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This is not documentation.  These are hints and examples to get you started
until the documentation is written.

Set these options in universe_wsgi.ini and start the server:

enable_api = True
admin_users = you@example.org
library_import_dir = /path/to/some/directory

In the directory you specified for 'library_import_dir', create some
subdirectories, and put (or symlink) files to import into Galaxy into those
subdirectories.

In Galaxy, create an account that matches the address you put in 'admin_users',
then browse to that user's preferences and generate a new API Key.  Copy the
key to your clipboard and then use these scripts:

% ./display.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries
Collection Members
------------------

0 elements in collection

% ./library_create_library.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries api_test 'API Test Library'
Response
--------
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006
  name: api_test
  id: f3f73e481f432006

% ./display.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries
Collection Members
------------------
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006
  name: api_test
  id: f3f73e481f432006

% ./display.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006
Member Information
------------------
synopsis: None
contents_url: /api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents
description: API Test Library
name: api_test

% ./display.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents 
Collection Members
------------------
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/28202595c0d2591f61ddda595d2c3670
  name: /
  type: folder
  id: 28202595c0d2591f61ddda595d2c3670

% ./library_create_folder.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents 28202595c0d2591f61ddda595d2c3670 api_test_folder1 'API Test Folder 1'
Response
--------
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/28202595c0d2591fa4f9089d2303fd89
  name: api_test_folder1
  id: 28202595c0d2591fa4f9089d2303fd89

% ./library_upload_from_import_dir.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents 28202595c0d2591fa4f9089d2303fd89 bed bed hg19
Response
--------
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/e9ef7fdb2db87d7b
  name: 2.bed
  id: e9ef7fdb2db87d7b
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/3b7f6a31f80a5018
  name: 3.bed
  id: 3b7f6a31f80a5018

% ./display.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents 
Collection Members
------------------
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/28202595c0d2591f61ddda595d2c3670
  name: / 
  type: folder
  id: 28202595c0d2591f61ddda595d2c3670
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/28202595c0d2591fa4f9089d2303fd89
  name: /api_test_folder1
  type: folder
  id: 28202595c0d2591fa4f9089d2303fd89
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/e9ef7fdb2db87d7b
  name: /api_test_folder1/2.bed
  type: file
  id: e9ef7fdb2db87d7b
/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/3b7f6a31f80a5018
  name: /api_test_folder1/3.bed
  type: file
  id: 3b7f6a31f80a5018

% ./display.py my_key http://localhost:4096/api/libraries/f3f73e481f432006/contents/e9ef7fdb2db87d7b
Member Information
------------------
misc_blurb: 68 regions
metadata_endCol: 3
data_type: bed
metadata_columns: 6
metadata_nameCol: 4
uploaded_by: nate@...
metadata_strandCol: 6
name: 2.bed
genome_build: hg19
metadata_comment_lines: None
metadata_startCol: 2
metadata_chromCol: 1
file_size: 4272
metadata_data_lines: 68
message:
metadata_dbkey: hg19
misc_info: uploaded bed file
date_uploaded: 2010-06-22T17:01:51.266119
metadata_column_types: str, int, int, str, int, str

Other parameters are valid when uploading, they are the same parameters as are
used in the web form, like 'link_data_only' and etc.

The request and response format should be considered alpha and are subject to change.