python(feat): Add support for querying byte channels

python/lib/sift_py/data/_deserialize.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from sift.data.v2.data_pb2 import (
     BitFieldValues,
     BoolValues,
+    BytesValues,
     DoubleValues,
     EnumValues,
     FloatValues,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class ChannelValues(Enum):
     INT64_VALUES = "sift.data.v2.Int64Values"
     UINT32_VALUES = "sift.data.v2.Uint32Values"
     UINT64_VALUES = "sift.data.v2.Uint64Values"
+    BYTES_VALUES = "sift.data.v2.BytesValues"
 
 
 def try_deserialize_channel_data(channel_values: Any) -> List[Tuple[Metadata, ChannelTimeSeries]]:
@@ -204,5 +206,20 @@ def try_deserialize_channel_data(channel_values: Any) -> List[Tuple[Metadata, Ch
             parsed_data.append((md_copy, time_series))
 
         return parsed_data
+    elif ChannelValues.BYTES_VALUES.value in channel_values.type_url:
+        bytes_values = cast(BytesValues, BytesValues.FromString(channel_values.value))
+        metadata = bytes_values.metadata
+
+        time_column = []
+        bytes_value_column = []
+
+        for bytes_v in bytes_values.values:
+            time_column.append(to_timestamp_nanos(bytes_v.timestamp))
+            bytes_value_column.append(bytes_v.value)
+
+        time_series = ChannelTimeSeries(
+            ChannelDataType.from_pb(metadata.data_type), time_column, bytes_value_column
+        )
+        return [(metadata, time_series)]
 
     raise SiftError(f"Received an unknown channel-type '{channel_values.type_url}'.")

python/lib/sift_py/data/_deserialize_test.py

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 from sift.common.type.v1.channel_bit_field_element_pb2 import ChannelBitFieldElement
 from sift.common.type.v1.channel_data_type_pb2 import (
     CHANNEL_DATA_TYPE_BIT_FIELD,
+    CHANNEL_DATA_TYPE_BYTES,
     CHANNEL_DATA_TYPE_DOUBLE,
 )
 from sift.data.v2.data_pb2 import (
     BitFieldElementValues,
     BitFieldValue,
     BitFieldValues,
+    BytesValue,
+    BytesValues,
     DoubleValue,
     DoubleValues,
     Metadata,
@@ -58,6 +61,47 @@ def test_try_deserialize_channel_data_double():
     assert time_series.time_column[1] == to_timestamp_nanos(time_b)
 
 
+def test_try_deserialize_channel_data_bytes():
+    metadata = Metadata(
+        data_type=CHANNEL_DATA_TYPE_BYTES, channel=Metadata.Channel(name="bytes-channel")
+    )
+
+    time_a = "2024-07-04T18:09:08.555-07:00"
+    time_b = "2024-07-04T18:09:09.555-07:00"
+
+    bytes_values = BytesValues(
+        metadata=metadata,
+        values=[
+            BytesValue(
+                timestamp=to_timestamp_pb(time_a),
+                value=b"abc",
+            ),
+            BytesValue(
+                timestamp=to_timestamp_pb(time_b),
+                value=b"def",
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    raw_values = Any()
+    raw_values.Pack(bytes_values)
+
+    deserialized_data = try_deserialize_channel_data(raw_values)
+
+    assert len(deserialized_data) == 1
+
+    metadata, time_series = deserialized_data[0]
+
+    assert metadata.data_type == CHANNEL_DATA_TYPE_BYTES
+    assert metadata.channel.name == "bytes-channel"
+    assert len(time_series.time_column) == 2
+    assert len(time_series.value_column) == 2
+    assert time_series.value_column[0] == b"abc"
+    assert time_series.value_column[1] == b"def"
+    assert time_series.time_column[0] == to_timestamp_nanos(time_a)
+    assert time_series.time_column[1] == to_timestamp_nanos(time_b)
+
+
 def test_try_deserialize_channel_data_bit_field_elements():
     metadata = Metadata(
         data_type=CHANNEL_DATA_TYPE_BIT_FIELD,