Layout#
With “layouts” we can describe the HDF5 file content, including the location of certain datasets or groups, but also the attributes and properties (shape, dtype, compression, …).
The way, layouts are designed is based on the HDF5-as-a-database-approach. This means, that we collect a list of query statements, which are called on HDF5 files. E.g. we could say, that we require an HDF5 file to have a dataset with a specific name. We would write a query accordingly. Later, during validation, the query is performed. If such a dataset is found, the layout successfully validated the file content. So, before working with layouts, you might first want to learn about.