add python bindings

python/aare/File.py

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+import json
+from typing import Any
+import _aare
+import os
+
+
+class File:
+    """
+    File class. uses proxy pattern to wrap around the pybinding class
+    abstracts the python binding class that is requires type and detector information
+    (e.g. _FileHandler_Jungfrau_16)
+    """
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        """
+        opens the master file and checks the dynamic range and detector
+        
+        """
+        self.path = path
+        # check if file exists
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"File not found: {path}")
+        ext = os.path.splitext(path)[1]
+
+        if ext not in (".raw", ".json"):
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid file extension: {ext}")
+        
+        if ext == ".json":
+            # read the master file and get the detector and bitdepth
+            master_data = json.load(open(path))
+            detector = master_data["Detector Type"]
+            bitdepth = None
+            if 'Dynamic Range' not in master_data and detector == "Jungfrau":
+                bitdepth = 16
+            else:
+                bitdepth = master_data["Dynamic Range"]
+        else:
+            NotImplementedError("Raw file not implemented yet")
+
+        # class_name is of the form _FileHandler_Jungfrau_16...
+        class_name = f"_FileHandler_{detector}_{bitdepth}"
+
+        # this line is the equivalent of:
+        # self._file = _FileHandler_Jungfrau_16(path)
+        self._file = getattr(_aare, class_name)(path)
+    
+
+    def __getattribute__(self, __name: str) -> Any:
+        """
+        Proxy pattern to call the methods of the _file
+        """
+        return getattr(object.__getattribute__(self, "_file"), __name)
+
+
+
+
+
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