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Debugging Galaxy
Abstract
In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to find and fix common types of bugs you may encounter as a contributor to Galaxy. We will step you through the process of finding and fixing a bug - from locating specific errors in the logs of Galaxy's GitHub Actions, to identifying their cause, developing a solution and committing your edits
About This Material
This is a Hands-on Tutorial from the GTN which is usable either for individual self-study, or as a teaching material in a classroom.
Questions this will address
- How do I debug Galaxy?
Learning Objectives
- Fix a broken branch
- Interpret the results of failed tests on GitHub
- Run individual tests locally
- Fix errors identified by failing tests
- Debug simple runtime errors using the Python debugger
- Write tests exposing the identified bug
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Keywords: Development in Galaxy
Target audience: Galaxy Administrators
Resource type: e-learning
Version: 14
Status: Active
Prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge of Python and JavaScript
- Familiarity with basic Git commands
- Galaxy Code Architecture
- Mac OS or Linux that can run Galaxy & your favorite IDE or editor
Learning objectives:
- Fix a broken branch
- Interpret the results of failed tests on GitHub
- Run individual tests locally
- Fix errors identified by failing tests
- Debug simple runtime errors using the Python debugger
- Write tests exposing the identified bug
Date modified: 2024-06-14
Date published: 2021-06-15
Scientific topics: Software engineering
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