This class provides an interface to reading the image metric file:

The file format for image metrics is as follows:

Header

illumina::interop::io::read_metrics (Function that parses this information)

    byte 0: version number (1)
    byte 1: record size (12)

n-Records

illumina::interop::io::layout::base_cycle_metric (Class that parses this information)

    2 bytes: lane number  (uint16)
    2 bytes: tile number  (uint16)
    2 bytes: cycle number (uint16)

illumina::interop::io::generic_layout<image_metric, 1> (Class that parses this information)

    2 bytes: channel number   (uint16)
    2 bytes: minimum contrast (uint16)
    2 bytes: maximum contrast (uint16)