[ensembl-dev] New REST server is out!

[Michael Heuer]

Hello Magali,

The format of the data returned by the vep endpoints is completely
different now, would have been nice to have some advanced notice.

In fact, the conventions used to convert to JSON are completely
different than used elsewhere and are in some cases invalid, e.g.

{
  "SYMBOL":"BRAF",
  "SYMBOL_SOURCE":"HGNC"
  "STRAND":-1
...

Why ALLUPPERCASE for the field name?

  "Uploaded_variation":"COSM476",
...

Why Sentence_case for the field name?

  "Existing_variation":"rs113488022,COSM18443,COSM476,COSM6137",
  "CLIN_SIG":"other,pathogenic,untested"
  "Consequence":"missense_variant,NMD_transcript_variant"
...

Why is an array of string values shoved into a single value?
Shouldn't these be array values?

  "Location":"7:140453136"

Location used to be a nested object:

         "location" : {
            "strand" : 1,
            "name" : "7",
            "coord_system" : "chromosome",
            "start" : 140453136,
            "end" : 140453136
         },


This looks to me like a step backwards for this particular endpoint.

   michael


On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 5:34 AM, mag <mr6 at ebi.ac.uk> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> We are pleased to announce the release of our new REST server,
> http://rest.ensembl.org
>
> This new server comes with a higher rate limit, POST support and a huge
> documentation rewrite.
>
> POST support is provided for the VEP and archive endpoints.
> We have also added a new variation endpoint to retrieve information about a
> variation id, including phenotypes, genotypes and population studies.
> Full details of the new release can be found here:
> https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki/Change-log
>
> The rate limit has been increased, allowing up to 15 requests per second.
>
> The current beta server, beta.rest.ensembl.org, will remain active until
> release 76, scheduled for end of July.
>
> We encourage you to follow the guidelines on our wiki
> (https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki/1.0-To-2.0-Migration) to
> update your scripts to use the new version before beta is retired.
>
> If you are new to REST, please use our wiki
> (https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-rest/wiki) to get started.
>
>
> Regards,
> Magali
>
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