add globbing support in makeReader and CreateDataSource

include/podio/DataSource.h

@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@ class DataSource : public ROOT::RDF::RDataSource {
 ROOT::RDataFrame CreateDataFrame(const std::vector<std::string>& filePathList);
 
 ///
-/// @brief Create RDataFrame from a Podio file.
+/// @brief Create RDataFrame from a Podio file or glob pattern matching multiple Podio files.
 ///
 /// @param[in] filePath  File path from which the RDataFrame will be created.
+///                      The file path can include glob patterns to match multiple files.
 /// @return              RDataFrame created from input file list.
 ///
 ROOT::RDataFrame CreateDataFrame(const std::string& filePath);

include/podio/Reader.h

@@ -206,12 +206,13 @@ class Reader {
   }
 };
 
-/// Create a Reader is able to read the file
+/// Create a Reader that is able to read the file or files matching a glob pattern
 ///
 /// This will inspect the filename as well as peek at the file contents to
 /// instantiate the correct low level reader to open and read the file
 ///
-/// @param filename The (path to the) file to read from
+/// @param filename The (path to the) file to read from.
+///                 The file path can include glob patterns to match multiple files.
 ///
 /// @returns A Reader that has been initialized and that can be used for reading
 ///          data from the passed file

include/podio/utilities/Glob.h

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#ifndef PODIO_UTILITIES_GLOB_H
+#define PODIO_UTILITIES_GLOB_H
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace podio::utils {
+/**
+ * @brief Expands a given glob pattern into a list of matching file paths.
+ *
+ * This function takes a glob pattern as input and returns a vector of strings
+ * containing the paths that match the pattern. It supports standard glob rules
+ * extended with tilde expansion and brace expansion. If the pattern doesn't
+ * contain any wildcards then it is placed in the returned vector as is. Paths
+ * that cannot be accessed are displayed on std::cerr, but the expansion process
+ * is not aborted. On platforms without <glob.h> no expansion is done and vector
+ * containing the original pattern is returned
+ *
+ * @param pattern The glob pattern to expand.
+ * @return A vector of strings containing the matching file paths.
+ *
+ * @throws std::runtime_error If no matches are found or if there is an error
+ *         during glob expansion.
+ */
+std::vector<std::string> expand_glob(const std::string& pattern);
+/**
+ * @brief Checks if a given pattern is a glob pattern.
+ *
+ * This function determines whether the provided pattern contains any standard
+ * glob or brace expansion wildcards.
+ *
+ * @param pattern The pattern to check.
+ * @return true if the pattern is a glob pattern, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool is_glob_pattern(const std::string& pattern);
+
+} // namespace podio::utils
+
+#endif // PODIO_UTILITIES_GLOB_H

python/podio/reading.py

@@ -50,32 +50,42 @@ def _determine_root_format(filename):
     return RootFileFormat.RNTUPLE
 
 
-def get_reader(filename):
-    """Get an appropriate reader for the passed file.
+def get_reader(filenames):
+    """Get an appropriate reader for the passed files.
+
+    The reader is inferred from the first file if multiple are given.
+    All files are assumed to be of the same I/O format.
 
     Args:
-        filename (str): The input file
+        filenames (str or list[str]): The input file(s)
 
     Returns:
         root_io.[Legacy]Reader, sio_io.[Legacy]Reader: an initialized reader that
-            is able to process the input file.
+            is able to process the input file(s).
 
     Raises:
-        ValueError: If the file cannot be recognized, or if podio has not been
+        ValueError: If the files cannot be recognized, or if podio has not been
             built with the necessary backend I/O support
+        IndexError: If filenames is an empty list
     """
+
+    if isinstance(filenames, str):
+        filename = filenames
+    else:
+        filename = filenames[0]
+
     if filename.endswith(".sio"):
         if _is_frame_sio_file(filename):
-            return sio_io.Reader(filename)
-        return sio_io.LegacyReader(filename)
+            return sio_io.Reader(filenames)
+        return sio_io.LegacyReader(filenames)
 
     if filename.endswith(".root"):
         root_flavor = _determine_root_format(filename)
         if root_flavor == RootFileFormat.TTREE:
-            return root_io.Reader(filename)
+            return root_io.Reader(filenames)
         if root_flavor == RootFileFormat.RNTUPLE:
-            return root_io.RNTupleReader(filename)
+            return root_io.RNTupleReader(filenames)
         if root_flavor == RootFileFormat.LEGACY:
-            return root_io.LegacyReader(filename)
+            return root_io.LegacyReader(filenames)
 
     raise ValueError("file must end on .root or .sio")

python/podio/utils.py

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from ROOT import podio
+
 
 def convert_to_str_paths(filenames):
     """Converts filenames to string paths, handling both string and pathlib.Path objects and
@@ -22,3 +24,30 @@ def convert_to_str_paths(filenames):
         return [os.fspath(fn) for fn in filenames]
 
     return [os.fspath(filenames)]
+
+
+def expand_glob(pattern):
+    """
+    Expands a given glob pattern into a list of matching file paths.
+
+    This function takes a glob pattern as input and returns a list of strings
+    containing the paths that match the pattern. It supports standard glob rules
+    extended with tilde expansion and brace expansion. If the pattern doesn't
+    contain any wildcards, it is placed in the returned list as is. Paths that
+    cannot be accessed are displayed on stderr, but the expansion process is not
+    aborted.
+
+    Args:
+        pattern (str): The glob pattern to expand.
+
+    Returns:
+        list of str: A list of strings containing the matching file paths.
+
+    Raises:
+        cppyy.gbl.std.runtime_error: If no matches are found or if there is an error during glob
+        expansion.
+    """
+    return [str(x) for x in podio.utils.expand_glob(pattern)]
+
+
+is_glob_pattern = podio.utils.is_glob_pattern

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ SET(core_sources
   CollectionBufferFactory.cc
   MurmurHash3.cpp
   SchemaEvolution.cc
+  Glob.cc
   )
 
 SET(core_headers
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ SET(core_headers
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/podio/utilities/DatamodelRegistryIOHelpers.h
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/podio/GenericParameters.h
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/podio/LinkCollection.h
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/podio/utilities/Glob.h
   )
 
 PODIO_ADD_LIB_AND_DICT(podio "${core_headers}" "${core_sources}" selection.xml)

src/DataSource.cc

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "podio/DataSource.h"
 #include "podio/Reader.h"
+#include "podio/utilities/Glob.h"
 
 // podio
 #include <podio/FrameCategories.h>
@@ -13,9 +14,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace podio {
-DataSource::DataSource(const std::string& filePath, int nEvents) : m_nSlots{1} {
-  m_filePathList.emplace_back(filePath);
-  SetupInput(nEvents);
+DataSource::DataSource(const std::string& filePath, int nEvents) : DataSource(utils::expand_glob(filePath), nEvents) {
 }
 
 DataSource::DataSource(const std::vector<std::string>& filePathList, int nEvents) :

src/Glob.cc

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "podio/utilities/Glob.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#if __has_include(<glob.h>)
+  #include <glob.h>
+#else
+  #include <system_error>
+#endif
+
+namespace podio::utils {
+
+bool is_glob_pattern(const std::string& pattern) {
+  bool escape = false;
+  for (auto c : pattern) {
+    if (escape) {
+      escape = false;
+    } else if (c == '\\') {
+      escape = true;
+    } else if (c == '*' || c == '?' || c == '[' || c == '{') {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+#if __has_include(<glob.h>)
+
+int glob_err_handler(const char* epath, int eerrno) {
+  std::cerr << "Glob expansion error accessing path: " << epath << " (error code: " << eerrno << ")\n";
+  return 0;
+}
+
+std::vector<std::string> expand_glob(const std::string& pattern) {
+  glob_t glob_result;
+  auto retv = glob(pattern.c_str(), GLOB_TILDE | GLOB_BRACE | GLOB_NOMAGIC, glob_err_handler, &glob_result);
+  if (retv == GLOB_NOMATCH) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Glob expansion found no matches for pattern: " + pattern);
+  } else if (retv != 0) {
+    globfree(&glob_result);
+    throw std::runtime_error("Glob expansion error");
+  }
+  std::vector<std::string> results;
+  results.reserve(glob_result.gl_pathc);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < glob_result.gl_pathc; ++i) {
+    results.emplace_back(glob_result.gl_pathv[i]);
+  }
+  globfree(&glob_result);
+  return results;
+}
+
+#else
+
+std::vector<std::string> expand_glob(const std::string& pattern) {
+  if (is_glob_pattern(pattern)) {
+    throw std::system_error("Glob expansion is not supported on this platform")
+  }
+  return {pattern};
+}
+
+#endif //  __has_include(<glob.h>)
+
+} // namespace podio::utils

src/Reader.cc

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   #include "podio/SIOReader.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "podio/utilities/Glob.h"
+
 #include "TFile.h"
 #include "TKey.h"
 #include <memory>
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ Reader::Reader(std::unique_ptr<T> reader) : m_self(std::make_unique<ReaderModel<
 }
 
 Reader makeReader(const std::string& filename) {
-  return makeReader(std::vector<std::string>{filename});
+  return makeReader(utils::expand_glob(filename));
 }
 
 Reader makeReader(const std::vector<std::string>& filenames) {

src/selection.xml

@@ -46,5 +46,8 @@
     <class name="podio::LinkData"/>
     <class name="std::vector<podio::LinkData>"/>
 
+    <function name="podio::utilities::is_glob_pattern"/>
+    <function name="podio::utilities::expand_glob"/>
+
   </selection>
 </lcgdict>

tests/CTestCustom.cmake

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ if ((NOT "@FORCE_RUN_ALL_TESTS@" STREQUAL "ON") AND (NOT "@USE_SANITIZER@" STREQ
 
     write_frame_root
     read_frame_root
+    read_glob
+    read_python_multiple
 
     write_interface_root
     read_interface_root

tests/root_io/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set(root_dependent_tests
   read_and_write_frame_root.cpp
   write_interface_root.cpp
   read_interface_root.cpp
+  read_glob.cpp
   )
 if(ENABLE_RNTUPLE)
   set(root_dependent_tests
@@ -39,11 +40,16 @@ set_tests_properties(
   read_frame_root
   read_frame_root_multiple
   read_and_write_frame_root
+  read_glob
 
   PROPERTIES
     DEPENDS write_frame_root
 )
 
+add_test(NAME read_python_multiple COMMAND python3 ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/root_io/read_multiple.py)
+PODIO_SET_TEST_ENV(read_python_multiple)
+set_property(TEST read_python_multiple PROPERTY DEPENDS write_frame_root)
+
 if(ENABLE_RNTUPLE)
   set_property(TEST read_rntuple PROPERTY DEPENDS write_rntuple)
   set_property(TEST read_interface_rntuple PROPERTY DEPENDS write_interface_rntuple)

tests/root_io/read_datasource.py

@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@
 rdf = CreateDataFrame("example_frame.root")
 
 assert rdf.Count().GetValue() == 10
+
+rdf = CreateDataFrame("example_frame_?.root")
+
+assert rdf.Count().GetValue() == 20

tests/root_io/read_glob.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "podio/Reader.h"
+#include "podio/utilities/Glob.h"
+#if PODIO_ENABLE_DATASOURCE
+  #include "podio/DataSource.h"
+#endif
+
+#define ASSERT(condition, msg)                                                                                         \
+  if (!(condition)) {                                                                                                  \
+    throw std::runtime_error(msg);                                                                                     \
+  }
+
+int main() {
+  const auto pattern = "example_frame_?.root";
+  const auto expected_events = 20;
+  // standalone globbing
+
+  ASSERT(podio::utils::is_glob_pattern(pattern), "Failed to recognize glob pattern");
+  auto files = podio::utils::expand_glob(pattern);
+  ASSERT(files.size() == 2, "Glob expanded to a wrong number of files");
+  ASSERT(files[0] == "example_frame_0.root", "Glob expanded to an unexpected file");
+  ASSERT(files[1] == "example_frame_1.root", "Glob expanded to an unexpected file");
+  {
+    // externally resolved glob
+    const auto reader = podio::makeReader(files);
+    ASSERT((reader.getEvents() == expected_events), "Reader read invalid number of events");
+#if PODIO_ENABLE_DATASOURCE
+    auto rdf = podio::CreateDataFrame(files);
+    ASSERT(rdf.Count().GetValue() == expected_events, "DataSource read invalid number of events");
+#endif // PODIO_ENABLE_DATASOURCE
+  }
+  {
+    // implicit globbing
+    const auto reader = podio::makeReader(pattern);
+    ASSERT((reader.getEvents() == expected_events), "Reader read invalid number of events");
+#if PODIO_ENABLE_DATASOURCE
+    auto rdf = podio::CreateDataFrame(pattern);
+    ASSERT(rdf.Count().GetValue() == expected_events, "DataSource read invalid number of events");
+#endif // PODIO_ENABLE_DATASOURCE
+  }
+}

tests/root_io/read_multiple.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""Small test case for checking get_reader working with
+a single file, list of files, and a glob pattern"""
+
+import podio
+
+assert podio.utils.is_glob_pattern("example_frame_?.root")
+files = podio.utils.expand_glob("example_frame_?.root")
+assert files == ["example_frame_0.root", "example_frame_1.root"]
+
+reader = podio.reading.get_reader("example_frame.root")
+assert len(reader.get("events")) == 10
+reader = podio.reading.get_reader(files)
+assert len(reader.get("events")) == 20

tests/root_io/write_frame_root.cpp

@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 #include "podio/ROOTWriter.h"
 
+#include <filesystem>
+
 int main(int, char**) {
-  write_frames<podio::ROOTWriter>("example_frame.root");
+  const auto filename = "example_frame.root";
+  write_frames<podio::ROOTWriter>(filename);
+  // copy file multiple times for tests with glob
+  std::filesystem::copy_file(filename, "example_frame_0.root", std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing);
+  std::filesystem::copy_file(filename, "example_frame_1.root", std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing);
   return 0;
 }