NAME

Bio::Search::Result::GenericResult - Generic Implementation of Bio::Search::Result::ResultI interface applicable to most search results.

SYNOPSIS

    # typically one gets Results from a SearchIO stream
    use Bio::SearchIO;
    my $io = Bio::SearchIO->new(-format => 'blast',
                                -file   => 't/data/HUMBETGLOA.tblastx');
    while( my $result = $io->next_result ) {
        # process all search results within the input stream
        while( my $hit = $result->next_hit ) {  
            # insert code here for hit processing
        }
    }

    use Bio::Search::Result::GenericResult;
    my @hits = (); # would be a list of Bio::Search::Hit::HitI objects
    # typically these are created from a Bio::SearchIO stream
    my $result = Bio::Search::Result::GenericResult->new
        ( -query_name        => 'HUMBETGLOA',
          -query_accession   => ''
          -query_description => 'Human haplotype C4 beta-globin gene, complete cds.'
          -query_length      => 3002
          -database_name     => 'ecoli.aa'
          -database_letters  => 4662239,
          -database_entries  => 400,
          -parameters        => { 'e' => '0.001' },
          -statistics        => { 'kappa' => 0.731 },
          -algorithm         => 'blastp',
          -algorithm_version => '2.1.2',
          );

    my $id = $result->query_name();

    my $desc = $result->query_description();

    my $name = $result->database_name();

    my $size = $result->database_letters();

    my $num_entries = $result->database_entries();

    my $gap_ext = $result->get_parameter('e');

    my @params = $result->available_parameters;

    my $kappa = $result->get_statistic('kappa');

    my @statnames = $result->available_statistics;

# TODO: Show how to configure a SearchIO stream so that it generates # GenericResult objects.

DESCRIPTION

This object is an implementation of the Bio::Search::Result::ResultI interface and provides a generic place to store results from a sequence database search.

Unless you're writing a parser, you won't ever need to create a GenericResult or any other ResultI-implementing object. If you use the SearchIO system, ResultI objects are created automatically from a SearchIO stream which returns Bio::Search::Result::ResultI objects.

For documentation on what you can do with GenericResult (and other ResultI objects), please see the API documentation in Bio::Search::Result::ResultI.

FEEDBACK

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rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

  https://github.com/bioperl/bioperl-live/issues

AUTHOR - Jason Stajich and Steve Chervitz

Email jason@bioperl.org Email sac@bioperl.org

CONTRIBUTORS

Sendu Bala, bix@sendu.me.uk

APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

new

 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = Bio::Search::Result::GenericResult->new();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::Search::Result::GenericResult object 
 Returns : Bio::Search::Result::GenericResult
 Args    : -query_name        => Name of query Sequence
           -query_accession   => Query accession number (if available)
           -query_description => Description of query sequence
           -query_length      => Length of query sequence
           -database_name     => Name of database
           -database_letters  => Number of residues in database
           -database_entries  => Number of entries in database
           -hits              => array ref of Bio::Search::Hit::HitI objects
           -parameters        => hash ref of search parameters (key => value)
           -statistics        => hash ref of search statistics (key => value)
           -algorithm         => program name (blastx)
           -algorithm_version   => version of the algorithm (2.1.2)
           -algorithm_reference => literature reference string for this algorithm
           -rid               => value of the BLAST Request ID (eg. RID: ZABJ4EA7014)
           -hit_factory       => Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI capable of making
                                 Bio::Search::Hit::HitI objects

algorithm

 Title   : algorithm
 Usage   : my $r_type = $hsp->algorithm
 Function: Obtain the name of the algorithm used to obtain the Result
 Returns : string (e.g., BLASTP)
 Args    : [optional] scalar string to set value

algorithm_version

 Title   : algorithm_version
 Usage   : my $r_version = $hsp->algorithm_version
 Function: Obtain the version of the algorithm used to obtain the Result
 Returns : string (e.g., 2.1.2)
 Args    : [optional] scalar string to set algorithm version value

Bio::Search::Result::ResultI interface methods

Bio::Search::Result::ResultI implementation

next_hit

 Title   : next_hit
 Usage   : while( $hit = $result->next_hit()) { ... }
 Function: Returns the next available Hit object, representing potential
           matches between the query and various entities from the database.
 Returns : a Bio::Search::Hit::HitI object or undef if there are no more.
 Args    : none

query_name

 Title   : query_name
 Usage   : $id = $result->query_name();
 Function: Get the string identifier of the query used by the
           algorithm that performed the search.
 Returns : a string.
 Args    : [optional] new string value for query name

query_accession

 Title   : query_accession
 Usage   : $id = $result->query_accession();
 Function: Get the accession (if available) for the query sequence
 Returns : a string
 Args    : [optional] new string value for accession

query_gi

 Title   : query_gi
 Usage   : $acc = $hit->query_gi();
 Function: Retrieve the NCBI Unique ID (aka the GI #),
           if available, for the query
 Returns : a scalar string (empty string if not set)
 Args    : none

query_length

 Title   : query_length
 Usage   : $id = $result->query_length();
 Function: Get the length of the query sequence
           used in the search.
 Returns : a number
 Args    :  [optional] new integer value for query length

query_description

 Title   : query_description
 Usage   : $id = $result->query_description();
 Function: Get the description of the query sequence
           used in the search.
 Returns : a string
 Args    : [optional] new string for the query description

database_name

 Title   : database_name
 Usage   : $name = $result->database_name()
 Function: Used to obtain the name of the database that the query was searched
           against by the algorithm.
 Returns : a scalar string
 Args    : [optional] new string for the db name

database_letters

 Title   : database_letters
 Usage   : $size = $result->database_letters()
 Function: Used to obtain the size of database that was searched against.
 Returns : a scalar integer (units specific to algorithm, but probably the
           total number of residues in the database, if available) or undef if
           the information was not available to the Processor object.
 Args    : [optional] new scalar integer for number of letters in db

database_entries

 Title   : database_entries
 Usage   : $num_entries = $result->database_entries()
 Function: Used to obtain the number of entries contained in the database.
 Returns : a scalar integer representing the number of entities in the database
           or undef if the information was not available.
 Args    : [optional] new integer for the number of sequence entries in the db

get_parameter

 Title   : get_parameter
 Usage   : my $gap_ext = $report->get_parameter('gapext')
 Function: Returns the value for a specific parameter used
           when running this report
 Returns : string
 Args    : name of parameter (string)

available_parameters

 Title   : available_parameters
 Usage   : my @params = $report->available_paramters
 Function: Returns the names of the available parameters
 Returns : Return list of available parameters used for this report
 Args    : none

get_statistic

 Title   : get_statistic
 Usage   : my $gap_ext = $report->get_statistic('kappa')
 Function: Returns the value for a specific statistic available 
           from this report
 Returns : string
 Args    : name of statistic (string)

available_statistics

 Title   : available_statistics
 Usage   : my @statnames = $report->available_statistics
 Function: Returns the names of the available statistics
 Returns : Return list of available statistics used for this report
 Args    : none

Bio::Search::Report

Bio::Search::Result::GenericResult specific methods

add_hit

 Title   : add_hit
 Usage   : $report->add_hit($hit)
 Function: Adds a HitI to the stored list of hits
 Returns : Number of HitI currently stored
 Args    : Bio::Search::Hit::HitI

hit_factory

 Title   : hit_factory
 Usage   : $hit->hit_factory($hit_factory)
 Function: Get/set the factory used to build HitI objects if necessary.
 Returns : Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI
 Args    : Bio::Factory::ObjectFactoryI

rewind

 Title   : rewind
 Usage   : $result->rewind;
 Function: Allow one to reset the Hit iterator to the beginning
           Since this is an in-memory implementation
 Returns : none
 Args    : none

_nexthitindex

 Title   : _nexthitindex
 Usage   : private

add_parameter

 Title   : add_parameter
 Usage   : $report->add_parameter('gapext', 11);
 Function: Adds a parameter
 Returns : none
 Args    : key  - key value name for this parama
           value - value for this parameter

add_statistic

 Title   : add_statistic
 Usage   : $report->add_statistic('lambda', 2.3);
 Function: Adds a parameter
 Returns : none
 Args    : key  - key value name for this parama
           value - value for this parameter

num_hits

 Title   : num_hits
 Usage   : my $hitcount= $result->num_hits
 Function: returns the number of hits for this query result
 Returns : integer
 Args    : none

hits

 Title   : hits
 Usage   : my @hits = $result->hits
 Function: Returns the available hits for this Result
 Returns : Array of L<Bio::Search::Hit::HitI> objects
 Args    : none

algorithm_reference

 Title   : algorithm_reference
 Usage   : $obj->algorithm_reference($newval)
 Function: 
 Returns : string containing literature reference for the algorithm
 Args    : newvalue string (optional)
 Comments: Formerly named program_reference(), which is still supported
           for backwards compatibility.

program_reference

 Title   : program_reference
 Usage   : $obj->program_reference()
 Function:
 Returns : string containing literature reference for the algorithm
 Args    : 
 Comments: Deprecated - use algorithm_reference() instead.

rid

 Title   : rid
 Usage   : $obj->rid($newval)
 Function:
 Returns : value of the BLAST Request ID (eg. RID: ZABJ4EA7014)
 Args    : newvalue (optional)
 Comments: The default implementation in ResultI returns an empty string
           rather than throwing a NotImplemented exception, since
           the RID may not always be available and is not critical.
           See: (1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Class/MLACourse/Modules/BLAST/rid.html
                (2) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/staff/tao/URLAPI/new/node63.html

 Title   : to_string
 Usage   : print $blast->to_string;
 Function: Returns a string representation for the Blast result. 
           Primarily intended for debugging purposes.
 Example : see usage
 Returns : A string of the form:
           [GenericResult] <analysis_method> query=<name> <description> db=<database
           e.g.:
           [GenericResult] BLASTP query=YEL060C vacuolar protease B, db=PDBUNIQ 
 Args    : None