Nicklas,

>>
>>One thing I am not quite clear on is can the result of an Analysis
>>plugin be a single file or set of files? Or does it always have to be
>>a bioassay set?
> 
> 
> There is no requirement on anything. A plug-in can do anything within 
> the permissions given to it and the user running it. Most analysis 
> plug-ins will probably create a new bioassay set. Some may create one or 
> more files, with or without a bioassay set. Plug-ins can create extra 
> values, or add annotations to the bioassays or bioassayset. A very 
> advanced plug-in could take data from several experiments (possibly with 
> different raw data types) and put into a new one. The possibilities are 
> endless.

Sounds good...

So are any files generated automatically visible from the GUI?

> 
> 
>>If the latter is true I do you think the best place is to modify
>>BioAssaySetExporter?
> 
> 
> The BioAssaySetExporter is an export plug-in, not an analysis 
> plug-in(*).  I think it is better that you create your own plug-in, or 
> it might be difficult for you to upgrade to newer versions of BASE. If 
> you like, use the code in the BioAssaySetExporter to learn from. Copy 
> and paste pieces that you are interested in.
> 
> It might work for you to subclass the BioAssaySetExporter or you can 
> call methods in the BioAssaySetExporter if you find anything that is useful.
> 

Yes, that's good advice. Thank you.

Steve

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