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 /*
- *  trimoligos.cpp
- *  Mothur
+ * trimoligos.cpp
+ * Mothur
  *
- *  Created by westcott on 9/1/11.
- *  Copyright 2011 Schloss Lab. All rights reserved.
+ * Created by westcott on 9/1/11.
+ * Copyright 2011 Schloss Lab. All rights reserved.
  *
  */
 
 /********************************************************************/
 //strip, pdiffs, bdiffs, primers, barcodes, revPrimers
 TrimOligos::TrimOligos(int p, int b, int l, int s, map<string, int> pr, map<string, int> br, vector<string> r, vector<string> lk, vector<string> sp){
-       try {
-               m = MothurOut::getInstance();
-               
-               pdiffs = p;
-               bdiffs = b;
+    try {
+        m = MothurOut::getInstance();
+        paired = false;
+        
+        pdiffs = p;
+        bdiffs = b;
         ldiffs = l;
         sdiffs = s;
-               
-               barcodes = br;
-               primers = pr;
-               revPrimer = r;
+        
+        barcodes = br;
+        primers = pr;
+        revPrimer = r;
         linker = lk;
         spacer = sp;
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "TrimOligos");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+        maxFBarcodeLength = 0;
+        for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
+            if(it->first.length() > maxFBarcodeLength){
+                maxFBarcodeLength = it->first.length();
+            }
+        }
+        maxFPrimerLength = 0;
+        map<string,int>::iterator it;
+        for(it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
+            if(it->first.length() > maxFPrimerLength){
+                maxFPrimerLength = it->first.length();
+            }
+        }
+        
+        maxLinkerLength = 0;
+        for(int i = 0; i < linker.size(); i++){
+            if(linker[i].length() > maxLinkerLength){
+                maxLinkerLength = linker[i].length();
+            }
+        }
+        
+        maxSpacerLength = 0;
+        for(int i = 0; i < spacer.size(); i++){
+            if(spacer[i].length() > maxSpacerLength){
+                maxSpacerLength = spacer[i].length();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "TrimOligos");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+/********************************************************************/
+//strip, pdiffs, bdiffs, primers, barcodes, revPrimers
+TrimOligos::TrimOligos(int p, int b, int l, int s, map<int, oligosPair> pr, map<int, oligosPair> br){
+    try {
+        m = MothurOut::getInstance();
+        
+        pdiffs = p;
+        bdiffs = b;
+        ldiffs = l;
+        sdiffs = s;
+        paired = true;
+        
+        maxFBarcodeLength = 0;
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=br.begin();it!=br.end();it++){
+            string forward = it->second.forward;
+            map<string, vector<int> >::iterator itForward = ifbarcodes.find(forward);
+            
+            if(forward.length() > maxFBarcodeLength){ maxFBarcodeLength = forward.length(); }
+            
+            if (itForward == ifbarcodes.end()) {
+                vector<int> temp; temp.push_back(it->first);
+                ifbarcodes[forward] = temp;
+            }else { itForward->second.push_back(it->first); }
+        }
+        
+        maxFPrimerLength = 0;
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=pr.begin();it!=pr.end();it++){
+            string forward = it->second.forward;
+            map<string, vector<int> >::iterator itForward = ifprimers.find(forward);
+            
+            if(forward.length() > maxFPrimerLength){ maxFPrimerLength = forward.length(); }
+            
+            if (itForward == ifprimers.end()) {
+                vector<int> temp; temp.push_back(it->first);
+                ifprimers[forward] = temp;
+            }else { itForward->second.push_back(it->first); }
+        }
+        
+        maxRBarcodeLength = 0;
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=br.begin();it!=br.end();it++){
+            string forward = it->second.reverse;
+            map<string, vector<int> >::iterator itForward = irbarcodes.find(forward);
+            
+            if(forward.length() > maxRBarcodeLength){ maxRBarcodeLength = forward.length(); }
+            
+            if (itForward == irbarcodes.end()) {
+                vector<int> temp; temp.push_back(it->first);
+                irbarcodes[forward] = temp;
+            }else { itForward->second.push_back(it->first); }
+        }
+        
+        maxRPrimerLength = 0;
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=pr.begin();it!=pr.end();it++){
+            string forward = it->second.reverse;
+            map<string, vector<int> >::iterator itForward = irprimers.find(forward);
+            
+            if(forward.length() > maxRPrimerLength){ maxRPrimerLength = forward.length(); }
+            
+            if (itForward == irprimers.end()) {
+                vector<int> temp; temp.push_back(it->first);
+                irprimers[forward] = temp;
+            }else { itForward->second.push_back(it->first); }
+        }
+        
+        ipbarcodes = br;
+        ipprimers = pr;
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "TrimOligos");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 /********************************************************************/
 //strip, pdiffs, bdiffs, primers, barcodes, revPrimers
 TrimOligos::TrimOligos(int p, int b, map<string, int> pr, map<string, int> br, vector<string> r){
-       try {
-               m = MothurOut::getInstance();
-               
-               pdiffs = p;
-               bdiffs = b;
-               
-               barcodes = br;
-               primers = pr;
-               revPrimer = r;
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "TrimOligos");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+    try {
+        m = MothurOut::getInstance();
+        
+        pdiffs = p;
+        bdiffs = b;
+        
+        barcodes = br;
+        primers = pr;
+        revPrimer = r;
+        paired = false;
+        
+        maxFBarcodeLength = 0;
+        for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
+            string oligo = it->first;
+            if(oligo.length() > maxFBarcodeLength){
+                maxFBarcodeLength = oligo.length();
+            }
+        }
+        maxRBarcodeLength = maxFBarcodeLength;
+        
+        maxFPrimerLength = 0;
+        for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
+            string oligo = it->first;
+            if(oligo.length() > maxFPrimerLength){
+                maxFPrimerLength = oligo.length();
+            }
+        }
+        maxRPrimerLength = maxFPrimerLength;
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "TrimOligos");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 /********************************************************************/
 TrimOligos::~TrimOligos() {}
+//********************************************************************/
+bool TrimOligos::findForward(Sequence& seq, int& primerStart, int& primerEnd){
+    try {
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        
+        for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
+            string oligo = it->first;
+            
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()) { break; }
+            
+            //search for primer
+            int olength = oligo.length();
+            for (int j = 0; j < rawSequence.length()-olength; j++){
+                if (m->control_pressed) { primerStart = 0; primerEnd = 0; return false; }
+                string rawChunk = rawSequence.substr(j, olength);
+                if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawChunk)) {
+                    primerStart = j;
+                    primerEnd = primerStart + olength;
+                    return true;
+                }
+                
+            }
+        }
+        
+        primerStart = 0; primerEnd = 0;
+        //if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if (pdiffs == 0) { return false; }
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (primers.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
+                
+                string prim = it->first;
+                //search for primer
+                int olength = prim.length();
+                if (rawSequence.length() < olength) {} //ignore primers too long for this seq
+                else{
+                    for (int j = 0; j < rawSequence.length()-olength; j++){
+                        
+                        string oligo = it->first;
+                        
+                        if (m->control_pressed) { primerStart = 0; primerEnd = 0; return false; }
+                        
+                        string rawChunk = rawSequence.substr(j, olength+pdiffs);
+                        
+                        //use needleman to align first primer.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                        alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawChunk);
+                        oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                        string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                        
+                        int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                        
+                        for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                            if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                        }
+                        oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                        temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                        
+                        int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                        
+                        if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                            minDiff = numDiff;
+                            minCount = 1;
+                            primerStart = j;
+                            primerEnd = primerStart + alnLength;
+                        }else if(numDiff == minDiff){ minCount++; }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+            if(minDiff > pdiffs)       {       primerStart = 0; primerEnd = 0; return false;   }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       primerStart = 0; primerEnd = 0; return false;   }       //can't tell the difference between multiple primers
+            else{ return true; }
+        }
+        
+        primerStart = 0; primerEnd = 0;
+        return false;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+//******************************************************************/
+bool TrimOligos::findReverse(Sequence& seq, int& primerStart, int& primerEnd){
+    try {
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<revPrimer.size();i++){
+            string oligo = revPrimer[i];
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()) { break; }
+            
+            //search for primer
+            int olength = oligo.length();
+            for (int j = rawSequence.length()-olength; j >= 0; j--){
+                if (m->control_pressed) { primerStart = 0; primerEnd = 0; return false; }
+                string rawChunk = rawSequence.substr(j, olength);
+                
+                if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawChunk)) {
+                    primerStart = j;
+                    primerEnd = primerStart + olength;
+                    return true;
+                }
+                
+            }
+        }
+        
+        primerStart = 0; primerEnd = 0;
+        return false;
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "PcrSeqsCommand", "findReverse");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
 //*******************************************************************/
+
 int TrimOligos::stripBarcode(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual, int& group){
-       try {
-               
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               int success = bdiffs + 1;       //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               //can you find the barcode
-               for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
-                       string oligo = it->first;
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){      //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                               success = bdiffs + 10;                                  //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
-                               break;  
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                               group = it->second;
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                               
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
-                               }
-                               
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-               
-               //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
-               if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
-               
-               else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
-                       
-                       int maxLength = 0;
-                       
-                       Alignment* alignment;
-                       if (barcodes.size() > 0) {
-                               map<string,int>::iterator it; 
-                               
-                               for(it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
-                                       if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
-                                               maxLength = it->first.length();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+bdiffs+1));  
-                               
-                       }else{ alignment = NULL; } 
-                       
-                       //can you find the barcode
-                       int minDiff = 1e6;
-                       int minCount = 1;
-                       int minGroup = -1;
-                       int minPos = 0;
-                       
-                       for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
-                               string oligo = it->first;
-                               //                              int length = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){   //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                                       success = bdiffs + 10;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               
-                               //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
-                               alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
-                               oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
-                               string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
-                               
-                               int alnLength = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
-                                       if(oligo[i] != '-'){    alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
-                               }
-                               oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               
-                               int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
-                               
-                               if(numDiff < minDiff){
-                                       minDiff = numDiff;
-                                       minCount = 1;
-                                       minGroup = it->second;
-                                       minPos = 0;
-                                       for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
-                                               if(temp[i] != '-'){
-                                                       minPos++;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else if(numDiff == minDiff){
-                                       minCount++;
-                               }
-                               
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(minDiff > bdiffs)    {       success = minDiff;              }       //no good matches
-                       else if(minCount > 1)   {       success = bdiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
-                       else{                                                                                                   //use the best match
-                               group = minGroup;
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
+    try {
+        
+        if (paired) { int success = stripPairedBarcode(seq, qual, group); return success; }
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = bdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        //can you find the barcode
+        for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
+            string oligo = it->first;
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){ //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = bdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                group = it->second;
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
+                }
+                
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (barcodes.size() > 0) {alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFBarcodeLength+bdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            int minGroup = -1;
+            int minPos = 0;
+            
+            for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                // int length = oligo.length();
+                
+                if(rawSequence.length() < maxFBarcodeLength){  //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = bdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                    if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minGroup = it->second;
+                    minPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            minPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minCount++;
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            if(minDiff > bdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       success = bdiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
+            else{      //use the best match
+                group = minGroup;
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
+                
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
+                }
+                success = minDiff;
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripBarcode");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+//*******************************************************************/
+int TrimOligos::stripBarcode(Sequence& forwardSeq, Sequence& reverseSeq, int& group){
+    try {
+        //look for forward barcode
+        string rawFSequence = forwardSeq.getUnaligned();
+        string rawRSequence = reverseSeq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = bdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        //can you find the forward barcode
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=ipbarcodes.begin();it!=ipbarcodes.end();it++){
+            string foligo = it->second.forward;
+            string roligo = it->second.reverse;
+            
+            if(rawFSequence.length() < foligo.length()){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = bdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            if(rawRSequence.length() < roligo.length()){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = bdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if((compareDNASeq(foligo, rawFSequence.substr(0,foligo.length()))) && (compareDNASeq(roligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,roligo.length())))) {
+                group = it->first;
+                forwardSeq.setUnaligned(rawFSequence.substr(foligo.length()));
+                reverseSeq.setUnaligned(rawRSequence.substr(roligo.length()));
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (ifbarcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFBarcodeLength+bdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            vector< vector<int> > minFGroup;
+            vector<int> minFPos;
+            
+            //the pair can have duplicates, but we only want to search for the unique forward and reverses, example
+            /*
+             1 Sarah Westcott
+             2 John Westcott
+             3 Anna Westcott
+             4 Sarah Schloss
+             5 Pat Schloss
+             6 Gail Brown
+             7 Pat Moore
+             only want to look for forward = Sarah, John, Anna, Pat, Gail
+             reverse = Westcott, Schloss, Brown, Moore
+             but if best match forward = 4, and reverse = 1, we want to count as a valid match because forward 1 and forward 4 are the same. so both barcodes map to same group.
+             */
+            //cout << endl << forwardSeq.getName() << endl;
+            for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=ifbarcodes.begin();it!=ifbarcodes.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                
+                if(rawFSequence.length() < maxFBarcodeLength){ //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = bdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawFSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs) << endl;
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawFSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){     alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = bdiffs + 100; }
+                //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minFGroup.clear();
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    minFPos.clear();
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            //cout << minDiff << '\t' << minCount << '\t' << endl;
+            if(minDiff > bdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else{
+                //check for reverse match
+                if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+                
+                if (irbarcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxRBarcodeLength+bdiffs+1)); }
+                else{ alignment = NULL; }
+                
+                //can you find the barcode
+                minDiff = 1e6;
+                minCount = 1;
+                vector< vector<int> > minRGroup;
+                vector<int> minRPos;
+                
+                for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=irbarcodes.begin();it!=irbarcodes.end();it++){
+                    string oligo = it->first;
+                    //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs) << endl;
+                    if(rawRSequence.length() < maxRBarcodeLength){     //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                        success = bdiffs + 10;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                    //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                    alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
+                    oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                    string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                    
+                    int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                    for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){ alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                    oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                    if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = bdiffs + 100; }
+                    
+                    //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                    if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                        minDiff = numDiff;
+                        minCount = 1;
+                        minRGroup.clear();
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        minRPos.clear();
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                    }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+                
+                if(minDiff > bdiffs)   {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+                else {
+                    bool foundMatch = false;
+                    vector<int> matches;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < minFGroup.size(); i++) {
+                        for (int j = 0; j < minFGroup[i].size(); j++) {
+                            for (int k = 0; k < minRGroup.size(); k++) {
+                                if (m->inUsersGroups(minFGroup[i][j], minRGroup[k])) { matches.push_back(minFGroup[i][j]); k+= minRGroup.size(); }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    int fStart = 0;
+                    int rStart = 0;
+                    if (matches.size() == 1) {
+                        foundMatch = true;
+                        group = matches[0];
+                        fStart = minFPos[0];
+                        rStart = minRPos[0];
+                    }
+                    
+                    //we have an acceptable match for the forward and reverse, but do they match?
+                    if (foundMatch) {
+                        forwardSeq.setUnaligned(rawFSequence.substr(fStart));
+                        reverseSeq.setUnaligned(rawRSequence.substr(rStart));
+                        success = minDiff;
+                    }else { success = bdiffs + 100;    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripIBarcode");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+}
+//*******************************************************************/
+int TrimOligos::stripBarcode(Sequence& forwardSeq, Sequence& reverseSeq, QualityScores& forwardQual, QualityScores& reverseQual, int& group){
+    try {
+        //look for forward barcode
+        string rawFSequence = forwardSeq.getUnaligned();
+        string rawRSequence = reverseSeq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = bdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        //can you find the forward barcode
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=ipbarcodes.begin();it!=ipbarcodes.end();it++){
+            string foligo = it->second.forward;
+            string roligo = it->second.reverse;
+            
+            if(rawFSequence.length() < foligo.length()){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = bdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            if(rawRSequence.length() < roligo.length()){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = bdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if((compareDNASeq(foligo, rawFSequence.substr(0,foligo.length()))) && (compareDNASeq(roligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,roligo.length())))) {
+                group = it->first;
+                forwardSeq.setUnaligned(rawFSequence.substr(foligo.length()));
+                reverseSeq.setUnaligned(rawRSequence.substr(roligo.length()));
+                forwardQual.trimQScores(foligo.length(), -1);
+                reverseQual.trimQScores(roligo.length(), -1);
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (ifbarcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFBarcodeLength+bdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            vector< vector<int> > minFGroup;
+            vector<int> minFPos;
+            
+            //the pair can have duplicates, but we only want to search for the unique forward and reverses, example
+            /*
+             1 Sarah Westcott
+             2 John Westcott
+             3 Anna Westcott
+             4 Sarah Schloss
+             5 Pat Schloss
+             6 Gail Brown
+             7 Pat Moore
+             only want to look for forward = Sarah, John, Anna, Pat, Gail
+             reverse = Westcott, Schloss, Brown, Moore
+             but if best match forward = 4, and reverse = 1, we want to count as a valid match because forward 1 and forward 4 are the same. so both barcodes map to same group.
+             */
+            //cout << endl << forwardSeq.getName() << endl;
+            for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=ifbarcodes.begin();it!=ifbarcodes.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                
+                if(rawFSequence.length() < maxFBarcodeLength){ //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = bdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawFSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs) << endl;
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawFSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){     alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = bdiffs + 100; }
+                //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minFGroup.clear();
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    minFPos.clear();
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            //cout << minDiff << '\t' << minCount << '\t' << endl;
+            if(minDiff > bdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else{
+                //check for reverse match
+                if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+                
+                if (irbarcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxRBarcodeLength+bdiffs+1)); }
+                else{ alignment = NULL; }
+                
+                //can you find the barcode
+                minDiff = 1e6;
+                minCount = 1;
+                vector< vector<int> > minRGroup;
+                vector<int> minRPos;
+                
+                for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=irbarcodes.begin();it!=irbarcodes.end();it++){
+                    string oligo = it->first;
+                    //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs) << endl;
+                    if(rawRSequence.length() < maxRBarcodeLength){     //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                        success = bdiffs + 10;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                    //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                    alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
+                    oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                    string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                    
+                    int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                    for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){ alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                    oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                    if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = bdiffs + 100; }
+                    
+                    //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                    if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                        minDiff = numDiff;
+                        minCount = 1;
+                        minRGroup.clear();
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        minRPos.clear();
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                    }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+                
+                if(minDiff > bdiffs)   {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+                else {
+                    bool foundMatch = false;
+                    vector<int> matches;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < minFGroup.size(); i++) {
+                        for (int j = 0; j < minFGroup[i].size(); j++) {
+                            for (int k = 0; k < minRGroup.size(); k++) {
+                                if (m->inUsersGroups(minFGroup[i][j], minRGroup[k])) { matches.push_back(minFGroup[i][j]); k+= minRGroup.size(); }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    int fStart = 0;
+                    int rStart = 0;
+                    if (matches.size() == 1) {
+                        foundMatch = true;
+                        group = matches[0];
+                        fStart = minFPos[0];
+                        rStart = minRPos[0];
+                    }
+                    
+                    //we have an acceptable match for the forward and reverse, but do they match?
+                    if (foundMatch) {
+                        forwardSeq.setUnaligned(rawFSequence.substr(fStart));
+                        reverseSeq.setUnaligned(rawRSequence.substr(rStart));
+                        forwardQual.trimQScores(fStart, -1);
+                        reverseQual.trimQScores(rStart, -1);
+                        success = minDiff;
+                    }else { success = bdiffs + 100;    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripIBarcode");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+}
+//*******************************************************************/
+int TrimOligos::stripPairedBarcode(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual, int& group){
+    try {
+        //look for forward barcode
+        string rawSeq = seq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = bdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        //cout << seq.getName() << endl;
+        //can you find the forward barcode
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=ipbarcodes.begin();it!=ipbarcodes.end();it++){
+            string foligo = it->second.forward;
+            string roligo = it->second.reverse;
+            //cout << it->first << '\t' << foligo << '\t' << roligo << endl;
+            //cout << it->first << '\t' << rawSeq.substr(0,foligo.length()) << '\t' << rawSeq.substr(rawSeq.length()-roligo.length(),roligo.length()) << endl;
+            if(rawSeq.length() < foligo.length()){     //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = bdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            if(rawSeq.length() < roligo.length()){     //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = bdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if (rawSeq.length() < (foligo.length() + roligo.length())) {  success = pdiffs + 10; break; }
+            
+            if((compareDNASeq(foligo, rawSeq.substr(0,foligo.length()))) && (compareDNASeq(roligo, rawSeq.substr(rawSeq.length()-roligo.length(),roligo.length())))) {
+                group = it->first;
+                string trimmedSeq = rawSeq.substr(foligo.length()); //trim forward barcode
+                seq.setUnaligned(trimmedSeq.substr(0,(trimmedSeq.length()-roligo.length()))); //trim reverse barcode
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    qual.trimQScores(-1, rawSeq.length()-roligo.length());
+                    qual.trimQScores(foligo.length(), -1);
+                }
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        //cout << "success=" << success << endl;
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (ifbarcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFBarcodeLength+bdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            vector< vector<int> > minFGroup;
+            vector<int> minFPos;
+            
+            //the pair can have duplicates, but we only want to search for the unique forward and reverses, example
+            /*
+             1 Sarah Westcott
+             2 John Westcott
+             3 Anna Westcott
+             4 Sarah Schloss
+             5 Pat Schloss
+             6 Gail Brown
+             7 Pat Moore
+             only want to look for forward = Sarah, John, Anna, Pat, Gail
+             reverse = Westcott, Schloss, Brown, Moore
+             but if best match forward = 4, and reverse = 1, we want to count as a valid match because forward 1 and forward 4 are the same. so both barcodes map to same group.
+             */
+            //cout << endl << forwardSeq.getName() << endl;
+            for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=ifbarcodes.begin();it!=ifbarcodes.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                
+                if(rawSeq.length() < maxFBarcodeLength){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = bdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawSeq.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs) << endl;
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSeq.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){     alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = bdiffs + 100; }
+                //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minFGroup.clear();
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    minFPos.clear();
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            //cout << minDiff << '\t' << minCount << '\t' << endl;
+            if(minDiff > bdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else{
+                //check for reverse match
+                if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+                
+                if (irbarcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxRBarcodeLength+bdiffs+1)); }
+                else{ alignment = NULL; }
+                
+                //can you find the barcode
+                minDiff = 1e6;
+                minCount = 1;
+                vector< vector<int> > minRGroup;
+                vector<int> minRPos;
+                
+                string rawRSequence = reverseOligo(seq.getUnaligned());
+                //cout << irbarcodes.size() << '\t' << maxRBarcodeLength << endl;
+                for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=irbarcodes.begin();it!=irbarcodes.end();it++){
+                    string oligo = reverseOligo(it->first);
+                    //cout << "r before = " << reverseOligo(oligo) << '\t' << reverseOligo(rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs)) << endl;
+                    if(rawRSequence.length() < maxRBarcodeLength){     //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                        success = bdiffs + 10;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                    //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                    alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
+                    oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                    string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                    
+                    int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                    for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){ alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                    oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                    if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = bdiffs + 100; }
+                    
+                    //cout << "r after = " << reverseOligo(oligo) << '\t' << reverseOligo(temp) << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                    if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                        minDiff = numDiff;
+                        minCount = 1;
+                        minRGroup.clear();
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        minRPos.clear();
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                    }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+                
+                if(minDiff > bdiffs)   {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+                else {
+                    bool foundMatch = false;
+                    vector<int> matches;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < minFGroup.size(); i++) {
+                        for (int j = 0; j < minFGroup[i].size(); j++) {
+                            for (int k = 0; k < minRGroup.size(); k++) {
+                                if (m->inUsersGroups(minFGroup[i][j], minRGroup[k])) { matches.push_back(minFGroup[i][j]); k+= minRGroup.size(); }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    int fStart = 0;
+                    int rStart = 0;
+                    if (matches.size() == 1) {
+                        foundMatch = true;
+                        group = matches[0];
+                        fStart = minFPos[0];
+                        rStart = rawSeq.length() - minRPos[0];
+                        if (fStart > rStart) { foundMatch = false; } //only barcodes not a good sequence
+                    }
+                    
+                    //we have an acceptable match for the forward and reverse, but do they match?
+                    if (foundMatch) {
+                        string trimmedSeq = rawSeq.substr(0, rStart); //trim reverse barcode
+                        seq.setUnaligned(trimmedSeq.substr(fStart)); //trim forward barcode
+                        if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                            qual.trimQScores(-1, rStart);
+                            qual.trimQScores(fStart, -1);
+                        }
+                        success = minDiff;
+                        //cout << "barcode = " << ipbarcodes[group].forward << '\t' << ipbarcodes[group].reverse << endl;
+                    }else { success = bdiffs + 100;    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripPairedBarcode");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+}
+//*******************************************************************/
+int TrimOligos::stripPairedPrimers(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual, int& group, bool keepForward){
+    try {
+        //look for forward
+        string rawSeq = seq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = pdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        //cout << seq.getName() << endl;
+        //can you find the forward
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=ipprimers.begin();it!=ipprimers.end();it++){
+            string foligo = it->second.forward;
+            string roligo = it->second.reverse;
+            
+            //cout << it->first << '\t' << foligo << '\t' << roligo << endl;
+            //cout << it->first << '\t' << rawSeq.substr(0,foligo.length()) << '\t' << rawSeq.substr(rawSeq.length()-roligo.length(),roligo.length()) << endl;
+            if(rawSeq.length() < foligo.length()){     //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = pdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            if(rawSeq.length() < roligo.length()){     //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = pdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if (rawSeq.length() < (foligo.length() + roligo.length())) {  success = pdiffs + 10; break; }
+            
+            if((compareDNASeq(foligo, rawSeq.substr(0,foligo.length()))) && (compareDNASeq(roligo, rawSeq.substr(rawSeq.length()-roligo.length(),roligo.length())))) {
+                group = it->first;
+                if (!keepForward) {
+                    string trimmedSeq = rawSeq.substr(foligo.length()); //trim forward barcode
+                    seq.setUnaligned(trimmedSeq.substr(0,(trimmedSeq.length()-roligo.length()))); //trim reverse barcode
+                    if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                        qual.trimQScores(-1, rawSeq.length()-roligo.length());
+                        qual.trimQScores(foligo.length(), -1);
+                    }
+                }
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        //cout << "success=" << success << endl;
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (ifprimers.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            vector< vector<int> > minFGroup;
+            vector<int> minFPos;
+            
+            //the pair can have duplicates, but we only want to search for the unique forward and reverses, example
+            /*
+             1 Sarah Westcott
+             2 John Westcott
+             3 Anna Westcott
+             4 Sarah Schloss
+             5 Pat Schloss
+             6 Gail Brown
+             7 Pat Moore
+             only want to look for forward = Sarah, John, Anna, Pat, Gail
+             reverse = Westcott, Schloss, Brown, Moore
+             but if best match forward = 4, and reverse = 1, we want to count as a valid match because forward 1 and forward 4 are the same. so both barcodes map to same group.
+             */
+            //cout << endl << forwardSeq.getName() << endl;
+            for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=ifprimers.begin();it!=ifprimers.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                
+                if(rawSeq.length() < maxFPrimerLength){        //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = pdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawSeq.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs) << endl;
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSeq.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){     alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = pdiffs + 100; }
+                //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minFGroup.clear();
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    minFPos.clear();
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            //cout << minDiff << '\t' << minCount << '\t' << endl;
+            if(minDiff > pdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else{
+                //check for reverse match
+                if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+                
+                if (irprimers.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxRPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+                else{ alignment = NULL; }
+                
+                //can you find the barcode
+                minDiff = 1e6;
+                minCount = 1;
+                vector< vector<int> > minRGroup;
+                vector<int> minRPos;
+                
+                string rawRSequence = reverseOligo(seq.getUnaligned());
+                
+                for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=irprimers.begin();it!=irprimers.end();it++){
+                    string oligo = reverseOligo(it->first);
+                    //cout << "r before = " << reverseOligo(oligo) << '\t' << reverseOligo(rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs)) << endl;
+                    if(rawRSequence.length() < maxRPrimerLength){      //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                        success = pdiffs + 10;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                    //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                    alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
+                    oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                    string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                    
+                    int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                    for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){ alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                    oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                    if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = pdiffs + 100; }
+                    
+                    //cout << "r after = " << reverseOligo(oligo) << '\t' << reverseOligo(temp) << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                    if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                        minDiff = numDiff;
+                        minCount = 1;
+                        minRGroup.clear();
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        minRPos.clear();
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                    }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+                
+                if(minDiff > pdiffs)   {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+                else {
+                    bool foundMatch = false;
+                    vector<int> matches;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < minFGroup.size(); i++) {
+                        for (int j = 0; j < minFGroup[i].size(); j++) {
+                            for (int k = 0; k < minRGroup.size(); k++) {
+                                if (m->inUsersGroups(minFGroup[i][j], minRGroup[k])) { matches.push_back(minFGroup[i][j]); k+= minRGroup.size(); }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    int fStart = 0;
+                    int rStart = 0;
+                    if (matches.size() == 1) {
+                        foundMatch = true;
+                        group = matches[0];
+                        fStart = minFPos[0];
+                        rStart = rawSeq.length() - minRPos[0];
+                        if (fStart > rStart) { foundMatch = false; } //only primers not a good sequence
+                    }
+                    
+                    //we have an acceptable match for the forward and reverse, but do they match?
+                    if (foundMatch) {
+                        if (!keepForward) {
+                            string trimmedSeq = rawSeq.substr(0, rStart); //trim reverse barcode
+                            seq.setUnaligned(trimmedSeq.substr(fStart)); //trim forward barcode
+                            if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                                qual.trimQScores(-1, rStart);
+                                qual.trimQScores(fStart, -1);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        success = minDiff;
+                        //cout << "primer = " << ipprimers[group].forward << '\t' << ipprimers[group].reverse << endl;
+                    }else { success = pdiffs + 100;    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripPairedPrimers");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+}
+
+//*******************************************************************/
+int TrimOligos::stripForward(Sequence& forwardSeq, Sequence& reverseSeq, QualityScores& forwardQual, QualityScores& reverseQual, int& group){
+    try {
+        //look for forward barcode
+        string rawFSequence = forwardSeq.getUnaligned();
+        string rawRSequence = reverseSeq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = pdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        //can you find the forward barcode
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=ipprimers.begin();it!=ipprimers.end();it++){
+            string foligo = it->second.forward;
+            string roligo = it->second.reverse;
+            
+            if(rawFSequence.length() < foligo.length()){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = pdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            if(rawRSequence.length() < roligo.length()){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = pdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if((compareDNASeq(foligo, rawFSequence.substr(0,foligo.length()))) && (compareDNASeq(roligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,roligo.length())))) {
+                group = it->first;
+                forwardSeq.setUnaligned(rawFSequence.substr(foligo.length()));
+                reverseSeq.setUnaligned(rawRSequence.substr(roligo.length()));
+                forwardQual.trimQScores(foligo.length(), -1);
+                reverseQual.trimQScores(roligo.length(), -1);
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (ifprimers.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            vector< vector<int> > minFGroup;
+            vector<int> minFPos;
+            
+            //the pair can have duplicates, but we only want to search for the unique forward and reverses, example
+            /*
+             1 Sarah Westcott
+             2 John Westcott
+             3 Anna Westcott
+             4 Sarah Schloss
+             5 Pat Schloss
+             6 Gail Brown
+             7 Pat Moore
+             only want to look for forward = Sarah, John, Anna, Pat, Gail
+             reverse = Westcott, Schloss, Brown, Moore
+             but if best match forward = 4, and reverse = 1, we want to count as a valid match because forward 1 and forward 4 are the same. so both barcodes map to same group.
+             */
+            //cout << endl << forwardSeq.getName() << endl;
+            for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=ifprimers.begin();it!=ifprimers.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                
+                if(rawFSequence.length() < maxFPrimerLength){  //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = pdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawFSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs) << endl;
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawFSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){     alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = pdiffs + 100; }
+                //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minFGroup.clear();
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    minFPos.clear();
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            //cout << minDiff << '\t' << minCount << '\t' << endl;
+            if(minDiff > pdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else{
+                //check for reverse match
+                if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+                
+                if (irbarcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxRPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+                else{ alignment = NULL; }
+                
+                //can you find the barcode
+                minDiff = 1e6;
+                minCount = 1;
+                vector< vector<int> > minRGroup;
+                vector<int> minRPos;
+                
+                for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=irprimers.begin();it!=irprimers.end();it++){
+                    string oligo = it->first;
+                    //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs) << endl;
+                    if(rawRSequence.length() < maxRPrimerLength){      //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                        success = pdiffs + 10;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                    //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                    alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
+                    oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                    string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                    
+                    int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                    for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){ alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                    oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                    if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = pdiffs + 100; }
+                    
+                    //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                    if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                        minDiff = numDiff;
+                        minCount = 1;
+                        minRGroup.clear();
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        minRPos.clear();
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                    }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+                
+                if(minDiff > pdiffs)   {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+                else {
+                    bool foundMatch = false;
+                    vector<int> matches;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < minFGroup.size(); i++) {
+                        for (int j = 0; j < minFGroup[i].size(); j++) {
+                            for (int k = 0; k < minRGroup.size(); k++) {
+                                if (m->inUsersGroups(minFGroup[i][j], minRGroup[k])) { matches.push_back(minFGroup[i][j]); k+= minRGroup.size(); }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    int fStart = 0;
+                    int rStart = 0;
+                    if (matches.size() == 1) {
+                        foundMatch = true;
+                        group = matches[0];
+                        fStart = minFPos[0];
+                        rStart = minRPos[0];
+                    }
+                    
+                    //we have an acceptable match for the forward and reverse, but do they match?
+                    if (foundMatch) {
+                        forwardSeq.setUnaligned(rawFSequence.substr(fStart));
+                        reverseSeq.setUnaligned(rawRSequence.substr(rStart));
+                        forwardQual.trimQScores(fStart, -1);
+                        reverseQual.trimQScores(rStart, -1);
+                        success = minDiff;
+                    }else { success = pdiffs + 100;    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripIForward");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
+}
+//*******************************************************************/
+int TrimOligos::stripForward(Sequence& forwardSeq, Sequence& reverseSeq, int& group){
+    try {
+        //look for forward barcode
+        string rawFSequence = forwardSeq.getUnaligned();
+        string rawRSequence = reverseSeq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = pdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        //can you find the forward barcode
+        for(map<int,oligosPair>::iterator it=ipprimers.begin();it!=ipprimers.end();it++){
+            string foligo = it->second.forward;
+            string roligo = it->second.reverse;
+            
+            if(rawFSequence.length() < foligo.length()){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = pdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            if(rawRSequence.length() < roligo.length()){       //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = pdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if((compareDNASeq(foligo, rawFSequence.substr(0,foligo.length()))) && (compareDNASeq(roligo, rawRSequence.substr((rawRSequence.length()-roligo.length()),roligo.length())))) {
+                group = it->first;
+                forwardSeq.setUnaligned(rawFSequence.substr(foligo.length()));
+                reverseSeq.setUnaligned(rawRSequence.substr(roligo.length()));
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (ifprimers.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            vector< vector<int> > minFGroup;
+            vector<int> minFPos;
+            
+            //the pair can have duplicates, but we only want to search for the unique forward and reverses, example
+            /*
+             1 Sarah Westcott
+             2 John Westcott
+             3 Anna Westcott
+             4 Sarah Schloss
+             5 Pat Schloss
+             6 Gail Brown
+             7 Pat Moore
+             only want to look for forward = Sarah, John, Anna, Pat, Gail
+             reverse = Westcott, Schloss, Brown, Moore
+             but if best match forward = 4, and reverse = 1, we want to count as a valid match because forward 1 and forward 4 are the same. so both barcodes map to same group.
+             */
+            //cout << endl << forwardSeq.getName() << endl;
+            for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=ifprimers.begin();it!=ifprimers.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                
+                if(rawFSequence.length() < maxFPrimerLength){  //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = pdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawFSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs) << endl;
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawFSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){     alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = pdiffs + 100; }
+                //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minFGroup.clear();
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    minFPos.clear();
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minFGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    int tempminFPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            tempminFPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    minFPos.push_back(tempminFPos);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            //cout << minDiff << '\t' << minCount << '\t' << endl;
+            if(minDiff > pdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else{
+                //check for reverse match
+                if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+                
+                if (irbarcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxRPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+                else{ alignment = NULL; }
+                
+                //can you find the barcode
+                minDiff = 1e6;
+                minCount = 1;
+                vector< vector<int> > minRGroup;
+                vector<int> minRPos;
+                
+                for(map<string, vector<int> >::iterator it=irprimers.begin();it!=irprimers.end();it++){
+                    string oligo = it->first;
+                    //cout << "before = " << oligo << '\t' << rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs) << endl;
+                    if(rawRSequence.length() < maxRPrimerLength){      //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                        success = pdiffs + 10;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    
+                    //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                    alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawRSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
+                    oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                    string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                    
+                    int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                    for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){ if(oligo[i] != '-'){ alnLength = i+1;        break;  } }
+                    oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                    int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                    if (alnLength == 0) { numDiff = pdiffs + 100; }
+                    
+                    //cout << "after = " << oligo << '\t' << temp << '\t' << numDiff << endl;
+                    if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                        minDiff = numDiff;
+                        minCount = 1;
+                        minRGroup.clear();
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        minRPos.clear();
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                    }else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                        int tempminRPos = 0;
+                        for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                            if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                                tempminRPos++;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        minRPos.push_back(tempminRPos);
+                        minRGroup.push_back(it->second);
+                    }
+                    
+                }
+                
+                if(minDiff > pdiffs)   {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+                else {
+                    bool foundMatch = false;
+                    vector<int> matches;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < minFGroup.size(); i++) {
+                        for (int j = 0; j < minFGroup[i].size(); j++) {
+                            for (int k = 0; k < minRGroup.size(); k++) {
+                                if (m->inUsersGroups(minFGroup[i][j], minRGroup[k])) { matches.push_back(minFGroup[i][j]); k+= minRGroup.size(); }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    int fStart = 0;
+                    int rStart = 0;
+                    if (matches.size() == 1) {
+                        foundMatch = true;
+                        group = matches[0];
+                        fStart = minFPos[0];
+                        rStart = minRPos[0];
+                    }
+                    
+                    //we have an acceptable match for the forward and reverse, but do they match?
+                    if (foundMatch) {
+                        forwardSeq.setUnaligned(rawFSequence.substr(fStart));
+                        reverseSeq.setUnaligned(rawRSequence.substr(rStart));
+                        success = minDiff;
+                    }else { success = pdiffs + 100;    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripIForward");
+        exit(1);
+    }
     
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
-                               }
-                               success = minDiff;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
-                       
-               }
-               
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripBarcode");
-               exit(1);
-       }
-       
 }
 //*******************************************************************/
 int TrimOligos::stripBarcode(Sequence& seq, int& group){
-       try {
-               
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               int success = bdiffs + 1;       //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               //can you find the barcode
-               for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
-                       string oligo = it->first;
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){      //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                               success = bdiffs + 10;                                  //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
-                               break;  
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                               group = it->second;
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                               
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-               
-               //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
-               if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
-               
-               else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
-                       
-                       int maxLength = 0;
-                       
-                       Alignment* alignment;
-                       if (barcodes.size() > 0) {
-                               map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();
-                               
-                               for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
-                                       if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
-                                               maxLength = it->first.length();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+bdiffs+1));  
-                               
-                       }else{ alignment = NULL; } 
-                       
-                       //can you find the barcode
-                       int minDiff = 1e6;
-                       int minCount = 1;
-                       int minGroup = -1;
-                       int minPos = 0;
-                       
-                       for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
-                               string oligo = it->first;
-                               //                              int length = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){   //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                                       success = bdiffs + 10;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               
-                               //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
-                               alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
-                               oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
-                               string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
-                               
-                               int alnLength = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
-                                       if(oligo[i] != '-'){    alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
-                               }
-                               oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               
-                               int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
-                               
-                               if(numDiff < minDiff){
-                                       minDiff = numDiff;
-                                       minCount = 1;
-                                       minGroup = it->second;
-                                       minPos = 0;
-                                       for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
-                                               if(temp[i] != '-'){
-                                                       minPos++;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else if(numDiff == minDiff){
-                                       minCount++;
-                               }
-                               
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(minDiff > bdiffs)    {       success = minDiff;              }       //no good matches
-                       else if(minCount > 1)   {       success = bdiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
-                       else{                                                                                                   //use the best match
-                               group = minGroup;
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
-                               success = minDiff;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
-                       
-               }
-               
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripBarcode");
-               exit(1);
-       }
-       
+    try {
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = bdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        //can you find the barcode
+        for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
+            string oligo = it->first;
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){ //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                success = bdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                group = it->second;
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (barcodes.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFBarcodeLength+bdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            int minGroup = -1;
+            int minPos = 0;
+            
+            for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                // int length = oligo.length();
+                
+                if(rawSequence.length() < maxFBarcodeLength){  //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = bdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                    if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minGroup = it->second;
+                    minPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            minPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minCount++;
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            if(minDiff > bdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       success = bdiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
+            else{      //use the best match
+                group = minGroup;
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
+                success = minDiff;
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripBarcode");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
 }
-//********************************************************************/
+
+/********************************************************************/
 int TrimOligos::stripForward(Sequence& seq, int& group){
-       try {
-               
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               int success = pdiffs + 1;       //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               //can you find the primer
-               for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
-                       string oligo = it->first;
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){      //let's just assume that the primers are the same length
-                               success = pdiffs + 10;                                  //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
-                               break;  
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                               group = it->second;
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-               
-               //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
-               if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) {  return success;  }
-               
-               else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
-                       
-                       int maxLength = 0;
-                       
-                       Alignment* alignment;
-                       if (primers.size() > 0) {
-                               map<string,int>::iterator it; 
-                               
-                               for(it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
-                                       if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
-                                               maxLength = it->first.length();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+pdiffs+1));  
-                               
-                       }else{ alignment = NULL; } 
-                       
-                       //can you find the barcode
-                       int minDiff = 1e6;
-                       int minCount = 1;
-                       int minGroup = -1;
-                       int minPos = 0;
-                       
-                       for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
-                               string oligo = it->first;
-                               //                              int length = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){   
-                                       success = pdiffs + 100;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               
-                               //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
-                               alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
-                               oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
-                               string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
-                               
-                               int alnLength = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
-                                       if(oligo[i] != '-'){    alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
-                               }
-                               oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               
-                               int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
-                               
-                               if(numDiff < minDiff){
-                                       minDiff = numDiff;
-                                       minCount = 1;
-                                       minGroup = it->second;
-                                       minPos = 0;
-                                       for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
-                                               if(temp[i] != '-'){
-                                                       minPos++;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else if(numDiff == minDiff){
-                                       minCount++;
-                               }
-                               
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(minDiff > pdiffs)    {       success = minDiff;              }       //no good matches
-                       else if(minCount > 1)   {       success = pdiffs + 10;  }       //can't tell the difference between multiple primers
-                       else{                                                                                                   //use the best match
-                               group = minGroup;
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
-                               success = minDiff;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
-                       
-               }
-               
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+    try {
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = pdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        //can you find the primer
+        for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
+            string oligo = it->first;
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){ //let's just assume that the primers are the same length
+                success = pdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                group = it->second;
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (primers.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            int minGroup = -1;
+            int minPos = 0;
+            
+            for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                // int length = oligo.length();
+                
+                if(rawSequence.length() < maxFPrimerLength){
+                    success = pdiffs + 100;
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                    if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minGroup = it->second;
+                    minPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            minPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minCount++;
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            if(minDiff > pdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       success = pdiffs + 10;  }       //can't tell the difference between multiple primers
+            else{      //use the best match
+                group = minGroup;
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
+                success = minDiff;
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 //*******************************************************************/
 int TrimOligos::stripForward(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual, int& group, bool keepForward){
-       try {
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               int success = pdiffs + 1;       //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               //can you find the primer
-               for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
-                       string oligo = it->first;
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){      //let's just assume that the primers are the same length
-                               success = pdiffs + 10;                                  //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
-                               break;  
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                               group = it->second;
-                               if (!keepForward) { seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length())); }
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       if (!keepForward) {  qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1); }
-                               }
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-               
-               //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
-               if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
-               
-               else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
-                       
-                       int maxLength = 0;
-                       
-                       Alignment* alignment;
-                       if (primers.size() > 0) {
-                               map<string,int>::iterator it; 
-                               
-                               for(it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
-                                       if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
-                                               maxLength = it->first.length();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+pdiffs+1));  
-                               
-                       }else{ alignment = NULL; } 
-                       
-                       //can you find the barcode
-                       int minDiff = 1e6;
-                       int minCount = 1;
-                       int minGroup = -1;
-                       int minPos = 0;
-                       
-                       for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
-                               string oligo = it->first;
-                               //                              int length = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){   
-                                       success = pdiffs + 100;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               
-                               //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
-                               alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
-                               oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
-                               string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
-                               
-                               int alnLength = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
-                                       if(oligo[i] != '-'){    alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
-                               }
-                               oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               
-                               int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
-                               
-                               if(numDiff < minDiff){
-                                       minDiff = numDiff;
-                                       minCount = 1;
-                                       minGroup = it->second;
-                                       minPos = 0;
-                                       for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
-                                               if(temp[i] != '-'){
-                                                       minPos++;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else if(numDiff == minDiff){
-                                       minCount++;
-                               }
-                               
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(minDiff > pdiffs)    {       success = minDiff;              }       //no good matches
-                       else if(minCount > 1)   {       success = pdiffs + 10;  }       //can't tell the difference between multiple primers
-                       else{                                                                                                   //use the best match
-                               group = minGroup;
-                               if (!keepForward) { seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos)); }
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       if (!keepForward) { qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1); }
-                               }
-                               success = minDiff;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
-                       
-               }
-               
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+    try {
+        
+        if (paired) { int success = stripPairedPrimers(seq, qual, group, keepForward); return success; }
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        int success = pdiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        //can you find the primer
+        for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
+            string oligo = it->first;
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){ //let's just assume that the primers are the same length
+                success = pdiffs + 10; //if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                group = it->second;
+                if (!keepForward) { seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length())); }
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    if (!keepForward) { qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1); }
+                }
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        //if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
+        if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (primers.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxFPrimerLength+pdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            int minGroup = -1;
+            int minPos = 0;
+            
+            for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
+                string oligo = it->first;
+                // int length = oligo.length();
+                
+                if(rawSequence.length() < maxFPrimerLength){
+                    success = pdiffs + 100;
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                    if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minGroup = it->second;
+                    minPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            minPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minCount++;
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            if(minDiff > pdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       success = pdiffs + 10;  }       //can't tell the difference between multiple primers
+            else{      //use the best match
+                group = minGroup;
+                if (!keepForward) { seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos)); }
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    if (!keepForward) { qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1); }
+                }
+                success = minDiff;
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 //******************************************************************/
 bool TrimOligos::stripReverse(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual){
-       try {
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<revPrimer.size();i++){
-                       string oligo = revPrimer[i];
-                       
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length(),oligo.length()))){
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(0,rawSequence.length()-oligo.length()));
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       qual.trimQScores(-1, rawSequence.length()-oligo.length());
-                               }
-                               success = 1;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }       
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripReverse");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+    try {
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        bool success = 0;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<revPrimer.size();i++){
+            string oligo = revPrimer[i];
+            
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length(),oligo.length()))){
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(0,rawSequence.length()-oligo.length()));
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    qual.trimQScores(-1, rawSequence.length()-oligo.length());
+                }
+                success = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+        }      
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripReverse");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 //******************************************************************/
 bool TrimOligos::stripReverse(Sequence& seq){
-       try {
-               
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               bool success = 0;       //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<revPrimer.size();i++){
-                       string oligo = revPrimer[i];
-                       
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length(),oligo.length()))){
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(0,rawSequence.length()-oligo.length()));
-                               success = 1;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }       
-               
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripReverse");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+    try {
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        bool success = 0;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<revPrimer.size();i++){
+            string oligo = revPrimer[i];
+            
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length(),oligo.length()))){
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(0,rawSequence.length()-oligo.length()));
+                success = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+        }      
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripReverse");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 //******************************************************************/
 bool TrimOligos::stripLinker(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual){
-       try {
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               bool success = ldiffs + 1;      //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<linker.size();i++){
-                       string oligo = linker[i];
-                       
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
-                               success = ldiffs + 10;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
-                               }
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
+    try {
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        bool success = ldiffs + 1;     //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<linker.size();i++){
+            string oligo = linker[i];
+            
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
+                success = ldiffs + 10;
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
+                }
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
         
         //if you found the linker or if you don't want to allow for diffs
-               if ((ldiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
-               
-               else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
-                       
-                       int maxLength = 0;
-                       
-                       Alignment* alignment;
-                       if (linker.size() > 0) {
-                               for(int i = 0; i < linker.size(); i++){
-                                       if(linker[i].length() > maxLength){
-                                               maxLength = linker[i].length();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+ldiffs+1));  
-                               
-                       }else{ alignment = NULL; } 
-                       
-                       //can you find the barcode
-                       int minDiff = 1e6;
-                       int minCount = 1;
-                       int minPos = 0;
-                       
-                       for(int i = 0; i < linker.size(); i++){
-                               string oligo = linker[i];
-                               //                              int length = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){   //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                                       success = ldiffs + 10;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               
-                               //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
-                               alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+ldiffs));
-                               oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
-                               string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
-                               
-                               int alnLength = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
-                                       if(oligo[i] != '-'){    alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
-                               }
-                               oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               
-                               int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
-                               
-                               if(numDiff < minDiff){
-                                       minDiff = numDiff;
-                                       minCount = 1;
-                                       minPos = 0;
-                                       for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
-                                               if(temp[i] != '-'){
-                                                       minPos++;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else if(numDiff == minDiff){
-                                       minCount++;
-                               }
-                               
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(minDiff > ldiffs)    {       success = minDiff;              }       //no good matches
-                       else if(minCount > 1)   {       success = ldiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
-                       else{                                                                                                   //use the best match
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
-                               
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
-                               }
-                               success = minDiff;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
-                       
-               }
-
-       
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripLinker");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+        if ((ldiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (linker.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLinkerLength+ldiffs+1)); }  
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            int minPos = 0;
+            
+            for(int i = 0; i < linker.size(); i++){
+                string oligo = linker[i];
+                // int length = oligo.length();
+                
+                if(rawSequence.length() < maxLinkerLength){    //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = ldiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+ldiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                    if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            minPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minCount++;
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            if(minDiff > ldiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       success = ldiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
+            else{      //use the best match
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
+                
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
+                }
+                success = minDiff;
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+        }
+        
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripLinker");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 //******************************************************************/
 bool TrimOligos::stripLinker(Sequence& seq){
-       try {
-               
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               bool success = ldiffs +1;       //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<linker.size();i++){
-                       string oligo = linker[i];
-                       
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
-                               success = ldiffs +10;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }       
-               
+    try {
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        bool success = ldiffs +1;      //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<linker.size();i++){
+            string oligo = linker[i];
+            
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
+                success = ldiffs +10;
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }      
+        
         //if you found the linker or if you don't want to allow for diffs
-               if ((ldiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
-               
-               else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
-                       
-                       int maxLength = 0;
-                       
-                       Alignment* alignment;
-                       if (linker.size() > 0) {
-                               for(int i = 0; i < linker.size(); i++){
-                                       if(linker[i].length() > maxLength){
-                                               maxLength = linker[i].length();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+ldiffs+1));  
-                               
-                       }else{ alignment = NULL; } 
-                       
-                       //can you find the barcode
-                       int minDiff = 1e6;
-                       int minCount = 1;
-                       int minPos = 0;
-                       
-                       for(int i = 0; i < linker.size(); i++){
-                               string oligo = linker[i];
-                               //                              int length = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){   //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                                       success = ldiffs + 10;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               
-                               //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
-                               alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+ldiffs));
-                               oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
-                               string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
-                               
-                               int alnLength = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
-                                       if(oligo[i] != '-'){    alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
-                               }
-                               oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               
-                               int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
-                               
-                               if(numDiff < minDiff){
-                                       minDiff = numDiff;
-                                       minCount = 1;
-                                       minPos = 0;
-                                       for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
-                                               if(temp[i] != '-'){
-                                                       minPos++;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else if(numDiff == minDiff){
-                                       minCount++;
-                               }
-                               
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(minDiff > ldiffs)    {       success = minDiff;              }       //no good matches
-                       else if(minCount > 1)   {       success = ldiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
-                       else{                                                                                                   //use the best match
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
-                               success = minDiff;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
-                       
-               }
-
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripLinker");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+        if ((ldiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (linker.size() > 0) {alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLinkerLength+ldiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            int minPos = 0;
+            
+            for(int i = 0; i < linker.size(); i++){
+                string oligo = linker[i];
+                // int length = oligo.length();
+                
+                if(rawSequence.length() < maxLinkerLength){    //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = ldiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+ldiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                    if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            minPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minCount++;
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            if(minDiff > ldiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       success = ldiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
+            else{      //use the best match
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
+                success = minDiff;
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripLinker");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 //******************************************************************/
 bool TrimOligos::stripSpacer(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual){
-       try {
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               bool success = sdiffs+1;        //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<spacer.size();i++){
-                       string oligo = spacer[i];
-                       
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
-                               success = sdiffs+10;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
-                               }
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
+    try {
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        bool success = sdiffs+1;       //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<spacer.size();i++){
+            string oligo = spacer[i];
+            
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
+                success = sdiffs+10;
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
+                }
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
         
         //if you found the spacer or if you don't want to allow for diffs
-               if ((sdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
-               
-               else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
-                       
-                       int maxLength = 0;
-                       
-                       Alignment* alignment;
-                       if (spacer.size() > 0) {
-                               for(int i = 0; i < spacer.size(); i++){
-                                       if(spacer[i].length() > maxLength){
-                                               maxLength = spacer[i].length();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+sdiffs+1));  
-                               
-                       }else{ alignment = NULL; } 
-                       
-                       //can you find the barcode
-                       int minDiff = 1e6;
-                       int minCount = 1;
-                       int minPos = 0;
-                       
-                       for(int i = 0; i < spacer.size(); i++){
-                               string oligo = spacer[i];
-                               //                              int length = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){   //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                                       success = sdiffs + 10;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               
-                               //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
-                               alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+sdiffs));
-                               oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
-                               string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
-                               
-                               int alnLength = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
-                                       if(oligo[i] != '-'){    alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
-                               }
-                               oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               
-                               int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
-                               
-                               if(numDiff < minDiff){
-                                       minDiff = numDiff;
-                                       minCount = 1;
-                                       minPos = 0;
-                                       for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
-                                               if(temp[i] != '-'){
-                                                       minPos++;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else if(numDiff == minDiff){
-                                       minCount++;
-                               }
-                               
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(minDiff > sdiffs)    {       success = minDiff;              }       //no good matches
-                       else if(minCount > 1)   {       success = sdiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
-                       else{                                                                                                   //use the best match
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
-                               
-                               if(qual.getName() != ""){
-                                       qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
-                               }
-                               success = minDiff;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
-                       
-               }
+        if ((sdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
         
-
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripSpacer");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (spacer.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxSpacerLength+sdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            int minPos = 0;
+            
+            for(int i = 0; i < spacer.size(); i++){
+                string oligo = spacer[i];
+                // int length = oligo.length();
+                
+                if(rawSequence.length() < maxSpacerLength){    //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = sdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+sdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                    if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            minPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minCount++;
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            if(minDiff > sdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       success = sdiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
+            else{      //use the best match
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
+                
+                if(qual.getName() != ""){
+                    qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
+                }
+                success = minDiff;
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+        }
+        
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripSpacer");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 //******************************************************************/
 bool TrimOligos::stripSpacer(Sequence& seq){
-       try {
-               
-               string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
-               bool success = sdiffs+1;        //guilty until proven innocent
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<spacer.size();i++){
-                       string oligo = spacer[i];
-                       
-                       if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
-                               success = sdiffs+10;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
-                               success = 0;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }       
-               
+    try {
+        
+        string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
+        bool success = sdiffs+1;       //guilty until proven innocent
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<spacer.size();i++){
+            string oligo = spacer[i];
+            
+            if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
+                success = sdiffs+10;
+                break;
+            }
+            
+            if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
+                success = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+        }      
+        
         //if you found the spacer or if you don't want to allow for diffs
-               if ((sdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
-               
-               else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
-                       
-                       int maxLength = 0;
-                       
-                       Alignment* alignment;
-                       if (spacer.size() > 0) {
-                               for(int i = 0; i < spacer.size(); i++){
-                                       if(spacer[i].length() > maxLength){
-                                               maxLength = spacer[i].length();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+sdiffs+1));  
-                               
-                       }else{ alignment = NULL; } 
-                       
-                       //can you find the barcode
-                       int minDiff = 1e6;
-                       int minCount = 1;
-                       int minPos = 0;
-                       
-                       for(int i = 0; i < spacer.size(); i++){
-                               string oligo = spacer[i];
-                               //                              int length = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){   //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
-                                       success = sdiffs + 10;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                               
-                               //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
-                               alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+sdiffs));
-                               oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
-                               string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
-                               
-                               int alnLength = oligo.length();
-                               
-                               for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
-                                       if(oligo[i] != '-'){    alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
-                               }
-                               oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
-                               
-                               int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
-                               
-                               if(numDiff < minDiff){
-                                       minDiff = numDiff;
-                                       minCount = 1;
-                                       minPos = 0;
-                                       for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
-                                               if(temp[i] != '-'){
-                                                       minPos++;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               else if(numDiff == minDiff){
-                                       minCount++;
-                               }
-                               
-                       }
-                       
-                       if(minDiff > sdiffs)    {       success = minDiff;              }       //no good matches
-                       else if(minCount > 1)   {       success = sdiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
-                       else{                                                                                                   //use the best match
-                               seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
-                               success = minDiff;
-                       }
-                       
-                       if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
-                       
-               }
-
-               return success;
-               
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripSpacer");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+        if ((sdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success; }
+        
+        else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
+            Alignment* alignment;
+            if (spacer.size() > 0) { alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxSpacerLength+sdiffs+1)); }
+            else{ alignment = NULL; }
+            
+            //can you find the barcode
+            int minDiff = 1e6;
+            int minCount = 1;
+            int minPos = 0;
+            
+            for(int i = 0; i < spacer.size(); i++){
+                string oligo = spacer[i];
+                // int length = oligo.length();
+                
+                if(rawSequence.length() < maxSpacerLength){    //let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
+                    success = sdiffs + 10;
+                    break;
+                }
+                
+                //use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
+                alignment->alignPrimer(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+sdiffs));
+                oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
+                string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
+                
+                int alnLength = oligo.length();
+                
+                for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+                    if(oligo[i] != '-'){       alnLength = i+1;        break;  }
+                }
+                oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
+                temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
+                
+                int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
+                
+                if(numDiff < minDiff){
+                    minDiff = numDiff;
+                    minCount = 1;
+                    minPos = 0;
+                    for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
+                        if(temp[i] != '-'){
+                            minPos++;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                else if(numDiff == minDiff){
+                    minCount++;
+                }
+                
+            }
+            
+            if(minDiff > sdiffs)       {       success = minDiff;      }       //no good matches
+            else if(minCount > 1)      {       success = sdiffs + 100; }       //can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
+            else{      //use the best match
+                seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
+                success = minDiff;
+            }
+            
+            if (alignment != NULL) { delete alignment; }
+            
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+        
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripSpacer");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
 
 //******************************************************************/
 bool TrimOligos::compareDNASeq(string oligo, string seq){
-       try {
-               bool success = 1;
-               int length = oligo.length();
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
-                       
-                       if(oligo[i] != seq[i]){
-                               if(oligo[i] == 'A' || oligo[i] == 'T' || oligo[i] == 'G' || oligo[i] == 'C')    {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if((oligo[i] == 'N' || oligo[i] == 'I') && (seq[i] == 'N'))                                {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'R' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'Y' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'M' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'A'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'K' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'W' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'A'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'S' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'B' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'D' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'H' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'C'))   {       success = 0;    }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'V' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }                       
-                               
-                               if(success == 0)        {       break;   }
-                       }
-                       else{
-                               success = 1;
-                       }
-               }
-               
-               return success;
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "compareDNASeq");
-               exit(1);
-       }
-       
+    try {
+        bool success = 1;
+        int length = oligo.length();
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
+            
+            if(oligo[i] != seq[i]){
+                if(oligo[i] == 'A' || oligo[i] == 'T' || oligo[i] == 'G' || oligo[i] == 'C')   {       success = 0; }
+                else if((oligo[i] == 'N' || oligo[i] == 'I') && (seq[i] == 'N'))       {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'R' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'Y' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'M' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'A'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'K' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'W' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'A'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'S' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'B' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))  {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'D' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))  {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'H' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'C'))  {       success = 0;    }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'V' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))  {       success = 0;    }       
+                
+                if(success == 0)       {       break;  }
+            }
+            else{
+                success = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return success;
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "compareDNASeq");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    
 }
 //********************************************************************/
 int TrimOligos::countDiffs(string oligo, string seq){
-       try {
-               
-               int length = oligo.length();
-               int countDiffs = 0;
-               
-               for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
-                       
-                       if(oligo[i] != seq[i]){
-                               if(oligo[i] == 'A' || oligo[i] == 'T' || oligo[i] == 'G' || oligo[i] == 'C' || oligo[i] == '-' || oligo[i] == '.')      {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if((oligo[i] == 'N' || oligo[i] == 'I') && (seq[i] == 'N'))                                {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'R' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'Y' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T'))                                    {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'M' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'A'))                                    {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'K' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'W' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'A'))                                    {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'S' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))                                    {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'B' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'D' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'H' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'C'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
-                               else if(oligo[i] == 'V' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       countDiffs++;   }       
-                       }
-                       
-               }
-               
-               return countDiffs;
-       }
-       catch(exception& e) {
-               m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "countDiffs");
-               exit(1);
-       }
+    try {
+        
+        int length = oligo.length();
+        int countDiffs = 0;
+        
+        for(int i=0;i<length;i++){
+            
+            if(oligo[i] != seq[i]){
+                if(oligo[i] == 'A' || oligo[i] == 'T' || oligo[i] == 'G' || oligo[i] == 'C' || oligo[i] == '-' || oligo[i] == '.')     {       countDiffs++; }
+                else if((oligo[i] == 'N' || oligo[i] == 'I') && (seq[i] == 'N'))       {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'R' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'Y' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'M' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'A'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'K' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'W' && (seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'A'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'S' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))   {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'B' && (seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))  {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'D' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'G'))  {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'H' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'T' && seq[i] != 'C'))  {       countDiffs++;   }
+                else if(oligo[i] == 'V' && (seq[i] != 'A' && seq[i] != 'C' && seq[i] != 'G'))  {       countDiffs++;   }       
+            }
+            
+        }
+        
+        return countDiffs;
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "countDiffs");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+//********************************************************************/
+string TrimOligos::reverseOligo(string oligo){
+    try {
+        string reverse = "";
+        
+        for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
+            
+            if(oligo[i] == 'A')        {       reverse += 'T'; }
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'T'){  reverse += 'A'; }
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'U'){  reverse += 'A'; }
+            
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'G'){  reverse += 'C'; }
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'C'){  reverse += 'G'; }
+            
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'R'){  reverse += 'Y'; }
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'Y'){  reverse += 'R'; }
+            
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'M'){  reverse += 'K'; }
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'K'){  reverse += 'M'; }
+            
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'W'){  reverse += 'W'; }
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'S'){  reverse += 'S'; }
+            
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'B'){  reverse += 'V'; }
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'V'){  reverse += 'B'; }
+            
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'D'){  reverse += 'H'; }
+            else if(oligo[i] == 'H'){  reverse += 'D'; }
+            
+            else if(oligo[i] == '-'){  reverse += '-'; }
+            else       {       reverse += 'N'; }
+        }
+        
+        
+        return reverse;
+    }
+    catch(exception& e) {
+        m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "reverseOligo");
+        exit(1);
+    }
 }
-/********************************************************************/
 
+/********************************************************************/