This README is for developers and people interested in learning more about q2view. If you just need the functionality, q2view is already compiled and hosted at https://view.qiime2.org. The live version of the app officially supports the latest versions of Google Chrome and Firefox.

This HTML 5 interface provides a way to view .qza/.qzv files produced by QIIME 2. It provides:

• Inspection of basic metadata
• Viewing of complex web-based visualizations
• Inspection of provenance

This interface uses the Service Worker API to "hoist" the contents of a .qzv's /data directory into the interface allowing relative links within a visualization to work via standard HTTP requests.

To host the app locally, first install the dependencies (while in root of the repo):

npm install

Then run:

npm run dev

This will host the app on localhost:5173 by default Important: HTTPS is required (by service worker API) when not hosting from localhost.

NOTE: The locally hosted version of the app will most likely not work on Firefox due to the way Firefox interacts with the afformentioned Service Worker API.