NT-MDT palette format: Python parsing library

It is a color scheme for visualising SPM scans.

Application

["Nova", "Image Analysis", "NanoEducator"]

File extension

pal

KS implementation details

License: Unlicense

This page hosts a formal specification of NT-MDT palette format using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.

Usage

Runtime library

All parsing code for Python generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the Python runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.

The Python runtime library can be installed from PyPI:

python3 -m pip install kaitaistruct

Code

Parse a local file and get structure in memory:

data = NtMdtPal.from_file("path/to/local/file.pal")

Or parse structure from a bytes:

from kaitaistruct import KaitaiStream, BytesIO

raw = b"\x00\x01\x02..."
data = NtMdtPal(KaitaiStream(BytesIO(raw)))

After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by invoking getter methods like:

data.signature # => get signature

Python source code to parse NT-MDT palette format

nt_mdt_pal.py

# This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild
# type: ignore

import kaitaistruct
from kaitaistruct import KaitaiStruct, KaitaiStream, BytesIO


if getattr(kaitaistruct, 'API_VERSION', (0, 9)) < (0, 11):
    raise Exception("Incompatible Kaitai Struct Python API: 0.11 or later is required, but you have %s" % (kaitaistruct.__version__))

class NtMdtPal(KaitaiStruct):
    """It is a color scheme for visualising SPM scans."""
    def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
        super(NtMdtPal, self).__init__(_io)
        self._parent = _parent
        self._root = _root or self
        self._read()

    def _read(self):
        self.signature = self._io.read_bytes(26)
        if not self.signature == b"\x4E\x54\x2D\x4D\x44\x54\x20\x50\x61\x6C\x65\x74\x74\x65\x20\x46\x69\x6C\x65\x20\x20\x31\x2E\x30\x30\x21":
            raise kaitaistruct.ValidationNotEqualError(b"\x4E\x54\x2D\x4D\x44\x54\x20\x50\x61\x6C\x65\x74\x74\x65\x20\x46\x69\x6C\x65\x20\x20\x31\x2E\x30\x30\x21", self.signature, self._io, u"/seq/0")
        self.count = self._io.read_u4be()
        self.meta = []
        for i in range(self.count):
            self.meta.append(NtMdtPal.Meta(self._io, self, self._root))

        self.something2 = self._io.read_bytes(1)
        self.tables = []
        for i in range(self.count):
            self.tables.append(NtMdtPal.ColTable(i, self._io, self, self._root))



    def _fetch_instances(self):
        pass
        for i in range(len(self.meta)):
            pass
            self.meta[i]._fetch_instances()

        for i in range(len(self.tables)):
            pass
            self.tables[i]._fetch_instances()


    class ColTable(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, index, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(NtMdtPal.ColTable, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self.index = index
            self._read()

        def _read(self):
            self.size1 = self._io.read_u1()
            self.unkn = self._io.read_u1()
            self.title = (self._io.read_bytes(self._root.meta[self.index].name_size)).decode(u"UTF-16LE")
            self.unkn1 = self._io.read_u2be()
            self.colors = []
            for i in range(self._root.meta[self.index].colors_count - 1):
                self.colors.append(NtMdtPal.Color(self._io, self, self._root))



        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass
            for i in range(len(self.colors)):
                pass
                self.colors[i]._fetch_instances()



    class Color(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(NtMdtPal.Color, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()

        def _read(self):
            self.red = self._io.read_u1()
            self.unkn = self._io.read_u1()
            self.blue = self._io.read_u1()
            self.green = self._io.read_u1()


        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass


    class Meta(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            super(NtMdtPal.Meta, self).__init__(_io)
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root
            self._read()

        def _read(self):
            self.unkn00 = self._io.read_bytes(3)
            self.unkn01 = self._io.read_bytes(2)
            self.unkn02 = self._io.read_bytes(1)
            self.unkn03 = self._io.read_bytes(1)
            self.colors_count = self._io.read_u2le()
            self.unkn10 = self._io.read_bytes(2)
            self.unkn11 = self._io.read_bytes(1)
            self.unkn12 = self._io.read_bytes(2)
            self.name_size = self._io.read_u2be()


        def _fetch_instances(self):
            pass