Containers for repertoire software?

[ematsen]

@schristley

@ematsen I’m unclear what you mean by building a single interface. If you mean that each tool can be run with the same set of parameters, then I think this is challenging because most tools are trying to differentiate themselves by providing unique functionality, such a single interface seems to imply seeking the lowest common denominator.

Perhaps this is better for the repertoire analysis API thread, but I’m not quite following you here. VDJ alignment requires

• a sequence file
• a germline set
• potentially some other blob of information-- e.g. for Simon’s tool it would be a multiple sequence alignment.

Being able to run a tool with a specified interface even at this level of resolution would be helpful. No?