chore(instructor): parse and set split volumes args

Author: breakthewall

icfree/instructor/__main__.py

@@ -134,6 +134,22 @@ def main():
         logger=logger
     )
 
+    # List of parameters
+    list_of_params = []
+    for plt in source_plates.values():
+        list_of_params += plt.get_list_of_parameters()
+    list_of_params = list(set(list_of_params))
+    # If components to split are not given, split all components
+    if args.split_components == DEFAULT_ARGS['SPLIT_COMPONENTS']:
+        args.split_components = list_of_params
+    # If only one volume is given, use it for all components
+    if len(args.split_upper_vol) == 1:
+        args.split_upper_vol = \
+            [args.split_upper_vol[0]] * len(args.split_components)
+    if len(args.split_lower_vol) == 1:
+        args.split_lower_vol = \
+            [args.split_lower_vol[0]] * len(args.split_components)
+
     split_components = dict()
     for i in range(len(args.split_components)):
         split_components[args.split_components[i]] = {

icfree/instructor/args.py

@@ -86,10 +86,15 @@ def add_arguments(parser):
         nargs='+',
         default=DEFAULT_ARGS['SRC_PLATE_TYPE'],
         help=(
-            'Source plate type (for ECHO robot). If number of args is odd, '
-            'the first arg is the plate type by default. '
-            'Then, each pair of args is a sample ID and a plate type'
-            ' (e.g. -spt COMPONENT_1 PLATE_TYPE).'
+            'Source plate type (for ECHO robot). If the number of args'
+            ' is even, then each pair of args is a sample ID and a plate type'
+            ' (e.g. -spt COMPONENT_1 PLATE_TYPE_1 COMPONENT_2 PLATE_TYPE_2).'
+            ' Else (if number of args is odd),'
+            ' the first arg is the plate type by default and the rest of args '
+            ' are couples of sample ID and plate type.'
+            'Else, each pair of args is a sample ID and a plate type'
+            ' (e.g. -spt DEF_PLATE_TYPE COMPONENT_1 PLATE_TYPE_1'
+            ' COMPONENT_2 PLATE_TYPE_2).'
             f' (default: {DEFAULT_ARGS["SRC_PLATE_TYPE"]})'
         )
     )