[BioPython] Initial python server/client

[Ewan Birney]

On Sat, 12 Feb 2000, Brad Chapman wrote:

> 
> Hello all!
>     On behalf of the biopythoners, I've been working on our part of 
> trying to get things working with Ewan's proposed idl for 
> Bioperl/python/java intercommunication. I just sent my initial humble 
> attempts at this to Jeff, so hopefully he'll be able to check it into 
> cvs for me so anyone who wants to can check it out.

You should get a read/write a/c. Jeff/Andrew if that is ok with you,
I don't think there should be any barriers for people coming in.

Brad - send me your prefered username etc...

>     So far I've got the following things accomplished:
> 
> 1. Created a simple server that just returns the appropriate type of 
> objects (since there isn't a code base in biopython to back up the 
> idl). The server supplies a 'PrimarySeq' object, like the initial 
> bioperl server.
> 
> 2. Created a client that tests out the python server.
> 
> 3. Created a second client to test out the initial bioperl server and 
> managed to successfully talk with bioperl (yay!).

Wayhay. Sounds great! I want to try this asap...

> 
> All of this was done using Fnorb as the ORB, and I included a README 
> file in the tarball I sent to Jeff that details how to repeat what 
> I've done.
>     I'll attempt some biopython/biojava communication as soon as I can 
> get the biojava server working, and muster up some free time.
>     Comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Looking forward to increased intercommunication, 
> Brad
> 
> 
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