Added 'list' argument to allow vararg inputs. Updated workflow_module & job...

Added 'list' argument to allow vararg inputs. Updated workflow_module & job accordingly to handle new input type.

chipathlon/conf.py

@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ resources = {
 #   file -> Normal file arguments.
 #   stdout -> Any file argument that is redirected from stdout
 #   stderr -> Any file argument that is redirected from stderr
+# list -> For variable argument inputs
+#   list -> Currently a list of files.
 argument_types = {
     "argument": ["string", "numeric"],
-    "file": ["file", "rawfile", "stdout", "stderr"]
+    "file": ["file", "rawfile", "stdout", "stderr"],
+    "list": ["list"]
 }
 
 # Defines information about arguments

chipathlon/workflow_module.py

@@ -396,6 +396,15 @@ class WorkflowModule(object):
                             "file": master_files[arg_params[param_name]],
                             "type": param_info["type"]
                         })
+                elif param_info["type"] in chipathlon.conf.argument_types["list"]:
+                    sub_list = []
+                    for val in arg_params[param_name]:
+                        sub_list.append({
+                            "name": val,
+                            "file": master_files[val],
+                            "type": "file"
+                        })
+                    param_list.append({"name": arg_params[param_name], "type": "list", "value": sub_list})
                 else:
                     param_list.append({
                         "name": param_name,