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+import numpy as np
+from enum import Enum
+
+class LatticeType(Enum):
+    """
+    All the five Bravais lattices in 2D
+    """
+    OBLIQUE=1
+    RECTANGULAR=2
+    SQUARE=4
+    RHOMBIC=5
+    EQUILATERAL_TRIANGULAR=3
+    RIGHT_ISOSCELES=SQUARE
+    PARALLELOGRAMMIC=OBLIQUE
+    CENTERED_RHOMBIC=RECTANGULAR
+    RIGHT_TRIANGULAR=RECTANGULAR
+    CENTERED_RECTANGULAR=RHOMBIC
+    ISOSCELE_TRIANGULAR=RHOMBIC
+    RIGHT_ISOSCELE_TRIANGULAR=SQUARE
+    HEXAGONAL=EQUILATERAL_TRIANGULAR
+
+
+
+
+def reduceBasisSingle(b1, b2):
+    """
+    Lagrange-Gauss reduction of a 2D basis.
+    cf. https://www.math.auckland.ac.nz/~sgal018/crypto-book/ch17.pdf
+    TODO doc
+    inputs and outputs are (2,)-shaped numpy arrays
+    """
+    if b1.shape != (2,) or b2.shape != (2,):
+        raise ValueError('Shape of b1 and b2 must be (2,)')
+    B1 = np.sum(b1 * b1, axis=-1, keepdims=True)
+    mu = np.sum(b1 * b2, axis=-1, keepdims=True) / B1
+    b2 = b2 - np.rint(mu) * b1
+    B2 = np.sum(b2 * b2, axis=-1, keepdims=True)
+    while(np.any(B2 < B1)):
+        b2t = b1
+        b1 = b2
+        b2 = b2t
+        B1 = B2
+        mu = np.sum(b1 * b2, axis=-1, keepdims=True) / B1
+        b2 = b2 - np.rint(mu) * b1
+        B2 = np.sum(b2*b2, axis=-1, keepdims=True)
+    return (b1,b2)
+
+def classifyLatticeSingle(b1, b2, tolerance=1e-13):
+    """
+    Given two basis vectors, returns 2D Bravais lattice type.
+    Tolerance is relative.
+    TODO doc
+    """
+    b1, b2 = reduceBasisSingle(b1, b2)
+    b1s = np.sum(b1 ** 2)
+    b2s = np.sum(b2 ** 2)
+    b3 = b2 - b1
+    b3s = np.sum(b3 ** 2)
+    eps = tolerance * (b2s + b1s)
+    # avoid obtuse angle between b1 and b2
+    if b3s - b2s - b1s < eps:
+        b2 = b2 + b1
+        b2s = np.sum(b2 ** 2)
+        b3 = b2 - b1
+        b3s = np.sum(b3 ** 2)
+        # This will, however, probably not happen due to the basis reduction
+        print (sys.stderr, "it happened, obtuse angle!")
+    if abs(b2s - b1s) < eps: # isoscele
+        if abs(b3s - b1s) < eps:
+            return LatticeType.EQUILATERAL_TRIANGULAR
+        elif abs(b3s - 2 * b1s) < eps:
+            return LatticeType.SQUARE
+        else:
+            return LatticeType.RHOMBIC
+    elif abs(b3s - b2s - b1s) < eps:
+        return LatticeType.SQUARE
+    else:
+        return LatticeType.OBLIQUE
+
+
diff --git a/qpms/lattices.py b/qpms/scattering.py
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rename from qpms/lattices.py
rename to qpms/scattering.py