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diff --git a/src/H5Zmodule.h b/src/H5Zmodule.h index d83f338..3be2629 100644 --- a/src/H5Zmodule.h +++ b/src/H5Zmodule.h @@ -29,4 +29,71 @@ #define H5_MY_PKG_ERR H5E_PLINE #define H5_MY_PKG_INIT YES +/** + * \defgroup H5Z H5Z + * + * + * \brief Filter and Compression Interface + * + * \details The functions in this module let you configure filters that process + * data during I/O operation. + * + * HDF5 supports a filter pipeline that provides the capability for + * standard and customized raw data processing during I/O operations. + * HDF5 is distributed with a small set of standard filters such as + * compression (gzip, SZIP, and a shuffling algorithm) and error + * checking (Fletcher32 checksum). For further flexibility, the + * library allows a user application to extend the pipeline through + * the creation and registration of customized filters. + * + * The flexibility of the filter pipeline implementation enables the + * definition of additional filters by a user application. A filter + * \li is associated with a dataset when the dataset is created, + * \li can be used only with chunked data (i.e., datasets stored in + * the #H5D_CHUNKED storage layout), and + * \li is applied independently to each chunk of the dataset. + * + * The HDF5 library does not support filters for contiguous datasets + * because of the difficulty of implementing random access for partial + * I/O. Compact dataset filters are not supported because it would not + * produce significant results. + * + * Filter identifiers for the filters distributed with the HDF5 + * Library are as follows: + * <table> + * <tr><td>#H5Z_FILTER_DEFLATE</td><td>The gzip compression, or + * deflation, filter</td></tr> + * <tr><td>#H5Z_FILTER_SZIP</td><td>The SZIP compression + * filter</td></tr> + * <tr><td>#H5Z_FILTER_NBIT</td><td>The N-bit compression + * filter</td></tr> + * <tr><td>#H5Z_FILTER_SCALEOFFSET</td><td>The scale-offset + * compression filter</td></tr> + * <tr><td>#H5Z_FILTER_SHUFFLE</td><td>The shuffle algorithm + * filter</td></tr> + * <tr><td>#H5Z_FILTER_FLETCHER32</td><td>The Fletcher32 checksum, + * or error checking, filter</td></tr> + * </table> + * Custom filters that have been registered with the library will have + * additional unique identifiers. + * + * See \Emph{HDF5 Dynamically Loaded Filters} for more information on + * how an HDF5 application can apply a filter that is not registered + * with the HDF5 library. + * + * \todo Fix the reference. + * + * \defgroup H5ZPRE Predefined Filters + * \ingroup H5Z + * \defgroup FLETCHER32 Checksum Filter + * \ingroup H5ZPRE + * \defgroup SCALEOFFSET Scale-Offset Filter + * \ingroup H5ZPRE + * \defgroup SHUFFLE Shuffle Filter + * \ingroup H5ZPRE + * \defgroup SZIP Szip Filter + * \ingroup H5ZPRE + * + */ + #endif /* _H5Zmodule_H */ |