Index: /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/01_load.t
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--- /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/01_load.t	(revision 3343)
+++ /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/01_load.t	(revision 3343)
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# Copyright (C) 2005  Joshua Hoblitt
+#
+# $Id: 01_load.t,v 1.1.1.1 2005-03-01 03:38:45 jhoblitt Exp $
+
+use strict;
+use warnings FATAL => qw( all );
+
+use lib qw( ./lib );
+
+use Test::More tests => 1;
+
+BEGIN { use_ok( 'PS::IPP::Metadata::Config' ); }
Index: /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/02_sdrs_example.t
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--- /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/02_sdrs_example.t	(revision 3343)
+++ /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/02_sdrs_example.t	(revision 3343)
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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# Copyright (C) 2005  Joshua Hoblitt
+#
+# $Id: 02_sdrs_example.t,v 1.1.1.1 2005-03-01 03:40:20 jhoblitt Exp $
+
+use strict;
+use warnings FATAL => qw( all );
+
+use lib qw( ./lib );
+
+use Test::More tests => 1;
+use PS::IPP::Metadata::Config;
+
+my $example = do { local $/; <DATA> };
+
+my $config_parser = PS::IPP::Metadata::Config->new;
+my $pt = $config_parser->parse( $example );
+
+ok( defined( $pt ), "valid parase tree");
+
+__DATA__
+Double     F64     1.23456789      # This is a comment
+Float    F32 0.98765#This is a comment too
+String  STR This is the string that forms the value #comment
+                                                                                                                                          
+ # This is a comment line and is to be ignored
+boolean     BOOL    T # The value of `boolean' is `true'
+                                                                                                                                          
+@primes U8  2,3 5 7,11,13 17 #   These are prime numbers
+                                                                                                                                          
+comment * The rest of this line is ignored, but `comment' is set to be non-unique
+comment STR This
+comment STR     is
+comment STR       a
+comment STR        non-unique
+comment STR                  key
+Float F64 1.23456 # This generates a warning, and, if `overwrite' is `false', is ignored
Index: /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/03_gene_example.t
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--- /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/03_gene_example.t	(revision 3343)
+++ /trunk/PS-IPP-Metadata-Config/t/03_gene_example.t	(revision 3343)
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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# Copyright (C) 2005  Joshua Hoblitt
+#
+# $Id: 03_gene_example.t,v 1.1.1.1 2005-03-01 03:41:05 jhoblitt Exp $
+
+use strict;
+use warnings FATAL => qw( all );
+
+use lib qw( ./lib );
+
+use Test::More tests => 1;
+use PS::IPP::Metadata::Config;
+
+my $example = do { local $/; <DATA> };
+
+my $config_parser = PS::IPP::Metadata::Config->new;
+my $pt = $config_parser->parse( $example );
+
+ok( defined( $pt ), "valid parase tree");
+
+__DATA__
+# these are examples of camera definition variables:
+# skyprobe
+NCELL       S32    1
+NCHIP       S32    1
+#                  FILENAME    EXTNAME  REGION      CHIP      BIASSEC     
+CELL.00     STR    %f00.%x     PHU      [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.00   [0,0:0,0] 
+                   
+# megacam-raw      
+NCELL       S32    72
+NCHIP       S32    36
+#                  FILENAME    EXTNAME  DATASEC     CHIP      BIASSEC     
+CELL.00     STR    %f.%x       AMP00    [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.00   BIASSEC
+CELL.01     STR    %f.%x       AMP01    [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.00   [2100,2110:0,4096]   
+CELL.02     STR    %f.%x       AMP02    [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.01   [0,0:0,0]   
+CELL.03     STR    %f.%x       AMP03    [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.01   [0,0:0,0]   
+
+# megacam-splice
+NCELL       S32    72
+NCHIP       S32    36
+#                  FILENAME    EXTNAME  REGION      CHIP      BIASSEC   TRIMSEC
+CELL.00     STR    %f.%x       CCD00    ASEC-00     CHIP.00   BSEC-00   DSEC-00
+CELL.01     STR    %f.%x       CCD00    ASEC-01     CHIP.00   BSEC-01   DSEC-01
+CELL.02     STR    %f.%x       CCD01    ASEC-00     CHIP.01   BSEC-00   DSEC-00
+CELL.03     STR    %f.%x       CCD01    ASEC-01     CHIP.01   BSEC-01   DSEC-01
+
+# cfh12k-split
+NCELL       S32    12
+NCHIP       S32    12
+#                  FILENAME    EXTNAME  REGION      CHIP      BIASSEC     
+CELL.00     STR    %f/%f00.%x  PHU      [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.00   [0,0:0,0]   
+CELL.01     STR    %f/%f01.%x  PHU      [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.01   [0,0:0,0]   
+CELL.02     STR    %f/%f02.%x  PHU      [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.02   [0,0:0,0]   
+
+# cfh12k-mef
+NCELL       S32    12
+NCHIP       S32    12
+#                  FILENAME    EXTNAME  REGION      CHIP      BIASSEC     
+CELL.00     STR    %f.%x       CHIP00   [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.00   [0,0:0,0]   
+CELL.01     STR    %f.%x       CHIP01   [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.01   [0,0:0,0]   
+CELL.02     STR    %f.%x       CHIP02   [0,0:0,0]   CHIP.02   [0,0:0,0]   
+
+#- REGION can be defined by a header keyword in IRAF format or by a explicit IRAF format 
+#- what is default for NAXIS1,2 for IRAF format?
+#- Nreadout is always NAXIS3?
+
+# recipe file:
+# this makes the assumption that, for a given camera, all chips &
+# cells have the same recipe.  this is probably a good start, but may
+# not cut it in general. eg, it is already clear that for 
+
+# recipe file must be a function of time and camera.
+# 
+
+# BIAS:
+BIAS.IMAGE                 STR    NONE
+BIAS.IMAGE  		   STR    FILE:bias.fits
+BIAS.IMAGE  		   STR    DB:BEST
+BIAS.IMAGE  		   STR    DB:CLOSE
+
+BIAS.OVERSCAN 		   STR    HEADER:BIASSEC
+BIAS.OVERSCAN 		   STR    RECIPE:[0,0:0,0]
+BIAS.OVERSCAN 		   STR    NONE
+
+BIAS.OVERSCAN.STATS 	   STR    MEDIAN
+BIAS.OVERSCAN.STATS 	   STR    MEAN
+
+BIAS.OVERSCAN.FIT          STR    SPLINE
+BIAS.OVERSCAN.FIT.NPTS     S32    5
+
+BIAS.OVERSCAN.FIT          STR    POLYNOMIAL
+BIAS.OVERSCAN.FIT.ORDER    S32    3
+BIAS.OVERSCAN.FIT.NBIN     S32    5