NAME

Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory - Instantiates a new Bio::ClusterI (or derived class) through a factory

SYNOPSIS

    use Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory;
    # if you don't provide a default type, the factory will try
    # some guesswork based on display_id and namespace
    my $factory = new Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory(-type => 'Bio::Cluster::UniGene');
    my $clu = $factory->create_object(-description => 'NAT',
                                      -display_id  => 'Hs.2');

DESCRIPTION

This object will build Bio::ClusterI objects generically.

FEEDBACK

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AUTHOR - Hilmar Lapp

Email hlapp at gmx.net

CONTRIBUTORS

This is mostly copy-and-paste with subsequent adaptation from Bio::Seq::SeqFactory by Jason Stajich. Most credits should in fact go to him.

APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

new

 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = new Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory object 
 Returns : Bio::Cluster::ClusterFactory
 Args    : -type => string, name of a ClusterI derived class.
                    If not provided, the factory will have to guess
                    from ID and namespace, which may or may not be
                    successful.

create_object

 Title   : create_object
 Usage   : my $seq = $factory->create_object(<named parameters>);
 Function: Instantiates new Bio::ClusterI (or one of its child classes)

           This object allows us to genericize the instantiation of
           cluster objects.

 Returns : L<Bio::ClusterI> compliant object
           The return type is configurable using new(-type =>"...").
 Args    : initialization parameters specific to the type of cluster
           object we want.  Typically 
           -display_id  => $name
           -description => description of the cluster
           -members     => arrayref, members of the cluster

type

 Title   : type
 Usage   : $obj->type($newval)
 Function: Get/set the type of L<Bio::ClusterI> object to be created.

           This may be changed at any time during the lifetime of this
           factory.

 Returns : value of type
 Args    : newvalue (optional)

_guess_type

 Title   : _guess_type
 Usage   :
 Function: Guesses the right type of L<Bio::ClusterI> implementation
           based on initialization parameters for the prospective
           object.
 Example :
 Returns : the type (a string, the module name)
 Args    : initialization parameters to be passed to the prospective
           cluster object