ChimeraX Developer Meeting

Attendance: Eric, Zach, Tom, Greg

January 23, 2023

Agenda

• Zach, review ChimeraX library plan
• Replace Chimera Opal web services with ChimeraX REST, Eric.
• Update prereqs now
• ChimeraX 1.6 roadmap.
• Install Splunk on plato to monitor web services.
• Make Chimera release this year?
  • Eric will see if Opal web services can be migrated to REST.
• Back up the Chimera build machine to a solid state drive, Windows 7?
• Toolshed bundle requirement checking
• Discuss possible OpenMM and VR improvements for Tristan and Altos to pursue
• Arrow graphic for Mac dmg file

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Discussion

• Use generic python 3 API?
  • Greg thinks generic python 3 API has adequate unicode support
  • You specify Python 3 base version and Py_LIMITED_API
  • Greg said some utf8 conversion needs a Python 3.10 base
  • Maybe we can update to Python 3.11 for ChimeraX 1.6
  • Zach says all PyPi dependencies installed for 3.11 on Mac except pyopengl-accelerate

• ChimeraX library
  • Zach made new script examples.
  • Needed some initialization code, might be able to simplify that.
  • Discussed whether to leave at ui bundle, Eric's suggestion
  • Does library include toolshed?
  • Toolshed finds even the standard commands
  • Consensus is to leave out commands and toolshed, make minimal library.
  • Scooter said will ask for no-cost extension for CZI grant, so fine to have some library work after Aug 2023.

• ChimeraX 1.6 plan
  • See if Python 3.11 and generic Python 3 API can be done by February for 1.6 release.

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Action Items

• Present github continuous integration tutorial. Zach
• Beta releases on Toolshed - make ticket for this. Greg