{"categories":[{"label":"Distributed Computing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-distributed-computing/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Total Perspective Vortex (TPV) provides dynamic job routing rules for Galaxy that direct tools, users, and roles to appropriate compute destinations based on configurable YAML policies.","skillfed_tags":["galaxy-admin","job-scheduling","bioinformatics"],"use_cases":["Route long-running bioinformatics tools to a dedicated HPC cluster while keeping quick jobs on local resources","Enforce per-user or per-group memory and CPU limits by writing YAML rules that match user metadata","Automatically scale job destinations based on tool resource requirements without editing Galaxy config files","Implement priority-based job queuing where certain user roles get preferential scheduling","Migrate existing static Galaxy job configuration to dynamic rules without downtime"],"what_it_does":"Total Perspective Vortex is a routing engine for Galaxy, the bioinformatics workflow platform. It reads YAML configuration files that define rules for directing computational jobs, users, and roles to specific execution destinations (local queues, HPC clusters, cloud providers, etc.). TPV integrates directly into Galaxy and is typically installed automatically as part of Galaxy's environment, though it can also be installed standalone via pip.\n\nThe package solves the problem of dynamic workload distribution in Galaxy: instead of static job configuration, TPV lets administrators write declarative rules that match job characteristics (tool name, user, resource requirements) to appropriate destinations. It depends on pydantic for configuration validation, ruamel.yaml for YAML parsing, requests for HTTP operations, jinja2 for templating, and watchdog for file monitoring\u2014all standard Python libraries. The project maintains a companion shared database of pre-built routing rules to accelerate typical deployments.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you operate a Galaxy instance and need flexible job routing. TPV is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive license, and low install friction. It's designed to integrate seamlessly into Galaxy and the shared rule database significantly reduces configuration effort. Install it if Galaxy's static job configuration is limiting your deployment; skip it if you run a minimal single-machine Galaxy."},"id":"total-perspective-vortex","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/total-perspective-vortex","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/total-perspective-vortex.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/total-perspective-vortex/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-04-13","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"total-perspective-vortex","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A library for routing entities (jobs, users or groups) to destinations in Galaxy"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":90334,"position":13597,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.2.1"}