add make vips matrix from python array

TODO

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 
 - python:
 
-	- something to make a mask from a list of lists
-
-	- set scale and offset on mask
-
 	- how about the in-place things? draw a circle?
 
+	- try vips benchmark in vips8 python, how much slower?
+
 	- could import like this:
 
 		from gi.repository import Vips 

libvips/include/vips/image.h

@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ VipsImage *vips_image_new_from_buffer( void *buf, size_t len,
 	__attribute__((sentinel));
 VipsImage *vips_image_new_matrix( int width, int height );
 VipsImage *vips_image_new_matrixv( int width, int height, ... );
+VipsImage *vips_image_new_matrix_from_array( int width, int height, 
+	double *array, int size );
 void vips_image_set_delete_on_close( VipsImage *image, 
 	gboolean delete_on_close );
 VipsImage *vips_image_new_temp_file( const char *format );

libvips/iofuncs/header.c

@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ vips_image_set( VipsImage *image, const char *field, GValue *value )
  * vips_image_get:
  * @image: image to get the field from from
  * @field: the name to give the metadata
- * @value_copy: the %GValue is copied into this
+ * @value_copy: (transfer full) (out caller-allocates): the %GValue is copied into this
  *
  * Fill @value_copy with a copy of the header field. @value_copy must be zeroed 
  * but uninitialised.
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ vips_image_set( VipsImage *image, const char *field, GValue *value )
  *
  * See also: vips_image_get_typeof(), vips_image_get_double().
  *
- * Returns: 0 on success, -1 otherwise.
+ * Returns: (skip): 0 on success, -1 otherwise.
  */
 int
 vips_image_get( const VipsImage *image, const char *field, GValue *value_copy )

libvips/iofuncs/image.c

@@ -2141,6 +2141,44 @@ vips_image_new_matrixv( int width, int height, ... )
 	return( matrix ); 
 }
 
+/**
+ * vips_image_new_matrix_from_array:
+ * @width: image width
+ * @height: image height
+ * @array: (array length=size) (transfer none): array of elements
+ * @size: number of elements
+ *
+ * A binding-friendly version of vips_image_new_matrixv().
+ *
+ * Returns: the new #VipsImage, or %NULL on error.
+ */
+VipsImage *
+vips_image_new_matrix_from_array( int width, int height, 
+	double *array, int size )
+{
+	VipsImage *matrix;
+	int x, y;
+	int i;
+
+	if( size != width * height ) {
+		vips_error( "VipsImage",
+			_( "bad array length --- should be %d, you passed %d" ),
+			width * height, size );
+		return( NULL );
+	}
+
+	vips_check_init();
+
+	matrix = vips_image_new_matrix( width, height ); 
+
+	i = 0;
+	for( y = 0; y < height; y++ )
+		for( x = 0; x < width; x++ )
+			*VIPS_MATRIX( matrix, x, y ) = array[i++];
+
+	return( matrix ); 
+}
+
 /**
  * vips_image_set_delete_on_close:
  * @image: image to set

python/try8.py

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import sys
+
+#import logging
+#logging.basicConfig(level = logging.DEBUG)
+
+from gi.repository import Vips 
+from vips8 import vips
+
+a = Vips.Image.new_from_array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]], 8, 128)
+
+print 'scale =', a.get('scale')
+print 'offset =', a.get('offset')
+
+a.write_to_file("x.v")

python/vips8/vips.py

@@ -218,6 +218,32 @@ def vips_image_new_from_buffer(cls, data, option_string, **kwargs):
         raise Error('No known loader for buffer.')
     logging.debug('Image.new_from_buffer: loader = %s' % loader)
 
+# this is a class method
+def vips_image_new_from_array(cls, array, scale = 1, offset = 0):
+    # we accept a 1D array and assume height == 1, or a 2D array and check all
+    # lines are the same length
+    if not isinstance(array, list):
+        raise TypeError('new_from_array() takes a list argument')
+    if not isinstance(array[0], list):
+        height = 1
+        width = len(array)
+    else:
+        flat_array = array[0]
+        height = len(array)
+        width = len(array[0])
+        for i in range(1, height):
+            if len(array[i]) != width:
+                raise TypeError('new_from_array() array not rectangular')
+            flat_array += array[i]
+        array = flat_array
+
+    image = cls.new_matrix_from_array(width, height, array)
+
+    image.set('scale', scale)
+    image.set('offset', offset)
+
+    return image
+
 def vips_image_getattr(self, name):
     logging.debug('Image.__getattr__ %s' % name)
 
@@ -364,6 +390,7 @@ def vips_invert(self):
 # class methods
 setattr(Vips.Image, 'new_from_file', classmethod(vips_image_new_from_file))
 setattr(Vips.Image, 'new_from_buffer', classmethod(vips_image_new_from_buffer))
+setattr(Vips.Image, 'new_from_array', classmethod(vips_image_new_from_array))
 
 # instance methods
 Vips.Image.write_to_file = vips_image_write_to_file