# Software WG taskforce: simulator selection resource

Meeting 7: Wed 22 Feb, 1400 UTC

Next meeting: Wed 8 Mar, 1400 UTC

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**Consolidated notes are now here: https://hackmd.io/@mstimberg/HJXqYPMPo**
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## Agenda
* Discuss holoviz panel

## Attendees

- Reema
- Brent (GH handle @brenthuisman)
- Dinara
- Eliane
- Marcel

## Frontend
* Looked into [holoviz panel](https://panel.holoviz.org).
* Dinara showed a working prototype that covered the basic functionality
* Advantages of Holoviz:
* Python
* Useful components (e.g. [tableview](https://panel.holoviz.org/gallery/external/DataTable.html#datatable)) that can be quickly assembled into websites
* Easy to make interactive/link elements
* Discussion about possibility to deploy:
* Run Python in Browser via [WebAssembly](https://panel.holoviz.org/user_guide/Running_in_Webassembly.html)
* **DISCARDED**: pulls in full Python runtime at first start, big data download
* Export as [static website](https://panel.holoviz.org/user_guide/Display_and_Export.html#saving)
* **NEEDS INFO**: feasible for project with many states/choices? Documentation unclear

## Data
* Reema volunteered to transform our current list of tools into yaml for easier experimentation
* **DONE**: see https://github.com/OCNS/simselect/blob/main/simtools/simtools.yaml