Cytoscape 3.0 Developer's Beta

[Mike Smoot]

Hi Everyone,

The Cytoscape team is excited to announce the first developer's beta release of the Cytoscape 3.0 API.

This release is intended to provide App writers a solid foundation against which to port 2.X plugins or to build new apps.  By declaring the API in “beta” status the Cytoscape team is agreeing not to change the API beyond making simple additions and fixing bugs.  Specifically, this means that no methods that we expect App writers to use will change or go away.  Nor will any interface that we expect App writers to implement change.  This means that App writers should now feel confident that any 2.X plugin can now be ported to 3.0 without requiring significant changes for the actual 3.0 release.

This release will be followed by a full 3.0 Beta Release, which will be a feature-complete version ready for all users (not just developers) to transition from using Cytoscape 2.x. The final beta is scheduled to be released in the coming months.

To learn more, find the actual code, and get started porting your plugins go to:  http://www.cytoscape.org/documentation_cy3_dev.html

Don't hesitate to post questions to the cytoscape-discuss or cytoscape-helpdesk mailing list!

--  The Cytoscape Team