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Plugins

Plugins allow one to add Python-based functionality to NOMAD without a custom NOMAD image or release. Plugins can be installed at NOMAD start-up time. Therefore, a NOMAD installation or Oasis can be configured with a different custom set of plugins or disable unnecessary plugins.

Note

You might also want to read the how-to guide on plugins

Plugin entry point reference

This is a list of the available plugin entry point configuration models.

AppEntryPoint

Base model for a app plugin entry points.

name type
id str Unique identifier corresponding to the entry point name. Automatically set to the plugin entry point name in pyproject.toml.
entry_point_type Literal[app] Determines the entry point type.
default: app
name str Name of the plugin entry point.
description str A human readable description of the plugin entry point.
plugin_package str The plugin package from which this entry points comes from.
app App The app configuration.

NormalizerEntryPoint

Base model for normalizer plugin entry points.

name type
id str Unique identifier corresponding to the entry point name. Automatically set to the plugin entry point name in pyproject.toml.
entry_point_type Literal[normalizer] Determines the entry point type.
default: normalizer
name str Name of the plugin entry point.
description str A human readable description of the plugin entry point.
plugin_package str The plugin package from which this entry points comes from.
level int Integer that determines the execution order of this normalizer. Normalizers are run in order from lowest level to highest level.
default: 0

ParserEntryPoint

Base model for parser plugin entry points.

name type
id str Unique identifier corresponding to the entry point name. Automatically set to the plugin entry point name in pyproject.toml.
entry_point_type Literal[parser] Determines the entry point type.
default: parser
name str Name of the plugin entry point.
description str A human readable description of the plugin entry point.
plugin_package str The plugin package from which this entry points comes from.
level int Integer that determines the execution order of this parser. Parser with lowest level will attempt to match raw files first.
default: 0
mainfile_contents_re str A regular expression that is applied the content of a potential mainfile. If this expression is given, the parser is only considered for a file, if the expression matches.
mainfile_name_re str A regular expression that is applied the name of a potential mainfile. If this expression is given, the parser is only considered for a file, if the expression matches.
default: .*
mainfile_mime_re str A regular expression that is applied the mime type of a potential mainfile. If this expression is given, the parser is only considered for a file, if the expression matches.
default: .*
mainfile_binary_header bytes Matches a binary file if the given bytes are included in the file.
mainfile_binary_header_re bytes Matches a binary file if the given binary regular expression bytes matches the file contents.
mainfile_alternative int If True, the parser only matches a file, if no other file in the same directory matches a parser.
default: False
mainfile_contents_dict dict Is used to match structured data files like JSON or HDF5.
supported_compressions List[str] Files compressed with the given formats (e.g. xz, gz) are uncompressed and matched like normal files.
default: []

SchemaPackageEntryPoint

Base model for schema package plugin entry points.

name type
id str Unique identifier corresponding to the entry point name. Automatically set to the plugin entry point name in pyproject.toml.
entry_point_type Literal[schema_package] Specifies the entry point type.
default: schema_package
name str Name of the plugin entry point.
description str A human readable description of the plugin entry point.
plugin_package str The plugin package from which this entry points comes from.

Default plugin entry points

This is a list of the plugin entry points that are activated by default:

normalizer: bandstructurenormalizer (This is the normalizer for band structure in NOMAD. ), dosnormalizer (This is the normalizer for DOS in NOMAD. ), soapnormalizer (This is the normalizer for SOAP in NOMAD. ), spectranormalizer (This is the normalizer for spectra in NOMAD. ), systemnormalizer (This is the normalizer for system in NOMAD. ), simulationworkflownormalizer (This is the normalizer for simulation workflows in NOMAD. )

parser: parsers/abacus, parsers/abinit, parsers/aflow, parsers/amber, parsers/ams, parsers/asap, parsers/asr, parsers/atk, parsers/atomate, parsers/bigdft, parsers/bopfox, parsers/castep, parsers/charmm, parsers/chemotion, parsers/cp2k, parsers/cpmd, parsers/crystal, parsers/dftbplus, parsers/dl-poly, parsers/dmol, parsers/edmft, parsers/eels, parsers/elabftw, parsers/elastic, parsers/elk, parsers/exciting, parsers/fhi-aims, parsers/fhi-vibes, parsers/fleur, parsers/fplo, parsers/gamess, parsers/gaussian, parsers/gpaw, parsers/gromacs, parsers/gromos, parsers/gulp, parsers/h5md, parsers/lammps, parsers/lib-atoms, parsers/lobster, parsers/magres, parsers/molcas, parsers/mopac, parsers/namd, parsers/nexus, parsers/nwchem, parsers/ocean, parsers/octopus, parsers/onetep, parsers/openkim, parsers/openmx, parsers/orca, parsers/phonopy, parsers/psi4, parsers/qball, parsers/qbox, parsers/quantumespressoepw, parsers/quantumespressophonon, parsers/quantumespressoxspectra, parsers/quantumespresso, parsers/siesta, parsers/soliddmft, parsers/tbstudio, parsers/tinker, parsers/turbomole, parsers/vasp, parsers/w2dynamics, parsers/wannier90, parsers/wien2k, parsers/xtb, parsers/yambo

schema package: perovskite_solar_cell_database (A NOMAD plugin containing the schema for the Perovskite Solar Cell Database.), runschema (Run schema plugin for NOMAD. ), simulationworkflowschema (This is a collection of schemas for various types of simulation workflows. )