Bio::DB::BiblioI - An interface to a Bibliographic Query Service
This is an interface module - you do not instantiate it. Use Bio::Biblio module:
use Bio::Biblio; my $biblio = new Bio::Biblio (@args);
This interface describes the methods for accessing a bibliographic repository, for quering it and for retrieving citations from it. The retrieved citations are in XML format and can be converted to perl objects using Bio::Biblio::IO.
The interface complies (with some simplifications) with the specification described in the OpenBQS project. Its home page is at http://industry.ebi.ac.uk/openBQS
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This is actually the main documentation...
If you try to call any of these methods directly on this Bio::DB::BiblioI object you will get a not implemented error message. You need to call them on a Bio::Biblio object.
Usage : my $collection_id = $biblio->get_collection_id; Returns : string identifying a query collection represented by the $biblio object Args : none
Every query collection is uniquely identify-able by its collection ID. The returned value can be used to populate another $biblio object and then to access that collection.
Usage : my $count = $biblio->get_count; Returns : integer Args : none, or a string identifying a query collection
It returns a number of citations in the query collection represented by the calling $biblio object, or in the collection whose ID is given as an argument.
Usage : my $new_biblio = $biblio->find ($keywords, $attrs); my $new_biblio = $biblio->find ('perl', 'abstract'); my $new_biblio = $biblio->find ( [ 'perl', 'Java' ] ); Returns : new Bio::Biblio object representing a new query collection Args : $keywords - what to look for (mandatory) - a comma-delimited list of keywords, or - an array reference with keywords as elements $attrs - where to look in (optional) - a comma-delimited list of attribute names, or - an array reference with attribute names as elements
This is the main query method. It looks for the $keywords in a default set of attributes, or - if $attrs given - only in the given attributes.
Because it returns a new Bio::Biblio object which can be again queried it is possible to chain together several invocations:
$biblio->find ('Brazma')->find ('Robinson')->get_collection_id;
Usage : $biblio->reset_retrieval; Returns : nothing Args : none
It sets an iterator stored in the $biblio object back to its beginning. After this, the retrieval methods has_next, get_next and get_more start to iterate the underlying query collection again from its start.
It throws an exception if this object does not represent any query result (e.i. it does not contain a collection ID). Note that a collection ID is created automatically when this object was returned by a find method, or it can be assigned in a constructor using argument -collection_id.
Usage : my $citation = $biblio->get_next; Returns : a citation in an XML format Args : none
It returns the next available citation from the underlying query collection. It throws an exception if there are no more citations. In order to avoid this use it together with the has_next method:
my $result = $biblio->find ('brazma', 'authors'); while ( $result->has_next ) { print $result->get_next; }
It also throws an exception if this object does not represent any query result - see explanation in the reset_retrieval elsewhere in this document.
Usage : my $r_citations = $biblio->get_more (5); Returns : an array reference - each element has a citation in an XML format Args : an integer 'how_many' citations to return; default is 1 - but it is assigned with warning
It returns the next how_many available citations from the underlying query collection. It does not throw any exception if 'how_many' is more than currently available - it simply returns less. However, it throws an exception if used again without calling first reset_retrieval.
It also throws an exception if this object does not represent any query result - see explanation in method reset_retrieval elsewhere in this document.
Usage : my $is = $biblio->has_next; Returns : 1 or undef Args : none
It returns 1 if there is a next citation available in the underlying query collection. Otherwise it returns undef.
It throws an exception if this object does not represent any query result - see explanation in method reset_retrieval elsewhere in this document.
Usage : my $r_ids = $biblio->get_all_ids; Returns : an array reference - each element has a citation identifier Args : none
The identifiers of all citations in the underlying query collection are returned. A usual pattern is to use them then in the get_by_id method:
my $biblio = $repository->find ('brazma')->find ('robinson'); foreach my $id ( @{ $biblio->get_all_ids } ) { print $biblio->get_by_id ($id); }
Usage : my $citation = $biblio->get_by_id ('94033980'); Returns : a citation in an XML format Args : a citation identifier (e.g. for MEDLINE it is a MedlineID - at least for the time being)
It returns a citation - disregarding if the citation is or is not in the underlying query collection (of course, it must be in the repository).
Usage : my $all = $biblio->get_all; Returns : a (big) string with all citations in an XML format Args : none
It returns an XML valid string (which means that individual citations are also surrounded by a "set" XML tag) representing all citations from the underlying query collection.
Note that some servers may limit the number of citations which can be returned by this method. In such case you need either to refine further your query collection (using find method) or to retrieve results by iteration (methods has_next, get_next, get_more).
Usage : my $exists = $biblio->exists; Returns : 1 or undef Args : none
It returns 1 if the underlying query collection represented by the $biblio object still exists (on the server side).
If you have a collection ID (e.g. stored or printed in a previous session) but you do not have anymore a Bio::Biblio object representing it this is how you can check the collection existence:
Bio::Biblio
use Bio::Biblio; print new Bio::Biblio (-collection_id => '1014324148861')->exists;
Usage : $biblio->destroy; Returns : nothing Args : none
It sends a message to the remote server to forget (or free, or destroy - whatever server choose to do) the query collection represented by this object.
It throws an exception if this object does not represent any query collection.
Usage : print join ("\n", @{ $biblio->get_vocabulary_names }); Returns : an array reference - each element has a name of a controlled vocabulary Args : none
The controlled vocabularies allow to introspect bibliographic repositories and to find what citation resource types (such as journal and book articles, patents or technical reports) are provided by the repository, what attributes they have, eventually what attribute values are allowed.
This method returns names of all available controlled vocabularies. The names can than be used in other methods dealing with vocabularies: contains, get_entry_description, get_all_values, and get_all_entries.
Usage : my $yes = $biblio->contains ($vocabulary_name, $value); Returns : 1 or undef Args : $vocabulary_name defines a vocabulary where to look, and a $value defines what to look for
It returns 1 if the given controlled vocabulary contains the given value.
For example, when you know, that a vocabulary MEDLINE/JournalArticle/properties contains value COUNTRY you can use it in the find method:
MEDLINE/JournalArticle/properties
COUNTRY
$biblio->find ('United States', 'COUNTRY');
Usage : $biblio->get_entry_description ($voc_name, $value); Returns : a string with a desciption Args : $voc_name defines a vocabulary where to look, and a $value defines whose description to return
Each vocabulary entry has its value (mandatory attribute), and can have a description (optional attribute). The description may be just a human readable explanation of an attribute, or it can have more exact meaning. For example, the server implementation of the bibliographic query service provided by the EBI puts into attribute descriptions words queryable and/or retrievable to distinguish the role of the attributes.
It throws an exception if either vocabulary or value do not exist.
Usage : $biblio->get_all_values ($vocabulary_name); Returns : an array reference - each element has a value (scalar) from the given controlled vocabulary Args : $vocabulary_name defines a vocabulary whose values are being returned
It returns all values of the given vocabulary. It throws an exception if the vocabulary does not exist.
Usage : $biblio->get_all_entries ($vocabulary_name); Returns : a hash reference - keys are vocabulary values and values are their descriptions Args : $vocabulary_name defines a vocabulary whose entries are being returned
It returns pairs of values and their descriptions of the whole vocabulary. It throws an exception if the vocabulary does not exist.
This is one way how to get it and print it:
my $name = 'MEDLINE2002/JournalArticle/properties'; use Data::Dumper; print Data::Dumper->Dump ( [$biblio->get_all_entries ($name)], ['All entries']);
Usage : print $Bio::DB::BiblioI::VERSION; print $Bio::DB::BiblioI::Revision;
To install Bio::Seq, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Bio::Seq
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Bio::Seq
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