Lightning-AI / Lightning-AI/litData

Add support for sample windowing

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enhancement help wanted
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Description

## 🚀 Feature

### Motivation

Add support for large data array and windowing: https://github.com/zarr-developers/zarr-specs/tree/main/docs/v3

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c1a9a33a-48ac-4a11-a4d1-50dd08f30dda)

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked Zarr v3 specification, then inspect litData's existing data-loading and array-handling paths to determine where sample windowing belongs. Clarify the expected windowing behavior for large arrays, supported inputs, and completion criteria before implementing and testing the feature.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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