Agenda and Notes

parseTree returns a 202 response with the URL in location header and in the body (requested by Andy Muir)
Bad requests (no newick, invalid newick, etc.) get a 400 response and an appropriate error message
Each tree is hashed when importing, and if a tree with the same hash is uploaded later, the URL for the existing tree is returned.
Uploaded newick strings are saved to the filesystem, in case they need to be imported again later.
Reset database on portnoy. Currently just the Smith tree and the NCBI taxonomy. Development server on estraven.iplantcollaborative.org is available for test uploads.
Tried dedicated database server for estraven and performance was significantly worse:
- importing the NCBI taxonomy to a local db: about 3 min.
- importing the NCBI taxonomy to the db on euryale: about 9 min.

JSON now accepted in paste-style box.
- Updated to allow name->style mappings (in addition to existing id->style mappings)
- added a branchLabels element to json, to display text labels in the tr-standalone app
Can now zoom out to parent node. Currently, this is done with the left-drag gesture.
Labels in SVG output are now hidden if overlapping

went very well, no specific feedback from viewer
one failure during live demo when sending tree, repeat worked fine
used to view tree only, not tree + annotations
current DB issue with View Tree link in DE (going to estraven)
Naim hacked an alternate solution that sends as an analysis (yay!); but issues with opening URL automatically and cache clearing

Questions / Other notes

how to we deal with the (possibly) large number of trees that might end up in that pull-down menu on the treeviewer?
- should we remove the open menu item altogether?
- or keep a short list of good demo trees
plans for usability testing of DE after August
what is next for the visualizer?
- small fixes, UI improvements, help, etc.
- documentation for standalone installation
- need to connect with other viz needs within iPlant
- probably not going to be any Core Software attention to viz until the end of the year
- publication!
Let's focus on the publication in the short term