HDF5 – Survey on Tools for HDF5 Productivity and Utility

The HDF Group is considering making additional investments in the suite of tools that are used to make the HDF5 library more useful to its users. We’d like to hear from our user community about their need(s) for these kinds of tools. So please help us out and take a few minutes to answer the following questions.

	I use this tool	It's valuable to me	A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5check	h5check I use this tool	h5check It's valuable to me	h5check A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5edith5cc	h5edith5cc I use this tool	h5edith5cc It's valuable to me	h5edith5cc A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5fc	h5fc I use this tool	h5fc It's valuable to me	h5fc A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5c++	h5c++ I use this tool	h5c++ It's valuable to me	h5c++ A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5debug	h5debug I use this tool	h5debug It's valuable to me	h5debug A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5repart	h5repart I use this tool	h5repart It's valuable to me	h5repart A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5repack	h5repack I use this tool	h5repack It's valuable to me	h5repack A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5redeploy	h5redeploy I use this tool	h5redeploy It's valuable to me	h5redeploy A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5perf	h5perf I use this tool	h5perf It's valuable to me	h5perf A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5diff	h5diff I use this tool	h5diff It's valuable to me	h5diff A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5ls	h5ls I use this tool	h5ls It's valuable to me	h5ls A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5jam/h5unjam	h5jam/h5unjam I use this tool	h5jam/h5unjam It's valuable to me	h5jam/h5unjam A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5import	h5import I use this tool	h5import It's valuable to me	h5import A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
gif2h5/h52gif	gif2h5/h52gif I use this tool	gif2h5/h52gif It's valuable to me	gif2h5/h52gif A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5copy	h5copy I use this tool	h5copy It's valuable to me	h5copy A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5mkgrp	h5mkgrp I use this tool	h5mkgrp It's valuable to me	h5mkgrp A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5perf_serial	h5perf_serial I use this tool	h5perf_serial It's valuable to me	h5perf_serial A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5stat	h5stat I use this tool	h5stat It's valuable to me	h5stat A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5format_convert	h5format_convert I use this tool	h5format_convert It's valuable to me	h5format_convert A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5watch	h5watch I use this tool	h5watch It's valuable to me	h5watch A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice
h5dump	h5dump I use this tool	h5dump It's valuable to me	h5dump A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

I use this tool

It's valuable to me

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5check

h5check I use this tool

h5check It's valuable to me

h5check A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5edith5cc

h5edith5cc I use this tool

h5edith5cc It's valuable to me

h5edith5cc A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5fc

h5fc I use this tool

h5fc It's valuable to me

h5fc A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5c++

h5c++ I use this tool

h5c++ It's valuable to me

h5c++ A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5debug

h5debug I use this tool

h5debug It's valuable to me

h5debug A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5repart

h5repart I use this tool

h5repart It's valuable to me

h5repart A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5repack

h5repack I use this tool

h5repack It's valuable to me

h5repack A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5redeploy

h5redeploy I use this tool

h5redeploy It's valuable to me

h5redeploy A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5perf

h5perf I use this tool

h5perf It's valuable to me

h5perf A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5diff

h5diff I use this tool

h5diff It's valuable to me

h5diff A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5ls

h5ls I use this tool

h5ls It's valuable to me

h5ls A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5jam/h5unjam

h5jam/h5unjam I use this tool

h5jam/h5unjam It's valuable to me

h5jam/h5unjam A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5import

h5import I use this tool

h5import It's valuable to me

h5import A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

gif2h5/h52gif

gif2h5/h52gif I use this tool

gif2h5/h52gif It's valuable to me

gif2h5/h52gif A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5copy

h5copy I use this tool

h5copy It's valuable to me

h5copy A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5mkgrp

h5mkgrp I use this tool

h5mkgrp It's valuable to me

h5mkgrp A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5perf_serial

h5perf_serial I use this tool

h5perf_serial It's valuable to me

h5perf_serial A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5stat

h5stat I use this tool

h5stat It's valuable to me

h5stat A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5format_convert

h5format_convert I use this tool

h5format_convert It's valuable to me

h5format_convert A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5watch

h5watch I use this tool

h5watch It's valuable to me

h5watch A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

h5dump

h5dump I use this tool

h5dump It's valuable to me

h5dump A Graphical User Interface (GUI) would be nice

	Very useful		Somewhat useful		Not useful at all
A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files	A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files Very useful	A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files	A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files Somewhat useful	A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files	A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files Not useful at all
A graphical user interface that bundles a number of different command line tools into a single, cross-platform desktop application. It could also make it easier to utilize the full range of options/parameters on each of these tools.	A graphical user interface that bundles a number of different command line tools into a single, cross-platform desktop application. It could also make it easier to utilize the full range of options/parameters on each of these tools. Very useful	A graphical user interface that bundles a number of different command line tools into a single, cross-platform desktop application. It could also make it easier to utilize the full range of options/parameters on each of these tools.	A graphical user interface that bundles a number of different command line tools into a single, cross-platform desktop application. It could also make it easier to utilize the full range of options/parameters on each of these tools. Somewhat useful	A graphical user interface that bundles a number of different command line tools into a single, cross-platform desktop application. It could also make it easier to utilize the full range of options/parameters on each of these tools.	A graphical user interface that bundles a number of different command line tools into a single, cross-platform desktop application. It could also make it easier to utilize the full range of options/parameters on each of these tools. Not useful at all
A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance	A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance Very useful	A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance	A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance Somewhat useful	A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance	A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance Not useful at all

Very useful

Somewhat useful

Not useful at all

A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files

A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files Very useful

A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files

A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files Somewhat useful

A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files

A browser-based version of HDFView or HDFCompass that lets you explore HDF5 data files Not useful at all

A graphical user interface that bundles a number of different command line tools into a single, cross-platform desktop application. It could also make it easier to utilize the full range of options/parameters on each of these tools.

A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance

A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance Very useful

A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance

A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance Somewhat useful

A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance

A tool that analyzes your data files and access methods and makes suggestions for improved performance Not useful at all

	Very useful		Somewhat useful		Not useful at all
Easier integration with performance profiling tools	Easier integration with performance profiling tools Very useful	Easier integration with performance profiling tools	Easier integration with performance profiling tools Somewhat useful	Easier integration with performance profiling tools	Easier integration with performance profiling tools Not useful at all
Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema	Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema Very useful	Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema	Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema Somewhat useful	Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema	Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema Not useful at all
Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file	Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file Very useful	Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file	Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file Somewhat useful	Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file	Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file Not useful at all

Very useful

Somewhat useful

Not useful at all

Easier integration with performance profiling tools

Easier integration with performance profiling tools Very useful

Easier integration with performance profiling tools

Easier integration with performance profiling tools Somewhat useful

Easier integration with performance profiling tools

Easier integration with performance profiling tools Not useful at all

Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema

Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema Very useful

Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema

Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema Somewhat useful

Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema

Automatic creation of an HDF5 container from an XML schema Not useful at all

Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file

Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file Very useful

Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file

Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file Somewhat useful

Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file

Automatic generation of code in predefined languages to read/write to a specific HDF5 file Not useful at all

	Very useful		Neutral		Not useful at all
A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files	A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files Very useful	A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files	A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files Neutral	A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files	A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files Not useful at all
A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file.	A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file. Very useful	A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file.	A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file. Neutral	A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file.	A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file. Not useful at all

Very useful

Neutral

Not useful at all

A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files

A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files Very useful

A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files

A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files Neutral

A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files

A product designer that allows you design, generate and import data into new HDF5 files Not useful at all

A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file.

A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file. Very useful

A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file.

A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file. Neutral

A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file.

A tool that concatenates multiple HDF5 files into a single file. Not useful at all

HDF5 – Survey on Tools for HDF5 Productivity and Utility

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* 1. Which existing HDF5 tools do you use?

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* 2. Are there any enhancements you’d like to see for any of the tools listed in Question #1 (above)?

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* 3. Are there other HDF5 tools that you use that we did not name above? How valuable are those tools? Would a GUI be helpful? Are there any enhancements you'd like to see for those tools?

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* 4. How useful would the following new HDF5 tools be to you?

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* 5. How useful would the following new HDF5 tools be to you?

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* 6. How useful would the following new HDF5 tools be to you?

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* 7. Are there any other tools that you would like to see created? Which ones? Why?

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* 8. If we can contact you with follow-up questions, please provide your contact information.