NAME

Bio::Assembly::IO - Handler for Assembly::IO Formats

SYNOPSIS

    use Bio::Assembly::IO;

    $in  = Bio::Assembly::IO->new(-file=>"<inputfilename",
                                  -format=>'phrap');
    $out = Bio::Assembly::IO->new(-file=>">outputfilename",
                                  -format=>'phrap');

    while ( my $scaffold = $in->next_assembly() ) {
       # do something with Bio::Assembly::Scaffold instance
       # ...
       $out->write_assembly(-scaffold => $scaffold);
    }

    $in->close;
    $out->close;

DESCRIPTION

Bio::Assembly::IO is a handler module for formats in the Assembly::IO set (e.g. Bio::Assembly::IO::phrap).

FEEDBACK

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Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

  http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/

AUTHOR

Robson Francisco de Souza

E-mail: rfsouza@citri.iq.usp.br

CONTRIBUTORS

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APPENDIX

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

new

 Title   : new
 Usage   : Bio::Assembly::IO->new(-file =>$filename,-format=>'format')
 Function: Returns a new assembly stream
 Returns : A Bio::Assembly::IO::Handler initialised
           with the appropriate format
 Args    : -file => $filename
           -format => format

next_assembly

 Title   : next_assembly
 Usage   : $cluster = $stream->next_assembly()
 Function: Reads the next assembly object from the stream and returns it.
 Returns : a Bio::Assembly::ScaffoldI compliant object
 Args    : none

write_assembly

  Title   : write_assembly
  Usage   : $ass_io->write_assembly($assembly)
  Function: Write the assembly object in Phrap compatible ACE format
  Returns : 1 on success, 0 for error
  Args    : A Bio::Assembly::Scaffold object

_load_format_module

 Title   : _load_format_module
 Usage   : *INTERNAL Assembly::IO stuff*
 Function: Loads up (like use) a module at run time on demand
 Example :
 Returns :
 Args    :

_guess_format

 Title   : _guess_format
 Usage   : $obj->_guess_format($filename)
 Function: guess format based on file suffix
 Example :
 Returns : guessed format of filename (lower case)
 Args    :
 Notes   : formats that _filehandle() will guess includes
           only phrap, by now.