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title: biosignals
excerpt: |
  DuckDB Community Extensions
  Reader utilities to import medical time series data into DuckDB as EDF(+)/BDF(+) files.
  

extension:
  name: biosignals
  description: |
    Reader utilities to import medical time series data into DuckDB as EDF(+)/BDF(+) files.
  version: 0.0.2
  language: C++
  build: cmake
  excluded_platforms: "wasm_mvp;wasm_eh;wasm_threads"
  license: MIT
  maintainers:
    - nmontesg

repo:
  github: nmontesg/biosignals
  ref: 13e1e4c141a0e861f47009d3926956b41845a57a

docs:
  hello_world: |
    INSTALL biosignals FROM community;
    LOAD biosignals;
    FROM read_edf_global_header('path/to/edf_file.edf');

  extended_description: |
    The **biosignals** extension for DuckDB provides reader functions to import medical time series data directly into
    DuckDB. This is suitable for storing and analyzing data in SQL that is typically stored in EDF(+) of BDF(+) files:

    * Electrocardiography (ECG)
    * Electroencephalography (EEG)
    * Polysomnography (PSG Sleep studies)
    * And many others

    For full documentation and examples, see the project
    [`README`](https://github.com/nmontesg/biosignals/blob/main/README.md).

    **Reader functions:**

    * `read_edf_global_header()`: Import the global header information into a table, one row per file.
    * `read_edf_signal_headers()`: Import the header information for each individual signals into a table, one row per
    every file signal.
    * `read_edf_signal()`: Import the time series data of EDF(+)/BDF(+) files into a table. Only non-annotation signals
    are included.
    * `read_edf_annotations()`: Import the annotation data of EDF(+)/BDF(+) files into a table, one row per TAL
    (time-stamped annotation list). Only annotation signals are included.

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---
### Compatibility Matrix

This table covers all DuckDB releases that have not reached [end-of-life](https://duckdb.org/release_calendar), including LTS releases, and shows the 2 most recent patch releases of each. Older patch releases are not listed, but the extension may be available for them as well.

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| Platform | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 2.0.0 |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Linux AMD64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Linux ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| macOS AMD64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| macOS ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Windows AMD64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Windows ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| WebAssembly | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |

### Installing and Loading
```sql
INSTALL {{ page.extension.name }} FROM community;
LOAD {{ page.extension.name }};
```

{% if page.docs.hello_world %}
### Example
```sql
{{ page.docs.hello_world }}```
{% endif %}

{% if page.docs.extended_description %}
### About {{ page.extension.name }}
{{ page.docs.extended_description }}
{% endif %}
### Added Functions

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|      function_name      | function_type |                                  description                                   | comment |                                                       examples                                                        |
|-------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| read_edf_annotations    | table         | Read annotation signals from EDF(+) / BDF(+) files into DuckDB.                | NULL    | [FROM read_edf_annotations('/path/to/recording.edf');, FROM read_edf_annotations('/path/to/all_recordings/*');]       |
| read_edf_global_header  | table         | Read global header information from EDF(+) / BDF(+) files into DuckDB.         | NULL    | [FROM read_edf_global_header('/path/to/recording.edf');, FROM read_edf_global_header('/path/to/all_recordings/*');]   |
| read_edf_signal         | table         | Read signal records from EDF(+) / BDF(+) files into DuckDB.                    | NULL    | [FROM read_edf_signal('/path/to/recording.edf');, FROM read_edf_signal('/path/to/all_recordings/*');]                 |
| read_edf_signal_headers | table         | Read signal information from the headers of EDF(+) / BDF(+) files into DuckDB. | NULL    | [FROM read_edf_signal_headers('/path/to/recording.edf');, FROM read_edf_signal_headers('/path/to/all_recordings/*');] |

### Overloaded Functions

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This extension does not add any function overloads.

### Added Types

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This extension does not add any types.

### Added Settings

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|      name      |                       description                       | input_type | scope  | aliases | typed_value |
|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------|---------|-------------|
| temp_directory | Set the directory to which temporary files are written. | VARCHAR    | GLOBAL | []      | post.db.tmp |