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NAME
bioblend - BioBlend Documentation
ABOUT
BioBlend is a Python library for interacting with CloudMan and Galaxy's API.
BioBlend is supported and tested on:
• Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3 and 3.4
• Galaxy release_14.02 and later.
Conceptually, it makes it possible to script and automate the process of cloud infrastructure
provisioning and scaling via CloudMan, and running of analyses via Galaxy. In reality, it makes it
possible to do things like this:
• Create a CloudMan compute cluster, via an API and directly from your local machine:
from bioblend.cloudman import CloudManConfig
from bioblend.cloudman import CloudManInstance
cfg = CloudManConfig('<your cloud access key>', '<your cloud secret key>', 'My CloudMan', 'ami-<ID>', 'm1.small', '<password>')
cmi = CloudManInstance.launch_instance(cfg)
cmi.get_status()
• Reconnect to an existing CloudMan instance and manipulate it:
from bioblend.cloudman import CloudManInstance
cmi = CloudManInstance("<instance IP>", "<password>")
cmi.add_nodes(3)
cluster_status = cmi.get_status()
cmi.remove_nodes(2)
• Interact with Galaxy via a straightforward API:
from bioblend.galaxy import GalaxyInstance
gi = GalaxyInstance('<Galaxy IP>', key='your API key')
libs = gi.libraries.get_libraries()
gi.workflows.show_workflow('workflow ID')
gi.workflows.run_workflow('workflow ID', input_dataset_map)
• Interact with Galaxy via an object-oriented API:
from bioblend.galaxy.objects import GalaxyInstance
gi = GalaxyInstance("URL", "API_KEY")
wf = gi.workflows.list()[0]
hist = gi.histories.list()[0]
inputs = hist.get_datasets()[:2]
input_map = dict(zip(wf.input_labels, inputs))
params = {"Paste1": {"delimiter": "U"}}
wf.run(input_map, "wf_output", params=params)
NOTE:
Although this library allows you to blend these two services into a cohesive unit, the library itself
can be used with either service irrespective of the other. For example, you can use it to just
manipulate CloudMan clusters or to script the interactions with an instance of Galaxy running on your
laptop.
INSTALLATION
Stable releases of BioBlend are best installed via pip or easy_install from PyPI using something like:
$ pip install bioblend
Alternatively, you may install the most current source code from our Git repository, or fork the project
on Github. To install from source, do the following:
# Clone the repository to a local directory
$ git clone https://github.com/galaxyproject/bioblend.git
# Install the library
$ cd bioblend
$ python setup.py install
After installing the library, you will be able to simply import it into your Python environment with
import bioblend. For details on the available functionality, see the API documentation.
BioBlend requires a number of Python libraries. These libraries are installed automatically when BioBlend
itself is installed, regardless whether it is installed via PyPi or by running python setup.py install
command. The current list of required libraries is always available from setup.py in the source code
repository.
If you also want to run tests locally, some extra libraries are required. To install them, run:
$ python setup.py test
USAGE
To get started using BioBlend, install the library as described above. Once the library becomes available
on the given system, it can be developed against. The developed scripts do not need to reside in any
particular location on the system.
It is probably best to take a look at the example scripts in docs/examples source directory and browse
the API documentation. Beyond that, it's up to your creativity :).
DEVELOPMENT
Anyone interested in contributing or tweaking the library is more then welcome to do so. To start, simply
fork the Git repository on Github and start playing with it. Then, issue pull requests.
API DOCUMENTATION
BioBlend's API focuses around and matches the services it wraps. Thus, there are two top-level sets of
APIs, each corresponding to a separate service and a corresponding step in the automation process. Note
that each of the service APIs can be used completely independently of one another.
Effort has been made to keep the structure and naming of those API's consistent across the library but
because they do bridge different services, some discrepancies may exist. Feel free to point those out
and/or provide fixes.
For Galaxy, an alternative object-oriented API is also available. This API provides an explicit modeling
of server-side Galaxy instances and their relationships, providing higher-level methods to perform
operations such as retrieving all datasets for a given history, etc. Note that, at the moment, the oo
API is still incomplete, providing access to a more restricted set of Galaxy modules with respect to the
standard one.
CloudMan API
API used to manipulate the instantiated infrastructure. For example, scale the size of the compute
cluster, get infrastructure status, get service status.
API documentation for interacting with CloudMan
CloudManLauncher
CloudManInstance
Usage documentation
This page describes some sample use cases for CloudMan API and provides examples for these API calls. In
addition to this page, there are functional examples of complete scripts in docs/examples directory of
the BioBlend source code repository.
Setting up custom cloud properties
CloudMan supports Amazon, OpenStack, OpenNebula, and Eucalyptus based clouds and BioBlend can be used to
programatically manipulate CloudMan on any of those clouds. Once launched, the API calls to CloudMan are
the same irrespective of the cloud. In order to launch an instance on a given cloud, cloud properties
need to be provided to CloudManLauncher. If cloud properties are not specified, CloudManLauncher will
default to Amazon cloud properties.
If we want to use a different cloud provider, we need to specify additional cloud properties when
creating an instance of the CloudManLauncher class. For example, if we wanted to create a connection to
NeCTAR, Australia's national research cloud, we would use the following properties:
from bioblend.util import Bunch
nectar = Bunch(
name='NeCTAR',
cloud_type='openstack',
bucket_default='cloudman-os',
region_name='NeCTAR',
region_endpoint='nova.rc.nectar.org.au',
ec2_port=8773,
ec2_conn_path='/services/Cloud',
cidr_range='115.146.92.0/22',
is_secure=True,
s3_host='swift.rc.nectar.org.au',
s3_port=8888,
s3_conn_path='/')
NOTE:
These properties are cloud-specific and need to be obtained from a given cloud provider.
Launching a new cluster instance
In order to launch a CloudMan cluster on a chosen cloud, we do the following (continuing from the
previous example):
from bioblend.cloudman import CloudManConfig
from bioblend.cloudman import CloudManInstance
cmc = CloudManConfig('<your AWS access key', 'your AWS secret key', 'Cluster name',
'ami-<ID>', 'm1.medium', 'choose_a_password_here', nectar)
cmi = CloudManInstance.launch_instance(cmc)
NOTE:
If you already have an existing instance of CloudMan, just create an instance of the CloudManInstance
object directly by calling its constructor and connecting to it (the password you provide must match
the password you provided as part of user data when launching this instance). For example:
cmi = CloudManInstance('http://115.146.92.174', 'your_UD_password')
We now have a CloudManInstance object that allows us to manage created CloudMan instance via the API.
Once launched, it will take a few minutes for the instance to boot and CloudMan start. To check on the
status of the machine, (repeatedly) run the following command:
>>> cmi.get_machine_status()
{'error': '',
'instance_state': u'pending',
'placement': '',
'public_ip': ''}
>>> cmi.get_machine_status()
{'error': '',
'instance_state': u'running',
'placement': u'melbourne-qh2',
'public_ip': u'115.146.86.29'}
Once the instance is ready, although it may still take a few moments for CloudMan to start, it is
possible to start interacting with the application.
NOTE:
The CloudManInstance object (e.g., cmi) is a local representation of the actual CloudMan instance. As
a result, the local object can get out of sync with the remote instance. To update the state of the
local object, call the update method on the cmi object:
>>> cmi.update()
Manipulating an existing cluster
Having a reference to a CloudManInstance object, we can manage it via the available cloudman-instance-api
API:
>>> cmi.initialized
False
>>> cmi.initialize('SGE')
>>> cmi.get_status()
{u'all_fs': [],
u'app_status': u'yellow',
u'autoscaling': {u'as_max': u'N/A',
u'as_min': u'N/A',
u'use_autoscaling': False},
u'cluster_status': u'STARTING',
u'data_status': u'green',
u'disk_usage': {u'pct': u'0%', u'total': u'0', u'used': u'0'},
u'dns': u'#',
u'instance_status': {u'available': u'0', u'idle': u'0', u'requested': u'0'},
u'snapshot': {u'progress': u'None', u'status': u'None'}}
>>> cmi.get_cluster_size()
1
>>> cmi.get_nodes()
[{u'id': u'i-00006016',
u'instance_type': u'm1.medium',
u'ld': u'0.0 0.025 0.065',
u'public_ip': u'115.146.86.29',
u'time_in_state': u'2268'}]
>>> cmi.add_nodes(2)
{u'all_fs': [],
u'app_status': u'green',
u'autoscaling': {u'as_max': u'N/A',
u'as_min': u'N/A',
u'use_autoscaling': False},
u'cluster_status': u'READY',
u'data_status': u'green',
u'disk_usage': {u'pct': u'0%', u'total': u'0', u'used': u'0'},
u'dns': u'#',
u'instance_status': {u'available': u'0', u'idle': u'0', u'requested': u'2'},
u'snapshot': {u'progress': u'None', u'status': u'None'}}
>>> cmi.get_cluster_size()
3
Galaxy API
API used to manipulate genomic analyses within Galaxy, including data management and workflow execution.
API documentation for interacting with Galaxy
GalaxyInstance
class bioblend.galaxy.GalaxyInstance(url, key=None, email=None, password=None)
A base representation of an instance of Galaxy, identified by a URL and a user's API key.
After you have created an GalaxyInstance object, access various modules via the class fields (see
the source for the most up-to-date list): libraries, histories, workflows, datasets, and users are
the minimum set supported. For example, to work with histories, and get a list of all the user's
histories, the following should be done:
from bioblend import galaxy
gi = galaxy.GalaxyInstance(url='http://127.0.0.1:8000', key='your_api_key')
hl = gi.histories.get_histories()
Parameters
• url (str) -- A FQDN or IP for a given instance of Galaxy. For example:
http://127.0.0.1:8080
• key (str) -- User's API key for the given instance of Galaxy, obtained from the user
preferences. If a key is not supplied, an email address and password must be and key will
automatically be created for the user.
• email (str) -- Galaxy e-mail address corresponding to the user. Ignored if key is
supplied directly.
• password (str) -- Password of Galaxy account corresponding to the above e-mail address.
Ignored if key is supplied directly.
__init__(url, key=None, email=None, password=None)
A base representation of an instance of Galaxy, identified by a URL and a user's API key.
After you have created an GalaxyInstance object, access various modules via the class
fields (see the source for the most up-to-date list): libraries, histories, workflows,
datasets, and users are the minimum set supported. For example, to work with histories, and
get a list of all the user's histories, the following should be done:
from bioblend import galaxy
gi = galaxy.GalaxyInstance(url='http://127.0.0.1:8000', key='your_api_key')
hl = gi.histories.get_histories()
Parameters
• url (str) -- A FQDN or IP for a given instance of Galaxy. For example:
http://127.0.0.1:8080
• key (str) -- User's API key for the given instance of Galaxy, obtained from the
user preferences. If a key is not supplied, an email address and password must be
and key will automatically be created for the user.
• email (str) -- Galaxy e-mail address corresponding to the user. Ignored if key is
supplied directly.
• password (str) -- Password of Galaxy account corresponding to the above e-mail
address. Ignored if key is supplied directly.
get_retry_delay
max_get_attempts
----
Config
Contains possible interaction dealing with Galaxy configuration.
class bioblend.galaxy.config.ConfigClient(galaxy_instance)
get_config()
Get a list of attributes about the Galaxy instance. More attributes will be present if the
user is an admin.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of attributes. For example:
{u'allow_library_path_paste': False,
u'allow_user_creation': True,
u'allow_user_dataset_purge': True,
u'allow_user_deletion': False,
u'enable_unique_workflow_defaults': False,
u'ftp_upload_dir': u'/SOMEWHERE/galaxy/ftp_dir',
u'ftp_upload_site': u'galaxy.com',
u'library_import_dir': u'None',
u'logo_url': None,
u'support_url': u'http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/Support',
u'terms_url': None,
u'user_library_import_dir': None,
u'wiki_url': u'http://g2.trac.bx.psu.edu/'}
----
Datasets
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Datasets
class bioblend.galaxy.datasets.DatasetClient(galaxy_instance)
download_dataset(dataset_id, file_path=None, use_default_filename=True, wait_for_completion=False,
maxwait=12000)
Downloads the dataset identified by 'id'.
Parameters
• dataset_id (str) -- Encoded dataset ID
• file_path (str) -- If the file_path argument is provided, the dataset will be
streamed to disk at that path (Should not contain filename if
use_default_name=True). If the file_path argument is not provided, the dataset
content is loaded into memory and returned by the method (Memory consumption may
be heavy as the entire file will be in memory).
• use_default_filename (bool) -- If the use_default_name parameter is True, the
exported file will be saved as file_path/%s, where %s is the dataset name. If
use_default_name is False, file_path is assumed to contain the full file path
including filename.
• wait_for_completion (bool) -- If wait_for_completion is True, this call will block
until the dataset is ready. If the dataset state becomes invalid, a
DatasetStateException will be thrown.
• maxwait (float) -- Time (in seconds) to wait for dataset to complete. If the
dataset state is not complete within this time, a DatasetTimeoutException will be
thrown.
Return type
dict
Returns
If a file_path argument is not provided, returns a dict containing the file_content.
Otherwise returns nothing.
show_dataset(dataset_id, deleted=False, hda_ldda='hda')
Display information about and/or content of a dataset. This can be a history or a library
dataset.
Parameters
• dataset_id (str) -- Encoded dataset ID
• deleted (bool) -- Whether to return results for a deleted dataset
• hda_ldda (str) -- Whether to show a history dataset ('hda' - the default) or
library dataset ('ldda').
show_stderr(dataset_id)
Display stderr output of a dataset.
Parameters
dataset_id (str) -- Encoded dataset ID
show_stdout(dataset_id)
Display stdout output of a dataset.
Parameters
dataset_id (str) -- Encoded dataset ID
exception bioblend.galaxy.datasets.DatasetStateException(value)
exception bioblend.galaxy.datasets.DatasetTimeoutException(value)
----
Datatypes
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Datatype
class bioblend.galaxy.datatypes.DatatypesClient(galaxy_instance)
get_datatypes(extension_only=False, upload_only=False)
Get the list of all installed datatypes.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of datatype names. For example:
[u'snpmatrix',
u'snptest',
u'tabular',
u'taxonomy',
u'twobit',
u'txt',
u'vcf',
u'wig',
u'xgmml',
u'xml']
get_sniffers()
Get the list of all installed sniffers.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of sniffer names. For example:
[u'galaxy.datatypes.tabular:Vcf',
u'galaxy.datatypes.binary:TwoBit',
u'galaxy.datatypes.binary:Bam',
u'galaxy.datatypes.binary:Sff',
u'galaxy.datatypes.xml:Phyloxml',
u'galaxy.datatypes.xml:GenericXml',
u'galaxy.datatypes.sequence:Maf',
u'galaxy.datatypes.sequence:Lav',
u'galaxy.datatypes.sequence:csFasta']
----
Folders
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy library folders
class bioblend.galaxy.folders.FoldersClient(galaxy_instance)
delete_folder(folder_id, undelete=False)
Marks the folder with the given id as deleted (or removes the deleted mark if the undelete
param is True).
Parameters
• folder_id (str) -- the folder's encoded id, prefixed by 'F'
• undelete (bool) -- If set to True, the folder will be undeleted (i.e. the deleted
mark will be removed)
Returns
detailed folder information
Return type
dict
show_folder(folder_id)
Display information about a folder.
Parameters
folder_id (str) -- the folder's encoded id, prefixed by 'F'
Return type
dict
Returns
dictionary including details of the folder
----
Forms
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Forms
class bioblend.galaxy.forms.FormsClient(galaxy_instance)
create_form(form_xml_text)
Create a new form.
Parameters
form_xml_text (str) -- Form xml to create a form on galaxy instance
Return type
str
Returns
Unique url of newly created form with encoded id
get_forms()
Get the list of all forms.
Return type
list
Returns
Displays a collection (list) of forms. For example:
[{u'id': u'f2db41e1fa331b3e',
u'model_class': u'FormDefinition',
u'name': u'First form',
u'url': u'/api/forms/f2db41e1fa331b3e'},
{u'id': u'ebfb8f50c6abde6d',
u'model_class': u'FormDefinition',
u'name': u'second form',
u'url': u'/api/forms/ebfb8f50c6abde6d'}]
show_form(form_id)
Get details of a given form.
Parameters
form_id (str) -- Encoded form ID
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of the given form. For example:
{u'desc': u'here it is ',
u'fields': [],
u'form_definition_current_id': u'f2db41e1fa331b3e',
u'id': u'f2db41e1fa331b3e',
u'layout': [],
u'model_class': u'FormDefinition',
u'name': u'First form',
u'url': u'/api/forms/f2db41e1fa331b3e'}
----
FTP files
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy FTP Files
class bioblend.galaxy.ftpfiles.FTPFilesClient(galaxy_instance)
get_ftp_files(deleted=False)
Get a list of local files.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of dicts with details on individual files on FTP
----
Genomes
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Histories
class bioblend.galaxy.genomes.GenomeClient(galaxy_instance)
get_genomes()
Returns a list of installed genomes
install_genome(func='download', source=None, dbkey=None, ncbi_name=None, ensembl_dbkey=None,
url_dbkey=None, indexers=None)
Download and/or index a genome.
Parameters
• dbkey (str) -- DB key of the build to download, ignored unless 'UCSC' is specified
as the source
• ncbi_name (str) -- NCBI's genome identifier, ignored unless NCBI is specified as
the source
• ensembl_dbkey (str) -- Ensembl's genome identifier, ignored unless Ensembl is
specified as the source
• url_dbkey (str) -- DB key to use for this build, ignored unless URL is specified
as the source
• source (str) -- Data source for this build. Can be: UCSC, Ensembl, NCBI, URL
• indexers (list) -- POST array of indexers to run after downloading (indexers[] =
first, indexers[] = second, ...)
• func (str) -- Allowed values: 'download', Download and index; 'index', Index only
Return type
dict
Returns
dict( status: 'ok', job: <job ID> ) If error: dict( status: 'error', error: <error
message> )
show_genome(id, num=None, chrom=None, low=None, high=None)
Returns information about build <id>
Parameters
• id (str) -- Genome build ID to use
• num (str) -- num
• chrom (str) -- chrom
• low (str) -- low
• high (str) -- high
Groups
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Groups
class bioblend.galaxy.groups.GroupsClient(galaxy_instance)
add_group_role(group_id, role_id)
Add a role to the given group.
Parameters
• group_id (str) -- Encoded group ID
• role_id (str) -- Encoded role ID to add to the group
Return type
dict
Returns
Added group role's info
add_group_user(group_id, user_id)
Add a user to the given group.
Parameters
• group_id (str) -- Encoded group ID
• user_id (str) -- Encoded user ID to add to the group
Return type
dict
Returns
Added group user's info
create_group(group_name, user_ids=[], role_ids=[])
Create a new group.
Parameters
• group_name (str) -- A name for the new group
• user_ids (list) -- A list of encoded user IDs to add to the new group
• role_ids (list) -- A list of encoded role IDs to add to the new group
Return type
list
Returns
A (size 1) list with newly created group details, like:
[{u'id': u'7c9636938c3e83bf',
u'model_class': u'Group',
u'name': u'My Group Name',
u'url': u'/api/groups/7c9636938c3e83bf'}]
delete_group_role(group_id, role_id)
Remove a role from the given group.
Parameters
• group_id (str) -- Encoded group ID
• role_id (str) -- Encoded role ID to remove from the group
delete_group_user(group_id, user_id)
Remove a user from the given group.
Parameters
• group_id (str) -- Encoded group ID
• user_id (str) -- Encoded user ID to remove from the group
get_group_roles(group_id)
Get the list of roles associated to the given group.
Parameters
group_id (str) -- Encoded group ID
Return type
list of dicts
Returns
List of group roles' info
get_group_users(group_id)
Get the list of users associated to the given group.
Parameters
group_id (str) -- Encoded group ID
Return type
list of dicts
Returns
List of group users' info
get_groups()
Get all (not deleted) groups.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of dicts with details on individual groups. For example:
[ {"name": "Listeria", "url": "/api/groups/33abac023ff186c2",
"model_class": "Group", "id": "33abac023ff186c2"},
{"name": "LPN", "url": "/api/groups/73187219cd372cf8",
"model_class": "Group", "id": "73187219cd372cf8"}
]
show_group(group_id)
Get details of a given group.
Parameters
group_id (str) -- Encoded group ID
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of group For example:
{"roles_url": "/api/groups/33abac023ff186c2/roles",
"name": "Listeria", "url": "/api/groups/33abac023ff186c2",
"users_url": "/api/groups/33abac023ff186c2/users",
"model_class": "Group", "id": "33abac023ff186c2"}
update_group(group_id, group_name=None, user_ids=[], role_ids=[])
Update a group.
Parameters
• group_id (str) -- Encoded group ID
• group_name (str) -- A new name for the group. If None, the group name is not
changed.
• user_ids (list) -- New list of encoded user IDs for the group. It will substitute
the previous list of users (with [] if not specified)
• role_ids (list) -- New list of encoded role IDs for the group. It will substitute
the previous list of roles (with [] if not specified)
Return type
int
Returns
status code
----
Histories
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Histories
class bioblend.galaxy.histories.HistoryClient(galaxy_instance)
create_dataset_collection(history_id, collection_description)
Create a new dataset collection
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• collection_description (str) -- a description of the dataset collection
create_history(name=None)
Create a new history, optionally setting the name.
Parameters
name (str) -- Optional name for new history
Return type
dict
Returns
Dictionary containing information about newly created history
create_history_tag(history_id, tag)
Create history tag
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• tag (str) -- Add tag to history
Return type
dict
Returns
A dictionary with information regarding the tag. For example:
{'model_class':'HistoryTagAssociation', 'user_tname': 'NGS_PE_RUN', 'id': 'f792763bee8d277a', 'user_value': None}
delete_dataset(history_id, dataset_id)
Mark corresponding dataset as deleted.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• dataset_id (str) -- Encoded dataset ID
delete_dataset_collection(history_id, dataset_collection_id)
Mark corresponding dataset collection as deleted.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• dataset_collection_id (str) -- Encoded dataset collection ID
delete_history(history_id, purge=False)
Delete a history.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• purge (bool) -- if True, also purge (permanently delete) the history
NOTE:
For the purge option to work, the Galaxy instance must have the allow_user_dataset_purge
option set to True in the config/galaxy.ini configuration file.
download_dataset(history_id, dataset_id, file_path, use_default_filename=True)
Download a dataset_id from history with history_id to a file on the local file system,
saving it to file_path.
Refer to bioblend.galaxy.dataset.DatasetClient.download_dataset() for the other available
parameters.
download_history(history_id, jeha_id, outf, chunk_size=4096)
Download a history export archive. Use export_history() to create an export.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- history ID
• jeha_id (str) -- jeha ID (this should be obtained via export_history())
• outf (file) -- output file object, open for writing in binary mode
• chunk_size (int) -- how many bytes at a time should be read into memory
export_history(history_id, gzip=True, include_hidden=False, include_deleted=False, wait=False)
Start a job to create an export archive for the given history.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- history ID
• gzip (bool) -- create .tar.gz archive if True, else .tar
• include_hidden (bool) -- whether to include hidden datasets in the export
• include_deleted (bool) -- whether to include deleted datasets in the export
• wait (bool) -- if True, block until the export is ready; else, return immediately
Return type
str
Returns
jeha_id of the export, or empty if wait is False and the export is not ready.
get_current_history()
Deprecated method.
Just an alias for get_most_recently_used_history().
get_histories(history_id=None, name=None, deleted=False)
Get all histories or filter the specific one(s) via the provided name or history_id.
Provide only one argument, name or history_id, but not both.
If deleted is set to True, return histories that have been deleted.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID to filter on
• name (str) -- Name of history to filter on
Return type
list
Returns
Return a list of history element dicts. If more than one history matches the given
name, return the list of all the histories with the given name
get_most_recently_used_history()
Returns the current user's most recently used history (not deleted).
get_status(history_id)
Returns the state of this history
Parameters
history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
Return type
dict
Returns
A dict documenting the current state of the history. Has the following keys: 'state'
= This is the current state of the history, such as ok, error, new etc.
'state_details' = Contains individual statistics for various dataset states.
'percent_complete' = The overall number of datasets processed to completion.
show_dataset(history_id, dataset_id)
Get details about a given history dataset.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• dataset_id (str) -- Encoded dataset ID
show_dataset_collection(history_id, dataset_collection_id)
Get details about a given history dataset collection.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• dataset_collection_id (str) -- Encoded dataset collection ID
show_dataset_provenance(history_id, dataset_id, follow=False)
Get details related to how dataset was created (id, job_id, tool_id, stdout, stderr,
parameters, inputs, etc...).
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• dataset_id (str) -- Encoded dataset ID
• follow (bool) -- If follow is True, recursively fetch dataset provenance
information for all inputs and their inputs, etc...
show_history(history_id, contents=False, deleted=None, visible=None, details=None, types=None)
Get details of a given history. By default, just get the history meta information.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID to filter on
• contents (bool) -- When True, the complete list of datasets in the given history.
• deleted (str) -- Used when contents=True, includes deleted datasets in history
dataset list
• visible (str) -- Used when contents=True, includes only visible datasets in
history dataset list
• details (str) -- Used when contents=True, includes dataset details. Set to 'all'
for the most information
• types (str) --
???
Return type
dict
Returns
details of the given history
show_matching_datasets(history_id, name_filter=None)
Get dataset details for matching datasets within a history.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• name_filter (str) -- Only datasets whose name matches the name_filter regular
expression will be returned; use plain strings for exact matches and None to match
all datasets in the history
undelete_history(history_id)
Undelete a history
Parameters
history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
update_dataset(history_id, dataset_id, **kwds)
Update history dataset metadata. Some of the attributes that can be modified are documented
below.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• dataset_id (str) -- Id of the dataset
• name (str) -- Replace history dataset name with the given string
• annotation (str) -- Replace history dataset annotation with given string
• deleted (bool) -- Mark or unmark history dataset as deleted
• visible (bool) -- Mark or unmark history dataset as visible
Return type
int
Returns
status code
update_dataset_collection(history_id, dataset_collection_id, **kwds)
Update history dataset collection metadata. Some of the attributes that can be modified are
documented below.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• dataset_collection_id (str) -- Encoded dataset_collection ID
• name (str) -- Replace history dataset collection name with the given string
• deleted (bool) -- Mark or unmark history dataset collection as deleted
• visible (bool) -- Mark or unmark history dataset collection as visible
Return type
int
Returns
status code
update_history(history_id, name=None, annotation=None, **kwds)
Update history metadata information. Some of the attributes that can be modified are
documented below.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• name (str) -- Replace history name with the given string
• annotation (str) -- Replace history annotation with given string
• deleted (bool) -- Mark or unmark history as deleted
• published (bool) -- Mark or unmark history as published
• importable (bool) -- Mark or unmark history as importable
• tags (list) -- Replace history tags with the given list
Return type
int
Returns
status code
upload_dataset_from_library(history_id, lib_dataset_id)
Upload a dataset into the history from a library. Requires the library dataset ID, which
can be obtained from the library contents.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- Encoded history ID
• lib_dataset_id (str) -- Encoded library dataset ID
----
Jobs
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Jobs
class bioblend.galaxy.jobs.JobsClient(galaxy_instance)
get_jobs()
Get the list of jobs of the current user.
Return type
list
Returns
list of dictionaries containing summary job information. For example:
[{u'create_time': u'2014-03-01T16:16:48.640550',
u'exit_code': 0,
u'id': u'ebfb8f50c6abde6d',
u'model_class': u'Job',
u'state': u'ok',
u'tool_id': u'fasta2tab',
u'update_time': u'2014-03-01T16:16:50.657399'},
{u'create_time': u'2014-03-01T16:05:34.851246',
u'exit_code': 0,
u'id': u'1cd8e2f6b131e891',
u'model_class': u'Job',
u'state': u'ok',
u'tool_id': u'upload1',
u'update_time': u'2014-03-01T16:05:39.558458'}]
get_state(job_id)
Display the current state for a given job of the current user.
Parameters
job_id (str) -- job ID
Return type
str
Returns
state of the given job among the following values: new, queued, running, waiting,
ok. If the state cannot be retrieved, an empty string is returned.
New in version 0.5.3.
search_jobs(job_info)
Return jobs for the current user based payload content.
Parameters
job_info (dict) -- dictionary containing description of the requested job. This is
in the same format as a request to POST /api/tools would take to initiate a job
Return type
list
Returns
list of dictionaries containing summary job information of the jobs that match the
requested job run
This method is designed to scan the list of previously run jobs and find records of jobs
that had the exact some input parameters and datasets. This can be used to minimize the
amount of repeated work, and simply recycle the old results.
show_job(job_id, full_details=False)
Get details of a given job of the current user.
Parameters
• job_id (str) -- job ID
• full_details (bool) -- when True, the complete list of details for the given job.
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of the given job. For example:
{u'create_time': u'2014-03-01T16:17:29.828624',
u'exit_code': 0,
u'id': u'a799d38679e985db',
u'inputs': {u'input': {u'id': u'ebfb8f50c6abde6d',
u'src': u'hda'}},
u'model_class': u'Job',
u'outputs': {u'output': {u'id': u'a799d38679e985db',
u'src': u'hda'}},
u'params': {u'chromInfo': u'"/opt/galaxy-central/tool-data/shared/ucsc/chrom/?.len"',
u'dbkey': u'"?"',
u'seq_col': u'"2"',
u'title_col': u'["1"]'},
u'state': u'ok',
u'tool_id': u'tab2fasta',
u'update_time': u'2014-03-01T16:17:31.930728'}
----
Libraries
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Data Libraries
class bioblend.galaxy.libraries.LibraryClient(galaxy_instance)
copy_from_dataset(library_id, dataset_id, folder_id=None, message='')
Copy a Galaxy dataset into a library.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- id of the library where to place the uploaded file
• dataset_id (str) -- id of the dataset to copy from
• folder_id (str) -- id of the folder where to place the uploaded files. If not
provided, the root folder will be used
• message (str) -- message for copying action
create_folder(library_id, folder_name, description=None, base_folder_id=None)
Create a folder in a library.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- library id to use
• folder_name (str) -- name of the new folder in the data library
• description (str) -- description of the new folder in the data library
• base_folder_id (str) -- id of the folder where to create the new folder. If not
provided, the root folder will be used
create_library(name, description=None, synopsis=None)
Create a data library with the properties defined in the arguments. Return a list of JSON
dicts, looking like so:
:type name: str
:param name: Name of the new data library
Parameters
• description (str) -- Optional data library description
• synopsis (str) -- Optional data library synopsis
Return type
dict
Returns
details of the created library:
{"id": f740ab636b360a70 ,
"name": "Library from bioblend", "url": "/api/libraries/f740ab636b360a70"}
delete_library(library_id)
Delete a data library.
Parameters
library_id (str) -- Encoded data library ID identifying the library to be deleted
WARNING:
Deleting a data library is irreversible - all of the data from the library will be
permanently deleted.
delete_library_dataset(library_id, dataset_id, purged=False)
Delete a library dataset in a data library.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- library id where dataset is found in
• dataset_id (str) -- id of the dataset to be deleted
• purged (bool) -- Indicate that the dataset should be purged (permanently deleted)
Return type
dict
Returns
A dictionary containing the dataset id and whether the dataset has been deleted For
example:
{u'deleted': True, u'id': u'60e680a037f41974'}
get_folders(library_id, folder_id=None, name=None)
Get all the folders or filter specific one(s) via the provided name or folder_id in data
library with id library_id. Provide only one argument: name or folder_id, but not both.
Parameters
• folder_id (str) -- filter for folder by folder id
• name (str) -- filter for folder by name. For name specify the full path of the
folder starting from the library's root folder, e.g. /subfolder/subsubfolder.
Return type
list
Returns
list of dicts each containing basic information about a folder.
get_libraries(library_id=None, name=None, deleted=False)
Get all the libraries or filter for specific one(s) via the provided name or ID. Provide
only one argument: name or library_id, but not both.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- filter for library by library id
• name (str) -- If name is set and multiple names match the given name, all the
libraries matching the argument will be returned.
• deleted (bool) -- If set to True, return libraries that have been deleted.
Return type
list
Returns
list of dicts each containing basic information about a library.
get_library_permissions(library_id)
Get the permessions for a library.
Parameters
library_id (str) -- id of the library
Return type
dict
Returns
dictionary with all applicable permissions' values
set_library_permissions(library_id, access_in=None, modify_in=None, add_in=None, manage_in=None)
Set the permissions for a library. Note: it will override all security for this library
even if you leave out a permission type.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- id of the library
• access_in (list) -- list of role ids
• modify_in (list) -- list of role ids
• add_in (list) -- list of role ids
• manage_in (list) -- list of role ids
show_dataset(library_id, dataset_id)
Get details about a given library dataset. The required library_id can be obtained from the
datasets's library content details.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- library id where dataset is found in
• dataset_id (str) -- id of the dataset to be inspected
Return type
dict
Returns
A dictionary containing information about the dataset in the library
show_folder(library_id, folder_id)
Get details about a given folder. The required folder_id can be obtained from the folder's
library content details.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- library id to inspect folders in
• folder_id (str) -- id of the folder to be inspected
show_library(library_id, contents=False)
Get information about a library.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- filter for library by library id
• contents (bool) -- True if want to get contents of the library (rather than just
the library details).
Return type
dict
Returns
details of the given library
upload_file_contents(library_id, pasted_content, folder_id=None, file_type='auto', dbkey='?')
Upload pasted_content to a data library as a new file.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- id of the library where to place the uploaded file
• pasted_content (str) -- Content to upload into the library
• folder_id (str) -- id of the folder where to place the uploaded file. If not
provided, the root folder will be used
• file_type (str) -- Galaxy file format name
• dbkey (str) -- Dbkey
upload_file_from_local_path(library_id, file_local_path, folder_id=None, file_type='auto',
dbkey='?')
Read local file contents from file_local_path and upload data to a library.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- id of the library where to place the uploaded file
• file_local_path (str) -- path of local file to upload
• folder_id (str) -- id of the folder where to place the uploaded file. If not
provided, the root folder will be used
• file_type (str) -- Galaxy file format name
• dbkey (str) -- Dbkey
upload_file_from_server(library_id, server_dir, folder_id=None, file_type='auto', dbkey='?',
link_data_only=None, roles='')
Upload all files in the specified subdirectory of the Galaxy library import directory to a
library.
NOTE:
For this method to work, the Galaxy instance must have the library_import_dir option
configured in the config/galaxy.ini configuration file.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- id of the library where to place the uploaded file
• server_dir (str) -- relative path of the subdirectory of library_import_dir to
upload. All and only the files (i.e. no subdirectories) contained in the specified
directory will be uploaded.
• folder_id (str) -- id of the folder where to place the uploaded files. If not
provided, the root folder will be used
• file_type (str) -- Galaxy file format name
• dbkey (str) -- Dbkey
• link_data_only (str) -- either 'copy_files' (default) or 'link_to_files'. Setting
to 'link_to_files' symlinks instead of copying the files
• roles (str) --
???
upload_file_from_url(library_id, file_url, folder_id=None, file_type='auto', dbkey='?')
Upload a file to a library from a URL.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- id of the library where to place the uploaded file
• file_url (str) -- URL of the file to upload
• folder_id (str) -- id of the folder where to place the uploaded file. If not
provided, the root folder will be used
• file_type (str) -- Galaxy file format name
• dbkey (str) -- Dbkey
upload_from_galaxy_filesystem(library_id, filesystem_paths, folder_id=None, file_type='auto',
dbkey='?', link_data_only=None, roles='')
Upload a set of files already present on the filesystem of the Galaxy server to a library.
NOTE:
For this method to work, the Galaxy instance must have the allow_library_path_paste
option set to True in the config/galaxy.ini configuration file.
Parameters
• library_id (str) -- id of the library where to place the uploaded file
• filesystem_paths (str) -- file paths on the Galaxy server to upload to the
library, one file per line
• folder_id (str) -- id of the folder where to place the uploaded files. If not
provided, the root folder will be used
• file_type (str) -- Galaxy file format name
• dbkey (str) -- Dbkey
• link_data_only (str) -- either 'copy_files' (default) or 'link_to_files'. Setting
to 'link_to_files' symlinks instead of copying the files
• roles (str) --
???
----
Quotas
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Quota
class bioblend.galaxy.quotas.QuotaClient(galaxy_instance)
get_quotas(deleted=False)
Get a list of quotas
Parameters
deleted (bool) -- Only return quota(s) that have been deleted
Return type
list
Returns
A list of dicts with details on individual quotas. For example:
[{ u'id': u'0604c8a56abe9a50',
u'model_class': u'Quota',
u'name': u'test ',
u'url': u'/api/quotas/0604c8a56abe9a50'},
{ u'id': u'1ee267091d0190af',
u'model_class': u'Quota',
u'name': u'workshop',
u'url': u'/api/quotas/1ee267091d0190af'}]
show_quota(quota_id, deleted=False)
Display information on a quota
Parameters
• quota_id (str) -- Encoded quota ID
• deleted (bool) -- Search for quota in list of ones already marked as deleted
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of quota For example:
{ u'bytes': 107374182400,
u'default': [],
u'description': u'just testing',
u'display_amount': u'100.0 GB',
u'groups': [],
u'id': u'0604c8a56abe9a50',
u'model_class': u'Quota',
u'name': u'test ',
u'operation': u'=',
u'users': []}
----
Roles
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Roles
class bioblend.galaxy.roles.RolesClient(galaxy_instance)
get_roles()
Displays a collection (list) of roles.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of dicts with details on individual roles. For example:
[ {"id": "f2db41e1fa331b3e",
"model_class": "Role",
"name": "Foo",
"url": "/api/roles/f2db41e1fa331b3e"},
{"id": "f597429621d6eb2b",
"model_class": "Role",
"name": "Bar",
"url": "/api/roles/f597429621d6eb2b"}
]
show_role(role_id)
Display information on a single role
Parameters
role_id (str) -- Encoded role ID
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of role For example:
{"description": "Private Role for Foo",
"id": "f2db41e1fa331b3e",
"model_class": "Role",
"name": "Foo",
"type": "private",
"url": "/api/roles/f2db41e1fa331b3e"}
----
Tools
Contains possible interaction dealing with Galaxy tools.
class bioblend.galaxy.tools.ToolClient(galaxy_instance)
get_tool_panel()
Get a list of available tool elements in Galaxy's configured toolbox.
Return type
list
Returns
List containing tools (if not in sections) or tool sections with nested tool
descriptions.
SEE ALSO:
bioblend.galaxy.toolshed.get_repositories()
get_tools(tool_id=None, name=None, trackster=None)
Get all tools or filter the specific one(s) via the provided name or tool_id. Provide only
one argument, name or tool_id, but not both.
If name is set and multiple names match the given name, all the tools matching the argument
will be returned.
Parameters
• tool_id (str) -- id of the requested tool
• name (str) -- name of the requested tool(s)
• trackster (bool) -- if True, only tools that are compatible with Trackster are
returned
Return type
list
Returns
List of tool descriptions.
SEE ALSO:
bioblend.galaxy.toolshed.get_repositories()
paste_content(content, history_id, **kwds)
Upload a string to a new dataset in the history specified by history_id.
Parameters
• content (str) -- content of the new dataset to upload or a list of URLs (one per
line) to upload
• history_id (str) -- id of the history where to upload the content
See upload_file() for the optional parameters (except file_name).
put_url(content, history_id, **kwds)
Upload a string to a new dataset in the history specified by history_id.
Parameters
• content (str) -- content of the new dataset to upload or a list of URLs (one per
line) to upload
• history_id (str) -- id of the history where to upload the content
See upload_file() for the optional parameters (except file_name).
run_tool(history_id, tool_id, tool_inputs)
Runs tool specified by tool_id in history indicated by history_id with inputs from dict
tool_inputs.
Parameters
• history_id (str) -- encoded ID of the history in which to run the tool
• tool_id (str) -- ID of the tool to be run
• tool_inputs (dict) -- dictionary of input datasets and parameters for the tool
(see below)
The tool_inputs dict should contain input datasets and parameters in the (largely
undocumented) format used by the Galaxy API. Some examples can be found in
https://bitbucket.org/galaxy/galaxy-central/src/tip/test/api/test_tools.py .
show_tool(tool_id, io_details=False, link_details=False)
Get details of a given tool.
Parameters
• tool_id (str) -- id of the requested tool
• io_details (bool) -- if True, get also input and output details
• link_details (bool) -- if True, get also link details
upload_file(path, history_id, **keywords)
Upload the file specified by path to the history specified by history_id.
Parameters
• path (str) -- path of the file to upload
• history_id (str) -- id of the history where to upload the file
• file_name (str) -- (optional) name of the new history dataset
• file_type (str) -- Galaxy datatype for the new dataset, default is auto
• dbkey (str) -- (optional) genome dbkey
• to_posix_lines (bool) -- if True, convert universal line endings to POSIX line
endings. Default is True. Set to False if you upload a gzip, bz2 or zip archive
containing a binary file
• space_to_tab (bool) -- whether to convert spaces to tabs. Default is False.
Applicable only if to_posix_lines is True
upload_from_ftp(path, history_id, **keywords)
Upload the file specified by path from the user's FTP directory to the history specified by
history_id.
Parameters
• path (str) -- path of the file in the user's FTP directory
• history_id (str) -- id of the history where to upload the file
See upload_file() for the optional parameters.
----
Tool data tables
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Tool data tables
class bioblend.galaxy.tool_data.ToolDataClient(galaxy_instance)
delete_data_table(data_table_id, values)
Delete an item from a data table.
Parameters
• data_table_id (str) -- ID of the data table
• values (str) -- a "|" separated list of column contents, there must be a value for
all the columns of the data table
get_data_tables()
Get the list of all data tables.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of dicts with details on individual data tables. For example:
[{"model_class": "TabularToolDataTable", "name": "fasta_indexes"},
{"model_class": "TabularToolDataTable", "name": "bwa_indexes"}]
show_data_table(data_table_id)
Get details of a given data table.
Parameters
data_table_id (str) -- ID of the data table
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of the given data table and its content. For example:
{"columns": ["value", "dbkey", "name", "path"],
"fields": [["test id",
"test",
"test name",
"/opt/galaxy-dist/tool-data/test/seq/test id.fa"]],
"model_class": "TabularToolDataTable",
"name": "all_fasta"}
----
ToolShed
Interaction with a Galaxy Tool Shed
class bioblend.galaxy.toolshed.ToolShedClient(galaxy_instance)
get_repositories()
Get the list of all installed Tool Shed repositories on this Galaxy instance.
Return type
list
Returns
a list of dictionaries containing information about repositories present in the Tool
Shed. For example:
[{u'changeset_revision': u'4afe13ac23b6',
u'deleted': False,
u'dist_to_shed': False,
u'error_message': u'',
u'name': u'velvet_toolsuite',
u'owner': u'edward-kirton',
u'status': u'Installed'}]
Changed in version 0.4.1: Changed method name from get_tools to get_repositories to better
align with the Tool Shed concepts
SEE ALSO:
bioblend.galaxy.tools.get_tool_panel()
install_repository_revision(tool_shed_url, name, owner, changeset_revision,
install_tool_dependencies=False, install_repository_dependencies=False,
tool_panel_section_id=None, new_tool_panel_section_label=None)
Install a specified repository revision from a specified Tool Shed into this Galaxy
instance. This example demonstrates installation of a repository that contains valid tools,
loading them into a section of the Galaxy tool panel or creating a new tool panel section.
You can choose if tool dependencies or repository dependencies should be installed, use
install_tool_dependencies or install_repository_dependencies.
Installing the repository into an existing tool panel section requires the tool panel
config file (e.g., tool_conf.xml, shed_tool_conf.xml, etc) to contain the given tool panel
section:
<section id="from_test_tool_shed" name="From Test Tool Shed" version=""> </section>
Parameters
• tool_shed_url (str) -- URL of the Tool Shed from which the repository should be
installed from (e.g., http://testtoolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu)
• name (str) -- The name of the repository that should be installed
• owner (str) -- The name of the repository owner
• changeset_revision (str) -- The revision of the repository to be installed
• install_tool_dependencies (bool) -- Whether or not to automatically handle tool
dependencies (see http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/AToolOrASuitePerRepository for
more details)
• install_repository_dependencies (bool) -- Whether or not to automatically handle
repository dependencies (see
http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/DefiningRepositoryDependencies for more details)
• tool_panel_section_id (str) -- The ID of the Galaxy tool panel section where the
tool should be insterted under. Note that you should specify either this
parameter or the new_tool_panel_section_label. If both are specified, this one
will take precedence.
• new_tool_panel_section_label (str) -- The name of a Galaxy tool panel section that
should be created and the repository installed into.
show_repository(toolShed_id)
Get details of a given Tool Shed repository as it is installed on this Galaxy instance.
Parameters
toolShed_id (str) -- Encoded toolShed ID
Return type
dict
Returns
Information about the tool For example:
{u'changeset_revision': u'b17455fb6222',
u'ctx_rev': u'8',
u'owner': u'aaron',
u'status': u'Installed',
u'url': u'/api/tool_shed_repositories/82de4a4c7135b20a'}
Changed in version 0.4.1: Changed method name from show_tool to show_repository to better
align with the Tool Shed concepts
----
Users
Contains possible interaction dealing with Galaxy users.
These methods must be executed by a registered Galaxy admin user.
class bioblend.galaxy.users.UserClient(galaxy_instance)
create_local_user(username, user_email, password)
Create a new Galaxy user.
NOTE:
For this method to work, the Galaxy instance must have the allow_user_creation option
set to True and use_remote_user option set to False in the config/galaxy.ini
configuration file.
Parameters
• username (str) -- Username of user to be created
• user_email (str) -- Email of user to be created
• password (str) -- password of user to be created
Return type
dict
Returns
dictionary containing information about the created user
create_remote_user(user_email)
Create a new Galaxy remote user.
NOTE:
For this method to work, the Galaxy instance must have the allow_user_creation and
use_remote_user options set to True in the config/galaxy.ini configuration file. Also
note that setting use_remote_user will require an upstream authentication proxy server;
however, if you do not have one, access to Galaxy via a browser will not be possible.
Parameters
user_email (str) -- Email of user to be created
Return type
dict
Returns
dictionary containing information about the created user
create_user(user_email)
Deprecated method.
Just an alias for create_remote_user().
create_user_apikey(user_id)
Create a new api key for a user
Parameters
user_id (str) -- Encoded user ID
Return type
str
Returns
The api key for the user
get_current_user()
Returns the user id associated with this Galaxy connection
Return type
dict
Returns
dictionary containing information about the current user
get_users(deleted=False)
Get a list of all registered users. If deleted is set to True, get a list of deleted users.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of dicts with user details. For example:
[{u'email': u'a_user@example.com',
u'id': u'dda47097d9189f15',
u'url': u'/api/users/dda47097d9189f15'}]
show_user(user_id, deleted=False)
Display information about a user. If deleted is set to True, display information about a
deleted user.
Parameters
• user_id (str) -- User ID to inspect
• deleted (bool) -- Whether to return results for a deleted user
Return type
dict
Returns
dictionary containing information about the user
----
Visual
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy visualization
class bioblend.galaxy.visual.VisualClient(galaxy_instance)
get_visualizations()
Get the list of all visualizations.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of dicts with details on individual visualizations. For example:
[{u'dbkey': u'eschColi_K12',
u'id': u'df1c7c96fc427c2d',
u'title': u'AVTest1',
u'type': u'trackster',
u'url': u'/api/visualizations/df1c7c96fc427c2d'},
{u'dbkey': u'mm9',
u'id': u'a669f50f8bf55b02',
u'title': u'Bam to Bigwig',
u'type': u'trackster',
u'url': u'/api/visualizations/a669f50f8bf55b02'}]
show_visualization(visual_id)
Get details of a given visualization.
Parameters
visual_id (str) -- Encoded visualization ID
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of the given visualization. For example:
{u'annotation': None,
u'dbkey': u'mm9',
u'id': u'18df9134ea75e49c',
u'latest_revision': { ... },
u'model_class': u'Visualization',
u'revisions': [u'aa90649bb3ec7dcb', u'20622bc6249c0c71'],
u'slug': u'visualization-for-grant-1',
u'title': u'Visualization For Grant',
u'type': u'trackster',
u'url': u'/u/azaron/v/visualization-for-grant-1',
u'user_id': u'21e4aed91386ca8b'}
----
Workflows
Contains possible interactions with the Galaxy Workflows
class bioblend.galaxy.workflows.WorkflowClient(galaxy_instance)
cancel_invocation(workflow_id, invocation_id)
Cancel the scheduling of a workflow.
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
• invocation_id (str) -- Encoded workflow invocation ID
delete_workflow(workflow_id)
Delete a workflow identified by workflow_id.
Parameters
workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
WARNING:
Deleting a workflow is irreversible - all workflow data will be permanently deleted.
export_workflow_json(workflow_id)
Exports a workflow
Parameters
workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
Return type
dict
Returns
Dict representing the workflow requested
export_workflow_to_local_path(workflow_id, file_local_path, use_default_filename=True)
Exports a workflow in json format to a given local path.
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
• file_local_path (str) -- Local path to which the exported file will be saved.
(Should not contain filename if use_default_name=True)
• use_default_filename (bool) -- If the use_default_name parameter is True, the
exported file will be saved as file_local_path/Galaxy-Workflow-%s.ga, where %s is
the workflow name. If use_default_name is False, file_local_path is assumed to
contain the full file path including filename.
get_invocations(workflow_id)
Get a list containing all the workflow invocations corresponding to the specified workflow.
Parameters
workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
Return type
list
Returns
A list of workflow invocations. For example:
[{u'update_time': u'2015-10-31T22:00:22',
u'uuid': u'c8aa2b1c-801a-11e5-a9e5-8ca98228593c',
u'history_id': u'2f94e8ae9edff68a',
u'workflow_id': u'03501d7626bd192f',
u'state': u'new',
u'model_class': u'WorkflowInvocation',
u'id': u'df7a1f0c02a5b08e'}
]
get_workflow_inputs(workflow_id, label)
Get a list of workflow input IDs that match the given label. If no input matches the given
label, an empty list is returned.
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
• label (str) -- label to filter workflow inputs on
Return type
list
Returns
list of workflow inputs matching the label query
get_workflows(workflow_id=None, name=None, published=False)
Get all workflows or filter the specific one(s) via the provided name or workflow_id.
Provide only one argument, name or workflow_id, but not both.
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID (incompatible with name)
• name (str) -- Filter by name of workflow (incompatible with workflow_id). If
multiple names match the given name, all the workflows matching the argument will
be returned.
• published (bool) -- if True, return also published workflows
Return type
list
Returns
A list of workflow dicts. For example:
[{u'id': u'92c56938c2f9b315',
u'name': u'Simple',
u'url': u'/api/workflows/92c56938c2f9b315'}]
import_shared_workflow(workflow_id)
Imports a new workflow from the shared published workflows.
Parameters
workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of the workflow. For example:
{u'id': u'ee0e2b4b696d9092',
u'model_class': u'StoredWorkflow',
u'name': u'Super workflow that solves everything!',
u'published': False,
u'tags': [],
u'url': u'/api/workflows/ee0e2b4b696d9092'}
import_workflow_from_local_path(file_local_path)
Imports a new workflow given the path to a file containing a previously exported workflow.
Parameters
file_local_path (str) -- File to upload to the server for new workflow
import_workflow_json(workflow_json)
Imports a new workflow given a json representation of a previously exported workflow.
Parameters
workflow_json (str) -- JSON string representing the workflow to be imported
invoke_workflow(workflow_id, inputs=None, params=None, history_id=None, history_name=None,
import_inputs_to_history=False, replacement_params=None, allow_tool_state_corrections=None)
Invoke the workflow identified by workflow_id. This will cause a workflow to be scheduled
and return an object describing the workflow invocation.
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
• inputs (dict) --
A mapping of workflow inputs to datasets and dataset collections. The datasets
source can be a LibraryDatasetDatasetAssociation (ldda), LibraryDataset (ld),
HistoryDatasetAssociation (hda), or HistoryDatasetCollectionAssociation (hdca).
The map must be in the following format: {'<input_index>': {'id': <encoded dataset
ID>, 'src': '[ldda, ld, hda, hdca]'}} (e.g. {'2': {'id': '29beef4fadeed09f',
'src': 'hda'}})
This map may also be indexed by the UUIDs of the workflow steps, as indicated by
the uuid property of steps returned from the Galaxy API.
• params (str or dict) -- A mapping of tool parameters that are non-datasets
parameters. The map must be in the following format: {'blastn': {'param':
'evalue', 'value': '1e-06'}}
• history_id (str) -- The encoded history ID where to store the workflow output.
Alternatively, history_name may be specified to create a new history.
• history_name (str) -- Create a new history with the given name to store the
workflow output. If both history_id and history_name are provided, history_name is
ignored. If neither is specified, a new 'Unnamed history' is created.
• import_inputs_to_history (bool) -- If True, used workflow inputs will be imported
into the history. If False, only workflow outputs will be visible in the given
history.
• allow_tool_state_corrections (bool) -- If True, allow Galaxy to fill in missing
tool state when running workflows. This may be useful for workflows using tools
that have changed over time or for workflows built outside of Galaxy with only a
subset of inputs defined.
• replacement_params (dict) -- pattern-based replacements for post-job actions (see
below)
Return type
dict
Returns
A dict containing the workflow invocation describing the scheduling of the workflow.
For example:
{u'inputs': {u'0': {u'src': u'hda', u'id': u'a7db2fac67043c7e', u'uuid': u'7932ffe0-2340-4952-8857-dbaa50f1f46a'}},
u'update_time': u'2015-10-31T22:00:26',
u'uuid': u'c8aa2b1c-801a-11e5-a9e5-8ca98228593c',
u'history_id': u'2f94e8ae9edff68a',
u'workflow_id': u'03501d7626bd192f',
u'state': u'ready',
u'steps': [{u'workflow_step_uuid': u'b81250fd-3278-4e6a-b269-56a1f01ef485',
u'update_time': u'2015-10-31T22:00:26',
u'job_id': None,
u'state': None,
u'workflow_step_label': None,
u'order_index': 0,
u'action': None,
u'model_class': u'WorkflowInvocationStep',
u'workflow_step_id': u'cbbbf59e8f08c98c',
u'id': u'd413a19dec13d11e'},
{u'workflow_step_uuid': u'e62440b8-e911-408b-b124-e05435d3125e',
u'update_time': u'2015-10-31T22:00:26',
u'job_id': u'e89067bb68bee7a0',
u'state': u'new',
u'workflow_step_label':None,
u'order_index': 1,
u'action': None,
u'model_class': u'WorkflowInvocationStep',
u'workflow_step_id': u'964b37715ec9bd22',
u'id': u'2f94e8ae9edff68a'},
],
u'model_class': u'WorkflowInvocation',
u'id': u'df7a1f0c02a5b08e'
}
The replacement_params dict should map parameter names in post-job actions (PJAs) to their
runtime values. For instance, if the final step has a PJA like the following:
{u'RenameDatasetActionout_file1': {
u'action_arguments': {u'newname': u'${output}'},
u'action_type': u'RenameDatasetAction',
u'output_name': u'out_file1'}}
then the following renames the output dataset to 'foo':
replacement_params = {'output': 'foo'}
see also this email thread.
WARNING:
Historically, the run_workflow method consumed a dataset_map data structure that was
indexed by unencoded workflow step IDs. These IDs would not be stable across Galaxy
instances. The new inputs property is instead indexed by either the order_index property
which is stable across workflow imports or the step UUID which is also stable.
run_invocation_step_action(workflow_id, invocation_id, step_id, action)
Execute an action for an active workflow invocation step. The nature of this action and
what is expected will vary based on the the type of workflow step (the only currently valid
action is True/False for pause steps).
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
• invocation_id (str) -- Encoded workflow invocation ID
• step_id (str) -- Encoded workflow invocation step ID
• action (object) -- Action to use when updating state, semantics depends on step
type.
run_workflow(workflow_id, dataset_map=None, params=None, history_id=None, history_name=None,
import_inputs_to_history=False, replacement_params=None)
Run the workflow identified by workflow_id. This method is deprecated please use
invoke_workflow instead.
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
• dataset_map (str or dict) -- A mapping of workflow inputs to datasets. The
datasets source can be a LibraryDatasetDatasetAssociation (ldda), LibraryDataset
(ld), or HistoryDatasetAssociation (hda). The map must be in the following
format: {'<input>': {'id': <encoded dataset ID>, 'src': '[ldda, ld, hda]'}} (e.g.
{'23': {'id': '29beef4fadeed09f', 'src': 'ld'}})
• params (str or dict) -- A mapping of tool parameters that are non-datasets
parameters. The map must be in the following format: {'blastn': {'param':
'evalue', 'value': '1e-06'}}
• history_id (str) -- The encoded history ID where to store the workflow output.
Alternatively, history_name may be specified to create a new history.
• history_name (str) -- Create a new history with the given name to store the
workflow output. If both history_id and history_name are provided, history_name is
ignored. If neither is specified, a new 'Unnamed history' is created.
• import_inputs_to_history (bool) -- If True, used workflow inputs will be imported
into the history. If False, only workflow outputs will be visible in the given
history.
• replacement_params (dict) -- pattern-based replacements for post-job actions (see
below)
Return type
dict
Returns
A dict containing the history ID where the outputs are placed as well as output
dataset IDs. For example:
{u'history': u'64177123325c9cfd',
u'outputs': [u'aa4d3084af404259']}
The replacement_params dict should map parameter names in post-job actions (PJAs) to their
runtime values. For instance, if the final step has a PJA like the following:
{u'RenameDatasetActionout_file1': {
u'action_arguments': {u'newname': u'${output}'},
u'action_type': u'RenameDatasetAction',
u'output_name': u'out_file1'}}
then the following renames the output dataset to 'foo':
replacement_params = {'output': 'foo'}
see also this email thread.
WARNING:
This method is deprecated, please use invoke_workflow instead. run_workflow will wait
for the whole workflow to be scheduled before returning and will not scale to large
workflows as a result. invoke_workflow also features improved default behavior for
dataset input handling.
show_invocation(workflow_id, invocation_id)
Get a workflow invocation object representing the scheduling of a workflow. This object may
be sparse at first (missing inputs and invocation steps) and will become more populated as
the workflow is actually scheduled.
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
• invocation_id (str) -- Encoded workflow invocation ID
Return type
dict
Returns
The workflow invocation. For example:
{u'inputs': {u'0': {u'src': u'hda', u'id': u'a7db2fac67043c7e', u'uuid': u'7932ffe0-2340-4952-8857-dbaa50f1f46a'}},
u'update_time': u'2015-10-31T22:00:26',
u'uuid': u'c8aa2b1c-801a-11e5-a9e5-8ca98228593c',
u'history_id': u'2f94e8ae9edff68a',
u'workflow_id': u'03501d7626bd192f',
u'state': u'ready',
u'steps': [{u'workflow_step_uuid': u'b81250fd-3278-4e6a-b269-56a1f01ef485',
u'update_time': u'2015-10-31T22:00:26',
u'job_id': None,
u'state': None,
u'workflow_step_label': None,
u'order_index': 0,
u'action': None,
u'model_class': u'WorkflowInvocationStep',
u'workflow_step_id': u'cbbbf59e8f08c98c',
u'id': u'd413a19dec13d11e'},
{u'workflow_step_uuid': u'e62440b8-e911-408b-b124-e05435d3125e',
u'update_time': u'2015-10-31T22:00:26',
u'job_id': u'e89067bb68bee7a0',
u'state': u'new',
u'workflow_step_label':None,
u'order_index': 1,
u'action': None,
u'model_class': u'WorkflowInvocationStep',
u'workflow_step_id': u'964b37715ec9bd22',
u'id': u'2f94e8ae9edff68a'},
],
u'model_class': u'WorkflowInvocation',
u'id': u'df7a1f0c02a5b08e'
}
show_invocation_step(workflow_id, invocation_id, step_id)
See the details of a particular workflow invocation step.
Parameters
• workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
• invocation_id (str) -- Encoded workflow invocation ID
• step_id (str) -- Encoded workflow invocation step ID
Return type
dict
Returns
The workflow invocation step. For example:
{u'workflow_step_uuid': u'4060554c-1dd5-4287-9040-8b4f281cf9dc',
u'update_time': u'2015-10-31T22:11:14',
u'job_id': None,
u'state': None,
u'workflow_step_label': None,
u'order_index': 2,
u'action': None,
u'model_class': u'WorkflowInvocationStep',
u'workflow_step_id': u'52e496b945151ee8',
u'id': u'63cd3858d057a6d1'}
show_workflow(workflow_id)
Display information needed to run a workflow
Parameters
workflow_id (str) -- Encoded workflow ID
Return type
dict
Returns
A description of the workflow and its inputs as a JSON object. For example:
{u'id': u'92c56938c2f9b315',
u'inputs': {u'23': {u'label': u'Input Dataset', u'value': u''}},
u'name': u'Simple',
u'url': u'/api/workflows/92c56938c2f9b315'}
Object-oriented Galaxy API
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.galaxy_instance.GalaxyInstance(url, api_key=None, email=None,
password=None)
A representation of an instance of Galaxy, identified by a URL and a user's API key.
Parameters
• url (str) -- a FQDN or IP for a given instance of Galaxy. For example:
http://127.0.0.1:8080
• api_key (str) -- user's API key for the given instance of Galaxy, obtained from the
Galaxy web UI.
This is actually a factory class which instantiates the entity-specific clients.
Example: get a list of all histories for a user with API key 'foo':
from bioblend.galaxy.objects import *
gi = GalaxyInstance('http://127.0.0.1:8080', 'foo')
histories = gi.histories.list()
histories
Client module for Galaxy histories.
jobs Client module for Galaxy jobs.
libraries
Client module for Galaxy libraries.
tools Client module for Galaxy tools.
workflows
Client module for Galaxy workflows.
Client
Clients for interacting with specific Galaxy entity types.
Classes in this module should not be instantiated directly, but used via their handles in GalaxyInstance.
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.client.ObjClient(obj_gi)
get_previews(**kwargs)
Get a list of object previews.
Previews entity summaries provided by REST collection URIs, e.g.
http://host:port/api/libraries. Being the most lightweight objects associated to the
various entities, these are the ones that should be used to retrieve their basic info.
Return type
list
Returns
a list of object previews
list(**kwargs)
Get a list of objects.
This method first gets the entity summaries, then gets the complete description for each
entity with an additional GET call, so may be slow.
Return type
list
Returns
a list of objects
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.client.ObjDatasetContainerClient(obj_gi)
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.client.ObjHistoryClient(obj_gi)
Interacts with Galaxy histories.
create(name=None)
Create a new Galaxy history, optionally setting its name.
Return type
History
Returns
the history just created
delete(id_=None, name=None, purge=False)
Delete the history with the given id or name.
Note that the same name can map to multiple histories.
Parameters
purge (bool) -- if True, also purge (permanently delete) the history
NOTE:
For the purge option to work, the Galaxy instance must have the allow_user_dataset_purge
option set to True in the config/galaxy.ini configuration file.
get(id_)
Retrieve the history corresponding to the given id.
Return type
History
Returns
the history corresponding to id_
get_previews(name=None, deleted=False)
list(name=None, deleted=False)
Get histories owned by the user of this Galaxy instance.
Parameters
• name (str) -- return only histories with this name
• deleted (bool) -- if True, return histories that have been deleted
Return type
list of History
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.client.ObjJobClient(obj_gi)
Interacts with Galaxy jobs.
get(id_, full_details=False)
Retrieve the job corresponding to the given id.
Parameters
full_details (bool) -- if True, return the complete list of details for the given
job.
Return type
Job
Returns
the job corresponding to id_
get_previews()
list() Get the list of jobs of the current user.
Return type
list of Job
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.client.ObjLibraryClient(obj_gi)
Interacts with Galaxy libraries.
create(name, description=None, synopsis=None)
Create a data library with the properties defined in the arguments.
Return type
Library
Returns
the library just created
delete(id_=None, name=None)
Delete the library with the given id or name.
Note that the same name can map to multiple libraries.
WARNING:
Deleting a data library is irreversible - all of the data from the library will be
permanently deleted.
get(id_)
Retrieve the data library corresponding to the given id.
Return type
Library
Returns
the library corresponding to id_
get_previews(name=None, deleted=False)
list(name=None, deleted=False)
Get libraries owned by the user of this Galaxy instance.
Parameters
• name (str) -- return only libraries with this name
• deleted (bool) -- if True, return libraries that have been deleted
Return type
list of Library
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.client.ObjToolClient(obj_gi)
Interacts with Galaxy tools.
get(id_, io_details=False, link_details=False)
Retrieve the tool corresponding to the given id.
Parameters
• io_details (bool) -- if True, get also input and output details
• link_details (bool) -- if True, get also link details
Return type
Tool
Returns
the tool corresponding to id_
get_previews(name=None, trackster=None)
Get the list of tools installed on the Galaxy instance.
Parameters
• name (str) -- return only tools with this name
• trackster (bool) -- if True, only tools that are compatible with Trackster are
returned
Return type
list of Tool
list(name=None, trackster=None)
Get the list of tools installed on the Galaxy instance.
Parameters
• name (str) -- return only tools with this name
• trackster (bool) -- if True, only tools that are compatible with Trackster are
returned
Return type
list of Tool
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.client.ObjWorkflowClient(obj_gi)
Interacts with Galaxy workflows.
delete(id_=None, name=None)
Delete the workflow with the given id or name.
Note that the same name can map to multiple workflows.
WARNING:
Deleting a workflow is irreversible - all of the data from the workflow will be
permanently deleted.
get(id_)
Retrieve the workflow corresponding to the given id.
Return type
Workflow
Returns
the workflow corresponding to id_
get_previews(name=None, published=False)
import_new(src)
Imports a new workflow into Galaxy.
Parameters
src (dict or str) -- deserialized (dictionary) or serialized (str) JSON dump of the
workflow (this is normally obtained by exporting a workflow from Galaxy).
Return type
Workflow
Returns
the workflow just imported
import_shared(id_)
Imports a shared workflow to the user's space.
Parameters
id (str) -- workflow id
Return type
Workflow
Returns
the workflow just imported
list(name=None, published=False)
Get workflows owned by the user of this Galaxy instance.
Parameters
• name (str) -- return only workflows with this name
• published (bool) -- if True, return also published workflows
Return type
list of Workflow
Wrappers
A basic object-oriented interface for Galaxy entities.
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Wrapper(wrapped, parent=None, gi=None)
Abstract base class for Galaxy entity wrappers.
Wrapper instances wrap deserialized JSON dictionaries such as the ones obtained by the Galaxy web
API, converting key-based access to attribute-based access (e.g., library['name'] ->
library.name).
Dict keys that are converted to attributes are listed in the BASE_ATTRS class variable: this is
the 'stable' interface. Note that the wrapped dictionary is accessible via the wrapped attribute.
Parameters
• wrapped (dict) -- JSON-serializable dictionary
• parent (Wrapper) -- the parent of this wrapper
• gi (GalaxyInstance) -- the GalaxyInstance through which we can access this wrapper
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name')
clone()
Return an independent copy of this wrapper.
classmethod from_json(jdef)
Build a new wrapper from a JSON dump.
gi_module
The GalaxyInstance module that deals with objects of this type.
is_mapped
True if this wrapper is mapped to an actual Galaxy entity.
parent The parent of this wrapper.
to_json()
Return a JSON dump of this wrapper.
touch()
Mark this wrapper as having been modified since its creation.
unmap()
Disconnect this wrapper from Galaxy.
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Step(step_dict, parent)
Abstract base class for workflow steps.
Steps are the main building blocks of a Galaxy workflow. A step can be: an input (type
'data_collection_input` or 'data_input`), a computational tool (type 'tool`) or a pause (type
'pause`).
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'input_steps', 'tool_id', 'tool_inputs', 'tool_version', 'type')
gi_module
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Workflow(wf_dict, gi=None)
Workflows represent ordered sequences of computations on Galaxy.
A workflow defines a sequence of steps that produce one or more results from an input dataset.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'deleted', 'inputs', 'published', 'steps', 'tags')
POLLING_INTERVAL = 10
convert_input_map(input_map)
Convert input_map to the format required by the Galaxy web API.
Parameters
input_map (dict) -- a mapping from input labels to datasets
Return type
dict
Returns
a mapping from input slot ids to dataset ids in the format required by the Galaxy
web API.
data_collection_input_ids
Return the list of data collection input steps for this workflow.
data_input_ids
Return the list of data input steps for this workflow.
delete()
Delete this workflow.
WARNING:
Deleting a workflow is irreversible - all of the data from the workflow will be
permanently deleted.
export()
Export a re-importable representation of the workflow.
Return type
dict
Returns
a JSON-serializable dump of the workflow
gi_module
input_labels
Return the labels of this workflow's input steps.
is_runnable
Return True if the workflow can be run on Galaxy.
A workflow is considered runnable on a Galaxy instance if all of the tools it uses are
installed in that instance.
preview()
run(input_map=None, history='', params=None, import_inputs=False, replacement_params=None,
wait=False, polling_interval=10, break_on_error=True)
Run the workflow in the current Galaxy instance.
Parameters
• input_map (dict) -- a mapping from workflow input labels to datasets, e.g.:
dict(zip(workflow.input_labels, library.get_datasets()))
• history (History or str) -- either a valid history object (results will be stored
there) or a string (a new history will be created with the given name).
• params (Mapping) -- parameter settings for workflow steps (see below)
• import_inputs (bool) -- If True, workflow inputs will be imported into the
history; if False, only workflow outputs will be visible in the history.
• replacement_params (Mapping) -- pattern-based replacements for post-job actions
(see the docs for run_workflow())
• wait (bool) -- whether to wait while the returned datasets are in a pending state
• polling_interval (float) -- polling interval in seconds
• break_on_error (bool) -- whether to break as soon as at least one of the returned
datasets is in the 'error' state
Return type
tuple
Returns
list of output datasets, output history
The params dict should be structured as follows:
PARAMS = {STEP_ID: PARAM_DICT, ...}
PARAM_DICT = {NAME: VALUE, ...}
For backwards compatibility, the following (deprecated) format is also supported:
PARAMS = {TOOL_ID: PARAM_DICT, ...}
in which case PARAM_DICT affects all steps with the given tool id. If both by-tool-id and
by-step-id specifications are used, the latter takes precedence.
Finally (again, for backwards compatibility), PARAM_DICT can also be specified as:
PARAM_DICT = {'param': NAME, 'value': VALUE}
Note that this format allows only one parameter to be set per step.
Example: set 'a' to 1 for the third workflow step:
params = {workflow.steps[2].id: {'a': 1}}
WARNING:
This is a blocking operation that can take a very long time. If wait is set to False,
the method will return as soon as the workflow has been scheduled, otherwise it will
wait until the workflow has been run. With a large number of steps, however, the delay
may not be negligible even in the former case (e.g. minutes for 100 steps).
sorted_step_ids()
Return a topological sort of the workflow's DAG.
tool_ids
Return the list of tool steps for this workflow.
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.ContentInfo(info_dict, gi=None)
Instances of this class wrap dictionaries obtained by getting
/api/{histories,libraries}/<ID>/contents from Galaxy.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'type')
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.LibraryContentInfo(info_dict, gi=None)
Instances of this class wrap dictionaries obtained by getting /api/libraries/<ID>/contents from
Galaxy.
gi_module
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.HistoryContentInfo(info_dict, gi=None)
Instances of this class wrap dictionaries obtained by getting /api/histories/<ID>/contents from
Galaxy.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'type', 'deleted', 'state', 'visible')
gi_module
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.DatasetContainer(c_dict, content_infos=None, gi=None)
Abstract base class for dataset containers (histories and libraries).
Parameters
content_infos (list of ContentInfo) -- info objects for the container's contents
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'deleted')
dataset_ids
Return the ids of the contained datasets.
get_dataset(ds_id)
Retrieve the dataset corresponding to the given id.
Parameters
ds_id (str) -- dataset id
Return type
HistoryDatasetAssociation or LibraryDataset
Returns
the dataset corresponding to ds_id
get_datasets(name=None)
Get all datasets contained inside this dataset container.
Parameters
name (str) -- return only datasets with this name
Return type
list of HistoryDatasetAssociation or list of LibraryDataset
Returns
datasets with the given name contained inside this container
NOTE:
when filtering library datasets by name, specify their full paths starting from the
library's root folder, e.g., /seqdata/reads.fastq. Full paths are available through the
content_infos attribute of Library objects.
preview()
refresh()
Re-fetch the attributes pertaining to this object.
Returns: self
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.History(hist_dict, content_infos=None, gi=None)
Maps to a Galaxy history.
API_MODULE = 'histories'
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'deleted', 'annotation', 'state', 'state_ids', 'state_details',
'tags')
CONTENT_INFO_TYPE
alias of HistoryContentInfo
DS_TYPE
alias of HistoryDatasetAssociation
delete(purge=False)
Delete this history.
Parameters
purge (bool) -- if True, also purge (permanently delete) the history
NOTE:
For the purge option to work, the Galaxy instance must have the allow_user_dataset_purge
option set to True in the config/galaxy.ini configuration file.
download(jeha_id, outf, chunk_size=4096)
Download an export archive for this history. Use export() to create an export and get the
required jeha_id. See download_history() for parameter and return value info.
export(gzip=True, include_hidden=False, include_deleted=False, wait=False)
Start a job to create an export archive for this history. See export_history() for
parameter and return value info.
gi_module
import_dataset(lds)
Import a dataset into the history from a library.
Parameters
lds (LibraryDataset) -- the library dataset to import
Return type
HistoryDatasetAssociation
Returns
the imported history dataset
paste_content(content, **kwargs)
Upload a string to a new dataset in this history.
Parameters
content (str) -- content of the new dataset to upload
See upload_file() for the optional parameters (except file_name).
Return type
HistoryDatasetAssociation
Returns
the uploaded dataset
update(name=None, annotation=None, **kwds)
Update history metadata information. Some of the attributes that can be modified are
documented below.
Parameters
• name (str) -- Replace history name with the given string
• annotation (str) -- Replace history annotation with the given string
• deleted (bool) -- Mark or unmark history as deleted
• published (bool) -- Mark or unmark history as published
• importable (bool) -- Mark or unmark history as importable
• tags (list) -- Replace history tags with the given list
upload_dataset(path, **kwargs)
Upload the file specified by path to this history.
Parameters
path (str) -- path of the file to upload
See upload_file() for the optional parameters.
Return type
HistoryDatasetAssociation
Returns
the uploaded dataset
upload_file(path, **kwargs)
Upload the file specified by path to this history.
Parameters
path (str) -- path of the file to upload
See upload_file() for the optional parameters.
Return type
HistoryDatasetAssociation
Returns
the uploaded dataset
upload_from_ftp(path, **kwargs)
Upload the file specified by path from the user's FTP directory to this history.
Parameters
path (str) -- path of the file in the user's FTP directory
See upload_file() for the optional parameters.
Return type
HistoryDatasetAssociation
Returns
the uploaded dataset
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Library(lib_dict, content_infos=None, gi=None)
Maps to a Galaxy library.
API_MODULE = 'libraries'
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'deleted', 'description', 'synopsis')
CONTENT_INFO_TYPE
alias of LibraryContentInfo
DS_TYPE
alias of LibraryDataset
copy_from_dataset(hda, folder=None, message='')
Copy a history dataset into this library.
Parameters
hda (HistoryDatasetAssociation) -- history dataset to copy into the library
See upload_data() for info on other params.
create_folder(name, description=None, base_folder=None)
Create a folder in this library.
Parameters
• name (str) -- folder name
• description (str) -- optional folder description
• base_folder (Folder) -- parent folder, or None to create in the root folder
Return type
Folder
Returns
the folder just created
delete()
Delete this library.
folder_ids
Return the ids of the contained folders.
get_folder(f_id)
Retrieve the folder corresponding to the given id.
Return type
Folder
Returns
the folder corresponding to f_id
gi_module
root_folder
The root folder of this library.
Return type
Folder
Returns
the root folder of this library
upload_data(data, folder=None, **kwargs)
Upload data to this library.
Parameters
• data (str) -- dataset contents
• folder (Folder) -- a folder object, or None to upload to the root folder
Return type
LibraryDataset
Returns
the dataset object that represents the uploaded content
Optional keyword arguments: file_type, dbkey.
upload_from_galaxy_fs(paths, folder=None, link_data_only=None, **kwargs)
Upload data to this library from filesystem paths on the server.
NOTE:
For this method to work, the Galaxy instance must have the allow_library_path_paste
option set to True in the config/galaxy.ini configuration file.
Parameters
• paths (str or Iterable of str) -- server-side file paths from which data should be
read
• link_data_only (str) -- either 'copy_files' (default) or 'link_to_files'. Setting
to 'link_to_files' symlinks instead of copying the files
Return type
list of LibraryDataset
Returns
the dataset objects that represent the uploaded content
See upload_data() for info on other params.
upload_from_local(path, folder=None, **kwargs)
Upload data to this library from a local file.
Parameters
path (str) -- local file path from which data should be read
See upload_data() for info on other params.
upload_from_url(url, folder=None, **kwargs)
Upload data to this library from the given URL.
Parameters
url (str) -- URL from which data should be read
See upload_data() for info on other params.
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Folder(f_dict, container, gi=None)
Maps to a folder in a Galaxy library.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'description', 'deleted', 'item_count')
container_id
Deprecated property.
Id of the folder container. Use container.id instead.
gi_module
parent The parent folder of this folder. The parent of the root folder is None.
Return type
Folder
Returns
the parent of this folder
refresh()
Re-fetch the attributes pertaining to this object.
Returns: self
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Dataset(ds_dict, container, gi=None)
Abstract base class for Galaxy datasets.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'data_type', 'file_name', 'file_size', 'state', 'deleted', 'file_ext')
POLLING_INTERVAL = 1
container_id
Deprecated property.
Id of the dataset container. Use container.id instead.
download(file_object, chunk_size=4096)
Open dataset for reading and save its contents to file_object.
Parameters
file_object (file) -- output file object
See get_stream() for info on other params.
get_contents(chunk_size=4096)
Open dataset for reading and return its full contents.
See get_stream() for param info.
get_stream(chunk_size=4096)
Open dataset for reading and return an iterator over its contents.
Parameters
chunk_size (int) -- read this amount of bytes at a time
WARNING:
Due to a change in the Galaxy API endpoint, this method does not work on LibraryDataset
instances with Galaxy release_2014.06.02. Methods that delegate work to this one are
also affected: peek(), download() and get_contents().
peek(chunk_size=4096)
Open dataset for reading and return the first chunk.
See get_stream() for param info.
refresh()
Re-fetch the attributes pertaining to this object.
Returns: self
wait(polling_interval=1, break_on_error=True)
Wait for this dataset to come out of the pending states.
Parameters
• polling_interval (float) -- polling interval in seconds
• break_on_error (bool) -- if True, raise a RuntimeError exception if the dataset
ends in the 'error' state.
WARNING:
This is a blocking operation that can take a very long time. Also, note that this method
does not return anything; however, this dataset is refreshed (possibly multiple times)
during the execution.
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.HistoryDatasetAssociation(ds_dict, container, gi=None)
Maps to a Galaxy HistoryDatasetAssociation.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'data_type', 'file_name', 'file_size', 'state', 'deleted', 'file_ext',
'tags', 'visible')
SRC = 'hda'
delete()
Delete this dataset.
gi_module
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.LibraryDatasetDatasetAssociation(ds_dict, container, gi=None)
Maps to a Galaxy LibraryDatasetDatasetAssociation.
SRC = 'ldda'
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.LibraryDataset(ds_dict, container, gi=None)
Maps to a Galaxy LibraryDataset.
SRC = 'ld'
delete(purged=False)
Delete this library dataset.
Parameters
purged (bool) -- if True, also purge (permanently delete) the dataset
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Tool(t_dict, gi=None)
Maps to a Galaxy tool.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'version')
POLLING_INTERVAL = 10
gi_module
run(inputs, history, wait=False, polling_interval=10)
Execute this tool in the given history with inputs from dict inputs.
Parameters
• inputs (dict) -- dictionary of input datasets and parameters for the tool (see
below)
• history (History) -- the history where to execute the tool
• wait (bool) -- whether to wait while the returned datasets are in a pending state
• polling_interval (float) -- polling interval in seconds
Return type
list of HistoryDatasetAssociation
Returns
list of output datasets
The inputs dict should contain input datasets and parameters in the (largely undocumented)
format used by the Galaxy API. Some examples can be found in Galaxy's API test suite. The
value of an input dataset can also be a Dataset object, which will be automatically
converted to the needed format.
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Job(j_dict, gi=None)
Maps to a Galaxy job.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'state')
gi_module
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.Preview(pw_dict, gi=None)
Abstract base class for Galaxy entity 'previews'.
Classes derived from this one model the short summaries returned by global getters such as
/api/libraries.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'deleted')
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.LibraryPreview(pw_dict, gi=None)
Models Galaxy library 'previews'.
Instances of this class wrap dictionaries obtained by getting /api/libraries from Galaxy.
gi_module
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.HistoryPreview(pw_dict, gi=None)
Models Galaxy history 'previews'.
Instances of this class wrap dictionaries obtained by getting /api/histories from Galaxy.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'deleted', 'tags')
gi_module
class bioblend.galaxy.objects.wrappers.WorkflowPreview(pw_dict, gi=None)
Models Galaxy workflow 'previews'.
Instances of this class wrap dictionaries obtained by getting /api/workflows from Galaxy.
BASE_ATTRS = ('id', 'name', 'deleted', 'published', 'tags')
gi_module
Usage documentation
This page describes some sample use cases for the Galaxy API and provides examples for these API calls.
In addition to this page, there are functional examples of complete scripts in the docs/examples
directory of the BioBlend source code repository.
Connect to a Galaxy server
To connect to a running Galaxy server, you will need an account on that Galaxy instance and an API key
for the account. Instructions on getting an API key can be found at
http://wiki.galaxyproject.org/Learn/API .
To open a connection call:
from bioblend.galaxy import GalaxyInstance
gi = GalaxyInstance(url='http://example.galaxy.url', key='your-API-key')
We now have a GalaxyInstance object which allows us to interact with the Galaxy server under our account,
and access our data. If the account is a Galaxy admin account we also will be able to use this connection
to carry out admin actions.
View Histories and Datasets
Methods for accessing histories and datasets are grouped under GalaxyInstance.histories.* and
GalaxyInstance.datasets.* respectively.
To get information on the Histories currently in your account, call:
>>> gi.histories.get_histories()
[{u'id': u'f3c2b0f3ecac9f02',
u'name': u'RNAseq_DGE_BASIC_Prep',
u'url': u'/api/histories/f3c2b0f3ecac9f02'},
{u'id': u'8a91dcf1866a80c2',
u'name': u'June demo',
u'url': u'/api/histories/8a91dcf1866a80c2'}]
This returns a list of dictionaries containing basic metadata, including the id and name of each History.
In this case, we have two existing Histories in our account, 'RNAseq_DGE_BASIC_Prep' and 'June demo'. To
get more detailed information about a History we can pass its id to the show_history method:
>>> gi.histories.show_history('f3c2b0f3ecac9f02', contents=False)
{u'annotation': u'',
u'contents_url': u'/api/histories/f3c2b0f3ecac9f02/contents',
u'id': u'f3c2b0f3ecac9f02',
u'name': u'RNAseq_DGE_BASIC_Prep',
u'nice_size': u'93.5 MB',
u'state': u'ok',
u'state_details': {u'discarded': 0,
u'empty': 0,
u'error': 0,
u'failed_metadata': 0,
u'new': 0,
u'ok': 7,
u'paused': 0,
u'queued': 0,
u'running': 0,
u'setting_metadata': 0,
u'upload': 0 },
u'state_ids': {u'discarded': [],
u'empty': [],
u'error': [],
u'failed_metadata': [],
u'new': [],
u'ok': [u'd6842fb08a76e351',
u'10a4b652da44e82a',
u'81c601a2549966a0',
u'a154f05e3bcee26b',
u'1352fe19ddce0400',
u'06d549c52d753e53',
u'9ec54455d6279cc7'],
u'paused': [],
u'queued': [],
u'running': [],
u'setting_metadata': [],
u'upload': []
}
}
This gives us a dictionary containing the History's metadata. With contents=False (the default), we only
get a list of ids of the datasets contained within the History; with contents=True we would get metadata
on each dataset. We can also directly access more detailed information on a particular dataset by passing
its id to the show_dataset method:
>>> gi.datasets.show_dataset('10a4b652da44e82a')
{u'data_type': u'fastqsanger',
u'deleted': False,
u'file_size': 16527060,
u'genome_build': u'dm3',
u'id': 17499,
u'metadata_data_lines': None,
u'metadata_dbkey': u'dm3',
u'metadata_sequences': None,
u'misc_blurb': u'15.8 MB',
u'misc_info': u'Noneuploaded fastqsanger file',
u'model_class': u'HistoryDatasetAssociation',
u'name': u'C1_R2_1.chr4.fq',
u'purged': False,
u'state': u'ok',
u'visible': True}
Uploading Datasets to a History
To upload a local file to a Galaxy server, you can run the upload_file method, supplying the path to a
local file:
>>> gi.tools.upload_file('test.txt', 'f3c2b0f3ecac9f02')
{u'implicit_collections': [],
u'jobs': [{u'create_time': u'2015-07-28T17:52:39.756488',
u'exit_code': None,
u'id': u'9752b387803d3e1e',
u'model_class': u'Job',
u'state': u'new',
u'tool_id': u'upload1',
u'update_time': u'2015-07-28T17:52:39.987509'}],
u'output_collections': [],
u'outputs': [{u'create_time': u'2015-07-28T17:52:39.331176',
u'data_type': u'galaxy.datatypes.data.Text',
u'deleted': False,
u'file_ext': u'auto',
u'file_size': 0,
u'genome_build': u'?',
u'hda_ldda': u'hda',
u'hid': 16,
u'history_content_type': u'dataset',
u'history_id': u'f3c2b0f3ecac9f02',
u'id': u'59c76a119581e190',
u'metadata_data_lines': None,
u'metadata_dbkey': u'?',
u'misc_blurb': None,
u'misc_info': None,
u'model_class': u'HistoryDatasetAssociation',
u'name': u'test.txt',
u'output_name': u'output0',
u'peek': u'<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"></table>',
u'purged': False,
u'state': u'queued',
u'tags': [],
u'update_time': u'2015-07-28T17:52:39.611887',
u'uuid': u'ff0ee99b-7542-4125-802d-7a193f388e7e',
u'visible': True}]}
If files are greater than 2GB in size, they will need to be uploaded via FTP. Importing files from the
user's FTP folder can be done via running the upload tool again:
>>> gi.tools.upload_from_ftp('test.txt', 'f3c2b0f3ecac9f02')
{u'implicit_collections': [],
u'jobs': [{u'create_time': u'2015-07-28T17:57:43.704394',
u'exit_code': None,
u'id': u'82b264d8c3d11790',
u'model_class': u'Job',
u'state': u'new',
u'tool_id': u'upload1',
u'update_time': u'2015-07-28T17:57:43.910958'}],
u'output_collections': [],
u'outputs': [{u'create_time': u'2015-07-28T17:57:43.209041',
u'data_type': u'galaxy.datatypes.data.Text',
u'deleted': False,
u'file_ext': u'auto',
u'file_size': 0,
u'genome_build': u'?',
u'hda_ldda': u'hda',
u'hid': 17,
u'history_content_type': u'dataset',
u'history_id': u'f3c2b0f3ecac9f02',
u'id': u'a676e8f07209a3be',
u'metadata_data_lines': None,
u'metadata_dbkey': u'?',
u'misc_blurb': None,
u'misc_info': None,
u'model_class': u'HistoryDatasetAssociation',
u'name': u'test.txt',
u'output_name': u'output0',
u'peek': u'<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"></table>',
u'purged': False,
u'state': u'queued',
u'tags': [],
u'update_time': u'2015-07-28T17:57:43.544407',
u'uuid': u'2cbe8f0a-4019-47c4-87e2-005ce35b8449',
u'visible': True}]}
View Data Libraries
Methods for accessing Data Libraries are grouped under GalaxyInstance.libraries.*. Most Data Library
methods are available to all users, but as only administrators can create new Data Libraries within
Galaxy, the create_folder and create_library methods can only be called using an API key belonging to an
admin account.
We can view the Data Libraries available to our account using:
>>> gi.libraries.get_libraries()
[{u'id': u'8e6f930d00d123ea',
u'name': u'RNA-seq workshop data',
u'url': u'/api/libraries/8e6f930d00d123ea'},
{u'id': u'f740ab636b360a70',
u'name': u'1000 genomes',
u'url': u'/api/libraries/f740ab636b360a70'}]
This gives a list of metadata dictionaries with basic information on each library. We can get more
information on a particular Data Library by passing its id to the show_library method:
>>> gi.libraries.show_library('8e6f930d00d123ea')
{u'contents_url': u'/api/libraries/8e6f930d00d123ea/contents',
u'description': u'RNA-Seq workshop data',
u'name': u'RNA-Seq',
u'synopsis': u'Data for the RNA-Seq tutorial'}
Upload files to a Data Library
We can get files into Data Libraries in several ways: by uploading from our local machine, by retrieving
from a URL, by passing the new file content directly into the method, or by importing a file from the
filesystem on the Galaxy server.
For instance, to upload a file from our machine we might call:
>>> gi.libraries.upload_file_from_local_path('8e6f930d00d123ea', '/local/path/to/mydata.fastq', file_type='fastqsanger')
Note that we have provided the id of the destination Data Library, and in this case we have specified the
type that Galaxy should assign to the new dataset. The default value for file_type is 'auto', in which
case Galaxy will attempt to guess the dataset type.
View Workflows
Methods for accessing workflows are grouped under GalaxyInstance.workflows.*.
To get information on the Workflows currently in your account, use:
>>> gi.workflows.get_workflows()
[{u'id': u'e8b85ad72aefca86',
u'name': u"TopHat + cufflinks part 1",
u'url': u'/api/workflows/e8b85ad72aefca86'},
{u'id': u'b0631c44aa74526d',
u'name': u'CuffDiff',
u'url': u'/api/workflows/b0631c44aa74526d'}]
This returns a list of metadata dictionaries. We can get the details of a particular Workflow, including
its steps, by passing its id to the show_workflow method:
>>> gi.workflows.show_workflow('e8b85ad72aefca86')
{u'id': u'e8b85ad72aefca86',
u'inputs':
{u'252':
{u'label': u'Input RNA-seq fastq',
u'value': u''
}
},
u'name': u"TopHat + cufflinks part 1",
u'steps':
{u'250':
{u'id': 250,
u'input_steps':
{u'input1':
{u'source_step': 252,
u'step_output': u'output'
}
},
u'tool_id': u'tophat',
u'type': u'tool'
},
u'251':
{u'id': 251,
u'input_steps':
{u'input':
{u'source_step': 250,
u'step_output': u'accepted_hits'
}
},
u'tool_id': u'cufflinks',
u'type': u'tool'
},
u'252':
{u'id': 252,
u'input_steps': {},
u'tool_id': None,
u'type': u'data_input'
}
},
u'url': u'/api/workflows/e8b85ad72aefca86'
}
Export or import a Workflow
Workflows can be exported from or imported into Galaxy as JSON. This makes it possible to archive
Workflows, or to move them between Galaxy instances.
To export a workflow, we can call:
>>> workflow_string = gi.workflows.export_workflow_json('e8b85ad72aefca86')
This gives us a (rather long) string with a JSON-encoded representation of the Workflow. We can import
this string as a new Workflow with:
>>> gi.workflows.import_workflow_json(workflow_string)
{u'id': u'c0bacafdfe211f9a',
u'name': u'TopHat + cufflinks part 1 (imported from API)',
u'url': u'/api/workflows/c0bacafdfe211f9a'}
This call returns a dictionary containing basic metadata on the new Workflow object. Since in this case
we have imported the JSON string into the original Galaxy instance, we now have a duplicate of the
original Workflow in our account:
>>> gi.workflows.get_workflows()
[{u'id': u'c0bacafdfe211f9a',
u'name': u'TopHat + cufflinks part 1 (imported from API)',
u'url': u'/api/workflows/c0bacafdfe211f9a'},
{u'id': u'e8b85ad72aefca86',
u'name': u"TopHat + cufflinks part 1",
u'url': u'/api/workflows/e8b85ad72aefca86'},
{u'id': u'b0631c44aa74526d',
u'name': u'CuffDiff',
u'url': u'/api/workflows/b0631c44aa74526d'}]
Instead of using JSON strings directly, Workflows can be exported to or imported from files on the local
disk using the export_workflow_to_local_path and import_workflow_from_local_path methods. See the API
reference for details.
NOTE:
If we export a Workflow from one Galaxy instance and import it into another, Galaxy will only run it
without modification if it has the same versions of the tool wrappers installed. This is to ensure
reproducibility. Otherwise, we will need to manually update the Workflow to use the new tool versions.
Run a Workflow
To run a Workflow, we need to tell Galaxy which datasets to use for which workflow inputs. We can use
datasets from Histories or Data Libraries.
Examine the Workflow above. We can see that it takes only one input file. That is:
>>> wf = gi.workflows.show_workflow('e8b85ad72aefca86')
>>> wf['inputs']
{u'252':
{u'label':
u'Input RNA-seq fastq',
u'value': u''
}
}
There is one input, labelled 'Input RNA-seq fastq'. This input is passed to the Tophat tool and should be
a fastq file. We will use the dataset we examined above, under View Histories and Datasets, which had
name 'C1_R2_1.chr4.fq' and id '10a4b652da44e82a'.
To specify the inputs, we build a data map and pass this to the run_workflow method. This data map is a
nested dictionary object which maps inputs to datasets. We call:
>>> datamap = dict()
>>> datamap['252'] = { 'src':'hda', 'id':'10a4b652da44e82a' }
>>> gi.workflows.run_workflow('e8b85ad72aefca86', datamap, history_name='New output history')
{u'history': u'0a7b7992a7cabaec',
u'outputs': [u'33be8ad9917d9207',
u'fbee1c2dc793c114',
u'85866441984f9e28',
u'1c51aa78d3742386',
u'a68e8770e52d03b4',
u'c54baf809e3036ac',
u'ba0db8ce6cd1fe8f',
u'c019e4cf08b2ac94'
]
}
In this case the only input id is '252' and the corresponding dataset id is '10a4b652da44e82a'. We have
specified the dataset source to be 'hda' (HistoryDatasetAssociation) since the dataset is stored in a
History. See the API reference for allowed dataset specifications. We have also requested that a new
History be created and used to store the results of the run, by setting history_name='New output
history'.
The run_workflow call submits all the jobs which need to be run to the Galaxy workflow engine, with the
appropriate dependencies so that they will run in order. The call returns immediately, so we can continue
to submit new jobs while waiting for this workflow to execute. run_workflow returns the id of the output
History and of the datasets that will be created as a result of this run. Note that these dataset ids are
valid immediately, so we can specify these datasets as inputs to new jobs even before the files have been
created, and the new jobs will be added to the queue with the appropriate dependencies.
If we view the output History immediately after calling run_workflow, we will see something like:
>>> gi.histories.show_history('0a7b7992a7cabaec')
{u'annotation': u'',
u'contents_url': u'/api/histories/0a7b7992a7cabaec/contents',
u'id': u'0a7b7992a7cabaec',
u'name': u'New output history',
u'nice_size': u'0 bytes',
u'state': u'queued',
u'state_details': {u'discarded': 0,
u'empty': 0,
u'error': 0,
u'failed_metadata': 0,
u'new': 0,
u'ok': 0,
u'paused': 0,
u'queued': 8,
u'running': 0,
u'setting_metadata': 0,
u'upload': 0},
u'state_ids': {u'discarded': [],
u'empty': [],
u'error': [],
u'failed_metadata': [],
u'new': [],
u'ok': [],
u'paused': [],
u'queued': [u'33be8ad9917d9207',
u'fbee1c2dc793c114',
u'85866441984f9e28',
u'1c51aa78d3742386',
u'a68e8770e52d03b4',
u'c54baf809e3036ac',
u'ba0db8ce6cd1fe8f',
u'c019e4cf08b2ac94'],
u'running': [],
u'setting_metadata': [],
u'upload': []
}
}
In this case, because the submitted jobs have not had time to run, the output History contains 8 datasets
in the 'queued' state and has a total size of 0 bytes. If we make this call again later we should instead
see completed output files.
View Users
Methods for managing users are grouped under GalaxyInstance.users.*. User management is only available to
Galaxy administrators, that is, the API key used to connect to Galaxy must be that of an admin account.
To get a list of users, call:
>>> gi.users.get_users()
[{u'email': u'userA@unimelb.edu.au',
u'id': u'975a9ce09b49502a',
u'quota_percent': None,
u'url': u'/api/users/975a9ce09b49502a'},
{u'email': u'userB@student.unimelb.edu.au',
u'id': u'0193a95acf427d2c',
u'quota_percent': None,
u'url': u'/api/users/0193a95acf427d2c'}]
Toolshed API
API used to interact with the Galaxy Toolshed, including repository management.
API documentation for interacting with the Galaxy Toolshed
ToolShedInstance
class bioblend.toolshed.ToolShedInstance(url, key='', email=None, password=None)
A base representation of an instance of ToolShed, identified by a URL and a user's API key.
After you have created an ToolShed object, access various modules via the class fields (see the
source for the most up-to-date list): repositories are the minimum set supported. For example, to
work with a repositories, and get a list of all the public repositories, the following should be
done:
from bioblend import toolshed
ts = toolshed.ToolShedInstance(url='http://testtoolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu')
rl = ts.repositories.get_repositories()
tools = ts.tools.search_tools('fastq')
Parameters
• url (str) -- A FQDN or IP for a given instance of ToolShed. For example:
http://testtoolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu
• key (str) -- If required, user's API key for the given instance of ToolShed, obtained
from the user preferences.
__init__(url, key='', email=None, password=None)
A base representation of an instance of ToolShed, identified by a URL and a user's API key.
After you have created an ToolShed object, access various modules via the class fields (see
the source for the most up-to-date list): repositories are the minimum set supported. For
example, to work with a repositories, and get a list of all the public repositories, the
following should be done:
from bioblend import toolshed
ts = toolshed.ToolShedInstance(url='http://testtoolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu')
rl = ts.repositories.get_repositories()
tools = ts.tools.search_tools('fastq')
Parameters
• url (str) -- A FQDN or IP for a given instance of ToolShed. For example:
http://testtoolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu
• key (str) -- If required, user's API key for the given instance of ToolShed,
obtained from the user preferences.
Repositories
Interaction with a Tool Shed instance repositories
class bioblend.toolshed.repositories.ToolShedClient(toolshed_instance)
create_repository(name, synopsis, description=None, type='unrestricted',
remote_repository_url=None, homepage_url=None, category_ids=None)
Create a new repository in a Tool Shed
Parameters
• name (str) -- Name of the repository
• synopsis (str) -- Synopsis of the repository
• description (str) -- Optional description of the repository
• type (str) -- type of the repository. One of "unrestricted",
"repository_suite_definition", or "tool_dependency_definition"
• remote_repository_url (str) -- Remote URL (e.g. github/bitbucket repository)
• homepage_url (str) -- Upstream's homepage for the project.
• category_ids (list) -- List of encoded category IDs
Return type
dict
Returns
a dictionary containing information about the new repository. For example:
{
"deleted": false,
"deprecated": false,
"description": "new_synopsis",
"homepage_url": "https://github.com/galaxyproject/",
"id": "8cf91205f2f737f4",
"long_description": "this is some repository",
"model_class": "Repository",
"name": "new_repo_17",
"owner": "qqqqqq",
"private": false,
"remote_repository_url": "https://github.com/galaxyproject/tools-devteam",
"times_downloaded": 0,
"type": "unrestricted",
"user_id": "adb5f5c93f827949"
}
get_categories()
Returns a list of dictionaries that contain descriptions of the repository categories found
on the given Tool Shed instance.
Return type
list
Returns
A list of dictionaries containing information about repository categories present in
the Tool Shed. For example:
[{u'deleted': False,
u'description': u'Tools for manipulating data',
u'id': u'175812cd7caaf439',
u'model_class': u'Category',
u'name': u'Text Manipulation',
u'url': u'/api/categories/175812cd7caaf439'},]
New in version 0.5.2.
get_ordered_installable_revisions(name, owner)
Returns the ordered list of changeset revision hash strings that are associated with
installable revisions. As in the changelog, the list is ordered oldest to newest.
Parameters
• name (str) -- the name of the repository
• owner (str) -- the owner of the repository
Return type
list
Returns
List of changeset revision hash string from oldest to newest
get_repositories()
Get a list of all the repositories in a Galaxy Tool Shed
Return type
list
Returns
Returns a list of dictionaries containing information about repositories present in
the Tool Shed. For example:
[{u'times_downloaded': 0, u'user_id': u'5cefd48bc04af6d4',
u'description': u'Order Contigs', u'deleted': False,
u'deprecated': False, u'private': False,
u'url': u'/api/repositories/287bd69f724b99ce',
u'owner': u'billybob', u'id': u'287bd69f724b99ce',
u'name': u'best_tool_ever'}]
Changed in version 0.4.1: Changed method name from get_tools to get_repositories to better
align with the Tool Shed concepts
get_repository_revision_install_info(name, owner, changeset_revision)
Return a list of dictionaries of metadata about a certain changeset revision for a single
tool.
Parameters
• name (str) -- the name of the repository
• owner (str) -- the owner of the repository
• changeset_revision (str) -- the changset_revision of the RepositoryMetadata object
associated with the repository
Return type
List of dictionaries
Returns
Returns a list of the following dictionaries:
• a dictionary defining the repository
• a dictionary defining the repository revision (RepositoryMetadata)
• a dictionary including the additional information required to install the
repository
For example:
[{u'times_downloaded': 269, u'user_id': u'1de29d50c3c44272', u'description': u'Galaxy Freebayes Bayesian genetic variant detector tool', u'deleted': False, u'deprecated': False, u'private': False, u'long_description': u'Galaxy Freebayes Bayesian genetic variant detector tool originally included in the Galaxy code distribution but migrated to the tool shed.', u'url': u'/api/repositories/491b7a3fddf9366f', u'owner': u'devteam', u'id': u'491b7a3fddf9366f', u'name': u'freebayes'},
{u'repository_id': u'491b7a3fddf9366f', u'has_repository_dependencies': False, u'includes_tools_for_display_in_tool_panel': True, u'url': u'/api/repository_revisions/504be8aaa652c154', u'malicious': False, u'includes_workflows': False, u'downloadable': True, u'includes_tools': True, u'changeset_revision': u'd291dc763c4c', u'id': u'504be8aaa652c154', u'includes_tool_dependencies': True, u'includes_datatypes': False}, {u'freebayes': [u'Galaxy Freebayes Bayesian genetic variant detector tool', u'http://takadonet@toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/devteam/freebayes', u'd291dc763c4c', u'9', u'devteam', {},
{u'freebayes/0.9.6_9608597d12e127c847ae03aa03440ab63992fedf': {u'repository_name': u'freebayes', u'name': u'freebayes', u'readme': u'FreeBayes requires g++ and the standard C and C++ development libraries. Additionally, cmake is required for building the BamTools API.', u'version': u'0.9.6_9608597d12e127c847ae03aa03440ab63992fedf', u'repository_owner': u'devteam', u'changeset_revision': u'd291dc763c4c', u'type': u'package'}, u'samtools/0.1.18': {u'repository_name': u'freebayes', u'name': u'samtools', u'readme': u'Compiling SAMtools requires the ncurses and zlib development libraries.', u'version': u'0.1.18', u'repository_owner': u'devteam', u'changeset_revision': u'd291dc763c4c', u'type': u'package'}}]}]
repository_revisions(downloadable=None, malicious=None, tools_functionally_correct=None,
missing_test_components=None, do_not_test=None, includes_tools=None, test_install_error=None,
skip_tool_test=None)
Returns a (possibly filtered) list of dictionaries that include information about all
repository revisions. The following parameters can be used to filter the list.
Parameters
• downloadable (Boolean) -- Can the tool be downloaded
• malicious (Boolean) --
• tools_functionally_correct (Boolean) --
• missing_test_components (Boolean) --
• do_not_test (Boolean) --
• includes_tools (Boolean) --
• test_install_error (Boolean) --
• skip_tool_test (Boolean) --
Return type
List of dictionaries
Returns
Returns a (possibly filtered) list of dictionaries that include information about
all repository revisions. For example:
[{u'repository_id': u'78f2604ff5e65707', u'has_repository_dependencies': False, u'includes_tools_for_display_in_tool_panel': True, u'url': u'/api/repository_revisions/92250afff777a169', u'malicious': False, u'includes_workflows': False, u'downloadable': True, u'includes_tools': True, u'changeset_revision': u'6e26c5a48e9a', u'id': u'92250afff777a169', u'includes_tool_dependencies': False, u'includes_datatypes': False},
{u'repository_id': u'f9662009da7bfce0', u'has_repository_dependencies': False, u'includes_tools_for_display_in_tool_panel': True, u'url': u'/api/repository_revisions/d3823c748ae2205d', u'malicious': False, u'includes_workflows': False, u'downloadable': True, u'includes_tools': True, u'changeset_revision': u'15a54fa11ad7', u'id': u'd3823c748ae2205d', u'includes_tool_dependencies': False, u'includes_datatypes': False}]
search_repositories(q, page=1, page_size=10)
Search for repositories in a Galaxy Tool Shed
Parameters
• q (str) -- query string for searching purposes
• page (int) -- page requested
• page_size (int) -- page size requested
Return type
dict
Returns
dictionary containing search hits as well as metadata for the search example: {
u'hits': [
{ u'matched_terms': [], u'repository':
{ u'approved': u'no', u'description': u'Convert export file to
fastq', u'full_last_updated': u'2015-01-18 09:48 AM',
u'homepage_url': None, u'id': u'bdfa208f0cf6504e',
u'last_updated': u'less than a year', u'long_description':
u'This is a simple too to convert Solexas Export files to
FASTQ files. The tool installation needs to add a new Export
file type, the new class is included in the README file as a
patch.', u'name': u'export_to_fastq',
u'remote_repository_url': None, u'repo_owner_username':
u'louise', u'times_downloaded': 164
},
u'score': 4.92
},
{
u'matched_terms': [], u'repository':
{ u'approved': u'no', u'description': u'Convert BAM file to
fastq', u'full_last_updated': u'2015-04-07 11:57 AM',
u'homepage_url': None, u'id': u'175812cd7caaf439',
u'last_updated': u'less than a month', u'long_description':
u'Use Picards SamToFastq to convert a BAM file to fastq.
Useful for storing reads as BAM in Galaxy and converting to
fastq when needed for analysis.', u'name': u'bam_to_fastq',
u'remote_repository_url': None, u'repo_owner_username':
u'brad-chapman', u'times_downloaded': 138
},
u'score': 4.14
}
], u'hostname': u'https://testtoolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/', u'page': u'1', u'page_size':
u'2', u'total_results': u'64' }
show_repository(toolShed_id)
Display information of a repository from Tool Shed
Parameters
toolShed_id (str) -- Encoded toolShed ID
Return type
dictionary
Returns
Information about the tool For example:
{{u'times_downloaded': 0, u'user_id': u'5cefd48bc04af6d4',
u'description': u'Order Contigs', u'deleted': False,
u'deprecated': False, u'private': False,
u'url': u'/api/repositories/287bd69f724b99ce',
u'owner': u'billybob', u'id': u'287bd69f724b99ce',
u'name': u'best_tool_ever'}
Changed in version 0.4.1: Changed method name from show_tool to show_repository to better
align with the Tool Shed concepts
show_repository_revision(metadata_id)
Returns a dictionary that includes information about a specified repository revision.
Parameters
metadata_id (str) -- Encoded repository metadata ID
Return type
dictionary
Returns
Returns a dictionary that includes information about a specified repository
revision. For example:
{u'repository_id': u'491b7a3fddf9366f',
u'has_repository_dependencies': False,
u'includes_tools_for_display_in_tool_panel': True,
u'test_install_error': False,
u'url': u'/api/repository_revisions/504be8aaa652c154',
u'malicious': False,
u'includes_workflows': False,
u'id': u'504be8aaa652c154',
u'do_not_test': False,
u'downloadable': True,
u'includes_tools': True,
u'tool_test_results': {u'missing_test_components': [],,
u'includes_datatypes': False}
update_repository(id, tar_ball_path, commit_message=None)
Update the contents of a tool shed repository with specified tar ball.
Parameters
• id (str) -- Encoded repository ID
• tar_ball_path (str) -- Path to file containing tar ball to upload.
• commit_message (str) -- Commit message used for underlying mercurial repository
backing tool shed repository.
Return type
dict
Returns
Returns a dictionary that includes repository content warnings. Most valid uploads
will result in no such warning and an exception will be raised generally if there
are problems.
For example a successful upload will look like:
{u'content_alert': u'', u'message': u''}
New in version 0.5.2.
CONFIGURATION
BioBlend allows library-wide configuration to be set in external files. These configuration files can be
used to specify access keys, for example.
Configuration documents for BioBlend
BioBlend
class bioblend.NullHandler(level=0)
Initializes the instance - basically setting the formatter to None and the filter list to empty.
emit(record)
bioblend.get_version()
Returns a string with the current version of the library (e.g., "0.2.0")
bioblend.init_logging()
Initialize BioBlend's logging from a configuration file.
bioblend.set_file_logger(name, filepath, level=20, format_string=None)
bioblend.set_stream_logger(name, level=10, format_string=None)
Config
class bioblend.config.Config(path=None, fp=None, do_load=True)
BioBlend allows library-wide configuration to be set in external files. These configuration files
can be used to specify access keys, for example. By default we use two locations for the BioBlend
configurations:
• System wide: /etc/bioblend.cfg
• Individual user: ~/.bioblend (which works on both Windows and Unix)
get(section, name, default=None)
get_value(section, name, default=None)
getbool(section, name, default=False)
getfloat(section, name, default=0.0)
getint(section, name, default=0)
TESTING
If you'd like to do more than just a mock test, you'll want to point BioBlend to an instance of Galaxy.
Do so by exporting the following two variables:
$ export BIOBLEND_GALAXY_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8080
$ export BIOBLEND_GALAXY_API_KEY=<API key>
The unit tests, stored in the tests folder, can be run using nose. From the project root:
$ nosetests
GETTING HELP
If you've run into issues, found a bug, or can't seem to find an answer to your question regarding the
use and functionality of BioBlend, please use Github Issues page to ask your question.
RELATED DOCUMENTATION
Links to other documentation and libraries relevant to this library:
• Galaxy API documentation
• Blend4j: Galaxy API wrapper for Java
• clj-blend: Galaxy API wrapper for Clojure
INDICES AND TABLES
• genindex
• modindex
• search
AUTHOR
Enis Afgan
COPYRIGHT
2012-2016, Enis Afgan