[Bioc-devel] KEGGREST package is available in devel

[Dan Tenenbaum]

Hi Kozo,



On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Kozo Nishida <knishida at riken.jp> wrote:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Thank you for developing this KEGGREST package, this package is very helpful.
>
> By the way, I have developed my own KEGGREST package for the same
> purpose as your KEGGREST.
> https://github.com/kozo2/KEGGREST
>
> I would like to contribute your KEGGREST package.
> Is there github's pull request-like system in bioc devel?

You can fork this github repository:

https://github.com/Bioconductor/KEGGREST

Then send a pull request when you'd like me to review your changes.
Thanks,
Dan


>
> Thanks,
> Kozo
>
>> Hi Bioconductors,
>>
>> The KEGGREST package is now available in devel (Bioconductor 2.12).
>>
>> http://www.bioconductor.org/packages/devel/bioc/html/KEGGREST.html
>>
>> KEGGREST is intended to replace the KEGGSOAP package, which is now deprecated.
>> KEGGSOAP does not work since KEGG shut down its SOAP server at the end
>> of 2012. Information about the transition from SOAP to REST is here:
>>
>> http://www.genome.jp/kegg/soap/
>>
>> KEGGREST is designed to closely follow the KEGG REST API which is
>> documented here:
>>
>> http://www.kegg.jp/kegg/docs/keggapi.html
>>
>> The REST interface is simpler and in some ways more powerful than the
>> old SOAP interface.
>> However, there is some functionality in the SOAP API which KEGG did
>> not port to the REST API.
>>
>> KEGGREST is in devel, which means it is still subject to change.
>>
>> We welcome feedback about this package.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dan
>
>
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> Kozo Nishida
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>
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