In swedgene we programmatically call add-track with arguments taken from YAML configuration files to generate various config.json.
Some of the feature tracks are hosted remotely, with opaque URLs (example)
We cannot point JBrowse to opaque URL using add-track because it perplexes guessAdapter(), so we may need to download local copies and name them explicitly to keep our automation going.
Request
Support an --adaterType option akin to --trackType that would allow:
Context
In swedgene we programmatically call
add-trackwith arguments taken from YAML configuration files to generate variousconfig.json.Some of the feature tracks are hosted remotely, with opaque URLs (example)
We cannot point JBrowse to opaque URL using
add-trackbecause it perplexesguessAdapter(), so we may need to download local copies and name them explicitly to keep our automation going.Request
Support an
--adaterTypeoption akin to--trackTypethat would allow: