--- name: DIALS core meeting 2023-03-23 tags: core meeting --- # DIALS core meeting 2023-03-23 ## Previous Actions - [ ] `std::string` support for messagepack. This is used in XFEL module, should try to fix. [`dials/dials#1858`](https://github.com/dials/dials/issues/1858). - [X] Is using pickle until this is fixed, so probably good to do - [X] AB Added to codecamp list. Might get to this! - [X] Looking at this week. Removing seems acceptable and probably the easiest solution - [ ] **ND Action**: PR to remove from dials code - [ ] **ND** Investigate getting `psana` tests running on the DIALS xfel-regression testing - [ ] Dropping Data Blocks ([#504](https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/pull/504)) - [x] **Action**: DGW WIP migrating data to dials-data - [ ] Still failures in DIALS test data - [ ] **ND**: Look at DIALS failures and work out what needs to be migrated - [x] ~~**Aaron action**: Look at [`dxtbx#610`](https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/pull/610)~~ - [x] ~~**JBE action:** Look at "Slicing a reflection table drops the identifier map" [`dials#2276`](https://github.com/dials/dials/issues/2276)~~ ## Agenda ### dials.cosym applies an incompatible reindexing operator https://github.com/dials/dials/issues/2320 - Graeme has asked Richard to have a look ### Moving flex tables from dials to dxtbx https://github.com/dials/dials/pull/2113 - Comments on deprecation instead of direct removal - **Action**: Solve deprecation issue and merge conflicts, discuss next time. ### Code camp idea? - Aaron suggests - a few days, couple of hours a day, work on outstanding smaller issues? - Virtual DIALS code-camp - Split into sessions: - Planning - Coding - Closeout - Graeme suggests linking to potential serial workshop being talked about at Cornell/CHESS for ~end of July - Initial plans for Week of 17th July, unconfirmed ### AOB? ### NX Writer! - Aaron been working on: [nxmx_writer.py](https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/blob/nxmx_writer/src/dxtbx/format/nxmx_writer.py) - Converts from any dxtbx format to NXMX HDF5 - Supports appending - Does not (yet!) support Scan/Gonio - Flumpy! - Code camp for the axis?? - **Action: Schedule session to work/finish off** ### Next meeting Thursday, April 6th, 4pm (BST), 8am (PDT)