Initial Pecan Data Format

experiment.py

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+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import List, Any
+
+Interval = tuple[float, float] | None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Measurement:
+    """These are the fields that represent the outputs of the experiment."""
+
+    name: str
+    unit: str
+    interval: Interval = None
+    values: List[float] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Variable:
+    """These are the fields that represent the inputs of the experiment."""
+
+    name: str
+    unit: str
+    interval: Interval = None
+    value: Any = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Experiment:
+    """This is the data class that represents the experiment."""
+
+    experiment: str
+    date: str
+    measurements: List[Measurement] = field(default_factory=list)
+    variables: List[Variable] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    def to_json(self):
+        # Convert the data class to a dictionary, which can be easily converted to JSON.
+        import json
+
+        return json.dumps(self, default=lambda o: o.__dict__, sort_keys=True, indent=4)