Axis labeling in plot function

[ltdeck]

The plot() function currently does not autogenerate physically meaningful labels for the x- and y-axis. This may impact the user experience. For the example below, that shows a box plot of simulated nucleation temperatures, I would recommend the following:
x-label: "vial position"
y-label: "nucleation temperature [°C]"

Ideally, the function would autogenerate such labels depending on the type of plot.

[bizzinho]

Need to check but I believe opcond is unit agnostic. This would mean time unit cannot be necessarily inferred.

[bizzinho]

Indeed it is agnostic, could be Fahrenheit per ms for all opcond (and therefore Snowflake?) cares. So need to discuss what is the best way to do this without imposing some default on the user that they might not expect.

[ltdeck]

With respect to the default I would argue that by providing values, we always impose some default. E.g., the temperature values provided are clearly in °C, independent of whether we add the label or not. Ideally, we could add the option to choose the unit when plotting (i.e., °C,°F,K for temperature).

[ltdeck]

As default, I would suggest to follow the unit definitions in the operating conditions, i.e. seconds for time and °C for temperature.

[bizzinho]

We can make this design choice, but we must be aware that it might affect users who would have preferred different base units somewhat negatively. And we will have to provide a framework for changing units easily. You could do this within the plot function only, but a more sustainable solution is probably to give the class itself some way of knowing about its units (ie by having them as attributes).