implementation, test, docs

astroquery/mast/observations.py

@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ def get_product_list_async(self, observations):
         Note that obsid is NOT the same as obs_id, and inputting obs_id values will result in
         an error. See column documentation `here <https://masttest.stsci.edu/api/v0/_productsfields.html>`__.
 
+        To return unique data products, use ``Observations.get_unique_product_list``.
+
         Parameters
         ----------
         observations : str or `~astropy.table.Row` or list/Table of same
@@ -959,8 +961,32 @@ def _remove_duplicate_products(self, data_products):
         number_unique = len(unique_products)
         if number_unique < number:
             log.info(f"{number - number_unique} of {number} products were duplicates. "
-                     f"Only downloading {number_unique} unique product(s).")
+                     f"Only returning {number_unique} unique product(s).")
+
+        return unique_products
+
+    def get_unique_product_list(self, observations):
+        """
+        Given a "Product Group Id" (column name obsid), returns a list of associated data products with
+        unique dataURIs. Note that obsid is NOT the same as obs_id, and inputting obs_id values will result in
+        an error. See column documentation `here <https://masttest.stsci.edu/api/v0/_productsfields.html>`__.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        observations : str or `~astropy.table.Row` or list/Table of same
+            Row/Table of MAST query results (e.g. output from `query_object`)
+            or single/list of MAST Product Group Id(s) (obsid).
+            See description `here <https://masttest.stsci.edu/api/v0/_c_a_o_mfields.html>`__.
 
+        Returns
+        -------
+        unique_products : `~astropy.table.Table`
+            Table containing products with unique dataURIs.
+        """
+        products = self.get_product_list(observations)
+        unique_products = self._remove_duplicate_products(products)
+        if len(unique_products) < len(products):
+            log.info("To return all products, use `Observations.get_product_list`")
         return unique_products
 
 

astroquery/mast/tests/test_mast_remote.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from requests.models import Response
 
-from astropy.table import Table
+from astropy.table import Table, unique
 from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
 from astropy.io import fits
 import astropy.units as u
@@ -380,6 +380,24 @@ def test_observations_get_product_list_tess_tica(self, caplog):
         assert len(prods) > 0
         assert (np.char.find(prods['obs_id'], '429031146') != -1).all()
 
+    def test_observations_get_unique_product_list(self, caplog):
+        obs = Observations.query_criteria(obs_collection='HST',
+                                          filters='F606W',
+                                          instrument_name='ACS/WFC',
+                                          proposal_id=['12062'],
+                                          dataRights='PUBLIC')
+        products = Observations.get_product_list(obs)
+        unique_products = Observations.get_unique_product_list(obs)
+
+        # Unique product list should have fewer rows
+        assert len(products) > len(unique_products)
+        # Rows should be unique based on dataURI
+        assert (unique_products == unique(unique_products, keys='dataURI')).all()
+        # Check that INFO messages were logged
+        with caplog.at_level('INFO', logger='astroquery'):
+            assert 'products were duplicates' in caplog.text
+            assert 'To return all products' in caplog.text
+
     def test_observations_filter_products(self):
         observations = Observations.query_object("M8", radius=".04 deg")
         obsLoc = np.where(observations["obs_id"] == 'ktwo200071160-c92_lc')

docs/mast/mast_obsquery.rst

@@ -291,6 +291,31 @@ Using "obs_id" instead of "obsid" from the previous example will result in the f
    ...
    RemoteServiceError: Error converting data type varchar to bigint.
 
+To return only unique data products for an observation, use `~astroquery.mast.ObservationsClass.get_unique_product_list`.
+
+.. doctest-remote-data::
+   >>> obs = Observations.query_criteria(obs_collection='HST',
+   ...                                   filters='F606W',
+   ...                                   instrument_name='ACS/WFC',
+   ...                                   proposal_id=['12062'],
+   ...                                   dataRights='PUBLIC')
+   >>> unique_products = Observations.get_unique_product_list(obs)
+   INFO: 180 of 370 products were duplicates. Only returning 190 unique product(s). [astroquery.mast.observations]
+   INFO: To return all products, use `Observations.get_product_list` [astroquery.mast.observations]
+   >>> print(unique_products[:10]['dataURI'])
+                                 dataURI                              
+   -------------------------------------------------------------------
+           mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveo_drc.fits
+            mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveo_drc.jpg
+     mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveo_point-cat.ecsv
+   mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveo_segment-cat.ecsv
+            mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveo_trl.txt
+         mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveoes_drc.fits
+          mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveoes_drc.jpg
+         mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveoes_flc.fits
+        mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveoes_hlet.fits
+          mast:HST/product/hst_12062_eo_acs_wfc_f606w_jbeveoes_trl.txt
+
 Filtering
 ---------
 
@@ -481,7 +506,7 @@ This approach is recommended for code brevity. Query criteria are supplied as ke
    ...                                       proposal_id=['12062'],
    ...                                       dataRights='PUBLIC',
    ...                                       filter_products={'productSubGroupDescription': 'DRZ'})
-   INFO: 2 of 4 products were duplicates. Only downloading 2 unique product(s). [astroquery.mast.observations]
+   INFO: 2 of 4 products were duplicates. Only returning 2 unique product(s). [astroquery.mast.observations]
    >>> print(s3_uris)
    ['s3://stpubdata/hst/public/jbev/jbeveo010/jbeveo010_drz.fits', 's3://stpubdata/hst/public/jbev/jbevet010/jbevet010_drz.fits']
    >>> Observations.disable_cloud_dataset()