JuliaIO / JuliaIO/MAT.jl

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

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