Project flow

LaminDB allows tracking data lineage on the entire project level.

Here, we walk through exemplified app uploads, pipelines & notebooks following Schmidt et al., 2022.

A CRISPR screen reading out a phenotypic endpoint on T cells is paired with scRNA-seq to generate insights into IFN-γ production.

These insights get linked back to the original data through the steps taken in the project to provide context for interpretation & future decision making.

More specifically: Why should I care about data flow?

Data flow tracks data sources & transformations to trace biological insights, verify experimental outcomes, meet regulatory standards, increase the robustness of research and optimize the feedback loop of team-wide learning iterations.

While tracking data flow is easier when it’s governed by deterministic pipelines, it becomes hard when it’s governed by interactive human-driven analyses.

LaminDB interfaces workflow mangers for the former and embraces the latter.

# !pip install 'lamindb[jupyter,bionty,aws]'
!lamin init --storage ./mydata

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→ connected lamindb: testuser1/mydata

Import lamindb:

import lamindb as ln
from IPython.display import Image, display

→ connected lamindb: testuser1/mydata

Steps

In the following, we walk through exemplified steps covering different types of transforms (Transform).

Note

The full notebooks are in this repository.

App upload of phenotypic data

Register data through app upload from wetlab by testuser1:

# This function mimics the upload of artifacts via the UI
# In reality, you simply drag and drop files into the UI
def mock_upload_crispra_result_app():
    ln.setup.login("testuser1")
    transform = ln.Transform(name="Upload GWS CRISPRa result", type="upload")
    ln.track(transform=transform)
    output_path = ln.core.datasets.schmidt22_crispra_gws_IFNG(ln.settings.storage.root)
    output_file = ln.Artifact(
        output_path, description="Raw data of schmidt22 crispra GWS"
    )
    output_file.save()


mock_upload_crispra_result_app()

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→ created Transform('VpL0JhiF'), started new Run('X1GYNq9t') at 2024-12-20 15:09:33 UTC

Hit identification in notebook

Access, transform & register data in drylab by testuser2 in notebook hit-identification.

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# the following mimics the integrated analysis notebook
# In reality, you would execute inside the notebook
import nbproject_test
from pathlib import Path

cwd = Path.cwd()
nbproject_test.execute_notebooks(
    cwd / "project-flow-scripts/hit-identification.ipynb", write=True
)

Executing notebooks in /home/runner/work/lamin-usecases/lamin-usecases/docs/project-flow-scripts/hit-identification.ipynb

Scheduled: ['hit-identification']

hit-identification 

✓ (4.065s)

Total time: 4.066s

Inspect data flow:

artifact = ln.Artifact.get(description="hits from schmidt22 crispra GWS")
artifact.view_lineage()

Sequencer upload

Upload files from sequencer via script chromium_10x_upload.py:

!python project-flow-scripts/chromium_10x_upload.py

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→ connected lamindb: testuser1/mydata

→ created Transform('qCJPkOuZ'), started new Run('VSfa9K7v') at 2024-12-20 15:09:39 UTC
→ finished Run('VSfa9K7v') after 0d 0h 0m 0s at 2024-12-20 15:09:40 UTC

scRNA-seq bioinformatics pipeline

Process uploaded files using a script or workflow manager: Pipelines – workflow managers and obtain 3 output files in a directory filtered_feature_bc_matrix/:

cellranger.py

!python project-flow-scripts/cellranger.py

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→ connected lamindb: testuser1/mydata

→ created Transform('q55HhagW'), started new Run('ZrLVCA2e') at 2024-12-20 15:09:42 UTC

postprocess_cellranger.py

!python project-flow-scripts/postprocess_cellranger.py

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→ connected lamindb: testuser1/mydata

→ created Transform('YqmbO6oM'), started new Run('ThzpSqce') at 2024-12-20 15:09:44 UTC

Inspect data flow:

output_file = ln.Artifact.get(description="perturbseq counts")
output_file.view_lineage()

Integrate scRNA-seq & phenotypic data

Integrate data in notebook integrated-analysis.

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# the following mimics the integrated analysis notebook
# In reality, you would execute inside the notebook
nbproject_test.execute_notebooks(
    cwd / "project-flow-scripts/integrated-analysis.ipynb", write=True
)

Executing notebooks in /home/runner/work/lamin-usecases/lamin-usecases/docs/project-flow-scripts/integrated-analysis.ipynb

Scheduled: ['integrated-analysis']

integrated-analysis 

✓ (4.483s)

Total time: 4.484s

Review results

Let’s load one of the plots:

# track the current notebook as transform
ln.track("1LCd8kco9lZU0000")

→ created Transform('1LCd8kco'), started new Run('MTx5TblT') at 2024-12-20 15:09:50 UTC

→ notebook imports: ipython==8.31.0 lamindb==0.77.3 nbproject_test==0.5.1

artifact = ln.Artifact.get(key__contains="figures/matrixplot")
artifact.cache()

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PosixUPath('/home/runner/work/lamin-usecases/lamin-usecases/docs/mydata/.lamindb/AsXmTxA3JfnxzR0n0000.png')

display(Image(filename=artifact.path))

We see that the image artifact is tracked as an input of the current notebook. The input is highlighted, the notebook follows at the bottom:

artifact.view_lineage()

Alternatively, we can also look at the sequence of transforms:

transform = ln.Transform.search("Project flow").first()
transform.predecessors.df()

	uid	name	key	description	type	source_code	hash	reference	reference_type	_source_code_artifact_id	version	is_latest	created_at	created_by_id
id
6	lB3IyPLQSmvt0000	Perform single cell analysis, integrate with C...	integrated-analysis.ipynb	None	notebook	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:48.404053+00:00	2

transform.view_lineage()

Understand runs

We tracked pipeline and notebook runs through track(), which stores a Transform and a Run record within a global context.

Artifact objects are the inputs and outputs of runs.

What if I don’t want a global context?

Sometimes, we don’t want to create a global run context but manually pass a run when creating an artifact:

run = ln.Run(transform=transform)
ln.Artifact(filepath, run=run)

When does an artifact appear as a run input?

When accessing an artifact via cache(), load() or open(), two things happen:

1. The current run gets added to artifact.input_of

2. The transform of that artifact gets added as a parent of the current transform

You can then switch off auto-tracking of run inputs if you set ln.settings.track_run_inputs = False: Can I disable tracking run inputs?

You can also track run inputs on a case by case basis via is_run_input=True, e.g., here:

artifact.load(is_run_input=True)

Query by provenance

We can query or search for the notebook that created the artifact:

transform = ln.Transform.search("GWS CRIPSRa analysis").first()

And then find all the artifacts created by that notebook:

ln.Artifact.filter(transform=transform).df()

	uid	key	description	suffix	type	size	hash	n_objects	n_observations	_hash_type	_accessor	visibility	_key_is_virtual	storage_id	transform_id	version	is_latest	run_id	created_at	created_by_id
id
2	Ravpiycc0WC2CT1b0000	None	hits from schmidt22 crispra GWS	.parquet	dataset	16948	4OX9zhvxqzWicuZXALgoxw	None	None	md5	DataFrame	1	True	1	2	None	True	2	2024-12-20 15:09:37.693624+00:00	2

Which transform ingested a given artifact?

artifact = ln.Artifact.filter().first()
artifact.transform

Transform(uid='VpL0JhiFlF3O0000', is_latest=True, name='Upload GWS CRISPRa result', type='upload', created_by_id=1, created_at=2024-12-20 15:09:33 UTC)

And which user?

artifact.created_by

User(uid='DzTjkKse', handle='testuser1', name='Test User1', created_at=2024-12-20 15:09:31 UTC)

Which transforms were created by a given user?

users = ln.User.lookup()

ln.Transform.filter(created_by=users.testuser1).df()

	uid	name	key	description	type	source_code	hash	reference	reference_type	_source_code_artifact_id	version	is_latest	created_at	created_by_id
id
1	VpL0JhiFlF3O0000	Upload GWS CRISPRa result	None	None	upload	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:33.398323+00:00	1
3	qCJPkOuZAi9q0000	chromium_10x_upload.py	chromium_10x_upload.py	None	script	import lamindb as ln\n\nln.setup.login("testus...	nXWdh475QhVKuoAfToWZTw	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:39.830476+00:00	1
7	1LCd8kco9lZU0000	Project flow	project-flow.ipynb	None	notebook	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:50.144207+00:00	1

Which notebooks were created by a given user?

ln.Transform.filter(created_by=users.testuser1, type="notebook").df()

	uid	name	key	description	type	source_code	hash	reference	reference_type	_source_code_artifact_id	version	is_latest	created_at	created_by_id
id
7	1LCd8kco9lZU0000	Project flow	project-flow.ipynb	None	notebook	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:50.144207+00:00	1

We can also view all recent additions to the entire database:

ln.view()

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Artifact

	uid	key	description	suffix	type	size	hash	n_objects	n_observations	_hash_type	_accessor	visibility	_key_is_virtual	storage_id	transform_id	version	is_latest	run_id	created_at	created_by_id
id
11	AsXmTxA3JfnxzR0n0000	figures/matrixplot_fig2_score-wgs-hits-per-clu...	None	.png	None	28815	DT0-ldk79wZs-ZraQT_ipQ	None	None	md5	None	1	True	1	6	None	True	6	2024-12-20 15:09:49.139432+00:00	2
10	zsDE7XBF4jM76nPd0000	figures/umap_fig1_score-wgs-hits.png	None	.png	None	119000	x5pcU-MOhyFKeAQaE8YYOQ	None	None	md5	None	1	True	1	6	None	True	6	2024-12-20 15:09:48.981201+00:00	2
9	iJ6c67yBoqFS6LuC0000	schmidt22_perturbseq.h5ad	perturbseq counts	.h5ad	None	20659936	la7EvqEUMDlug9-rpw-udA	None	None	md5	AnnData	1	False	1	5	None	True	5	2024-12-20 15:09:44.990378+00:00	2
8	LbtYPAtAIQx83i2W0000	perturbseq/filtered_feature_bc_matrix/features...	None	.tsv.gz	None	6	M1fqG_4c3MnDKpQ1PHKGHQ	None	None	md5	None	1	False	1	4	None	True	4	2024-12-20 15:09:42.596354+00:00	2
7	bsqXcS2YT7KPl71e0000	perturbseq/filtered_feature_bc_matrix/barcodes...	None	.tsv.gz	None	6	dvlr06mKN34EnZQY6y3uGQ	None	None	md5	None	1	False	1	4	None	True	4	2024-12-20 15:09:42.595908+00:00	2
6	9FmSuAIjeOzl4VN50000	perturbseq/filtered_feature_bc_matrix/matrix.m...	None	.mtx.gz	None	6	TGYG6A_NYw8tF8tvPPukug	None	None	md5	None	1	False	1	4	None	True	4	2024-12-20 15:09:42.595198+00:00	2
4	cAFlJ0Bm7W0kMNoW0000	fastq/perturbseq_R2_001.fastq.gz	None	.fastq.gz	None	6	eSRHnr0fyhMMUcwuDsLNHw	None	None	md5	None	1	False	1	3	None	True	3	2024-12-20 15:09:40.188163+00:00	1

Run

	uid	started_at	finished_at	is_consecutive	reference	reference_type	transform_id	report_id	environment_id	parent_id	created_at	created_by_id
id
1	X1GYNq9tI8v0LLJDQ51O	2024-12-20 15:09:33.401085+00:00	NaT	True	None	None	1	None	NaN	None	2024-12-20 15:09:33.401120+00:00	1
2	UaHsGWWvPtGiYU7XdUrm	2024-12-20 15:09:37.295186+00:00	NaT	True	None	None	2	None	NaN	None	2024-12-20 15:09:37.295217+00:00	2
3	VSfa9K7v3z3jLKyjEz3a	2024-12-20 15:09:39.832962+00:00	2024-12-20 15:09:40.199091+00:00	True	None	None	3	None	5.0	None	2024-12-20 15:09:39.832988+00:00	1
4	ZrLVCA2ebFB3FpBUQebj	2024-12-20 15:09:42.232387+00:00	NaT	None	None	None	4	None	NaN	None	2024-12-20 15:09:42.232412+00:00	2
5	ThzpSqceDBlNqJkbqCxd	2024-12-20 15:09:44.128708+00:00	NaT	None	None	None	5	None	NaN	None	2024-12-20 15:09:44.128736+00:00	2
6	QMPQRcxcXgl6f6PdbZhm	2024-12-20 15:09:48.407977+00:00	NaT	True	None	None	6	None	NaN	None	2024-12-20 15:09:48.408015+00:00	2
7	MTx5TblTyu5hMpbdMuhO	2024-12-20 15:09:50.147650+00:00	NaT	True	None	None	7	None	NaN	None	2024-12-20 15:09:50.147686+00:00	1

Storage

	uid	root	description	type	region	instance_uid	run_id	created_at	created_by_id
id
1	y6G5XVrxhpSZ	/home/runner/work/lamin-usecases/lamin-usecase...	None	local	None	54ZGqgkROOFf	None	2024-12-20 15:09:31.546495+00:00	1

Transform

	uid	name	key	description	type	source_code	hash	reference	reference_type	_source_code_artifact_id	version	is_latest	created_at	created_by_id
id
7	1LCd8kco9lZU0000	Project flow	project-flow.ipynb	None	notebook	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:50.144207+00:00	1
6	lB3IyPLQSmvt0000	Perform single cell analysis, integrate with C...	integrated-analysis.ipynb	None	notebook	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:48.404053+00:00	2
5	YqmbO6oMXjRj0000	postprocess_cellranger.py	postprocess_cellranger.py	None	script	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:44.126185+00:00	2
4	q55HhagWTugq0000	Cell Ranger	None	None	pipeline	None	None	https://www.10xgenomics.com/support/software/c...	None	None	7.2.0	True	2024-12-20 15:09:42.230142+00:00	2
3	qCJPkOuZAi9q0000	chromium_10x_upload.py	chromium_10x_upload.py	None	script	import lamindb as ln\n\nln.setup.login("testus...	nXWdh475QhVKuoAfToWZTw	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:39.830476+00:00	1
2	T0T28btuB0PG0000	GWS CRIPSRa analysis	hit-identification.ipynb	None	notebook	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:37.291789+00:00	2
1	VpL0JhiFlF3O0000	Upload GWS CRISPRa result	None	None	upload	None	None	None	None	None	None	True	2024-12-20 15:09:33.398323+00:00	1

User

	uid	handle	name	created_at
id
2	bKeW4T6E	testuser2	Test User2	2024-12-20 15:09:37.288851+00:00
1	DzTjkKse	testuser1	Test User1	2024-12-20 15:09:31.543947+00:00

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!lamin login testuser1
!rm -r ./mydata
!lamin delete --force mydata

✓ logged in with email [email protected] (uid: DzTjkKse)

• deleting instance testuser1/mydata