On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Peter <pe...@maubp.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Peter <pe...@maubp.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm wondering if there is any established way to share parameter >> definitions between tool wrapper XML files? >> >> For example, I am currently working on NCBI BLAST+ wrappers, and these >> tools have a lot in common. For example, the output format option will >> be a select parameter, and it will be the same for blastn, blastp, >> tblastn, etc. I can just cut and paste the definition but this seems >> inelegant and will be a long term maintenance burden if it ever needs >> updating (lots of places would need to be updated the same way). I'd >> like to have a shared XML snippet defining this parameter which I >> could then reference/include from each tool wrapper than needs it. >> >> I'm thinking of something like XML's <!ENTITY ...> might work. Is this >> possible? >> >> Peter >> > > Alex Bossers replied on the BLAST+ thread to express interest in > sharing definitions between wrapper XML files: > > http://lists.bx.psu.edu/pipermail/galaxy-dev/2010-September/003376.html > > As I add more parameters to my BLAST+ wrappers, keeping all > the files in sync is getting a bit tedious... > > Peter >
Hi all, I'm replying to this old thread after finding this old (fixed) issue on the bug tracker, https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/issue/131/allow-xml-includes-in-all-xml-files Does this offer a solution to sharing definitions in tool XML files? Has anyone got an example using this? Peter ___________________________________________________________ Please keep all replies on the list by using "reply all" in your mail client. To manage your subscriptions to this and other Galaxy lists, please use the interface at: http://lists.bx.psu.edu/
