The H5DSis_scale function was updated to return "not a dimension scale" (0)

instead of failing (-1), when CLASS or DIMENSION_SCALE attributes are
not written according to Dimension Scales Specification (HDFFV-10436).

1 files changed, 49 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/hl/src/H5DS.c b/hl/src/H5DS.c
index 12bcc93..31cbe13 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5DS.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5DS.c
@@ -1896,30 +1896,32 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function: H5DSis_scale
- *
- * Purpose: check if the dataset DID is a dimension scale
- *
- * Return: 1, is, 0, not, FAIL, error
- *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 04, 2005
- *
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-htri_t
-H5DSis_scale(hid_t did)
+* Function: H5DSis_scale
+*
+* Purpose: check if the dataset DID is a dimension scale
+*
+* Return: 1, is, 0, not, FAIL, error
+*
+* Programmer: pvn@ncsa.uiuc.edu
+*
+* Date: January 04, 2005
+*
+*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+*/
+
+htri_t H5DSis_scale(hid_t did)
 {
-    hid_t      tid = -1;   /* attribute type ID */
-    hid_t      aid = -1;   /* attribute ID */
-    herr_t     has_class;  /* has the "CLASS" attribute */
-    htri_t     is_ds;      /* boolean return value */
-    H5I_type_t it;           /* ID type */
-    char       *buf;         /* Name of attribute */
-    hsize_t    storage_size; /* Size of storage for attribute */
-
-    /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    hid_t      tid = -1;     /* attribute type ID */
+    hid_t      aid = -1;     /* attribute ID */
+    herr_t     attr_class;   /* has the "CLASS" attribute */
+    htri_t     is_ds = 0;    /* set to "not a dimension scale" */
+    H5I_type_t it;           /* type of identofier */
+    char       *buf;         /* buffer to read a name of attribute */
+    size_t      string_size; /* Size of storage for the attribute */
+    H5T_class_t type_class;
+    H5T_str_t   strpad;
+
+    /*------------------------------------------------------------------------
     * parameter checking
     *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
@@ -1931,11 +1933,11 @@ H5DSis_scale(hid_t did)
         return FAIL;
 
     /* try to find the attribute "CLASS" on the dataset */
-    if((has_class = H5LT_find_attribute(did, "CLASS")) < 0)
+    if((attr_class = H5LT_find_attribute(did, "CLASS")) < 0)
         return FAIL;
 
-    if(has_class == 0)
-        is_ds = 0;
+    if(attr_class == 0)
+        return is_ds;
 
     else
     {
@@ -1945,19 +1947,27 @@ H5DSis_scale(hid_t did)
         if((tid = H5Aget_type(aid)) < 0)
             goto out;
 
-        /* check to make sure attribute is a string */
-        if(H5T_STRING != H5Tget_class(tid))
+        /* check to make sure attribute is a string; 
+           if not, then it is not dimension scale  */
+        if((type_class = H5Tget_class(tid)) < 0)
             goto out;
+        if(H5T_STRING != type_class)
+            goto out_success;
 
-        /* check to make sure string is null-terminated */
-        if(H5T_STR_NULLTERM != H5Tget_strpad(tid))
+        /* check to make sure string is null-terminated; 
+           if not, then it is not dimension scale */
+        if((strpad = H5Tget_strpad(tid)) < 0 )
             goto out;
+        if(H5T_STR_NULLTERM != strpad)
+            goto out_success;
 
-        /* allocate buffer large enough to hold string */
-        if((storage_size = H5Aget_storage_size(aid)) == 0)
-            goto out;
+        /* get string size should be 16 to hold "DIMENSION_SCALE" string */
+        if((string_size = H5Tget_size(tid)) == 0)
+            return FAIL;
+        if(string_size != 16) 
+            goto out_success;
 
-        buf = (char*)HDmalloc( (size_t)storage_size * sizeof(char) + 1);
+        buf = (char*)HDmalloc((size_t)string_size * sizeof(char));
         if(buf == NULL)
             goto out;
 
@@ -1966,10 +1976,9 @@ H5DSis_scale(hid_t did)
             goto out;
 
         /* compare strings */
-        if(HDstrncmp(buf, DIMENSION_SCALE_CLASS, MIN(HDstrlen(DIMENSION_SCALE_CLASS),HDstrlen(buf)))==0)
+        if(HDstrncmp(buf, DIMENSION_SCALE_CLASS, 
+                     MIN(HDstrlen(DIMENSION_SCALE_CLASS),HDstrlen(buf)))==0)
             is_ds = 1;
-        else
-            is_ds = 0;
 
         HDfree(buf);
 
@@ -1979,11 +1988,11 @@ H5DSis_scale(hid_t did)
         if (H5Aclose(aid) < 0)
             goto out;
 
+        goto out_success;
 
     }
-
-    return is_ds;
-
+out_success:
+        return is_ds;
     /* error zone */
 out:
     H5E_BEGIN_TRY {