Uncaught exception in exposed API method: TypeError

[afgane]

Describe the bug
After running the data_manager_gemini_download/0.20.1+galaxy1, trying to load GEMINI load tool (v0.20.1+galaxy2), I get the following error in the web handler and the tool form does not load reporting Uncaught exception in exposed API method error:

uvicorn.access INFO 2025-02-13 17:47:57,698 [pN:main.1,p:21,tN:MainThread] 10.42.0.18:42704 - "GET /api/tool_shed_repositories?name=data_manager_gemini_database_downloader&owner=iuc HTTP/1.0" 200
galaxy.web.framework.decorators ERROR 2025-02-13 17:47:58,362 [pN:main.1,p:21,tN:WSGI_0] Uncaught exception in exposed API method:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/web/framework/decorators.py", line 346, in decorator
    rval = func(self, trans, *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/tools.py", line 250, in build
    return tool.to_json(trans, kwd.get("inputs", kwd), history=history)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/tools/__init__.py", line 2646, in to_json
    populate_state(request_context, self.inputs, params.__dict__, state_inputs, state_errors)
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/__init__.py", line 436, in populate_state
    _populate_state_legacy(
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/__init__.py", line 567, in _populate_state_legacy
    state[input.name] = input.get_initial_value(request_context, context)
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py", line 1139, in get_initial_value
    options = list(self.get_options(trans, other_values))
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py", line 988, in get_options
    return self.options.get_options(trans, other_values)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/dynamic_options.py", line 890, in get_options
    options = self.get_fields(trans, other_values)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/dynamic_options.py", line 766, in get_fields
    options = filter.filter_options(options, trans, other_values)
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/galaxy/server/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/dynamic_options.py", line 538, in filter_options
    return sorted(options, key=lambda x: x[self.column], reverse=self.reverse)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'dict' and 'str'

Galaxy Version and/or server at which you observed the bug
Galaxy Version: 24.2.0
Commit: 2bff8f5

Browser and Operating System
Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04
Browser: Chrome

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install the Gemini data manager and run it
2. Try to load the Gemini load tool; the error pops up.

Additional context
After running the data manger, the following entry is added to the shed_tool_data_table_conf:

<table name="gemini_versioned_databases" comment_char="#" allow_duplicate_entries="False">
        <columns>value, dbkey, version, name, path</columns>
        <file path="/galaxy/server/database/tool-data/toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu/repos/iuc/data_manager_gemini_database_downloader/27a6a256cd23/gemini_versioned_databases.loc"/>
        <tool_shed_repository>
            <tool_shed>toolshed.g2.bx.psu.edu</tool_shed>
            <repository_name>data_manager_gemini_database_downloader</repository_name>
            <repository_owner>iuc</repository_owner>
            <installed_changeset_revision>27a6a256cd23</installed_changeset_revision>
        </tool_shed_repository>
    </table>

With the following entry in the .loc file:

2025-02-13      hg19    200     GEMINI annotations w/ GERP & CADD (2025-02-13 snapshot) /galaxy/server/database/tool-data/gemini/200/hg19/2025-02-13

And content existing at the specified path, starting with gemini-config.yaml:

annotation_dir: gemini/data
versions:
  ALL.wgs.phase3_shapeit2_mvncall_integrated_v5a.20130502.sites.tidy.vcf.gz: 4
  ESP6500SI.all.snps_indels.tidy.v2.vcf.gz: 2
  ExAC.r0.3.sites.vep.tidy.vcf.gz: 4
  GRCh37-gms-mappability.vcf.gz: 2
  clinvar_20170130.tidy.vcf.gz: 5
  cosmic-v68-GRCh37.tidy.vcf.gz: 3
  dbsnp.b147.20160601.tidy.vcf.gz: 1
  detailed_gene_table_v75: 2
  geno2mp.variants.tidy.vcf.gz: 1
  gnomad.exomes.r2.0.1.sites.no-VEP.nohist.tidy.vcf.gz: 2
  hg19.rmsk.bed.gz: 2
  summary_gene_table_v75: 2
  whole_genome_SNVs.tsv.compressed.gz: 2

[mvdbeek]

Does this also fail if you use a different Galaxy user account or delete the data_manager.json file that the data manager generated ?

[afgane]

Loading the tool form by a different Galaxy user works fine, including running the tool. Loading it by the admin user that ran the DM continues to fail with the same error.

I cannot find data_manager.json anywhere though so can't give that a try.