Raw content of Bio::Location::FuzzyLocationI # $Id: FuzzyLocationI.pm,v 1.17 2002/12/01 00:05:20 jason Exp $ # # BioPerl module for Bio::Location::FuzzyLocationI # Cared for by Jason Stajich <jason@bioperl.org> # # Copyright Jason Stajich # # You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself # POD documentation - main docs before the code =head1 NAME Bio::Location::FuzzyLocationI - Abstract interface of a Location on a Sequence which has unclear start/end location =head1 SYNOPSIS # Get a FuzzyLocationI object somehow print "Fuzzy FT location string is ", $location->to_FTstring(); print "location is of the type ", $location->loc_type, "\n"; =head1 DESCRIPTION This interface encapsulates the necessary methods for representing a Fuzzy Location, one that does not have clear start and/or end points. This will initially serve to handle features from Genbank/EMBL feature tables that are written as 1^100 meaning between bases 1 and 100 or E<lt>100..300 meaning it starts somewhere before 100. Advanced implementations of this interface may be able to handle the necessary logic of overlaps/intersection/contains/union. It was constructed to handle fuzzy locations that can be represented in Genbank/EMBL. =head1 FEEDBACK User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one of the Bioperl mailing lists. Your participation is much appreciated. bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion http://bio.perl.org/MailList.html - About the mailing lists =head2 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 email or the web: bioperl-bugs@bio.perl.org http://bugzilla.bioperl.org/ =head1 AUTHOR - Jason Stajich Email jason@bioperl.org =head1 APPENDIX The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _ =cut # Let the code begin... package Bio::Location::FuzzyLocationI; use vars qw(@ISA); use strict; use Bio::LocationI; use Carp; @ISA = qw(Bio::LocationI); =head1 LocationI methods =head2 location_type Title : loc_type Usage : my $location_type = $location->location_type(); Function: Get location type encoded as text Returns : string ('EXACT', 'WITHIN', 'BETWEEN') Args : none =cut sub location_type { my ($self) = @_; $self->throw_not_implemented(); } =head1 Bio::LocationI methods Bio::LocationI methods follow =head2 min_start Title : min_start Usage : my $minstart = $location->min_start(); Function: Get minimum starting location of feature startpoint Returns : integer or undef if no maximum starting point. Args : none =cut =head2 max_start Title : max_start Usage : my $maxstart = $location->max_start(); Function: Get maximum starting location of feature startpoint Returns : integer or undef if no maximum starting point. Args : none =cut =head2 start_pos_type Title : start_pos_type Usage : my $start_pos_type = $location->start_pos_type(); Function: Get start position type (ie <,>, ^) Returns : type of position coded as text ('BEFORE', 'AFTER', 'EXACT','WITHIN', 'BETWEEN') Args : none =cut =head2 min_end Title : min_end Usage : my $minend = $location->min_end(); Function: Get minimum ending location of feature endpoint Returns : integer or undef if no minimum ending point. Args : none =cut =head2 max_end Title : max_end Usage : my $maxend = $location->max_end(); Function: Get maximum ending location of feature endpoint Returns : integer or undef if no maximum ending point. Args : none =cut =head2 end_pos_type Title : end_pos_type Usage : my $end_pos_type = $location->end_pos_type(); Function: Get end position type (ie <,>, ^) Returns : type of position coded as text ('BEFORE', 'AFTER', 'EXACT','WITHIN', 'BETWEEN') Args : none =cut =head2 seq_id Title : seq_id Usage : my $seqid = $location->seq_id(); Function: Get/Set seq_id that location refers to Returns : seq_id Args : [optional] seq_id value to set =cut =head2 coordinate_policy Title : coordinate_policy Usage : $policy = $location->coordinate_policy(); $location->coordinate_policy($mypolicy); # set may not be possible Function: Get the coordinate computing policy employed by this object. See Bio::Location::CoordinatePolicyI for documentation about the policy object and its use. The interface *does not* require implementing classes to accept setting of a different policy. The implementation provided here does, however, allow to do so. Implementors of this interface are expected to initialize every new instance with a CoordinatePolicyI object. The implementation provided here will return a default policy object if none has been set yet. To change this default policy object call this method as a class method with an appropriate argument. Note that in this case only subsequently created Location objects will be affected. Returns : A Bio::Location::CoordinatePolicyI implementing object. Args : On set, a Bio::Location::CoordinatePolicyI implementing object. =cut =head2 to_FTstring Title : to_FTstring Usage : my $locstr = $location->to_FTstring() Function: returns the FeatureTable string of this location Returns : string Args : none =cut 1;