The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

Java Software for Swift Quick-Look

This page lists the Java code used in the Swift Quick-Look data interface. These tools may be generally useful for examining FITS files and distributing archived data. For more information on any of these, contact the author, Edwrad Pier, at eap@milkyway.gsfc.nasa.gov.

Name Version Packages Download Description
FITS 1.3 eap.fits
eap.fitsbrowser
eap.filter
eap.applet		 jar
source
doc		 Includes an applet and application for viewing and editing FITS files. Also includes a general purpose package for reading and writing FITS data. It can read PGP encrypted files if the optional PGP jar file is available.
Tar 1.0 eap.tar
eap.filter
eap.crypto		 jar
source
doc		 Includes an applet for downloading and unpacking a tar file. The applet is also able to uncompress and decrypt the data on the fly.
Filter 1.0 eap.filter jar
source
doc		 General utility classes for filtering data streams. Currently supports gzip and PGP if the optional PGP jar file is available. Other filters may be added without having to modify the source code in this package.
PGP 1.1 eap.crypto jar
source
doc		 General utility classes for decrypting PGP encrypted files. Only symmetric encryption using the triple DES algorithm with compression turned off is supported. Swift and Astro-E2 data are encrypted this way.
Sniff 1.0 (none) jar
source		 An applet which provides an interface between the Java applet persistence data store and JavaScript. This applet is useful for manipulating the passwords accessed or stored by the Tar downloader or FITS browser applets.

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