microsoft / microsoft/yardl

container-independent access

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enhancement
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C++
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Description

At present, I believe the user has to know if the stored data is binary or HDF5, and instantiate the corresponding class. That's efficient but also very inconvenient. It would certainly be nice to be able to write some client-code that does not depend on the container-type. (Edit: I see that there are abstract classes in protocols.h already, so possibly the only thing that's necessary is a factory that determines the container-type given a filename)

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Research direction

Start by reading protocols.h and the issue's description of the existing abstract classes and filename-based container detection. Determine the intended factory boundary and how client code can avoid choosing binary or HDF5 directly. Done means the required container type can be selected without container-specific client code.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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