use Bio::Search::HSP::HMMERHSP;
    # us it just like a Bio::Search::HSP::GenericHSP object

    my ($self) = shift;
    $self->warn("Innapropriate to build a Bio::SimpleAlign from a HMMER HSP object");
    return undef;

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 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = new Bio::Search::HSP::HMMERHSP();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::HSP::HMMERHSP object 
 Returns : Bio::Search::HSP::HMMERHSP
 Args    :

           -algorithm => algorithm used (BLASTP, TBLASTX, FASTX, etc)
           -evalue    => evalue
           -pvalue    => pvalue
           -bits      => bit value for HSP
           -score     => score value for HSP (typically z-score but depends on
					      analysis)
           -hsp_length=> Length of the HSP (including gaps)
           -identical => # of residues that that matched identically
           -conserved => # of residues that matched conservatively 
                           (only protein comparisions; 
			    conserved == identical in nucleotide comparisons)
           -hsp_gaps   => # of gaps in the HSP
           -query_gaps => # of gaps in the query in the alignment
           -hit_gaps   => # of gaps in the subject in the alignment    
           -query_name  => HSP Query sequence name (if available)
           -query_start => HSP Query start (in original query sequence coords)
           -query_end   => HSP Query end (in original query sequence coords)
           -hit_name    => HSP Hit sequence name (if available)
           -hit_start   => HSP Hit start (in original hit sequence coords)
           -hit_end     => HSP Hit end (in original hit sequence coords)
           -hit_length  => total length of the hit sequence
           -query_length=> total length of the query sequence
           -query_seq   => query sequence portion of the HSP
           -hit_seq     => hit sequence portion of the HSP
           -homology_seq=> homology sequence for the HSP
           -hit_frame   => hit frame (only if hit is translated protein)
           -query_frame => query frame (only if query is translated protein)

 Title   : algorithm
 Usage   : my $r_type = $hsp->algorithm
 Function: Obtain the name of the algorithm used to obtain the HSP
 Returns : string (e.g., BLASTP)
 Args    : [optional] scalar string to set value

 Title   : pvalue
 Usage   : my $pvalue = $hsp->pvalue();
 Function: Returns the P-value for this HSP or undef 
 Returns : float or exponential (2e-10)
           P-value is not defined with NCBI Blast2 reports.
 Args    : [optional] numeric to set value

 Title   : evalue
 Usage   : my $evalue = $hsp->evalue();
 Function: Returns the e-value for this HSP
 Returns : float or exponential (2e-10)
 Args    : [optional] numeric to set value

 Title   : frac_identical
 Usage   : my $frac_id = $hsp->frac_identical( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
 Function: Returns the fraction of identitical positions for this HSP 
 Returns : Float in range 0.0 -> 1.0
 Args    : arg 1:  'query' = num identical / length of query seq (without gaps)
                   'hit'   = num identical / length of hit seq (without gaps)
                   'total' = num identical / length of alignment (with gaps)
                   default = 'total' 
           arg 2: [optional] frac identical value to set for the type requested

 Title    : frac_conserved
 Usage    : my $frac_cons = $hsp->frac_conserved( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
 Function : Returns the fraction of conserved positions for this HSP.
            This is the fraction of symbols in the alignment with a 
            positive score.
 Returns : Float in range 0.0 -> 1.0
 Args    : arg 1: 'query' = num conserved / length of query seq (without gaps)
                  'hit'   = num conserved / length of hit seq (without gaps)
                  'total' = num conserved / length of alignment (with gaps)
                  default = 'total' 
           arg 2: [optional] frac conserved value to set for the type requested

 Title    : gaps
 Usage    : my $gaps = $hsp->gaps( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
 Function : Get the number of gaps in the query, hit, or total alignment.
 Returns  : Integer, number of gaps or 0 if none
 Args     : arg 1: 'query' = num gaps in query seq
                   'hit'   = num gaps in hit seq
                   'total' = num gaps in whole alignment 
                   default = 'total' 
            arg 2: [optional] integer gap value to set for the type requested

 Title   : query_string
 Usage   : my $qseq = $hsp->query_string;
 Function: Retrieves the query sequence of this HSP as a string
 Returns : string
 Args    : [optional] string to set for query sequence

 Title   : hit_string
 Usage   : my $hseq = $hsp->hit_string;
 Function: Retrieves the hit sequence of this HSP as a string
 Returns : string
 Args    : [optional] string to set for hit sequence

 Title   : homology_string
 Usage   : my $homo_string = $hsp->homology_string;
 Function: Retrieves the homology sequence for this HSP as a string.
         : The homology sequence is the string of symbols in between the 
         : query and hit sequences in the alignment indicating the degree
         : of conservation (e.g., identical, similar, not similar).
 Returns : string
 Args    : [optional] string to set for homology sequence

 Title    : length
 Usage    : my $len = $hsp->length( ['query'|'hit'|'total'] );
 Function : Returns the length of the query or hit in the alignment 
            (without gaps) 
            or the aggregate length of the HSP (including gaps;
            this may be greater than either hit or query )
 Returns  : integer
 Args     : arg 1: 'query' = length of query seq (without gaps)
                   'hit'   = length of hit seq (without gaps)
                   'total' = length of alignment (with gaps)
                   default = 'total' 
            arg 2: [optional] integer length value to set for specific type

 Title   : percent_identity
 Usage   : my $percentid = $hsp->percent_identity()
 Function: Returns the calculated percent identity for an HSP
 Returns : floating point between 0 and 100 
 Args    : none

 Title   : frame
 Usage   : $hsp->frame($queryframe,$subjectframe)
 Function: Set the Frame for both query and subject and insure that
           they agree.
           This overrides the frame() method implementation in
           FeaturePair.
 Returns : array of query and subjects if return type wants an array
           or query frame if defined or subject frame
 Args    : none
 Note    : Frames are stored in the GFF way (0-2) not 1-3
           as they are in BLAST (negative frames are deduced by checking 
				 the strand of the query or hit)

 Title   : num_conserved
 Usage   : $obj->num_conserved($newval)
 Function: returns the number of conserved residues in the alignment
 Returns : inetger
 Args    : integer (optional)

 Title   : num_identical
 Usage   : $obj->num_identical($newval)
 Function: returns the number of identical residues in the alignment
 Returns : integer
 Args    : integer (optional)

 Title   : seq_inds
 Purpose   : Get a list of residue positions (indices) for all identical 
           : or conserved residues in the query or sbjct sequence.
 Example   : @s_ind = $hsp->seq_inds('query', 'identical');
           : @h_ind = $hsp->seq_inds('hit', 'conserved');
           : @h_ind = $hsp->seq_inds('hit', 'conserved', 1);
 Returns   : List of integers 
           : May include ranges if collapse is true.
 Argument  : seq_type  = 'query' or 'hit' or 'sbjct'  (default = query)
           :  ('sbjct' is synonymous with 'hit') 
           : class     = 'identical' or 'conserved' or 'nomatch' or 'gap'
           :              (default = identical)
           :              (can be shortened to 'id' or 'cons')
           :              
           : collapse  = boolean, if true, consecutive positions are merged
           :             using a range notation, e.g., "1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11" 
           :             collapses to "1-5 7 9-11". This is useful for 
           :             consolidating long lists. Default = no collapse.
 Throws    : n/a.
 Comments  : 

 Title   : query
 Usage   : my $query = $hsp->query
 Function: Returns a SeqFeature representing the query in the HSP
 Returns : Bio::SeqFeature::Similarity
 Args    : [optional] new value to set

 Title   : hit
 Usage   : my $hit = $hsp->hit
 Function: Returns a SeqFeature representing the hit in the HSP
 Returns : Bio::SeqFeature::Similarity
 Args    : [optional] new value to set

 Title   : significance
 Usage   : $evalue = $obj->significance();
           $obj->significance($evalue);
 Function: Get/Set the significance value
 Returns : numeric
 Args    : [optional] new value to set

 Title   : score
 Usage   : my $score = $hsp->score();
 Function: Returns the score for this HSP or undef 
 Returns : numeric           
 Args    : [optional] numeric to set value

 Title   : bits
 Usage   : my $bits = $hsp->bits();
 Function: Returns the bit value for this HSP or undef 
 Returns : numeric
 Args    : none