Sequence Transmission And Record Keeping

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stark is an IPFS-backed database for recording and distributing sequencing data. It is both an application and a Go Package for running and interacting with stark databases. Features include:

• snapshot, sync and share entire databases over the IPFS
• use PubSub messaging to share and collect data records as they are created
• track record history and rollback revisions (rollback feature WIP)
• attach and sync files to records (WIP)
• encrypt record fields
• submit databases to pinata pinning service for easy backup and distribution

Both the app and the Go package require IPFS (specifically, the Go implementation: go-ipfs). See download and install instructions here.

Then make sure you have an IPFS repository initialised on your machine.

The easiest way to install is using Go (v1.14):

export GO111MODULE=on
release=0.0.0
go get -v github.com/will-rowe/stark/...@${release}

For using the Go package, see the Go documentation and the examples.

The following are some basic commands for using the stark app:

• Use the open subcommand to open a database and serve it via gRPC:

stark open my-project

• Use the add subcommand to add a Record to an open database:

stark add -f record.json

• Or use the add subcommand with no arguments to create a Record interactively and then add it:

stark add

• Use the get subcommand to retrieve a Record from an open database:

stark get my-record-key -H > record.json

Visit the stark documentation site and the Go package documentation for more information.