[ensembl-dev] Access to the development version of the Ensembl REST API

Ramiro Magno ramiro.magno at gmail.com
Wed Dec 18 10:22:36 GMT 2019


Hi Andy,

Thanks anyway, appreciated the explanation!

All the best, Ramiro

On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 09:26, Andy Yates <ayates at ebi.ac.uk> wrote:

> Dear Ramiro,
>
> As Kieron says we do appreciate your enthusiasm but we are not in a
> position to give out timeframes. This is for a few reasons:
>
> - The new REST API will primarily support in direct support of the new
> website and as such is led by its development
> - Components of the API will be delivered once they are ready and opened
> to public viewing/usage in the same way we have done with the new website
> - I do not want to provide timelines that prove to be incorrect and
> misleading. I don't believe this helps anyone
>
> I am sorry this is not the answer you wanted. The current REST and Perl
> APIs will continue to be our primary method of accessing Ensembl data from
> non-flat file methods for the timeframes you've detailed below.
>
> Andy
>
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> > On 17 Dec 2019, at 16:29, Ramiro Magno <ramiro.magno at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Kieron,
> >
> > Thank you for your quick response.
> >
> > Do you have any idea when that might be? In six months from now? One
> year from now? Can you give me just a ballpark figure?
> >
> > On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 16:22, Kieron Taylor <ktaylor at ebi.ac.uk> wrote:
> > Dear Ramiro,
> >
> > I expect there will be a public beta of our new web services as they
> mature, but it's early days. The best we can do at the moment is take note
> of your contact details and reach out when we get to point of wanting user
> testing. Your enthusiasm is most welcome!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Kieron
> >
> >
> > Kieron Taylor PhD.
> > Ensembl Developer
> >
> > EMBL, European Bioinformatics Institute
> >
> >
> >
> > > On 17 Dec 2019, at 16:04, Ramiro Magno <ramiro.magno at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Any update on this?
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Ramiro Magno
> > >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > > From: Ramiro Magno <ramiro.magno at gmail.com>
> > > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 at 08:06
> > > Subject: Access to the development version of the Ensembl REST API
> > > To: Ensembl developers list <dev at ensembl.org>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi devs,
> > >
> > > I am one of the users of the Ensembl REST API.
> > >
> > > In a recent email you mentioned that you are working on a new version
> of the REST API. As I am very interested in developing an R package to
> access the API, would it be possible to have me in the loop?
> > >
> > > Perhaps have access to the development version of the new API such
> that I could develop the client along with it?
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Ramiro Magno
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