ewoksxrpd.tasks.utils.data_utils.hdf5_link_object

ewoksxrpd.tasks.utils.data_utils.hdf5_link_object(parent_filename, parent_name, link_name, target_filename, target_name, relative=True)

Parameters:

• parent_filename (str) – HDF5 filename in which the link will be created

• parent_name (str) – absolute HDF5 group path in parent_filename

• link_name (str) – relative HDF5 path of the link source with respect to parent_name

• target_filename (str) – HDF5 filename in which the link target is located

• target_name (str) – absolute HDF5 path in target_filename of the link target

• relative (bool) – determines whether the external or internal link is absolute or relative. Internal links that refer upwards are not supported and will always be absolute.

Return type:

Union[None, ExternalLink, SoftLink]

Returns:

Internal or external link object to be used to create the HDF5 link. Returns None when the link refers to itself.