Read the quickstart guides to better decide which JABAWS distribution better suits your needs. Additional information is available in the JABAWS documentation pages.
| Downloads | I want to use JABAWS for... |
|---|---|
| JABAWS Virtual Appliance (VA) | Running JABAWS services through Jalview on my computer with a private server |
| JABAWS Web Application aRchive (WAR) | Running JABAWS for my group, lab, or organization on the local infrastructure |
| JABAWS Command Line Interface (CLI) | Accessing a public or private JABAWS server from my own software |
| JABAWS Source Code | Extend the functionally of JABAWS by adding new features and services. |
The current version of JABAWS is 2.2.0, released on XX March 2017. We advise you to update to JABAWS 2.2 as this version is fully backward compatible with JABAWS v1.0, v2.0 and v2.1. Please consult the documentation pages for the changelog and more information on compatibility between versions.
The JABAWS virtual appliance (VA) is a way of running a fully functional JABAWS instance on your own computer. In order to use the VA, you have to install software from VMWare to run the virtual machine. We recommend VMWare Player which is available for free for Windows and Linux users. Once the VA is running, you can configure Jalview to use your local JABAWS VA with these instructions.
Please check the JABAWS document pages for further instructions.
The JABAWS Server Web Application aRchive (WAR) version is a better way to run JABAWS if you want to deploy JABAWS for many users, e.g. your laboratory, or if you are an experienced user and want to have more control on JABAWS. You can also use this version for Mac and Linux computers if you do not want to use virtualization. Finally, you can use this version on a computer cluster. The server is provided as a self-contained Web Application aRchive (WAR) containing all necessary binaries. The WAR file can be deployed on any web application server supporting the Java servlet specification (version 2.4 or above), i.e. Tomcat 7.0.
Please check the JABAWS document pages for further instructions.
The command line client is an executable Java program for scripting against JABA web services. It is also useful as an example of how to access JABAWS services if you intend to use JABAWS in your own program, with functions demonstrating how to discover command line parameters and presets supported by a service, and how to run, monitor and retrieve the results of a job. Note: The client is used in Jalview to autogenerate a graphical user interface for JABA services.
The command line client displays help when executed without arguments, more details is available from the JABAWS document pages.
We welcome developers who wish to develop and implement new web services for JABAWS. JABAWS is released under the Apache License, and its source can be downloaded below. The latest versions of JABAWS' source can also be obtained from its Git repository. The repository and code archive contains the complete Eclipse JABAWS project, but Eclipse is not necessary to build it. Please examine the Ant build file (build.xml) to build and test JABAWS from sources.
git clone http://source.jalview.org/git/jabaws.gitTo request a JABAWS developer account please send us an email to the jabaws-discuss mailing list.