casa core modules (libcasa)

The casa package contains the core modules. More...

Modules
	Arrays
	A module implementing multidimensional arrays and operations.
	BasicMath
	Classes and global functions for basic math use.
	BasicSL
	Classes and global functions for standard library use.
	Containers
	Non-mathematical Containers.
	Exceptions
	Exception handling.
	Inputs
	A module for simple command line user interface classes.
	IO
	Basic classes and global functions for IO and object persistency.
	Logging
	Send, record, and filter informational messages.
	OS
	Classes for operating system services, and assorted other things.
	Quanta
	a module for units and quantities
	System
	Classes and global functions for system use.
	Utilities
	Classes and global functions for general use.

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Detailed Description

The casa package contains the core modules.

• Multi-dimensional arrays
• Quantities (values with physical units)
• OS and IO interface classes
• Containers (from pre-STL era)
• Various utility classes and functions
• Miscellaneous modules for exceptions, tasking interface, command line input, logging, STL wrappers, and basic math classes

It is important to note that most of the code has been developed before STL came into existence, so several classes in modules Containers and Utilities are superseded by their STL counterparts. However, they are still used in some casacore code. Furthermore, some classes offer some extra functionality compared to STL.