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| author | Arun Isaac | 2025-01-04 16:00:29 +0000 |
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| committer | Arun Isaac | 2025-01-04 16:00:29 +0000 |
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Add "How it works" section to README.
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@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ This python script is a quick hack to download data from Globus via HTTPS and without having to set up any Globus-specific tools. This is convenient if you simply want to download data from a Globus collection, and don't wish to set up their complex proprietary tooling. +# How it works + +We use [globus-sdk](https://pypi.org/project/globus-sdk/) to traverse the file tree in our Globus collection and obtain HTTPS links for them. Then, we download the files authenticating using cookies extracted from the Globus web app. + +Really, this is hacky abuse of the single file HTTPS download links that the Globus web app provides. Doing everything through globus-sdk would be preferable, but I haven't figured out how. And, it works for now. + # Dependencies [globus-sdk](https://pypi.org/project/globus-sdk/) and requests are the only dependencies. The easiest way to obtain them is to use GNU Guix. You will need the [guix-bioinformatics channel](https://git.genenetwork.org/guix-bioinformatics/about/). |