/// <summary>
/// returns true if the annotation is on the reverse strand, false otherwise
/// </summary>
public static bool GetStrand(AbstractData ad)
{
int strandNum = DumperUtilities.GetInt32(ad);
// sanity check: make sure the value is either 1 or -1
if (strandNum != -1 && strandNum != 1)
{
throw new GeneralException($"Expected the strand number to be either -1 or 1. Found: {strandNum}.");
}
return(strandNum == -1);
}
/// <summary>
/// returns the mapper unit type given the specialized string key/value type
/// </summary>
public static MapperUnitType GetMapperUnitType(AbstractData ad)
{
string mapperUnitTypeString = DumperUtilities.GetString(ad);
MapperUnitType ret;
if (!MapperUnitTypes.TryGetValue(mapperUnitTypeString, out ret))
{
throw new GeneralException(
$"Unable to find the specified mapper unit type ({mapperUnitTypeString}) in the MapperUnitType dictionary.");
}
return(ret);
}
/// <summary>
/// returns the biotype given the specialized string key/value type
/// </summary>
public static GeneSymbolSource GetGeneSymbolSource(AbstractData ad)
{
return(GeneSymbolSourceUtilities.GetGeneSymbolSourceFromString(DumperUtilities.GetString(ad)));
}
/// <summary>
/// returns the biotype given the specialized string key/value type
/// </summary>
public static BioType GetBiotype(AbstractData ad)
{
return(BioTypeUtilities.GetBiotypeFromString(DumperUtilities.GetString(ad)));
}
