[aggr-] allow ranking rows by key column

tests/aggregators-cols.vdj

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!vd -p
+{"sheet": "global", "col": null, "row": "disp_date_fmt", "longname": "set-option", "input": "%b %d, %Y", "keystrokes": "", "comment": null}
+{"longname": "open-file", "input": "sample_data/test.jsonl", "keystrokes": "o"}
+{"sheet": "test", "col": "key2", "row": "", "longname": "key-col", "input": "", "keystrokes": "!", "comment": "toggle current column as a key column"}
+{"sheet": "test", "col": "key2", "row": "", "longname": "addcol-aggregate", "input": "count", "comment": "add column(s) with aggregator of rows grouped by key columns"}
+{"sheet": "test", "col": "qty", "row": "", "longname": "type-float", "input": "", "keystrokes": "%", "comment": "set type of current column to float"}
+{"sheet": "test", "col": "qty", "row": "", "longname": "addcol-aggregate", "input": "rank sum", "comment": "add column(s) with aggregator of rows grouped by key columns"}
+{"sheet": "test", "col": "qty_sum", "row": "", "longname": "addcol-sheetrank", "input": "", "comment": "add column with the rank of each row based on its key columns"}

tests/golden/aggregators-cols.tsv

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+key2	key2_count	key1	qty	qty_rank	qty_sum	test_sheetrank	amt	
+foo	2	2016-01-01 11:00:00	1.00	1	31.00	5		
+	0	2016-01-01 1:00	2.00	1	66.00	2	3	
+baz	3		4.00	1	292.00	4	43.2	
+#ERR	0	#ERR	#ERR	1	0.00	1	#ERR	#ERR
+bar	2	2017-12-25 8:44	16.00	2	16.00	3	.3	
+baz	3		32.00	2	292.00	4	3.3	
+	0	2018-07-27 4:44	64.00	2	66.00	2	9.1	
+bar	2	2018-07-27 16:44		1	16.00	3		
+baz	3	2018-07-27 18:44	256.00	3	292.00	4	.01	
+foo	2	2018-10-20 18:44	30.00	2	31.00	5	.01	

visidata/aggregators.py

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 import functools
 import collections
 import statistics
+import itertools
 
-from visidata import Progress, Sheet, Column, ColumnsSheet, VisiData
-from visidata import vd, anytype, vlen, asyncthread, wrapply, AttrDict, date, INPROGRESS
+from visidata import Progress, Sheet, Column, ColumnsSheet, VisiData, SettableColumn
+from visidata import vd, anytype, vlen, asyncthread, wrapply, AttrDict, date, INPROGRESS, stacktrace, TypedExceptionWrapper
 
 vd.help_aggregators = '''# Choose Aggregators
 Start typing an aggregator name or description.
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ def aggregators_set(col, aggs):
 
 
 class Aggregator:
-    def __init__(self, name, type, funcValues=None, helpstr='foo'):
+    def __init__(self, name, type, funcValues=None, helpstr=''):
         'Define aggregator `name` that calls funcValues(values)'
         self.type = type
         self.funcValues = funcValues  # funcValues(values)
@@ -92,13 +93,48 @@ def aggregate(self, col, rows):  # wrap builtins so they can have a .type
                 return None
             raise e
 
+class ListAggregator(Aggregator):
+    '''A list aggregator is an aggregator that returns a list of values, generally
+    one value per input row, unlike ordinary aggregators that operate on rows
+    and return only a single value.
+    To implement a new list aggregator, subclass ListAggregator,
+    and override aggregate() and aggregate_list().'''
+    def __init__(self, name, type, helpstr='', listtype=None):
+        '''*listtype* determines the type of the column created by addcol_aggregate()
+        for list aggrs. If it is None, then the new column will match the type of the input column'''
+        super().__init__(name, type, helpstr=helpstr)
+        self.listtype = listtype
+
+    def aggregate(self, col, rows) -> list:
+        '''Return a list, which can be shorter than *rows*, because it filters out nulls and errors.
+        Override in subclass.'''
+        vals = self.aggregate_list(col, rows)
+        # filter out nulls and errors
+        vals = [ v for v in vals if not col.sheet.isNullFunc()(v) ]
+        return vals
+
+    def aggregate_list(self, col, row_group) -> list:
+        '''Return a list of results, which will be one result per input row.
+        *row_group* is an iterable that holds a "group" of rows to run the aggregator on.
+        rows in *row_group* are not necessarily in the same order they are in the sheet.
+        Override in subclass.'''
+        vals = [ col.getTypedValue(r) for r in row_group ]
+        return vals
 
 @VisiData.api
 def aggregator(vd, name, funcValues, helpstr='', *, type=None):
     '''Define simple aggregator *name* that calls ``funcValues(values)`` to aggregate *values*.
        Use *type* to force type of aggregated column (default to use type of source column).'''
     vd.aggregators[name] = Aggregator(name, type, funcValues=funcValues, helpstr=helpstr)
 
+@VisiData.api
+def aggregator_list(vd, name, helpstr='', type=anytype, listtype=anytype):
+    '''Define simple aggregator *name* that calls ``funcValues(values)`` to aggregate *values*.
+       Use *type* to force type of aggregated column (default to use type of source column).
+       Use *listtype* to force the type of the new column created by addcol-aggregate.
+       If *listtype* is None, it will match the type of the source column.'''
+    vd.aggregators[name] = ListAggregator(name, type, helpstr=helpstr, listtype=listtype)
+
 ## specific aggregator implementations
 
 def mean(vals):
@@ -109,6 +145,13 @@ def mean(vals):
 def vsum(vals):
     return sum(vals, start=type(vals[0] if len(vals) else 0)())  #1996
 
+def stdev(vals):
+    try:
+        return statistics.stdev(vals)
+    except statistics.StatisticsError as e:  #when vals holds only 1 element
+        e.stacktrace = stacktrace()
+        return TypedExceptionWrapper(None, exception=e)
+
 # http://code.activestate.com/recipes/511478-finding-the-percentile-of-the-values/
 def _percentile(N, percent, key=lambda x:x):
     """
@@ -140,10 +183,49 @@ def __init__(self, pct, helpstr=''):
     def aggregate(self, col, rows):
         return _percentile(sorted(col.getValues(rows)), self.pct/100, key=float)
 
-
 def quantiles(q, helpstr):
     return [PercentileAggregator(round(100*i/q), helpstr) for i in range(1, q)]
 
+def aggregate_groups(sheet, col, rows, aggr) -> list:
+    '''Returns a list, containing the result of the aggregator applied to each row.
+    *col* is a column whose values determine each row's rank within a group.
+    *rows* is a list of visidata rows.
+    *aggr* is an Aggregator object.
+    Rows are grouped by their key columns. Null key column cells are considered equal,
+    so nulls are grouped together. Cells with exceptions do not group together.
+    Each exception cell is grouped by itself, with only one row in the group.
+    '''
+    def _key_progress(prog):
+        def identity(val):
+            prog.addProgress(1)
+            return val
+        return identity
+
+    with Progress(gerund='ranking', total=4*sheet.nRows) as prog:
+        p = _key_progress(prog) # increment progress every time p() is called
+        # compile row data, for each row a list of tuples: (group_key, rank_key, rownum)
+        rowdata = [(sheet.rowkey(r), col.getTypedValue(r), p(rownum)) for rownum, r in enumerate(rows)]
+        # sort by row key and column value to prepare for grouping
+        try:
+            rowdata.sort(key=p)
+        except TypeError as e:
+            vd.fail(f'elements in a ranking column must be comparable: {e.args[0]}')
+        rowvals = []
+        #group by row key
+        for _, group in itertools.groupby(rowdata, key=lambda v: v[0]):
+            # within a group, the rows have already been sorted by col_val
+            group = list(group)
+            if isinstance(aggr, ListAggregator): # for list aggregators, each row gets its own value
+                aggr_vals = aggr.aggregate_list(col, [rows[rownum] for _, _, rownum in group])
+                rowvals += [(rownum, v) for (_, _, rownum), v in zip(group, aggr_vals)]
+            else:             # for normal aggregators, each row in the group gets the same value
+                aggr_val = aggr.aggregate(col, [rows[rownum] for _, _, rownum in group])
+                rowvals += [(rownum, aggr_val) for _, _, rownum in group]
+            prog.addProgress(len(group))
+        # sort by unique rownum, to make rank results match the original row order
+        rowvals.sort(key=p)
+        rowvals = [ v for rownum, v in rowvals ]
+        return rowvals
 
 vd.aggregator('min', min, 'minimum value')
 vd.aggregator('max', max, 'maximum value')
@@ -154,7 +236,7 @@ def quantiles(q, helpstr):
 vd.aggregator('sum', vsum, 'sum of values')
 vd.aggregator('distinct', set, 'distinct values', type=vlen)
 vd.aggregator('count', lambda values: sum(1 for v in values), 'number of values', type=int)
-vd.aggregator('list', list, 'list of values', type=anytype)
+vd.aggregator_list('list', 'list of values', type=anytype, listtype=None)
 vd.aggregator('stdev', statistics.stdev, 'standard deviation of values', type=float)
 
 vd.aggregators['q3'] = quantiles(3, 'tertiles (33/66th pctile)')
@@ -243,7 +325,8 @@ def memo_aggregate(col, agg_choices, rows):
         for agg in aggs:
             aggval = agg.aggregate(col, rows)
             typedval = wrapply(agg.type or col.type, aggval)
-            dispval = col.format(typedval)
+            # limit width to limit formatting time when typedval is a long list
+            dispval = col.format(typedval, width=1000)
             k = col.name+'_'+agg.name
             vd.status(f'{k}={dispval}')
             vd.memory[k] = typedval
@@ -254,14 +337,13 @@ def aggregator_choices(vd):
     return [
        AttrDict(key=agg, desc=v[0].helpstr if isinstance(v, list) else v.helpstr)
          for agg, v in vd.aggregators.items()
-            if not agg.startswith('p')  # skip all the percentiles, user should use q# instead
+           if not (agg.startswith('p') and agg[1:].isdigit())  # skip all the percentiles like 'p10', user should use q# instead
     ]
 
 
 @VisiData.api
-def chooseAggregators(vd):
+def chooseAggregators(vd, prompt = 'choose aggregators: '):
     '''Return a list of aggregator name strings chosen or entered by the user. User-entered names may be invalid.'''
-    prompt = 'choose aggregators: '
     def _fmt_aggr_summary(match, row, trigger_key):
         formatted_aggrname = match.formatted.get('key', row.key) if match else row.key
         r = ' '*(len(prompt)-3)
@@ -288,10 +370,34 @@ def _fmt_aggr_summary(match, row, trigger_key):
             vd.warning(f'aggregator does not exist: {aggr}')
     return aggrs
 
-Sheet.addCommand('+', 'aggregate-col', 'addAggregators([cursorCol], chooseAggregators())', 'add aggregator to current column')
+@Sheet.api
+@asyncthread
+def addcol_aggregate(sheet, col, aggrnames):
+    for aggrname in aggrnames:
+        aggrs = vd.aggregators.get(aggrname)
+        aggrs = aggrs if isinstance(aggrs, list) else [aggrs]
+        if not aggrs: continue
+        for aggr in aggrs:
+            rows = aggregate_groups(sheet, col, sheet.rows, aggr)
+            if isinstance(aggr, ListAggregator):
+                t = aggr.listtype or col.type
+            else:
+                t = aggr.type or col.type
+            c = SettableColumn(name=f'{col.name}_{aggr.name}', type=t)
+            sheet.addColumnAtCursor(c)
+            c.setValues(sheet.rows, *rows)
+
+Sheet.addCommand('+', 'aggregate-col', 'addAggregators([cursorCol], chooseAggregators())', 'Add aggregator to current column')
 Sheet.addCommand('z+', 'memo-aggregate', 'cursorCol.memo_aggregate(chooseAggregators(), selectedRows or rows)', 'memo result of aggregator over values in selected rows for current column')
 ColumnsSheet.addCommand('g+', 'aggregate-cols', 'addAggregators(selectedRows or source[0].nonKeyVisibleCols, chooseAggregators())', 'add aggregators to selected source columns')
+Sheet.addCommand('', 'addcol-aggregate', 'addcol_aggregate(cursorCol, chooseAggregators(prompt="aggregator for groups: "))', 'add column(s) with aggregator of rows grouped by key columns')
+
+vd.addGlobals(
+    ListAggregator=ListAggregator
+)
 
 vd.addMenuItems('''
     Column > Add aggregator > aggregate-col
+    Column > Add column > aggregate > addcol-aggregate
 ''')
+

visidata/features/rank.py

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import itertools
+
+from visidata import Sheet, ListAggregator, SettableColumn
+from visidata import vd, anytype, asyncthread
+
+class RankAggregator(ListAggregator):
+    '''
+    Ranks start at 1, and each group's rank is 1 higher than the previous group.
+    When elements are tied in ranking, each of them gets the same rank.
+    '''
+    def aggregate(self, col, rows) -> [int]:
+        return self.aggregate_list(col, rows)
+
+    def aggregate_list(self, col, rows) -> [int]:
+        if not col.sheet.keyCols:
+            vd.error('ranking requires one or more key columns')
+            return None
+        return self.rank(col, rows)
+
+    def rank(self, col, rows):
+        # compile row data, for each row a list of tuples: (group_key, rank_key, rownum)
+        rowdata = [(col.sheet.rowkey(r), col.getTypedValue(r), rownum) for rownum, r in enumerate(rows)]
+        # sort by row key and column value to prepare for grouping
+        try:
+            rowdata.sort()
+        except TypeError as e:
+            vd.fail(f'elements in a ranking column must be comparable: {e.args[0]}')
+        rowvals = []
+        #group by row key
+        for _, group in itertools.groupby(rowdata, key=lambda v: v[0]):
+            # within a group, the rows have already been sorted by col_val
+            group = list(group)
+            # rank each group individually
+            group_ranks = rank_sorted_iterable([col_val for _, col_val, rownum in group])
+            rowvals += [(rownum, rank) for (_, _, rownum), rank in zip(group, group_ranks)]
+        # sort by unique rownum, to make rank results match the original row order
+        rowvals.sort()
+        rowvals = [ rank for rownum, rank in rowvals ]
+        return rowvals
+
+vd.aggregators['rank'] = RankAggregator('rank', anytype, helpstr='list of ranks, when grouping by key columns', listtype=int)
+
+def rank_sorted_iterable(vals_sorted) -> [int]:
+    '''*vals_sorted* is an iterable whose elements form one group.
+    The iterable must already be sorted.'''
+
+    ranks = []
+    val_groups = itertools.groupby(vals_sorted)
+    for rank, (_, val_group) in enumerate(val_groups, 1):
+        for _ in val_group:
+            ranks.append(rank)
+    return ranks
+
+@Sheet.api
+@asyncthread
+def addcol_sheetrank(sheet, rows):
+    '''
+    Each row is ranked within its sheet. Rows are ordered by the
+    value of their key columns.
+    '''
+    colname = f'{sheet.name}_sheetrank'
+    c = SettableColumn(name=colname, type=int)
+    sheet.addColumnAtCursor(c)
+    if not sheet.keyCols:
+        vd.error('ranking requires one or more key columns')
+        return None
+    rowkeys = [(sheet.rowkey(r), rownum) for rownum, r in enumerate(rows)]
+    rowkeys.sort()
+    ranks = rank_sorted_iterable([rowkey for rowkey, rownum in rowkeys])
+    row_ranks = sorted(zip((rownum for _, rownum in rowkeys), ranks))
+    row_ranks = [rank for rownum, rank in row_ranks]
+    c.setValues(sheet.rows, *row_ranks)
+
+Sheet.addCommand('', 'addcol-sheetrank', 'sheet.addcol_sheetrank(rows)', 'add column with the rank of each row based on its key columns')

visidata/tests/test_commands.py

@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ def isTestableCommand(longname, cmdlist):
                  'sheet': '',
                  'col': 'Units',
                  'row': '5',
+                 'addcol-aggregate': 'max',
               }
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('curses_setup')