Data Formats defined for QHAna Plugins

A collection of data (serialization) formats used by QHAna plugins to exchange data.

Note

Plugins consume and produce serialized data. There are a few considerations when choosing a suitable serialization format:

  • Will the file contain many individual data instances (e.g. entities or relations)?

  • Can the target format support streaming reads/writes?

  • How can certain datatypes be serialized in the target format (e.g. json does not support datetime)?

  • Is the target format standardized?

  • What tools/libraries exist to work with the target format?

Also make sure to check whether a similar format is already defined before defining a new serialization format.