Add the data from two blocks.
Attempts to compress an array block into a more compact type.
Attempts to compress an array block into a more compact type. If compression fails to provide savings the orignal block will be returned.
Compresses a block if it is not already a compressed type.
Attempts to compress an array block into a more compact type including options that may lead to some loss of precision.
Merge the data from two blocks.
Merge the data from two blocks. The general policy is that a value is preferred over NaN. If there are different values for a given time the larger value will be selected.
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Helper functions for working with blocks.