cff-version: 1.2.0
title: "readcon-core: a CON/convel reader/writer with FFI bindings"
message: "If you use readcon-core, please cite it using the metadata below."
type: software
authors:
- given-names: Rohit
family-names: Goswami
email: rgoswami@ieee.org
orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2393-8056"
license: MIT
repository-code: "https://github.com/lode-org/readcon-core"
url: "https://lode-org.github.io/readcon-core"
version: 0.10.0
date-released: "2026-05-10"
keywords:
- parser
- computational chemistry
- molecular dynamics
- file format
- CON
- convel
abstract: >-
readcon-core is a Rust library that parses and writes EON .con and
.convel trajectory files. It exposes a stable C API via cbindgen, an
ergonomic C++ header-only wrapper, and bindings for Python and Julia.
The library implements CON spec v2 (JSON metadata header, declared
sections array, optional strict validation) while remaining
source-compatible with legacy v1 readers.