If you want to compute FFDs you need to know for how long the target on which you found a flare was observed. But you do not want to give a frequency immediately because you do not know a priori with how many flares in a light curve you will end up.
What is the goal / expected behaviour?
The number of cadences are saved and then converted to total observation time of the target. This number is stored in FlareLightCurve.flares['tot_obs_cad','tot_obs_time'].
What needs to be created or improved?
If you want to compute FFDs you need to know for how long the target on which you found a flare was observed. But you do not want to give a frequency immediately because you do not know a priori with how many flares in a light curve you will end up.
What is the goal / expected behaviour?
The number of cadences are saved and then converted to total observation time of the target. This number is stored in
FlareLightCurve.flares['tot_obs_cad','tot_obs_time']
.