Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory - A FeatureTable Location Parser


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NAME

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Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory - A FeatureTable Location Parser

SYNOPSIS

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    # parse a string into a location object
    $loc = Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory->from_string("join(100..200, 
                                                         400..500");

DESCRIPTION

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Implementation of string-encoded location parsing for the Genbank feature table encoding of locations.

FEEDBACK

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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 list. Your participation is much appreciated.

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

Support

Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:

bioperl-l@bioperl.org

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

Reporting Bugs

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

  https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/

AUTHOR - Hilmar Lapp

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Email hlapp at gmx.net

CONTRIBUTORS

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Jason Stajich, jason-at-bioperl-dot-org Chris Fields, cjfields-at-uiuc-dot-edu

APPENDIX

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

new

 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory->new();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory object 
 Returns : an instance of Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory
 Args    :

from_string

 Title   : from_string
 Usage   : $loc = $locfactory->from_string("100..200");
 Function: Parses the given string and returns a Bio::LocationI implementing
           object representing the location encoded by the string.

           This implementation parses the Genbank feature table
           encoding of locations.
 Example :
 Returns : A Bio::LocationI implementing object.
 Args    : A string.

_parse_location

 Title   : _parse_location
 Usage   : $loc = $locfactory->_parse_location( $loc_string)

 Function: Parses the given location string and returns a location object 
           with start() and end() and strand() set appropriately.
           Note that this method is private.
 Returns : A Bio::LocationI implementing object or undef on failure
 Args    : location string


BioPerl documentation Contained in the BioPerl distribution.
#
# BioPerl module for Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory
#
# Please direct questions and support issues to <bioperl-l@bioperl.org> 
#
# Cared for by Hilmar Lapp <hlapp at gmx.net>
#
# Copyright Hilmar Lapp
#
# You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself
#
# (c) Hilmar Lapp, hlapp at gnf.org, 2002.
# (c) GNF, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 2002.
#
# You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself.
# Refer to the Perl Artistic License (see the license accompanying this
# software package, or see http://www.perl.com/language/misc/Artistic.html)
# for the terms under which you may use, modify, and redistribute this module.
# 
# THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
#

# POD documentation - main docs before the code


# Let the code begin...

package Bio::Factory::FTLocationFactory;
use vars qw($LOCREG);
use strict;

# Object preamble - inherits from Bio::Root::Root

use Bio::Location::Simple;
use Bio::Location::Split;
use Bio::Location::Fuzzy;


use base qw(Bio::Root::Root Bio::Factory::LocationFactoryI);

BEGIN {
    # the below is an optimized regex obj. from J. Freidl's Mastering Reg Exp.
    $LOCREG = qr{
                                (?>
                                [^()]+
                                |
                                \(
                                (??{$LOCREG})
                                \)
                                )*
                                }x;     
}

sub from_string {
    my ($self,$locstr,$op) = @_;
    my $loc;
    
    #$self->debug("$locstr\n");
    
    # $op for operator (error handling)
    
    # run on first pass only
    # Note : These location types are now deprecated in GenBank (Oct. 2006)
    if (!defined($op)) {
        # convert all (X.Y) to [X.Y]
        $locstr =~ s{\((\d+\.\d+)\)}{\[$1\]}g;
        # convert ABC123:(X..Y) to ABC123:[X..Y]
        # we should never see the above
        $locstr =~ s{:\((\d+\.{2}\d+)\)}{:\[$1\]}g;
    }
    
    if ($locstr =~ m{(.*?)\(($LOCREG)\)(.*)}o) { # any matching parentheses?

        my ($beg, $mid, $end) = ($1, $2, $3);
        my (@sublocs) = (split(q(,),$beg), $mid, split(q(,),$end));
        
        my @loc_objs;
        my $loc_obj;
        
        SUBLOCS:
        while (@sublocs) {
            my $subloc = shift @sublocs;
            next if !$subloc;
            my $oparg = ($subloc eq 'join'   || $subloc eq 'bond' ||
                         $subloc eq 'order'  || $subloc eq 'complement') ? $subloc : undef;
            # has operator, requires further work (recurse)
            if ($oparg) {
                my $sub = shift @sublocs;
                # simple split operators (no recursive calls needed)
                if (($oparg eq 'join' || $oparg eq 'order' || $oparg eq 'bond' )
                     && $sub !~ m{(?:join|order|bond)}) {
                    my @splitlocs = split(q(,), $sub);
                    $loc_obj = Bio::Location::Split->new(-verbose => 1,
                                                         -splittype => $oparg);
                    while (my $splitloc = shift @splitlocs) {
                        next unless $splitloc;
                        my $sobj;
                        if ($splitloc =~ m{\(($LOCREG)\)}) {
                            my $comploc = $1;
                            $sobj = $self->_parse_location($comploc);
                            $sobj->strand(-1);
                        } else {
                            $sobj = $self->_parse_location($splitloc);
                        }
                        $loc_obj->add_sub_Location($sobj);
                    }
                } else {
                    $loc_obj = $self->from_string($sub, $oparg);
                    # reinsure the operator is set correctly for this level
                    # unless it is complement
                    $loc_obj->splittype($oparg) unless $oparg eq 'complement';
                }
            }
            # no operator, simple or fuzzy 
            else {
                $loc_obj = $self->from_string($subloc,1);
            }
            $loc_obj->strand(-1) if ($op && $op eq 'complement');
            push @loc_objs, $loc_obj;
        }
        my $ct = @loc_objs;
        if ($op && !($op eq 'join' || $op eq 'order' || $op eq 'bond')
                && $ct > 1 ) {
            $self->throw("Bad operator $op: had multiple locations ".
                         scalar(@loc_objs).", should be SplitLocationI");
        }
        if ($ct > 1) {
            $loc = Bio::Location::Split->new();
            $loc->add_sub_Location(shift @loc_objs) while (@loc_objs);
            return $loc;
        } else {
            $loc = shift @loc_objs;
            return $loc;
        }
    } else { # simple location(s)
        $loc = $self->_parse_location($locstr);
        $loc->strand(-1) if ($op && $op eq 'complement');
    }
    return $loc;
}

sub _parse_location {
    my ($self, $locstr) = @_;
    my ($loc, $seqid);
    #$self->debug( "Location parse, processing $locstr\n");
    # 'remote' location?
    if($locstr =~ m{^(\S+):(.*)$}o) {
        # yes; memorize remote ID and strip from location string
        $seqid = $1;
        $locstr = $2;
    }
    
    # split into start and end
    my ($start, $end) = split(/\.\./, $locstr);
    # remove enclosing parentheses if any; note that because of parentheses
    # possibly surrounding the entire location the parentheses around start
    # and/or may be asymmetrical
    # Note: these are from X.Y fuzzy locations, which are deprecated!
    $start =~ s/(?:^\[+|\]+$)//g if $start;
    $end   =~ s/(?:^\[+|\]+$)//g if $end;

    # Is this a simple (exact) or a fuzzy location? Simples have exact start
    # and end, or is between two adjacent bases. Everything else is fuzzy.
    my $loctype = ".."; # exact with start and end as default

    $loctype = '?' if ( ($locstr =~ /\?/) && ($locstr !~ /\?\d+/) );

    my $locclass = "Bio::Location::Simple";
    if(! defined($end)) {
        if($locstr =~ /(\d+)([\.\^])(\d+)/) {
            $start = $1;
            $end = $3;
            $loctype = $2;
            $locclass = "Bio::Location::Fuzzy"
              unless (abs($end-$start) <= 1) && ($loctype eq "^");
        } else {
            $end = $start;
        }
    }
    # start_num and end_num are for the numeric only versions of 
    # start and end so they can be compared
    # in a few lines
    my ($start_num, $end_num) = ($start,$end);
    if ( ($start =~ /[\>\<\?\.\^]/) || ($end   =~ /[\>\<\?\.\^]/) ) {
        $locclass = 'Bio::Location::Fuzzy';
        if($start =~ /(\d+)/) {
            ($start_num) = $1;
        } else { 
            $start_num = 0
        }
        if ($end =~ /(\d+)/) {
            ($end_num)   = $1;
        } else { $end_num = 0 }
    } 
    my $strand = 1;

    if( $start_num > $end_num && $loctype ne '?') {
        ($start,$end,$strand) = ($end,$start,-1);
    }
    # instantiate location and initialize
    $loc = $locclass->new(-verbose => $self->verbose,
                                 -start   => $start, 
                                 -end     => $end, 
                                 -strand  => $strand, 
                                 -location_type => $loctype);
    # set remote ID if remote location
    if($seqid) {
        $loc->is_remote(1);
        $loc->seq_id($seqid);
    }

    # done (hopefully)
    return $loc;
}

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