[pdal] Generic read/write based on file suffix?

[Peder Axensten]

Hi!

Is there a way to write pipes without specifying the reader/writer?
That is, can I write mypipe.json in such a way so that something like the following would work?
pdal pipeline mypipe.json —input=in/file.laz --output=out/file.laz
The idea is that the suffix .laz of in/file.laz would determine the reader to be readers.las. And similar with the output. That way
pdal pipeline mypipe.json —input=in/file.pcd --output=out/file.text
would work without modifying mypipe.json.

I see that all readers and writers specify the file suffices that they handle, so the information needed to automatically determine the reader/writer seems to be there.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

Best regards,

Peder Axensten
Research engineer

Remote Sensing
Department of Forest Resource Management
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SE-901 83 Umeå
Visiting address: Skogsmarksgränd
Phone: +46 90 786 85 00
peder.axensten at slu.se, www.slu.se/srh

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