eXtra

eXtra is a project management tool specifically designed for bioinformatics projects. It enables reproducible analysis of large datasets, making it effortless to share and collaborate with others.

Features

• A human-readable configuration file
• Git integration
• Guaranteed reproducibility and portability
• Managing data, containers, and workflows, all in one place

Installation

The easiest way to install eXtra is to use pip:

pip install eXtra-cli

Quickstart

To get started with eXtra, use the eXtra init command to create a new project:

eXtra init my_project # This will by default create a Git repository
cd my_project

To add a new dataset to your project, use the eXtra add command:

eXtra add SRP123456 # ENCSR123ABC, GSE123456, etc. are also supported

You can also add privately hosted datasets:

eXtra add me@some_host:path/to/my_dataset ftp://ftp.example.com/another_dataset

If you share your project with others, they can easily retrieve the datasets you added:

eXtra install

For more information, please refer to examples.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.