Network metadata → JSON

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The network metadata file will be shifted to JSON format; thus, the functions that interface with this file will need to be modified accordingly. With the broad functionalisation of XCP routines, this transition should be simplified. This will additionally provide a platform to evaluate the feasibility of a shift to JSON.

Functionality:

• network : declare a new network
• network_add : add a new object to a network (e.g., map, space, timeseries, adjacency matrix)
• network_parse : parse a network's metadata into variables that can be used by the module
• load_networks : load all networks for potential iteration and for parsing

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10 Thermidor:
The network, parc, and sclib formats will be superseded by ~atlas.json. As a consequence, library functions will be built to operate on this format.