Added get_chemical_symbols method and testing

Added from_ase_atoms method and testing

src/nomad_simulations/schema_packages/model_system.py

@@ -391,6 +391,17 @@ def is_equal_cell(self, other) -> bool:
             return False
         return True
 
+    def get_chemical_symbols(self) -> list:
+        """
+        Get the chemical symbols of the atoms in the atomic cell. These are defined on `atoms_state[*].chemical_symbol`.
+
+        Returns:
+            list: The list of chemical symbols of the atoms in the atomic cell.
+        """
+        if not self.atoms_state:
+            return []
+        return [atom_state.chemical_symbol for atom_state in self.atoms_state]
+
     def to_ase_atoms(self, logger: 'BoundLogger') -> Optional[ase.Atoms]:
         """
         Generates an ASE Atoms object with the most basic information from the parsed `AtomicCell`
@@ -403,7 +414,7 @@ def to_ase_atoms(self, logger: 'BoundLogger') -> Optional[ase.Atoms]:
             (Optional[ase.Atoms]): The ASE Atoms object with the basic information from the `AtomicCell`.
         """
         # Initialize ase.Atoms object with labels
-        atoms_labels = [atom_state.chemical_symbol for atom_state in self.atoms_state]
+        atoms_labels = self.get_chemical_symbols()
         ase_atoms = ase.Atoms(symbols=atoms_labels)
 
         # PBC
@@ -436,6 +447,35 @@ def to_ase_atoms(self, logger: 'BoundLogger') -> Optional[ase.Atoms]:
 
         return ase_atoms
 
+    def from_ase_atoms(self, ase_atoms: ase.Atoms, logger: 'BoundLogger') -> None:
+        """
+        Parses the information from an ASE Atoms object to the `AtomicCell` section.
+
+        Args:
+            ase_atoms (ase.Atoms): The ASE Atoms object to parse.
+            logger (BoundLogger): The logger to log messages.
+        """
+        # `AtomsState[*].chemical_symbol`
+        chemical_symbols = ase_atoms.get_chemical_symbols()
+        for symbol in chemical_symbols:
+            atom_state = AtomsState(chemical_symbol=symbol)
+            self.atoms_state.append(atom_state)
+
+        # `periodic_boundary_conditions`
+        self.periodic_boundary_conditions = ase_atoms.get_pbc()
+
+        # `lattice_vectors`
+        cell = ase_atoms.get_cell()
+        self.lattice_vectors = ase.geometry.complete_cell(cell) * ureg('angstrom')
+
+        # `positions`
+        positions = ase_atoms.get_positions()
+        if (
+            not positions.tolist()
+        ):  # ASE assigns a shape=(0, 3) array if no positions are found
+            return None
+        self.positions = positions * ureg('angstrom')
+
     def normalize(self, archive: 'EntryArchive', logger: 'BoundLogger') -> None:
         super().normalize(archive, logger)
 

tests/test_model_system.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
+import ase
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from nomad.datamodel import EntryArchive
@@ -171,6 +172,29 @@ def test_is_equal_cell(self, cell_1: Cell, cell_2: Cell, result: bool):
         """
         assert cell_1.is_equal_cell(other=cell_2) == result
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        'atomic_cell, result',
+        [
+            (AtomicCell(), []),
+            (AtomicCell(atoms_state=[AtomsState(chemical_symbol='H')]), ['H']),
+            (
+                AtomicCell(
+                    atoms_state=[
+                        AtomsState(chemical_symbol='H'),
+                        AtomsState(chemical_symbol='Fe'),
+                        AtomsState(chemical_symbol='O'),
+                    ]
+                ),
+                ['H', 'Fe', 'O'],
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_get_chemical_symbols(self, atomic_cell: AtomicCell, result: list[str]):
+        """
+        Test the `get_chemical_symbols` method of `AtomicCell`.
+        """
+        assert atomic_cell.get_chemical_symbols() == result
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         'chemical_symbols, atomic_numbers, formula, lattice_vectors, positions, periodic_boundary_conditions',
         [
@@ -216,7 +240,7 @@ def test_is_equal_cell(self, cell_1: Cell, cell_2: Cell, result: bool):
             ),  # missing lattice_vectors
         ],
     )
-    def test_generate_ase_atoms(
+    def test_to_ase_atoms(
         self,
         chemical_symbols: list[str],
         atomic_numbers: list[int],
@@ -258,6 +282,71 @@ def test_generate_ase_atoms(
             assert (ase_atoms.symbols.numbers == atomic_numbers).all()
             assert ase_atoms.symbols.get_chemical_formula() == formula
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        'ase_atoms, chemical_symbols, pbc, lattice_vectors, positions',
+        [
+            (
+                ase.Atoms(),
+                [],
+                [False, False, False],
+                [[1, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1]],
+                None,
+            ),
+            (
+                ase.Atoms(symbols='CO'),
+                ['C', 'O'],
+                [False, False, False],
+                [[1, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1]],
+                [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]],
+            ),
+            (
+                ase.Atoms(symbols='CO', pbc=True),
+                ['C', 'O'],
+                [True, True, True],
+                [[1, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1]],
+                [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]],
+            ),
+            (
+                ase.Atoms(symbols='CO', positions=[[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.1]]),
+                ['C', 'O'],
+                [False, False, False],
+                [[1, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1]],
+                [[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.1]],
+            ),
+            (
+                ase.Atoms(
+                    symbols='Au', positions=[[0, 5, 5]], cell=[2.9, 5, 5], pbc=[1, 0, 0]
+                ),
+                ['Au'],
+                [True, False, False],
+                [[2.9, 0, 0], [0, 5, 0], [0, 0, 5]],
+                [[0, 5, 5]],
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_from_ase_atoms(
+        self,
+        ase_atoms: ase.Atoms,
+        chemical_symbols: list[str],
+        pbc: list[bool],
+        lattice_vectors: list,
+        positions: list,
+    ):
+        atomic_cell = AtomicCell()
+        atomic_cell.from_ase_atoms(ase_atoms=ase_atoms, logger=logger)
+        assert atomic_cell.get_chemical_symbols() == chemical_symbols
+        assert atomic_cell.periodic_boundary_conditions == pbc
+        assert (
+            atomic_cell.lattice_vectors.to('angstrom').magnitude
+            == np.array(lattice_vectors)
+        ).all()
+        if positions is None:
+            assert atomic_cell.positions is None
+        else:
+            assert (
+                atomic_cell.positions.to('angstrom').magnitude == np.array(positions)
+            ).all()
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         'chemical_symbols, atomic_numbers, lattice_vectors, positions, vectors_results, angles_results, volume',
         [