make creating new event work

pylot/core/util/__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from pylot.core.util.errors import OptionsError, FormatError, DatastructureError
 from pylot.core.util.layouts import layoutStationButtons
 from pylot.core.util.utils import fnConstructor, createArrival, createEvent,\
     createPick, createAmplitude, createOrigin, createMagnitude, getOwner, \
-    getHash, getLogin
+    getHash, getLogin, createCreationInfo, createResourceID
 from pylot.core.util.widgets import PickDlg, HelpForm, FilterOptionsDialog,\
     PropertiesDlg, NewEventDlg, MPLWidget, createAction
 from pylot.core.util.version import get_git_version as _getVersionString

pylot/core/util/utils.py

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def fnConstructor(s):
         fn = '_' + fn
     return fn
 
-
 def getLogin():
     return pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]
 
@@ -36,6 +35,13 @@ def getHash(time):
     hg.update(time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f'))
     return hg.hexdigest()
 
+def createCreationInfo(agency_id=None, creation_time=None, author=None):
+    if author is None:
+        author = getLogin()
+    if creation_time is None:
+        creation_time = UTCDateTime()
+    return ope.CreationInfo(agency_id=agency_id, author=author,
+                            creation_time=creation_time)
 
 def createResourceID(timetohash, restype, authority_id=None, hrstr=None):
     '''
@@ -58,7 +64,6 @@ def createResourceID(timetohash, restype, authority_id=None, hrstr=None):
         resID.convertIDToQuakeMLURI(authority_id=authority_id)
     return resID
 
-
 def createOrigin(origintime, cinfo, latitude, longitude, depth, resID=None,
                  authority_id=None):
     '''
@@ -88,7 +93,6 @@ def createOrigin(origintime, cinfo, latitude, longitude, depth, resID=None,
     origin.depth = depth
     return origin
 
-
 def createEvent(origintime, cinfo, etype, resID=None, authority_id=None):
     '''
     createEvent - funtion to create an ObsPy Event
@@ -118,7 +122,6 @@ def createEvent(origintime, cinfo, etype, resID=None, authority_id=None):
     event.event_type = etype
     return event
 
-
 def createPick(origintime, picknum, picktime, eventnum, cinfo, phase, station,
                wfseedstr, authority_id):
     '''
@@ -153,7 +156,6 @@ def createPick(origintime, picknum, picktime, eventnum, cinfo, phase, station,
     pick.waveform_id = ope.ResourceIdentifier(id=wfseedstr, prefix='file:/')
     return pick
 
-
 def createArrival(origintime, pickresID, eventnum, cinfo, phase, station,
                   authority_id, azimuth=None, dist=None):
     '''
@@ -191,7 +193,6 @@ def createArrival(origintime, pickresID, eventnum, cinfo, phase, station,
     arrival.distance = None
     return arrival
 
-
 def createMagnitude(originID, origintime, cinfo, authority_id=None):
     '''
     createMagnitude - function to create an ObsPy Magnitude object
@@ -208,7 +209,6 @@ def createMagnitude(originID, origintime, cinfo, authority_id=None):
     magnitude.origin_id = originID
     return magnitude
 
-
 def createAmplitude(pickID, amp, unit, category, origintime, cinfo,
                     authority_id=None):
     amplresID = createResourceID(origintime, 'ampl', authority_id)
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ def createAmplitude(pickID, amp, unit, category, origintime, cinfo,
     amplitude.pick_id = pickID
     return amplitude
 
-
 def getOwner(fn):
     return pwd.getpwuid(os.stat(fn).st_uid).pw_name