OPTIMADE v1.0.0
This is release v1.0.0 of the OPTIMADE API specification.
The specification has undergone a few changes since v1.0.0-rc.2, some not backward compatible.
A few highlighted changes directly affecting the API:
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Several changes related to version negotiation for future releases of the API have been added.
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The API may now be served on both the unversioned and versioned URLs.
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The top-level
meta
field has undergone major revision:- It is now mandatory, with a few mandatory subfields (e.g.,
api_version
), and most other fields made optional. - A link to a schema may be provided.
- It no longer contains an
index_base_url
, since this functionality is covered byroot
links in the/links
endpoint.
- It is now mandatory, with a few mandatory subfields (e.g.,
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The
unit
field for describing properties in the/info
endpoints is now standardized to use the Unified Code for Units of Measure.