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/ Bio::Structure::IO

NAME

Bio::Structure::IO - Handler for Structure Formats

SYNOPSIS

    use Bio::Structure::IO;

    $in  = Bio::Structure::IO->new(-file => "inputfilename",
                                   '-format' => 'pdb');
    $out = Bio::Structure::IO->new(-file => ">outputfilename",
                                  '-format' => 'pdb');
    # note: we quote -format to keep older perl's from complaining.

    while ( my $struc = $in->next_structure() ) {
	$out->write_structure($struc);
    }

  # now, to actually get at the structure object, use the standard
  # Bio::Structure methods (look at L<Bio::Structure> if you don't
  # know what they are)

    use Bio::Structure::IO;

    $in  = Bio::Structure::IO->new(-file => "inputfilename",
                                   '-format' => 'pdb');

    while ( my $struc = $in->next_structure() ) {
       print "Structure ",$struc->id," number of models: ",
             scalar $struc->model,"\n";
    }

DESCRIPTION

[ The following description is a copy-paste from the Bio::SeqIO description. This is not surprising as the code is also mostly a copy. ]

Bio::Structure::IO is a handler module for the formats in the Structure::IO set (eg, Bio::Structure::IO::pdb). It is the officially sanctioned way of getting at the format objects, which most people should use.

The Bio::Structure::IO system can be thought of like biological file handles. They are attached to filehandles with smart formatting rules (eg, PDB format) and can either read or write structure objects (Bio::Structure objects, or more correctly, Bio::Structure::StructureI implementing objects, of which Bio::Structure is one such object). If you want to know what to do with a Bio::Structure object, read Bio::Structure

The idea is that you request a stream object for a particular format. All the stream objects have a notion of an internal file that is read from or written to. A particular Structure::IO object instance is configured for either input or output. A specific example of a stream object is the Bio::Structure::IO::pdb object.

Each stream object has functions

$stream->next_structure();

and

$stream->write_structure($struc);

also

$stream->type() # returns 'INPUT' or 'OUTPUT'

As an added bonus, you can recover a filehandle that is tied to the Structure::IOIO object, allowing you to use the standard <> and print operations to read and write structure::IOuence objects:

    use Bio::Structure::IO;

    $stream = Bio::Structure::IO->newFh(-format => 'pdb'); # read from standard input

    while ( $structure = <$stream> ) {
	# do something with $structure
    }

and

print $stream $structure; # when stream is in output mode

CONSTRUCTORS

Bio::Structure::IO->new()

$stream = Bio::Structure::IO->new(-file => 'filename',   -format=>$format);
$stream = Bio::Structure::IO->new(-fh   => \*FILEHANDLE, -format=>$format);
$stream = Bio::Structure::IO->new(-format => $format);

The new() class method constructs a new Bio::Structure::IO object. The returned object can be used to retrieve or print Bio::Structure objects. new() accepts the following parameters:

-file

A file path to be opened for reading or writing. The usual Perl conventions apply:

'file'       # open file for reading
'>file'      # open file for writing
'>>file'     # open file for appending
'+<file'     # open file read/write
'command |'  # open a pipe from the command
'| command'  # open a pipe to the command
-fh

You may provide new() with a previously-opened filehandle. For example, to read from STDIN:

$strucIO = Bio::Structure::IO->new(-fh => \*STDIN);

Note that you must pass filehandles as references to globs.

If neither a filehandle nor a filename is specified, then the module will read from the @ARGV array or STDIN, using the familiar <> semantics.

A string filehandle is handy if you want to modify the output in the memory, before printing it out. The following program reads in EMBL formatted entries from a file and prints them out in fasta format with some HTML tags: [ not relevant for Bio::Structure::IO as only one format is supported at the moment ]

use Bio::SeqIO;
use IO::String;
my $in  = Bio::SeqIO->new('-file' => "emblfile" , 
			    '-format' => 'EMBL');
while ( my $seq = $in->next_seq() ) {
    # the output handle is reset for every file
    my $stringio = IO::String->new($string);
    my $out = Bio::SeqIO->new('-fh' => $stringio,
			        '-format' => 'fasta');
    # output goes into $string
    $out->write_seq($seq);
    # modify $string
    $string =~ s|(>)(\w+)|$1<font color="Red">$2</font>|g;
    # print into STDOUT
    print $string;
}
-format

Specify the format of the file. Supported formats include:

PDB         Protein Data Bank format

If no format is specified and a filename is given, then the module will attempt to deduce it from the filename. If this is unsuccessful, PDB format is assumed.

The format name is case insensitive. 'PDB', 'Pdb' and 'pdb' are all supported.

Bio::Structure::IO->newFh()

$fh = Bio::Structure::IO->newFh(-fh   => \*FILEHANDLE, -format=>$format);
$fh = Bio::Structure::IO->newFh(-format => $format);
# etc.

This constructor behaves like new(), but returns a tied filehandle rather than a Bio::Structure::IO object. You can read structures from this object using the familiar <> operator, and write to it using print(). The usual array and $_ semantics work. For example, you can read all structure objects into an array like this:

@structures = <$fh>;

Other operations, such as read(), sysread(), write(), close(), and printf() are not supported.

OBJECT METHODS

See below for more detailed summaries. The main methods are:

$structure = $structIO->next_structure()

Fetch the next structure from the stream.

$structIO->write_structure($struc [,$another_struc,...])

Write the specified structure(s) to the stream.

TIEHANDLE(), READLINE(), PRINT()

These provide the tie interface. See perltie for more details.

FEEDBACK

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Reporting Bugs

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AUTHOR - Ewan Birney, Lincoln Stein, Kris Boulez

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APPENDIX

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

new

Title   : new
Usage   : $stream = Bio::Structure::IO->new(-file => $filename, -format => 'Format')
Function: Returns a new structIOstream
Returns : A Bio::Structure::IO handler initialised with the appropriate format
Args    : -file => $filename
          -format => format
          -fh => filehandle to attach to

newFh

Title   : newFh
Usage   : $fh = Bio::Structure::IO->newFh(-file=>$filename,-format=>'Format')
Function: does a new() followed by an fh()
Example : $fh = Bio::Structure::IO->newFh(-file=>$filename,-format=>'Format')
          $structure = <$fh>;   # read a structure object
          print $fh $structure; # write a structure object
Returns : filehandle tied to the Bio::Structure::IO::Fh class
Args    :

fh

Title   : fh
Usage   : $obj->fh
Function:
Example : $fh = $obj->fh;      # make a tied filehandle
          $structure = <$fh>;   # read a structure object
          print $fh $structure; # write a structure object
Returns : filehandle tied to the Bio::Structure::IO::Fh class
Args    :

next_structure

Title   : next_structure
Usage   : $structure = stream->next_structure
Function: Reads the next structure object from the stream and returns it.

          Certain driver modules may encounter entries in the stream that
          are either misformatted or that use syntax not yet understood
          by the driver. If such an incident is recoverable, e.g., by
          dismissing a feature of a feature table or some other non-mandatory
          part of an entry, the driver will issue a warning. In the case
          of a non-recoverable situation an exception will be thrown.
          Do not assume that you can resume parsing the same stream after
          catching the exception. Note that you can always turn recoverable
          errors into exceptions by calling $stream->verbose(2) (see
          Bio::RootI POD page).
Returns : a Bio::Structure structure object
Args    : none

write_structure

Title   : write_structure
Usage   : $stream->write_structure($structure)
Function: writes the $structure object into the stream
Returns : 1 for success and 0 for error
Args    : Bio::Structure object

_load_format_module

Title   : _load_format_module
Usage   : *INTERNAL Structure::IO stuff*
Function: Loads up (like use) a module at run time on demand
Example :
Returns :
Args    :

_concatenate_lines

Title   : _concatenate_lines
Usage   : $s = _concatenate_lines($line, $continuation_line)
Function: Private. Concatenates two strings assuming that the second stems
          from a continuation line of the first. Adds a space between both
          unless the first ends with a dash.

          Takes care of either arg being empty.
Example :
Returns : A string.
Args    :

_filehandle

Title   : _filehandle
Usage   : $obj->_filehandle($newval)
Function: This method is deprecated. Call _fh() instead.
Example :
Returns : value of _filehandle
Args    : newvalue (optional)

_guess_format

Title   : _guess_format
Usage   : $obj->_guess_format($filename)
Function:
Example :
Returns : guessed format of filename (lower case)
Args    :