Developers Info

Source Code

• CVS – get the latest source code
• CPAN – get the most current release of the source code
  • MOBY
    API for hosting and/or communicating with a MOBY Central registry
  • MOBY-Client
    API for performing client calls to a MOBY Central registry and for invoking services
  • MOSES-MOBY
    Perl extension for the automatic generation of BioMOBY web services

Documentation

• Latest MOBY Services API
• Documentation for jMOBY JAVA libraries
• INB/BSC Java JAX-WS based BioMoby API
• Documentation for MOBY Perl libraries
• HTTP Asynchronous Post specification

Custom Registries

• Installation of Local Registry
  • Current procedure
    • Installing MOBY
      How to install MOBY on your machine
    • Registry Scripts
      Detailed installation instructions on setting up the scripts
    • RDF Agent
      What is it, how does it work and where can I get it?
  • Previous procedures (for reference only)
    1. Old documentation
    2. Older documentation

Extensions

Extensions and accessories that go beyond the core BioMOBY API, like LSIDs, Unit testing and RDF

• The specification for LSID’s in MOBY
• How to retrieve metadata about MOBY entities
• BioMoby Unit Test Information

Tutorials

• A list of tutorials for using BioMOBY in Perl
• Taverna and MOBY
• Implementing BioMOBY Services
  • MoSeS – Moby Service Support
    • JAVA
    • Perl – Construction of:
      • synchronous SOAP based services
      • asynchronous SOAP based services
      • SOAPless services
      • SOAPless asynchronous services
  • JAVA
    • Developing a service from start to finish
    • Alternative to MoSeS – implementing a service, calling a service, and calling a service using a client.
    • Super-Easy MOBY Service Creation
    • Building secure services
• Unit Testing Services

Registry/Ontology Browsers and Other Clients

Clients that access Moby Services

• Taverna MOBY Plugins

Clients that faciliate creation of new Objects, Services, etc.

Clients that facilitate MOBY Central registry exploration

Other Tools and Toys

There is also a brief client-side tutorial where you can learn how to manipulate MOBY Services in Perl code.