sokrypton / sokrypton/ColabFold
[Feature Request] Option to specify template cutoff date
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Description
Alphafold has the option --max-template-date that is set to 2100-01-01 as default by ColabFold:
I expect the same option to be implemented in ColabFold to specify a cutoff date for templates.
Currently, you have to hard-code the date into ColabFold and re-install it every time you want to change the cutoff date.
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Research direction
Start with the ColabFold batch entry point referenced in the issue, especially colabfold/batch.py around the max-template-date handling, and compare it with AlphaFold's --max-template-date option. Trace how template settings are exposed to users. Done means users can specify a cutoff date without hard-coding it or reinstalling ColabFold.
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- Tech stack
- jupyter-notebook
- Domain
- bioinformatics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100