Add open method to automatically detect config and load data

jdaviz/__init__.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from jdaviz.configs.cubeviz import Cubeviz # noqa: F401
 from jdaviz.configs.imviz import Imviz # noqa: F401
 from jdaviz.utils import enable_hot_reloading # noqa: F401
+from jdaviz.core.data_formats import open # noqa: F401
 
 # Clean up namespace.
 del os

jdaviz/configs/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .cubeviz import * # noqa
 from .specviz import * # noqa
+from .specviz2d import * # noqa
 from .default import * # noqa
 from .mosviz import * # noqa
 from .imviz import * # noqa

jdaviz/core/data_formats.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from stdatamodels import asdf_in_fits
 
 from jdaviz.core.config import list_configurations
+from jdaviz import configs as jdaviz_configs
 
 __all__ = [
  'guess_dimensionality',
@@ -272,3 +273,35 @@ def identify_helper(filename, ext=1):
  return 'imviz'
 
  raise ValueError(f"No helper could be auto-identified for {filename}.")
+
+
+def open(filename, show=True, **kwargs):
+ '''
+ Automatically detect the correct configuration based on a given file,
+ load the data, and display the configuration
+
+ Parameters
+ ----------
+ filename : str (path-like)
+ Name for a local data file.
+ show : bool
+ Determines whether to immediately show the application
+
+ Returns
+ -------
+ Jdaviz App : jdaviz.app.Application
+ The application, configured based on the automatic config detection
+ '''
+ helper_str = identify_helper(filename)
+ viz_class = getattr(jdaviz_configs, helper_str.capitalize())
+
+ viz_helper = viz_class()
+ if helper_str == "specviz":
+ viz_helper.load_spectrum(filename, **kwargs)
+ else:
+ viz_helper.load_data(filename, **kwargs)
+
+ if show:
+ viz_helper.show()
+
+ return viz_helper