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OME-Zarr well schema

Title: OME-Zarr well schema

Typeobject
RequiredNo
Additional propertiesAny type allowed

Description: JSON from OME-Zarr zarr.json

PropertyPatternTypeDeprecatedDefinitionTitle/Description
+ omeNoobjectNo-The versioned OME-Zarr Metadata namespace

1. Property OME-Zarr well schema > ome

Typeobject
RequiredYes
Additional propertiesAny type allowed

Description: The versioned OME-Zarr Metadata namespace

PropertyPatternTypeDeprecatedDefinitionTitle/Description
+ wellNoobjectNo--
+ versionNoenum (of string)NoIn https://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.5/schemas/_version.schemaOME-Zarr Metadata version

1.1. Property OME-Zarr well schema > ome > well

Typeobject
RequiredYes
Additional propertiesAny type allowed
PropertyPatternTypeDeprecatedDefinitionTitle/Description
+ imagesNoarray of objectNo-The fields of view for this well

1.1.1. Property OME-Zarr well schema > ome > well > images

Typearray of object
RequiredYes

Description: The fields of view for this well

Array restrictions
Min items1
Max itemsN/A
Items unicityTrue
Additional itemsFalse
Tuple validationSee below
Each item of this array must beDescription
images items-
1.1.1.1. OME-Zarr well schema > ome > well > images > images items
Typeobject
RequiredNo
Additional propertiesAny type allowed
PropertyPatternTypeDeprecatedDefinitionTitle/Description
- acquisitionNointegerNo-A unique identifier within the context of the plate
+ pathNostringNo-The path for this field of view subgroup
1.1.1.1.1. Property OME-Zarr well schema > ome > well > images > images items > acquisition
Typeinteger
RequiredNo

Description: A unique identifier within the context of the plate

1.1.1.1.2. Property OME-Zarr well schema > ome > well > images > images items > path
Typestring
RequiredYes

Description: The path for this field of view subgroup

Restrictions
Must match regular expression^[A-Za-z0-9]+$ Test

1.2. Property OME-Zarr well schema > ome > version

Title: OME-Zarr Metadata version

Typeenum (of string)
RequiredYes
Defined inhttps://ngff.openmicroscopy.org/0.5/schemas/_version.schema

Description: The version of the OME-Zarr Metadata

Must be one of:


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