9.2.0.rc (#1232)

* Python module is now built using scikit-build-core: Dev/scikitbuild #1164
* slsdet is available on PyPI from this release onwards
* Fixed broken import in typecaster.h #1181
* Dev/automate version number #1193
* Dev/automate version part2 #1209
* 9111: added expat to host section to fix conda #1216
* fix for gotthard.py to import slsdet properly
* added slsFramesynchronizer to conda copy_lib.sh
* version of release
* update version of client
* removed cmake <=3.28 that was added in 9.1.11 (main_library in meta.yaml in conda-recipes)
* added slsFrameSynchronizer binary to conda
* added numpy dependency to toml
* added documentation for pip in installation

Detailed Commits:
* skeleton pyproject.toml
* moved compiled extension into slsdet
* WIP
* WI{
* separated the recipes
* restored comments, cleanup
* cleaned meta yaml
* added back some python versions
* conda build of main library
* fixed typo
* removed conda build pin
* added zlib
* added workflow for python lib
* patching libzmq and cleaned up cmake
* removed compiler version
* switched patch tool
* reverted to scikit-build in pyproject.toml
* added sls_detector bin
* added sync, renamed action
* update cmake<=3.28 in conda build requirements
* Fixed broken import in typecaster.h (#1181)
- Fixed the broken import _slsdet --> slsdet._slsdet caused by a previous upgrade
- added tests that exercises the conversion from python to C++ and from C++ to python
- Python unit tests now run in CI (!)
* removed 3.28 restriction on cmake in meta.yaml
* from #1216 to 9.1.1.rc that got lost in merge from develoepr, added expat to host section to fix conda build
* back with the cmake restriction
* fixing gotthard1 import
* version number automated for python build
* mistakenly set version back to 0.0.0
* updated github workflow scripts to support automatic version numbering with environment variable
* managed to load VERSION file in yaml file - simplifies things
* saving changes in git workflow failed
* got typo in github workflow
* updatet regex pattern to support postfix
* normalized version to PEP 440 specification in update_version.py
* bug did not support version 0.0.0
* added regex pattern matching to version in toml file
* version now supports . before postfix
* updates api version based on version file & converted shell script files to python
* updated all makefiles
* adresses review comments
* updated release version and the api lib version
* raise an exception if the pull socket python script had errors at startup (for eg if pyzmq was not installed)
* cmake<=3.28 not required anymore
* updated documentation for pip installation as well
* 920/add numpy  (#1226)
* added numpy dependency
* aded build specifications for python version and platform
* release notes
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Co-authored-by: froejdh_e <erik.frojdh@psi.ch>
Co-authored-by: Fröjd Lars Erik <froejdh_e@pcmoench03.psi.ch>
Co-authored-by: Erik Fröjdh <erik.frojdh@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: mazzol_a <mazzol_a@pc17378.psi.ch>
Co-authored-by: AliceMazzoleni99 <alice.mazzoleni@psi.ch>

python/src/duration.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <chrono>
 #include "py_headers.h"
 
 #include "DurationWrapper.h"
@@ -19,4 +20,25 @@ void init_duration(py::module &m) {
                << " count: " << self.count() << ")";
             return ss.str();
         });
+
+    m.def(
+        "test_return_DurationWrapper",
+        []() {
+            DurationWrapper t(1.3);
+            return t;
+        },
+        R"(
+          Test function to return a DurationWrapper object. Ensures that the automatic conversion in typecaster.h works.
+          )");
+
+    m.def(
+        "test_duration_to_ns",
+        [](const std::chrono::nanoseconds t) {
+            //Duration wrapper is used to be able to convert from time in python to chrono::nanoseconds
+            //return count to have something to test 
+            return t.count();
+        },
+        R"(
+          Test function convert DurationWrapper or number to chrono::ns. Ensures that the automatic conversion in typecaster.h works.
+          )"); // default value to test the default constructor
 }

python/src/typecaster.h

@@ -54,11 +54,16 @@ template <> struct type_caster<std::chrono::nanoseconds> {
                 value = duration_cast<nanoseconds>(duration<double>(PyFloat_AsDouble(src.ptr())));
                 return true;
             }
+            // If invoked with an int we assume it is nanoseconds and convert, same as in chrono.h
+            if (PyLong_Check(src.ptr())) {
+                value = duration_cast<nanoseconds>(duration<int64_t>(PyLong_AsLongLong(src.ptr())));
+                return true;
+            }
 
 
             // Lastly if we were actually called with a DurationWrapper object we get
             // the number of nanoseconds and create a std::chrono::nanoseconds from it
-            py::object py_cls = py::module::import("_slsdet").attr("DurationWrapper");
+            py::object py_cls = py::module::import("slsdet._slsdet").attr("DurationWrapper");
             if (py::isinstance(src, py_cls)){
                 sls::DurationWrapper *cls = src.cast<sls::DurationWrapper *>();
                 value = nanoseconds(cls->count());
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ template <> struct type_caster<std::chrono::nanoseconds> {
          * set the count from chrono::nanoseconds and return
          */
         static handle cast(std::chrono::nanoseconds src, return_value_policy /* policy */, handle /* parent */) {
-            py::object py_cls = py::module::import("_slsdet").attr("DurationWrapper");
+            py::object py_cls = py::module::import("slsdet._slsdet").attr("DurationWrapper");
             py::object* obj = new py::object;
             *obj = py_cls();
             sls::DurationWrapper *dur = obj->cast<sls::DurationWrapper *>();