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AIND File Standards

This repository contains the file standards for the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics (AIND).

Goal

The overarching goal of this effort is to give users, developers, and any system that produces or consumes information within AIND a clear set of specifications for structuring acquired data. This will make it easier to validate acquisition pipelines, ensure a more consistent user experience, and equip everyone with a common set of tools for working with that data.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! These will likely fall into one of the following categories:

  • New Proposals: If you have a new specification to add, place it in the directory that matches its scope:
  • docs/file_formats for a self-contained, reusable format specification (e.g. harp, nwb).
  • docs/modalities for a specification covering a whole acquisition modality that composes several file formats (e.g. ecephys, fip).

See docs/core/contributing.md for the distinction between the two. - Improvements to Existing Formats: If you have suggestions for improving existing specifications, please submit a pull request with your changes.

For more information on how to submit contributions, refer to docs/core/contributing.md.