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-output
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-# Maestrowf
-Implementation of the exemplary workflow with [maestrowf](https://github.com/LLNL/maestrowf).
-
-## Installation
-`maestrowf` itself can be installed via pip. It does not deploy the software stack for you, so
-installing all required software first is required. You can do so by running the following commands.
-```sh
-conda env create --file ../source/envs/default_env.yml --prefix ./exemplarywf
-conda activate exemplarywf
-pip install maestrowf
-```
-
-## Running the simple use case
-```sh
-maestro run exemplarywf.yaml -o ./output
-```
-It is recommended to specify the workspace with the `-o` option.
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-description:
-  name: exemplary_workflow
-  description: A simple workflow which solves the poisson equation and shows the result in a PDF
-
-
-env:
-  variables:
-    INPUT_PATH: ./../../../source
-    OUTPUT_PATH: ./output
-    # Note on dependencies taken from https://github.com/LLNL/maestrowf/blob/develop/samples/documentation/lulesh_sample1_unix_commented.yaml
-    #-------------------------------
-    # Dependencies
-    #-------------------------------
-    # Dependencies represent external artifacts that should be present before a
-    # workflow can run. These are things like acquirable inputs from a directory
-    # or a repository such as input files for programs, code, data, etc..
-
-    # NOTE: Currently there are only two types of dependencies:
-    # path - verifies the existence of the specified path before execution.
-    # git  - clones the specified repository before execution of the study.
-    #-------------------------------
-    # dependencies:
-      # git:
-      #   - name: WORKFLOWS
-      #     path: $(OUTPUT_PATH)
-      #     url: https://github.com/BAMResearch/NFDI4IngScientificWorkflowRequirements.git
-
-
-study:
-  - name: generate-mesh
-    description: Generate a partition of the unit square.
-    run:
-      cmd: |
-        gmsh -2 -order 1 -format msh2 $(INPUT_PATH)/unit_square.geo -o $(OUTPUT_PATH)/unit_square.msh
-      depends: []
-
-  - name: convert-mesh
-    description: Convert the mesh to XDMF format.
-    run:
-      cmd: |
-        meshio convert $(OUTPUT_PATH)/unit_square.msh $(OUTPUT_PATH)/unit_square.xdmf
-      depends: [generate-mesh]
-
-  - name: solve-poisson
-    description: Solve the poisson equation.
-    run:
-      cmd: |
-        python $(INPUT_PATH)/poisson.py --mesh $(OUTPUT_PATH)/unit_square.xdmf --degree 2 --outputfile $(OUTPUT_PATH)/poisson.pvd
-      depends: [convert-mesh]
-
-  - name: paraview-rendering
-    description: Plot the solution with ParaView.
-    run:
-      cmd: |
-        pvbatch $(INPUT_PATH)/postprocessing.py $(OUTPUT_PATH)/poisson.pvd $(OUTPUT_PATH)/contourplot.png
-      depends: [solve-poisson]
-
-  - name: copy
-    description: Copy the latex source code.
-    run:
-      cmd: |
-        cp $(INPUT_PATH)/paper.tex $(OUTPUT_PATH)/paper.tex
-
-  - name: compile
-    description: Generate the PDF from latex code.
-    run:
-      cmd: |
-        tectonic $(OUTPUT_PATH)/paper.tex
-      depends: [copy, paraview-rendering]
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-# Planemo
-
-## Installation
-
-`planemo` can be installed via `pip` or `conda` (experimental).
-See the [docs](https://planemo.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html)
-for more information.
-
-
-## Log
-
-### Attempt 1 via conda
-The following commands were executed.
-If not stated explicitly everything worked as intended.
-
-Creation of the conda env:
-```sh
-mamba create -n planemo -c bioconda planemo
-```
-Init demo project:
-```sh
-planemo project_init --template=demo mytools
-cd mytools
-```
-
-```sh
-planemo lint
-planemo lint randomlines.xml
-```
-This gives an AttributeError.
-
-```sh
-planemo test randomlines.xml
-```
-raises ImportError.
-
-Installation via `conda` seems to be broken.
-
-### Attempt 2 via pip
-
-1. deactivate conda.
-2. follow install guide for pip.
-
-```sh
-planemo l randomlines.xml
-```
-seems to be okay.
-
-```sh
-planemo test randomlines.xml
-```
-git clone bare repos into `/home/pdiercks/.planemo/gx_repo`
-downloads a whole lot of packages ...
-... it installs miniconda3 ... wtf
-... there is a lot of useless output.
-... in the end 1 of 2 tests fails. nice demo.
-
-```sh
-planemo l ./run_dolfin.cwl
-```
-does not work because Node.js engine is required to
-evaluate and validate JavaScript Expressions
-
-+ Loading cwltool is also experimental.
-+ Linting of xml fails without hint why this might be the case.
-
-### What worked for me
-
-1. `git clone git@github.com:galaxyproject/galaxy.git ./galaxyroot`
-2. `export GR=/home/pdiercks/repos/galaxyroot`
-3. `cd /home/pdiercks/projects/planemo_demo/seqtk_example`
-4. `planemo test --galaxy_root $GR`
-5. `planemo serve --galaxy_root $GR`
-
-Any command like `planemo test | serve | run` will spin
-up the galaxy instance. This takes quite some time even
-if `--galaxy_root` is specified.
-Basically all packages are uninstalled and installed again each time.
-
-#### Problem with planemo run
-
-FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/pdiercks/repos/galaxyroot/.venv/bin/galaxyctl'
-
-after I tried running one of the test workflows via:
-```sh
- ❯ planemo run --galaxy_root $GR tutorial.ga tutorial-job.yml --download_outputs --output_directory . --output_json output.json
-```
-
-### How to add tools
-
-[add-tool-tutorial](https://galaxyproject.org/admin/tools/add-tool-tutorial/)
-
-in this example the tool is a perl script `toolExample.pl`.
-the corresponding wrapper is `toolExample.xml`.
-Both are placed under `galaxyroot/tools/myTools` (need to `mkdir galaxyroot/tools/myTools`)
-Add new lines to `galaxyroot/config/tool_conf.xml` to make galaxy aware of the new tool.
-
-### Galaxy Root
-
-```sh
-cd $galaxy_root && sh run.sh
-```
-can also be used to setup a Galaxy instance ...
-it found my installation of mambaforge and installed
-a virtualenv using that. (`~/mambaforge/envs/_galaxy_`)
-
-However, there were several errors and it fails.
-This does not work.
-Probably because one has to set the path for non-conda
-python somehow and the virtualenv is faulty.
-
-I guess `planemo serve --galaxy_root` shoud be equivalent
-to `sh run.sh` only that here I have the virtualenv setup correctly.
-
-
-### Purge
-
-Delete the following to remove galaxy later on:
-1. `~/repos/galaxyroot`
-2. `~/.planemo`
-3. `~/mambaforge/envs/_galaxy_`