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Mouse Metabolite Tracing Data Repository for the Rabinowitz Lab

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Function to determine DataFormat #958

Closed lparsons closed 1 month ago

lparsons commented 2 months ago

FEATURE REQUEST

Inspiration

Adding additional peak annotation formats makes using format flags cumbersome. Automatically detecting recognized formats would simplify loading.

Description

Implement a function that determines the DataFormat of a specified peak annotation file.

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Assumptions

List of assumptions that the code will not explicitly address/check
E.g. We will assume input is correct (explaining why there is no validation)

Limitations

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E.g. This feature will only handle the most frequent use case X

Affected Components

change: File path or DB table ...
add: Environment variable or server setting
delete: External executable or cron job

Requirements

[ ] 1. List of numbered conditions to be met for the feature
[ ] 2. E.g. Every column/row must display a value, i.e. cannot be empty
[ ] 3. Numbers for reference & checkboxes for progress tracking

DESIGN

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Tests

[ ] 1. A description of at least one test for each requirement above.
[ ] 2. E.g. Test for req 2 that there's an exception when display value is ''
[ ] 3. Numbers for reference & checkboxes for progress tracking