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This software provides a set of Python classes to read KM3NeT ROOT files
without having ROOT, Jpp or aanet installed. It only depends on Python 3.5+ and the amazing `uproot <https://github.com/scikit-hep/uproot>`__ package and gives you access to the data via `numpy <https://www.numpy.org>`__ and `awkward <https://awkward-array.readthedocs.io>`__ arrays.
It's very easy to use and according to the `uproot <https://github.com/scikit-hep/uproot>`__ benchmarks, it is able to outperform the original ROOT I/O performance.
Installation
============
Install km3io using pip::
pip install km3io
docker run -it docker.km3net.de/km3io
wget https://sftp.km3net.de/singularity/km3io_v0.27.2.sif # pick the version you like
singularity shell km3io_v0.27.2.sif
**Reminder:** km3io is **not** dependent on aanet, ROOT or Jpp!
Questions
=========
If you have a question about km3io, please proceed as follows:
- Read the documentation below.
- Explore the `examples <https://km3py.pages.km3net.de/km3io/examples.html>`__ in the documentation.
- Haven't you found an answer to your question in the documentation, post a git issue with your question showing us an example of what you have tried first, and what you would like to do.
- Have you noticed a bug, please post it in a git issue, we appreciate your contribution.
Most of km3net data is stored in root files. These root files are created using the `KM3NeT Dataformat library <https://git.km3net.de/common/km3net-dataformat>`__
A ROOT file created with
`Jpp <https://git.km3net.de/common/jpp>`__ is an "online" file and all other software usually produces "offline" files.
km3io is a Python package that provides a set of classes: ``OnlineReader``, ``OfflineReader`` and a special class to read gSeaGen files. All of these ROOT files can be read installing any other software like Jpp, aanet or ROOT.
Data in km3io is returned as ``awkward.Array`` which is an advance Numpy-like container type to store
contiguous data for high performance computations.
Such an ``awkward.Array`` supports any level of nested arrays and records which can have different lengths, in contrast to Numpy where everything has to be rectangular.
The example is shown below shows the array which contains the ``dir_z`` values
of each track of the first 4 events. The type ``4 * var * float64`` means that
it has 4 subarrays with variable lengths of type ``float64``:
>>> import km3io
>>> from km3net_testdata import data_path
>>> f = km3io.OfflineReader(data_path("offline/numucc.root"))
>>> f[:4].tracks.dir_z
<Array [[0.213, 0.213, ... 0.229, 0.323]] type='4 * var * float64'>
The same concept applies to all other branches, including ``hits``, ``mc_hits``,
Architecture overview
---------------------
``km3io`` utilises ``uproot`` behind the scenes and creates a lazy and thin
wrapper which offers convenient slicing and iterations by delaying the access to
the actual ROOT data branches to the very last moment. When using the iteration
functionality, the data is loaded in chunks and the iteration is done over e.g.
events in each chunk or a bunch of frames in case of the summaryslice reader.
The base class for the event-based readout is the ``km3io.rootio.EventReader``
class. When subclassing this class, the branches, aliases and nested branches
need to be defined in the static variables which are then used to mask unwanted
attributes. Especially in case of the Offline ROOT format, where the "one class
fits all" design was chosen, it is distracting that e.g. a `Hit` has many
attributes which make no sense depending on the context (MC hit, raw hit etc.).
By specifing the branches explicitely, the user API will only expose the
meaningful fields.
The online ROOT format support is partly still based on ``uproot3``.
Many of the utility functions are using Numba to achieve the best possible
performance. ``km3io`` does not offer alternative implementations, so Numba is a
strict dependency and an integral part of the implementation.
In general an offline file has two attributes to access data: the header and the events. Let's start with the header.
To read an offline file start with opening it with the ``OfflineReader``:
>>> import km3io
>>> from km3net_testdata import data_path
>>> f = km3io.OfflineReader(data_path("offline/numucc.root"))
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>>> print(f.header)
MC Header:
DAQ(livetime=394)
PDF(i1=4, i2=58)
can(zmin=0, zmax=1027, r=888.4)
can_user: can_user(field_0=0.0, field_1=1027.0, field_2=888.4)
coord_origin(x=0, y=0, z=0)
cut_in(Emin=0, Emax=0, cosTmin=0, cosTmax=0)
cut_nu(Emin=100, Emax=100000000.0, cosTmin=-1, cosTmax=1)
cut_primary(Emin=0, Emax=0, cosTmin=0, cosTmax=0)
cut_seamuon(Emin=0, Emax=0, cosTmin=0, cosTmax=0)
decay: decay(field_0='doesnt', field_1='happen')
detector: NOT
drawing: Volume
genhencut(gDir=2000, Emin=0)
genvol(zmin=0, zmax=1027, r=888.4, volume=2649000000.0, numberOfEvents=100000)
kcut: 2
livetime(numberOfSeconds=0, errorOfSeconds=0)
model(interaction=1, muon=2, scattering=0, numberOfEnergyBins=1, field_4=12)
ngen: 100000.0
norma(primaryFlux=0, numberOfPrimaries=0)
nuflux: nuflux(field_0=0, field_1=3, field_2=0, field_3=0.5, field_4=0.0, field_5=1.0, field_6=3.0)
physics(program='GENHEN', version='7.2-220514', date=181116, time=1138)
seed(program='GENHEN', level=3, iseed=305765867, field_3=0, field_4=0)
simul(program='JSirene', version=11012, date='11/17/18', time=7)
sourcemode: diffuse
spectrum(alpha=-1.4)
start_run(run_id=1)
target: isoscalar
usedetfile: false
xlat_user: 0.63297
xparam: OFF
zed_user: zed_user(field_0=0.0, field_1=3450.0)
To read the values in the header one can call them directly, as the structures
are simple ``namedtuple``-like objects:
>>> f.header.DAQ.livetime
394
>>> f.header.cut_nu.Emin
100
>>> f.header.genvol.numberOfEvents
100000
Events are at the top level of an offline file, so that each branch of an event
is directly accessible at the ``OfflineReader`` instance. The ``.keys()`` method
can be used to list the available attributes. Notice that some of them are aliases
for backwards compatibility (like ``mc_tracks`` and ``mc_trks``). Another
backwards compatibility feature is the ``f.events`` attribute which is simply
mapping everything to ``f``, so that ``f.events.mc_tracks`` is the same as
``f.mc_tracks``.
>>> f
OfflineReader (10 events)
>>> f.keys()
{'comment', 'det_id', 'flags', 'frame_index', 'hits', 'id', 'index',
'mc_hits', 'mc_id', 'mc_run_id', 'mc_t', 'mc_tracks', 'mc_trks',
'n_hits', 'n_mc_hits', 'n_mc_tracks', 'n_mc_trks', 'n_tracks',
'n_trks', 'overlays', 'run_id', 't_ns', 't_sec', 'tracks',
'trigger_counter', 'trigger_mask', 'trks', 'usr', 'usr_names',
'w', 'w2list', 'w3list'}
>>> f.tracks
<Branch [10] path='trks'>
>>> f.events.tracks
<Branch [10] path='trks'>
The ``[10]`` denotes that there are ``10`` events available, each containing a sub-array of ``tracks``.
Using <TAB> completion gives an overview of available data. Alternatively the attribute `fields`
can be used on event-branches and to see what is available for reading.
.. code-block:: python3
>>> f.tracks.fields
['id',
'pos_x',
'pos_y',
'pos_z',
'dir_x',
'dir_y',
'dir_z',
't',
'E',
'len',
'lik',
'rec_type',
'rec_stages',
'fitinf']
Reading the reconstructed values like energy and direction of an event can be done with:
.. code-block:: python3
>>> f.events.tracks.E
<Array [[117, 117, 0, 0, 0, ... 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]] type='10 * var * float64'>
The ``Array`` in this case is an `awkward <https://awkward-array.readthedocs.io>`__ array with the data type
``10 * var * float64`` which means that there are ``10`` sub-arrays with ``var``iable lengths of type ``float64``.
Awkward arrays allow high-performance access to arrays which are not rectangular (in contrast to ``numpy``).
Read the documention of AwkwardArray to learn how to work with these structures efficiently. One example
to retrieve the energy of the very first reconstructed track for the first three events is:
.. code-block:: python3
>>> f.events.tracks.E[:3, 0]
<Array [117, 4.4e+03, 8.37] type='3 * float64'>
``km3io`` is able to read events and summary slices (reading of timeslices is
only available in ``km3io v1.1.0`` or older).
Now we use the ``OnlineReader`` to create our file object.
f = km3io.OnlineReader(data_path("online/km3net_online.root"))
That's it, we created an object which gives access to all the events, but the
relevant data is still not loaded into the memory (lazy access)!
The structure is different compared to the ``OfflineReader``
because online files also contains summaryslices at the top level.
Number of events: 3
>>> f.events.snapshot_hits[1].tot[:10]
array([27, 24, 21, 17, 22, 15, 24, 30, 19, 15], dtype=uint8)
>>> f.events.triggered_hits[1].channel_id[:10]
array([ 2, 3, 16, 22, 23, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5], dtype=uint8)
The resulting arrays are numpy arrays. The indexing convention is: the first indexing
corresponds to the event, the second to the branch and consecutive ones to the
optional dimensions of the arrays. In the last step we accessed the PMT channel IDs
of the first 10 hits of the second event.
The following example shows how to access summary slices. The summary slices are
returned in chunks to be more efficient with the I/O. The default chunk-size is
1000. In the example file we only have three summaryslices, so there is only a single
chunk. The first index passed to the summaryslices reader is corresponding to the
chunk and the second to the index of the summaryslice in that chunk.
<SummarysliceReader 3 items, step_size=1000 (1 chunk)>
>>> f.summaryslices[0]
SummarysliceChunk(headers=<Array [{' cnt': 671088704, ... ] type='3 * {" cnt": uint32, " vers": uint16, " ...'>, slices=<Array [[{dom_id: 806451572, ... ch30: 48}]] type='3 * var * {"dom_id": int32, "...'>)
>>> f.summaryslices[0].headers
<Array [{' cnt': 671088704, ... ] type='3 * {" cnt": uint32, " vers": uint16, " ...'>
>>> f.summaryslices[0].slices[2]
<Array [{dom_id: 806451572, ... ch30: 48}] type='68 * {"dom_id": int32, "dq_stat...'>
>>> f.summaryslices[0].slices[2].dom_id
<Array [806451572, 806455814, ... 809544061] type='68 * int32'>
>>> f.summaryslices[0].slices[2].ch23
<Array [48, 43, 46, 54, 83, ... 51, 51, 52, 50] type='68 * uint8'>