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= SAM/BAM File=
 
= SAM/BAM File=
  
[[BamFile Repository Updates]]
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See the github history: https://github.com/statgen/libStatGen/commits/master/bam for a list of the most recent updates to the BAM classes.
 
 
== Read & Write BAM/SAM Executable ==
 
When the pipeline is compiled, the sam/bam executable, "bam" is generated in the pipeline/bam/ directory.
 
 
 
This executable takes 2 arguments.  The first argument is the input file.  The second argument is the output file.  The executable converts the first file into the format of the second file.  So if you want to convert a Bam file to a SAM file, from the pipeline/bam/ directory you just call:
 
./bam <bamFile>.bam <newSamFile>.sam
 
Don't forget to put in the paths to the executable and your test files.
 
 
 
The software reads the beginning of the input file to determine if it is SAM/BAM.  To determine the format (SAM/BAM) of the output file, the software checks the output file's extension.  If the extension is ".bam" it writes a BAM file, otherwise it writes a SAM file.
 
 
 
 
 
== Reading/Writing SAM/BAM Files In Your Program ==
 
 
 
=== Reading/Writing Standard SAM/BAM Files ===
 
The '''SamFile''' class allows a user to easily read/write a SAM/BAM file.
 
The methods found in this class are:
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" border="1"
 
|+ style="font-size:150%"|'''SamFile Class Methods'''
 
!  width=""|Method Name
 
!  width=""|Description
 
|-
 
| bool IsEOF()
 
| bool: true if the end of file has been reached, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool OpenForRead(const char* filename)
 
| Opens the specified file for reading.
 
Determines if it is a BAM/SAM file by reading the beginning of the file.
 
Returns true if successfully opened reading, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool OpenForWrite(const char * filename)
 
| bool: true if successfully opened, false if not.
 
Opens as BAM file if the specified filename ends in .bam.  Otherwise it is opened as a SAM file.
 
Returns true if successfully opened for writing, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool ReadHeader(SamFileHeader& header)
 
| Reads the header section from the file and stores it in the passed in header.
 
Returns true if successfully read, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool WriteHeader(const SamFileHeader& header)
 
| Writes the specified header into the file.
 
Returns true if successfully written, false if not.
 
|- 
 
| bool ReadRecord(SamFileHeader& header, SamRecord& record)
 
| Reads the next record from the file and stores it in the passed in record.
 
Returns true if successfully read, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool WriteRecord(SamFileHeader& header, SamRecord& record)
 
| Writes the specified record into the file.
 
Returns true if successfully written, false if not.
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
==== Usage Example ====
 
The following example reads in a sam/bam file and writes it out as a sam/bam file.  The file format of the input sam/bam is determined by the SamFile class based on reading the type from the file.  The file format of the output sam/bam file is determined by the '''SamFile''' class based on the extension of the output file.  A ".bam" extension indicates a BAM file.  All other extensions indicate SAM files.
 
<pre>
 
int main(int argc, char ** argv)
 
{
 
  if(argc != 3)
 
  {
 
      printf("./bam <inputFile> <outputFile.sam/bam>\n");
 
      exit(-1);
 
  }
 
 
 
 
 
  SamFile samIn;
 
     
 
  samIn.OpenForRead(argv[1]);
 
 
 
  SamFile samOut;
 
 
 
  samOut.OpenForWrite(argv[2]);
 
 
 
  // Read the sam header.
 
  SamFileHeader samHeader;
 
  samIn.ReadHeader(samHeader);
 
 
 
  samOut.WriteHeader(samHeader);
 
 
 
  // Read the first sam record.
 
  SamRecord samRecord;
 
 
 
  // Keep reading records until the end of the file is reached.
 
  int numValidRecords = 0;
 
  int numRecords = 0;
 
  while(!samIn.IsEOF())
 
  {
 
      if(samIn.ReadRecord(samHeader, samRecord) == true)
 
      {
 
        numRecords++;
 
        // Successfully read a record from the file, so check to see
 
        // if it is valid.
 
        if(samRecord.isValid(samHeader))
 
        {
 
            //  It is valid, so write it.
 
            numValidRecords++;
 
            samOut.WriteRecord(samHeader, samRecord);
 
        }
 
      }
 
     
 
  }
 
  std::cout << "Number of records = " << numRecords << std::endl;
 
  std::cout << "Number of valid records = " << numValidRecords << std::endl;
 
}
 
</pre>
 
 
 
 
 
=== Reading Indexed (and Sorted) BAM Files ===
 
The '''IndexedBamReader''' class allows a user to easily read BAM files that are sorted and indexed.
 
This class allows a user to read only alignments for specific reference sequence.  This saves the time of having to read the entire file.
 
It takes advantage of the seeking capability of BGZF files, using the BAM Index file to determine where in the BAM file to seek to.
 
 
 
'''Future Enhancements''': Add the ability to read alignments that match a given start, end position for a specific reference sequence.
 
The methods found in this class are:
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" border="1"
 
|+ style="font-size:150%"|'''SamFile Class Methods'''
 
!  width=""|Method Name
 
!  width=""|Description
 
|- 
 
| bool OpenForRead(const char* bamFilename, const char* bamIndexFilename)
 
| Opens the bam file for reading and reads in the corresponding index file.
 
Returns true if successfully opened, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool SetReadSection(int32_t refID)
 
| Tell the class which reference ID should be read from the BAM file.  This is the index into the BAM Index list of reference information: 0 - #references.  The records for that reference id will be retrieved on each ReadRecord call.  When all records have been retrieved for the specified reference id, ReadRecord will return false until a new read section is set.
 
Pass in -1 in order to read the section of the bam file not associated with any reference ID.
 
Returns true if the read section was successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool ReadRecord(SamFileHeader& header, SamRecord& record)
 
| Reads the next record from the file and stores it in the passed in record. Only alignments in the section specified by SetReadSection are read.  If they have all already been read, this method returns false.  If SetReadSection has not been called, then the entire file is read.
 
Returns true if successfully read, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool IsEOF()
 
| While this is available, if you are only reading a specific reference sequence, you may never hit the end of the file, so be careful using this method.
 
bool: true if the end of file has been reached, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool OpenForRead(const char* filename)
 
| This method exists, but does not do anything and just returns false.  You cannot open a file without an associated index file.
 
Returns false.
 
|-
 
| bool OpenForWrite(const char * filename)
 
| This method exists, but does not do anything and just returns false.  This class is only for reading.
 
Returns false.
 
|-
 
| bool ReadHeader(SamFileHeader& header)
 
| Reads the header section from the file and stores it in the passed in header.
 
Returns true if successfully read, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool WriteHeader(const SamFileHeader& header)
 
| This method exists, but does not do anything and just returns false.  This class is only for reading.
 
Returns false.
 
|-
 
| bool WriteRecord(SamFileHeader& header, SamRecord& record)
 
| This method exists, but does not do anything and just returns false.  This class is only for reading.
 
Returns false.
 
|}
 
 
 
 
 
==== Usage Example ====
 
This example reads in the inputFilename bam file and writes it back out section by section to the specified outputFilename, starting with section -1.  It also prints a count of the number of records in each section.
 
<pre>
 
int ReadIndexedBam(const char* inputFilename,
 
                  const char* outputFilename,
 
                  const char* indexFilename)
 
{
 
  IndexedBamReader samIn;
 
     
 
  samIn.OpenForRead(inputFilename, indexFilename);
 
 
 
  SamFile samOut;
 
 
 
  samOut.OpenForWrite(outputFilename);
 
 
 
  // Read the sam header.
 
  SamFileHeader samHeader;
 
  samIn.ReadHeader(samHeader);
 
  // Write the sam header.
 
  samOut.WriteHeader(samHeader);
 
 
 
  SamRecord samRecord;
 
 
 
  int numValidRecords = 0;
 
  int numRecords = 0;
 
 
 
  // Loop through each Reference.
 
  for(int i = -1; i < 23; i++)
 
  {
 
      int numSectionRecords = 0;
 
      samIn.SetReadSection(i);
 
      // Keep reading records until they aren't read successfully.
 
      while(samIn.ReadRecord(samHeader, samRecord) == true)
 
      {
 
        numSectionRecords++;
 
        numRecords++;
 
        // Successfully read a record from the file, so check to see
 
        // if it is valid.
 
        if(samRecord.isValid(samHeader))
 
        {
 
            //  It is valid, so write it.
 
            numValidRecords++;
 
            samOut.WriteRecord(samHeader, samRecord);
 
        }
 
      }
 
      std::cout << "Reference ID " << i << " has " << numSectionRecords
 
                << " records" << std::endl;
 
  }
 
     
 
  std::cout << "Number of records = " << numRecords << std::endl;
 
  std::cout << "Number of valid records = " << numValidRecords << std::endl;
 
  
  return(0);
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[[BAM Review Action Items|Old BAM Review Action Items]]
}
 
</pre>
 
  
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== Read & Write BAM/SAM Library Software ==
  
== Setting fields in a SAM/BAM Header ==
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The software reads the beginning of files opened for reading to determine if it is SAM/BAM.  To determine the format (SAM/BAM) of files open for writing, the software checks the output file's extension.  If the extension is "bam" it writes a BAM file, otherwise it writes a SAM file.
The '''SamRecord''' class contains accessors to set the header lines of a SAM/BAM headerBy using these set methods to setup the header, they can be pulled back out using the get accessors or the header can be later written to a SAM/BAM file. 
 
The methods found in the '''SamFileHeader''' class for setting fields are:
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" border="1"
 
|+ style="font-size:150%"|'''SamFileHeader Class Methods'''
 
!  width=""|Method Name
 
!  width=""|Description
 
|-
 
| bool addHeaderLine(const char* type, const char* tag, int value)
 
| Adds the type, tag, and integer value to the header.
 
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
 
NOTE: currently, this method will only do one tag per type on a line.  If a type has multiple tags, then the whole line needs to be added at once.
 
|-
 
| bool addHeaderLine(const char* type, const char* tag, const char* value)
 
| Adds the type, tag, and const char* value to the header.
 
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
 
NOTE: currently, this method will only do one tag per type on a line.  If a type has multiple tags, then the whole line needs to be added at once.
 
|-
 
| bool addHeaderLine(const char* headerLine)
 
| Adds the already setup/formatted headerLine to the header.  It is assumed that the line does not contain a “\n”.
 
Returns true if successfully added, false if not.
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
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The library is found in statgen/lib/bam.
  
== Setting fields in a SAM/BAM Record ==
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=== BAM/SAM Classes ===
The '''SamRecord''' class contains accessors to set the fields of a SAM/BAM record.  They are used for creating a record that is not read from a SAM/BAM file.  By using these set methods to setup the record, they can be pulled back out using the get accessors or the record can be later written as either a SAM/BAM record. 
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{| style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1"
The methods found in the '''SamRecord''' class for setting fields are:
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|-style="background: #f2f2f2; text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" border="1"
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! Class Name !!  Description
|+ style="font-size:150%"|'''SamRecord Class Methods'''
 
! width=""|Method Name
 
width=""|Description
 
|-
 
| void resetRecord()
 
| Resets the record to be an empty record.  This is not necessary when you are reading a Sam/Bam file, but if you are setting fields, it is a good idea to clean out a record before reusing it.  Clearing it allows you to not have to set any empty fields.
 
|-
 
| bool setReadName(const char* readName)
 
| Sets QNAME to the passed in name.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool setFlag(int flag)
 
| Sets the bitwise FLAG to the passed in value.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool setReferenceName(SamFileHeader& header, const char* referenceName)
 
| Sets the reference sequence name.  The reference id is calculated using the header.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool set1BasedPosition(int position)
 
| Sets the leftmost position.  The value passed in is 1-based (SAM formatted).  Internal processing handles switching between SAM/BAM formats when read/written.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool set0BasedPosition(int position)
 
| Sets the leftmost position.  The value passed in is 0-based (BAM formatted).  Internal processing handles switching between SAM/BAM formats when read/written.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
|bool setMapQuality(int mapQuality)
 
| Sets the mapping quality.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool setCigar(const char* cigar)
 
| Sets the cigar string to the passed in CIGAR.  This is a SAM formatted CIGAR string.  Internal processing handles switching between SAM/BAM formats when read/written.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool setMateReferenceName(SamFileHeader& header, const char* referenceName)
 
| Sets the mate reference sequence name.  The mate reference id is calculated using the header.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|-
 
| bool set1BasedMatePosition(int matePosition)
 
| Sets the leftmost mate position.  The value passed in is 1-based (SAM formatted).  Internal processing handles switching between SAM/BAM formats when read/written.
 
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
 
|-
 
|-
| bool set0BasedMatePosition(int matePosition)
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| <code>[[C++ Class: SamFile|SamFile]]</code>
| Sets the leftmost mate position.  The value passed in is 0-based (BAM formatted).  Internal processing handles switching between SAM/BAM formats when read/written.
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| Class used for reading/writing SAM/BAM files and their headers and records.
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
 
|-
 
|-
| bool setInsertSize(int insertSize)
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| <code>[[C++ Class: SamFileHeader|SamFileHeader]]</code>
| Sets the inferred insert size.
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| Class used for storing the header. Allows access for getting and setting header values when both reading & writing SAM/BAM files.
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
 
|-
 
|-
| bool setSequence(const char* seq)
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamHeaderRecord.html SamHeaderRecord]</code>
| Sets the sequence string to the passed in string. This is a SAM formatted sequence string. Internal processing handles switching between SAM/BAM formats when read/written.
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| Class used for storing the tag/value pairs within a given header line.
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
 
|-
 
|-
| bool setQuality(const char* quality)
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| <code>[[C++ Class: SamRecord|SamRecord]]</code>
| Sets the quality string to the passed in string.  This is a SAM formatted quality stringInternal processing handles switching between SAM/BAM formats when read/written.
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| Class used for storing a SAM/BAM RecordAllows access for getting and setting record values when both reading & writing SAM/BAM files.
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
 
|-
 
|-
| bool addTag(const char* tag, char vtype, const char* value)
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamStatus.html SamStatus]</code>
| Adds a tag to the record with the specified tag, vtype, and value. Vtype can be SAM/BAM vtype.  Internal processing handles switching between SAM/BAM vtypes when read/written.
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| Status value used by the BAM classes for returning the status of the operations.
Returns true if successfully set, false if not.
 
|}
 
 
 
When set, SAM fields are validated against: [[SAM Validation Criteria]]
 
 
 
 
 
== Retrieving fields from a SAM/BAM Record ==
 
The '''SamRecord''' class contains accessors to access the fields of a SAM/BAM record.  They assume that the class has already been populated, either by using the set commands or by calling SamFile::ReadRecord.  Not all of the values that can be retrieved using these get accessors have set methods. That is because they are internally calculated values if they were not read from a file.
 
 
 
The methods found in the SamRecord class for setting fields are:
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" border="1"
 
|+ style="font-size:150%"|'''SamRecord Class Get Methods'''
 
!  width=""|Method Name
 
!  width=""|Description
 
 
|-
 
|-
| bool isValid(SamFileHeader& header)
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamValidator.html SamValidator]</code>
| Returns true if the record is valid.  This performs validation steps.  TODO: the method exists, but it does not yet perform any checks, so just returns true.
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| Validates a SAM/BAM Record.
 
|-
 
|-
| int getBlockSize()
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamValidationError.html SamValidationError]</code>
| Returns the BAM block size of the record.
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| Validation Error Information for a SamRecord.
 
|-
 
|-
| const char* getReferenceName()
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamValidationErrors.html SamValidationErrors]</code>
| Returns the reference sequence name (SAM format).
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| Container for ValidationErrors.
 
|-
 
|-
| int getReferenceID()
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classPileup.html Pileup]</code>
| Returns the reference sequence ID (BAM format).
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| Template for doing pileups.
 
|-
 
|-
| int get1BasedPosition()
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classPileupElement.html PileupElement]</code>
| Returns the 1-based (SAM formatted) leftmost position.
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| Base class that can be used for the elements stored in a Pileup.
 
|-
 
|-
| int get0BasedPosition()
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classErrorHandler.html ErrorHandler]</code>
| Returns the 0-based (BAM formatted) leftmost position.
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| Class for handling errors based on the error handling type.
 
|-
 
|-
| int getReadNameLength()
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classPosList.html PosList]</code>
| Returns the length of the ReadName (QNAME).
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| Store refID/position, but does not store values < 0.
 
|-
 
|-
| int getMapQuality()
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamFilter.html SamFilter]</code>
| Returns the map quality.
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| Class for filtering a SAM/BAM record.
 
|-
 
|-
| int getBin()
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamFlag.html SamFlag]</code>
| Returns the BAM bin for the record.
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| Class for getting information from a SAM/BAM flag.
|-
 
| int getCigarLength()
 
| Returns the length of the CIGAR in BAM format.
 
|-
 
| int getFlag()
 
| Returns the flag.
 
|-
 
| int getReadLength()
 
| Returns the length of the read.
 
|-
 
| const char* getMateReferenceName()
 
| Returns the mate reference sequence name (SAM format).  Returns the mate reference sequence name even if it is the same as the reference sequence name.
 
|-
 
| const char* getMateReferenceNameOrEqual()
 
| Returns the mate reference sequence name (SAM format).  Returns the mate reference sequence name, unless it is the same as the reference sequence name, then an "=" is returned..
 
|-
 
| int getMateReferenceID()
 
| Returns the mate reference sequence id (BAM format).
 
|-
 
| int get1BasedMatePosition()
 
| Returns the 1-based (SAM formatted) mate leftmost position.
 
|-
 
| int get0BasedMatePosition()
 
| Returns the 0-based (BAM formatted) mate leftmost position.
 
|-
 
| int getInsertSize()
 
| Returns the insert size.
 
|-
 
| const char* getReadName()
 
| Returns the SAM formatted Read Name (QNAME).
 
|-
 
| const char* getCigar()
 
| Returns the SAM formatted CIGAR string.
 
|-
 
| const char* getSequence()
 
| Returns the SAM formatted Sequence string.
 
|-
 
| const char* getQuality()
 
| Returns the SAM formatted Quality string.
 
|-
 
| bool getNextSamTag(char* tag, char& vtype, void** value)
 
| Returns true if a tag was read, false if there are no more tags.
 
For a true return value, tag is sent to the tag of the tag, vtype is set to the vtype of the tag, and value is a pointer to the value of the tag.  You will then need to use a switch to cast value to int, double, char, or String.
 
|-
 
| bool isIntegerType(char vtype)
 
| Returns true if the passed in vtype is of integer ('c', 'C', 's', 'S', 'i', 'I') type.
 
|-
 
| bool isDoubleType(char vtype)
 
| Returns true if the passed in vtype is of double ('f') type.
 
|-
 
| bool isCharType(char vtype)
 
| Returns true if the passed in vtype is of char ('A') type.
 
|-
 
| bool isStringType(char vtype)
 
| Returns true if the passed in vtype is of String ('Z') type.
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamReferenceInfo.html SamReferenceInfo]</code>
 +
| Class for tracking the reference information mapping between the reference ids and the reference names.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| <code>[http://csg.sph.umich.edu//mktrost/doxygen/current/classSamTags.html SamTags]</code>
 +
| Class for parsing/creating/operating on SAM/BAM record tags.
 
|}
 
|}
  
 +
== FAQs ==
 +
[[SAM/BAM Classes FAQs]]
  
Example of using getNextSamTag:
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== Usage Examples ==
<pre>
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[[Sam Library Usage Examples]]
  // record is a previously setup SamRecord.
 
  String recordString = "";
 
  char tag[3];
 
  char vtype;
 
  void* value;
 
 
 
  // While there are more tags, write them to the recordString.
 
  while(record.getNextSamTag(tag, vtype, &value) != false)
 
  {
 
      recordString += "\t";
 
      recordString += tag;
 
      recordString += ":";
 
      recordString += vtype;
 
      recordString += ":";
 
      if(record.isIntegerType(vtype))
 
      {
 
        recordString += (int)*(int*)value;
 
      }
 
      else if(record.isDoubleType(vtype))
 
      {
 
        recordString += (double)*(double*)value;
 
      }
 
      else if(record.isCharType(vtype))
 
      {
 
        recordString += (char)*(char*)value;
 
      }
 
      else
 
      {
 
        // String type.
 
        recordString += (String)*(String*)value;
 
      }
 
  }
 
  
  recordString += "\n";
 
</pre>
 
  
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== Programs ==
  
== Suggested Improvements/Features ==
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BamUtil contains a set of programs that uses this library to operate on SAM & BAM files.  It includes tools for converting between SAM & BAM and validating the files.  See [[BamUtil]] for more information and a description of all the tools.
* Add optional user flag for checking if a file is sorted when it is read.  It would report an error if it is unsorted.
 

Latest revision as of 10:55, 2 February 2017


SAM/BAM File

See the github history: https://github.com/statgen/libStatGen/commits/master/bam for a list of the most recent updates to the BAM classes.

Old BAM Review Action Items

Read & Write BAM/SAM Library Software

The software reads the beginning of files opened for reading to determine if it is SAM/BAM. To determine the format (SAM/BAM) of files open for writing, the software checks the output file's extension. If the extension is "bam" it writes a BAM file, otherwise it writes a SAM file.

The library is found in statgen/lib/bam.

BAM/SAM Classes

Class Name Description
SamFile Class used for reading/writing SAM/BAM files and their headers and records.
SamFileHeader Class used for storing the header. Allows access for getting and setting header values when both reading & writing SAM/BAM files.
SamHeaderRecord Class used for storing the tag/value pairs within a given header line.
SamRecord Class used for storing a SAM/BAM Record. Allows access for getting and setting record values when both reading & writing SAM/BAM files.
SamStatus Status value used by the BAM classes for returning the status of the operations.
SamValidator Validates a SAM/BAM Record.
SamValidationError Validation Error Information for a SamRecord.
SamValidationErrors Container for ValidationErrors.
Pileup Template for doing pileups.
PileupElement Base class that can be used for the elements stored in a Pileup.
ErrorHandler Class for handling errors based on the error handling type.
PosList Store refID/position, but does not store values < 0.
SamFilter Class for filtering a SAM/BAM record.
SamFlag Class for getting information from a SAM/BAM flag.
SamReferenceInfo Class for tracking the reference information mapping between the reference ids and the reference names.
SamTags Class for parsing/creating/operating on SAM/BAM record tags.

FAQs

SAM/BAM Classes FAQs

Usage Examples

Sam Library Usage Examples


Programs

BamUtil contains a set of programs that uses this library to operate on SAM & BAM files. It includes tools for converting between SAM & BAM and validating the files. See BamUtil for more information and a description of all the tools.