Add a new tool to copy a HDF5 file to a different HDF5 version

tracking/monitors/__init__.py

@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ from mbtrack2.tracking.monitors.plotting import (plot_bunchdata,
                                                  plot_beamspectrum,
                                                  streak_beamspectrum)
 
-from mbtrack2.tracking.monitors.tools import merge_files
+from mbtrack2.tracking.monitors.tools import (merge_files, copy_files)
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tracking/monitors/tools.py

@@ -71,5 +71,36 @@ def merge_files(files_prefix, files_number, file_name=None):
                     f[group][dataset_name][tuple(slice_list)] = fi[group][dataset_name]
         fi.close()
     f.close()
+    
+def copy_files(source, copy, version=None):
+    """
+    Copy a source hdf5 file into another hdf5 file using a different HDF5 
+    version.
+    
+    The function assumes that the source file has only a single group layer.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    source : str
+        Name of the source file.
+    copy : str
+        Name of the copy file.
+    version : str, optional
+        Version number of the copy file.
+
+    """
+    if version == None:
+        version = 'v108'
+    f = hp.File(source + ".hdf5", "r")
+    h = hp.File(copy + ".hdf5", "a", libver=('earliest', version))
+    
+    ## Copy file
+    for group in list(f):
+        h.require_group(group)
+        for dataset_name in list(f[group]):
+            h[group][dataset_name] = f[group][dataset_name][()]
+            
+    f.close()
+    h.close()
 
             
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