Any plan for a Java client?

[rsignell-usgs]

Just wondering if there are plans for a Java high-level interface for h5serv, along the lines of the python high-level interface h5pyd?

This would allow netcdf-java depedent clients like NASA's Panoply to more easily take advantage of object store on S3 by simply swapping a library, correct?

Or does the netcdf-java library architecture make this simple library swap approach more challenging?

[jreadey]

No plans, but there is no technical reason why it couldn't be done. Just as the h5pyd is a "Pure Python" package, using the HDF Rest API makes it much easier to create a pure Java library that reads and writes HDF5.

Panoply uses the NetCDF Java library, correct? The easiest path might be to modify that library to utilize the REST API.

[rsignell-usgs]

Yes, Panoply, THREDDS Data Server and ERDDAP all use the NetCDF Java Library. They may not like the fact that it would only work with NetCDF4, but they perhaps could develop a similar RESTful service for netcdf3 files.