kalkylarksformat

Kalkylarksformat is a term used to describe a structured, machine-readable format for representing kalkylark data and calculations. It is primarily discussed in Swedish-language contexts and may refer to a hypothetical or early-stage standard rather than a widely adopted specification.

The aim of kalkylarksformat is to provide a platform-neutral representation of a spreadsheet's structure, values, formulas, and metadata so that tools can exchange, reproduce, audit, and validate calculations across different software.

A typical kalkylarksformat model captures sheets, cells, formulas, references, data types (numbers, text, dates, booleans), and metadata such as author, creation date, currency, and units. Formulas follow a defined syntax and can reference other cells or named ranges. The format supports serialization in multiple encodings such as JSON, XML, or YAML, and may allow compact or verbose representations depending on use case.

Interoperability advantages include easier data exchange, reproducible analyses, and audit trails. Limitations include lack of universal adoption, potential ambiguity in formula semantics across platforms, and the need for comprehensive tooling to translate to and from proprietary formats like XLSX or ODS.

In practice, kalkylarksformat is discussed in the context of spreadsheet interoperability and open standards and is often mentioned alongside related efforts such as OpenFormula and mainstream spreadsheet formats.