map2loop.project.Sorter

class map2loop.project.Sorter

Bases: ABC

Base Class of Sorter used to force structure of Sorter

Parameters:

ABC (ABC) – Derived from Abstract Base Class

Initialiser of for Sorter

__init__()

Initialiser of for Sorter

Methods

__init__()	Initialiser of for Sorter
sort(units, unit_relationships, ...)	Execute sorter method (abstract method)
type()	Getter for subclass type label

abstract sort(units: DataFrame, unit_relationships: DataFrame, stratigraphic_order_hint: list, contacts: DataFrame, map_data: MapData) → list

Execute sorter method (abstract method)

Parameters:

• units (pandas.DataFrame) – the data frame to sort (columns must contain [“layerId”, “name”, “minAge”, “maxAge”, “group”])

• units_relationships (pandas.DataFrame) – the relationships between units (columns must contain [“Index1”, “Unitname1”, “Index2”, “Unitname2”])

• stratigraphic_order_hint (list) – a list of unit names to be used as a hint to sorting the units

• contacts (pandas.DataFrame) – unit contacts with length of the contacts in metres

• map_data (map2loop.MapData) – a catchall so that access to all map data is available

Returns:

list – sorted list of unit names

type()

Getter for subclass type label

Returns:

str – Name of subclass