Now handling sequences with Uracil (U) nucleotides by converting to

Thymine (T)

src/encode.c

@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ bool only_ATGC(const char* seq)
 	{
 		if (!((*c == 'A') || \
 			  (*c == 'T') || \
+			  (*c == 'U') || \
 			  (*c == 'G') || \
 			  (*c == 'C') || \
 			  (*c == 'a') || \
 			  (*c == 't') || \
+			  (*c == 'u') || \
 			  (*c == 'g') || \
 			  (*c == 'c')))
 		{
@@ -182,6 +184,8 @@ byte_t* encode_seq_on_2_bits(const char* seq, int32_t length)
 			break;
 		case 't':
 		case 'T':
+		case 'u':
+		case 'U':
 			seq_b[i/4] |= NUC_T_2b;
 			break;
 		default:
@@ -288,6 +292,8 @@ byte_t* encode_seq_on_4_bits(const char* seq, int32_t length)
 			break;
 		case 't':
 		case 'T':
+		case 'u': // discussable
+		case 'U':
 			seq_b[i/2] |= NUC_T_4b;
 			break;
 		case 'r':

src/encode.h

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ enum
 
 
 /**
- * @brief Checks if there are only 'atgcATGC' characters in a
+ * @brief Checks if there are only 'atgcuATGCU' characters in a
  *        character string.
  *
  * @param seq The sequence to check.
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ byte_t get_nucleotide_from_encoded_seq(byte_t* seq, int32_t idx, uint8_t encodin
  *
  *    A or a :           00
  *    C or c :           01
- *    T or t : 10
+ *    T or t or U or u : 10
  *    G or g :           11
  *
- * @warning The DNA sequence must contain only 'atgcATGC' characters.
+ * @warning The DNA sequence must contain only 'atgcuATGCU' characters.
+ * @warning Uracil ('U') bases are encoded as Thymine ('T') bases.
  *
  * @param seq The sequence to encode.
  * @param length The length of the sequence to encode.
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ char* decode_seq_on_2_bits(byte_t* seq_b, int32_t length_seq);
  *		A or a :           0001
  *      C or c :           0010
  *      G or g :           0011
- *      T or t : 0100
+ *      T or t or U or u : 0100
  *      R or r :           0101
  *      Y or y :           0110
  *      S or s :           0111
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ char* decode_seq_on_2_bits(byte_t* seq_b, int32_t length_seq);
  *      N or n :           1111
  *
  * @warning The DNA sequence must contain only IUPAC characters.
+ * @warning Uracil ('U') bases are encoded as Thymine ('T') bases.
  *
  * @param seq The sequence to encode.
  * @param length The length of the sequence to encode.