Verifying Code Integrity After Changes

To ensure that modifications do not affect expected results, we provide a verification process using SHA-256 hashing. Instead of storing the raw data array and the reference catalog, we store only their hashes.

After running the software with the test data cube DATACUBE_UDF-10.fits, users can verify the output by navigating to the test directory and executing:

cd test
python test_verify_hash.py

This script generates a hash of the raw data array and the produced catalog and compares it to the stored reference hashes, confirming that the output remains consistent.