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 // Marth Lab, Department of Biology, Boston College
 // All rights reserved.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Last modified: 1 June 2010
+// Last modified: 21 March 2011
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Filters a single BAM file (or filters multiple BAM files and merges) 
-// according to some user-specified criteria.
+// Filters BAM file(s) according to some user-specified criteria.
 // ***************************************************************************
 
+#include "bamtools_filter.h"
+
+#include <api/BamMultiReader.h>
+#include <api/BamWriter.h>
+#include <utils/bamtools_filter_engine.h>
+#include <utils/bamtools_options.h>
+#include <utils/bamtools_utilities.h>
+using namespace BamTools;
+
+#include <jsoncpp/json.h>
+using namespace Json;
+
+#include <cstdio>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+using namespace std;
+  
+namespace BamTools {
+  
+// -------------------------------  
+// string literal constants  
 
-#include "bamtools_filter.h"
-#include "bamtools_options.h"
-#include "BamReader.h"
-#include "BamMultiReader.h"
+// property names
+const string ALIGNMENTFLAG_PROPERTY       = "alignmentFlag";
+const string CIGAR_PROPERTY               = "cigar";
+const string INSERTSIZE_PROPERTY          = "insertSize";
+const string ISDUPLICATE_PROPERTY         = "isDuplicate";
+const string ISFAILEDQC_PROPERTY          = "isFailedQC";
+const string ISFIRSTMATE_PROPERTY         = "isFirstMate";
+const string ISMAPPED_PROPERTY            = "isMapped";
+const string ISMATEMAPPED_PROPERTY        = "isMateMapped";
+const string ISMATEREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY = "isMateReverseStrand";
+const string ISPAIRED_PROPERTY            = "isPaired";
+const string ISPRIMARYALIGNMENT_PROPERTY  = "isPrimaryAlignment";
+const string ISPROPERPAIR_PROPERTY        = "isProperPair";
+const string ISREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY     = "isReverseStrand";
+const string ISSECONDMATE_PROPERTY        = "isSecondMate";
+const string MAPQUALITY_PROPERTY          = "mapQuality";
+const string MATEPOSITION_PROPERTY        = "matePosition";
+const string MATEREFERENCE_PROPERTY       = "mateReference";
+const string NAME_PROPERTY                = "name";
+const string POSITION_PROPERTY            = "position";
+const string QUERYBASES_PROPERTY          = "queryBases";
+const string REFERENCE_PROPERTY           = "reference";
+const string TAG_PROPERTY                 = "tag";
 
-using namespace std;
-using namespace BamTools; 
+// boolalpha
+const string TRUE_STR  = "true";
+const string FALSE_STR = "false";
+    
+RefVector filterToolReferences;    
+    
+struct BamAlignmentChecker {
+    bool check(const PropertyFilter& filter, const BamAlignment& al) {
+      
+        bool keepAlignment = true;
+        const PropertyMap& properties = filter.Properties;
+        PropertyMap::const_iterator propertyIter = properties.begin();
+        PropertyMap::const_iterator propertyEnd  = properties.end();
+        for ( ; propertyIter != propertyEnd; ++propertyIter ) {
+          
+            // check alignment data field depending on propertyName
+            const string& propertyName = (*propertyIter).first;
+            const PropertyFilterValue& valueFilter = (*propertyIter).second;
+            
+            if      ( propertyName == ALIGNMENTFLAG_PROPERTY )  keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.AlignmentFlag);
+            else if ( propertyName == CIGAR_PROPERTY ) {
+                stringstream cigarSs;
+                const vector<CigarOp>& cigarData = al.CigarData;
+                if ( !cigarData.empty() ) {
+                    vector<CigarOp>::const_iterator cigarBegin = cigarData.begin();
+                    vector<CigarOp>::const_iterator cigarIter = cigarBegin;
+                    vector<CigarOp>::const_iterator cigarEnd  = cigarData.end();
+                    for ( ; cigarIter != cigarEnd; ++cigarIter ) {
+                        const CigarOp& op = (*cigarIter);
+                        cigarSs << op.Length << op.Type;
+                    }
+                    keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(cigarSs.str());
+                }
+            }
+            else if ( propertyName == INSERTSIZE_PROPERTY )           keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.InsertSize);
+            else if ( propertyName == ISDUPLICATE_PROPERTY )          keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsDuplicate());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISFAILEDQC_PROPERTY )           keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsFailedQC());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISFIRSTMATE_PROPERTY )          keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsFirstMate());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISMAPPED_PROPERTY )             keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsMapped());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISMATEMAPPED_PROPERTY )         keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsMateMapped());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISMATEREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY )  keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsMateReverseStrand());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISPAIRED_PROPERTY )             keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsPaired());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISPRIMARYALIGNMENT_PROPERTY )   keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsPrimaryAlignment());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISPROPERPAIR_PROPERTY )         keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsProperPair());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY )      keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsReverseStrand());
+            else if ( propertyName == ISSECONDMATE_PROPERTY )         keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.IsSecondMate());
+            else if ( propertyName == MAPQUALITY_PROPERTY )           keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.MapQuality);
+            else if ( propertyName == MATEPOSITION_PROPERTY )         keepAlignment &= ( al.IsPaired() && al.IsMateMapped() && valueFilter.check(al.MateRefID) );
+            else if ( propertyName == MATEREFERENCE_PROPERTY ) {
+                if ( !al.IsPaired() || !al.IsMateMapped() ) return false;
+                BAMTOOLS_ASSERT_MESSAGE( (al.MateRefID>=0 && (al.MateRefID<(int)filterToolReferences.size())), "Invalid MateRefID");
+                const string& refName = filterToolReferences.at(al.MateRefID).RefName;
+                keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(refName);
+            }
+            else if ( propertyName == NAME_PROPERTY )                 keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.Name);
+            else if ( propertyName == POSITION_PROPERTY )             keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.Position);
+            else if ( propertyName == QUERYBASES_PROPERTY )           keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(al.QueryBases);
+            else if ( propertyName == REFERENCE_PROPERTY ) {
+                BAMTOOLS_ASSERT_MESSAGE( (al.RefID>=0 && (al.RefID<(int)filterToolReferences.size())), "Invalid RefID");
+                const string& refName = filterToolReferences.at(al.RefID).RefName;
+                keepAlignment &= valueFilter.check(refName);
+            }
+            else if ( propertyName == TAG_PROPERTY ) keepAlignment &= checkAlignmentTag(valueFilter, al);
+            else BAMTOOLS_ASSERT_UNREACHABLE;
+            
+            // if alignment fails at ANY point, just quit and return false
+            if ( !keepAlignment ) return false;
+        }
+      
+        BAMTOOLS_ASSERT_MESSAGE( keepAlignment, "Error in BamAlignmentChecker... keepAlignment should be true here");
+        return keepAlignment;
+    }
+    
+    bool checkAlignmentTag(const PropertyFilterValue& valueFilter, const BamAlignment& al) {
+     
+        // ensure filter contains string data
+        Variant entireTagFilter = valueFilter.Value;
+        if ( !entireTagFilter.is_type<string>() ) return false;
+
+        // localize string from variant
+        const string& entireTagFilterString = entireTagFilter.get<string>();
+
+        // ensure we have at least "XX:x"
+        if ( entireTagFilterString.length() < 4 ) return false;
+
+        // get tagName & lookup in alignment
+        // if found, set tagType to tag type character
+        // if not found, return false
+        const string& tagName = entireTagFilterString.substr(0,2);
+        char tagType = '\0';
+        if ( !al.GetTagType(tagName, tagType) ) return false;
+
+        // remove tagName & ":" from beginning tagFilter
+        string tagFilterString = entireTagFilterString.substr(3);
+
+        // switch on tag type to set tag query value & parse filter token
+        int32_t  intFilterValue,    intQueryValue;
+        uint32_t uintFilterValue,   uintQueryValue;
+        float    realFilterValue,   realQueryValue;
+        string   stringFilterValue, stringQueryValue;
+
+        PropertyFilterValue tagFilter;
+        PropertyFilterValue::ValueCompareType compareType;
+        bool keepAlignment = false;
+        switch (tagType) {
+
+            // signed int tag type
+            case 'c' :
+            case 's' :
+            case 'i' :
+                if ( al.GetTag(tagName, intQueryValue) ) {
+                    if ( FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(tagFilterString, intFilterValue, compareType) ) {
+                        tagFilter.Value = intFilterValue;
+                        tagFilter.Type  = compareType;
+                        keepAlignment   = tagFilter.check(intQueryValue);
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+
+            // unsigned int tag type
+            case 'C' :
+            case 'S' :
+            case 'I' :
+                if ( al.GetTag(tagName, uintQueryValue) ) {
+                    if ( FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(tagFilterString, uintFilterValue, compareType) ) {
+                        tagFilter.Value = uintFilterValue;
+                        tagFilter.Type  = compareType;
+                        keepAlignment   = tagFilter.check(uintQueryValue);
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+
+            // 'real' tag type
+            case 'f' :
+                if ( al.GetTag(tagName, realQueryValue) ) {
+                    if ( FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(tagFilterString, realFilterValue, compareType) ) {
+                        tagFilter.Value = realFilterValue;
+                        tagFilter.Type  = compareType;
+                        keepAlignment   = tagFilter.check(realQueryValue);
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+
+            // string tag type
+            case 'A':
+            case 'Z':
+            case 'H':
+                if ( al.GetTag(tagName, stringQueryValue) ) {
+                    if ( FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(tagFilterString, stringFilterValue, compareType) ) {
+                        tagFilter.Value = stringFilterValue;
+                        tagFilter.Type  = compareType;
+                        keepAlignment   = tagFilter.check(stringQueryValue);
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+
+            // unknown tag type
+            default :
+                keepAlignment = false;
+        }
+
+        return keepAlignment;
+    }
+};    
+    
+} // namespace BamTools
+  
+// ---------------------------------------------
+// FilterToolPrivate declaration
+
+class FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate {
+      
+    // ctor & dtor
+    public:
+        FilterToolPrivate(FilterTool::FilterSettings* settings);
+        ~FilterToolPrivate(void);  
+        
+    // 'public' interface
+    public:
+        bool Run(void);
+        
+    // internal methods
+    private:
+        bool AddPropertyTokensToFilter(const string& filterName, const map<string, string>& propertyTokens);
+        bool CheckAlignment(const BamAlignment& al);
+        const string GetScriptContents(void);
+        void InitProperties(void);
+        bool ParseCommandLine(void);
+        bool ParseFilterObject(const string& filterName, const Json::Value& filterObject);
+        bool ParseScript(void);
+        bool SetupFilters(void);
+        
+    // data members
+    private:
+        vector<string> m_propertyNames;
+        FilterTool::FilterSettings* m_settings;
+        FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker> m_filterEngine;
+};
   
 // ---------------------------------------------
 // FilterSettings implementation
 
 struct FilterTool::FilterSettings {
 
+    // ----------------------------------
+    // IO opts
+  
     // flags
     bool HasInputBamFilename;
     bool HasOutputBamFilename;
-
+    bool HasRegion;
+    bool HasScriptFilename;
+    bool IsForceCompression;
+    
     // filenames
     vector<string> InputFiles;
     string OutputFilename;
+    string Region;
+    string ScriptFilename;
+    
+    // -----------------------------------
+    // General filter opts
+    
+    // flags
+    bool HasAlignmentFlagFilter;
+    bool HasInsertSizeFilter;
+    bool HasMapQualityFilter;
+    bool HasNameFilter;
+    bool HasQueryBasesFilter;
+    bool HasTagFilter; //(s)
+
+    // filters
+    string AlignmentFlagFilter;
+    string InsertSizeFilter;
+    string NameFilter;
+    string MapQualityFilter;
+    string QueryBasesFilter;
+    string TagFilter;  // support multiple ?
+
+    // -----------------------------------
+    // AlignmentFlag filter opts
     
+    // flags
+    bool HasIsDuplicateFilter;
+    bool HasIsFailedQCFilter;
+    bool HasIsFirstMateFilter;
+    bool HasIsMappedFilter;
+    bool HasIsMateMappedFilter;
+    bool HasIsMateReverseStrandFilter;
+    bool HasIsPairedFilter;
+    bool HasIsPrimaryAlignmentFilter;
+    bool HasIsProperPairFilter;
+    bool HasIsReverseStrandFilter;
+    bool HasIsSecondMateFilter;
+    
+    // filters
+    string IsDuplicateFilter;
+    string IsFailedQCFilter;
+    string IsFirstMateFilter;
+    string IsMappedFilter;
+    string IsMateMappedFilter;
+    string IsMateReverseStrandFilter;
+    string IsPairedFilter;
+    string IsPrimaryAlignmentFilter;
+    string IsProperPairFilter;
+    string IsReverseStrandFilter;
+    string IsSecondMateFilter;
+    
+    // ---------------------------------
     // constructor
+    
     FilterSettings(void)
         : HasInputBamFilename(false)
         , HasOutputBamFilename(false)
+        , HasRegion(false)
+        , HasScriptFilename(false)
+        , IsForceCompression(false)
         , OutputFilename(Options::StandardOut())
+        , HasAlignmentFlagFilter(false)
+        , HasInsertSizeFilter(false)
+        , HasMapQualityFilter(false)
+        , HasNameFilter(false)
+        , HasQueryBasesFilter(false)
+        , HasTagFilter(false)
+        , HasIsDuplicateFilter(false)
+        , HasIsFailedQCFilter(false)
+        , HasIsFirstMateFilter(false)
+        , HasIsMappedFilter(false)
+        , HasIsMateMappedFilter(false)
+        , HasIsMateReverseStrandFilter(false)
+        , HasIsPairedFilter(false)
+        , HasIsPrimaryAlignmentFilter(false)
+        , HasIsProperPairFilter(false)
+        , HasIsReverseStrandFilter(false)
+        , HasIsSecondMateFilter(false)
+        , IsDuplicateFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsFailedQCFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsFirstMateFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsMappedFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsMateMappedFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsMateReverseStrandFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsPairedFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsPrimaryAlignmentFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsProperPairFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsReverseStrandFilter(TRUE_STR)
+        , IsSecondMateFilter(TRUE_STR)
     { }
 };  
 
@@ -48,19 +371,46 @@ struct FilterTool::FilterSettings {
 FilterTool::FilterTool(void)
     : AbstractTool()
     , m_settings(new FilterSettings)
+    , m_impl(0)
 {
     // set program details
-    Options::SetProgramInfo("bamtools filter", "filters BAM file(s)", "-in <filename> [-in <filename> ... ] -out <filename> ");
+    Options::SetProgramInfo("bamtools filter", "filters BAM file(s)", "[-in <filename> -in <filename> ...] [-out <filename> | [-forceCompression]] [-region <REGION>] [ [-script <filename] | [filterOptions] ]");
     
-    // set up options 
     OptionGroup* IO_Opts = Options::CreateOptionGroup("Input & Output");
-    Options::AddValueOption("-in",  "BAM filename", "the input BAM file(s)", "", m_settings->HasInputBamFilename,  m_settings->InputFiles,     IO_Opts, Options::StandardIn());
-    Options::AddValueOption("-out", "BAM filename", "the output BAM file",   "", m_settings->HasOutputBamFilename, m_settings->OutputFilename, IO_Opts, Options::StandardOut());
+    Options::AddValueOption("-in",     "BAM filename", "the input BAM file(s)", "", m_settings->HasInputBamFilename,  m_settings->InputFiles,     IO_Opts, Options::StandardIn());
+    Options::AddValueOption("-out",    "BAM filename", "the output BAM file",   "", m_settings->HasOutputBamFilename, m_settings->OutputFilename, IO_Opts, Options::StandardOut());
+    Options::AddValueOption("-region", "REGION",       "only read data from this genomic region (see documentation for more details)", "", m_settings->HasRegion, m_settings->Region, IO_Opts);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-script", "filename",     "the filter script file (see documentation for more details)", "", m_settings->HasScriptFilename, m_settings->ScriptFilename, IO_Opts);
+    Options::AddOption("-forceCompression", "if results are sent to stdout (like when piping to another tool), default behavior is to leave output uncompressed. Use this flag to override and force compression", m_settings->IsForceCompression, IO_Opts);
+    
+    OptionGroup* FilterOpts = Options::CreateOptionGroup("General Filters");
+    Options::AddValueOption("-alignmentFlag", "int",        "keep reads with this *exact* alignment flag (for more detailed queries, see below)", "", m_settings->HasAlignmentFlagFilter, m_settings->AlignmentFlagFilter, FilterOpts);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-insertSize",    "int",        "keep reads with insert size that mathces pattern",             "", m_settings->HasInsertSizeFilter, m_settings->InsertSizeFilter, FilterOpts);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-mapQuality",    "[0-255]",    "keep reads with map quality that matches pattern",             "", m_settings->HasMapQualityFilter, m_settings->MapQualityFilter, FilterOpts);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-name",          "string",     "keep reads with name that matches pattern",                    "", m_settings->HasNameFilter,       m_settings->NameFilter,       FilterOpts);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-queryBases",    "string",     "keep reads with motif that mathces pattern",                   "", m_settings->HasQueryBasesFilter, m_settings->QueryBasesFilter, FilterOpts);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-tag",           "TAG:VALUE",  "keep reads with this key=>value pair",                         "", m_settings->HasTagFilter,        m_settings->TagFilter,        FilterOpts);
+    
+    OptionGroup* AlignmentFlagOpts = Options::CreateOptionGroup("Alignment Flag Filters");
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isDuplicate",         "true/false", "keep only alignments that are marked as duplicate?", "", m_settings->HasIsDuplicateFilter,         m_settings->IsDuplicateFilter,         AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isFailedQC",          "true/false", "keep only alignments that failed QC?",               "", m_settings->HasIsFailedQCFilter,          m_settings->IsFailedQCFilter,          AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isFirstMate",         "true/false", "keep only alignments marked as first mate?",         "", m_settings->HasIsFirstMateFilter,         m_settings->IsFirstMateFilter,         AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isMapped",            "true/false", "keep only alignments that were mapped?",             "", m_settings->HasIsMappedFilter,            m_settings->IsMappedFilter,            AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isMateMapped",        "true/false", "keep only alignments with mates that mapped",        "", m_settings->HasIsMateMappedFilter,        m_settings->IsMateMappedFilter,        AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isMateReverseStrand", "true/false", "keep only alignments with mate on reverese strand?", "", m_settings->HasIsMateReverseStrandFilter, m_settings->IsMateReverseStrandFilter, AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isPaired",            "true/false", "keep only alignments that were sequenced as paired?","", m_settings->HasIsPairedFilter,            m_settings->IsPairedFilter,            AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isPrimaryAlignment",  "true/false", "keep only alignments marked as primary?",            "", m_settings->HasIsPrimaryAlignmentFilter,  m_settings->IsPrimaryAlignmentFilter,  AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isProperPair",        "true/false", "keep only alignments that passed PE resolution?",    "", m_settings->HasIsProperPairFilter,        m_settings->IsProperPairFilter,        AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isReverseStrand",     "true/false", "keep only alignments on reverse strand?",            "", m_settings->HasIsReverseStrandFilter,     m_settings->IsReverseStrandFilter,     AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
+    Options::AddValueOption("-isSecondMate",        "true/false", "keep only alignments marked as second mate?",        "", m_settings->HasIsSecondMateFilter,        m_settings->IsSecondMateFilter,        AlignmentFlagOpts, TRUE_STR);
 }
 
 FilterTool::~FilterTool(void) {
     delete m_settings;
     m_settings = 0;
+    
+    delete m_impl;
+    m_impl = 0;
 }
 
 int FilterTool::Help(void) {
@@ -72,18 +422,428 @@ int FilterTool::Run(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   
     // parse command line arguments
     Options::Parse(argc, argv, 1);
+    
+    // run internal FilterTool implementation, return success/fail
+    m_impl = new FilterToolPrivate(m_settings);
+    
+    if ( m_impl->Run() ) return 0;
+    else return 1;
+}
+// ---------------------------------------------
+// FilterToolPrivate implementation
+  
+// constructor  
+FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::FilterToolPrivate(FilterTool::FilterSettings* settings)
+    : m_settings(settings)
+{ }  
+  
+// destructor
+FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::~FilterToolPrivate(void) { }
+
+bool FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::AddPropertyTokensToFilter(const string& filterName,
+                                                              const map<string,
+                                                              string>& propertyTokens)
+{
+    // dummy temp values for token parsing
+    bool boolValue;
+    int32_t int32Value;
+    uint16_t uint16Value;
+    uint32_t uint32Value;
+    string stringValue;
+    PropertyFilterValue::ValueCompareType type;
   
+    // iterate over property token map
+    map<string, string>::const_iterator mapIter = propertyTokens.begin();
+    map<string, string>::const_iterator mapEnd  = propertyTokens.end();
+    for ( ; mapIter != mapEnd; ++mapIter ) {
+      
+        const string& propertyName = (*mapIter).first;
+        const string& token        = (*mapIter).second;
+        
+        // ------------------------------
+        // convert token to value & compare type 
+        // then add to filter engine
+        
+        // bool conversion
+        if ( propertyName == ISDUPLICATE_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISFAILEDQC_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISFIRSTMATE_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISMAPPED_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISMATEMAPPED_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISMATEREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISPAIRED_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISPRIMARYALIGNMENT_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISPROPERPAIR_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY ||
+             propertyName == ISSECONDMATE_PROPERTY
+           ) 
+        {
+            FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(token, boolValue, type);
+            m_filterEngine.setProperty(filterName, propertyName, boolValue, type);
+        }
+        
+        // int32_t conversion
+        else if ( propertyName == INSERTSIZE_PROPERTY ||
+                  propertyName == MATEPOSITION_PROPERTY ||
+                  propertyName == POSITION_PROPERTY 
+                ) 
+        {
+            FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(token, int32Value, type);
+            m_filterEngine.setProperty(filterName, propertyName, int32Value, type);
+        }
+        
+        // uint16_t conversion
+        else if ( propertyName == MAPQUALITY_PROPERTY )
+        {
+            FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(token, uint16Value, type);
+            m_filterEngine.setProperty(filterName, propertyName, uint16Value, type);
+        }
+        
+        // uint32_t conversion
+        else if ( propertyName == ALIGNMENTFLAG_PROPERTY )
+        {
+            FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(token, uint32Value, type);
+            m_filterEngine.setProperty(filterName, propertyName, uint32Value, type);
+        }
+        
+        // string conversion
+        else if ( propertyName == CIGAR_PROPERTY || 
+                 propertyName == MATEREFERENCE_PROPERTY ||
+                  propertyName == NAME_PROPERTY ||
+                  propertyName == QUERYBASES_PROPERTY ||
+                  propertyName == REFERENCE_PROPERTY 
+                ) 
+        {
+            FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>::parseToken(token, stringValue, type);
+            m_filterEngine.setProperty(filterName, propertyName, stringValue, type);
+        }
+      
+    else if ( propertyName == TAG_PROPERTY ) {
+           // this will be stored directly as the TAG:VALUE token 
+           // (VALUE may contain compare ops, will be parsed out later)
+           m_filterEngine.setProperty(filterName, propertyName, token, PropertyFilterValue::EXACT);
+       }
+      
+        // else unknown property 
+        else {
+            cerr << "bamtools filter ERROR: unknown property - " << propertyName << endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::CheckAlignment(const BamAlignment& al) {
+    return m_filterEngine.check(al);
+}
+
+const string FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::GetScriptContents(void) {
+  
+    // open script for reading
+    FILE* inFile = fopen(m_settings->ScriptFilename.c_str(), "rb");
+    if ( !inFile ) {
+        cerr << "bamtools filter ERROR: could not open script: "
+             << m_settings->ScriptFilename << " for reading" << endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    // read in entire script contents  
+    char buffer[1024];
+    ostringstream docStream("");
+    while ( true ) {
+        
+        // peek ahead, make sure there is data available
+        char ch = fgetc(inFile);
+        ungetc(ch, inFile);
+        if( feof(inFile) ) break;       
+        
+        // read next block of data
+        if ( fgets(buffer, 1024, inFile) == 0 ) {
+            cerr << "bamtools filter ERROR: could not read script contents" << endl;
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        docStream << buffer;
+    }
+    
+    // close script file
+    fclose(inFile);
+    
+    // import buffer contents to document, return
+    string document = docStream.str();
+    return document;
+}
+
+void FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::InitProperties(void) {
+  
+    // store property names in vector 
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ALIGNMENTFLAG_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(CIGAR_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(INSERTSIZE_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISDUPLICATE_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISFAILEDQC_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISFIRSTMATE_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISMAPPED_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISMATEMAPPED_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISMATEREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISPAIRED_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISPRIMARYALIGNMENT_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISPROPERPAIR_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(ISSECONDMATE_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(MAPQUALITY_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(MATEPOSITION_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(MATEREFERENCE_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(NAME_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(POSITION_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(QUERYBASES_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(REFERENCE_PROPERTY);
+    m_propertyNames.push_back(TAG_PROPERTY);
+    
+    // add vector contents to FilterEngine<BamAlignmentChecker>
+    vector<string>::const_iterator propertyNameIter = m_propertyNames.begin();
+    vector<string>::const_iterator propertyNameEnd  = m_propertyNames.end();
+    for ( ; propertyNameIter != propertyNameEnd; ++propertyNameIter )
+        m_filterEngine.addProperty((*propertyNameIter));
+}
+
+bool FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::ParseCommandLine(void) {
+  
+    // add a rule set to filter engine
+    const string CMD = "COMMAND_LINE";
+    m_filterEngine.addFilter(CMD);
+
+    // map property names to command line args
+    map<string, string> propertyTokens;
+    if ( m_settings->HasAlignmentFlagFilter )       propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ALIGNMENTFLAG_PROPERTY,       m_settings->AlignmentFlagFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasInsertSizeFilter )          propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(INSERTSIZE_PROPERTY,          m_settings->InsertSizeFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsDuplicateFilter )         propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISDUPLICATE_PROPERTY,         m_settings->IsDuplicateFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsFailedQCFilter )          propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISFAILEDQC_PROPERTY,          m_settings->IsFailedQCFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsFirstMateFilter )         propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISFIRSTMATE_PROPERTY,         m_settings->IsFirstMateFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsMappedFilter )            propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISMAPPED_PROPERTY,            m_settings->IsMappedFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsMateMappedFilter )        propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISMATEMAPPED_PROPERTY,        m_settings->IsMateMappedFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsMateReverseStrandFilter ) propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISMATEREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY, m_settings->IsMateReverseStrandFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsPairedFilter )            propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISPAIRED_PROPERTY,            m_settings->IsPairedFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsPrimaryAlignmentFilter )  propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISPRIMARYALIGNMENT_PROPERTY,  m_settings->IsPrimaryAlignmentFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsProperPairFilter )        propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISPROPERPAIR_PROPERTY,        m_settings->IsProperPairFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsReverseStrandFilter )     propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISREVERSESTRAND_PROPERTY,     m_settings->IsReverseStrandFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasIsSecondMateFilter )        propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(ISSECONDMATE_PROPERTY,        m_settings->IsSecondMateFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasMapQualityFilter )          propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(MAPQUALITY_PROPERTY,          m_settings->MapQualityFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasNameFilter )                propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(NAME_PROPERTY,                m_settings->NameFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasQueryBasesFilter )          propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(QUERYBASES_PROPERTY,          m_settings->QueryBasesFilter) );
+    if ( m_settings->HasTagFilter )                 propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(TAG_PROPERTY,                 m_settings->TagFilter) );
+    
+    // send add these properties to filter set "COMMAND_LINE"
+    return AddPropertyTokensToFilter(CMD, propertyTokens);
+}
+
+bool FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::ParseFilterObject(const string& filterName, const Json::Value& filterObject) {
+  
+    // filter object parsing variables
+    Json::Value null(Json::nullValue);
+    Json::Value propertyValue;
+    
+    // store results
+    map<string, string> propertyTokens;
+    
+    // iterate over known properties
+    vector<string>::const_iterator propertyNameIter = m_propertyNames.begin();
+    vector<string>::const_iterator propertyNameEnd  = m_propertyNames.end();
+    for ( ; propertyNameIter != propertyNameEnd; ++propertyNameIter ) {
+        const string& propertyName = (*propertyNameIter);
+        
+        // if property defined in filter, add to token list
+        propertyValue = filterObject.get(propertyName, null);
+        if ( propertyValue != null ) 
+            propertyTokens.insert( make_pair(propertyName, propertyValue.asString()) );
+    }
+  
+    // add this filter to engin
+    m_filterEngine.addFilter(filterName);
+  
+    // add token list to this filter
+    return AddPropertyTokensToFilter(filterName, propertyTokens);
+}
+
+bool FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::ParseScript(void) {
+  
+    // read in script contents from file
+    const string document = GetScriptContents();
+    
+    // set up JsonCPP reader and attempt to parse script
+    Json::Value root;
+    Json::Reader reader;
+    if ( !reader.parse(document, root) ) {
+        // use built-in error reporting mechanism to alert user what was wrong with the script
+        cerr  << "bamtools filter ERROR: failed to parse script - see error message(s) below" << endl
+              << reader.getFormatedErrorMessages();
+        return false;     
+    }
+
+    // initialize return status
+    bool success = true;
+    
+    // see if root object contains multiple filters
+    const Json::Value filters = root["filters"];
+    if ( !filters.isNull() ) {
+      
+        // iterate over any filters found
+        int filterIndex = 0;
+        Json::Value::const_iterator filtersIter = filters.begin();
+        Json::Value::const_iterator filtersEnd  = filters.end();
+        for ( ; filtersIter != filtersEnd; ++filtersIter, ++filterIndex ) {
+            Json::Value filter = (*filtersIter);
+            
+            // convert filter index to string
+            string filterName;
+            
+            // if id tag supplied
+            const Json::Value id = filter["id"];
+            if ( !id.isNull() ) 
+                filterName = id.asString();
+            
+            // use array index 
+            else {
+                stringstream convert;
+                convert << filterIndex;
+                filterName = convert.str();
+            }
+            
+            // create & parse filter 
+            success &= ParseFilterObject(filterName, filter);
+        }
+        
+        // see if user defined a "rule" for these filters
+        // otherwise, use filter engine's default rule behavior
+        string ruleString("");
+        const Json::Value rule = root["rule"];
+        if ( rule.isString() )
+            ruleString = rule.asString();
+        m_filterEngine.setRule(ruleString);
+          
+        // return success/fail
+        return success;
+    } 
+    
+    // otherwise, root is the only filter (just contains properties)
+    // create & parse filter named "ROOT"
+    else success = ParseFilterObject("ROOT", root);
+    
+    // return success/failure
+    return success;
+}
+
+bool FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::Run(void) {
+    
     // set to default input if none provided
     if ( !m_settings->HasInputBamFilename ) 
         m_settings->InputFiles.push_back(Options::StandardIn());
-    
-    // open files
+
+    // initialize defined properties & user-specified filters
+    // quit if failed
+    if ( !SetupFilters() ) return false;
+
+    // open reader without index
     BamMultiReader reader;
-    reader.Open(m_settings->InputFiles, false);
-        
-    // do filtering
+    if ( !reader.Open(m_settings->InputFiles) ) {
+        cerr << "bamtools filter ERROR: could not open input files for reading." << endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // retrieve reader header & reference data
+    const string headerText = reader.GetHeaderText();
+    filterToolReferences = reader.GetReferenceData();
+    
+    // determine compression mode for BamWriter
+    bool writeUncompressed = ( m_settings->OutputFilename == Options::StandardOut() &&
+                              !m_settings->IsForceCompression );
+    BamWriter::CompressionMode compressionMode = BamWriter::Compressed;
+    if ( writeUncompressed ) compressionMode = BamWriter::Uncompressed;
+
+    // open BamWriter
+    BamWriter writer;
+    writer.SetCompressionMode(compressionMode);
+    if ( !writer.Open(m_settings->OutputFilename, headerText, filterToolReferences) ) {
+        cerr << "bamtools filter ERROR: could not open " << m_settings->OutputFilename << " for writing." << endl;
+        reader.Close();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // if no region specified, filter entire file 
+    BamAlignment al;
+    if ( !m_settings->HasRegion ) {
+        while ( reader.GetNextAlignment(al) ) {
+            if ( CheckAlignment(al) ) 
+                writer.SaveAlignment(al);
+        }
+    }
     
+    // otherwise attempt to use region as constraint
+    else {
+        
+        // if region string parses OK
+        BamRegion region;
+        if ( Utilities::ParseRegionString(m_settings->Region, reader, region) ) {
+
+            // attempt to find index files
+            reader.LocateIndexes();
+
+            // if index data available for all BAM files, we can use SetRegion
+            if ( reader.HasIndexes() ) {
+
+                // attempt to use SetRegion(), if failed report error
+                if ( !reader.SetRegion(region.LeftRefID, region.LeftPosition, region.RightRefID, region.RightPosition) ) {
+                    cerr << "bamtools filter ERROR: set region failed. Check that REGION describes a valid range" << endl;
+                    reader.Close();
+                    return false;
+                } 
+              
+                // everything checks out, just iterate through specified region, filtering alignments
+                while ( reader.GetNextAlignment(al) )
+                    if ( CheckAlignment(al) ) 
+                        writer.SaveAlignment(al);
+                }
+            
+            // no index data available, we have to iterate through until we
+            // find overlapping alignments
+            else {
+                while ( reader.GetNextAlignment(al) ) {
+                    if ( (al.RefID >= region.LeftRefID)  && ((al.Position + al.Length) >= region.LeftPosition) &&
+                         (al.RefID <= region.RightRefID) && ( al.Position <= region.RightPosition) ) 
+                    {
+                        if ( CheckAlignment(al) ) 
+                            writer.SaveAlignment(al);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } 
+        
+        // error parsing REGION string
+        else {
+            cerr << "bamtools filter ERROR: could not parse REGION: " << m_settings->Region << endl;
+            cerr << "Check that REGION is in valid format (see documentation) and that the coordinates are valid"
+                 << endl;
+            reader.Close();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
     // clean up & exit
     reader.Close();
-    return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    writer.Close();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool FilterTool::FilterToolPrivate::SetupFilters(void) {
+  
+    // set up filter engine with supported properties
+    InitProperties();
+    
+    // parse script for filter rules, if given
+    if ( m_settings->HasScriptFilename )
+        return ParseScript();
+    
+    // otherwise check command line for filters
+    else return ParseCommandLine();
+}