Update get_bounds() to support mappable non-CF axes using "bounds" attr

Makefile

@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ docs: ## generate Sphinx HTML documentation, including API docs
 # Build
 # ----------------------
 install: clean ## install the package to the active Python's site-packages
-	python setup.py install
+	python -m pip install .

docs/api.rst

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Below is a list of top-level API functions that are available in ``xcdat``.
     compare_datasets
     get_dim_coords
     get_dim_keys
+    create_bounds
     create_axis
     create_gaussian_grid
     create_global_mean_grid
@@ -83,13 +84,13 @@ Classes
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: generated/
 
-    xcdat.bounds.BoundsAccessor
-    xcdat.spatial.SpatialAccessor
-    xcdat.temporal.TemporalAccessor
-    xcdat.regridder.accessor.RegridderAccessor
-    xcdat.regridder.regrid2.Regrid2Regridder
-    xcdat.regridder.xesmf.XESMFRegridder
-    xcdat.regridder.xgcm.XGCMRegridder
+    bounds.BoundsAccessor
+    spatial.SpatialAccessor
+    temporal.TemporalAccessor
+    regridder.accessor.RegridderAccessor
+    regridder.regrid2.Regrid2Regridder
+    regridder.xesmf.XESMFRegridder
+    regridder.xgcm.XGCMRegridder
 
 .. currentmodule:: xarray
 

tests/test_bounds.py

@@ -287,6 +287,27 @@ def test_returns_single_dataset_axis_bounds_as_a_dataarray_object(self):
 
         assert result.identical(expected)
 
+    def test_returns_single_dataset_axis_bounds_as_a_dataarray_object_for_non_cf_axis(
+        self,
+    ):
+        ds = xr.Dataset(
+            coords={
+                "lat": xr.DataArray(
+                    data=np.ones(3),
+                    dims="lat",
+                    attrs={"bounds": "lat_bnds"},
+                )
+            },
+            data_vars={
+                "lat_bnds": xr.DataArray(data=np.ones((3, 3)), dims=["lat", "bnds"])
+            },
+        )
+
+        result = ds.bounds.get_bounds("Y")
+        expected = ds.lat_bnds
+
+        assert result.identical(expected)
+
     def test_returns_multiple_dataset_axis_bounds_as_a_dataset_object(self):
         ds = xr.Dataset(
             coords={
@@ -321,6 +342,40 @@ def test_returns_multiple_dataset_axis_bounds_as_a_dataset_object(self):
 
         assert result.identical(expected)
 
+    def test_returns_multiple_dataset_axis_bounds_as_a_dataset_object_for_non_cf_axis(
+        self,
+    ):
+        ds = xr.Dataset(
+            coords={
+                "lat": xr.DataArray(
+                    data=np.ones(3),
+                    dims="lat",
+                    attrs={
+                        "bounds": "lat_bnds",
+                    },
+                ),
+                "latitude": xr.DataArray(
+                    data=np.ones(3),
+                    dims="latitude",
+                    attrs={
+                        "bounds": "latitude_bnds",
+                    },
+                ),
+            },
+            data_vars={
+                "var": xr.DataArray(data=np.ones(3), dims=["lat"]),
+                "lat_bnds": xr.DataArray(data=np.ones((3, 3)), dims=["lat", "bnds"]),
+                "latitude_bnds": xr.DataArray(
+                    data=np.ones((3, 3)), dims=["latitude", "bnds"]
+                ),
+            },
+        )
+
+        result = ds.bounds.get_bounds("Y")
+        expected = ds.drop_vars("var")
+
+        assert result.identical(expected)
+
 
 class TestAddBounds:
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)

xcdat/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     get_dim_keys,
     swap_lon_axis,
 )
-from xcdat.bounds import BoundsAccessor  # noqa: F401
+from xcdat.bounds import BoundsAccessor, create_bounds  # noqa: F401
 from xcdat.dataset import decode_time, open_dataset, open_mfdataset  # noqa: F401
 from xcdat.regridder.accessor import RegridderAccessor  # noqa: F401
 from xcdat.regridder.grid import (  # noqa: F401

xcdat/bounds.py

@@ -236,18 +236,7 @@ def get_bounds(
         else:
             # Get the obj in the Dataset using the key.
             obj = _get_data_var(self._dataset, key=var_key)
-
-            # Check if the object is a data variable or a coordinate variable.
-            # If it is a data variable, derive the axis coordinate variable.
-            if obj.name in list(self._dataset.data_vars):
-                coord = get_dim_coords(obj, axis)
-            elif obj.name in list(self._dataset.coords):
-                coord = obj
-
-            try:
-                bounds_keys = [coord.attrs["bounds"]]
-            except KeyError:
-                bounds_keys = []
+            bounds_keys = self._get_bounds_from_attr(obj, axis)
 
         if len(bounds_keys) == 0:
             raise KeyError(
@@ -505,8 +494,53 @@ def _get_bounds_keys(self, axis: CFAxisKey) -> List[str]:
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
+        keys_from_attr = self._get_bounds_from_attr(self._dataset, axis)
+        keys = keys + keys_from_attr
+
         return list(set(keys))
 
+    def _get_bounds_from_attr(
+        self, obj: xr.DataArray | xr.Dataset, axis: CFAxisKey
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        """Retrieve bounds attribute keys from the given xarray object.
+
+        This method extracts the "bounds" attribute keys from the coordinates
+        of the specified axis in the provided xarray DataArray or Dataset.
+
+        Parameters:
+        -----------
+        obj : xr.DataArray | xr.Dataset
+            The xarray object from which to retrieve the bounds attribute keys.
+        axis : CFAxisKey
+            The CF axis key ("X", "Y", "T", or "Z").
+
+        Returns:
+        --------
+        List[str]
+            A list of bounds attribute keys found in the coordinates of the
+            specified axis. Otherwise, an empty list is returned.
+        """
+        coords_obj = get_dim_coords(obj, axis)
+        bounds_keys: List[str] = []
+
+        if isinstance(coords_obj, xr.DataArray):
+            bounds_keys = self._extract_bounds_key(coords_obj, bounds_keys)
+        elif isinstance(coords_obj, xr.Dataset):
+            for coord in coords_obj.coords.values():
+                bounds_keys = self._extract_bounds_key(coord, bounds_keys)
+
+        return bounds_keys
+
+    def _extract_bounds_key(
+        self, coords_obj: xr.DataArray, bounds_keys: List[str]
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        bnds_key = coords_obj.attrs.get("bounds")
+
+        if bnds_key is not None:
+            bounds_keys.append(bnds_key)
+
+        return bounds_keys
+
     def _create_time_bounds(  # noqa: C901
         self,
         time: xr.DataArray,