JuliaDataCubes / JuliaDataCubes/YAXArrays.jl
Saving cubes with duplicated axes fails
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Description
tmp = YAXArray([CategoricalAxis("Cat", ["a", "b"]),
CategoricalAxis("Cat", ["a", "b"])],
rand(2, 2))
savecube(tmp, "data/tmp.zarr")
also fails when trying to save to a "nc" file. Duplicated axes are really useful for e.g. covariance matrices. A workaround is to just rename one of the axes to "Cat2" fails with the same error:
tmp = YAXArray([CategoricalAxis("Cat", ["a", "b"]),
CategoricalAxis("Cat2", ["a", "b"])],
rand(2, 2))
savecube(tmp, "data/tmp.zarr")
ERROR: Multiple possible axis matches found for YAXArrays.Cubes.Axes.ByName("Cat")
As a workaround the axis have to be named "Cat1" and "Cat2"
"Variable" also seems to be a forbidden substring, naming the axes "Variable1" and "Variable2" also fails, "Var1", "Var2" works.
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Start by reproducing the examples through the savecube entry point with duplicated CategoricalAxis names, renamed axes, and both data/tmp.zarr and an nc file. Trace the axis-matching error, especially the ByName("Cat") and forbidden "Variable" cases. Done means cubes with duplicated or otherwise valid axis names save successfully without requiring Cat1/Cat2 or Var1/Var2 workarounds.
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