The goal of **Mol\*** (*/'mol-star/*) is to provide a technology stack that will serve as a basis for the next-generation data delivery and analysis tools for macromolecular structure data. This is a collaboration between PDBe and RCSB PDB teams and the development will be open-source and available to anyone who wants to use it for developing visualization tools for macromolecular structure data available from [PDB](https://www.wwpdb.org/)and other institutions.
The goal of **Mol\*** (*/'mol-star/*) is to provide a technology stack that serves as a basis for the next-generation data delivery and analysis tools for (not only) macromolecular structure data. Mol* development was jointly initiated by PDBe and RCSB PDB to combine and build on the strengths of [LiteMol](https://litemol.org)(developed by PDBe) and [NGL](https://nglviewer.org)(developed by RCSB PDB) viewers.
This particular project is the implementation of this technology (still under development).
*If you are looking for the "MOLeculAR structure annoTator", that package is now available on NPM as [MolArt](https://www.npmjs.com/package/molart).*
## Project Structure Overview
## Project Overview
The core of Mol* currently consists of these modules (see under `src/`):
The core of Mol* consists of these modules (see under `src/`):
-`mol-task` Computation abstraction with progress tracking and cancellation support.
-`mol-data` Collections (integer-based sets, interface to columns/tables, etc.)
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-`mol-gl` A wrapper around WebGL.
-`mol-canvas3d` A low-level 3d view component. Uses `mol-geo` to generate geometries.
-`mol-state` State representation tree with state saving and automatic updates.
-`mol-app` Components for building UIs.
-`mol-plugin` Allow to define modular Mol* plugin instances utilizing `mol-state` and `mol-canvas3d`.
-`mol-plugin-state` State transformations, builders, and managers.
-`mol-plugin-ui` React-based user interface for the Mol* plugin. Some components of the UI are usable outside the main plugin and can be integrated into 3rd party solutions.
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-`servers/volume` A tool for accessing volumetric experimental data related to molecular structures.
-`servers/plugin-state` A basic server to store Mol* Plugin states.
The project also contains performance tests (`perf-tests`), `examples`, and basic proof of concept `cli` apps (CIF to BinaryCIF converter and JSON domain annotation to CIF converter).
The project also contains performance tests (`perf-tests`), `examples`, and `cli` apps (CIF to BinaryCIF converter and JSON domain annotation to CIF converter).
## Previous Work
This project builds on experience from previous solutions:
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## Contributing
Just open an issue or make a pull request. All contributions are welcome.
## Roadmap
Continually develop this prototype project. As individual modules become stable, make them into standalone libraries.
## Funding
Funding sources include but are not limited to:
*[RCSB PDB](https://www.rcsb.org) funding by a grant [DBI-1338415; PI: SK Burley] from the NSF, the NIH, and the US DoE
