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NAME

Bio::Assembly::Scaffold - Perl module to hold and manipulate sequence assembly data.

SYNOPSIS

    # Module loading
    use Bio::Assembly::IO;

    # Assembly loading methods
    my $aio = new Bio::Assembly::IO(-file=>"test.ace.1", -format=>'phrap');
    my $assembly = $aio->next_assembly;

    foreach my $contig ($assembly->all_contigs) {
        # do something... (see Bio::Assembly::Contig)
    }

DESCRIPTION

Bio::Assembly::Scaffold was developed to store and manipulate data from sequence assembly programs like Phrap. It implements the ScaffoldI interface and intends to be generic enough to be used by Bio::Assembly::IO drivers written to programs other than Phrap.

FEEDBACK

Mailing Lists

User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing lists Your participation is much appreciated.

  bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
  http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists  - About the mailing lists

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

rfsouza@citri.iq.usp.br

APPENDIX

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

new ()

    Title   : new
    Usage   : $assembly = new (-source=>'program_name',
                               -contigs=>\@contigs,
                               -id=>"assembly 1");
    Function: creates a new assembly object
    Returns : 
    Args    : 
              -source  : [string] sequence assembly program
              -contigs : reference to array of 
                         Bio::Assembly::Contig objects
              -id      : [string] assembly name

Accessing general assembly data

id

    Title   : id
    Usage   : $assembly->id()
    Function: Get/Set assembly ID
    Returns : string or undef
    Args    : string

annotation

    Title   : annotation
    Usage   : $assembly->annotation()
    Function: Get/Set assembly annotation object
    Returns : Bio::Annotation::Collection
    Args    : none

get_nof_contigs

    Title   : get_nof_contigs
    Usage   : $assembly->get_nof_contigs()
    Function: Get the number of contigs included in the assembly
    Returns : integer
    Args    : none 

get_nof_sequences_in_contigs

    Title   : get_nof_sequences_in_contigs
    Usage   : $assembly->get_nof_sequences_in_contigs()
    Function: 

              Get the number of sequences included in the
              assembly. This number refers only to the sequences used
              to build contigs in this assembly. It does not includes
              contig consensus sequences or singlets.

    Returns : integer
    Args    : none

get_nof_singlets

    Title   : nof_singlets
    Usage   : $assembly->nof_singlets()
    Function: Get the number of singlets included in the assembly
    Returns : integer
    Args    : none

get_seq_ids

    Title   : get_seq_ids
    Usage   : $assembly->get_seq_ids()
    Function: 

              Get the ID of sequences from all contigs.  This list
              refers only to the aligned sequences in contigs. It does
              not includes contig consensus sequences or singlets.

    Returns : array of strings
    Args    : none

get_contig_ids

    Title   : get_contig_ids
    Usage   : $assembly->get_contig_ids()
    Function: Access list of contig IDs from assembly
    Returns : an array, if there are any contigs in the
              assembly. An empty array otherwise
    Args    : none

get_singlet_ids

    Title   : get_singlet_ids
    Usage   : $assembly->get_singlet_ids()
    Function: Access list of singlet IDs from assembly
    Returns : array of strings if there are any singlets
              otherwise an empty array
    Args    : none

get_seq_by_id

    Title   : get_seq_by_id
    Usage   : $assembly->get_seq_by_id($id)
    Function: 

              Get a reference for an aligned sequence
              This sequence must be part of a contig
              in the assembly.

    Returns : a Bio::LocatableSeq object
              undef if sequence $id is not found
              in any contig
    Args    : [string] sequence identifier (id)

get_contig_by_id

    Title   : get_contig_by_id
    Usage   : $assembly->get_contig_by_id($id)
    Function: Get a reference for a contig
    Returns : a Bio::Assembly::Contig object or undef
    Args    : [string] contig unique identifier (ID)

get_singlet_by_id

    Title   : get_singlet_by_id
    Usage   : $assembly->get_singlet_by_id()
    Function: Get a reference for a singlet
    Returns : Bio::PrimarySeqI object or undef
    Args    : [string] a singlet ID

Modifier methods

add_contig

    Title   : add_contig
    Usage   : $assembly->add_contig($contig)
    Function: Add a contig to the assembly
    Returns : 1 on success
    Args    : a Bio::Assembly::Contig object
              order (optional)

add_singlet

    Title   : add_singlet
    Usage   : $assembly->add_singlet($seq)
    Function: Add a singlet to the assembly
    Returns : 1 on success, 0 otherwise
    Args    : a Bio::PrimarySeqI object
                  order (optional)

update_seq_list

    Title   : update_seq_list
    Usage   : $assembly->update_seq_list()
    Function: 

              Synchronizes the assembly registry for sequences in
              contigs and contig actual aligned sequences content. You
              probably want to run this after you remove/add a
              sequence from/to a contig in the assembly.

    Returns : nothing
    Args    : none 

remove_contigs

    Title   : remove_contigs
    Usage   : $assembly->remove_contigs(1..4)
    Function: Remove contig from assembly object
    Returns : an array of removed Bio::Assembly::Contig
              objects
    Args    : an array of contig IDs 

    See function get_contig_ids() above

remove_singlets

    Title   : remove_singlets
    Usage   : $assembly->remove_singlets(@singlet_ids)
    Function: Remove singlet from assembly object
    Returns : the Bio::SeqI objects removed
    Args    : a list of singlet IDs

    See function get_singlet_ids() above

Contig and singlet selection methos

select_contigs

    Title   : select_contigs
    Usage   : $assembly->select_contigs(@list)
    Function: Select an array of contigs from the assembly
    Returns : an array of Bio::Assembly::Contig objects
    Args    : an array of contig ids

    See function get_contig_ids() above

select_singlets

    Title   : select_singlets
    Usage   : $assembly->select_singlets(@list)
    Function: Selects an array of singlets from the assembly
    Returns : an array of Bio::SeqI objects
    Args    : an array of singlet ids

    See function get_singlet_ids() above

all_contigs

    Title   : all_contigs
    Usage   : my @contigs = $assembly->all_contigs
    Function: 

              Returns a list of all contigs in this assembly.  Contigs
              are both clusters and alignments of one or more reads,
              with an associated consensus sequence.

    Returns : array of Bio::Assembly::Contig (in lexical id order)
    Args    : none

all_singlets

    Title   : all_singlets
    Usage   : my @singlets = $assembly->all_singlets
    Function: 

              Returns a list of all singlets in this assembly.
              Singlets are isolated reads, without non-vector
              matches to any other read in the assembly.

    Returns : array of Bio::SeqI (in lexical order by id)
    Args    : none