Andreu,
You probably won't need to register a new datatype unless you want
specific new features - the built in html datatype is probably what
you need.
Brief recipe: you'll probably need to wrap the tool with a python or
other script because you'll want to write all the links to your
outputs after they're generated as a legal html document as the
contents of that html output file, and you'll need to pass the
extra_files_path to the tool on the command line as a parameter so it
knows where Galaxy will look when the user clicks on one of the links
to the outputs you want to offer. The 3 rgQC files in your Galaxy
tools/rgenetics directory are one example of how to create one html
file containing dozens of other images and files in a complex layout -
feel free to ask any specific questions if the code doesn't make much
sense..
a) create an html datatype as the output from your tool and pass its
extra_files_path as a parameter for the tool wrapper - see rgQC.xml
b) write all ther output files into that extra_files_path - see rgQC.py
c) write a web page (ie generate html code including a list of links
to all your outputs) and write that as the contents of your html
output file - see rgQC.py
This html page will be displayed to the user when they click the eye
icon - links will be followed into the extra_files_path and displayed.
Note that the display is clever enough to look for the links in the
extra_files_path - they don't need any path prepended - just the
filenames you've written will be sufficient.
I hope this helps - thanks for using Galaxy.
.
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Andreu Alibés <aalibes(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I have a script that outputs around 20 files with fixed names. Ideally I
would like to have as output a page with links to these 20 files. From the
wiki I understand that Composite Datatypes should be the way to go, somehow
putting all the output files in a folder.
I've tried to use the AutoPrimaryComposite example but I don't manage to
make it work.
- How do I register the new data type?
- How do I tell the data type to look for the output files in the newly
created folder?
Thanks,
Andreu