[galaxy-dev] Possible to define a datatype corresponding to a directory?

[Len Trigg]

Hi all,

I have just downloaded galaxy, got up and running with a local 
installation. I'd like to have a crack at integrating some of our tools 
into the system.

To start off with, we use a data format that is actually a directory 
containing multiple (variable number of) files and subdirectories. Is it 
possible to define a datatype that treats this directory as a single 
object in terms of using it as tool inputs and outputs?

It seems like I could define a datatype corresponding to a zipped 
version of the directory (and this would be useful for uploading), but 
once it's uploaded I don't want the tools to be packing and unpacking 
zipfiles all the time.


Cheers,
Len.