txt converter update

pymchelper/run.py

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ def main(args=None):
                               default=ImageWriter.default_colormap,
                               type=str)
 
+    parser_plotdata = subparsers.add_parser(Converters.plotdata.name, help='converts to plot data')
+    add_default_options(parser_plotdata)
+
     parser_excel = subparsers.add_parser(Converters.excel.name, help='converts to MS Excel file')
     add_default_options(parser_excel)
 
@@ -79,9 +82,6 @@ def main(args=None):
     parser_json = subparsers.add_parser(Converters.json.name, help='converts to JSON file')
     add_default_options(parser_json)
 
-    parser_plotdata = subparsers.add_parser(Converters.plotdata.name, help='converts to plot data')
-    add_default_options(parser_plotdata)
-
     parser_inspect = subparsers.add_parser(Converters.inspect.name, help='prints metadata')
     add_default_options(parser_inspect)
     parser_inspect.add_argument('-d', '--details',

pymchelper/writers/shieldhit.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 
+from pymchelper.estimator import Estimator
 from pymchelper.shieldhit.detector.detector_type import SHDetType
 from pymchelper.shieldhit.detector.estimator_type import SHGeoType
 
@@ -111,8 +112,14 @@ def _header_no_of_bins_and_prim(self, estimator):
 
         return header
 
-    def write(self, estimator):
+    def write(self, estimator: Estimator):
         """TODO"""
+
+        if estimator.file_format not in {'bdo2016', 'bdo2019'}:
+            logger.error("Unsupported file format: %s", estimator.file_format)
+            logger.error("This converter is designed for SHIELD-HIT12A output files only.")
+            logger.error("Please use convertmc plotdata converter instead to generate text files.")
+
         # save to single page to a file without number (i.e. output.dat)
         if len(estimator.pages) == 1:
             self.write_single_page(estimator.pages[0], self.filename)