ACROSS API Python BurstCubeTOO Client

Introduction

This is the Python API for the Astrophysics Cross-Observatory Science Support (ACROSS), a NASA initiative to provide cross-observatory support for time-domain and multi-messenger (TDAMM) coordination and observation planning.

The client provides support for accessing the BurstCube TOO interface that ACROSS provides.

Installation

To install the client, enter the command pip install across-burstcube.

The across_client module should now be available for use.

Usage

The relevant classes are:

BurstCubeTOO

Main interface for submitting, updating, fetching and deleting BurstCube TOO requests.

BurstCubeTriggerInfo

Class that provides extended information on the triggering event, this is an parameter for BurstCubeTOO.

BurstCubeTOORequests

Allows to fetch multiple BurstCubeTOO entries using various filter criteria.

Note that submission of BurstCubeTOO requests requires an API Token, which will be supplied by ACROSS.