galaxy: Create a Galaxy session object

In GalaxyR: 'Galaxy' API Implementation

Create a Galaxy session object

Description

Constructor for a Galaxy S4 object used for pipe‑based workflows. The returned object carries identifiers such as history_id, input_dataset_id and invocation_id through subsequent calls.

Usage

galaxy(history_name = "R API request", galaxy_url = "https://usegalaxy.eu")

Arguments

history_name	Character. Default name to give to a new history, stored in the object and used by galaxy_initialize() if you don’t override it.
galaxy_url	Character. Base URL of the Galaxy instance. If the environment variable GALAXY_URL is set, it takes precedence.

Value

A Galaxy object in state "new".

GalaxyR documentation built on July 6, 2026, 5:08 p.m.