diff --git a/binarycpython/utils/functions.py b/binarycpython/utils/functions.py
index 07873c3f358ca4e419f61665abdf910032de7a10..bf04fb0220867a7494a24674b656886416844a54 100644
--- a/binarycpython/utils/functions.py
+++ b/binarycpython/utils/functions.py
@@ -42,6 +42,46 @@ def get_arg_keys():
return get_defaults().keys()
+def get_help(param_name):
+ """
+ Function that returns the help info for a given parameter.
+
+ Binary_c will output things in the following order;
+ - Did you mean?
+ - binary_c help for variable
+ - default
+ - available macros
+
+
+
+ """
+
+ if param_name in get_arg_keys():
+ help_info = binary_c_python_api.return_help(param_name)
+
+ # print(help_info)
+
+ # print(help_info)
+ # print(help_info.split('\n'))
+ print(repr(help_info))
+
+ cleaned = [el for el in help_info.split('\n') if not el=='']
+
+ did_you_mean_nr = [i for i, el in enumerate(cleaned) if el.startswith('Did you mean')][0]
+ parameter_line_nr = [i for i, el in enumerate(cleaned) if el.startswith('binary_c help')][0]
+ default_line_nr = [i for i, el in enumerate(cleaned) if el.startswith('Default')][0]
+ # macros_line_nr = [i for i, el in enumerate(cleaned) if el.startswith('available')][0]
+
+ # print(cleaned)
+ # print(info_line)
+
+ pass
+
+
+get_help('RLOF_method')
+
+
+
def run_system(**kwargs):
"""
diff --git a/src/binary_c_python.c b/src/binary_c_python.c
index 9504c50fed98529810f4438aa4f6173826a56cc8..bd0ffd741eb1dc558a9118a1b58333a705becd9c 100644
--- a/src/binary_c_python.c
+++ b/src/binary_c_python.c
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ static char function_prototype_docstring[] =
"The prototype for a binary_c python function";
static char return_arglines_docstring[] =
"Return the default args for a binary_c system";
+static char return_help_info_docstring[] =
+ "Return the help info for a given parameter";
+
static struct libbinary_c_store_t *store = NULL;
// Initialize pyobjects
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ static PyObject* binary_c_run_binary_custom_logging(PyObject *self, PyObject *ar
static PyObject* binary_c_function_prototype(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
static PyObject* binary_c_new_binary_system(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
static PyObject* binary_c_return_arglines(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
+static PyObject* binary_c_return_help_info(PyObject *self, PyObject *args);
+
/*
* Python 3 interface is described at
@@ -69,12 +74,14 @@ static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
create_binary_docstring
},
#endif
+ {"function_prototype", binary_c_function_prototype, METH_VARARGS, function_prototype_docstring},
+ {"new_system", binary_c_new_binary_system, METH_VARARGS, new_binary_system_docstring},
+
{"run_binary", binary_c_run_binary, METH_VARARGS, run_binary_docstring},
{"run_binary_with_logfile", binary_c_run_binary_with_logfile, METH_VARARGS, run_binary_with_logdocstring},
{"run_binary_custom_logging", binary_c_run_binary_custom_logging, METH_VARARGS, run_binary_custom_loggingdocstring},
- {"function_prototype", binary_c_function_prototype, METH_VARARGS, function_prototype_docstring},
- {"new_system", binary_c_new_binary_system, METH_VARARGS, new_binary_system_docstring},
{"return_arglines", binary_c_return_arglines, METH_VARARGS, return_arglines_docstring},
+ {"return_help", binary_c_return_help_info, METH_VARARGS, return_help_info_docstring},
{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
};
@@ -114,7 +121,8 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC initbinary_c(void)
#ifdef __DEPRECATED
-static PyObject* binary_c_create_binary(PyObject *self, PyObject *args){
+static PyObject* binary_c_create_binary(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
double var1, var2;
char * empty_str = "";
@@ -141,7 +149,7 @@ static PyObject* binary_c_create_binary(PyObject *self, PyObject *args){
return ret;
}
-#endif
+#endif //__DEPRECATED
static PyObject* binary_c_new_binary_system(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -330,4 +338,41 @@ static PyObject* binary_c_return_arglines(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
* return the return_error_string as well!
*/
return return_string;
+}
+
+static PyObject* binary_c_return_help_info(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+ /* Parse the input tuple */
+ char *argstring;
+
+ if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &argstring))
+ {
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ char * buffer;
+ char * error_buffer;
+ size_t nbytes;
+ int out MAYBE_UNUSED = return_help_info(argstring,
+ &buffer,
+ &error_buffer,
+ &nbytes);
+
+ /* copy the buffer to a python string */
+ PyObject * return_string = Py_BuildValue("s", buffer);
+ PyObject * return_error_string MAYBE_UNUSED = Py_BuildValue("s", error_buffer);
+
+ if(error_buffer != NULL && strlen(error_buffer)>0)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr,
+ "Error in binary_c run : %s\n",
+ error_buffer);
+ }
+
+ Safe_free(buffer);
+ Safe_free(error_buffer);
+
+ return return_string;
+ }
}
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diff --git a/src/binary_c_python_api.c b/src/binary_c_python_api.c
index 98aa26883644956eba1f5902b6c9e5d1a10091e8..f8e1d11bfbee3350d982c320ab20a701a5871d08 100644
--- a/src/binary_c_python_api.c
+++ b/src/binary_c_python_api.c
@@ -235,6 +235,47 @@ int run_binary_with_logfile(char * argstring,
/* set raw_buffer_size = -1 to prevent it being freed */
stardata->tmpstore->raw_buffer_size = -1;
+ /* free stardata (except the buffer) */
+ binary_c_free_memory(&stardata,TRUE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE);
+ binary_c_free_store_contents(store);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
+int return_help_info(char * argstring,
+ char ** const buffer,
+ char ** const error_buffer,
+ size_t * const nbytes)
+{
+ /* memory for N binary systems */
+ struct libbinary_c_stardata_t *stardata;
+ struct libbinary_c_store_t * store = NULL;
+
+ /* make new stardata */
+ stardata = NULL;
+ binary_c_new_system(&stardata,
+ NULL,
+ NULL,
+ &store,
+ &argstring,
+ -1);
+
+ /* output to strings */
+ stardata->preferences->internal_buffering = INTERNAL_BUFFERING_STORE;
+ stardata->preferences->batchmode = BATCHMODE_LIBRARY;
+
+ /* Ask the help api */
+ binary_c_help(stardata, argstring);
+
+ /* get buffer pointer */
+ binary_c_buffer_info(stardata,buffer,nbytes);
+
+ /* get error buffer pointer */
+ binary_c_error_buffer(stardata,error_buffer);
+
+ /* set raw_buffer_size = -1 to prevent it being freed */
+ stardata->tmpstore->raw_buffer_size = -1;
+
/* free stardata (except the buffer) */
binary_c_free_memory(&stardata,TRUE,TRUE,FALSE,FALSE);
binary_c_free_store_contents(store);
diff --git a/python_API_test.py b/tests/python_API_test.py
similarity index 90%
rename from python_API_test.py
rename to tests/python_API_test.py
index 8fe7e62dc27afaa85848fc33f18b174681dfed15..bb92a2fde40475e209d1b2a8fd62f4a6b40da458 100755
--- a/python_API_test.py
+++ b/tests/python_API_test.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import binary_c_python_api
# module.
############################################################
-
def run_test_binary():
m1 = 15.0 # Msun
m2 = 14.0 # Msun
@@ -33,7 +32,9 @@ def run_test_binary():
print(output)
-# binary_star = binary_c_python_api.new_system()
+def run_help():
+ out = binary_c_python_api.return_help('M_1')
+ print(out)
+
+run_help()
-# print(binary_star)
-run_test_binary()
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