[MOBY-dev] more on graphs

[Martin Senger]

Mark,
   I have the second version of graphs.

   The data types graph got better arrow symbols (those used in the UML,
at least I hope I got it right):
   http://industry.ebi.ac.uk/~senger/jMoby/images/data-types-newer.png

   The services graph looks worse. That's why I am asking if it is
correct, or not. The main problem is with services getGoTermAssociations
and PBI_Cluster_Blast because they do not specify any namespaces for their
input and output. Therefore they are connected with many services that
have just 'Object'.
   This is the question I am asking:
   * if a service claims that it has an input of type "X" but does not
define any namespace for it, then any service with output of type "X",
even if specified with some namespaces, can connect to it?
   * or the true is rather that services with a missing namespace in their
input/output data can matched again only with services with missing
namespaces (with the corresponding data types, of course)?

   Please let me know, I will continue to work on it asap.

   BTW, it's a pity that the API does not support yet the retrieving of
the full ServiceType object. If you add it there (as mentioned for the
future in the API documentation) I can easily add yet another graph
displaying the tree of service types.

   Regards,
   Martin

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