DirectoryMetadata

Definition:

A json file in which to store metadata that applies to all datafiles within the containing directory or within any nested subdirectories. Fields from the file replace the values of the global dataset_description object.

Properties:

• stem: file_metadata
• extensions: ['.json']
• baseDir: data
• arbitraryNesting: True

If file/directory not found:

code: MISSING_DIRECTORY_METADATA

level: warning

reason: It is optional to include a json metadata file within a data subdirectory that applies to all files within the current directory and its subdirectories