Remove margin object from read_hats

src/lsdb/loaders/hats/hats_loading_config.py

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 from pandas.io._util import _arrow_dtype_mapping
 from upath import UPath
 
-from lsdb.catalog.margin_catalog import MarginCatalog
 from lsdb.core.search.abstract_search import AbstractSearch
 
 
@@ -25,9 +24,8 @@ class HatsLoadingConfig:
     columns: List[str] | None = None
     """Columns to load from the catalog. If not specified, all columns are loaded"""
 
-    margin_cache: MarginCatalog | str | Path | UPath | None = None
-    """Margin cache for the catalog. It can be provided as a path for the margin on disk,
-    or as a margin object instance. By default, it is None."""
+    margin_cache: str | Path | UPath | None = None
+    """Path to the margin cache catalog. Defaults to None."""
 
     dtype_backend: str | None = "pyarrow"
     """The backend data type to apply to the catalog. It defaults to "pyarrow" and 

src/lsdb/loaders/hats/read_hats.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import pyarrow as pa
 from hats.catalog import CatalogType
 from hats.catalog.healpix_dataset.healpix_dataset import HealpixDataset as HCHealpixDataset
+from hats.io import paths
 from hats.io.file_io import file_io
 from hats.pixel_math import HealpixPixel
 from hats.pixel_math.healpix_pixel_function import get_pixel_argsort
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ def read_hats(
     path: str | Path | UPath,
     search_filter: AbstractSearch | None = None,
     columns: List[str] | None = None,
-    margin_cache: MarginCatalog | str | Path | UPath | None = None,
+    margin_cache: str | Path | UPath | None = None,
     dtype_backend: str | None = "pyarrow",
     **kwargs,
 ) -> CatalogTypeVar | None:
@@ -50,8 +51,7 @@ def read_hats(
         path (UPath | Path): The path that locates the root of the HATS catalog
         search_filter (Type[AbstractSearch]): Default `None`. The filter method to be applied.
         columns (List[str]): Default `None`. The set of columns to filter the catalog on.
-        margin_cache (MarginCatalog or path-like): The margin cache for the main catalog,
-            provided as a path on disk or as an instance of the MarginCatalog object. Defaults to None.
+        margin_cache (path-like): Default `None`. The margin for the main catalog, provided as a path.
         dtype_backend (str): Backend data type to apply to the catalog.
             Defaults to "pyarrow". If None, no type conversion is performed.
         **kwargs: Arguments to pass to the pandas parquet file reader
@@ -146,17 +146,26 @@ def _load_object_catalog(hc_catalog, config):
     catalog = Catalog(dask_df, dask_df_pixel_map, hc_catalog)
     if config.search_filter is not None:
         catalog = catalog.search(config.search_filter)
-    if isinstance(config.margin_cache, MarginCatalog):
-        catalog.margin = config.margin_cache
-        if config.search_filter is not None:
-            # pylint: disable=protected-access
-            catalog.margin = catalog.margin.search(config.search_filter)
-    elif config.margin_cache is not None:
-        hc_catalog = hc.read_hats(config.margin_cache)
-        catalog.margin = _load_margin_catalog(hc_catalog, config)
+    if config.margin_cache is not None:
+        margin_hc_catalog = hc.read_hats(config.margin_cache)
+        margin = _load_margin_catalog(margin_hc_catalog, config)
+        _validate_margin_catalog(margin_hc_catalog, hc_catalog)
+        catalog.margin = margin
     return catalog
 
 
+def _validate_margin_catalog(margin_hc_catalog, hc_catalog):
+    """Validate that the margin catalog and the main catalog are compatible"""
+    pixel_columns = [paths.PARTITION_ORDER, paths.PARTITION_DIR, paths.PARTITION_PIXEL]
+    margin_pixel_columns = pixel_columns + ["margin_" + column for column in pixel_columns]
+    catalog_schema = pa.schema([field for field in hc_catalog.schema if field.name not in pixel_columns])
+    margin_schema = pa.schema(
+        [field for field in margin_hc_catalog.schema if field.name not in margin_pixel_columns]
+    )
+    if not catalog_schema.equals(margin_schema):
+        raise ValueError("The margin catalog and the main catalog must have the same schema")
+
+
 def _create_dask_meta_schema(schema: pa.Schema, config) -> npd.NestedFrame:
     """Creates the Dask meta DataFrame from the HATS catalog schema."""
     dask_meta_schema = schema.empty_table().to_pandas(types_mapper=config.get_dtype_mapper())

src/lsdb/loaders/hats/read_hats.pyi

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def read_hats(
     path: str | Path | UPath,
     search_filter: AbstractSearch | None = None,
     columns: List[str] | None = None,
-    margin_cache: MarginCatalog | str | Path | UPath | None = None,
+    margin_cache: str | Path | UPath | None = None,
     dtype_backend: str | None = "pyarrow",
     **kwargs,
 ) -> Dataset | None: ...
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def read_hats(
     catalog_type: Type[CatalogTypeVar],
     search_filter: AbstractSearch | None = None,
     columns: List[str] | None = None,
-    margin_cache: MarginCatalog | str | Path | UPath | None = None,
+    margin_cache: str | Path | UPath | None = None,
     dtype_backend: str | None = "pyarrow",
     **kwargs,
 ) -> CatalogTypeVar | None: ...

tests/conftest.py

@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ def small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog(small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def small_sky_xmatch_with_margin(small_sky_xmatch_dir, small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog):
-    return lsdb.read_hats(small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog)
+def small_sky_xmatch_with_margin(small_sky_xmatch_dir, small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir):
+    return lsdb.read_hats(small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ def small_sky_order1_catalog(small_sky_order1_dir):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def small_sky_order1_source_with_margin(small_sky_order1_source_dir, small_sky_order1_source_margin_catalog):
-    return lsdb.read_hats(small_sky_order1_source_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_order1_source_margin_catalog)
+def small_sky_order1_source_with_margin(small_sky_order1_source_dir, small_sky_order1_source_margin_dir):
+    return lsdb.read_hats(small_sky_order1_source_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_order1_source_margin_dir)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture

tests/lsdb/catalog/test_crossmatch.py

@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ def test_kdtree_crossmatch_multiple_neighbors(
 
     @staticmethod
     def test_kdtree_crossmatch_multiple_neighbors_margin(
-        algo, small_sky_catalog, small_sky_xmatch_dir, small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog, xmatch_correct_3n_2t
+        algo, small_sky_catalog, small_sky_xmatch_dir, small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir, xmatch_correct_3n_2t
     ):
         small_sky_xmatch_catalog = lsdb.read_hats(
-            small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog
+            small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir
         )
         xmatched = small_sky_catalog.crossmatch(
             small_sky_xmatch_catalog, n_neighbors=3, radius_arcsec=2 * 3600, algorithm=algo
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ def test_crossmatch_negative_margin(
         algo,
         small_sky_left_xmatch_catalog,
         small_sky_xmatch_dir,
-        small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog,
+        small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir,
         xmatch_correct_3n_2t_negative,
     ):
         small_sky_xmatch_catalog = lsdb.read_hats(
-            small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog
+            small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir
         )
         xmatched = small_sky_left_xmatch_catalog.crossmatch(
             small_sky_xmatch_catalog, n_neighbors=3, radius_arcsec=2 * 3600, algorithm=algo
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ def test_kdtree_crossmatch_min_thresh_multiple_neighbors_margin(
         algo,
         small_sky_catalog,
         small_sky_xmatch_dir,
-        small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog,
+        small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir,
         xmatch_correct_05_2_3n_margin,
     ):
         small_sky_xmatch_catalog = lsdb.read_hats(
-            small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog
+            small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir
         )
         xmatched = small_sky_catalog.crossmatch(
             small_sky_xmatch_catalog,

tests/lsdb/loaders/hats/test_read_hats.py

@@ -134,15 +134,6 @@ def test_read_hats_specify_catalog_type(small_sky_catalog, small_sky_dir):
     assert isinstance(catalog.compute(), npd.NestedFrame)
 
 
-def test_catalog_with_margin_object(small_sky_xmatch_dir, small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog):
-    catalog = lsdb.read_hats(small_sky_xmatch_dir, margin_cache=small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog)
-    assert isinstance(catalog, lsdb.Catalog)
-    assert isinstance(catalog.margin, lsdb.MarginCatalog)
-    assert isinstance(catalog._ddf, nd.NestedFrame)
-    assert catalog.margin is small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog
-    assert isinstance(catalog.margin._ddf, nd.NestedFrame)
-
-
 def test_catalog_with_margin_path(
     small_sky_xmatch_dir, small_sky_xmatch_margin_dir, small_sky_xmatch_margin_catalog
 ):
@@ -237,7 +228,7 @@ def test_read_hats_subset_no_partitions(small_sky_order1_dir, small_sky_order1_i
 
 
 def test_read_hats_with_margin_subset(
-    small_sky_order1_source_dir, small_sky_order1_source_with_margin, small_sky_order1_source_margin_catalog
+    small_sky_order1_source_dir, small_sky_order1_source_with_margin, small_sky_order1_source_margin_dir
 ):
     cone_search = ConeSearch(ra=315, dec=-66, radius_arcsec=20)
     # Filtering using catalog's cone_search
@@ -246,7 +237,7 @@ def test_read_hats_with_margin_subset(
     cone_search_catalog_2 = lsdb.read_hats(
         small_sky_order1_source_dir,
         search_filter=cone_search,
-        margin_cache=small_sky_order1_source_margin_catalog,
+        margin_cache=small_sky_order1_source_margin_dir,
     )
     assert isinstance(cone_search_catalog_2, lsdb.Catalog)
     # The partitions of the catalogs are equivalent