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