htsjdk.tribble.index

Interface IndexCreator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DynamicIndexCreator, IntervalIndexCreator, LinearIndexCreator, TabixIndexCreator, TribbleIndexCreator

public interface IndexCreator

An interface for creating indexes

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addFeature(Feature feature, long filePosition) Add a feature to the index
Index	finalizeIndex(long finalFilePosition) Create the index, given the stream of features passed in to this point

Method Detail

addFeature

void addFeature(Feature feature,
                long filePosition)

Add a feature to the index

Parameters:

feature - the feature, of which start, end, and contig must be filled in

filePosition - the current file position, at the beginning of the specified feature

finalizeIndex

Index finalizeIndex(long finalFilePosition)

Create the index, given the stream of features passed in to this point

Parameters:

finalFilePosition - the final file position, for indexes that have to close out with the final position

Returns:

an index object