HDF5 Packet Table APIs

Introduction

The HDF5 Packet Table API (H5PT) provides an interface for storing and retrieving fixed-length packets of data in append-only datasets. Packet tables are optimized for streaming data collection where records are added sequentially.

See also: HDF5 Packet Table APIs (H5PT) Reference Manual

Packet Table Operations

Create packet tables with H5PTcreate or open existing ones with H5PTopen. Append packets using H5PTappend and read packets with H5PTread_packets. Get the number of packets with H5PTget_num_packets. Close with H5PTclose.

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