Hi John, The difference with an external "settings-only" file and the third option is that the last one has settings and layout mixed up. Say we want to change the order of two fields in a form, then with the macros approach I would need to change N macro files for N different versions (each version related to different set of parameter values). I could use the <token> option if it would allow for conditionally loading a different sets of token values, depending of e.g. a select box option by the user. I hope it is somewhat clearer now, but do not hesitate to send me more questions! Best regards, Pieter. -----Original Message----- From: John Chilton [mailto:jmchilton@gmail.com] Sent: donderdag 9 oktober 2014 15:45 To: Lukasse, Pieter Cc: galaxy-dev@lists.bx.psu.edu Subject: Re: [galaxy-dev] HOWTO share tool parameter settings? How would this be different then the third option you listed? You want it to work with all tools and you as the developer want to be able to construct these files without needing a dummy tool to produce the values? How would imagine these setting files would be disseminated to users and then selected by users? -John On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 9:34 AM, Lukasse, Pieter <pieter.lukasse@wur.nl> wrote:
Hi,
Do we have a way (or plans) for sharing tool parameter settings in Galaxy?
I know the following workarounds :
· Share a history with all users: so users can import your step and do “rerun” to run on their own file with your settings
· Wrap the step in a workflow with all parameters set and publish this workflow: users can run this “workflow”
· Have a dummy tool to produce a settings file and allow the users to choose this file when running the real tool
· Use a conditional and many macros that are basically a copy of each other, only differing in the parameter values
But what I would like to have is a way to define bindings between a settings file and the parameters in the tool form. Any plans, ideas?
Thanks,
Pieter Lukasse
Wageningen UR, Plant Research International
Department of Bioinformatics (Bioscience)
Wageningen Campus, Building 107, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
T: +31-317481122; M: +31-628189540; skype: pieter.lukasse.wur
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