ctools 1.1 release (24 July 2016)

Overview

ctools 1.1 is a major release that adds significant functionality.

In particular, this release provides:

  • Complete IACT analysis scripts and documentation

  • The csworkflow workflow manager

  • Publication of sky maps over Virtual Observatory Hub

Bug fixes

  • [1819] - Fix stacked analysis bias

  • [1795] - Handle zero parameter errors in ctulimit

Improvements

  • [1821] - Adapt to new spectral model names

  • [1818] - Adapt to new spatial model names

  • [1815] - Add background model science verification

  • Add unit tests for all example scripts

  • [1789] - Compute counts cube weights in ctbin

  • [1788] - Adapt to new stacked cube interface

  • Add ctools and cscripts unit tests

  • Add bgdoversample and bgdinfill parameters to csroot2caldb

  • [1755] - Add seed parameter to cspull

  • [1715] - Test and import IACT scripts only for Python 2.6+

  • [1714] - Adapt to revise GTime operators

  • [1710] - Add publish() methods to tools producing images

  • [1700] - Read ahead output filename in cterror

  • [1673] - Subdivide simulation energy range in ctobssim

  • [1663] - Delete existing events before simulation in ctobssim

  • [1598] - ctselect allows usage of non-default events and GTI extensions

  • [1484] - Support out of source builds

New features

  • [1797] - Add cstsmapsplit script

  • [1771] - Add csobsdef.pntdef() method

  • [1760] - Add ctmapcube tool

  • [1724] - Add ctedispcube tool

  • [1661] - Add csiactcopy script

  • [1646] - Add documentation for IACT analysis

  • [1508] - Add csworkflow workflow manager script