From 8f8f9b472a76bdbb50d595febe834cb34e3ed570 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justus Kuhlmann <justus@kuhl-mann.de>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 15:38:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docstrings

---
 corrlib/tracker.py | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/corrlib/tracker.py b/corrlib/tracker.py
index 5cc07de..5cc281c 100644
--- a/corrlib/tracker.py
+++ b/corrlib/tracker.py
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ from .tools import get_db_file
 
 
 def get_tracker(path: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Get the tracker used in the dataset located at path.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path: str
+        The path to the backlogger folder.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    tracker: str
+        The tracker used in the dataset.
+    """
     config_path = os.path.join(path, '.corrlib')
     config = ConfigParser()
     if os.path.exists(config_path):
@@ -18,6 +31,16 @@ def get_tracker(path: str) -> str:
 
 
 def get(path: str, file: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Wrapper function to get a file from the dataset located at path with the specified tracker.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path: str
+        The path to the backlogger folder.
+    file: str
+        The file to get.
+    """
     tracker = get_tracker(path)
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         if file == get_db_file(path):
@@ -34,18 +57,41 @@ def get(path: str, file: str) -> None:
 
 
 def save(path: str, message: str, files: Optional[list[str]]=None) -> None:
+    """
+    Wrapper function to save a file to the dataset located at path with the specified tracker.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path: str
+        The path to the backlogger folder.
+    message: str
+        The commit message.
+    files: list[str], optional
+        The files to save. If None, all changes are saved.
+    """
     tracker = get_tracker(path)
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         if files is not None:
             files = [os.path.join(path, f) for f in files]
         dl.save(files, message=message, dataset=path)
     elif tracker == 'None':
+        Warning("Tracker 'None' does not implement save.")
         pass
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Tracker {tracker} is not supported.")
 
 
 def init(path: str, tracker: str='datalad') -> None:
+    """
+    Initialize a dataset at the specified path with the specified tracker.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path: str
+        The path to initialize the dataset.
+    tracker: str
+        The tracker to use. Currently only 'datalad' and 'None' are supported.
+    """
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         dl.create(path)
     elif tracker == 'None':
@@ -56,10 +102,21 @@ def init(path: str, tracker: str='datalad') -> None:
 
 
 def unlock(path: str, file: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Wrapper function to unlock a file in the dataset located at path with the specified tracker.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path    : str
+        The path to the backlogger folder.
+    file    : str
+        The file to unlock.
+    """
     tracker = get_tracker(path)
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         dl.unlock(file, dataset=path)
     elif tracker == 'None':
+        Warning("Tracker 'None' does not implement unlock.")
         pass
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Tracker {tracker} is not supported.")
@@ -67,6 +124,17 @@ def unlock(path: str, file: str) -> None:
 
 
 def clone(path: str, source: str, target: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Wrapper function to clone a dataset from source to target with the specified tracker.
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path: str
+        The path to the backlogger folder.
+    source: str
+        The source dataset to clone.
+    target: str
+        The target path to clone the dataset to.
+    """
     tracker = get_tracker(path)
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         dl.clone(target=target, source=source, dataset=path)
@@ -80,11 +148,22 @@ def clone(path: str, source: str, target: str) -> None:
 
 
 def drop(path: str, reckless: Optional[str]=None) -> None:
+    """
+    Wrapper function to drop data from a dataset located at path with the specified tracker.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    path: str
+        The path to the backlogger folder.
+    reckless: Optional[str]
+        The datalad's reckless option for dropping data.
+    """
     tracker = get_tracker(path)
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         dl.drop(path, reckless=reckless)
     elif tracker == 'None':
-        shutil.rmtree(path)
+        Warning("Tracker 'None' does not implement drop.")
+        pass
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Tracker {tracker} is not supported.")
     return