specify interval over which min_count is applied to AverageAlgorithm

Add ability to specify an interval (start and end) over which the recently added min_count option to the AverageAlgorithm is applied.

geomagio/algorithm/AverageAlgorithm.py

@@ -11,10 +11,34 @@ import obspy.core
 
 
 class AverageAlgorithm(Algorithm):
-    """Algorithm that creates an averaged Dst.
+    """Algorithm that creates an average of multiple inputs of same channel (i.e., Dst index).
 
     Parameters
     ----------
+    observatories: array_like
+        strings specifying multiple observatories to average
+    channel: string
+        specifies the channel to be processed.
+    location: string
+        location code for output
+    scales: array_like
+        floats that scale the corresponding observatories
+    min_count: integer
+        minimum number of observatories required for valid average
+    min_count_start: UTCDateTime
+        the beginning of an interval over which to apply min_count
+    min_count_end: UTCDateTime
+        the end of an interval over which to apply min_count
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    The original version of this algorithm allowed no missing inputs. But,
+    allowing missing inputs is problematic as one gets nearer to realtime,
+    and input streams have differing latencies. So, min_count was added to
+    require a minimum number of observatories (more than 1), and the related
+    min_count_start and min_count_end were added to allow min_count to be
+    applied to a sub-interval (most likely something lagging realtime by
+    a sufficient interval to prevent frequent DC shifts in the output)
 
     """
 
@@ -25,6 +49,8 @@ class AverageAlgorithm(Algorithm):
         location=None,
         scales=None,
         min_count=None,
+        min_count_start=None,
+        min_count_end=None,
     ):
         Algorithm.__init__(self)
         self._npts = -1
@@ -35,6 +61,8 @@ class AverageAlgorithm(Algorithm):
         self.outchannel = channel
         self.outlocation = location
         self.min_count = min_count
+        self.min_count_start = min_count_start
+        self.min_count_end = min_count_end
         self.observatoryMetadata = ObservatoryMetadata()
 
     def check_stream(self, timeseries):
@@ -94,7 +122,9 @@ class AverageAlgorithm(Algorithm):
 
         self.outlocation = self.outlocation or timeseries[0].stats.location
 
-        self.min_count = self.min_count or len(timeseries)
+        min_count = self.min_count or len(self.observatories)
+        min_count_start = self.min_count_start or timeseries[0].stats.starttime
+        min_count_end = self.min_count_end or timeseries[0].stats.endtime
 
         scale_values = self.scales or ([1] * len(timeseries))
         lat_corr = {}
@@ -130,7 +160,17 @@ class AverageAlgorithm(Algorithm):
         average_data = numpy.nansum(combined, axis=0) / count_data
 
         # apply min_count
-        average_data[count_data < self.min_count] = numpy.nan
+        average_data[count_data < min_count] = numpy.nan
+
+        # apply min_count_start and min_count_end
+        # NOTE: the logic here is not very intuitive, but it works as intended
+        utc_datetimes = timeseries[0].times(type="utcdatetime")
+        average_data[
+            (count_data < timeseries.count()) & (utc_datetimes > min_count_end)
+        ] = numpy.nan
+        average_data[
+            (count_data < timeseries.count()) & (utc_datetimes < min_count_start)
+        ] = numpy.nan
 
         # create first output trace metadata
         average_stats = obspy.core.Stats()
@@ -175,8 +215,22 @@ class AverageAlgorithm(Algorithm):
             "--average-min-count",
             default=None,
             help="Minimum number of inputs required to calculate average",
-            nargs="*",
             type=int,
+            metavar="N",
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--average-min-count-start",
+            default=None,
+            help="First UTC date time to apply min_count to YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS",
+            metavar="ISO8601",
+            type=obspy.core.UTCDateTime,
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            "--average-min-count-end",
+            default=None,
+            help="Last UTC date time to apply min_count to YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS",
+            metavar="ISO8601",
+            type=obspy.core.UTCDateTime,
         )
 
     def configure(self, arguments):
@@ -204,3 +258,13 @@ class AverageAlgorithm(Algorithm):
         self.outlocation = arguments.outlocationcode or arguments.locationcode
 
         self.min_count = arguments.average_min_count
+        self.min_count_start = arguments.average_min_count_start
+        self.min_count_end = arguments.average_min_count_end
+
+        if arguments.realtime and not self.min_count_end:
+            # if the realtime parameter is defined in arguments (i.e., it is
+            # set via the controller), but min_count_end is not, then assume
+            # the most recent interval should NOT allow fewer than the full
+            # complement of inputs in order to calculate an average (previous
+            # "update" intervals will allow fewer than the full complement)
+            self.min_count_end = arguments.starttime