slow5tools-v0.4.0

• multithreaded support for slow5tools split
• performance improvements to sequential reading in slow5tools merge, view etc.
• --retain option added to f2s (#53)
• improve support in f2s for older fast5 files [#54]
• improvements to real-time fast5 to slow5 conversion script
• catch and gracefully error out when slow5tools sees FAST5 end_reason corrupted with ONT's compress_fast5 programme (#59)
• improved error handling, better error messages and warnings
• more documentation added: mainly suggestions for archiving

slow5tools-v0.3.0

Major changes from the previous version are:

• svb-zd for signal compression (-s option) which is activated by default now
• optional zstd record compression added
• quickcheck subtool
• empty/ambiguous fast5 attributes are dynamically stored in the slow5 header
• more testcases added and bug fixes
• improving the usability, error messages and warnings
• code restructuring

slow5tools-v0.2.0

Major changes from previous version includes:

• all attributes in fast5 tracking_id and contex_tags groups are now stored in the header despite they are empty
• better multi-threading of merge programme and temporary directory is no longer needed (note: --tmp-prefix is deprecated now, -K option added)
• view programme is multi-threaded (-t and -K options)
• -o in split programme is now -d to retain consistency
• get programme is improved (header printed now, better multi-threading)
• improved usability (e.g., usage messages, better warnings, better support for vbz compressed fast5 files, etc.)
• various bug fixes

slow5tools-v0.1.0

The very first beta release.

slow5tools-v0.0-alpha

Initial alpha release for testing if the releases work