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package ngs;
/**
* Represents an NGS biological fragment
*/
public interface Fragment
{
/**
* getFragmentId
* @return the unique ID of the fragment
* @throws ErrorMsg upon an error accessing data
*/
String getFragmentId ()
throws ErrorMsg;
/*------------------------------------------------------------------
* fragment details
*/
/**
* getFragmentBases
* @return sequence bases
* @throws ErrorMsg upon an error accessing data
*/
String getFragmentBases ()
throws ErrorMsg;
/**
* getFragmentBases
* @param offset is zero-based and non-negative
* @return sequence bases
* @throws ErrorMsg upon an error accessing data
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException upon invalid offset
*/
String getFragmentBases ( long offset )
throws ErrorMsg, IndexOutOfBoundsException;
/**
* getFragmentBases
* @param offset is zero-based and non-negative
* @param length must be ≥ 0
* @return sequence bases
* @throws ErrorMsg upon an error accessing data
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException upon invalid offset
*/
String getFragmentBases ( long offset, long length )
throws ErrorMsg, IndexOutOfBoundsException;
/**
* getFragmentQualities using ASCII offset of 33
* @return phred quality values for the whole fragment
* @throws ErrorMsg upon an error accessing data
*/
String getFragmentQualities ()
throws ErrorMsg;
/**
* getFragmentQualities using ASCII offset of 33
* @param offset is zero-based and non-negative
* @return phred quality values
* @throws ErrorMsg upon an error accessing data
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException upon invalid offset
*/
String getFragmentQualities ( long offset )
throws ErrorMsg, IndexOutOfBoundsException;
/**
* getFragmentQualities using ASCII offset of 33
* @param offset is zero-based and non-negative
* @param length must be ≥ 0
* @return phred quality values
* @throws ErrorMsg upon an error accessing data
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException upon invalid offset/length
*/
String getFragmentQualities ( long offset, long length )
throws ErrorMsg, IndexOutOfBoundsException;
/**
* isPaired
* @return true if fragment has a mate
* @throws ErrorMsg upon an error accessing data
*/
boolean isPaired ()
throws ErrorMsg;
/**
* check to see if Fragment has alignment data (requires interface 1.1)
* @return true if Fragment is aligned
* @throws ErrorMsg if object is invalid or implementation too old
*/
boolean isAligned ()
throws ErrorMsg;
}