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CIF -> OPTIMADE Structure converter

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Description

In a comment by @ltalirz in an issue concerning turning AiiDA CifData nodes into valid OPTIMADE structures, the notion was formed that a general CIF to OPTIMADE structure format is needed.

This should be possible to include based on the optimade.adapters.Structure class. Here we already have the opposite conversion function in place.

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Research direction

Read optimade/adapters/structures/adapter.py and the linked AiiDA discussion first, then compare the existing conversion in the opposite direction. Clarify which CIF inputs and OPTIMADE Structure fields the general converter must support. Done means CIF data can be converted into valid OPTIMADE structures.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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