sboljs: Bringing the Synthetic Biology Open Language to the Web Browser

The
Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) is a data standard for
the representation of engineered biological systems. SBOL is implemented
in the form of software libraries which can be used to add SBOL support
to both new and existing software tools. While existing libraries
allow for software to be developed that runs on a server or is installed
locally, they lack the capability to create SBOL software that runs
directly in a Web browser. Here, we address this issue by presenting
sboljs, a JavaScript software library for SBOL that is capable of
being used both on the server and in the Web browser.