Design and implementation of a tool to manage experimental metadata
MetaTools
Main features
- file based dynamic and hierarchical structures for metadata storage
- Generating metadata files corresponding to the structure
- Search for experiments using metadata
The basis for the functions of MetaTools is the design of a standardized file format for storing metadata. This format contains information in a hierarchical and structured way. The format can be easily customized and extended.
MetaTools is capable of generating metadata files conforming to the designed file format. Furthermore, it is able to validate the metadata files and searching them in bulk.
The program contains an interface definition to make the contained functions accessible via a web interface. The functionalities are included in the BCU Repository.