{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Validates that brain imaging datasets conform to the BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure) specification, checking file organization, naming, metadata, and format compliance.","skillfed_tags":["neuroimaging","data-validation","bids"],"use_cases":["Validate a neuroimaging dataset before uploading to a data repository or sharing with collaborators.","Integrate BIDS validation into a data acquisition pipeline to catch formatting errors immediately after scanning.","Check individual files or entire directories programmatically within a Python-based data processing workflow.","Configure dataset-specific validation rules by adding a `.bids-validator-config.json` file to customize error severity.","Validate datasets in automated CI/CD workflows to ensure BIDS compliance before archival or publication."],"what_it_does":"BIDS-Validator is a tool that checks whether brain imaging datasets conform to the Brain Imaging Data Structure specification. It works across multiple interfaces\u2014web browser, command line, Docker, and as a Python library\u2014making it accessible to researchers with different workflows. The Python library provides programmatic access to validation checks, allowing you to integrate BIDS compliance testing into data processing pipelines or quality-control scripts.\n\nThe validator examines file organization, naming conventions, metadata in JSON sidecars, and data format integrity (NIfTI headers, TSV structure, JSON syntax). It supports configuration via `.bidsignore` files and JSON config files to customize which issues are ignored, warned about, or treated as errors. The package depends on bidsschematools to enforce the current BIDS specification rules.","worth_installing":"Yes. BIDS-Validator is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with minimal friction, and is the standard tool for ensuring neuroimaging datasets meet BIDS specification requirements. It is essential for researchers working with brain imaging data who need to validate compliance programmatically or before sharing datasets."},"id":"bids-validator","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/bids-validator","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/bids-validator.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/bids-validator/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-08-06","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"bids-validator","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Validator for the Brain Imaging Data Structure"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":117286,"position":12171,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.14.7.post0"}