Simple python script for adding Custom Annotations to an object in OMERO

customAnnotations.py

import omero
from omero.gateway import BlitzGateway

conn = BlitzGateway("ben", "ome", host='localhost', port=4064)
conn.connect()
conn.SERVICE_OPTS.setOmeroGroup('-1')
update = conn.getUpdateService()

projectId = 1
project = conn.getObject("Project", projectId)
groupId = project.getDetails().group.id.val
print groupId
conn.SERVICE_OPTS.setOmeroGroup(groupId)


def linkAnnotation(ann):
    link = omero.model.ProjectAnnotationLinkI()
    link.parent = omero.model.ProjectI(projectId, False)
    link.child = ann
    update.saveObject(link, conn.SERVICE_OPTS)


keyValueData = [["Drug Name", "Monastrol"],
                ["Concentration", "5 mg/ml"]]
mapAnn = omero.gateway.MapAnnotationWrapper(conn)
mapAnn.setNs("test.custom.map.ann.namespace")
mapAnn.setValue(keyValueData)
# mapAnn.save()
linkAnnotation(mapAnn._obj)


l = omero.model.LongAnnotationI()
l.longValue = omero.rtypes.rlong(987)
linkAnnotation(l)


l = omero.model.BooleanAnnotationI()
l.boolValue = omero.rtypes.rbool(True)
linkAnnotation(l)


l = omero.model.XmlAnnotationI()
l.textValue = omero.rtypes.rstring("<test>Is this valid xml</test>")
linkAnnotation(l)


l = omero.model.DoubleAnnotationI()
l.doubleValue = omero.rtypes.rdouble(12345678900000)
l.ns = omero.rtypes.rstring("really.really.big.number")
linkAnnotation(l)


l = omero.model.TermAnnotationI()
l.termValue = omero.rtypes.rstring("Metaphase")
l.ns = omero.rtypes.rstring("does.anyone.use.term.annotation")
linkAnnotation(l)


l = omero.model.TimestampAnnotationI()
l.timeValue = omero.rtypes.rtime(56348734)
linkAnnotation(l)