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Supporting multiple formats

Options for file format loading

format may be:

  • tsv — folder like, objects are files in a subfolder
  • file-like:
    • hdf5
    • npz
    • root

The final one seem to be the most promising.

Folder-like syntax

  • / is used for both files and folders
  • folders have no format attached
  • objects in folders have format attached
File name Object name Is folder Is archive Notes
format/folder/filename.format object no no
format/folder/filename object yes no
format/folder.zip/filename.format object no yes
format/folder.zip/filename object yes yes
format/folder/filename.format/object [object] no no
format/folder/filename/object.format [object] yes no
format/folder.zip/filename.format/object [object] no yes
format/folder.zip/filename/object.format [object] yes yes

Syntax with : for subfiles

  • / is used for folders, : is used for files
  • folders have no format attached
  • objects in folders have format attached
File name Object name Is folder Is archive Notes
format/folder/filename.format object no no
format/folder/filename object yes no
format/folder.zip:filename.format object no yes
format/folder.zip:filename object yes yes
format/folder/filename.format:object [object] no no
format/folder/filename/object.format [object] yes no
format/folder.zip:filename.format:object [object] no yes
format/folder.zip:filename/object.format [object] yes yes

Syntax with : for subfiles and same place format

  • / is used for folders, : is used for files
  • folders have format attached as well
  • objects in folders have no format attached
File name Object name Is folder Is archive Notes
format/folder/filename.format object no no
format/folder/filename.format object yes no
format/folder.zip:filename.format object no yes
format/folder.zip:filename.format object yes yes
format/folder/filename.format:object [object] no no
format/folder/filename.format/object [object] yes no
format/folder.zip:filename.format:object [object] no yes
format/folder.zip:filename.format/object [object] yes yes

Syntax with : for subfiles and same place format and proper extensions

  • / is used for folders, : is used for files
  • folders have format attached as well
  • objects in folders have format attached
File name Object name Is folder Is archive Notes
format/folder/filename.format object no no
format/folder/filename.format object yes no
format/folder.zip:filename.format object no yes
format/folder.zip:filename.format object yes yes
format/folder/filename.format:object [object] no no
format/folder/filename.format/object.format [object] yes no
format/folder.zip:filename.format:object [object] no yes
format/folder.zip:filename.format/object.format [object] yes yes

Syntax same place format and proper extensions

  • / is used for both folders and files
  • folders have format attached as well
  • objects in folders have format attached
File name Object name Is folder Is archive Notes
format/folder/filename.format object no no
format/folder/filename.format object yes no
format/folder.zip/filename.format object no yes
format/folder.zip/filename.format object yes yes
format/folder/filename.format/object [object] no no
format/folder/filename.format/object.format [object] yes no
format/folder.zip/filename.format/object [object] no yes
format/folder.zip/filename.format/object.format [object] yes yes

Syntax same place format, proper extensions, repeated filename for objects

  • / is used for both folders and files
  • folders have format attached as well
  • objects in folders have format attached
File name Object name Is folder Is archive Notes
format/folder/filename.format object no no
format/folder/filename.format object yes no
format/folder.zip/filename.format object no yes
format/folder.zip/filename.format object yes yes
format/folder/filename.format/object [object] no no
format/folder/filename.format/filename_object.format [object] yes no
format/folder.zip/filename.format/object [object] no yes
format/folder.zip/filename.format/filename_object.format [object] yes yes

Example: Syntax same place format, proper extensions, repeated filename for objects

  • / is used for both folders and files
  • folders have format attached as well
  • objects in folders have format attached
File name Object name Is folder Is archive Notes
npz/reactor/anue_spectra.npz U235 no no
tsv/reactor/anue_spectra.tsv U235 yes no
npz/reactor.zip/anue_spectra.npz U235 no yes
tsv/reactor.zip/anue_spectra.tsv U235 yes yes
npz/reactor/anue_spectra.npz/U235 [U235] no no
tsv/reactor/anue_spectra.tsv/anue_spectra_U235.tsv [U235] yes no
npz/reactor.zip/anue_spectra.npz/U235 [U235] no yes
tsv/reactor.zip/anue_spectra.tsv/anue_spectra_U235.tsv [U235] yes yes
ztsv/reactor/anue_spectra.ztsv/anue_spectra_U235.tsv [U235] yes yes