Bio::LiveSeq Chain
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Summary
Bio::LiveSeq::Chain - DoubleChain DataStructure for Perl
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Included modules
Carp qw ( croak cluck carp )
integer
strict
Synopsis
  #documentation needed
Description
This is a general purpose module (that's why it's not in object-oriented
form) that introduces a novel datastructure in PERL. It implements
the "double linked chain". The elements of the chain can contain basically
everything. From chars to strings, from object references to arrays or hashes.
It is used in the LiveSequence project to create a dynamical DNA sequence,
easier to manipulate and change. It's use is mainly for sequence variation
analysis but it could be used - for example - in e-cell projects.
The Chain module in itself doesn't have any biological bias, so can be
used for any programming purpose.
Each element of the chain (with the exclusion of the first and the last of the
chain) is connected to other two elements (the PREVious and the NEXT one).
There is no absolute position (like in an array), hence if positions are
important, they need to be computed (methods are provided).
Otherwise it's easy to keep track of the elements with their "LABELs".
There is one LABEL (think of it as a pointer) to each ELEMENT. The labels
won't change after insertions or deletions of the chain. So it's
always possible to retrieve an element even if the chain has been
modified by successive insertions or deletions.
From this the high potential profit for bioinformatics: dealing with
sequences in a way that doesn't have to rely on positions, without
the need of constantly updating them if the sequence changes, even
dramatically.
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up_chain2string
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down_chain2string
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_updown_chain2stringDescriptionCode
down_labels
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up_labels
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_updown_labelsDescriptionCode
startDescriptionCode
endDescriptionCode
label_existsDescriptionCode
down_get_pos_of_labelDescriptionCode
up_get_pos_of_label
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down_subchain_lengthDescriptionCode
up_subchain_length
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_updown_count
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invert_chainDescriptionCode
down_get_value_at_posDescriptionCode
up_get_value_at_pos
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down_set_value_at_posDescriptionCode
up_set_value_at_pos
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set_value_at_label
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get_value_at_label
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_set_value
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_get_value
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down_get_label_at_posDescriptionCode
up_get_label_at_pos
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_updown_get_label_at_pos
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preinsert_string
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preinsert_array
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praeinsert_string
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postinsert_string
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praeinsert_array
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postinsert_array
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_praepostinsert_arrayDescriptionCode
_create_chain_elements
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down_element
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up_element
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_updown_element
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_is_updownstream
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is_downstreamDescriptionCode
is_upstreamDescriptionCode
check_chainDescriptionCode
_uplinkcheck
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_downlinkcheck
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_updownlinkcheck
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_sizecheck
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_boundcheck
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chain_length
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_join_chain_elements
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splice_chainDescriptionCode
chain2string_verbose
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up_chain2string_verbose
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down_chain2string_verbose
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old_up_chain2string
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old_down_chain2string
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old_updown_chain2string
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string2chain
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array2chainDescriptionCode
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_updown_chain2stringcode    nextTop
    
  Title   : chain2string
  Usage   : $string = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::chain2string("down",$chain,6,9)
  Function: reads the contents of the chain, outputting a string
  Returns : a string
  Examples:
          : down_chain2string($chain) -> all the chain from begin to end
          : down_chain2string($chain,6) -> from 6 to the end
          : down_chain2string($chain,6,4) -> from 6, going on 4 elements
          : down_chain2string($chain,6,"",10) -> from 6 to 10
          : up_chain2string($chain,10,"",6) -> from 10 to 6 upstream
  Defaults: start=first element; if len undef, goes to last
            if last undef, goes to end
            if last defined, it overrides len (undefining it)
  Error code: -1
  Args    : "up"||"down" as first argument to specify the reading direction 
            reference (to the chain)
            [first] [len] [last] optional integer arguments to specify how
            much and from (and to) where to read
_updown_labelscodeprevnextTop
 Title   : labels
 Usage   : @labels = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::_updown_labels("down",$chain,4,16)
 Function: returns all the labels in a chain or those between two
           specified ones (termed "first" and "last")
 Returns : a reference to an array containing the labels
 Args    : "up"||"down" as first argument to specify the reading direction 
           reference (to the chain)
           [first] [last] (integer for the starting and eneding labels)
startcodeprevnextTop
 Title   : start
 Usage   : $start = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::start()
 Returns : the label marking the start of the chain
 Errorcode: -1
 Args    : none
endcodeprevnextTop
 Title   : end
 Usage   : $end = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::end()
 Returns : the label marking the end of the chain
 Errorcode: -1
 Args    : none
label_existscodeprevnextTop
 Title   : label_exists
 Usage   : $check = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::label_exists($chain,$label)
 Function: It checks if a label is defined, i.e. if an element is there or
           is not there anymore
 Returns : 1 if the label exists, 0 if it is not there, -1 error
 Errorcode: -1
 Args    : reference to the chain, integer
down_get_pos_of_labelcodeprevnextTop
 Title   : down_get_pos_of_label
 Usage   : $position = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::down_get_pos_of_label($chain,$label,$first)
 Function: returns the position of $label counting from $first, i.e. taking
           $first as 1 of coordinate system. If $first is not specified it will
           count from the start of the chain.
 Returns : 
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : reference to the chain, integer (the label of interest)
           optional: integer (a different label that will be taken as the
           first one, i.e. the one to count from)
 Note:     It counts "downstream". To proceed backward use up_get_pos_of_label
down_subchain_lengthcodeprevnextTop
 Title   : down_subchain_length
 Usage   : $length = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::down_subchain_length($chain,$first,$last)
 Function: returns the length of the chain between the labels "first" and "last", included
 Returns : integer
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : reference to the chain, integer, integer
 Note:     It counts "downstream". To proceed backward use up_subchain_length
invert_chaincodeprevnextTop
 Title   : invert_chain
 Usage   : $errorcode=Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::invert_chain($chain)
 Function: completely inverts the order of the chain elements; begin is swapped with end and all links updated (PREV&NEXT fields swapped)
 Returns : 1 if all OK, 0 if errors
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : reference to the chain
down_get_value_at_poscodeprevnextTop
 Title   : down_get_value_at_pos
 Usage   : $value = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::down_get_value_at_pos($chain,$position,$first)
 Function: used to access the value of the chain at a particular position instead than directly with a label pointer. It will count the position from the start of the chain or from the label $first, if $first is specified
 Returns : whatever is stored in the element of the chain
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : reference to the chain, integer, [integer]
 Note:     It works "downstream". To proceed backward use up_get_value_at_pos
down_set_value_at_poscodeprevnextTop
 Title   : down_set_value_at_pos
 Usage   : $errorcode = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::down_set_value_at_pos($chain,$newvalue,$position,$first)
 Function: used to store a new value inside an element of the chain at a particular position instead than directly with a label pointer. It will count the position from the start of the chain or from the label $first, if $first is specified
 Returns : 1
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : reference to the chain, newvalue, integer, [integer]
           (newvalue can be: integer, string, object reference, hash ref)
 Note:     It works "downstream". To proceed backward use up_set_value_at_pos
 Note2:    If the $newvalue is undef, it will delete the contents of the
           element but it won't remove the element from the chain.
down_get_label_at_poscodeprevnextTop
 Title   : down_get_label_at_pos
 Usage   : $label = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::down_get_label_at_pos($chain,$position,$first)
 Function: used to retrieve the label of an an element of the chain at a particular position. It will count the position from the start of the chain or from the label $first, if $first is specified
 Returns : integer
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : reference to the chain, integer, [integer]
 Note:     It works "downstream". To proceed backward use up_get_label_at_pos
_praepostinsert_arraycodeprevnextTop
 Title   : _praepostinsert_array
 Usage   : ($insbegin,$insend) = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::_praepostinsert_array($chainref,"post",$arrayref,$position)
 Function: the elements of the array specified by $arrayref are inserted (creating a new subchain) in the chain specified by $chainref, before or after (depending on the "prae"||"post" keyword passed as second argument) the specified position.
 Returns : two labels: the first and the last of the inserted subchain
 Defaults: if no position is specified, the new chain will be inserted after
 (post) the first element of the chain
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : chainref, "prae"||"post", arrayref, integer (position)
is_downstreamcodeprevnextTop
  Title   : is_downstream
  Usage   : Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::is_downstream($chainref,$firstlabel,$secondlabel)
  Function: checks if SECONDlabel follows FIRSTlabel
            It runs downstream the elements of the chain from FIRST searching
            for SECOND.
  Returns : 1 if SECOND is found /after/ FIRST; 0 otherwise (i.e. if it
            reaches the end of the chain without having found it)
  Errorcode -1
  Args    : two labels (integer)
is_upstreamcodeprevnextTop
  Title   : is_upstream
  Usage   : Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::is_upstream($chainref,$firstlabel,$secondlabel)
  Function: checks if SECONDlabel follows FIRSTlabel
            It runs upstream the elements of the chain from FIRST searching
            for SECOND.
  Returns : 1 if SECOND is found /after/ FIRST; 0 otherwise (i.e. if it
            reaches the end of the chain without having found it)
  Errorcode -1
  Args    : two labels (integer)
check_chaincodeprevnextTop
 Title   : check_chain
 Usage   : @errorcodes = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::check_chain()
 Function: a wraparound to a series of check for consistency of the chain
           It will check for boundaries, size, backlinking and forwardlinking
 Returns : array of 4 warn codes, each can be 1 (all ok) or 0 (something wrong)
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : none
 Note    : this is slow and through. It is not really needed. It is mostly
           a code-developer tool.
splice_chaincodeprevnextTop
 Title   : splice_chain
 Usage   : @errorcodes = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::splice_chain($chainref,$first,$length,$last)
 Function: removes the elements designated by FIRST and LENGTH from a chain.
           The chain shrinks accordingly. If LENGTH is omitted, removes
           everything from FIRST onward.
           If END is specified, LENGTH is ignored and instead the removal
           occurs from FIRST to LAST.
 Returns : the elements removed as a string
 Errorcode: -1
 Args    : chainref, integer, integer, integer
array2chaincodeprevnextTop
  Title   : array2chain
  Usage   : $chainref = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::array2chain($arrayref,$offset)
  Function: creation of a double linked chain from an array
  Returns : reference to a hash containing the chain
  Defaults: OFFSET defaults to 1 if undef
  Error code: 0
  Args    : a reference to an array containing the elements to be chainlinked
            an optional integer > 0 (this will be the starting count for
            the chain labels instead than having them begin from "1")
Methods code
up_chain2stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_chain2string {
  _updown_chain2string("up",@_);
}
down_chain2stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_chain2string {
  _updown_chain2string("down",@_);
}
_updown_chain2stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _updown_chain2string {
  my ($direction,$chain,$first,$len,$last)=@_;
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (-1); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the label of the BEGIN element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the label of the END element
my $flow; if ($direction eq "up") { $flow=2; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
unless ($first) { $first=$end; } # if undef or 0, use $end
} else { # defaults to "down"
$flow=1; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
unless ($first) { $first=$begin; } # if undef or 0, use $begin
} unless($chain->{$first}) { cluck "label for first not defined"; return (-1); } if ($last) { # if last is defined, it gets priority and len is not used
unless($chain->{$last}) { cluck "label for last not defined"; return (-1); } if ($len) { warn "Warning chain2string: argument LAST:$last overriding LEN:$len!"; undef $len; } } else { if ($direction eq "up") { $last=$begin; # if last not defined, go 'till begin (or upto len elements)
} else { $last=$end; # if last not defined, go 'till end (or upto len elements)
} } my ($string,@array); my $label=$first; my $i=1; my $afterlast=$chain->{$last}[$flow]; # if last=end, afterlast is undef
unless (defined $afterlast) { $afterlast=0; } # keep strict happy
# proceed for len elements or until last, whichever comes first
# if $len undef goes till end
while (($label) && ($label != $afterlast) && ($i <= ($len || $i + 1))) { @array=@{$chain->{$label}}; $string .= $array[0]; $label = $array[$flow]; $i++; } return ($string); # if chain is interrupted $string won't be complete
}
down_labelsdescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_labels {
  my ($chain,$first,$last)=@_;
  _updown_labels("down",$chain,$first,$last);
}
up_labelsdescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_labels {
  my ($chain,$first,$last)=@_;
  _updown_labels("up",$chain,$first,$last);
}
_updown_labelsdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _updown_labels {
  my ($direction,$chain,$first,$last)=@_;
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (0); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the label of the BEGIN element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the label of the END element
my $flow; if ($direction eq "up") { $flow=2; unless ($first) { $first=$end; } unless ($last) { $last=$begin; } } else { $flow=1; unless ($last) { $last=$end; } unless ($first) { $first=$begin; } } unless($chain->{$first}) { warn "not existing label $first"; return (0); } unless($chain->{$last}) { warn "not existing label $last"; return (0); } my $label=$first; my @labels; my $afterlast=$chain->{$last}[$flow]; # if last=end, afterlast is undef
unless (defined $afterlast) { $afterlast=0; } # keep strict happy
while (($label)&&($label != $afterlast)) { push(@labels,$label); $label=$chain->{$label}[$flow]; } return (\@labels); # if chain is interrupted @labels won't be complete
}
startdescriptionprevnextTop
sub start {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (-1); }
  return ($chain->{'begin'});
}
enddescriptionprevnextTop
sub end {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (-1); }
  return ($chain->{'end'});
}
label_existsdescriptionprevnextTop
sub label_exists {
  my ($chain,$label)=@_;
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (-1); }
  if ($label && $chain->{$label}) { return (1); } else { return (0) };
}
down_get_pos_of_labeldescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_get_pos_of_label {
  #down_chain2string($_[0],$_[2],undef,$_[1],"counting");
my ($chain,$label,$first)=@_; _updown_count("down",$chain,$first,$label);
}
up_get_pos_of_labeldescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_get_pos_of_label {
  #up_chain2string($_[0],$_[2],undef,$_[1],"counting");
my ($chain,$label,$first)=@_; _updown_count("up",$chain,$first,$label);
}
down_subchain_lengthdescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_subchain_length {
  #down_chain2string($_[0],$_[1],undef,$_[2],"counting");
my ($chain,$first,$last)=@_; _updown_count("down",$chain,$first,$last);
}
up_subchain_lengthdescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_subchain_length {
  #up_chain2string($_[0],$_[1],undef,$_[2],"counting");
my ($chain,$first,$last)=@_; _updown_count("up",$chain,$first,$last);
}
_updown_countdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _updown_count {
  my ($direction,$chain,$first,$last)=@_;
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (0); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the label of the BEGIN element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the label of the END element
my $flow; if ($direction eq "up") { $flow=2; unless ($first) { $first=$end; } unless ($last) { $last=$begin; } } else { $flow=1; unless ($last) { $last=$end; } unless ($first) { $first=$begin; } } unless($chain->{$first}) { warn "not existing label $first"; return (0); } unless($chain->{$last}) { warn "not existing label $last"; return (0); } my $label=$first; my $count; my $afterlast=$chain->{$last}[$flow]; # if last=end, afterlast is undef
unless (defined $afterlast) { $afterlast=0; } # keep strict happy
while (($label)&&($label != $afterlast)) { $count++; $label=$chain->{$label}[$flow]; } return ($count); # if chain is interrupted, $i will be up to the breaking point
}
invert_chaindescriptionprevnextTop
sub invert_chain {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (0); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the name of the first element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the name of the last element
my ($label,@array); $label=$begin; # starts from the beginning
while ($label) { # proceed with linked elements, swapping PREV and NEXT
@array=@{$chain->{$label}}; ($chain->{$label}[1],$chain->{$label}[2])=($array[2],$array[1]); # swap
$label = $array[1]; # go to the next one
} # now swap begin and end fields
($chain->{'begin'},$chain->{'end'})=($end,$begin); return (1); # that's it
}
down_get_value_at_posdescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_get_value_at_pos {
  my ($chain,$position,$first)=@_;
  my $label=down_get_label_at_pos($chain,$position,$first);
  # check place of change
if (($label eq -1)||($label eq 0)) { # complain if label doesn't exist
warn "not existing element $label"; return (0); } return _get_value($chain,$label);
}
up_get_value_at_posdescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_get_value_at_pos {
  my ($chain,$position,$first)=@_;
  my $label=up_get_label_at_pos($chain,$position,$first);
  # check place of change
if (($label eq -1)||($label eq 0)) { # complain if label doesn't exist
warn "not existing element $label"; return (0); } return _get_value($chain,$label);
}
down_set_value_at_posdescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_set_value_at_pos {
  my ($chain,$value,$position,$first)=@_;
  my $label=down_get_label_at_pos($chain,$position,$first);
  # check place of change
if (($label eq -1)||($label eq 0)) { # complain if label doesn't exist
warn "not existing element $label"; return (0); } _set_value($chain,$label,$value); return (1);
}
up_set_value_at_posdescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_set_value_at_pos {
  my ($chain,$value,$position,$first)=@_;
  my $label=up_get_label_at_pos($chain,$position,$first);
  # check place of change
if (($label eq -1)||($label eq 0)) { # complain if label doesn't exist
warn "not existing element $label"; return (0); } _set_value($chain,$label,$value); return (1);
}
set_value_at_labeldescriptionprevnextTop
sub set_value_at_label {
  my ($chain,$value,$label)=@_;
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (0); }

  # check place of change
unless($chain->{$label}) { # complain if label doesn't exist
warn "not existing element $label"; return (0); } _set_value($chain,$label,$value); return (1);
}
get_value_at_labeldescriptionprevnextTop
sub get_value_at_label {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (0); }
  my $label = $_[1]; # the name of the element
# check place of change
unless($chain->{$label}) { # complain if label doesn't exist
warn "not existing label $label"; return (0); } return _get_value($chain,$label);
}
_set_valuedescriptionprevnextTop
sub _set_value {
  my ($chain,$label,$value)=@_;
  $chain->{$label}[0]=$value;
}
_get_valuedescriptionprevnextTop
sub _get_value {
  my ($chain,$label)=@_;
  return $chain->{$label}[0];
}
down_get_label_at_posdescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_get_label_at_pos {
  _updown_get_label_at_pos("down",@_);
}
up_get_label_at_posdescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_get_label_at_pos {
  _updown_get_label_at_pos("up",@_);
}
_updown_get_label_at_posdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _updown_get_label_at_pos {
  my ($direction,$chain,$position,$first)=@_;
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (0); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the label of the BEGIN element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the label of the END element
my $flow; if ($direction eq "up") { $flow=2; unless ($first) { $first=$end; } } else { $flow=1; unless ($first) { $first=$begin; } } unless($chain->{$first}) { warn "not existing label $first"; return (0); } my $label=$first; my $i=1; while ($i < $position) { $label=$chain->{$label}[$flow]; $i++; unless ($label) { return (0); } # chain ended before position reached
} return ($label);
}
preinsert_stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub preinsert_string {
 &praeinsert_string
}
preinsert_arraydescriptionprevnextTop
sub preinsert_array {
 &praeinsert_array
}
praeinsert_stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub praeinsert_string {
  my @string=split(//,$_[1]);
  praeinsert_array($_[0],\@string,$_[2]);
}
postinsert_stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub postinsert_string {
  my @string=split(//,$_[1]);
  postinsert_array($_[0],\@string,$_[2]);
}
praeinsert_arraydescriptionprevnextTop
sub praeinsert_array {
  _praepostinsert_array($_[0],"prae",$_[1],$_[2]);
}
postinsert_arraydescriptionprevnextTop
sub postinsert_array {
  _praepostinsert_array($_[0],"post",$_[1],$_[2]);
}
_praepostinsert_arraydescriptionprevnextTop
sub _praepostinsert_array {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) { cluck "no chain input"; return (0); }
  my $praepost=$_[1] || "post"; # defaults to post
my ($prae,$post); my $position=$_[3]; my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the name of the first element of the chain
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the name of the the last element of the chain
# check if prae or post insertion and prepare accordingly
if ($praepost eq "prae") { $prae=1; unless (($position eq 0)||($position)) { $position=$begin; } # if undef, use $begin
} else { $post=1; unless (($position eq 0)||($position)) { $position=$end; } # if undef, use $end
} # check place of insertion
unless($chain->{$position}) { # complain if position doesn't exist
warn ("Warning _praepostinsert_array: not existing element $position"); return (0); } # check if there are elements to insert
my $elements=$_[2]; # reference to the array containing the new elements
my $elements_count=scalar(@{$elements}); unless ($elements_count) { warn ("Warning _praepostinsert_array: no elements input"); return (0); } # create new chainelements with offset=firstfree(chain)
my ($insertbegin,$insertend)=_create_chain_elements($chain,$elements); # DEBUGGING
#print "Executing ${praepost}insertion of $elements_count elements ('@{$elements}') at position: $position\n";
# attach the new chain to the old chain
# 4 cases: prae@begin, prae@middle, post@middle, post@end
# NOTE: in case of double joinings always join wisely so not to
# delete the PREV/NEXT attribute before it is needed
my $noerror=1; if ($prae) { if ($position==$begin) { # 1st case: prae@begin
$noerror=_join_chain_elements($chain,$insertend,$begin); $chain->{'begin'}=$insertbegin; } else { # 2nd case: prae@middle
$noerror=_join_chain_elements($chain,up_element($chain,$position),$insertbegin); $noerror=_join_chain_elements($chain,$insertend,$position); } } elsif ($post) { if ($position==$end) { # 4th case: post@end
$noerror=_join_chain_elements($chain,$end,$insertbegin); $chain->{'end'}=$insertend; } else { # 3rd case: post@middle # note the order of joins (important)
$noerror=_join_chain_elements($chain,$insertend,down_element($chain,$position)); $noerror=_join_chain_elements($chain,$position,$insertbegin); } } else { # this should never happen
die "_praepostinsert_array: Something went very wrong"; } # check for errors and return begin,end of insertion
if ($noerror) { return ($insertbegin,$insertend); } else { # something went wrong with the joinings
warn "Warning _praepostinsert_array: Joining of insertion failed"; return (0); }
}
_create_chain_elementsdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _create_chain_elements {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) {
    warn ("Warning _create_chain_elements: no chain input"); return (0); }
  my $arrayref=$_[1];
  my $array_count=scalar(@{$arrayref});
  unless ($array_count) {
    warn ("Warning _create_chain_elements: no elements input"); return (0); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'firstfree'};
  my $i=$begin-1;
  my $element;
  foreach $element (@{$arrayref}) {
    $i++;
    $chain->{$i}=[$element,$i+1,$i-1];
  }
  my $end=$i;
  $chain->{'firstfree'}=$i+1; # what a new added element should be called
$chain->{'size'} += $end-$begin+1; # increase size of chain
# leave sticky edges (to be joined by whoever called this subroutine)
$chain->{$begin}[2]=undef; $chain->{$end}[1]=undef; return ($begin,$end); # return pointers to first and last of the newelements
}
down_elementdescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_element {
  _updown_element("down",@_);
}
up_elementdescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_element {
  _updown_element("up",@_);
}
_updown_elementdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _updown_element {
  my $direction=$_[0] || "down"; # defaults to downstream
my $flow; if ($direction eq "up") { $flow=2; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
} else { $flow=1; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
} my $chain=$_[1]; unless($chain) { warn ("Warning ${direction}_element: no chain input"); return (-1); } my $me = $_[2]; # the name of the element
my $it = $chain->{$me}[$flow]; # the prev||next one, upstream||downstream
if ($it) { return ($it); # return the name of prev||next element
} else { return (0); # there is no prev||next element ($it is undef)
}
}
_is_updownstreamdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _is_updownstream {
  my $direction=$_[0] || "down"; # defaults to downstream
my $flow; if ($direction eq "up") { $flow=2; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
} else { $flow=1; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
} my $chain=$_[1]; unless($chain) { warn ("Warning is_${direction}stream: no chain input"); return (-1); } my $first=$_[2]; # the name of the first element
my $second=$_[3]; # the name of the first element
if ($first==$second) { warn ("Warning is_${direction}stream: first==second!!"); return (0); } unless($chain->{$first}) { warn ("Warning is_${direction}stream: first element not defined"); return (-1); } unless($chain->{$second}) { warn ("Warning is_${direction}stream: second element not defined"); return (-1); } my ($label,@array); $label=$first; my $found=0; while (($label)&&(!($found))) { # searches till the end or till found
if ($label==$second) { $found=1; } @array=@{$chain->{$label}}; $label = $array[$flow]; # go to the prev||next one, upstream||downstream
} return $found;
}
is_downstreamdescriptionprevnextTop
sub is_downstream {
  _is_updownstream("down",@_);
}
is_upstreamdescriptionprevnextTop
sub is_upstream {
  _is_updownstream("up",@_);
}
check_chaindescriptionprevnextTop
sub check_chain {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) {
    warn ("Warning check_chain: no chain input"); return (-1); }
  my ($warnbound,$warnsize,$warnbacklink,$warnforlink);
  $warnbound=&_boundcheck; # passes on the arguments of the subroutine
$warnsize=&_sizecheck; $warnbacklink=&_downlinkcheck; $warnforlink=&_uplinkcheck; return ($warnbound,$warnsize,$warnbacklink,$warnforlink);
}
_uplinkcheckdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _uplinkcheck {
  _updownlinkcheck("up",@_);
}
_downlinkcheckdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _downlinkcheck {
  _updownlinkcheck("down",@_);
}
_updownlinkcheckdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _updownlinkcheck {
  my $direction=$_[0] || "down"; # defaults to downstream
my ($flow,$wolf); my $chain=$_[1]; unless($chain) { warn ("Warning _${direction}linkcheck: no chain input"); return (0); } my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the name of the first element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the name of the last element
my ($label,@array,$me,$it,$itpoints); if ($direction eq "up") { $flow=2; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
$wolf=1; $label=$end; # start from end
} else { $flow=1; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
$wolf=2; $label=$begin; # start from beginning
} my $warncode=1; while ($label) { # proceed with linked elements, checking neighbours
$me=$label; @array=@{$chain->{$label}}; $label = $array[$flow]; # go to the next one
$it=$label; if ($it) { # no sense in checking if next one not defined (END element)
@array=@{$chain->{$label}}; $itpoints=$array[$wolf]; unless ($me==$itpoints) { warn "Warning: ${direction}LinkCheck: LINK wrong in $it, that doesn't point back to me ($me). It points to $itpoints\n"; $warncode=0; } } } return $warncode;
}
_sizecheckdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _sizecheck {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) {
    warn ("Warning _sizecheck: no chain input"); return (0); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the name of the first element
my $warncode=1; my ($label,@array); my $size=$chain->{'size'}; my $count=0; $label=$begin; while ($label) { # proceed with linked elements, counting
@array=@{$chain->{$label}}; $label = $array[1]; # go to the next one
$count++; } if ($size != $count) { warn "Size check reports error: assumed size: $size, real size: $count "; $warncode=0; } return $warncode;
}
_boundcheckdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _boundcheck {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) {
    warn ("Warning _boundcheck: no chain input"); return (0); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the name of the first element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the name of the (supposedly) last element
my $warncode=1; # check SYNC of beginning
if (($begin)&&($chain->{$begin})) { # if the BEGIN points to existing element
if ($chain->{$begin}[2]) { # if BEGIN element has PREV not undef
warn "Warning: BEGIN element has PREV field defined\n "; warn "\tWDEBUG begin: $begin\t"; warn "\tWDEBUG begin's PREV: $chain->{$begin}[2]\n "; $warncode=0; } } else { warn "Warning: BEGIN key of chain does not point to existing element!\n"; warn "\tWDEBUG begin: $begin\n"; $warncode=0; } # check SYNC of end
if (($end)&&($chain->{$end})) { # if the END points to an existing element
if ($chain->{$end}[1]) { # if END element has NEXT not undef
warn "Warning: END element has NEXT field defined\n "; warn "\tWDEBUG end: $end\t"; warn "\tWDEBUG end's NEXT: $chain->{$end}[1]\n "; $warncode=0; } } else { warn "Warning: END key of chain does not point to existing element!\n"; warn "\tWDEBUG end: $end\n"; $warncode=0; } return $warncode;
}
chain_lengthdescriptionprevnextTop
sub chain_length {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) {
    warn ("Warning chain_length: no chain input"); return (-1); }
  my $size=$chain->{'size'};
  if ($size) {
    return ($size);
  } else {
    return (-1);
  }
}
_join_chain_elementsdescriptionprevnextTop
sub _join_chain_elements {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) {
    warn ("Warning _join_chain_elements: no chain input"); return (0); }
  my $leftelem=$_[1];
  my $rightelem=$_[2];
  unless(($leftelem)&&($rightelem)) {
    warn ("Warning _join_chain_elements: element arguments??"); return (0); }
  if (($chain->{$leftelem})&&($chain->{$rightelem})) { # if the elements exist
$chain->{$leftelem}[1]=$rightelem; $chain->{$rightelem}[2]=$leftelem; return 1; } else { warn ("Warning _join_chain_elements: elements not defined"); return 0; }
}
splice_chaindescriptionprevnextTop
sub splice_chain {
  my $chain=$_[0];
  unless($chain) {
    warn ("Warning splice_chain: no chain input"); return (-1); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the name of the first element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the name of the (supposedly) last element
my $first=$_[1]; unless (($first eq 0)||($first)) { $first=$begin; } # if undef, use $begin
my $len=$_[2]; my $last=$_[3]; my (@array, $string); my ($beforecut,$aftercut); unless($chain->{$first}) { warn ("Warning splice_chain: first element not defined"); return (-1); } if ($last) { # if last is defined, it gets priority and len is not used
unless($chain->{$last}) { warn ("Warning splice_chain: last element not defined"); return (-1); } if ($len) { warn ("Warning splice_chain: argument LAST:$last overriding LEN:$len!"); undef $len; } } else { $last=$end; # if last not defined, go 'till end (or to len, whichever 1st)
} $beforecut=$chain->{$first}[2]; # what's the element before 1st deleted?
# if it is undef then it means we are splicing since the beginning
my $i=1; my $label=$first; my $afterlast=$chain->{$last}[1]; # if $last=$end $afterlast should be undef
unless (defined $afterlast) { $afterlast=0; } # keep strict happy
# proceed for len elements or until the end, whichever comes first
# if len undef goes till last
while (($label)&&($label != $afterlast) && ($i <= ($len || $i + 1))) { @array=@{$chain->{$label}}; $string .= $array[0]; $aftercut = $array[1]; # what's the element next last deleted?
# also used as savevar to change label posdeletion
delete $chain->{$label}; # this can be deleted now
$label=$aftercut; # label is updated using the savevar
$i++; } # Now fix the chain (sticky edges, fields)
# 4 cases: cut in the middle, cut from beginning, cut till end, cut all
#print "\n\tstickyDEBUG beforecut: $beforecut "; # DEBUG
#print "\taftercut: $aftercut \n"; # DEBUG
if ($beforecut) { if ($aftercut) { # 1st case, middle cut
_join_chain_elements($chain,$beforecut,$aftercut); } else { # 3rd case, end cut
$chain->{'end'}=$beforecut; # update the END field
$chain->{$beforecut}[1]=undef; # since we cut till the end
} } else { if ($aftercut) { # 2nd case, begin cut
$chain->{'begin'}=$aftercut; # update the BEGIN field
$chain->{$aftercut}[2]=undef; # since we cut from beginning
} else { # 4th case, all has been cut
$chain->{'begin'}=undef; $chain->{'end'}=undef; } } $chain->{'size'}=($chain->{'size'}) - $i + 1; # update the SIZE field
return $string;
}
chain2string_verbosedescriptionprevnextTop
sub chain2string_verbose {
  carp "Warning: method no more supported.\n";
  &old_down_chain2string_verbose;
}
up_chain2string_verbosedescriptionprevnextTop
sub up_chain2string_verbose {
  carp "Warning: method no more supported.\n";
  old_up_chain2string($_[0],$_[1],$_[2],$_[3],"verbose");
}
down_chain2string_verbosedescriptionprevnextTop
sub down_chain2string_verbose {
  carp "Warning: method no more supported.\n";
  old_down_chain2string($_[0],$_[1],$_[2],$_[3],"verbose");
}
old_up_chain2stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub old_up_chain2string {
  old_updown_chain2string("up",@_);
}
old_down_chain2stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub old_down_chain2string {
  old_updown_chain2string("down",@_);
}
old_updown_chain2stringdescriptionprevnextTop
sub old_updown_chain2string {
  my ($direction,$chain,$first,$len,$last,$option)=@_;
  unless($chain) {
    warn ("Warning chain2string: no chain input"); return (-1); }
  my $begin=$chain->{'begin'}; # the name of the BEGIN element
my $end=$chain->{'end'}; # the name of the END element
my $flow; if ($direction eq "up") { $flow=2; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
unless ($first) { $first=$end; } # if undef or 0, use $end
} else { # defaults to "down"
$flow=1; # used to determine the direction of chain navigation
unless ($first) { $first=$begin; } # if undef or 0, use $begin
} unless($chain->{$first}) { warn ("Warning chain2string: first element not defined"); return (-1); } if ($last) { # if last is defined, it gets priority and len is not used
unless($chain->{$last}) { warn ("Warning chain2string: last element not defined"); return (-1); } if ($len) { warn ("Warning chain2string: argument LAST:$last overriding LEN:$len!"); undef $len; } } else { if ($direction eq "up") { $last=$begin; # if last not defined, go 'till begin (or upto len elements)
} else { $last=$end; # if last not defined, go 'till end (or upto len elements)
} } my (@array, $string, $count); # call for verbosity (by way of chain2string_verbose);
my $verbose=0; my $elements=0; my @elements; my $counting=0; if ($option) { # keep strict happy
if ($option eq "verbose") { $verbose=1; } if ($option eq "elements") { $elements=1; } if ($option eq "counting") { $counting=1; } } if ($verbose) { print "BEGIN=$begin"; print " END=$end"; print " SIZE=$chain->{'size'}"; print " FIRSTFREE=$chain->{'firstfree'}\n "; } my $i=1; my $label=$first; my $afterlast=$chain->{$last}[$flow]; # if $last=$end $afterlast should be undef
unless (defined $afterlast) { $afterlast=0; } # keep strict happy
# proceed for len elements or until last, whichever comes first
# if $len undef goes till end
while (($label)&&($label != $afterlast) && ($i <= ($len || $i + 1))) { @array=@{$chain->{$label}}; if ($verbose) { $string .= "$array[2]_${label}_$array[1]=$array[0] "; $count++; } elsif ($elements) { push (@elements,$label); # returning element names/references/identifiers
} elsif ($counting) { $count++; } else { $string .= $array[0]; # returning element content
} $label = $array[$flow]; # go to next||prev i.e. downstream||upstream
$i++; } #DEBUG#print "len: $len, first: $first, last: $last, afterlast=$afterlast \n";
if ($verbose) { print "TOTALprinted: $count\n"; } if ($counting) { return $count; } elsif ($elements) { return @elements; } else { return $string; }
}
string2chaindescriptionprevnextTop
sub string2chain {
  my @string=split(//,$_[0]);
  array2chain(\@string,$_[1]);
}
array2chaindescriptionprevnextTop
sub array2chain {
  my $arrayref=$_[0];
  my $array_count=scalar(@{$arrayref});
  unless ($array_count) {
    warn ("Warning array2chain: no elements input"); return (0); }
  my $begin=$_[1];
  if (defined $begin) {    
    if ($begin < 1) {
      warn "Warning array2chain: Zero or Negative offsets not allowed"; return (0); }
  } else {
    $begin=1;
  }
  my ($element,%hash);
  $hash{'begin'}=$begin;
  my $i=$begin-1;
  foreach $element (@{$arrayref}) {
    $i++;
    # hash with keys begin..end pointing to the arrays
$hash{$i}=[$element,$i+1,$i-1]; } my $end=$i; $hash{'end'}=$end; $hash{firstfree}=$i+1; # what a new added element should be called
$hash{size}=$end-$begin+1; # how many elements in the chain
# eliminate pointers to unexisting elements
$hash{$begin}[2]=undef; $hash{$end}[1]=undef; return (\%hash);
}
General documentation
AUTHOR - Joseph A.L. InsanaTop
Email: Insana@ebi.ac.uk, jinsana@gmx.net
Address:
     EMBL Outstation, European Bioinformatics Institute
     Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton
     Cambs. CB10 1SD, United Kingdom
APPENDIXTop
The rest of the documentation details each of the object
methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
down_set_value_at_labelTop
 Title   : down_set_value_at_label
 Usage   : $errorcode = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::down_set_value_at_label($chain,$newvalue,$label)
 Function: used to store a new value inside an element of the chain defined by its label.
 Returns : 1
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : reference to the chain, newvalue, integer
           (newvalue can be: integer, string, object reference, hash ref)
 Note:     It works "downstream". To proceed backward use up_set_value_at_label
 Note2:    If the $newvalue is undef, it will delete the contents of the
           element but it won't remove the element from the chain.
down_get_value_at_labelTop
 Title   : down_get_value_at_label
 Usage   : $value = Bio::LiveSeq::Chain::down_get_value_at_label($chain,$label)
 Function: used to access the value of the chain from one element defined by its label.
 Returns : whatever is stored in the element of the chain
 Errorcode: 0
 Args    : reference to the chain, integer
 Note:     It works "downstream". To proceed backward use up_get_value_at_label