Fix #143: routine to read Stellarium star names

skyfield/data/stellarium.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 """Parse Stellarium data files."""
 
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+StarName = namedtuple('StarName', 'hip name')
+
 def parse_constellations(lines):
     """Return a list of constellation outlines.
 
@@ -29,3 +33,25 @@ def parse_constellations(lines):
                  for i in range(2, len(fields), 2)]
         constellations.append((name.decode('utf-8'), edges))
     return constellations
+
+def parse_star_names(lines):
+    """Return the names in a Stellarium ``star_names.fab`` file.
+
+    Returns a list of named tuples, each of which offers a ``.hip``
+    attribute with a Hipparcos catalog number and a ``.name`` attribute
+    with the star name.  Do not depend on the tuple having only length
+    two; additional fields may be added in the future.
+
+    """
+    names = []
+    for line in lines:
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line == b'' or line.startswith(b'#'):
+            continue
+        fields = line.split()
+        hip, name = fields[0].split(b'|')
+        names.append(StarName(
+            int(hip),
+            name.strip(b'_(")').decode('utf-8'),
+        ))
+    return names

skyfield/named_stars.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# TODO: Deprecate; maybe even remove, since it's not documented?
 """
 Convenience functions for users to get a Star instance using a small database
 of named stars.

skyfield/tests/test_io_parsing.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import gzip
 from skyfield import iokit
-from skyfield.data.hipparcos import load_dataframe
+from skyfield.data import hipparcos, stellarium
 from skyfield.functions import BytesIO
 from skyfield.iokit import parse_tle
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def test_hipparcos():
     g.close()
     b.seek(0)
     try:
-        df = load_dataframe(b)
+        df = hipparcos.load_dataframe(b)
     except ImportError:
         # raise SkipTest('pandas not available')
         # Assay doesn't understand skipping tests yet; just pass
@@ -135,3 +135,21 @@ def test_hipparcos():
     row = df.iloc[0]
     assert abs(row.ra_degrees - 000.00091185) < 1e-30
     assert abs(row.dec_degrees - +01.08901332) < 1e-30
+
+star_text = b"""\
+# star names by constellation
+# Andromeda (And)
+   677|_("Alpheratz") 1,2,5,6,11,12
+   677|_("Sirrah")
+  5447|_("Mirach") 1,2,5,6,11,12,23
+  9640|_("Almach") 1,2,5,6,11,12
+  9640|_("Almaak")
+"""
+
+def test_stellarium_star_names():
+    f = BytesIO(star_text)
+    star_names = stellarium.parse_star_names(f)
+    assert star_names[0].hip == 677
+    assert star_names[0].name == 'Alpheratz'
+    assert star_names[4].hip == 9640
+    assert star_names[4].name == 'Almaak'