npm installable jbrowse plugin model

[enuggetry]

Develop a framework for an npm installable client-side plugin.

This might include:

1. copying or symlinking files/directories into the necessary locations.
   Or perhaps JBrowse could be extended to recognize node_modules that are jbrowse plugins.
2. framework for injecting test data/tracks to showcase the plugin features.
3. a test harness for building npm test cases, with pre-baked phantomjs/selenium.
4. mechanism for auto inclusion into the plugin registry.

[hexylena]

Happy to help this! Since @nathandunn owns "gmod" on there, we could have the travis job that's building our registry website automatically publish the modules however is best.

If you could develop some way that the npm module/directory/etc should be laid out, I'll gladly add that feature to the registry job!

[nathandunn]

I think now @rbuels and @enuggetry also own it. I like the idea of an npm publish . . . I’m also wondering if we should add a template npm job.

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On Feb 8, 2018, at 7:58 AM, E. Rasche ***@***.***> wrote: Happy to help this! Since @nathandunn <https://github.com/nathandunn> owns "gmod" on there, we could have the travis job that's building our registry website automatically publish the modules however is best. If you could develop some way that the npm module/directory/etc should be laid out, I'll gladly add that feature to the registry job! — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#981 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAt2qpXF-GpPCUO6dznrlxNK6d9R3JFPks5tSxmRgaJpZM4R9hin>.

[hexylena]

You've fixed this @rbuels? Can you give us an example of how such an npm installable plugin should look?

[nathandunn]

Hopefully like this ;)

GMOD/Apollo#1870

[hexylena]

Perfect, thanks. I bet I can auto-build that format for everything under gmod plugin registry.

[nathandunn]

I haven’t tested it yet but I think rob tested it with the plugins via npm. Nathan

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On Mar 9, 2018, at 1:27 AM, E. Rasche ***@***.***> wrote: Perfect, thanks. I bet I can auto-build that format for everything under gmod plugin registry. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.