

\subsection{Create a new dataset: {\tt streamOpenWrite}}
\index{streamOpenWrite}
\label{streamOpenWrite}

The function {\tt streamOpenWrite} creates a new datset.
\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    INTEGER FUNCTION streamOpenWrite(CHARACTER*(*) path, INTEGER filetype)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt filetype\ }
\item[{\tt path}]
The name of the new dataset.
\item[{\tt filetype}]
The type of the file format, one of the set of predefined {\CDI} file format types.
                     The valid {\CDI} file format types are {\tt FILETYPE\_GRB}, {\tt FILETYPE\_GRB2}, {\tt FILETYPE\_NC},
                     {\tt FILETYPE\_NC2}, {\tt FILETYPE\_NC4}, {\tt FILETYPE\_NC4C}, {\tt FILETYPE\_SRV},
                     {\tt FILETYPE\_EXT} and {\tt FILETYPE\_IEG}.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}

\subsubsection*{Result}

Upon successful completion {\tt streamOpenWrite} returns an identifier to the
open stream. Otherwise, a negative number with the error status is returned.


\subsubsection*{Errors}


\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt CDI\_EUFILETYPE\ }
\item[{\tt CDI\_ESYSTEM}]
Operating system error.
\item[{\tt CDI\_EINVAL}]
Invalid argument.
\item[{\tt CDI\_EUFILETYPE}]
Unsupported file type.
\item[{\tt CDI\_ELIBNAVAIL}]
Library support not compiled in.
\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}


\subsubsection*{Example}

Here is an example using {\tt streamOpenWrite} to create a new NetCDF file named {\tt foo.nc} for writing:

\begin{lstlisting}[language=Fortran, backgroundcolor=\color{pyellow}, basicstyle=\small, columns=flexible]

    INCLUDE 'cdi.h'
       ...
    INTEGER streamID
       ...
    streamID = streamOpenWrite("foo.nc", FILETYPE_NC)
    IF ( streamID .LT. 0 ) CALL handle_error(streamID)
       ...
\end{lstlisting}


\subsection{Open a dataset for reading: {\tt streamOpenRead}}
\index{streamOpenRead}
\label{streamOpenRead}

The function {\tt streamOpenRead} opens an existing dataset for reading.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    INTEGER FUNCTION streamOpenRead(CHARACTER*(*) path)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt path\ }
\item[{\tt path}]
The name of the dataset to be read.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}

\subsubsection*{Result}

Upon successful completion {\tt streamOpenRead} returns an identifier to the
open stream. Otherwise, a negative number with the error status is returned.


\subsubsection*{Errors}


\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt CDI\_EUFILETYPE\ }
\item[{\tt CDI\_ESYSTEM}]
Operating system error.
\item[{\tt CDI\_EINVAL}]
Invalid argument.
\item[{\tt CDI\_EUFILETYPE}]
Unsupported file type.
\item[{\tt CDI\_ELIBNAVAIL}]
Library support not compiled in.
\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}


\subsubsection*{Example}

Here is an example using {\tt streamOpenRead} to open an existing NetCDF
file named {\tt foo.nc} for reading:

\begin{lstlisting}[language=Fortran, backgroundcolor=\color{pyellow}, basicstyle=\small, columns=flexible]

    INCLUDE 'cdi.h'
       ...
    INTEGER streamID
       ...
    streamID = streamOpenRead("foo.nc")
    IF ( streamID .LT. 0 ) CALL handle_error(streamID)
       ...
\end{lstlisting}


\subsection{Close an open dataset: {\tt streamClose}}
\index{streamClose}
\label{streamClose}

The function {\tt streamClose} closes an open dataset.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    SUBROUTINE streamClose(INTEGER streamID)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt streamID\ }
\item[{\tt streamID}]
Stream ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenRead}{streamOpenRead}} or {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenWrite}{streamOpenWrite}}.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}


\subsection{Get the filetype: {\tt streamInqFiletype}}
\index{streamInqFiletype}
\label{streamInqFiletype}

The function {\tt streamInqFiletype} returns the filetype of a stream.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    INTEGER FUNCTION streamInqFiletype(INTEGER streamID)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt streamID\ }
\item[{\tt streamID}]
Stream ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenRead}{streamOpenRead}} or {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenWrite}{streamOpenWrite}}.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}

\subsubsection*{Result}

{\tt streamInqFiletype} returns the type of the file format,
one of the set of predefined {\CDI} file format types.
The valid {\CDI} file format types are {\tt FILETYPE\_GRB}, {\tt FILETYPE\_GRB2}, {\tt FILETYPE\_NC}, {\tt FILETYPE\_NC2},
{\tt FILETYPE\_NC4}, {\tt FILETYPE\_NC4C}, {\tt FILETYPE\_SRV}, {\tt FILETYPE\_EXT} and {\tt FILETYPE\_IEG}.



\subsection{Define the byte order: {\tt streamDefByteorder}}
\index{streamDefByteorder}
\label{streamDefByteorder}

The function {\tt streamDefByteorder} defines the byte order of a binary dataset
with the file format type {\tt FILETYPE\_SRV}, {\tt FILETYPE\_EXT} or {\tt FILETYPE\_IEG}.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    SUBROUTINE streamDefByteorder(INTEGER streamID, INTEGER byteorder)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt byteorder\ }
\item[{\tt streamID}]
Stream ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenWrite}{streamOpenWrite}}.
\item[{\tt byteorder}]
The byte order of a dataset, one of the {\CDI} constants {\tt CDI\_BIGENDIAN} and
                     {\tt CDI\_LITTLEENDIAN}.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}


\subsection{Get the byte order: {\tt streamInqByteorder}}
\index{streamInqByteorder}
\label{streamInqByteorder}

The function {\tt streamInqByteorder} returns the byte order of a binary dataset
with the file format type {\tt FILETYPE\_SRV}, {\tt FILETYPE\_EXT} or {\tt FILETYPE\_IEG}.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    INTEGER FUNCTION streamInqByteorder(INTEGER streamID)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt streamID\ }
\item[{\tt streamID}]
Stream ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenRead}{streamOpenRead}} or {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenWrite}{streamOpenWrite}}.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}

\subsubsection*{Result}

{\tt streamInqByteorder} returns the type of the byte order.
The valid {\CDI} byte order types are {\tt CDI\_BIGENDIAN} and {\tt CDI\_LITTLEENDIAN}



\subsection{Define the variable list: {\tt streamDefVlist}}
\index{streamDefVlist}
\label{streamDefVlist}

The function {\tt streamDefVlist} defines the variable list of a stream.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    SUBROUTINE streamDefVlist(INTEGER streamID, INTEGER vlistID)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt streamID\ }
\item[{\tt streamID}]
Stream ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenWrite}{streamOpenWrite}}.
\item[{\tt vlistID}]
Variable list ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt vlistCreate}{vlistCreate}}.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}


\subsection{Get the variable list: {\tt streamInqVlist}}
\index{streamInqVlist}
\label{streamInqVlist}

The function {\tt streamInqVlist} returns the variable list of a stream.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    INTEGER FUNCTION streamInqVlist(INTEGER streamID)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt streamID\ }
\item[{\tt streamID}]
Stream ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenRead}{streamOpenRead}} or {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenWrite}{streamOpenWrite}}.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}

\subsubsection*{Result}

{\tt streamInqVlist} returns an identifier to the variable list.



\subsection{Define time step: {\tt streamDefTimestep}}
\index{streamDefTimestep}
\label{streamDefTimestep}

The function {\tt streamDefTimestep} defines the time step of a stream.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    INTEGER FUNCTION streamDefTimestep(INTEGER streamID, INTEGER tsID)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt streamID\ }
\item[{\tt streamID}]
Stream ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenWrite}{streamOpenWrite}}.
\item[{\tt tsID}]
Timestep identifier.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}

\subsubsection*{Result}

{\tt streamDefTimestep} returns the number of records of the time step.



\subsection{Get time step: {\tt streamInqTimestep}}
\index{streamInqTimestep}
\label{streamInqTimestep}

The function {\tt streamInqTimestep} returns the time step of a stream.

\subsubsection*{Usage}

\begin{verbatim}
    INTEGER FUNCTION streamInqTimestep(INTEGER streamID, INTEGER tsID)
\end{verbatim}

\hspace*{4mm}\begin{minipage}[]{15cm}
\begin{deflist}{\tt streamID\ }
\item[{\tt streamID}]
Stream ID, from a previous call to {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenRead}{streamOpenRead}} or {\htmlref{\tt streamOpenWrite}{streamOpenWrite}}.
\item[{\tt tsID}]
Timestep identifier.

\end{deflist}
\end{minipage}

\subsubsection*{Result}

{\tt streamInqTimestep} returns the number of records of the time step.

