Check coefficient consistency for existing HDF5 files

[The9Cat]

Summary

Check consistency of existing HDF5 before appending coefficients. This address issue #192.

Strategy

• On write: Coefs::ExtendH5Coefs() calls the overridden member function CheckH5Params() to check whether the current coefficient dimensions, scale parameters, and force type is consistent with those in the file. Throws an exception on mismatch.
• On read: the reader checks each stanza the expected dimensions based on the attributes and skips loading inconsistently ranked coefficient data

Notes

Compiles but only partly tested.

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This pull request adds coefficient consistency checking for HDF5 files before appending new data, addressing issue #192. The implementation adds a new CheckH5Params() virtual method to the Coefs base class and implements it across all coefficient types to validate parameter consistency.

Key Changes:

• Added CheckH5Params() method to validate coefficient dimensions, scale parameters, and force types before extending HDF5 files
• Implemented shape validation during coefficient reading to skip inconsistently ranked data
• Added Python bindings for the new CheckH5Params() method across all coefficient wrapper classes

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 24 comments.

File	Description
expui/Coefficients.H	Declares pure virtual CheckH5Params() method in base Coefs class and derived classes
expui/Coefficients.cc	Implements CheckH5Params() for all coefficient types, adds parameter validation in ExtendH5Coefs(), and adds shape checking during coefficient reading
pyEXP/CoefWrappers.cc	Adds pybind11 override declarations for CheckH5Params() method in all Python wrapper classes

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[Copilot]

@The9Cat I've opened a new pull request, #195, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

[Copilot]

@The9Cat I've opened a new pull request, #196, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 5 comments.

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