Description:

XNAT DataChooser is a client-side tool for browsing and selecting data from XNAT archives. It is designed to streamline the process of incorporating XNAT functionality into end-user applications and, in its simplest form, operates as a simple one-line drop-in for to replace a standard File -> Open… dialog.

This is the first public release of the application, with the following features:

* flexible user interface for downloading data files from XNAT;

* written entirely in Java, using the Swing GUI toolkit;

* multiple user profiles, to allow flexible login to different
XNAT database, or as different XNAT users;

* flexible searching using a (large) subset of the most useful XNAT
schema entries for image data types;

* creation of virtual directory structure based on search criteria
to allow rapid browing of data;

* download of MRI, CT and PET data already tested;

* flexible framework for adding new XNAT schema datatypes with
associated files for download;

* cache implementation, so that data need to be downloaded only
once;

* full Java API to allow programmatic use of the XNAT DataChooser;

* complete source code included, with comprehensive Java documentation;

* ability to call DataChooser from MATLAB and IDL (full demo of
capabilities provided in distribution) to allow data to be delivered
directly into user applications;

* (next release will feature equivalent functionality to call from
C++ and, if all goes well, Python);

* ability to store table settings for each data type displayed, to
allow customisation of user experience.

Installation should be a piece of cake. Simply copy the file to your home directory, and uncompress it there. Please make sure that the top-level uncompressed directory has name .XNAT_DAO (the dot is important) and resides directly within your home directory. Then take a look at README.txt.