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2008

January

Thursday January 2, 2008
Scooter, Gary, Alex, Ben, Sarah, Maital, Mike, Peng, Trey, Allan, Noel
Notes: Sarah

== Grant Proposal ==
  * Trey is trying to put together a P41 grant
      * Part 1: Development of new technology
      * Part 2: Collaborative activities
      * Part 3: Service
  * Need info on the collaborative research being done using Cytoscape, list the one or two most important scientific collaborations you have (coauthoring).  Include some text (paragraph) about the project.

== 2.6 ==
  * Bug fixing!
  * Mike will assign some bugs

== 2.5.2 ==
  * Mike put out a release right before xmas
  * Gary’s lab has tested it, most bugs look fixed
  * Ben has checked in a fix to graphics export formats
  * Mike will put together another release after this
  * Need people to run through the test cases

== 3.0 ==
  * Scooter is putting together a 2 layer interface proposal
  * Lowest layer uses ints (Mike’s initial API)
  * Plugin API is all object based, allows for lazy-loading of CyNode/CyEdge objects for large graphs
  * Plan to discuss CyAttributes next week

== Large Networks ==
  * Mike implemented a mysql backed implementation of the API he put together, works, uses less mem etc. Got stuck on CyNode/CyEdge being held in memory

Thursday January 10, 2008
Scooter, Mike, Kei, Gary, Alex, Sarah, Trey, Allan
Notes: Scooter

== SBGN ==
  * Having a workshop in Okinawa.  Should there be a Cytoscape representative?  Costs are an issue for most of us.  Biopax will be sending Emek Demir.  Gary will ask Emek to represent Cytoscape at the meeting.

== 2008 Cytoscape Retreat ==
  * Strong preference for holding the Toronto retreat immediately before ISMB.  The retreat will be July 16-19 in Toronto, Canada, which overlaps with ISMB by one day.

== Cytoscape 2.5.2 ==
  * One outstanding bug (XGMML reader/writer problem).  Scooter is awaiting for feedback from user.

== Cytoscape 2.6 ==
  * Complete in terms of features, now on to bug fixing.
  * Outstanding "issues": Vizmap UI issues, Table import UI issues, Vizmap enhancement request
  * Tentative release date: March 1, 2008
  * Focus on really polishing and getting 2.6 to be a quality release
  * We are unanimous that postponing 2.6 release is the right thing and will be recommended to the board

== Cytoscape 3.0 ==
  * CyAttributes
    * Need both local and global attributes
    * What will the interface look like?
      * Mike is concerned that the code underlying CyAttributes has lots of boilerplate
      * Generics would be a good approach
      * Lists and Map attribute types complicate things significantly
      * Do we want runtime checks or compile-time checks
    * Arbitrary attributes vs. type-specific
      * Lean towards type-specific
    * API needs to be extraordinarily efficient
    * May need to avoid keeping large lists of attributes in memory
      * Interesting idea, but not an API issue at this point
      * Complex type:
        * Replace with the ability to recursively define attributes with the four basic types that you could combine into lists and maps
        * Primary direction: use generics, if possible.
      * What do we put into CyNode, CyEdge, vs. CyAttribute?
        * Everything goes into CyAttribute, including edge type
        * Will require work to provide better UI for merging allowing the user to distinguish between names and edge types
  * Need to develop use cases for Cytoscape 3.0