FAIRsharing record for: ObjTables Schemas

This FAIRsharing record describes: ObjTables Schemas allow the creation of re-usable datasets that are both human and machine-readable, combining the ease of spreadsheets (e.g., Excel workbooks) with the rigour of schemas (classes, their attributes, the type of each attribute, and the possible relationships between instances of classes). ObjTables schemas can either be defined with a tabular format or with the ObjTables Python package. The tabular format is easy to use, and requires no programming. The tabular format supports most of the features of ObjTables, including a wide range of data types, relationships, transposed and embedded tables, single inheritance, and basic validation. The ObjTables Python package is more flexible. ObjTables is ideal for supplementary materials of journal article, as well as for emerging domains which need to quickly build new formats for new types of data and associated software with minimal effort.

本FAIRsharing记录所描述的内容如下：ObjTables 模式（ObjTables Schemas）可创建兼具人类可读性与机器可读性的可复用数据集，既拥有电子表格（如Excel工作簿）的易用性，又具备模式规范的严谨性——此类模式规范涵盖类、类的属性、各属性的类型，以及类实例间的潜在关联关系。ObjTables 模式可通过表格格式或ObjTables Python包进行定义：表格格式操作简便，无需编写代码，且支持ObjTables的绝大多数功能，包括丰富的数据类型、关联关系、转置与嵌入表格、单继承以及基础验证；ObjTables Python包则具备更强的灵活性。ObjTables 非常适用于期刊论文的补充材料，以及那些需要以极低工作量快速搭建新型数据格式与配套软件的新兴领域。