# $Id: History.pm 16123 2009-09-17 12:57:27Z cjfields $ # # BioPerl module for Bio::Tools::EUtilities::History # # Please direct questions and support issues to # # Cared for by Chris Fields # # Copyright Chris Fields # # You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself # # POD documentation - main docs before the code # # Part of the EUtilities BioPerl package =head1 NAME Bio::Tools::EUtilities::History - lightweight implementation of HistoryI interface (not bound to filehandles, extraneous methods, etc). =head1 SYNOPSIS #should work for any class which is-a HistoryI if ($obj->has_History) { # do something here } ($webenv, $querykey) = $obj->history; $obj->history($webenv, $querykey); $webenv = $obj->get_webenv; $query_key = $obj->get_query_key; =head1 DESCRIPTION This class extends methods for any EUtilDataI implementation allow instances to dealwith NCBI history data (WebEnv and query_key). These can be used as parameters for further queries against data sets stored on the NCBI server, much like NCBI's Entrez search history. These are important when one wants to run complex queries using esearch, retrieve related data using elink, and retrieve large datasets using epost/efetch. This class is the simplest implementation and merely holds data for future queries from any HistoryI. See also Bio::Tools::EUtilities::Query (esearch) and Bio::Tools::EUtilities::LinkSet (elink), which also implement HistoryI. =cut =head1 FEEDBACK =head2 Mailing Lists User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one of the Bioperl mailing lists. Your participation is much appreciated. bioperl-l@lists.open-bio.org - General discussion http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists =head2 Support Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list: I rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible. =head2 Reporting Bugs Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web. http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/ =head1 AUTHOR Email cjfields at bioperl dot org =head1 APPENDIX The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _ =cut # Let the code begin... package Bio::Tools::EUtilities::History; use strict; use warnings; use base qw(Bio::Root::Root Bio::Tools::EUtilities::HistoryI); sub new { my ($class, @args) = @_; my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@args); my ($eutil) = $self->_rearrange([qw(eutil)],@args); $eutil || $self->throw('eutil not defined'); $self->eutil($eutil); $self->datatype('history'); return $self; } =head2 history Title : history Usage : my ($webenv, $qk) = $hist->history Function : Get/Set two-element list of webenv() and query_key() Returns : array Args : two-element list of webenv, query key =cut =head2 get_webenv Title : get_webenv Usage : my $webenv = $hist->get_webenv Function : returns web environment key needed to retrieve results from NCBI server Returns : string (encoded key) Args : none =cut =head2 get_query_key Title : get_query_key Usage : my $qk = $hist->get_query_key Function : returns query key (integer) for the history number for this session Returns : integer Args : none =cut sub _add_data { my ($self, $simple) = @_; if (!exists $simple->{WebEnv} || !exists $simple->{QueryKey}) { $self->debug("Data:",Dumper($simple)); $self->throw("Missing webenv/query key in history output"); } $self->{_webenv} = $simple->{WebEnv} && delete $simple->{WebEnv}; $self->{_querykey} = $simple->{QueryKey} && delete $simple->{QueryKey}; } =head2 to_string Title : to_string Usage : $foo->to_string() Function : converts current object to string Returns : none Args : (optional) simple data for text formatting Note : Used generally for debugging and for the print_* methods =cut sub to_string { my $self = shift; my $string; my %map = ( 'get_webenv' => 'WebEnv', 'get_query_key' => 'Key' ); for my $m (qw(get_webenv get_query_key)) { $string .= sprintf("%-20s:%s\n", $map{$m}, $self->$m); } return $string; } 1;