Changes for reading and post-processing OpenPMD data files

NEWS.md

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Version 1.5.0
+## Version 1.5.0 (19 June 2023)
 
 #### General
 - Python 3.12 is now supported, Python 3.8.1 is required for development.
 - `total_filesize` now errors out when directories are passed.
 
+#### Features
+- Added experimental support for reading OpenPMD files (with most of the
+  heavy-lifting done by @krishivbhatia). Please, report any issue you might find.
+
 ## Version 1.4.0 (2 May 2023)
 
 #### General

docs/features.rst

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Units
 Grid Data
 ---------
 
-- Read 1D, 2D, and 3D ASCII and HDF5 files as ``HierarchicalGridData``, which supports:
+- Read 1D, 2D, and 3D ASCII, HDF5 and OpenPMD (experimental) files as ``HierarchicalGridData``, which supports:
 
   - working with multiple components and refinement levels;
   - handling ghost-zones;

docs/index.rst

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ For a full list of available features, see the :doc:`features page <features>`.
   (:py:mod:`~.tensor`).
 - Work with 1D, 2D, and 3D grid functions (:py:mod:`~.grid_data`,
   :py:mod:`~.cactus_grid_functions`) as output by ``CarpetIOHDF5`` or
-  ``CarpetIOASCII``.
+  ``CarpetIOASCII``, or in OpenPMD format.
 - Work with horizon data from (:py:mod:`~.cactus_horizons`) as output by
   ``QuasiLocalMeasures`` and ``AHFinderDirect``.
 - Perform common operations with horizons (:py:mod:`~.hor_utils`).