Input file format
=================

All input for the :mod:`metafalcon` program is stored in the file `meta-config.json`. Json files
basically look like nested python dictionaries and can easily be loaded into a python script::

    import json
    with open("meta-config.json") as f:
        config = json.load(f)

Writing json-files works similarly::

    with open("meta-config.json", "w") as f:
        json.dump(config, f)

The `meta-config.json` file has the following structure::

    {
      "molecular dynamics": {
        ...
      },
      "metadynamics": {
        ...
      },
      "metadynamics_multistate": {
        ...
      },
      "analyze": {
        ...
      }
    }

In principle it is possible to build the input file by hand, but it is much more convenient to use
the :doc:`GUI application <gui>`.