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+<tool id="sam_merge2" name="Merge BAM Files" version="1.1.2">
+  <description>merges BAM files together</description>
+  <requirements>
+    <requirement type="package" version="1.56.0">picard</requirement>
+  </requirements>
+  <command>
+java -Xmx2G -jar \$JAVA_JAR_PATH/MergeSamFiles.jar MSD=$mergeSD VALIDATION_STRINGENCY=LENIENT O=$output1 I=$input1 I=$input2 TMP_DIR=$__new_file_path__
+      #for $i in $inputs
+        I=${i.input}
+      #end for 
+    2&gt; $outlog
+    || echo "Error running Picard MergeSamFiles" >&amp;2
+  </command>
+  <inputs>
+    <param name="title" label="Name for the output merged bam file" type="text" default="Merged.bam"
+       help="This name will appear in your history so use it to remember what the new file in your history contains" />
+    <param name="mergeSD" value="true" type="boolean"  label="Merge all component bam file headers into the merged bam file"
+      truevalue="true" falsevalue="false" checked="yes" 
+      help="Control the MERGE_SEQUENCE_DICTIONARIES flag for Picard MergeSamFiles. Default (true) correctly propagates read groups and other important metadata" />
+    <param name="input1" label="First file" type="data" format="bam,sam" />
+    <param name="input2" label="with file" type="data" format="bam,sam" help="Need to add more files? Use controls below." />
+    <repeat name="inputs" title="Input Files">
+      <param name="input" label="Add file" type="data" format="bam,sam" />
+    </repeat>
+  </inputs>
+  <outputs>
+    <data format="bam" name="output1" label="${title}.bam" />
+    <data format="txt" name="outlog" label="${title}_${tool.name}.log" />
+  </outputs>
+  <tests>
+    <!-- TODO: add ability to test framework to test without at least 
+         one repeat element value
+    -->
+    <test>
+      <param name="title" value="test1" />
+      <param name="mergeSD" value="true" />
+      <param name="input1" value="sam_merge_in1.bam" ftype="bam" /> 
+      <param name="input2" value="sam_merge_in2.bam" ftype="bam" />
+      <output name="output1" file="sam_merge_out1.bam" ftype="bam" />
+      <output name="outlog" file="sam_merge_out1.log" ftype="txt" lines_diff="11"/>
+    </test>
+    <test>
+      <param name="title" value="test2" />
+      <param name="mergeSD" value="true" />
+      <param name="input1" value="sam_merge_in1.bam" ftype="bam" /> 
+      <param name="input2" value="sam_merge_in2.bam" ftype="bam" />
+      <param name="input" value="sam_merge_in3.bam" ftype="bam" />
+      <output name="output1" file="sam_merge_out2.bam" ftype="bam" />
+      <output name="outlog" file="sam_merge_out2.log" ftype="txt" lines_diff="11"/>
+    </test>
+  </tests>
+  <help>
+
+**What it does**
+
+This tool uses the Picard_ merge command to merge any number of BAM files together into one BAM file while preserving the BAM
+metadata such as read groups
+
+.. _Picard: http://picard.sourceforge.net/command-line-overview.shtml#MergeSamFiles
+
+  </help>
+</tool>