myglossary.sty

\ProvidesPackage{myglossary}
\RequirePackage[%
    % nomain,
    acronyms,
    automake,
    nonumberlist,% Removes page numbers from glossary
    %nogroupskip,
    toc=false,% Add glossary to ToC
    style=tree,
    shortcuts,% Add links to glossary entries
]{glossaries-extra}

% Some set up
\normalem

% MARK: Glossary styles
% https://www.dickimaw-books.com/gallery/index.php?label=sample-abbr-styles
\setabbreviationstyle[acronym]{long-short} % The default style
\setabbreviationstyle[named]{long-short-em}

% MARK: ACRONYMS
\newacronym{ADC}{A-DC}{Analog-to-Digital Converter}
\newacronym{ADComp}{ADC}{Atmospheric Dispersion Compensator}
\newacronym[shortplural={AGN}, longplural={Active Galactic Nuclei}]{AGN}{AGN}{Active Galactic Nucleus}

\newacronym{CCD}{CCD}{Charged-Coupled Device}
\newacronym{cgs}{cgs}{centimeter-gram-second}
\newacronym{CLI}{CLI}{Command Line Interface}
\newacronym{CMOS}{CMOS}{Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor}
\newacronym{CRR}{CRR}{Cosmic Ray Rejection}

\newacronym{ESO}{ESO}{European Southern Observatory}
\newacronym{EVPA}{EVPA}{Electric Vector Position Angle}
\newacronym{EW}{EW}{Equivalent Width}

\newacronym{FITS}{FITS}{Flexible Image Transport System}
\newacronym{FSRQ}{FSRQ}{Flat Spectrum Radio Quasar}
\newacronym[shortplural={FWHM}, longplural={Full Width at Half Maxima}]{FWHM}{FWHM}{Full Width at Half Maximum}

\newacronym{GUI}{GUI}{Graphical User Interface}
\newacronym{GRB}{GRB}{Gamma-ray Burst}

\newacronym{HDU}{HDU}{Header and Data Unit}
\newacronym{HEASA}{HEASA}{High Energy Astrophysics South Africa}

\newacronym{IMF}{IMF}{Interstellar Magnetic Fields}

\newacronym{L-45P}{L$-45^\circ$}{Linear $-45^\circ$ Polarized}
\newacronym{L45P}{L$+45^\circ$}{Linear $+45^\circ$ Polarized}
\newacronym{LCP}{LCP}{Left Circularly Polarized}
\newacronym{LHP}{LHP}{Linear Horizontally Polarized}
\newacronym{LVP}{LVP}{Linear Vertically Polarized}

\newacronym{NIR}{NIR}{Near Infra-Red}

\newacronym{PyPI}{PyPI}{Python Package Index}

\newacronym{QE}{QE}{Quantum Efficiency}

\newacronym{RCP}{RCP}{Right Circularly Polarized}
\newacronym{RMS}{RMS}{Root Mean Square}

\newacronym{SAC}{SAC}{Spherical Aberration Corrector}
\newacronym{SED}{SED}{Spectral Energy Distribution}
\newacronym{SNR}{SNR}{Signal-to-Noise Ratio}

\newacronym{UV}{UV}{Ultraviolet}

\newacronym{VPH}{VPH}{Volume Phase Holographic}


% MARK: Code
\setabbreviationstyle[code]{short-sc-long}
\newacronym[category={code}]{IRAF}{iraf}{\textit{Image Reduction and Analysis Facility}}
\newacronym[category={code}]{POLSALT}{polsalt}{\textit{Polarimetric reductions for SALT}}
\newacronym[category={code}]{STOPS}{stops}{\textit{Supplementary Tools for \textsc{polsalt} Spectro\-polarimetry}}

% MARK: SALT
\setabbreviationstyle[elements]{short}
\newacronym[category={elements}, sort={Argon}]{Ar}{Ar}{Argon}
\newacronym[category={elements}, sort={Copper}]{CuAr}{CuAr}{Copper-Argon}
\newacronym[category={elements}, sort={Mercury}]{HgAr}{HgAr}{Mercury-Argon}
\newacronym[category={elements}, sort={Neon}]{NeAr}{Ne}{Neon-Argon}
\newacronym[category={elements}, sort={Thorium}]{ThAr}{ThAr}{Thorium-Argon}
\newacronym[category={elements}, sort={Xenon}]{Xe}{Xe}{Xenon}
\newacronym{HRS}{HRS}{High Resolution Spectrograph}
\newacronym{NIRWALS}{NIRWALS}{Near Infra-Red Washburn Labs Spectrograph}
\newacronym{RSS}{RSS}{Robert Stobie Spectrograph}
\newacronym{SAAO}{SAAO}{South African Astronomical Observatory}
\newacronym{SALT}{SALT}{Southern African Large Telescope}
\newacronym{SALTICAM}{SALTICAM}{SALT Imaging Camera}

% MARK: Fermi
\newacronym[sort={Fermi LAT}]{FermiLAT}{\textit{Fermi}-LAT}{\textit{Fermi} Large Area Telescope}
\newacronym[sort={Fermi LCR}]{FermiLCR}{\textit{Fermi} LCR}{\textit{Fermi} Light Curve Repository}

% MARK: Swift
\newacronym[category={named}]{Swift}{Swift}{Neil Gerhels \textit{Swift} Observatory}
\newacronym{Swift_BAT}{BAT}{Burst Alert Telescope}
\newacronym{UVOT}{UVOT}{Ultraviolet Optical Telescope}

% MARK: VLT
\newacronym{VLT}{VLT}{Very Large Telescope}
\newacronym{FORS}{FORS}{Focal Reducer and Low Dispersion Spectrograph}

% MARK: HET
\newacronym{HET}{HET}{Hobby-Eberly Telescope}


% MARK: Provide cmd's
\providecommand\iraf{\gls{IRAF}}
\providecommand\polsalt{\gls{POLSALT}}
\providecommand\stops{\gls{STOPS}}


% Add any glossary entries below
% cursor commands
% exposure
% frame
% CLI (terminal) (UNIX -> bash, Windows -> Powershell/cmd, macOS -> Zsh)
% wildcard

% MARK: Johnson-Cousins
\setabbreviationstyle[filters]{short}
\newglossaryentry{Johnson-Cousins}{%
    name=Johnson-Cousins photometric system,
    description={A widely-used system of broad-band photo\-metry that uses a set of standard filters to measure the magnitudes of stars and other astronomical objects.},
}
\newglossaryentry{U}{%
    name=\ensuremath{U},
    description={The ultraviolet filter, typically centered at $\lambda \approx 3640$ \AA.},
    parent={Johnson-Cousins},
    category={filters},
    sort={a}
}
\newglossaryentry{B}{%
    name=\ensuremath{B},
    description={The blue filter, typically centered at $\lambda \approx 4420$ \AA.},
    parent={Johnson-Cousins},
    category={filters},
    sort={b}
}
\newglossaryentry{V}{%
    name=\ensuremath{V},
    description={The visual filter, designed to approximate human visual sensitivity and typically centered at $\lambda \approx 5400$ \AA.},
    parent={Johnson-Cousins},
    category={filters},
    sort={c}
}
\newglossaryentry{R}{%
    name=\ensuremath{R},
    description={The red filter, typically centered at $\lambda \approx 6580$ \AA.},
    parent={Johnson-Cousins},
    category={filters},
    sort={d}
}
\newglossaryentry{I}{%
    name=\ensuremath{I},
    description={The infrared filter, typically centered at $\lambda \approx 8060$ \AA.},
    parent={Johnson-Cousins},
    category={filters},
    sort={e}
}

% MARK: FITS
\setabbreviationstyle[extensions]{short}
\newglossaryentry{FITS-extensions}{%
    name={FITS extensions},
    description={Extensions used in \gls{FITS} files to store different types of data.}
}
\newglossaryentry{PRIMARY}{%
    name={`Primary'},
    description={The Primary extension of a \gls{FITS} file which contains the file Header.},
    parent={FITS-extensions},
    category={extensions},
}
\newglossaryentry{SCI}{%
    name={`SCI'},
    description={The Science data extension in a \gls{FITS} file.},
    parent={FITS-extensions},
    category={extensions},
}
\newglossaryentry{VAR}{%
    name={`VAR'},
    description={The Variance data extension in a \gls{FITS} file.},
    parent={FITS-extensions},
    category={extensions},
}
\newglossaryentry{BPM}{%
    name={`BPM'},
    description={The Bad Pixel Map extension in a \gls{FITS} file.},
    parent={FITS-extensions},
    category={extensions},
}
\newglossaryentry{WAV}{%
    name={`WAV'},
    description={The Wavelength extension in a \gls{FITS} file.},
    parent={FITS-extensions},
    category={extensions},
}


\newglossaryentry{OE-beams}{%
    name={$O$- and $E$-beam},
    description={The Ordinary and Extraordinary (perpendicular) polarization beams, stored either in a single extension or as sub-extensions in a FITS file.}
}

% \newglossaryentry{science}{
%     name={science},
%     description={A science frame is an image taken of the object of interest.},
%     plural={science},
% }
    
% \newglossaryentry{graphical user interface}{
%     name={graphical user interface},
%     description={A user interface that allows users to interact with a computer using graphical elements.},
%     plural={graphical user interfaces},
% }

% \newglossaryentry{command line interface}{
%     name={command line interface},
%     description={A user interface that allows users to interact with a computer using text commands.},
%     plural={command line interfaces},
% }

% Make latex compile acronyms to use in document section
\makeglossaries