flocs-lta

A package that focuses on interaction with the LOFAR Long Term Archive within the FLOCS ecosystem.

Requirements

Downloading data

The following dependencies need to be installed for downloading data:

• lofar_lta: https://lta.lofar.eu/software/

After creating a file $HOME/.stagingrc with your username and StageIt token, you should be able to download via flocs-download <staging id>.

Staging data

The following dependencies need to be installed for staging data:

• lofar_stager_api: https://git.astron.nl/astron-sdc/lofar_stager_api
• Oracle instant client

Do not install oracle via the LTA Client instructions. Instead, install

uv pip install cx-oracle

Then you will need to configure your AWE environment by editing $HOME/.awe/Environment.cfg with your LTA login credentials.

If you want to be able to stage data, you need the Oracle instant client. Install it via your package manager, or this webpage:

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/linux-x86-64-downloads.html

Installation

The FLOCS LTA package can be installed as usual with pip:

uv pip install git+https://github.com/FLOCSoft/flocs-lta.git

after which flocs-lta-search and flocs-lta-download. Should be available.