Metadata-Version: 2.1
Name: zospy
Version: 0.5.1
Summary: A Python package used to communicate with Zemax OpticStudio through the API
Home-page: https://github.com/MREYE-LUMC/ZOSPy
Author: Luc van Vught, Jan-Willem Beenakker
Author-email: l.van_vught@lumc.nl
License: CC0 1.0 Universal
Keywords: Zemax,OpticStudio,API
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Requires-Python: >=3.0
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
License-File: LICENSE.txt
Requires-Dist: pythonnet
Requires-Dist: pandas
Requires-Dist: numpy

# ZOSPy

## About
Wrapper around the [Zemax OpticStudio](https://www.zemax.com/pages/opticstudio) API. Provides a more pythonic and intuitive way to interact with the API through python using a .NET connection. Also takes care of initiating the connection.

When utilizing this package, please reference it using the following DOI:

[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/403590410.svg)](https://zenodo.org/badge/latestdoi/403590410)

## Basic usage
### Initiating connection
The connection as extension to running software OpticStudio is initiated as:

```python
import zospy as zp
zos = zp.ZOS()
zos.wakeup()
zos.connect_as_extension(0)
oss = zos.get_primary_system()
```
Make sure that the OpticStudio software is setup to be connected to as extension through the API. Alternatively, a standalone OpticStudio application can be launched by changing the last two lines to:

```python
zos.create_new_application()
oss = zos.get_primary_system()
```

### Constants
After initiating the connection, all api constants are available through `zp.constants` (e.g. `zp.constants.Editors.LDE.SurfaceType`). Note that that are only available after `zos.wakeup() is called as defined under **Initiating connection**. 

### Performing analyses
Implementat analyses are are available though the `OpticStudioSystem()` (referred to as `oss` above). For instance:

```python
oss.fft_through_focus_mtf(sampling='64x64', deltafocus=0.1, oncomplete='Close')
```
A full description of the available function parameters is provided in each function docstring.

### Convenient functions
Some conventiant functions are available through `zp.functions`, e.g. to change a surface to a standard stuface:

```python
newsurf = oss.LDE.InsertNewSurfaceAt(0)
zp.functions.lde.surface_change_type(newsurf, 'Standard')
```

### Logging
Some basic logging is implemented through the standard [python logging module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html) (but still under development). The following implementation examples assume that `import logging` is executed.

1. To enable logging output from all ZOSPy and other modules using logging.basicConfig:
    ```python
    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
    ```
2. To enable logging output from all ZOSPy and other modules using a root logger:
    ```python
    fmt = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
    sh = logging.StreamHandler()
    sh.setFormatter(fmt)
    sh.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

    logger = logging.getLogger()
    logger.addHandler(sh)
    ```
3. To enable logging output from ONLY ZOSPy
    ```python
    logging.getLogger('zospy').addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
    logging.getLogger('zospy').setLevel(logging.INFO)
    ```

## Dependencies
### Python packages
- [Python for .NET](http://pythonnet.github.io/) (tested with version 2.4)
- [pandas](https://pandas.pydata.org/)
- [NumPy](https://numpy.org/)

### Software
- [Zemax OpticStudio](https://www.zemax.com/pages/opticstudio) (Tested with version 20.3.2)

## Contact
Feel free to contact us for any inquiries:
- L. van Vught ([email](mailto:l.van_vught@lumc.nl))
- J.W.M. Beenakker ([email](mailto:j.w.m.beenakker@lumc.nl))

