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+// ***************************************************************************
+// SamSequence.h (c) 2010 Derek Barnett
+// Marth Lab, Department of Biology, Boston College
+// All rights reserved.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Last modified: 23 December 2010 (DB)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Provides functionality for querying/manipulating sequence data
+// **************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef SAM_SEQUENCE_H
+#define SAM_SEQUENCE_H
+
+#include <api/api_global.h>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace BamTools {
+
+class API_EXPORT SamSequence {
+
+ // ctor & dtor
+ public:
+ SamSequence(const std::string& name = "");
+ ~SamSequence(void);
+
+ // public methods
+ public:
+
+ // clear all contents
+ void Clear(void);
+
+ // convenience methods to check if SamSequence contains these values:
+ bool HasName(void) const;
+ bool HasLength(void) const;
+ bool HasAssemblyID(void) const;
+ bool HasChecksum(void) const;
+ bool HasURI(void) const;
+ bool HasSpecies(void) const;
+
+ // data members
+ public:
+ std::string Name; // SN:<Name>
+ std::string Length; // LN:<Length>
+ std::string AssemblyID; // AS:<AssemblyID>
+ std::string Checksum; // M5:<Checksum>
+ std::string URI; // UR:<URI>
+ std::string Species; // SP:<Species>
+};
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------
+// comparison operators
+
+// for equality: compare Name, Length, & Checksum (if it exists for both)
+inline bool operator==(const SamSequence& lhs, const SamSequence& rhs) {
+ if ( lhs.Name != rhs.Name ) return false;
+ if ( lhs.Length != rhs.Length ) return false;
+ if ( lhs.HasChecksum() && rhs.HasChecksum() )
+ return (lhs.Checksum == rhs.Checksum);
+ else return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace BamTools
+
+#endif // SAM_SEQUENCE_H