Open a Daf repository based on path

This function determines whether to open a files-based Daf or an HDF5-based Daf based on the file path.

Usage

open_daf(path, mode = "r", name = NULL)

Arguments

path

Path to the Daf repository

mode

Mode to open the storage ("r" for read-only, "r+" for read-write)

name

Optional name for the Daf object

Value

A Daf object (either files_daf or h5df)

Details

If the path ends with .h5df or contains .h5dfs# (followed by a group path), then it opens an HDF5 file (or a group in one). Otherwise, it opens a files-based Daf.

As a shorthand, you can specify a path to a group within an HDF5 file by using a path with a .h5dfs suffix, followed by # and the path of the group in the file.

See the Julia documentation for details.