/*
* Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Dr. John Lindsay <jlindsay@uoguelph.ca>
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package plugins;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import whitebox.geospatialfiles.LASReader;
import whitebox.geospatialfiles.LASReader.PointRecord;
import whitebox.interfaces.WhiteboxPlugin;
import whitebox.interfaces.WhiteboxPluginHost;
/**
* This tool can be used to convert a LAS file, containing LiDAR data, into an equivalent ASCII text file.
*
* @author Dr. John Lindsay email: jlindsay@uoguelph.ca
*/
public class LAS2ASCII implements WhiteboxPlugin {
private WhiteboxPluginHost myHost = null;
private String[] args;
/**
* Used to retrieve the plugin tool's name. This is a short, unique name
* containing no spaces.
*
* @return String containing plugin name.
*/
@Override
public String getName() {
return "LAS2ASCII";
}
/**
* Used to retrieve the plugin tool's descriptive name. This can be a longer
* name (containing spaces) and is used in the interface to list the tool.
*
* @return String containing the plugin descriptive name.
*/
@Override
public String getDescriptiveName() {
return "Convert LAS to ASCII (LAS2ASCII)";
}
/**
* Used to retrieve a short description of what the plugin tool does.
*
* @return String containing the plugin's description.
*/
@Override
public String getToolDescription() {
return "Converts a LAS file into an ASCII text file.";
}
/**
* Used to identify which toolboxes this plugin tool should be listed in.
*
* @return Array of Strings.
*/
@Override
public String[] getToolbox() {
String[] ret = {"LidarTools", "ConversionTools"};
return ret;
}
/**
* Sets the WhiteboxPluginHost to which the plugin tool is tied. This is the
* class that the plugin will send all feedback messages, progress updates,
* and return objects.
*
* @param host The WhiteboxPluginHost that called the plugin tool.
*/
@Override
public void setPluginHost(WhiteboxPluginHost host) {
myHost = host;
}
/**
* Used to communicate feedback pop-up messages between a plugin tool and
* the main Whitebox user-interface.
*
* @param feedback String containing the text to display.
*/
private void showFeedback(String message) {
if (myHost != null) {
myHost.showFeedback(message);
} else {
System.out.println(message);
}
}
/**
* Used to communicate a return object from a plugin tool to the main
* Whitebox user-interface.
*
* @return Object, such as an output WhiteboxRaster.
*/
private void returnData(Object ret) {
if (myHost != null) {
myHost.returnData(ret);
}
}
private int previousProgress = 0;
private String previousProgressLabel = "";
/**
* Used to communicate a progress update between a plugin tool and the main
* Whitebox user interface.
*
* @param progressLabel A String to use for the progress label.
* @param progress Float containing the progress value (between 0 and 100).
*/
private void updateProgress(String progressLabel, int progress) {
if (myHost != null && ((progress != previousProgress)
|| (!progressLabel.equals(previousProgressLabel)))) {
myHost.updateProgress(progressLabel, progress);
}
previousProgress = progress;
previousProgressLabel = progressLabel;
}
/**
* Used to communicate a progress update between a plugin tool and the main
* Whitebox user interface.
*
* @param progress Float containing the progress value (between 0 and 100).
*/
private void updateProgress(int progress) {
if (myHost != null && progress != previousProgress) {
myHost.updateProgress(progress);
}
previousProgress = progress;
}
/**
* Sets the arguments (parameters) used by the plugin.
*
* @param args An array of string arguments.
*/
@Override
public void setArgs(String[] args) {
this.args = args.clone();
}
private boolean cancelOp = false;
/**
* Used to communicate a cancel operation from the Whitebox GUI.
*
* @param cancel Set to true if the plugin should be canceled.
*/
@Override
public void setCancelOp(boolean cancel) {
cancelOp = cancel;
}
private void cancelOperation() {
showFeedback("Operation cancelled.");
updateProgress("Progress: ", 0);
}
private boolean amIActive = false;
/**
* Used by the Whitebox GUI to tell if this plugin is still running.
*
* @return a boolean describing whether or not the plugin is actively being
* used.
*/
@Override
public boolean isActive() {
return amIActive;
}
/**
* Used to execute this plugin tool.
*/
@Override
public void run() {
amIActive = true;
String inputFilesString = null;
String[] pointFiles;
double x, y;
double z;
int intensity;
byte classValue, numReturns, returnNum;
int a, n;
int progress;
int numPoints;
FileWriter fw = null;
BufferedWriter bw = null;
PrintWriter out = null;
// get the arguments
if (args.length <= 0) {
showFeedback("Plugin parameters have not been set.");
return;
}
inputFilesString = args[0];
// check to see that the inputHeader and outputHeader are not null.
if ((inputFilesString.length() <= 0)) {
showFeedback("One or more of the input parameters have not been set properly.");
return;
}
try {
pointFiles = inputFilesString.split(";");
int numPointFiles = pointFiles.length;
long numPointsInFile = 0;
PointRecord point;
//PointRecColours pointColours;
for (int j = 0; j < numPointFiles; j++) {
LASReader las = new LASReader(pointFiles[j]);
long oneHundredthTotal = las.getNumPointRecords() / 100;
// create the new text file
File file = new File(pointFiles[j].replace(".las", ".txt"));
if (file.exists()) {
file.delete();
}
fw = new FileWriter(file, false);
bw = new BufferedWriter(fw);
out = new PrintWriter(bw, true);
progress = (int)((j + 1) * 100d / numPointFiles);
updateProgress("Loop " + (j + 1) + " of " + numPointFiles + ":", progress);
numPointsInFile = las.getNumPointRecords();
// first count how many valid points there are.
numPoints = 0;
n = 0;
progress = 0;
for (a = 0; a < numPointsInFile; a++) {
point = las.getPointRecord(a);
if (!point.isPointWithheld()) {
x = point.getX();
y = point.getY();
z = point.getZ();
intensity = point.getIntensity();
classValue = point.getClassification();
returnNum = point.getReturnNumber();
numReturns = point.getNumberOfReturns();
out.println((a + 1) + " " + x + " " + y + " " + z + " " + intensity +
" " + classValue + " " + returnNum + " " + numReturns);
numPoints++;
}
n++;
if (n >= oneHundredthTotal) {
n = 0;
if (cancelOp) {
cancelOperation();
return;
}
progress++;
updateProgress("Loop " + (j + 1) + " of " + numPointFiles + ":", progress);
}
}
}
} catch (OutOfMemoryError oe) {
myHost.showFeedback("An out-of-memory error has occurred during operation.");
} catch (Exception e) {
myHost.showFeedback("An error has occurred during operation. See log file for details.");
myHost.logException("Error in " + getDescriptiveName(), e);
} finally {
if (out != null || bw != null) {
out.flush();
out.close();
}
updateProgress("Progress: ", 0);
// tells the main application that this process is completed.
amIActive = false;
myHost.pluginComplete();
}
}
// // this is only used for debugging the tool
// public static void main(String[] args) {
// LAS2ASCII L2A = new LAS2ASCII();
// args = new String[1];
// args[0] = "/Users/johnlindsay/Documents/Data/Rondeau LiDAR/LAS classified/403_4696.las";
// L2A.setArgs(args);
// L2A.run();
//
// }
}