Merge pull request #551 from VincentVerelst/issue550-vector-to-raster

added vector_to_raster convenience method #550

openeo/rest/vectorcube.py

@@ -558,3 +558,17 @@ def apply_dimension(
             }
         )
         return self.process(process_id="apply_dimension", arguments=arguments)
+
+    def vector_to_raster(self, target_data_cube):
+        """
+        Converts this vector cube into a :py:class:`~openeo.rest.datacube.DataCube`.
+        The bounding polygon of homogenous areas of pixels is constructed.
+
+        .. warning:: experimental process: not generally supported, API subject to change.
+
+        :return: a :py:class:`~openeo.rest.datacube.DataCube`
+        """
+        from openeo.rest.datacube import DataCube
+
+        pg_node = PGNode(process_id="vector_to_raster", arguments={"data": self, "target_data_cube": target_data_cube})
+        return DataCube(pg_node, connection=self._connection, metadata=self.metadata)

tests/rest/datacube/test_vectorcube.py

@@ -644,3 +644,22 @@ def test_vectorcube_execute_batch_validation(
         else:
             assert dummy_backend.validation_requests == []
             assert caplog.messages == []
+
+
+def test_vector_to_raster(s2cube, vector_cube):
+    raster_cube = vector_cube.vector_to_raster(s2cube)
+    assert raster_cube.flat_graph() == {
+        "loadgeojson1": {
+            "process_id": "load_geojson",
+            "arguments": {"data": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [1, 2]}, "properties": []},
+        },
+        "loadcollection1": {
+            "process_id": "load_collection",
+            "arguments": {"id": "S2", "spatial_extent": None, "temporal_extent": None},
+        },
+        "vectortoraster1": {
+            "process_id": "vector_to_raster",
+            "arguments": {"data": {"from_node": "loadgeojson1"}, "target_data_cube": {"from_node": "loadcollection1"}},
+            "result": True,
+        },
+    }