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hdf5/c++
Scot Breitenfeld c0b10b129d RFC-HDFG-2026-001: string-based filter configuration API
Adds a human-readable key=value parameter string API for HDF5 filters,
alongside the existing integer cd_values arrays.

New C API:
- H5Pappend_filter(plist, filter_id, flags, params) — appends a filter
  using either a key=value string or raw cd_values (H5Z_params_t)
- H5Pget_filter_params_by_idx(plist, idx, buf, buf_size, content_len) —
  retrieves the parameter string for a filter by pipeline index
- H5Zconfig_get_int/double/bool/str — typed accessors for use inside
  filter set_config callbacks
- H5Z_filter_id_by_name(name) — look up a filter id by registered name
- H5Zget_filter_info2(id, info) — extended filter info including v3 fields

New H5Z_class3_t fields: name, description, set_config, get_config,
and reserved blob-callback placeholders (write_blob/read_blob/close_blob).
H5Z_pipeline gains dxpl_id, scaled[], and ndims arguments threaded
through from all call sites so v3 filter callbacks have full context.

All six built-in filters (deflate, shuffle, fletcher32, nbit, szip,
scaleoffset) implement set_config/get_config callbacks.

TOML subset parser: tomlc17 (MIT) vendored in src/tomlc17/ and compiled
unconditionally into libhdf5. Hex-float literals are transparently
rewritten to decimal before parsing. tomlc17 symbols are hidden via
-fvisibility=hidden to prevent namespace collisions.

On-disk format: no new pipeline version. Parameter strings are converted
to cd_values by set_config at H5Pappend_filter time and stored using the
existing v2 pipeline message. On read, get_config reconstructs the string.
Full backward read compatibility is preserved.

Fortran, C++, and Java bindings added. Tests in test/tfilter2.c
(~2300 lines) and testpar/t_filters_parallel.c (par-01–par-04).
h5dump displays filter parameter strings; h5repack accepts TOML-form
UD= filter specs.

Code-review fixes included: tomlc17 visibility, H5Pget_filter_params_by_idx
arg validation and true-length two-pass contract, flags re-validation after
set_config, H5Z_register3 runtime plugin validation, Java two-pass protocol
and h5libraryError() consistency, CHANGELOG corrections.

Fixes GitHub issue #6153
2026-06-22 09:27:40 -05:00
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