[galaxy-dev] Trying to configure external data source

18 Jun 2013

      Hello folks,

I am trying to configure an external data source and it is driving me crazy. I keep getting the error "The remote data source application has not sent back a URL parameter in the request." ,  even though it is.

My xml file is: 

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<tool name="My tool" id="s3t" tool_type="data_source">

    <command interpreter="python">data_source.py $output $__app__.config.output_size_limit</command>
    <inputs action="myurl/" check_values="true" method="get"> 
        <display>Let's do this! $GALAXY_URL</display>
        <param name="GALAXY_URL" type="baseurl" value="/tool_runner?tool_id=s3t" />
		  <param name="sendToGalaxy" type="hidden" value="1"/>
    </inputs>
    <request_param_translation>
        <request_param galaxy_name="URL_method" remote_name="URL_method" missing="post" />
        <request_param galaxy_name="URL" remote_name="URL" missing="myurl/" />

    </request_param_translation>

    <uihints minwidth="800"/>
    <outputs>
        <data name="output" format="txt" label="test" />
    </outputs>
    <options sanitize="False" refresh="True"/>
</tool>

And in myurl file I have:

 <FORM ACTION="%s" METHOD=POST>
            <input type="submit"></input>
            <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME='URL' VALUE='myfile/'>
            </form>

%s is the GALAXY_URL

Any help, pointers, or philosophical advice would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you,
Daniel Gorelik