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ruby-hdf5

test

experimental Ruby bindings for the HDF5 library

Development

Generate spec file

c2ffi $(pkg-config --cflags-only-I hdf5 | ruby -npe '$_.strip!.gsub!(/-I/, "")<<"/hdf5.h"') > hdf5.json
# c2ffi /usr/include/hdf5/serial/hdf5.h > hdf5.json

Generate Ruby bindings

c2ffi4rb hdf5.json > lib/hdf5/ffi.rb

The auto-generated bindings require some minor manual modifications.

Development Strategy

All pull requests will be merged

  • All pull requests received will be merged unless there is detrimental code.
  • If the pull request contains a bug, it still will be merged.
  • The author can add a comment that there is a bug here, or revert the commit if the bug is critical.
  • The author can add a commit to the pull request or send another pull request to fix the bug later.

Why are all pull requests merged?

  • Development is a transition of code states.
  • We pay more attention to transient events, the probability that new commitments will continue to occur, than to the quality of the code at a given point in time.
  • Usually, High code quality is important to keep developers and users motivated.
  • However, HDF5 binding for Ruby has not been maintained for a long time.
  • This situation means that developer density is low and requires unusual strategies to maintain the project.

Acknowledgement

https://github.com/edmundhighcock/hdf5

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.