Bio::Index::Abstract(3pm)

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new

  Usage   : $index = Bio::Index::Abstract->new(
                -filename    => $dbm_file,
                -write_flag  => 0,
                -dbm_package => 'DB_File',
                -verbose     => 0);
  Function: Returns a new index object.  If filename is
            specified, then open_dbm() is immediately called.
            Bio::Index::Abstract->new() will usually be called
            directly only when opening an existing index.
  Returns : A new index object
  Args    : -filename    The name of the dbm index file.
            -write_flag  TRUE if write access to the dbm file is
                         needed.
            -dbm_package The Perl dbm module to use for the
                         index.
            -verbose     Print debugging output to STDERR if
                         TRUE.

filename

 Title   : filename
 Usage   : $value = $self->filename();
           $self->filename($value);
 Function: Gets or sets the name of the dbm index file.
 Returns : The current value of filename
 Args    : Value of filename if setting, or none if
           getting the value.

write_flag

 Title   : write_flag
 Usage   : $value = $self->write_flag();
           $self->write_flag($value);
 Function: Gets or sets the value of write_flag, which
           is whether the dbm file should be opened with
           write access.
 Returns : The current value of write_flag (default 0)
 Args    : Value of write_flag if setting, or none if
           getting the value.

dbm_package

 Usage   : $value = $self->dbm_package();
           $self->dbm_package($value);
 Function: Gets or sets the name of the Perl dbm module used.
           If the value is unset, then it returns the value of
           the package variable $USE_DBM_TYPE or if that is
           unset, then it chooses the best available dbm type,
           choosing 'DB_File' in preference to 'SDBM_File'.
           Bio::Abstract::Index may work with other dbm file
           types.
 Returns : The current value of dbm_package
 Args    : Value of dbm_package if setting, or none if
           getting the value.

db

  Title   : db
  Usage   : $index->db
  Function: Returns a ref to the hash which is tied to the dbm
            file.  Used internally when adding and retrieving
            data from the database.
  Example : $db = $index->db();
            $db->{ $some_key } = $data
            $data = $index->db->{ $some_key };
  Returns : ref to HASH
  Args    : NONE

get_stream

 Title   : get_stream
 Usage   : $stream = $index->get_stream( $id );
 Function: Returns a file handle with the file pointer
           at the approprite place
           This provides for a way to get the actual
           file contents and not an object
           WARNING: you must parse the record deliminter
           *yourself*. Abstract won't do this for you
           So this code
           $fh = $index->get_stream($myid);
           while( <$fh> ) {
              # do something
           }
           will parse the entire file if you don't put in
           a last statement in, like
           while( <$fh> ) {
              /^\/\// && last; # end of record
              # do something
           }
 Returns : A filehandle object
 Args    : string represents the accession number
 Notes   : This method should not be used without forethought

cachesize

  Usage   : $index->cachesize(1000000)
  Function: Sets the dbm file cache size for the index.
            Needs to be set before the DBM file gets opened.
  Example : $index->cachesize(1000000)
  Returns : size of the curent cache

ffactor

  Usage   : $index->ffactor(1000000)
  Function: Sets the dbm file fill factor.
                        Needs to be set before the DBM file gets opened.
  Example : $index->ffactor(1000000)
  Returns : size of the curent cache

open_dbm

  Usage   : $index->open_dbm()
  Function: Opens the dbm file associated with the index
            object.  Write access is only given if explicitly
            asked for by calling new(-write => 1) or having set
            the write_flag(1) on the index object.  The type of
            dbm file opened is that returned by dbm_package().
            The name of the file to be is opened is obtained by
            calling the filename() method.
  Example : $index->_open_dbm()
  Returns : 1 on success

_version

  Title   : _version
  Usage   : $type = $index->_version()
  Function: Returns a string which identifes the version of an
            index module.  Used to permanently identify an index
            file as having been created by a particular version
            of the index module.  Must be provided by the sub class
  Example :
  Returns :
  Args    : none

_code_base

 Title   : _code_base
 Usage   : $code = $db->_code_base();
 Function:
 Example :
 Returns : Code package to be used with this
 Args    :

_type_and_version

  Title   : _type_and_version
  Usage   : Called by _initalize
  Function: Checks that the index opened is made by the same index
            module and version of that module that made it.  If the
            index is empty, then it adds the information to the
            database.
  Example :
  Returns : 1 or exception
  Args    : none

_check_file_sizes

  Title   : _check_file_sizes
  Usage   : $index->_check_file_sizes()
  Function: Verifies that the files listed in the database
            are the same size as when the database was built,
            or throws an exception.  Called by the new()
            function.
  Example :
  Returns : 1 or exception
  Args    :

make_index

  Title   : make_index
  Usage   : $index->make_index( FILE_LIST )
  Function: Takes a list of file names, checks that they are
            all fully qualified, and then calls _filename() on
            each.  It supplies _filename() with the name of the
            file, and an integer which is stored with each record
            created by _filename().  Can be called multiple times,
            and can be used to add to an existing index file.
  Example : $index->make_index( '/home/seqs1', '/home/seqs2', '/nfs/pub/big_db' );
  Returns : Number of files indexed
  Args    : LIST OF FILES

pathtype

  Title   : pathtype
  Usage   : $index->pathtype($pathtype)
  Function: Set the type of the file path
            Only two values are supported, 'relative' or 'absolute'.
            If the user does not give any value, it is set to
            absolute by default. Thus it mimics the default
            behavior of Bio::Index::Abstract module.
  Example : my $index = Bio::Index::Abstract->(-pathtype => 'relative',
                                               -file     => $file.inx,
                                              );
            or
            $index->pathtype('relative');
  Returns : Type of the path.
  Args    : String (relative|absolute)

_filename

  Title   : _filename
  Usage   : $index->_filename( FILE INT )
  Function: Indexes the file
  Example :
  Returns :
  Args    :

_file_handle

  Title   : _file_handle
  Usage   : $fh = $index->_file_handle( INT )
  Function: Returns an open filehandle for the file
            index INT.  On opening a new filehandle it
            caches it in the @{$index->_filehandle} array.
            If the requested filehandle is already open,
            it simply returns it from the array.
  Example : $first_file_indexed = $index->_file_handle( 0 );
  Returns : ref to a filehandle
  Args    : INT

_file_count

  Title   : _file_count
  Usage   : $index->_file_count( INT )
  Function: Used by the index building sub in a sub class to
            track the number of files indexed.  Sets or gets
            the number of files indexed when called with or
            without an argument.
  Example :
  Returns : INT
  Args    : INT

add_record

  Title   : add_record
  Usage   : $index->add_record( $id, @stuff );
  Function: Calls pack_record on @stuff, and adds the result
            of pack_record to the index database under key $id.
            If $id is a reference to an array, then a new entry
            is added under a key corresponding to each element
            of the array.
  Example : $index->add_record( $id, $fileNumber, $begin, $end )
  Returns : TRUE on success or FALSE on failure
  Args    : ID LIST

pack_record

  Title   : pack_record
  Usage   : $packed_string = $index->pack_record( LIST )
  Function: Packs an array of scalars into a single string
            joined by ASCII 034 (which is unlikely to be used
            in any of the strings), and returns it.
  Example : $packed_string = $index->pack_record( $fileNumber, $begin, $end )
  Returns : STRING or undef
  Args    : LIST

unpack_record

  Title   : unpack_record
  Usage   : $index->unpack_record( STRING )
  Function: Splits the sting provided into an array,
            splitting on ASCII 034.
  Example : ( $fileNumber, $begin, $end ) = $index->unpack_record( $self->db->{$id} )
  Returns : A 3 element ARRAY
  Args    : STRING containing ASCII 034

count_records

 Title   : count_records
 Usage   : $recs = $seqdb->count_records()
 Function: return count of all recs in the index
 Example :
 Returns : a scalar
 Args    : none

DESTROY

 Title   : DESTROY
 Usage   : Called automatically when index goes out of scope
 Function: Closes connection to database and handles to
           sequence files
 Returns : NEVER
 Args    : NONE