Runners

Data Format

alea uses the inference_interface to handle storing fit results, toy data and to load _templates_ – histograms that define a PDF for e.g. the blueice_extended_model. inference_interface uses the pyhdf format, with specific fields for: * fit results: uses numpy_to_toyfile and toyfile_to_numpy to write and load best-fit values, upper/lower limits and other values from toy fits. * toy data: uses toydata_to_file and toydata_from_file to write and load toy data– alea uses this format to read/write data. * templates: uses template_to_multihist and multihist_to_template, alternatively numpy_to_template, template_to_numpy (root version also exists but is not uses)

To emphasize that we encourage this standard format for all alea read/writing, we use the file ending .ii.h5 for the files in these formats.