General Capability

Type of Work	Item	Explanation	Documentation
R&D	Support for mime types.	A file with a particular MIME type could be encapsulated in HDF5 as one or more datasets, perhaps with a grouping structure. A standard set of attributes could be used to describe the MIME type, similar to the way that images are stored in HDF5, with a corresponding API. It is unclear what services might be desired for accessing MIME types. Simple MIME storage could involve nothing more than the use of a standard attribute, with the file itself stored as 1-D dataset. Higher level functions/tools could add other capabilities.	MIME support in HDF5

Type of Work

R&D

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Item

Support for mime types.

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Explanation

A file with a particular MIME type could be encapsulated in HDF5 as one or more datasets, perhaps with a grouping structure. A standard set of attributes could be used to describe the MIME type, similar to the way that images are stored in HDF5, with a corresponding API. It is unclear what services might be desired for accessing MIME types. Simple MIME storage could involve nothing more than the use of a standard attribute, with the file itself stored as 1-D dataset. Higher level functions/tools could add other capabilities.

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Documentation

MIME support in HDF5