galaxyproject / galaxyproject/tools-iuc

Reduce porechop memory consumption

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Description

https://github.com/rrwick/Porechop/issues/77 might be an issue for us. @jennaj is going to check if reducing the total file size helps, if it does we should split the input in a predefined amount of reads to reduce excessive memory consumption.

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked Porechop issue and checking how this repository invokes Porechop. Determine whether reducing the total input file size changes memory consumption; if it does, define and implement the proposed split by a predefined number of reads, then verify that the wrapper processes the split input successfully.

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Assessment

Domain
bioinformatics
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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