]> git.donarmstrong.com Git - mothur.git/blobdiff - chimeracheckcommand.cpp
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[mothur.git] / chimeracheckcommand.cpp
index f002a026d55d3787d045477e40c1ba8125ea04f8..c766b9a2dab6c2994df147423f61d14bf6f088a6 100644 (file)
@@ -8,16 +8,61 @@
  */
 
 #include "chimeracheckcommand.h"
-#include "chimeracheckrdp.h"
 
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+vector<string> ChimeraCheckCommand::getValidParameters(){      
+       try {
+               string AlignArray[] =  {"fasta","processors","increment","template","ksize","svg", "name","outputdir","inputdir" };
+               vector<string> myArray (AlignArray, AlignArray+(sizeof(AlignArray)/sizeof(string)));
+               return myArray;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ChimeraCheckCommand", "getValidParameters");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+vector<string> ChimeraCheckCommand::getRequiredParameters(){   
+       try {
+               string AlignArray[] =  {"template","fasta"};
+               vector<string> myArray (AlignArray, AlignArray+(sizeof(AlignArray)/sizeof(string)));
+               return myArray;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ChimeraCheckCommand", "getRequiredParameters");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+vector<string> ChimeraCheckCommand::getRequiredFiles(){        
+       try {
+               vector<string> myArray;
+               return myArray;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ChimeraCheckCommand", "getRequiredFiles");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
+//**********************************************************************************************************************
+ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(){    
+       try {
+               abort = true; calledHelp = true;
+               vector<string> tempOutNames;
+               outputTypes["chimera"] = tempOutNames;
+       }
+       catch(exception& e) {
+               m->errorOut(e, "ChimeraCheckCommand", "ChimeraCheckCommand");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+}
 //***************************************************************************************************************
-
 ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
        try {
-               abort = false;
+               abort = false; calledHelp = false;   
                
                //allow user to run help
-               if(option == "help") { help(); abort = true; }
+               if(option == "help") { help(); abort = true; calledHelp = true; }
                
                else {
                        //valid paramters for this command
@@ -27,7 +72,7 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
                        OptionParser parser(option);
                        map<string,string> parameters = parser.getParameters();
                        
-                       ValidParameters validParameter;
+                       ValidParameters validParameter("chimera.check");
                        map<string,string>::iterator it;
                        
                        //check to make sure all parameters are valid for command
@@ -35,6 +80,9 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
                                if (validParameter.isValidParameter(it->first, myArray, it->second) != true) {  abort = true;  }
                        }
                        
+                       vector<string> tempOutNames;
+                       outputTypes["chimera"] = tempOutNames;
+               
                        //if the user changes the input directory command factory will send this info to us in the output parameter 
                        string inputDir = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "inputdir", false);              
                        if (inputDir == "not found"){   inputDir = "";          }
@@ -42,7 +90,7 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
                                it = parameters.find("template");
                                //user has given a template file
                                if(it != parameters.end()){ 
-                                       string path = hasPath(it->second);
+                                       string path = m->hasPath(it->second);
                                        //if the user has not given a path then, add inputdir. else leave path alone.
                                        if (path == "") {       parameters["template"] = inputDir + it->second;         }
                                }
@@ -52,12 +100,12 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
                        fastafile = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "fasta", false);
                        if (fastafile == "not found") { fastafile = ""; m->mothurOut("fasta is a required parameter for the chimera.check command."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); abort = true;  }
                        else { 
-                               splitAtDash(fastafile, fastaFileNames);
+                               m->splitAtDash(fastafile, fastaFileNames);
                                
                                //go through files and make sure they are good, if not, then disregard them
                                for (int i = 0; i < fastaFileNames.size(); i++) {
                                        if (inputDir != "") {
-                                               string path = hasPath(fastaFileNames[i]);
+                                               string path = m->hasPath(fastaFileNames[i]);
                                                //if the user has not given a path then, add inputdir. else leave path alone.
                                                if (path == "") {       fastaFileNames[i] = inputDir + fastaFileNames[i];               }
                                        }
@@ -65,38 +113,34 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
                                        int ableToOpen;
                                        ifstream in;
                                        
-                                       #ifdef USE_MPI  
-                                               int pid;
-                                               MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &processors); //set processors to the number of mpi processes running
-                                               MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &pid); //find out who we are
-                               
-                                               if (pid == 0) {
-                                       #endif
-
-                                       ableToOpen = openInputFile(fastaFileNames[i], in, "noerror");
+                                       ableToOpen = m->openInputFile(fastaFileNames[i], in, "noerror");
                                
                                        //if you can't open it, try default location
                                        if (ableToOpen == 1) {
                                                if (m->getDefaultPath() != "") { //default path is set
-                                                       string tryPath = m->getDefaultPath() + getSimpleName(fastaFileNames[i]);
+                                                       string tryPath = m->getDefaultPath() + m->getSimpleName(fastaFileNames[i]);
                                                        m->mothurOut("Unable to open " + fastaFileNames[i] + ". Trying default " + tryPath); m->mothurOutEndLine();
-                                                       ableToOpen = openInputFile(tryPath, in, "noerror");
+                                                       ifstream in2;
+                                                       ableToOpen = m->openInputFile(tryPath, in2, "noerror");
+                                                       in2.close();
                                                        fastaFileNames[i] = tryPath;
                                                }
                                        }
-                                       in.close();
                                        
-                                       #ifdef USE_MPI  
-                                                       for (int j = 1; j < processors; j++) {
-                                                               MPI_Send(&ableToOpen, 1, MPI_INT, j, 2001, MPI_COMM_WORLD); 
-                                                       }
-                                               }else{
-                                                       MPI_Status status;
-                                                       MPI_Recv(&ableToOpen, 1, MPI_INT, 0, 2001, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &status);
+                                       //if you can't open it, try default location
+                                       if (ableToOpen == 1) {
+                                               if (m->getOutputDir() != "") { //default path is set
+                                                       string tryPath = m->getOutputDir() + m->getSimpleName(fastaFileNames[i]);
+                                                       m->mothurOut("Unable to open " + fastaFileNames[i] + ". Trying output directory " + tryPath); m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                                                       ifstream in2;
+                                                       ableToOpen = m->openInputFile(tryPath, in2, "noerror");
+                                                       in2.close();
+                                                       fastaFileNames[i] = tryPath;
                                                }
-                                               
-                                       #endif
-
+                                       }
+                                       
+                                       in.close();
+                                       
                                        if (ableToOpen == 1) { 
                                                m->mothurOut("Unable to open " + fastaFileNames[i] +". It will be disregarded."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); 
                                                //erase from file list
@@ -119,12 +163,12 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
                        namefile = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "name", false);
                        if (namefile == "not found") { namefile = ""; }
                        else { 
-                               splitAtDash(namefile, nameFileNames);
+                               m->splitAtDash(namefile, nameFileNames);
                                
                                //go through files and make sure they are good, if not, then disregard them
                                for (int i = 0; i < nameFileNames.size(); i++) {
                                        if (inputDir != "") {
-                                               string path = hasPath(nameFileNames[i]);
+                                               string path = m->hasPath(nameFileNames[i]);
                                                //if the user has not given a path then, add inputdir. else leave path alone.
                                                if (path == "") {       nameFileNames[i] = inputDir + nameFileNames[i];         }
                                        }
@@ -132,38 +176,34 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
                                        int ableToOpen;
                                        ifstream in;
                                        
-                                       #ifdef USE_MPI  
-                                               int pid;
-                                               MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &processors); //set processors to the number of mpi processes running
-                                               MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &pid); //find out who we are
-                               
-                                               if (pid == 0) {
-                                       #endif
-
-                                       ableToOpen = openInputFile(nameFileNames[i], in, "noerror");
+                                       ableToOpen = m->openInputFile(nameFileNames[i], in, "noerror");
                                
                                        //if you can't open it, try default location
                                        if (ableToOpen == 1) {
                                                if (m->getDefaultPath() != "") { //default path is set
-                                                       string tryPath = m->getDefaultPath() + getSimpleName(nameFileNames[i]);
+                                                       string tryPath = m->getDefaultPath() + m->getSimpleName(nameFileNames[i]);
                                                        m->mothurOut("Unable to open " + nameFileNames[i] + ". Trying default " + tryPath); m->mothurOutEndLine();
-                                                       ableToOpen = openInputFile(tryPath, in, "noerror");
+                                                       ifstream in2;
+                                                       ableToOpen = m->openInputFile(tryPath, in2, "noerror");
+                                                       in2.close();
                                                        nameFileNames[i] = tryPath;
                                                }
                                        }
-                                       in.close();
                                        
-                                       #ifdef USE_MPI  
-                                                       for (int j = 1; j < processors; j++) {
-                                                               MPI_Send(&ableToOpen, 1, MPI_INT, j, 2001, MPI_COMM_WORLD); 
-                                                       }
-                                               }else{
-                                                       MPI_Status status;
-                                                       MPI_Recv(&ableToOpen, 1, MPI_INT, 0, 2001, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &status);
+                                       //if you can't open it, try default location
+                                       if (ableToOpen == 1) {
+                                               if (m->getOutputDir() != "") { //default path is set
+                                                       string tryPath = m->getOutputDir() + m->getSimpleName(nameFileNames[i]);
+                                                       m->mothurOut("Unable to open " + nameFileNames[i] + ". Trying output directory " + tryPath); m->mothurOutEndLine();
+                                                       ifstream in2;
+                                                       ableToOpen = m->openInputFile(tryPath, in2, "noerror");
+                                                       in2.close();
+                                                       nameFileNames[i] = tryPath;
                                                }
-                                               
-                                       #endif
-
+                                       }
+                                       
+                                       in.close();
+                                       
                                        if (ableToOpen == 1) { 
                                                m->mothurOut("Unable to open " + nameFileNames[i] + ". It will be disregarded."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); 
                                                //erase from file list
@@ -189,7 +229,7 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::ChimeraCheckCommand(string option)  {
                        convert(temp, ksize);
                        
                        temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "svg", false);                              if (temp == "not found") { temp = "F"; }
-                       svg = isTrue(temp);
+                       svg = m->isTrue(temp);
                        if (nameFileNames.size() != 0) { svg = true; }
                        
                        temp = validParameter.validFile(parameters, "increment", false);                if (temp == "not found") { temp = "10"; }
@@ -241,7 +281,7 @@ ChimeraCheckCommand::~ChimeraCheckCommand(){        /*      do nothing      */      }
 int ChimeraCheckCommand::execute(){
        try{
                
-               if (abort == true) { return 0; }
+               if (abort == true) { if (calledHelp) { return 0; }  return 2;   }
                
                for (int i = 0; i < fastaFileNames.size(); i++) {
                                
@@ -256,14 +296,15 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::execute(){
 
                        if (m->control_pressed) { delete chimera;       return 0;       }
                        
-                       string outputFileName = outputDir + getRootName(getSimpleName(fastaFileNames[i]))  + "chimeracheck.chimeras";
-                       outputNames.push_back(outputFileName);
+                       if (outputDir == "") { outputDir = m->hasPath(fastaFileNames[i]);  }//if user entered a file with a path then preserve it
+                       string outputFileName = outputDir + m->getRootName(m->getSimpleName(fastaFileNames[i]))  + "chimeracheck.chimeras";
+                       outputNames.push_back(outputFileName); outputTypes["chimera"].push_back(outputFileName);
                        
                #ifdef USE_MPI
                
-                               int pid, end, numSeqsPerProcessor; 
+                               int pid, numSeqsPerProcessor; 
                                int tag = 2001;
-                               vector<long> MPIPos;
+                               vector<unsigned long int> MPIPos;
                                
                                MPI_Status status; 
                                MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &pid); //find out who we are
@@ -284,10 +325,10 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::execute(){
                                MPI_File_open(MPI_COMM_WORLD, inFileName, inMode, MPI_INFO_NULL, &inMPI);  //comm, filename, mode, info, filepointer
                                MPI_File_open(MPI_COMM_WORLD, outFilename, outMode, MPI_INFO_NULL, &outMPI);
                                
-                               if (m->control_pressed) {  MPI_File_close(&inMPI);  MPI_File_close(&outMPI);  for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {    remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); } delete chimera; return 0;  }
+                               if (m->control_pressed) {  MPI_File_close(&inMPI);  MPI_File_close(&outMPI);  for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {    remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); } outputTypes.clear(); delete chimera; return 0;  }
                                
                                if (pid == 0) { //you are the root process 
-                                       MPIPos = setFilePosFasta(fastaFileNames[i], numSeqs); //fills MPIPos, returns numSeqs
+                                       MPIPos = m->setFilePosFasta(fastaFileNames[i], numSeqs); //fills MPIPos, returns numSeqs
                                        
                                        //send file positions to all processes
                                        for(int j = 1; j < processors; j++) { 
@@ -304,12 +345,12 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::execute(){
                                        //align your part
                                        driverMPI(startIndex, numSeqsPerProcessor, inMPI, outMPI, MPIPos);
                                        
-                                       if (m->control_pressed) {  MPI_File_close(&inMPI);  MPI_File_close(&outMPI);  for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {    remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); }   delete chimera; return 0;  }
+                                       if (m->control_pressed) {  MPI_File_close(&inMPI);  MPI_File_close(&outMPI);  for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {    remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); }   outputTypes.clear(); delete chimera; return 0;  }
                                        
                                        //wait on chidren
                                        for(int j = 1; j < processors; j++) { 
-                                               char buf[4];
-                                               MPI_Recv(buf, 4, MPI_CHAR, j, tag, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &status); 
+                                               char buf[5];
+                                               MPI_Recv(buf, 5, MPI_CHAR, j, tag, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &status); 
                                        }
                                }else{ //you are a child process
                                        MPI_Recv(&numSeqs, 1, MPI_INT, 0, tag, MPI_COMM_WORLD, &status);
@@ -324,12 +365,12 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::execute(){
                                        //align your part
                                        driverMPI(startIndex, numSeqsPerProcessor, inMPI, outMPI, MPIPos);
                                        
-                                       if (m->control_pressed) {  MPI_File_close(&inMPI);  MPI_File_close(&outMPI);   for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {   remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); }  delete chimera; return 0;  }
+                                       if (m->control_pressed) {  MPI_File_close(&inMPI);  MPI_File_close(&outMPI);   for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {   remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); }  outputTypes.clear(); delete chimera; return 0;  }
                                        
                                        //tell parent you are done.
-                                       char buf[4];
+                                       char buf[5];
                                        strcpy(buf, "done"); 
-                                       MPI_Send(buf, 4, MPI_CHAR, 0, tag, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+                                       MPI_Send(buf, 5, MPI_CHAR, 0, tag, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
                                }
                                
                                //close files 
@@ -338,66 +379,34 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::execute(){
                                MPI_Barrier(MPI_COMM_WORLD); //make everyone wait - just in case
                #else
                        
+                       vector<unsigned long int> positions = m->divideFile(fastaFileNames[i], processors);
+                               
+                       for (int s = 0; s < (positions.size()-1); s++) {
+                               lines.push_back(new linePair(positions[s], positions[(s+1)]));
+                       }       
+                       
                        //break up file
                        #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux)
                                if(processors == 1){
-                                       ifstream inFASTA;
-                                       openInputFile(fastaFileNames[i], inFASTA);
-                                       getNumSeqs(inFASTA, numSeqs);
-                                       inFASTA.close();
+                                       numSeqs = driver(lines[0], outputFileName, fastaFileNames[i]);
                                        
-                                       lines.push_back(new linePair(0, numSeqs));
-                                       
-                                       driver(lines[0], outputFileName, fastaFileNames[i]);
-                                       
-                                       if (m->control_pressed) { 
-                                               for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {  remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); } 
-                                               for (int j = 0; j < lines.size(); j++) {  delete lines[j];  }  lines.clear();
-                                               delete chimera;
-                                               return 0;
-                                       }
+                                       if (m->control_pressed) { for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {        remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); } for (int j = 0; j < lines.size(); j++) {  delete lines[j];  } outputTypes.clear();  lines.clear(); delete chimera; return 0; }
                                                                        
                                }else{
-                                       vector<unsigned long int> positions;
                                        processIDS.resize(0);
                                        
-                                       ifstream inFASTA;
-                                       openInputFile(fastaFileNames[i], inFASTA);
-                                       
-                                       string input;
-                                       while(!inFASTA.eof()){
-                                               input = getline(inFASTA);
-                                               if (input.length() != 0) {
-                                                       if(input[0] == '>'){    unsigned long int pos = inFASTA.tellg(); positions.push_back(pos - input.length() - 1); }
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                                       inFASTA.close();
-                                       
-                                       numSeqs = positions.size();
-                                       
-                                       int numSeqsPerProcessor = numSeqs / processors;
-                                       
-                                       for (int j = 0; j < processors; j++) {
-                                               unsigned long int startPos = positions[ j * numSeqsPerProcessor ];
-                                               if(j == processors - 1){
-                                                       numSeqsPerProcessor = numSeqs - j * numSeqsPerProcessor;
-                                               }
-                                               lines.push_back(new linePair(startPos, numSeqsPerProcessor));
-                                       }
-                                       
-                                       
-                                       createProcesses(outputFileName, fastaFileNames[i]); 
+                                       numSeqs = createProcesses(outputFileName, fastaFileNames[i]); 
                                
                                        rename((outputFileName + toString(processIDS[0]) + ".temp").c_str(), outputFileName.c_str());
                                                
                                        //append output files
                                        for(int j=1;j<processors;j++){
-                                               appendFiles((outputFileName + toString(processIDS[j]) + ".temp"), outputFileName);
+                                               m->appendFiles((outputFileName + toString(processIDS[j]) + ".temp"), outputFileName);
                                                remove((outputFileName + toString(processIDS[j]) + ".temp").c_str());
                                        }
                                        
                                        if (m->control_pressed) { 
-                                               for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {  remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); } 
+                                               for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {  remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); } outputTypes.clear();
                                                for (int j = 0; j < lines.size(); j++) {  delete lines[j];  }  lines.clear();
                                                delete chimera;
                                                return 0;
@@ -405,20 +414,9 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::execute(){
                                }
 
                        #else
-                               ifstream inFASTA;
-                               openInputFile(fastaFileNames[i], inFASTA);
-                               getNumSeqs(inFASTA, numSeqs);
-                               inFASTA.close();
-                               lines.push_back(new linePair(0, numSeqs));
-                               
-                               driver(lines[0], outputFileName, fastaFileNames[i]);
+                               numSeqs = driver(lines[0], outputFileName, fastaFileNames[i]);
                                
-                               if (m->control_pressed) { 
-                                               for (int j = 0; j < lines.size(); j++) {  delete lines[j];  }  lines.clear();
-                                               for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {  remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); } 
-                                               delete chimera;
-                                               return 0;
-                               }
+                               if (m->control_pressed) { for (int j = 0; j < lines.size(); j++) {  delete lines[j];  }  lines.clear(); for (int j = 0; j < outputNames.size(); j++) {  remove(outputNames[j].c_str()); } outputTypes.clear(); delete chimera; return 0; }
                        #endif
                #endif          
                        delete chimera;
@@ -444,23 +442,26 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::execute(){
 }
 //**********************************************************************************************************************
 
-int ChimeraCheckCommand::driver(linePair* line, string outputFName, string filename){
+int ChimeraCheckCommand::driver(linePair* filePos, string outputFName, string filename){
        try {
                ofstream out;
-               openOutputFile(outputFName, out);
+               m->openOutputFile(outputFName, out);
                
                ofstream out2;
                
                ifstream inFASTA;
-               openInputFile(filename, inFASTA);
+               m->openInputFile(filename, inFASTA);
+
+               inFASTA.seekg(filePos->start);
+
+               bool done = false;
+               int count = 0;
+       
+               while (!done) {
 
-               inFASTA.seekg(line->start);
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<line->numSeqs;i++){
-               
                        if (m->control_pressed) {       return 1;       }
                
-                       Sequence* candidateSeq = new Sequence(inFASTA);  gobble(inFASTA);
+                       Sequence* candidateSeq = new Sequence(inFASTA);  m->gobble(inFASTA);
                                
                        if (candidateSeq->getName() != "") { //incase there is a commented sequence at the end of a file
                                //find chimeras
@@ -473,16 +474,23 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::driver(linePair* line, string outputFName, string filen
                        }
                        delete candidateSeq;
                        
+                       #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux)
+                               unsigned long int pos = inFASTA.tellg();
+                               if ((pos == -1) || (pos >= filePos->end)) { break; }
+                       #else
+                               if (inFASTA.eof()) { break; }
+                       #endif
+                       
                        //report progress
-                       if((i+1) % 100 == 0){   m->mothurOut("Processing sequence: " + toString(i+1)); m->mothurOutEndLine();           }
+                       if((count) % 100 == 0){ m->mothurOut("Processing sequence: " + toString(count)); m->mothurOutEndLine();         }
                }
                //report progress
-               if((line->numSeqs) % 100 != 0){ m->mothurOut("Processing sequence: " + toString(line->numSeqs)); m->mothurOutEndLine();         }
+               if((count) % 100 != 0){ m->mothurOut("Processing sequence: " + toString(count)); m->mothurOutEndLine();         }
                
                out.close();
                inFASTA.close();
                                
-               return 0;
+               return count;
        }
        catch(exception& e) {
                m->errorOut(e, "ChimeraCheckCommand", "driver");
@@ -491,7 +499,7 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::driver(linePair* line, string outputFName, string filen
 }
 //**********************************************************************************************************************
 #ifdef USE_MPI
-int ChimeraCheckCommand::driverMPI(int start, int num, MPI_File& inMPI, MPI_File& outMPI, vector<long>& MPIPos){
+int ChimeraCheckCommand::driverMPI(int start, int num, MPI_File& inMPI, MPI_File& outMPI, vector<unsigned long int>& MPIPos){
        try {
                MPI_File outAccMPI;
                MPI_Status status; 
@@ -513,7 +521,7 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::driverMPI(int start, int num, MPI_File& inMPI, MPI_File
                        istringstream iss (tempBuf,istringstream::in);
                        delete buf4;
 
-                       Sequence* candidateSeq = new Sequence(iss);  gobble(iss);
+                       Sequence* candidateSeq = new Sequence(iss);  m->gobble(iss);
                                
                        if (candidateSeq->getName() != "") { //incase there is a commented sequence at the end of a file
                                //find chimeras
@@ -545,7 +553,7 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::createProcesses(string outputFileName, string filename)
        try {
 #if defined (__APPLE__) || (__MACH__) || (linux) || (__linux)
                int process = 0;
-               //              processIDS.resize(0);
+               int num = 0;
                
                //loop through and create all the processes you want
                while (process != processors) {
@@ -555,9 +563,21 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::createProcesses(string outputFileName, string filename)
                                processIDS.push_back(pid);  //create map from line number to pid so you can append files in correct order later
                                process++;
                        }else if (pid == 0){
-                               driver(lines[process], outputFileName + toString(getpid()) + ".temp", filename);
+                               num = driver(lines[process], outputFileName + toString(getpid()) + ".temp", filename);
+                               
+                               //pass numSeqs to parent
+                               ofstream out;
+                               string tempFile = outputFileName + toString(getpid()) + ".num.temp";
+                               m->openOutputFile(tempFile, out);
+                               out << num << endl;
+                               out.close();
+                               
+                               exit(0);
+                       }else { 
+                               m->mothurOut("[ERROR]: unable to spawn the necessary processes."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); 
+                               for (int i = 0; i < processIDS.size(); i++) { kill (processIDS[i], SIGINT); }
                                exit(0);
-                       }else { m->mothurOut("unable to spawn the necessary processes."); m->mothurOutEndLine(); exit(0); }
+                       }
                }
                
                //force parent to wait until all the processes are done
@@ -566,7 +586,15 @@ int ChimeraCheckCommand::createProcesses(string outputFileName, string filename)
                        wait(&temp);
                }
                
-               return 0;
+               for (int i = 0; i < processIDS.size(); i++) {
+                       ifstream in;
+                       string tempFile =  outputFileName + toString(processIDS[i]) + ".num.temp";
+                       m->openInputFile(tempFile, in);
+                       if (!in.eof()) { int tempNum = 0; in >> tempNum; num += tempNum; }
+                       in.close(); remove(tempFile.c_str());
+               }
+               
+               return num;
 #endif         
        }
        catch(exception& e) {