Hi,
I'm looking for an efficient way to store data on disk for quick access
via VisAD. My data look something like:
time -> ( (x,y,z) -> (a,b,c) )
and I'd like to cache a subset of the time samples for optimal performace.
I assume I want to use FileField (or FileFlatField?) but I'm not sure
how to proceed. I intend to have a "server" with a large amount of data
available via RemoteDataReferences. I'd populate the server by reading
in data the usual way then dumping them to files. One big question is
how should I create those files and read them. Should I use VisAD
serialized or binary format (via VisADForm) or should I roll my own
format and maybe use java.nio's memory-mapped IO?
It would help if I understood the difference between a Form (e.g.
VisADForm) and a FileAccessor.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Doug
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