Read mat file from memory
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Description
Would it be possible to read a mat file that has already been loaded in memory and in stored as a UInt8 array (without having to write the data to disk first)?
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Research direction
Start by tracing MAT.jl's existing MAT-file reading entry point and how it accepts file data. Check whether a UInt8 array can be passed without writing to disk, then add coverage for reading an in-memory array and confirm the same data is returned as for a file-backed read.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- julia
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100