Schema for GroupingWorkspaces XML file

[Arturs Bekasovs]

Code/Mantid/instrument/Grouping/EMU_Detector_Grouping_LF_32.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<detector-grouping instrument="EMU" description="emu longitudinal (32 detectors)"> 
  <group name="fwd"> <ids val="1-16"/> </group> 
  <group name="bwd"> <ids val="17-32"/> </group> 
  <pair name="long"> 
    <forward-group val="fwd"/> 
    <backward-group val="bwd"/>                              
    <alpha val="1"/> 
  </pair> 
  <default name="long"/>
</detector-grouping> 

1. There needs to be a schema describing this format.
2. A mapping file should borrow as much of its form from this as possible since they are both (in the end) a list of pixels.
3. There should be the ability to label a group with either a string or a spectra number. These should be separate fields/attributes.

When (and if) the format of the file is updated, LoadDetectorsGroupingFile and SaveDetectorsGrouping algorithms should be updated accordingly.

[Arturs Bekasovs]

Pairing information probably shouldn't be in the general schema for that, as it is used in Muon analysis interface only.

[Mike Thomas]

refs #7712 schema for groupingworspace file

Changeset: f8f7789fff4c259d5f6232b89551d86dec09ff9f

[Mike Thomas]

System test for validating grouping files against schema refs #7712

Changeset: f2c5cdbe82fcc3ddeff86832c0a5b1b0d8a817d5

[Mike Thomas]

Tester: Two commits are the schema, and a system test that checks the files against the schema. Both mantid and systemtests repositories must be merged.

[Anders Markvardsen]

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/feature/7712_schema_for_groupingworkspace'

[Mike Thomas]

System test for validating grouping files against schema refs #7712

Changeset: 6e2d6855c68fb26132907e598c7f8c25d669b4cc

[Anders Markvardsen]

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/feature/7712_system_test_for_groupingworkspace'

[Anders Markvardsen]

systemtest passed on ​http://download.mantidproject.org/jenkins/view/Manually%20Run%20Tests/job/is_manualtest_win7/lastCompletedBuild/testReport/SystemTests/

[Stuart Campbell]

This ticket has been transferred to github issue ​8557