Add prototype paramdb api

pyproject.toml

@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "cffi",
     "metkitlib",
-    "findlibs"
+    "findlibs",
+    "pyyaml",
+    "requests",
+    "platformdirs",
 ]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ zip-safe = false
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 "pymetkit" = [
     "VERSION", 
-    "metkit_c.h"
+    "metkit_c.h",
+    "parameter_metadata.yaml"
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]

python/pymetkit/src/pymetkit/__init__.py

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 from .pymetkit import *
+from .pymetkit import ParamDB

python/pymetkit/src/pymetkit/generate_parameter_metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+"""
+Standalone script to generate:
+  - parameter_metadata.yaml  — one entry per ECMWF parameter
+  - unit_metadata.yaml       — one entry per ECMWF unit
+
+Usage
+-----
+    python -m pymetkit.generate_parameter_metadata
+    # or directly:
+    python generate_parameter_metadata.py
+"""
+
+import requests
+import yaml
+from pathlib import Path
+
+PARAM_URL = "https://codes.ecmwf.int/parameter-database/api/v1/param/"
+UNIT_URL = "https://codes.ecmwf.int/parameter-database/api/v1/unit/"
+PARAM_OUTPUT = Path(__file__).parent / "parameter_metadata.yaml"
+UNIT_OUTPUT = Path(__file__).parent / "unit_metadata.yaml"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Units
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def fetch_units(url: str = UNIT_URL) -> tuple[list[dict], dict[int, str]]:
+    """
+    Fetch all units from the ECMWF parameter database API.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    units : list[dict]
+        Normalised unit records ready to be written to unit_metadata.yaml.
+    unit_map : dict[int, str]
+        Mapping of unit id -> unit name string for use in parameter enrichment.
+    """
+    print(f"Fetching units from {url} ...")
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    raw_units = response.json()
+    print(f"  Received {len(raw_units)} units.")
+
+    units = []
+    unit_map: dict[int, str] = {}
+
+    for raw in raw_units:
+        uid = int(raw["id"])
+        # The API may use 'name', 'symbol', or 'label' for the unit string
+        name = raw.get("name") or raw.get("symbol") or raw.get("label") or ""
+
+        entry = {"id": uid}
+        # Preserve all fields the API returns, but ensure id comes first
+        for key, value in raw.items():
+            if key == "id":
+                continue
+            entry[key] = value
+
+        units.append(entry)
+        unit_map[uid] = name
+
+    units.sort(key=lambda e: e["id"])
+    return units, unit_map
+
+
+def write_unit_yaml(units: list[dict], output_path: Path = UNIT_OUTPUT) -> None:
+    """Write the unit list to a YAML file."""
+    with output_path.open("w") as fh:
+        yaml.dump(
+            units,
+            fh,
+            default_flow_style=False,
+            allow_unicode=True,
+            sort_keys=False,
+        )
+    print(f"Written {len(units)} units to {output_path}")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Parameters
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def fetch_parameters(
+    url: str = PARAM_URL, unit_map: dict[int, str] = None
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """Fetch all parameters from the ECMWF parameter database API."""
+    print(f"Fetching parameters from {url} ...")
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    params = response.json()
+    print(f"  Received {len(params)} parameters.")
+
+    result = []
+    for raw in params:
+        # Resolve short name (API may return 'shortName', 'short_name', or 'shortname')
+        shortname = (
+            raw.get("shortname") or raw.get("shortName") or raw.get("short_name") or ""
+        )
+
+        # Resolve units via unit_map if available
+        unit_id = raw.get("unit_id")
+        if unit_map and unit_id is not None:
+            units = unit_map.get(int(unit_id), "")
+        else:
+            units = ""
+
+        entry = {
+            "id": int(raw["id"]),
+            "shortname": shortname,
+            "longname": raw.get("name", ""),
+            "units": units,
+            "description": raw.get("description", ""),
+        }
+        result.append(entry)
+
+    result.sort(key=lambda e: e["id"])
+    return result
+
+
+def write_param_yaml(params: list[dict], output_path: Path = PARAM_OUTPUT) -> None:
+    """Write the parameter list to a YAML file."""
+    with output_path.open("w") as fh:
+        yaml.dump(
+            params,
+            fh,
+            default_flow_style=False,
+            allow_unicode=True,
+            sort_keys=False,
+        )
+    print(f"Written {len(params)} parameters to {output_path}")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Entry point
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    units, unit_map = fetch_units()
+    write_unit_yaml(units)
+
+    parameters = fetch_parameters(unit_map=unit_map)
+    write_param_yaml(parameters)