scbi_fasta

DESCRIPTION:

scbi_fasta is a ruby gem to read FASTA+QUAL files (DNA/RNA sequences).

FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

  • Read FASTA files with associated QUAL files

  • Quality values can be automatically splitted

  • Iteration over large files without extra memory usage

SYNOPSIS:

Reading a FASTA+QUAL with iterator:

require 'scbi_fasta'

# open file in sanger mode
fqr=FastaQualFile.new('file1.fasta','file1.fasta.qual')

fqr.each do |name,seq_fasta,qual,comments|

  puts name
  puts seq_fasta
  puts qual
  puts comments
end

fqr.close

Reading a FASTA one sequence at a time:

require 'scbi_fasta'

# open file 
fqr=FastaQualFile.new('file1.fasta','file1.fasta.qual')

begin 

# read one sequence
name,seq_fasta,qual,comments=fqr.next_seq

# name will be nil if there are not more sequences available

if !name.nil?

  puts name
  puts seq_fasta
  puts qual
  puts comments
end

end until name.nil?

fqr.close

REQUIREMENTS:

  • This is a standalone gem.

INSTALL:

  • gem install scbi_fasta

LICENSE:

(The MIT License)

Copyright © 2010 Almudena Bocinos, Dario Guerrero

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