API Documentation

class Fetcher(base_url)

Act as a factory class for sequence and metadata

Parameters:base_url (string) – Base url of the server from which data to be fetched

get_base_url()

Return base_url of the Fetcher object

Return type:string

set_base_url(base_url)

Set base_url of the Fetcher object. Used to change the base url of already instantiated object on the fly.

Parameters:base_url (string) – Base url of the server from which data to be fetched Return type:void

fetch_info()

Returns the service information of the server being queried

Return type:dict

fetch_sequence(checksum[, start=None, end=None])

Act as factory method for retrieving sequences

Parameters:

• checksum (string) – Checksum identifier of the sequence to be retrieved
• start (integer) – Used to define start location of the sequence to be retrieved (inclusive)
• end (integer) – Used to define end location of the sequence to be retrieved (exclusive)

Return type:

string

fetch_metadata(checksum)

Act as factory method for retrieving sequences

param checksum: Checksum identifier of the sequence to be retrieved :type checksum: string

Return type:dict

classmethod info(base_url)

A class method for easily fetching single service info without creating Fetcher object.

Return type:dict

classmethod sequence(base_url, checksum[, start=None, end=None])

A class method for easily fetching single sequence without creating Fetcher object. Parameters definitions as per defined above

Return type:string

classmethod metdata(base_url, checksum)

A class method for easily fetching single metadata without creating Fetcher object. Parameters definitions as per defined above

Return type:dict