Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools - a run wrapper for the samtools suite *BETA*

 # convert a sam to a bam
 $samt = Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools( -command => 'view', 
                                    -sam_input => 1,
                                    -bam_output => 1 );
 $samt->run( -bam => "mysam.sam", -out => "mysam.bam" );
 # sort it
 $samt = Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools( -command => 'sort' );
 $samt->run( -bam => "mysam.bam", -pfx => "mysam.srt" );
 # now create an assembly
 $assy = Bio::IO::Assembly->new( -file => "mysam.srt.bam",
                                 -refdb => "myref.fas" );

This is a wrapper for running samtools, a suite of large-alignment reading and manipulation programs available at http://samtools.sourceforge.net/.

To run a samtools command, construct a run factory, specifying the desired command using the -command argument in the factory constructor, along with options specific to that command (see OPTIONS):

 $samt = Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools->new( -command => 'view',
                                         -sam_input => 1,
                                         -bam_output => 1);

To execute, use the run() method. Input and output files are specified in the arguments of run() (see FILES):

 $samt->run( -bam => "mysam.sam", -out => "mysam.bam" );

samtools is complex, with many subprograms (commands) and command-line options and file specs for each. This module attempts to provide commands and options comprehensively. You can browse the choices like so:

 $samt = Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools->new( -command => 'pileup' );
 # all samtools commands
 @all_commands = $samt->available_parameters('commands'); 
 @all_commands = $samt->available_commands; # alias
 # just for pileup
 @pup_params = $samt->available_parameters('params');
 @pup_switches = $samt->available_parameters('switches');
 @pup_all_options = $samt->available_parameters();

Reasonably mnemonic names have been assigned to the single-letter command line options. These are the names returned by available_parameters, and can be used in the factory constructor like typical BioPerl named parameters.

See http://samtools.sourceforge.net/samtools.shtml for the gory details.

When a command requires filenames, these are provided to the run() method, not the constructor (new()). To see the set of files required by a command, use available_parameters('filespec') or the alias filespec():

  $samt = Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools->new( -command => 'view' );
  @filespec = $samt->filespec;

This example returns the following array:

 bam
 >out

This indicates that the bam/sam file (bam) and the output file (out) MUST be specified in the run() argument list:

 $samt->run( -bam => 'mysam.sam', -out => 'mysam.cvt' );

If files are not specified per the filespec, text sent to STDOUT and STDERR is saved and is accessible with $bwafac-stdout()> and $bwafac-stderr()>.

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

 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = new Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools object
 Returns : an instance of Bio::Tools::Run::Samtools
 Args    :