Autoplot Application (#{tag})

Several datasets can be loaded at once from a CDF file.

Autoplot allows plotting of data from many data sources, including remote CDF files and OpenDAP servers. Datasets are identified with URIs, and by the URI's extension, data are loaded into the internal data model. Data are then displayed by guessing the rendering method and axis ranges to provide a reasonable, useful view of the data. Data can then be additionally processed with other operations like smooth and FFT, and Jython scripting provides a capable programming environment.

This is the Autoplot v2020a branch. This is an update to the production version containing bugfixes and minor new features. Java 7 is now required. Java 8 will be required sometime soon.

Run with 4GB of memory (64-bit Java only): autoplot_4GB.jnlp

Single-jar version, autoplot.jar, can be run without network access and from the command line.

Mac DMG Release is available.

Bugfixes (2020-09-30 r25126):

• 2274: Handle redirect to authenticated URL. Thanks, Jon N!
• when loading several datasets from CDF into a bundle, all would have the label of the first. Thanks, Warren!
• rfe694: explicitly handle escape in DataSetSelector, so that it doesn't escape the dialog which contains it.
• 2287: handle case where CDF attribute has String for first value and double array for second and third.
• backgroundThick line (used for contrast) would draw with dashes as well, making it unusable with anything other that solid.
• HapiServerDemo, the Autoplot-based HAPI Server, didn't properly handle fill data.
• 1486: swap plot position doesn't move the empheris data.
• drag and drop file onto canvas works again on the Mac DMG release. Thanks, Allison!
• Use new receiver for RTE reports.
• slice2 and slice3 propagate DELTA_PLUS and DELTA_MINUS properties. Thanks, Mike!
• 2282: ASCII table reader would use enumeration units when the first N records were empty fields, even if numeric data followed. Thanks, Joe!
• ASCII column headers can include granny strings for units, like "N_e(cm!a-3!n)"
• 2278: CDF slice1 keyword didn't work when Epoch16 timetags were used. Thanks, Kristoff!

Older Bugfixes (2020-07-13 r24952):

• rte 1783311991: Check for null when identifying format of CDF file. Thanks, Alamo!
• rte 1783311991: CDFExceptions now keep track of initial cause to aid in support. Thanks, Alamo!
• simplifyScript checks for indeces which cannot be resolved d[r1] where r1 is not known.
• rte 761822764: Improve error message when X and Y arguments of CDF reader load variables of different lengths.
• ArgumentList utility assumed that default values for requireOneOf parameters where non-null.
• 2276: PngwalkTool inspect action now shows folders in local file chooser. Use Java 6 FileNameFileFilter everywhere, reducing code and making things consistent.
• don't replace existing NetCDF units with those found in the ISTP metadata, since the NetCDF ones are more likely to be correct.
• CreatePngWalk no longer allowed single URI to be used in place of .vap. Add uri= argument which is better anyway. Thanks, Warren!
• 2274: keep track of 401 exceptions so we ask for password again if incorrect password is entered. Thanks, Chris!
• add calendar button to mashup tool.
• 1728: set the value of the JComboBox directly, fixing old problem where black to white change was rejected. Thanks, Sadie!
• "add plot..." dialog didn't add to recent URIs list when only one URI was used.
• Java8 is now required in the Webstart JNLP file. (No Java8 code yet.)
• axis reference property didn't load properly from .vap files.

Features:

• rfe425: Mashup will replace parameter names with the names of datasets, so that the tree is valid.
• export to Das2Stream version 2.3 introduced by Chris.
• experimental ColorSeriesRenderer introduced, which allows color along the line.
• Jython-defined renderers can use colorbar.
• add completions for pattern and format for ASCII data source.
• 728: Allow multiple, non-adjacent columns of ASCII table to be plotted. Thanks, In Sook!
• 725: Create PNGWalk has checkbox will remove images where no data is visible. Thanks, In Sook!
• provide GUI to enable and control error bars, used when data contains DELTA_PLUS and DELTA_MINUS. Thanks, Mike!
• File chooser has types alphabetized and now shows only file-based data sources. Thanks, Allison!
• HAPI data source shows events bar when only timetags are requested, useful for availability.
• suppress the legend when the plot width is less than 100 pixels.

Less recent features:

• 725: create pngwalk has option to remove pngs which don't contain data.
• bug 1687: introduce completions based on Java classes which could be imported and are imported when the completion proposal is accepted.
• improvements to the Java to Jython GUI, improvements to conversion (to support URI_Templates effort).
• 724: ISTP metadata allows for time location units like "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00". Thanks, Steven!
• bundle command now has 5, 6, and 7 dataset versions. Thanks, Sadie!
• Annotation splitAnchor allows annotation X position to anchor to plot edge while Y anchors to data.

Known issues:

• see Source Forge
• Bugs often have a four-digit ID and can be reviewed with https://sourceforge.net/p/autoplot/bugs/<ID>/.
• Features typically have a three-digit ID and can be reviewed with https://sourceforge.net/p/autoplot/feature-requests/<ID>/.

This completes the feature set for the new production branch. No major features will be added before branching this version. A production branch will be started in a couple of weeks, and the "Start Autoplot" link at the top of autoplot.org will run this version. Feedback on the function and quality of this release is greatly appreciated!

Data is input from:

• ASCII files (.dat,.txt)
• CSV files (.csv)
• Binary files (.bin)
• CDF files(.cdf)
• Excel spread sheets (.xls)
• das2Streams (.d2s or .das2Stream)
• ViRBO's TSDS server
• CDAWeb data server (vap+cdaweb:)
• das2servers (vap+das2server:)
• QStreams (.qds), QDataSet on a das2Stream
• Plasma Wave Group das2 Server
• NetCDF files (.nc,.ncml)
• HDF5 files (.h5,.hdf5)
• DODs servers (.dds)
• Cluster Exchange Format files (.cef)
• Fits Format Files
• Images (.jpg, .png, .gif)
• Wav audio files (.wav)

This is not complete, and limitations include:

• Quantities of rank 3 dimensionality (e.g. flux(Time,Energy,pitch) are plotted by slicing.
• Quantities of rank 4 dimensionality (e.g. flux(Time,Energy,azimuth,sector) are plotted by slicing twice.

autoplot.org is the wiki website, and contains more information than this launch page.