,
            ) + pd.Timedelta(minutes=acc)
            table = pd.date_range(
                start_date, end_date, freq=f"{acc}min", name="date"
            ).to_frame()
            data = pd.concat([table, data], axis=1)
            data = data.fillna(0)

        # Deal with non cumulative but incremental data
        else:
            if classification.incremental:
                data["value"] = data["value"].diff()
                data.loc[data["value"] < 0, "value"] = np.nan
                data = data.dropna()
            if classification.resolution:
                data["value"] = data["value"] * float(classification.resolution)
        data["station_id"] = station.station_id
        data["variable_id"] = classification.variable.variable_id

        # Add the data to the main list
        to_ingest.append(data)

    return to_ingest

get_last_uploaded_date(station_id, var_code)

Get the last date of uploaded data for a given station ID and variable code.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
station_id	int	The station ID.	required
var_code	str	The variable code.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
datetime | None	The last date that data was uploaded for the given station ID and variable code
datetime | None	or None if no data was found.

Source code in importing/functions.py

def get_last_uploaded_date(station_id: int, var_code: str) -> datetime | None:
    """Get the last date of uploaded data for a given station ID and variable code.

    Args:
        station_id: The station ID.
        var_code: The variable code.

    Returns:
        The last date that data was uploaded for the given station ID and variable code
        or None if no data was found.
    """
    query = (
        Measurement.timescale.filter(
            station__station_id=station_id, variable__variable_code=var_code
        )
        .order_by("time")
        .last()
    )
    if query:
        return query.time

    return None

process_datetime_columns(data, file_format, timezone)

Process the datetime columns in a DataFrame.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
data	DataFrame	The DataFrame to process.	required
file_format	Format	The file format.	required
timezone	str	The timezone to use.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
DataFrame	The DataFrame with the datetime columns processed.

Source code in importing/functions.py

def process_datetime_columns(
    data: pd.DataFrame, file_format: Format, timezone: str
) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """Process the datetime columns in a DataFrame.

    Args:
        data: The DataFrame to process.
        file_format: The file format.
        timezone: The timezone to use.

    Returns:
        The DataFrame with the datetime columns processed.
    """
    tz = zoneinfo.ZoneInfo(timezone)
    dt_format = file_format.datetime_format
    if file_format.date_column == file_format.time_column:
        data["date"] = pd.Series(
            [
                standardise_datetime(row, dt_format).replace(tzinfo=tz)
                for row in data.iloc[:, file_format.date_column].values
            ],
            index=data.index,
        )
    else:
        cols = file_format.datetime_columns(file_format.delimiter.character)
        data["datetime_str"] = data.iloc[:, cols].agg(
            lambda row: " ".join([str(r) for r in row]), axis=1
        )
        data["date"] = data["datetime_str"].apply(
            lambda row: standardise_datetime(row, dt_format).replace(tzinfo=tz)
        )
        data.drop(columns=["datetime_str"], inplace=True)

    return data.sort_values("date").reset_index(drop=True)

read_data_to_import(source_file, file_format, timezone)

Reads the data from file into a pandas DataFrame.

Works out what sort of file is being read and adds standardised columns for datetime.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
source_file	Any	Stream of data to be parsed.	required
file_format	Format	Format of the data to be parsed.	required
timezone	str	Timezone name, eg. 'America/Chicago'.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
	Pandas.DataFrame with raw data read and extra column(s) for datetime
	correctly parsed.

Source code in importing/functions.py

def read_data_to_import(source_file: Any, file_format: Format, timezone: str):
    """Reads the data from file into a pandas DataFrame.

    Works out what sort of file is being read and adds standardised columns for
    datetime.

    Args:
        source_file: Stream of data to be parsed.
        file_format: Format of the data to be parsed.
        timezone: Timezone name, eg. 'America/Chicago'.

    Returns:
        Pandas.DataFrame with raw data read and extra column(s) for datetime
        correctly parsed.
    """
    if file_format.extension.value in ["xlsx", "xlx"]:
        data = read_file_excel(source_file, file_format)
    else:
        data = read_file_csv(source_file, file_format)

    return process_datetime_columns(data, file_format, timezone)

read_file_csv(source_file, file_format)

Reads a CSV file into a pandas DataFrame.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
source_file	Any	Stream of data to be parsed.	required
file_format	Format	The file format.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
DataFrame	A pandas DataFrame containing the data from the file.

Source code in importing/functions.py

def read_file_csv(source_file: Any, file_format: Format) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """Reads a CSV file into a pandas DataFrame.

    Args:
        source_file: Stream of data to be parsed.
        file_format: The file format.

    Returns:
        A pandas DataFrame containing the data from the file.
    """
    firstline = file_format.first_row if file_format.first_row else 0
    skipfooter = file_format.footer_rows if file_format.footer_rows else 0
    delimiter = file_format.delimiter.character

    skiprows: int | list[int] = firstline
    if not isinstance(source_file, str | Path):
        # The file was uploaded as binary
        lines = len(source_file.readlines())
        source_file.seek(0)
        skiprows = [i for i in range(0, firstline)] + [
            i - 1 for i in range(lines, lines - skipfooter, -1)
        ]
        skipfooter = 0

    # Deal with the delimiter
    if "\\x" in delimiter:
        delim_hexcode = delimiter.replace("\\x", "")
        delim_intcode = eval("0x" + delim_hexcode)
        delimiter = chr(delim_intcode)
    elif delimiter == " ":
        delimiter = "\s+"  # This is a regex for whitespace

    return pd.read_csv(
        source_file,
        sep=delimiter,
        header=None,
        index_col=False,
        skiprows=skiprows,
        skipfooter=skipfooter,
        encoding="ISO-8859-1",
    )

read_file_excel(file_path, file_format)

Reads an Excel file into a pandas DataFrame.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
file_path	str	The path to the file to be read.	required
file_format	Format	The file format.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
DataFrame	A pandas DataFrame containing the data from the file.

Source code in importing/functions.py

def read_file_excel(file_path: str, file_format: Format) -> pd.DataFrame:
    """Reads an Excel file into a pandas DataFrame.

    Args:
        file_path: The path to the file to be read.
        file_format: The file format.

    Returns:
        A pandas DataFrame containing the data from the file.
    """
    firstline = file_format.first_row if file_format.first_row else 0
    skipfooter = file_format.footer_rows if file_format.footer_rows else 0
    return pd.read_excel(
        file_path,
        header=None,
        skiprows=firstline - 1,
        skipfooter=skipfooter,
        engine=None,
        error_bad_lines=False,
        index_col=None,
    )

save_temp_data_to_permanent(station, file_format, file)

Function to pass the temporary import to the final table.

Uses the data_import_temp object only to get all required information from its fields.

This function carries out the following steps:

• Bulk delete of existing data between two times on a given measurement table for the station in question.
• Bulk create to add the new data from the uploaded file.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
data_import_temp		DataImportTemp object.	required

Source code in importing/functions.py

def save_temp_data_to_permanent(
    station: Station, file_format: Format, file: FileField
) -> tuple[datetime, datetime, int]:
    """Function to pass the temporary import to the final table.

    Uses the data_import_temp object only to get all required information from its
    fields.

    This function carries out the following steps:

    - Bulk delete of existing data between two times on a given measurement table for
    the station in question.
    - Bulk create to add the new data from the uploaded file.

    Args:
        data_import_temp: DataImportTemp object.
    """

    all_data = construct_matrix(file, file_format, station)
    if not all_data:
        msg = "No data to import. Is the chosen format correct?"
        getLogger().error(msg)
        raise ValidationError(msg)

    must_cols = ["station_id", "variable_id", "date", "value"]
    start_date = all_data[0]["date"].iloc[0]
    end_date = all_data[0]["date"].iloc[-1]
    num_records = len(all_data[0])
    for table in all_data:
        cols = [
            c for c in table.columns if c in Measurement._meta.fields or c in must_cols
        ]
        table = (
            table[cols]
            .dropna(axis=0, subset=must_cols)
            .rename(columns={"date": "time"})
        )
        records = table.to_dict("records")
        variable_id = table["variable_id"].iloc[0]

        # Delete existing data between the date ranges
        Measurement.timescale.filter(
            time__range=[start_date, end_date],
            station_id=station.station_id,
            variable_id=variable_id,
        ).delete()

        # Bulk add new data
        model_instances = [Measurement(**record) for record in records]

        # Call the clean method
        map(lambda x: x.clean(), model_instances)

        # WARNING: This is a bulk insert, so it will not call the save()
        # method nor send the pre_save or post_save signals for each instance.
        Measurement.objects.bulk_create(model_instances)

    return start_date, end_date, num_records

standardise_datetime(date_time, datetime_format)

Returns a datetime object in the case that date_time is not already in that form.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
date_time	Any	The date_time to be transformed.	required
datetime_format	str	The format that date_time is in (to be passed to datetime.strptime()).	required

Returns:

Type	Description
datetime	A datetime object or None if date_time is not in a recognised format.

Source code in importing/functions.py

def standardise_datetime(date_time: Any, datetime_format: str) -> datetime:
    """Returns a datetime object in the case that date_time is not already in that form.

    Args:
        date_time: The date_time to be transformed.
        datetime_format: The format that date_time is in (to be passed to
            datetime.strptime()).

    Returns:
        A datetime object or None if date_time is not in a recognised format.
    """
    if isinstance(date_time, datetime):
        return date_time
    elif isinstance(date_time, np.datetime64):
        date_time = datetime.utcfromtimestamp(
            float((date_time - unix_epoch) / one_second)
        )
        return date_time
    elif isinstance(date_time, str):
        pass
    elif isinstance(date_time, list):
        date_time = " ".join(date_time)
    elif isinstance(date_time, pd.Series):
        date_time = " ".join([str(val) for val in list(date_time[:])])
    else:
        date_time = ""

    # Now try converting the resulting string into a datetime obj
    try:
        _date_time = datetime.strptime(date_time, datetime_format)
    except Exception as e:
        getLogger().error(f"Error parsing date: {date_time} - {e}")
        raise e
    return _date_time

standardise_float(val_str)

Removes commas from strings for numbers that use a period as a decimal separator.

Args: val_str: string or Number-like Returns: val_num: float or None

Source code in importing/functions.py

def standardise_float(val_str):
    """Removes commas from strings for numbers that use a period as a decimal separator.

    Args: val_str: string or Number-like
    Returns: val_num: float or None
    """
    if isinstance(val_str, Number):
        return float(val_str)
    try:
        val_str = val_str.replace(",", "")
        val_num = float(val_str)
    except ValueError:
        val_num = None
    return val_num

standardise_float_comma(val_str)

For strings representing numbers that use a comma as a decimal separator: (i) Removes full stops (ii) Replaces commas for full stops Args: val_str: string or Number-like Returns: val_num: float or None

Source code in importing/functions.py

def standardise_float_comma(val_str):
    """For strings representing numbers that use a comma as a decimal separator:
    (i) Removes full stops
    (ii) Replaces commas for full stops
    Args: val_str: string or Number-like
    Returns: val_num: float or None
    """
    if isinstance(val_str, Number):
        return float(val_str)
    try:
        val_str = val_str.replace(".", "")
        val_str = val_str.replace(",", ".")
        val_num = float(val_str)
    except ValueError:
        val_num = None
    return val_num

validate_dates(data_import)

Verify if there already exists data for the dates of the data being imported.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
data_import		DataImportFull or DataImportTemp object.	required

Returns:

Type	Description
	tuple of: result: (list of dicts): one per classification for this file format of summary: dict containing information on the variable, the end date and whether the data exists. overwrite: (bool) True if any of the data already exists.

Source code in importing/functions.py

def validate_dates(data_import):
    """Verify if there already exists data for the dates of the data being imported.

    Args:
        data_import: DataImportFull or DataImportTemp object.

    Returns:
        tuple of:
            result: (list of dicts): one per classification for this file format of
            summary:
                dict containing information on the variable, the end date and whether
                the data exists.
            overwrite: (bool) True if any of the data already exists.
    """
    start_date = data_import.start_date
    end_date = data_import.end_date
    file_format = data_import.format_id
    station = data_import.station
    classifications = list(Classification.objects.filter(format=file_format))

    overwrite = False
    result = []
    for classification in classifications:
        # variable_code is used to select the measurmenet class
        var_code = str(classification.variable.variable_code)
        last_upload_date = get_last_uploaded_date(station.station_id, var_code)

        # Check if data exists between dates)
        query = Measurement.timescale.filter(
            time__range=[start_date, end_date],
            station_id=station.station_id,
            variable_id=classification.variable.variable_id,
        )
        exists = True if query else False
        overwrite = overwrite or exists
        summary = {
            "variable_id": classification.variable.variable_id,
            "variable_code": classification.variable.variable_code,
            "variable_name": classification.variable.name,
            "last_upload_date": last_upload_date,
            "exists": exists,
        }
        result.append(summary)
    return result, overwrite