Biojs: A library of JavaScript components to represent biological data
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This document describes BioJS, a library of JavaScript components for representing biological data. It is not a framework but a collection of reusable graphical components that follow a common specification. The components make it easy to develop, maintain, use, test, combine, discover, and extend biological data visualizations across different JavaScript libraries and platforms. The specification defines component architecture, communication, extension, documentation, and examples to unify representation of biological information.
Biojs: A library of JavaScript components to represent biological data
- 1. EMBL- EBI Wellcome Trust Genome Campus Hinxton Cambridge CB10 1SD UK T +44 (0) 1223 494 444 F +44 (0) 1223 494 468 http://www.ebi.ac.uk John Gomez (jgomez@ebi.ac.uk), Rafael C. Jimenez (rafael@ebi.ac.uk), Leyla J. Garcia (ljgarcia@ebi.ac.uk), Henning Hermjakob (hhe@ebi.ac.uk), and many more … European Bioinformatics Institute Work supported by NHLBI Proteomics Center Award (HHSN268201000035C) A library of JavaScript components to represent biological data Not a framework, but a collection of graphical components Reusable components following one specification • Easy to develop • Easy to maintain • Easy to use • Easy to test • Easy to combine • Easy to discover • Follow a common specification • Architecture • Intercommunication • Extensible • Well documented • With working examples • Platform and language independent • Listed in a registry • Allow different JavaScript frameworks • Follow development guidelines Component Options Input Configuration Methods Events Tests Dependencies Styles Documentation Examples BioJS.js Structure JavaScript Library specification Reference implementation jQuery, Raphaël, YUI, Dojo, … Specification defining: • Component architecture • Event communication • Component extension • Self-documented code • Examples Component extending the BioJS reference implementation. It could use native JavaScript or a JavaScript library like jQuery. JavaScript implementation of the specification. Component Component 1 2 3 Graphical representation Technology X Y Z Developer 1 2 3 * * Type of representation Website Implementation a b c d Specification Unification Represent the same type of information in different projects using the same graphical component Source code repository SVN Registry Component test and examples Component documentation Component release Maven Registry Examples Using BioJS http://code.google.com/p/biojs/ http://groups.google.com/group/biojs biojs@googlegroups.com