Freva: The free evaluation system#

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Freva, the free evaluation system framework, is a data search and analysis platform developed by the atmospheric science community for the atmospheric science community. With help of Freva researchers can:

quickly and intuitively search for data stored at typical data centers that host many datasets.
create a common interface for user defined data analysis tools.
apply data analysis tools in a reproducible manner.

About this Documentation#

This documentation describes the freva-client library, its command line interface (cli) and the REST API. The freva-client library described in this documentation only support searching for data. If you need to apply data analysis plugins, please visit the official documentation

Installation and configuration#

Installation of the client library is straight forward and can be achieved via:

python3 -m pip install freva-client

After successful installation you will also have to following command line interfaces (cli) available:

freva-client --help

Results

Usage: freva-client [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Freva the Free Evaluation System command line interface.

Options:
  -V, --version         Show version and exit
  --install-completion  Install completion for the current shell.
  --show-completion     Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or
                        customize the installation.
  --help                Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  auth         Create OAuth2 access and refresh token.
  databrowser  Data search related commands

Configuration#

The client library needs to make connections to the freva server. You can either set the server host names by using the host arguments (or --host flags in the cli) to make connections or permanently set the freva server host name. To do so you have several options:

If you are using the centrally administered freva instance you don’t have to do anything.
If on the other hand you have installed the client library yourself you can use the freva.toml configuration located in the user config directory (.config/freva/freva.toml)
You can also set the FREVA_CONFIG environment variable to point to any location of the freva.toml file

The configuration file itself follows toml syntax. After installation you will have freva config file with the following content placed in the user configuration directory of your OS (e.g ~/.config/freva on Linux):

## The new freva configuration file.
## This configuration files follows toml (https://toml.io) syntax and replaces
## the old evaluation_system.conf file.
#
[freva]
## This section configures the freva client. All settings related to freva
## are set here.
##
## The name of the specific freva instance. If you use multiple configurations
## for different freva instances the `project_name` entry allows you to
## later identify which configuration you were using.
# project_name = "freva"

##
## The host that runs the freva api system. In most cases this is just the
## url of the freva webpage, such as https://www.freva.dkrz.de.
## You can set a port by separating <hostname:port>
## for example freva.example.org:7777
# host = ""

To permanently set or override the freva server host name you have to set the host variable in that file. In most cases this variable can be set to the url of the freva web site you are using, for example https//www.freva.dkrz.de.

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Feedback and Support#

We value your feedback and are committed to improving the API continuously. If you encounter any issues, have questions, or wish to suggest improvements, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team. Your input is invaluable in enhancing the Freva Databrowser REST API to better suit your needs.