ISL-4832 Added find_catalog_column.py

python/catalog/find_catalog_column.py

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+# -----------------
+# Copyright © 2024 ACK Cyfronet AGH, Poland.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# This work was partially funded by DT-GEO Project.
+# -----------------
+def find_catalog_column(catalog, field_name):
+    """
+    Finds the index of a column in the catalog based on its field name.
+
+    Parameters:
+        catalog (np.ndarray): A structured NumPy array representing the catalog, where each row
+                              corresponds to a field with attributes like 'field', 'val', etc.
+        field_name (str): The field name of the entry to search for.
+
+    Returns:
+        int: The index of the entry matching the given field name.
+
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If the specified field name is not found in the catalog.
+    """
+    for idx, col in enumerate(catalog):
+        if col['field'] == field_name:
+            return idx
+    raise ValueError(f'No {field_name} field found in the catalog.')