Create new loader type (sound: wav, mp3, etc.)

IN CONSTRUCTION

You can find in REFERENCEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! the list of all currently supported loader types.

This guide will follow you through the process of creating a new loader type (for example, a loader to read tables from a database).

If you want to add a new loader type, you need to:

1. create a newloader.py file in the loaders folder (/loaders):

In our example: /loaders/newloader.py

2. create a new class in the newloader.py file, with the following structure:

   class NewLoader(File):
       """ New loader class to read from File """
   
       supported_mime_types = [ "list of supported mime types"]
       supported_extensions = [ "list of supported extensions"]
   
       def __init__(self, path):
           super().__init__(path)
           # your code here
   
       def _load_data(self, path):
           # your code here
           return self.data
       #additional functions if necessary
   

3. add the new loader type to the __init__.py file in the loaders folder (/loaders/__init__.py)

from .newloader import NewLoader

and add the keyword “newloader” to the list of supported loaders:

__all__ = ["File", .... , "NewLoader"]

3. add a test for the new loader type to the tests/test_common_files.py for all common loader types or add a separate test file in the tests folder.