Sublineage information in covsonar 1 is stored in a local lineage flat file rather than the database itself as in covsonar 2. This means that the user has to remember to run the update-lineage-info command regularly in order to keep this information up-to-date.
It might be helpful to always update the lineage information when a user does a sublineage query, so that there is no risk that they are using out-of-date information. Include a --no-update flag to allow users to skip this behavior, because it requires internet access and also takes a bit of extra time.
Discussed with @akifoss and she agrees that this should be done by default.
Sublineage information in covsonar 1 is stored in a local lineage flat file rather than the database itself as in covsonar 2. This means that the user has to remember to run the
update-lineage-infocommand regularly in order to keep this information up-to-date.It might be helpful to always update the lineage information when a user does a sublineage query, so that there is no risk that they are using out-of-date information. Include a
--no-updateflag to allow users to skip this behavior, because it requires internet access and also takes a bit of extra time.Discussed with @akifoss and she agrees that this should be done by default.