Quickstart¶

MeerSOLAR is distributed on PyPI. To use it:

Create conda environment with python 3.10

conda create -n meersolar_env python=3.10
conda activate meersolar_env

Install MeerSOLAR in conda environment
```
pip install meersolar
```
Initiate necessary post-installation setup for metadata and prefect server
```
init-meersolar-setup --init
```

Run MeerSOLAR pipeline

run-meer-meersolar <path of measurement set> --workdir <path of work directory> --outdir <path of output products directory>

That’s all. You started MeerSOLAR pipeline for analysing your MeerKAT solar observation 🎉. Read the Directory Structure and Data Products section to understand how to find final images.

To see all running MeerSOLAR jobs
```
show-meersolar-status --show
```
To see prefect dashboard, if prefect server is running:
```
run-meer-meerlogger
```
If prefect dashboard is not showing logs, use local log of any job using the <jobid>:
```
run-meer-meerlogger --jobid <jobid>
```
If prefect dashboard is running, to see local log of any job using the <jobid>:
```
run-meer-meerlogger --jobid <jobid> --no-prefect
```
Output products will be saved in : <path of output products directory>.