Examples of using the OMERO BlitzGateway search API following updates in 5.0.3.

OMERO_search_5.0.3.py

from omero.gateway import BlitzGateway
from datetime import datetime
import time


conn = BlitzGateway('will', 'ome', host="localhost")
conn.connect()


print "\n----> Simple Search: "

for i in conn.searchObjects(["Image"], "tiff"):
	print i.OMERO_CLASS, i.getName()


# Create some dates to search between
fromDate = datetime(2014, 7, 1, 0, 0)
todayDate = datetime.now()
fromTime = time.mktime(fromDate.timetuple())*1000
todayTime = time.mktime(todayDate.timetuple())*1000
dateRange = [fromTime, todayTime]


print "\n----> Created from: ", fromDate
# All objects have a creation date / import date
for i in conn.searchObjects(["Dataset", "Image"], "tiff", created=dateRange):
	print i.OMERO_CLASS, i.getName() 


print "\n----> Acquired from:", fromDate
# Use the Acquisition Date for Images that have it (otherwise will default to creation date)
for i in conn.searchObjects(["Dataset", "Image"], "tiff", created=dateRange, useAcquisitionDate=True):
	print i.OMERO_CLASS, i.getName()


print "\n----> Searching Fields:"
# E.g. 'name', 'description', 'annotation', 'file.name', 'file.format', 'file.contents', 'file.path'
# See https://www.openmicroscopy.org/site/support/omero5/developers/Modules/Search.html for full details
for i in conn.searchObjects(["Dataset", "Image"], "tiff", fields=["file.contents"]):
	print i.OMERO_CLASS, i.getName()


print "\n----> Searching within groups / users:"
# By default, search applies only to the 'current' group and All users
# To seach a specific group/owner, use group/owner Id
# To search across all Groups use '-1'
myUserId = conn.getUserId()
for i in conn.searchObjects(["Dataset", "Image"], "tiff", searchGroup=-1, ownedBy=myUserId):
	print i.OMERO_CLASS, i.getName()


print "\n----> Pagination: page 1"
# default batchSize is 1000
for i in conn.searchObjects(["Image"], "tiff", batchSize=10):
	print i.OMERO_CLASS, i.getName()


print "\n----> Pagination: page 2"
# page index is 0-based
for i in conn.searchObjects(["Image"], "tiff", batchSize=10, page=1):
	print i.OMERO_CLASS, i.getName()