Raw content of Bio::Search::HSP::HSPFactory # $Id: HSPFactory.pm,v 1.4 2002/10/22 07:45:17 lapp Exp $ # # BioPerl module for Bio::Search::HSP::HSPFactory # # 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::Search::HSP::HSPFactory - A factory to create Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI objects =head1 SYNOPSIS use Bio::Search::HSP::HSPFactory; my $factory = new Bio::Search::HSP::HSPFactory(); my $resultobj = $factory->create(@args); =head1 DESCRIPTION This is a general way of hiding the object creation process so that we can dynamically change the objects that are created by the SearchIO parser depending on what format report we are parsing. This object is for creating new HSPs. =head1 FEEDBACK =head2 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/MailList.shtml - About the mailing lists =head2 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 email or the web: bioperl-bugs@bioperl.org http://bugzilla.bioperl.org/ =head1 AUTHOR - Jason Stajich Email jason@bioperl.org Describe contact details here =head1 CONTRIBUTORS Additional contributors names and emails here =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::Search::HSP::HSPFactory; use vars qw(@ISA $DEFAULT_TYPE); use strict; use Bio::Root::Root; use Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI; @ISA = qw(Bio::Root::Root Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI ); BEGIN { $DEFAULT_TYPE = 'Bio::Search::HSP::GenericHSP'; } =head2 new Title : new Usage : my $obj = new Bio::Search::HSP::HSPFactory(); Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::HSP::HSPFactory object Returns : Bio::Search::HSP::HSPFactory Args : =cut sub new { my($class,@args) = @_; my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@args); my ($type) = $self->_rearrange([qw(TYPE)],@args); $self->type($type) if defined $type; return $self; } =head2 create Title : create Usage : $factory->create(%args) Function: Create a new L<Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI> object Returns : L<Bio::Search::HSP::HSPI> Args : hash of initialization parameters =cut sub create{ my ($self,@args) = @_; my $type = $self->type; eval { $self->_load_module($type) }; if( $@ ) { $self->throw("Unable to load module $type"); } return $type->new(@args); } =head2 type Title : type Usage : $factory->type('Bio::Search::HSP::GenericHSP'); Function: Get/Set the HSP creation type Returns : string Args : [optional] string to set =cut sub type{ my ($self,$type) = @_; if( defined $type ) { # redundancy with the create method which also calls _load_module # I know - but this is not a highly called object so I am going # to leave it in eval {$self->_load_module($type) }; if( $@ ){ $self->warn("Cannot find module $type, unable to set type") } else { $self->{'_type'} = $type; } } return $self->{'_type'} || $DEFAULT_TYPE; } 1;