Bio::GMOD: A Unified API To Model Organism Databases

Bio::GMOD is a suite of Perl modules that provides a unified programming interface to Model Organism Databases. These databases house a wealth of information that extends beyond the primary genomic sequences of the organisms on which they focus.

This document was derived from a talk given at the May 2005 Generic Model Organism Database meeting in Menlo Park, CA.

Current Problems

Need to be knowledgable in both database structure and terminology
Difficult to fetch similar/related data across sites

Objectives

insulate end users from changes in data schemas
provide unified API to wealth of data housed in MODs

Solutions

open-ended defaults - can generically create as necessary

Limitations

one instance, one MOD
little movement between classes

To install Bio::GMOD, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.

cpanm

cpanm Bio::GMOD

CPAN shell

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Bio::GMOD

For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.

	Global
`s`	Focus search bar
`?`	Bring up this help dialog

	GitHub
`g` `p`	Go to pull requests
`g` `i`	go to github issues (only if github is preferred repository)

	POD
`g` `a`	Go to author
`g` `c`	Go to changes
`g` `i`	Go to issues
`g` `d`	Go to dist
`g` `r`	Go to repository/SCM
`g` `s`	Go to source
`g` `b`	Go to file browse

	Search terms
module: (e.g. module:Plugin)
distribution: (e.g. distribution:Dancer auth)
author: (e.g. author:SONGMU Redis)
version: (e.g. version:1.00)

Bio::GMOD: A Unified API To Model Organism Databases

Current Problems

Objectives

Solutions

Limitations

Module Install Instructions