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def create(self, options = None)
def open(self, options = None)
def close(self, options = None)

options - additional options (possibly backend specific)

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IDS storing /

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reading

IDS get

def get(self, idsName, occurrence = 0) # idsName (e.g. 'equilibrium')
	return ids

IDS put

def put(self, ids, occurrence = 0)

IDS putSlice

def put_slice(self, ids, occurrence = 0)

IDS getSlice

def get_slice(self, ids_name, time_requested, interpolation_method, occurrence=0): # idsName (e.g. 'equilibrium')
	return ids

Any other method is needed to ba added to db_entry class?

IDS superclass

Parent class for all classes representing particular IDSes. 

Class  methods (aka "static")

def get_ids(cls, ids_name):

IDS class

Class  methods (aka "static")

def get_max_occurrences(cls):

def read_time_mode(self, ctx):
def read_time(self, ctx):

def get(self, occurrence=0):

def put(self, occurrence=0, db_entry=None):

def putSlice(self, occurrence=0):getTime vector?