galaxy_get_tool: Retrieve detailed metadata for a Galaxy tool

In GalaxyR: 'Galaxy' API Implementation

Retrieve detailed metadata for a Galaxy tool

Description

Retrieve detailed metadata for a Galaxy tool

Usage

galaxy_get_tool(
  tool_id,
  galaxy_url = "https://usegalaxy.eu",
  tool_version = NULL
)

Arguments

tool_id	Character. The Galaxy tool ID (for example "toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/devteam/fastqc/fastqc/0.73").
galaxy_url	Character. Base URL of the Galaxy instance (for example "https://usegalaxy.eu"). If the environment variable GALAXY_URL is set, it takes precedence.
tool_version	Optional character string to request a specific version. If NULL, Galaxy will return the default/latest version metadata.

Value

A list containing the tool metadata as returned by the Galaxy API (inputs, outputs, help text, etc.).

Examples

tool_id <- galaxy_get_tool_id("FastQC")[1]
fastqc_tool <- galaxy_get_tool(tool_id)
fastqc_tool$description

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