Add support for PixelList v1, fixes #265

src/eventio/simtel/objects.py

@@ -1735,15 +1735,17 @@ def parse(self):
         # even in the prod3b version of Max N the objects
         # of type 2027 seem to be of version 0 only.
         # not sure if version 1 was ever produced.
-        assert_exact_version(self, supported_version=0)
+        assert_max_version(self, last_supported=1)
         self.seek(0)
         byte_stream = BytesIO(self.read())
 
-        pixels = read_short(byte_stream)
-        # in version 1 pixels is a crazy int
-
-        pixel_list = read_array(byte_stream, 'i2', pixels)
-        # in version 1 pixel_list is an array of crazy int
+        if self.header.version < 1:
+            pixels = read_short(byte_stream)
+            pixel_list = read_array(byte_stream, 'i2', pixels)
+        else:
+            pixels = read_varint(byte_stream)
+            data = read_remaining_with_check(byte_stream, self.header.content_size)
+            pixel_list, _ = varint_array(data, pixels)
 
         return {
             'code': self.code,

tests/simtel/test_simtel_objects.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     yield_n_subobjects,
     yield_subobjects,
 )
-from eventio.simtel.objects import ImageParameters, LaserCalibration, TriggerInformation
+from eventio.simtel.objects import ImageParameters, LaserCalibration, PixelList, TriggerInformation
 
 prod2_file = 'tests/resources/gamma_test.simtel.gz'
 camorgan_v2_file = 'tests/resources/test_camorganv2.simtel.gz'
@@ -845,6 +845,18 @@ def test_laser_calibration_n_pixels():
             assert data["calib"].shape == (1, 40000)
 
 
+def test_pixel_list_version_1():
+    """Test for implementation of #265"""
+
+    with EventIOFile("tests/resources/40k_pixels.simtel.zst") as f:
+        expected = [49, 34]
+        for pixel_list, pixels in zip_longest(yield_subobjects(f, PixelList), expected):
+            assert pixel_list.header.version == 1
+            data = pixel_list.parse()
+            assert data["pixels"] == pixels
+            assert data["pixel_list"].shape == (pixels, )
+
+
 def test_image_parameters_version_6():
     """Test for implementation of #266"""