view xena_import.py @ 15:ff0cdac9636e

Determined that the tool installation does not work if the toolshed but not the changeset_repository are provided for the complex dependency. Putting back the changeset_repository

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
  xena_import.py: import a dataset into Xena

  Given a cmdline-specified genomic data file and a cmdline-specified Xena 
  directory, import the genomic data fle into Xena.  This requires assembling
  the necessary json file, based on cmdline input.
"""

import argparse
import json
import os
import shutil

def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("genomicDataPathname", type=str)
    parser.add_argument("cohort", type=str)
    parser.add_argument("type", type=str)
    args = parser.parse_args()

    xenaBaseDir = os.getenv("XENA_BASE_DIR", "~")
    xenaFileDir = xenaBaseDir + "/files"

    # Assemble the metadata in JSON format
    metadata = { 'cohort': args.cohort, 'type': args.type }
    jsonMetadata = json.dumps(metadata, indent=2) 
    
    # Write the metadata to a file in the Xena directory.  Use the filename
    # of the genomic data file, with an added .json extension.
    genomicDataFilename = args.genomicDataPathname.split("/")[-1]
    jsonMetadataPathname = "%s/%s.json" % (xenaFileDir, 
                                           genomicDataFilename)
    #fp = open("/inside/home/cline/tmp/xena_import.out", "w")
    #fp.write("xena file dir %s\n" % (xenaFileDir))
    #fp.write("copying metadata to %s and data to %s" % (jsonMetadataPathname, 
    #                                                    xenaFileDir))
    #fp.close()

    fp = open(jsonMetadataPathname, "w")
    fp.write("%s\n" % (jsonMetadata))
    fp.close()

    # Finally, copy the genomic data into the Xena directory
    shutil.copy(args.genomicDataPathname, xenaFileDir)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()