alabaster.ranges

alabaster.ranges saves GenomicRanges, IRanges and related data structures into file artifacts, and loads them back into memory as a portable alternative to RDS serialization.

Key Features:

• Portable Storage: Provides a more portable alternative to serialization of ranges objects into RDS files.
• Metadata Association: Each artifact is associated with metadata for further interpretation.
• Extensible Metadata: Downstream applications can enrich artifact metadata with context-specific properties.

Scientific Applications:

• Genomic Data Exchange: Enables saving and loading of GenomicRanges and IRanges data structures for interoperability between analyses.
• Reproducible Research: Supports portable storage of ranges-related artifacts with interpretable metadata for downstream applications.

Methodology:

The package saves GenomicRanges, IRanges and related data structures into file artifacts and loads them back into memory, with each artifact associated with metadata for further interpretation.