# mpyconv

This tool supports conversion between various data file formats and
configuration file formats.

## Supported Format Conversions

The following table shows all supported format conversions. For dat files the
last comment line before the data block is interpreted as column header. The
converter removes all comments from the file, except the column header.

### Data File Formats

| Input / Output | CSV | DAT/TXT | ECSV |
|--------------------|:---:|:-------:|:----:|
| **CSV** | yes | yes | yes |
| **DAT/TXT** | yes | yes | yes |
| **ECSV** | yes | yes | yes |
| **OpenFOAM® Probe** | yes | yes | yes |
| **OpenFOAM® Graph** | yes | yes | yes |

### Configuration File Formats

| Input ↓ / Output → | YAML | JSON | OpenFOAM® Dict |
|--------------------|:----:|:----:|:-------------:|
| **YAML** | yes | yes | no |
| **JSON** | yes | yes | no |
| **OpenFOAM® Dict** | yes | yes | no |

## Usage

```bash
mpyconv input output
```

## Examples

### Convert DAT to CSV

```bash
mpyconv simulation_data.dat simulation_data.csv
```

### Convert OpenFOAM Foundation Software Probe Data

Convert OpenFOAM Foundation software probe data to CSV format:

```bash
mpyconv postProcessing/probes/0/U probe_velocities.csv
```