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Save units in metadata during Zarr export#220

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fix-zarr-units-metadata-save-4072040458856553065
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Save units in metadata during Zarr export#220
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@cbyrohl cbyrohl commented Feb 18, 2026

The save method in scida/interface.py was stripping units from dask arrays without persisting them in the Zarr metadata. This PR implements unit preservation by:

  1. Collecting unit strings from fields during the save loop.
  2. Writing these strings to the units attribute of the corresponding Zarr datasets after computation.
  3. Updating the unit-loading logic in scida/interfaces/mixins/units.py to read from the units attribute when available.

Verified via logic simulation and mock-based testing.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 4072040458856553065 started by @cbyrohl

Modified `BaseDataset.save` to collect unit strings from fields before
stripping them from the data arrays. These units are then saved as a
'units' attribute in the Zarr metadata after the data is written.

Updated `get_unitstr_from_attrs` in `UnitMixin` to recognize this new
'units' attribute during dataset loading, ensuring better round-trip
support for unit-aware data in Zarr format.

Co-authored-by: cbyrohl <9221545+cbyrohl@users.noreply.github.com>
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- Remove redundant hasattr(arr, "units") inside hasattr(arr, "magnitude")
  since every pint.Quantity always has both attributes
- Add integration test verifying unit strings are correctly written to
  zarr metadata attributes during save

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@cbyrohl cbyrohl merged commit 46b12ce into main Feb 18, 2026
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