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# Directory Listing of Routines

# general/misc/SSW

- BITS2
  Given a byte or integer, return a vector of 8 or 16 values
- BSORT
  Function to sort data into ascending order, like a simple bubble sort.
- DIR_STR_REPLACE
  take all of the files in a given directory and replace strings
- DPRINT
  Diagnostic PRINT (activated only when DEBUG reaches DLEVEL)
- F2PL
  Calculates values the double power law
- F3PL
  Calculates values for the triple power law
- FILE_STR_REPLACE
  read a file, find a substring and replace it in an SVN working copy
- IN_SET
- IS_ARRAY
- IS_NUM
- IS_STRING
- IS_STRUCT
- LOGICAL_XOR
- SSL_NEWLINE
  Returns a cross-platform newline character.
- SSW_STR_REPLACE
- SSWHERE_ARR
  gives the subscripts in the array arr1 that are for elements
- TAG_EXIST
- UNDEFINE
  The purpose of this program is to delete or undefine
- WIDGET_VALID

# Routine Descriptions

## BITS2

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    NAME:
    	bits2
    PURPOSE:
    	Given a byte or integer, return a vector of 8 or 16 values
    	which are the binary representation of the value.
    INPUT:
    	invalue	- The byte or integer value to check
    OUTPUT:
    	bitarr	- The 8-element array with values set
    		  if the bit is set
    HISTORY:
    	Written 19-dec-1996, RAS after BITS by M.Morrison
    	but correcting negative integer problems and returning
    	32 byte arrays for longwords regardless of maximum value
    	17-feb-2001 loop index long.
           9-apr-2009, jmm, replaced datatype call with size and case
           statement hacked from bitplot.pro

(See general/misc/SSW/bits2.pro)

## BSORT

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     NAME:
           BSORT
     PURPOSE:
           Function to sort data into ascending order, like a simple bubble sort.
     EXPLANATION:
           Original subscript order is maintained when values are equal (FIFO).
           (This differs from the IDL SORT routine alone, which may rearrange
           order for equal values)

     NOTE: this routine is originally from the NASA GSFC IDL Astro Library.
       http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
           result = bsort( array, [ asort, /INFO, /REVERSE ] )

     INPUT:
           Array - array to be sorted

     OUTPUT:
           result - sort subscripts are returned as function value

     OPTIONAL OUTPUT:
           Asort - sorted array

     OPTIONAL KEYWORD INPUTS:
           /REVERSE - if this keyword is set, and non-zero, then data is sorted
                     in descending order instead of ascending order.
           /INFO = optional keyword to cause brief message about # equal values.

     HISTORY
           written by F. Varosi Oct.90:
           uses WHERE to find equal clumps, instead of looping with IF ( EQ ).
           compatible with string arrays, test for degenerate array
           20-MAY-1991     JKF/ACC via T AKE- return indexes if the array to
                           be sorted has all equal values.
           Aug - 91  Added  REVERSE keyword   W. Landsman
           Always return type LONG    W. Landsman     August 1994
           Converted to IDL V5.0   W. Landsman   September 1997
           Added to TDAS P.Cruce Jun 2008

    $LastChangedBy: pcruce $
    $LastChangedDate: 2008-07-01 14:43:50 -0700 (Tue, 01 Jul 2008) $
    $LastChangedRevision: 3230 $
    $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/misc/SSW/bsort.pro $

(See general/misc/SSW/bsort.pro)

## DIR_STR_REPLACE

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    NAME:
     dir_str_replace
    PURPOSE:
     take all of the files in a given directory and replace strings
     works recursively. Also renames files
    CALLING SEQUENCE:
     dir_str_replace, directory, string, replacement, filter=filter
    INPUT:
     directory = a directory name, scalar
     string = a string to replace, can be vector
     replacement = the replacement string, can be a vector the same size
                   as the input string
     no_svn = if set, do the string replacement to the output filename,
              but don't mess with svn.
     move_it = if set, use svn mv, and not svn cp
    HISTORY:
     5-Jan-2010, jmm, jimm@ssl.berkeley.edu

(See general/misc/SSW/dir_str_replace.pro)

## DPRINT

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     PROJECT:
           General Purpose
           SOHO - CDS/SUMER
           THEMIS

     NAME:
           DPRINT

     PURPOSE:
           Diagnostic PRINT (activated only when DEBUG reaches DLEVEL)

     EXPLANATION:
           This routine acts similarly to the PRINT command, except that
           it is activated only when the common block variable DEBUG is
           set to be equal to or greater than the debugging level set by
           DLEVEL (default to 0).  It is useful for debugging.
           If DLEVEL is not provided it uses a persistent (common block) value set with the
           keyword SETDEBUG.

     CALLING SEQUENCE (typically written into code):
           DPRINT, v1 [,v2 [,v3...]]] [,format=format] [,dlevel=dlevel] [,verbose=verbose]
                 The values of v1,v2,v3 will only be printed if verbose >= dlevel

     CALLING SEQUENCE to change options (typically typed from IDL command line - Don't put these lines in code!!!)
           DPRINT, setdebug=2   ; define persistent debug level (2 is typical level)
           DPRINT, SETVERBOSE=2 ; Same as above
           DPRINT, print_trace=[0,1,2,3, or 4]  ; Display program trace info in subsequent calls to DPRINT
           DPRINT, /print_dlevel      ; Display current dlevel and verbose settings.
           DPRINT, /print_dtime       ; Display delta time between DPRINT statements.

     INPUTS:
           V1, V2, ... - List of variables to be printed out (20 max).

     OPTIONAL INPUTS:
           None.

     OUTPUTS:
           All input variables are printed out on the screen (or the
           given unit)

     OPTIONAL Keywords:
           FORMAT - Output format to be used
           UNIT   - Output unit through which the variables are printed. If
                    missing, the standard output (i.e., your terminal) is used.

     KEYWORD PARAMETERS:
           DLEVEL = DLEVEL - An integer indicating the debugging level; defaults to 0
           VERBOSE = VERBOSE - An integer indicating current verbosity level, If verbose is set
           it will override the current value of SETVERBOSE, for the specific call of dprint in which
           it is set.
           SETVERBOSE=value            - Set debug level to value
           SETDEBUG=value            - Same as SETVERBOSE
           GETDEBUG=named variable   - Get current debug level
           DWAIT = NSECONDS  ; provides an additional constraint on printing.
                  It will only print if more than NSECONDS has elapsed since last dprint.
           CHECK_EVENTS= [0,1]    -    If set then WIDGET events are captured and processed within DPRINT
           BREAK_DETECTED= named variable   - Used to break out of user routines (see DPRINTTOOL)

     COMMON BLOCKS:
           DPRINT_COM.

     RESTRICTIONS:
         - Changed see SETDEBUG above
           Can print out a maximum of 20 variables (depending on how many
              is listed in the code)

     SIDE EFFECTS:
           Generally None.

     CATEGORY:
           Utility, miscellaneous

     PREVIOUS HISTORY:
           Written March 18, 1995, Liyun Wang, GSFC/ARC

     MODIFICATION HISTORY:
           Version 1, Liyun Wang, GSFC/ARC, March 18, 1995
           Version 2, Zarro, SM&A, 30 November 1998 - added error checking
           Version 3, Zarro, (EIT/GSFC), 23 Aug 2000 - removed DATATYPE calls
           Version 4, Larson  (2007) stripped out calls to "execute" so that it can be called from IDL VM
                              Fixed bug that allows format keyword to be used.
                              Added SETDEBUG keyword and GETDEBUG keyword
                              Added DWAIT keyword
                              Added PRINT_TRACE,PRINT_DTIME,PRINT_DLEVEL
                              Added Widget options
     $LastChangedBy: ali $
     $LastChangedDate: 2020-03-05 13:24:53 -0800 (Thu, 05 Mar 2020) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 28381 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/misc/SSW/dprint.pro $

(See general/misc/SSW/dprint.pro)

## F2PL

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     NAME:
    	f2pl
     CALLING SEQUENCE:
    	f=f2pl(ax,x)
     PURPOSE:
    	Calculates values the double power law
     INPUT:
    	ax= fit parameters, [slope, intercept, slope, intercept]
    	x = value input
     OUTPUT:
    	f=ax[0]+ax[1]*x, below xbr
    	f=ax[2]+ax[3]*x, above xbr, where
           xbr = (ax[2]-ax[0])/(ax[1]-ax[3])
     HISTORY:
    	Spring '92 JMcT

(See general/misc/SSW/f2pl.pro)

## F3PL

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     NAME:
    	f3pl
     CALLING SEQUENCE:
    	f=f3pl(ax,x)
     PURPOSE:
    	Calculates values for the triple power law
     INPUT:
    	ax= fit parameters, [slope, intercept, slope, intercept,
    	slope, intercept]
    	x = value input
     OUTPUT:
    	f=ax[0]+ax[1]*x, below xbr1
    	f=ax[2]+ax[3]*x, above xbr1, where
           xbr1 = (ax[2]-ax[0])/(ax[1]-ax[3])
           f=ax[4]+ax[5]*x, above xbr2, where
           xbr2 = (ax[4]-ax[2])/(ax[3]-ax[5])
     HISTORY:
    	Spring '92 JMcT

(See general/misc/SSW/f3pl.pro)

## FILE_STR_REPLACE

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    NAME:
     file_str_replace
    PURPOSE:
     read a file, find a substring and replace it in an SVN working copy
     using str_replace function. Only do this for files with '.txt',
     '.pro' extensions.
    CALLING SEQUENCE:
     file_str_replace, file, string, replacement, out_filename=out_filename
    INPUT:
     file = a filename, note that the file will be rewritten unless
            the out_filename is set
     string = a string to replace, can be a vector
     replacement = the replacement string, can be a vector, with the same
                   number of elements as the other string.
    KEYWORDS:
     out_filename = if set, then write to this file
              if not set, svn cp the original file to the output file prior
              to replacement. In this case the string in will be replaced
              in the filename by the new string, if present.
     no_svn = if set, do the string replacement to the output filename,
              but don't mess with svn.
     move_it = if set, use svn mv, and not svn cp
    HISTORY:
     1-aug-2013, jmm, jimm@ssl.berkeley.edu

(See general/misc/SSW/file_str_replace.pro)

## IN_SET

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     function: in_set

     purpose: simple boolean function to check whether an element is a member of
              a set(array).  It is mainly syntactic sugar for a frequently repeated
              operation.

     inputs: ele: The element to be searched for
             set: The set to be searched

     output: 1=yes, 0=no

     $LastChangedBy: pcruce $
     $LastChangedDate: 2008-11-10 12:47:28 -0800 (Mon, 10 Nov 2008) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 3952 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/misc/SSW/in_set.pro $

(See general/misc/SSW/in_set.pro)

## IS_ARRAY

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    Name: is_array

    Purpose: determines if input is an array

    Inputs: input: the input can of any type

    Outputs: 1:yes 0:no

     $LastChangedBy: pcruce $
     $LastChangedDate: 2008-09-15 16:21:35 -0700 (Mon, 15 Sep 2008) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 3498 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/misc/SSW/is_array.pro $

(See general/misc/SSW/is_array.pro)

## IS_NUM

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    Name: is_num

    Purpose: determines if input is a number

    Inputs: num: the number can be single element or array

    Outputs: 1:yes 0:no

    Keywords: unsigned: set this if you only want to know if it is
                        unsigned
              signed: set this if you only want to know if it is signed

              real: set this if you want to know only if it is real

              complex: set this if want to know only if it is complex

              floating: set this if you want to know if it is floating
                        point

              integer: set this is you want to know if it is not floating point

              single: set this if you want to know if it is single precision floating point

              double: set this if you want to know if it is double precision floating point

     NOTES: if you can think of other classes of number worth testing
    that involve more than one idl type feel free to add
            if you specify and impossible numerical class like:
            b = is_num(1,/signed,/unsigned)
               -or-
            b = is_num(1,/unsigned,/complex)

            it will return 0

    LAST MODIFICATION:  02/11/01
     $LastChangedBy: davin-win $
     $LastChangedDate: 2007-10-22 07:26:16 -0700 (Mon, 22 Oct 2007) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 1758 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/ssl_general/trunk/tplot/tplot.pro $

(See general/misc/SSW/is_num.pro)

## IS_STRING

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     Project     : HESSI

     Name        : IS_STRING

     Purpose     : return true is input is a non-blank string

     Category    : string utility

     Syntax      : IDL> a=is_string(input)

     Inputs      : INPUT_STR = input variable to check

     Outputs     : 0/1 if blank/nonblank

     Keywords    : return true (1), even if string is blank

     Opt. Outputs: NONBLANK = noblank copies of input
                   (if input is array, then nonblanks are filtered out)

     History     : 17-Nov-1999, Zarro (SM&A/GSFC)
                    5-Feb-2003, Zarro (EER/GSFC) - added /BLANK

     Contact     : dzarro@solar.stanford.edu

(See general/misc/SSW/is_string.pro)

## IS_STRUCT

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     Project     :	HESSI

     Name        :	is_struct

     Purpose     :	returns, 1/0 if valid/invalid input structure

     Category    :	Structure handling

     Syntax      : IDL> output=is_struct(input)

     Inputs      :	INPUT = input structure array

     Outputs     :	OUTPUT = 1/0

     Written     : Zarro (EITI/GSFC), 17 Sept 2001

     Contact     : dzarro@solar.stanford.edu

(See general/misc/SSW/is_struct.pro)

## LOGICAL_XOR

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    function: Logical_xor

    Purpose:
      IDL has logical_and, and logical_or, but not logical_xor
      This routine add this capability

     $LastChangedBy: pcruce $
     $LastChangedDate: 2009-06-12 11:33:39 -0700 (Fri, 12 Jun 2009) $
     $LastChangedRevision: 6178 $
     $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/misc/SSW/logical_xor.pro $

(See general/misc/SSW/logical_xor.pro)

## SSL_NEWLINE

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    NAME:
      ssl_newline

    PURPOSE:
      Returns a cross-platform newline character.
      Specifically, used in the dialog_message boxes, which tend to
      print junk characters if character 13 is used on non-windows platforms

    CALLING SEQUENCE:
      newline = ssl_newline()
      string = line1 + ssl_newline() + line2

    INPUT:
     none

    OUTPUT:
     Newline character

    HISTORY:

    $LastChangedBy: aaflores $
    $LastChangedDate: 2013-10-28 12:44:04 -0700 (Mon, 28 Oct 2013) $
    $LastChangedRevision: 13414 $
    $URL: svn+ssh://thmsvn@ambrosia.ssl.berkeley.edu/repos/spdsoft/trunk/general/misc/SSW/ssl_newline.pro $

(See general/misc/SSW/ssl_newline.pro)

## SSWHERE_ARR

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     NAME:
    	sswhere_arr
     CALLING SEQUENCE:
    	ss=sswhere_arr(arr1, arr2)
     PURPOSE:
    	gives the subscripts in the array arr1 that are for elements
    	of arr2.
     INPUT:
    	arr1, arr2 = two arrays
     OUTPUT:
    	ss = the subscripts of arr1 that are also in arr2
     KEYWORD:
           notequal = if set, return the array elements of arr1 that are
                      not in arr2
     HISTORY
    	Spring '92 JMcT
           Added notequal, extra, jun 2007, jmm
           Testing SVN, 20-jan-2009, jmm

(See general/misc/SSW/sswhere_arr.pro)

## SSW_STR_REPLACE

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       Name: ssw_str_replace

       Purpose: replace all occurences of a substring with a replacement
    	     if no replacement string is specified, a NULL is inserted

       Input Parameters:
          source - source string (vector ok)
          insub - target string for replace
          outsub - replacement string - default is NULL String (per 2001 mod)
                   (pre 2001 default was a BLANK)

       Calling Example:
          new=ssw_str_replace(strings,'old','new') ;
          new=ssw_str_replace(strings,'asdfa,' ')  ; replace 'asdfa' with ' '
          new=ssw_str_replace(strings,'x','')      ; remove 'x' (-> null)
          new=ssw_str_replace(strings,'x')         ; same (default=NULL)

       History: slf, 11/19/91
                slf, 19-mar-93	; optimize case where insub and outsub
    				; are each 1 character in length
    	     mdm, 21-Jul-97	; patch to handle big arrays
                fz,  12-May-98     ; change loop variable to long
                Zarro (EITI/GSFC), 17-Mar-01, used STRPOS instead of WHERE
                when checking for delimiters
                26-Jul-2005 - S.L.Freeland - DOCUMENTATION ONLY
                              changed Documented default delimiter from blank
                              to null since the CODE default was changed in
                              the 2001 modification
                Zarro (L-3Com/GSFC), 23-Oct-05; protect against insub/outsub
                              coming in as vectors
                Zarro (ADNET), 30-Jan-09; added additional checks for
                               insub/outsub coming in as vectors
                Zarro (ADNET), 11-June-10, increased string limit to 200000
                jmm, 23-sep-2013, renamed to avoid name conflict with
                                  ssl_general str_replace.pro, replaced
                                  str2arr and arr2str with strsplit,
                                  strjoin.

(See general/misc/SSW/ssw_str_replace.pro)

## TAG_EXIST

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     Project     : SOHO - CDS

     Name        : TAG_EXIST()

     Purpose     : To test whether a tag name exists in a structure.

     Explanation : Routine obtains a list of tagnames and tests whether the
                   requested one exists or not. The search is recursive so
                   if any tag names in the structure are themselves structures
                   the search drops down to that level.  (However, see the keyword
    		TOP_LEVEL).

     Use         : IDL>  status = tag_exist(str, tag)

     Inputs      : str  -  structure variable to search
                   tag  -  tag name to search for

     Opt. Inputs : None

     Outputs     : Function returns 1 if tag name exists or 0 if it does not.

     Opt. Outputs: None

     Keywords    : INDEX	  = Index of matching tag

    		TOP_LEVEL = If set, then only the top level of the structure is
    			    searched.
                   RECURSE  = set to recurse on nested structures

     Category    : Util, structure

     Written     : C D Pike, RAL, 18-May-94

     Modified    : Version 1.1, D Zarro, ARC/GSFC, 27-Jan-95
                   Passed out index of matching tag
    		Version 2, William Thompson, GSFC, 6 March 1996
    			Added keyword TOP_LEVEL
                   Version 2.1, Zarro, GSFC, 1 August 1996
                           Added call to help
                   Version 3, Zarro, EIT/GSFC, 3 June 2000
                           added check for input array structure
                   Version 4, Zarro, EIT/GSFC, 23 Aug 2000
                           removed calls to DATATYPE
                   Version 5, Zarro, EIT/GSFC, 29 Sept 2000
                           added /quiet
                   Version 6, Zarro (EER/GSC), 22 Dec 2002
                           made recursion NOT the default
                   Removed datatype calls, jmm, 4-jun-2007

(See general/misc/SSW/tag_exist.pro)

## UNDEFINE

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     NAME:
           UNDEFINE

     PURPOSE:
           The purpose of this program is to delete or undefine
           an IDL program variable from within an IDL program or
           at the IDL command line. It is a more powerful DELVAR.

     AUTHOR:
           FANNING SOFTWARE CONSULTING
           David Fanning, Ph.D.
           1642 Sheely Drive
           Fort Collins, CO 80526 USA
           Phone: 970-221-0438
           E-mail: davidf@dfanning.com
           Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com

     CATEGORY:
           Utilities.

     CALLING SEQUENCE:
           UNDEFINE, variable

     REQUIRED INPUTS:
           variable: The variable to be deleted. Up to 10 variables may be specified as arguments.

     SIDE EFFECTS:
           The variable no longer exists.

     EXAMPLE:
           To delete the variable "info", type:

            IDL> Undefine, info

     MODIFICATION HISTORY:
           Written by David Fanning, 8 June 97, from an original program
           given to me by Andrew Cool, DSTO, Adelaide, Australia.
           Simplified program so you can pass it an undefined variable. :-) 17 May 2000. DWF
           Simplified it even more by removing the unnecessary SIZE function. 28 June 2002. DWF.
           Added capability to delete up to 10 variables at suggestion of Craig Markwardt. 10 Jan 2008. DWF.

(See general/misc/SSW/undefine.pro)

## WIDGET_VALID

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     Project     : Solar-B

     Name        : widget_valid

     Purpose     : check if variable is a valid widget id

     Category    : utility widgets

     Syntax      : IDL> s=widget_valid(id)

     Inputs      : ID = id to check

     Outputs     : 1/0 if it is or isn't

     Keywords    : None

     History     : 12-Jan-2006, Zarro (L-3Com/GSFC) - written

     Contact     : DZARRO@SOLAR.STANFORD.EDU

(See general/misc/SSW/widget_valid.pro)