hyb_check

Read one or more hyb (and optional fold) format files and check for errors.

This utility reads in one or more files in hyb-format (see the hybkit Hyb File Specification) and uses hybkit's internal file error checking to check for errors. This can be useful as an initial preparation step for further analyses.

Example system calls:

hyb_check -i my_file_1.hyb -f my_file_1.vienna
hyb_check -i my_file_1.hyb my_file_2.hyb -f my_file_1.vienna \\
    my_file_2.vienna -v --custom_flags myflag

usage: hyb_check [-h] -i PATH_TO/MY_FILE.HYB [PATH_TO/MY_FILE.HYB ...]
                 [-f [PATH_TO/MY_FILE.VIENNA [PATH_TO/MY_FILE.VIENNA ...]]]
                 [--version] [-v | -s]
                 [--mirna_types MIRNA_TYPES [MIRNA_TYPES ...]]
                 [--custom_flags CUSTOM_FLAGS [CUSTOM_FLAGS ...]]
                 [--hyb_placeholder HYB_PLACEHOLDER]
                 [--reorder_flags {True,False}]
                 [--allow_undefined_flags [{True,False}]]
                 [--allow_unknown_seg_types [{True,False}]]
                 [--hybformat_id [{True,False}]]
                 [--hybformat_ref [{True,False}]]
                 [--allowed_mismatches ALLOWED_MISMATCHES]
                 [--fold_placeholder FOLD_PLACEHOLDER] [-y {static,dynamic}]
                 [--error_mode {raise,warn_return,return}]
                 [--error_checks {hybrecord_indel,foldrecord_nofold,max_mismatch,energy_mismatch}]
                 [--iter_error_mode {raise,warn_return,warn_skip,skip,return}]
                 [--max_sequential_skips MAX_SEQUENTIAL_SKIPS]

Named Arguments

-i, --in_hyb: REQUIRED path to one or more hyb-format files with a ".hyb" suffix for use in the evaluation.
-f, --in_fold: REQUIRED path to one or more RNA secondary-structure files with a ".vienna" or ".ct" suffix for use in the evaluation.
--version: Print version and exit.
-v, --verbose: Print verbose output during run.

Default: False
-s, --silent: Print no output during run.

Default: False

Hyb Record Settings

--mirna_types

"seg_type" fields identifying a miRNA

Default: ['miRNA', 'microRNA']

--custom_flags

Custom flags to allow in addition to those specified in the hybkit specification.

Default: []

--hyb_placeholder

placeholder character/string for missing data in hyb files.

Default: "."

--reorder_flags

Possible choices: True, False

Re-order flags to the hybkit-specification order when writing hyb records.

Default: True

--allow_undefined_flags

Possible choices: True, False

Allow use of flags not defined in the hybkit-specification order when reading and writing hyb records. As the preferred alternative to using this setting, the --custom_flags argument can be be used to supply custom allowed flags.

Default: False

--allow_unknown_seg_types

Possible choices: True, False

Allow unknown segment types when assigning segment types.

Default: False

Hyb File Settings

--hybformat_id

Possible choices: True, False

The Hyb Software Package places further information in the "id" field of the hybrid record that can be used to infer the number of contained read counts. When set to True, the identifiers will be parsed as: "<read_id>_<read_count>"

Default: False

--hybformat_ref

Possible choices: True, False

The Hyb Software Package uses a reference database with identifiers that contain sequence type and other sequence information. When set to True, all hyb file identifiers will be parsed as: "<gene_id>_<transcript_id>_<gene_name>_<seg_type>"

Default: False

Fold Record Settings

--allowed_mismatches

For DynamicFoldRecords, allowed number of mismatches with a HybRecord.

Default: 0

--fold_placeholder

Placeholder character/string for missing data for reading/writing fold records.

Default: "."

-y, --seq_type

Possible choices: static, dynamic

Type of fold record object to use. Options: "static": FoldRecord, requires an exact sequence match to be paired with a HybRecord; "dynamic": DynamicFoldRecord, requires a sequence match to the "dynamic" annotated regions of a HybRecord, and may be shorter/longer than the original sequence.

Default: "static"

--error_mode

Possible choices: raise, warn_return, return

Mode for handling errors during reading of HybFiles (overridden by HybFoldIter.settings['iter_error_mode'] when using HybFoldIter). Options: "raise": Raise an error when encountered and exit program ; "warn_return": Print a warning and return the error_value ; "return": Return the error value with no program output. record is encountered.

Default: "raise"

Hyb-Fold Iterator Settings

--error_checks

Possible choices: hybrecord_indel, foldrecord_nofold, max_mismatch, energy_mismatch

Error checks for simultaneous HybFile and FoldFile parsing. Options: "hybrecord_indel": Error for HybRecord objects where one/both sequences have insertions/deletions in alignment, which prevents matching of sequences; "foldrecord_nofold": Error when failure in reading a fold_record object; "max_mismatch": Error when mismatch between hybrecord and foldrecord sequences is greater than FoldRecord "allowed_mismatches" setting; "energy_mismatch": Error when a mismatch exists between HybRecord and FoldRecord energy values.

Default: ['hybrecord_indel', 'foldrecord_nofold', 'max_mismatch', 'energy_mismatch']

--iter_error_mode

Possible choices: raise, warn_return, warn_skip, skip, return

Mode for handling errors found during error checks. Overrides HybRecord "error_mode" setting when using HybFoldIter. Options: "raise": Raise an error when encountered; "warn_return": Print a warning and return the value; "warn_skip": Print a warning and continue to the next iteration; "skip": Continue to the next iteration without any output; "return": return the value without any error output;

Default: "warn_skip"

--max_sequential_skips

Maximum number of record(-pairs) to skip in a row. Limited as several sequential skips usually indicates an issue with record formatting or a desynchronization between files.

Default: 100

Output File Naming:

Output files can be named in two fashions: via automatic name generation, or by providing specific out file names.

Automatic Name Generation:

For output name generation, the default respective naming scheme is used:

hyb_script -i PATH_TO/MY_FILE_1.HYB [...]
    -->  OUT_DIR/MY_FILE_1_ADDSUFFIX.HYB

This output file path can be modified with the arguments {--out_dir, --out_suffix} described below.

The output directory defaults to the current working directory ($PWD), and can be modified with the --out_dir <dir> argument. Note: The provided directory must exist, or an error will be raised. For Example:

hyb_script -i PATH_TO/MY_FILE_1.HYB [...] --out_dir MY_OUT_DIR
    -->  MY_OUT_DIR/MY_FILE_1_ADDSUFFIX.HYB

The suffix used for output files is based on the primary actions of the script. It can be specified using --out_suffix <suffix>. This can optionally include the ".hyb" final suffix. for Example:

hyb_script -i PATH_TO/MY_FILE_1.HYB [...] --out_suffix MY_SUFFIX
    -->  OUT_DIR/MY_FILE_1_MY_SUFFIX.HYB
#OR
hyb_script -i PATH_TO/MY_FILE_1.HYB [...] --out_suffix MY_SUFFIX.HYB
    -->  OUT_DIR/MY_FILE_1_MY_SUFFIX.HYB

Specific Output Names:

Alternatively, specific file names can be provided via the -o/--out_hyb argument, ensuring that the same number of input and output files are provided. This argument takes precedence over all automatic output file naming options (--out_dir, --out_suffix), which are ignored if -o/--out_hyb is provided. For Example:

hyb_script [...] --out_hyb MY_OUT_DIR/OUT_FILE_1.HYB MY_OUT_DIR/OUT_FILE_2.HYB
    -->  MY_OUT_DIR/OUT_FILE_1.hyb
    -->  MY_OUT_DIR/OUT_FILE_2.hyb

Note: The directory provided with output file paths (MY_OUT_DIR above) must exist, otherwise an error will be raised.