A means to get information using just base channel names
This is a feature request to have a way to look up information using just the base channel names. For example, something like:
# No data at all, bad channel name
conn.has_past_data(bad_base_name)
> False
# Data exists during the given time span (may be gaps)
conn.has_past_data(base_name, gps_start, gps_stop)
> True
# Raw data exists during the given time span (may be gaps)
conn.has_past_data(base_name, gps_start, gps_stop, nds2.channel.CHANNEL_TYPE_RAW)
> True
# Second trend data exists during the given time span (may be gaps)
conn.has_past_data(base_name, gps_start, gps_stop, nds2.channel.CHANNEL_TYPE_STREND)
> True
Edited by Patrick Thomas