Materials-Consortia / Materials-Consortia/optimade-python-tools

Consider adjusting client to be provider-parallel rather than database-parallel

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Python
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Description

This will be equivalent in 99% of cases, but will help providers that serve multiple OPTIMADE databases from the same "physical" database.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the client code that controls parallelism and review how providers and OPTIMADE databases are represented; the desired provider-parallel behavior and its completion criteria need to be defined before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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