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manodeep/Corrfunc ★ 202 57 APPLICATION

Corrfunc is a high-performance scientific computing library for cosmology, specifically for computing two-point correlation functions and the void probability function from galaxy catalogs. It provides both a C library/command-line interface and Python bindings through C extensions. The code implements pair counting for real-space (DD, xi, wp), redshift-space (DDrppi, DDsmu), angular (DDtheta), and mock/survey geometries, with support for periodic simulation boxes and line-of-sight survey data. The architecture is a hybrid C core with Python wrappers: OpenMP parallelized C kernels, runtime dispatch across SSE4.2/AVX/AVX2/AVX512 intrinsics, grid-based cell decomposition, and a custom fast-food binary format for fast I/O. The project also includes a substantial test suite with reference outputs, CI workflows, and benchmark scripts used in a peer-reviewed performance paper. Despite being packaged as an application/library, the repository contains research artifacts: benchmark .npz files, paper scripts, and astrophysical mock-catalog test data. These are support materials for validating and advertising performance, not the primary deliverable. The dominant character is clearly a reusable scientific library, not a data-analysis pipeline. The codebase is mature and well-engineered for its niche, but shows some drift: Python 2 compatibility remnants, a complex dual Makefile/setup.py build, heavy code duplication between theory and mock modules, and platform-specific SIMD code that requires careful maintenance. It remains actively maintained and is the de facto standard CPU tool for fast correlation functions in cosmology.

RATING: 8.7/10 MAINT: active DRIFT: medium
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