name: blast_makeblastdb
description: Builds a BLAST database
keywords:
  - fasta
  - blast
  - database
tools:
  - blast:
      description: |
        BLAST finds regions of similarity between biological sequences.
      homepage: https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi
      documentation: https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?CMD=Web&PAGE_TYPE=Blastdocs
      doi: 10.1016/S0022-2836(05)80360-2
      licence: ["US-Government-Work"]
input:
  - fasta:
      type: file
      description: Input fasta file
      pattern: "*.{fa,fasta}"
output:
  - db:
      type: directory
      description: Output directory containing blast database files
      pattern: "*"
  - versions:
      type: file
      description: File containing software versions
      pattern: "versions.yml"
authors:
  - "@joseespinosa"
  - "@drpatelh"
