Remote Input Files

It is possible to download input files for your application from a remote location. This is useful when input files are not yet available on the system where the benchmark is executed, and for users to not have to manually upload the files.

To use remote input files, you can use the remote_input_dependencies field in the Benchmark Specification file.

The remote_input_dependencies field is a dictionary containing a custom name as the key and a RemoteData object as a value.

The RemoteData object can be constructed using the following syntax:

{
    // File, folder or item
    "my_data_management_platform": { "file": "my_id" },
    // The path to download the files to
    "destination": "/path/to/destination"
}

Using remote input files in the Benchmark Specification file

"remote_input_dependencies":{
    "my_input_file": { "girder":{"file":"abcdefg123456"},"destination":"/path/to/destination.txt"}
}

This example will download the file with the ID abcdefg123456 from the Girder platform and store it as /path/to/destination.txt.

Finally, the destination path can be accessed by other fields using the {{remote_input_dependencies.my_input_file.destination}} syntax.