DIALS core meeting 2023-04-06

Previous Actions

• ND: PR to remove std::string support for messagepack from dials code
• ND Investigate getting psana tests running on the DIALS xfel-regression testing
• Dropping Data Blocks (#504)
  • ND: Look at DIALS failures and work out what needs to be migrated
• RG: Investigate dials.cosym applies an incompatible reindexing operator (dials/2320) (prev)
• DM: Moving flex tables; Solve dials#2113 deprecation issue and merge conflicts

Agenda

Moving flex tables from dials to dxtbx

https://github.com/dials/dials/pull/2113

• Previously discussed deprecation instead of direct removal
  • This work appears to have been done by DM
• Had planned to re-discuss at next meeting
• Discussion about what is actually being moved/deprecated
  • flex_table specifically is moved, but reflection_table is staying in DIALS as-is
  • ND plans to merge next week after the DIALS release

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

NX Writer! (prev)

• Did some scan-related work last time
• What is state?
• Few test failures relating to dependencies on dials, xfel
• These will be worked on!
• ND to merge https://github.com/cctbx/dxtbx/pull/612

AOB?

Next meeting

Thursday, April 20th, 4pm (BST), 8am (PDT)