echopype_converter.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
Convert echosounder files to HDF5 files
"""

import argparse
import h5py
import os.path
from unpack_ek60 import raw2hdf5_initiate, raw2hdf5_concat
from datetime import datetime as dt


def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Convert EK60 *.raw to HDF5')

    parser.add_argument('-o','--output-file',action='store', nargs=1, help='output HDF5 filename')
    parser.add_argument('-i','--input-file',action='store', nargs='+', help='input *.raw filename')

    args = parser.parse_args()

    for cnt,f in zip(range(len(args.input_file)),args.input_file):
        if not(os.path.isfile(args.output_file[0])) and cnt==0:
            raw2hdf5_initiate(f,args.output_file[0])
            print('%s  creating and saving data to : %s' % (dt.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S'), args.output_file[0]))
        else:
            raw2hdf5_concat(f,args.output_file[0])
            print('%s  appending data to: %s' % (dt.now().strftime('%H:%M:%S'), args.output_file[0]))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()