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python/obitools3/commands/export.pyx

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def run(config):
 
     if pb is not None:
         pb(i, force=True)
-    print("", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("", file=sys.stderr)
 
     # TODO save command in input dms?
     

python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx

@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ def addOptions(parser):
                      help="Do a first readthrough of the dataset if it contains huge dictionaries (more than 100 keys) for "
                           "a much faster import. This option is not recommended and will slow down the import in any other case.")
 
+    group.add_argument('--space-priority',
+                     action="store_true", dest="import:space_priority",
+                     default=False,
+                     help="If importing a view into another DMS, do it by importing each line, saving disk space if the original view "
+                          "has a line selection associated.")
 
 def run(config):
     
@@ -142,7 +147,7 @@ def run(config):
     else:
         v = None
     
-    if config['obi']['taxdump'] or isinstance(input[1], View): 
+    if config['obi']['taxdump'] or (isinstance(input[1], View) and not config['import']['space_priority']): 
         dms_only=True
     else:
         dms_only=False
@@ -170,12 +175,15 @@ def run(config):
         logger("info", "Done.")
         return
 
-    # If importing a view between two DMS, use C API
-    if isinstance(input[1], View):
+    # If importing a view between two DMS and not wanting to save space if line selection in original view, use C API
+    if isinstance(input[1], View) and not config['import']['space_priority']:
         if obi_import_view(input[0].name_with_full_path, o_dms.name_with_full_path, input[1].name, tobytes((config['obi']['outputURI'].split('/'))[-1])) < 0 :
+            input[0].close(force=True)
+            output[0].close(force=True)
             raise Exception("Error importing a view in a DMS")
         o_dms.record_command_line(" ".join(sys.argv[1:]))
-        o_dms.close()
+        input[0].close(force=True)
+        output[0].close(force=True)
         logger("info", "Done.")
         return
 

python/obitools3/commands/test.pyx

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from obitools3.dms.capi.obiview cimport NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN, \
 import shutil
 import string
 import random
+import sys
 from cpython.exc cimport PyErr_CheckSignals
 
 
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ def random_new_view(config, infos, first=False):
             infos['view'] = View_NUC_SEQS.new(infos['dms'], random_unique_name(infos), comments=random_comments(config))   # TODO quality column
         else :
             infos['view'] = View.new(infos['dms'], random_unique_name(infos), comments=random_comments(config))   # TODO quality column
-        
+        infos['view'].write_config(config, "test", infos["command_line"], input_dms_name=[infos['dms'].name], input_view_name=["random"])
     print_test(config, repr(infos['view']))
     if v_to_clone is not None :
         if line_selection is None:
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ def addOptions(parser):
                        default=20,
                        type=int,
                        help="Maximum length of tuples. "
-                            "Default: 200")
+                            "Default: 50")
   
     group.add_argument('--max_ini_col_count','-o',
                        action="store", dest="test:maxinicolcount",
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ def addOptions(parser):
                        default=10000,
                        type=int,
                        help="Maximum number of lines in a column. "
-                            "Default: 10000")
+                            "Default: 1000")
  
     group.add_argument('--max_elts_per_line','-e',
                        action="store", dest="test:maxelts",
@@ -497,7 +498,8 @@ def run(config):
                                     (b"OBI_SEQ", False): random_seq, (b"OBI_SEQ", True): random_seq_tuples,
                                     (b"OBI_STR", False): random_bytes, (b"OBI_STR", True): random_bytes_tuples
                                   },
-             'tests': [test_set_and_get, test_add_col, test_delete_col, test_col_alias, test_new_view]
+             'tests': [test_set_and_get, test_add_col, test_delete_col, test_col_alias, test_new_view],
+             'command_line': " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
             }
  
     # TODO ???

python/obitools3/commands/uniq.pyx

@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ cdef uniq_sequences(View_NUC_SEQS view, View_NUC_SEQS o_view, ProgressBar pb, di
         key = mergedKeys[k]
         merged_col_name = mergedKeys_m[k]
         
+        if merged_infos[merged_col_name]['nb_elts'] == 1:
+            raise Exception("Can't merge information from a tag with only one element (e.g. one sample ; don't use -m option)")
+        
         if merged_col_name in view:
             i_col = view[merged_col_name]
         else:

python/obitools3/dms/column/column.pyx

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ from obitools3.utils cimport tobytes, \
 from obitools3.dms.column import typed_column
  
 from libc.stdlib cimport free
- 
+from libc.string cimport strcpy
+  
 import importlib
 import inspect
 import pkgutil
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
                    object    alias=b""):
         # TODO indexer_name?
         
+        cdef Column column
         cdef bytes  column_name_b = tobytes(column_name)
         cdef bytes  alias_b = tobytes(alias)
         cdef bytes  comments_b = str2bytes(json.dumps(bytes2str_object(comments)))
@@ -132,13 +134,14 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
                          raise RuntimeError("Cannot create column %s in view %s: trying to create quality column but no NUC_SEQ column to associate it with in the view" % (bytes2str(column_name_b),
                                                                                bytes2str(view.name)))
                     associated_column_name_b = NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN
-                    associated_column_version = view[NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN].version
+                    associated_column_version = view[NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN].version                    
                 elif column_name == REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN:
                     if REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN not in view:
                          raise RuntimeError("Cannot create column %s in view %s: trying to create reverse quality column but no REVERSE_SEQUENCE column to associate it with in the view" % (bytes2str(column_name_b),
                                                                                bytes2str(view.name)))
                     associated_column_name_b = REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN
                     associated_column_version = view[REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN].version
+                    
         
         if (obi_view_add_column(view                      = view.pointer(),
                                 column_name               = column_name_b,
@@ -158,8 +161,19 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
                                 create                    = True)<0):
             raise RuntimeError("Cannot create column %s in view %s" % (bytes2str(column_name_b),
                                                                        bytes2str(view.name)))
-
-        return Column.open(view, alias_b)
+        
+        column = Column.open(view, alias_b)
+        
+        # Automatically associate nuc sequence column to quality column if necessary
+        if data_type == OBI_QUAL:
+            if column_name == QUALITY_COLUMN:
+                view[NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN].associated_column_name = column.name
+                view[NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN].associated_column_version = column.version
+            elif column_name == REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN:
+                view[REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN].associated_column_name = column.name
+                view[REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN].associated_column_version = column.version
+        
+        return column
  
  
     @staticmethod
@@ -407,6 +421,31 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
             raise OBIDeactivatedInstanceError()
         return obi_format_date(self.pointer().header.creation_date)
 
+
+    # associated_column name property getter and setter
+    @property
+    def associated_column_name(self):
+        if not self.active() :
+            raise OBIDeactivatedInstanceError()
+        return self.pointer().header.associated_column.column_name
+
+    @associated_column_name.setter
+    def associated_column_name(self, object new_name):
+        strcpy(self.pointer().header.associated_column.column_name, tobytes(new_name))
+
+
+    # associated_column version property getter and setter
+    @property
+    def associated_column_version(self):
+        if not self.active() :
+            raise OBIDeactivatedInstanceError()
+        return self.pointer().header.associated_column.version
+
+    @associated_column_version.setter
+    def associated_column_version(self, int new_version):
+        self.pointer().header.associated_column.version = new_version
+
+
     # comments property getter
     @property
     def comments(self):

python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pyx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ cdef dict __VIEW_CLASS__= {}
 from libc.stdlib  cimport malloc
 
 from obitools3.apps.progress cimport ProgressBar  # @UnresolvedImport
+from obitools3.version import version
 
 from ..capi.obiview cimport Alias_column_pair_p, \
                             obi_new_view, \
@@ -183,9 +184,15 @@ cdef class View(OBIWrapper) :
     
     
     @OBIWrapper.checkIsActive
-    def __repr__(self) :         
-        cdef str s = "#View name:\n{name:s}\n#Line count:\n{line_count:d}\n#Columns:\n".format(name       = bytes2str(self.name),
-                                                                                                                         line_count = self.line_count)
+    def __repr__(self) :
+        cdef str s
+        if self.read_only:   # can read date   
+            s = "#View name:\n{name:s}\n#Date created:\n{date:s}\n#Line count:\n{line_count:d}\n#Columns:\n".format(name       = bytes2str(self.name),
+                                                                                                                    line_count = self.line_count,
+                                                                                                                    date       = str(bytes2str_object(self.comments["Date created"])))        
+        else:
+            s = "#View name:\n{name:s}\n#Line count:\n{line_count:d}\n#Columns:\n".format(name       = bytes2str(self.name),
+                                                                                          line_count = self.line_count)
         for column_name in self.keys() :
             s = s + repr(self[column_name]) + '\n'
         return s
@@ -434,6 +441,7 @@ cdef class View(OBIWrapper) :
             for i in range(len(input_view_name)):
                 input_str.append(tostr(input_dms_name[i])+"/"+tostr(input_view_name[i]))
         comments["input_str"] = input_str
+        comments["version"] = version
         return bytes2str_object(comments)
 
     

python/obitools3/format/tab.pyx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from obitools3.dms.view.view cimport Line
 from obitools3.utils cimport bytes2str_object, str2bytes, tobytes
 from obitools3.dms.column.column cimport Column_line, Column_multi_elts
 
+import sys
 
 cdef class TabFormat:
     
@@ -26,18 +27,22 @@ cdef class TabFormat:
             
             if self.header and self.first_line:
                 if isinstance(data.view[k], Column_multi_elts):
-                    for k2 in data.view[k].keys():
+                    keys = data.view[k].keys()
+                    keys.sort()
+                    for k2 in keys:
                         line.append(tobytes(k)+b':'+tobytes(k2))
                 else:
                     line.append(tobytes(k))
             else:
                 value = data[k]
                 if isinstance(data.view[k], Column_multi_elts):
+                    keys = data.view[k].keys()
+                    keys.sort()
                     if value is None:  # all keys at None
-                        for k2 in data.view[k].keys(): # TODO could be much more efficient
+                        for k2 in keys: # TODO could be much more efficient
                             line.append(self.NAString)
                     else:
-                        for k2 in data.view[k].keys(): # TODO could be much more efficient
+                        for k2 in keys: # TODO could be much more efficient
                             if value[k2] is not None:
                                 line.append(str2bytes(str(bytes2str_object(value[k2]))))  # genius programming
                             else:

python/obitools3/libalign/_solexapairend.pyx

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def buildJoinedSequence(ali, reverse, seq, forward=None):
     seq[b"pairedend_limit"]=len(forward)
     seq[b"seq_length"] = ali.consensus_len
     seq[b"overlap_length"] = ali.overlap_len
-    if ali.consensus_len > 0:
+    if ali.overlap_len > 0:
         seq[b'score_norm']=round(float(ali.score)/ali.overlap_len, 3)
     else:
         seq[b"score_norm"]=0.0

python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx

@@ -276,11 +276,11 @@ def open_uri(uri,
             iseq = urib
             objclass = bytes
     else:  # TODO update uopen to be able to write? 
-        if urip.path == b'-':
+        if not urip.path or urip.path == b'-':
             file = sys.stdout.buffer
-        elif urip.path :
+        else:
             file = open(urip.path, 'wb')
-        
+
     if file is not None:
         qualifiers=parse_qs(urip.query)
         

python/obitools3/utils.pxd

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from obitools3.dms.capi.obitypes cimport obitype_t, index_t
 
-cpdef bytes format_separator(bytes format)
+cpdef bytes format_uniq_pattern(bytes format)
 cpdef int count_entries(file, bytes format)
 
 cdef obi_errno_to_exception(index_t line_nb=*, object elt_id=*, str error_message=*)

python/obitools3/utils.pyx

@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ import glob
 import gzip
 
 
-cpdef bytes format_separator(bytes format):
+cpdef bytes format_uniq_pattern(bytes format):
     if format == b"fasta":
         return b"\n>"
     elif format == b"fastq":
-        return b"\n@"
+        return b"\n\+\n"
     elif format == b"ngsfilter" or format == b"tabular":
         return b"\n"
     elif format == b"genbank" or format == b"embl":
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ cpdef bytes format_separator(bytes format):
 cpdef int count_entries(file, bytes format):
     
     try:
-        sep = format_separator(format)
+        sep = format_uniq_pattern(format)
         if sep is None:
             return -1
         sep = re.compile(sep)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ cpdef int count_entries(file, bytes format):
                 return -1
             mmapped_file = mmap.mmap(f.fileno(), 0, access=mmap.ACCESS_READ)
             total_count += len(re.findall(sep, mmapped_file))
-            if format != b"ngsfilter" and format != b"tabular" and format != b"embl" and format != b"genbank":
+            if format != b"ngsfilter" and format != b"tabular" and format != b"embl" and format != b"genbank" and format != b"fastq":
                 total_count += 1 # adding +1 for 1st entry because separators include \n (ngsfilter and tabular already count one more because of last \n)
             
     except:

python/obitools3/version.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 major = 3
 minor = 0
-serial= '0b28'
+serial= '0b32'
 
 version ="%d.%d.%s" % (major,minor,serial)

src/obidms.c

@@ -1659,6 +1659,12 @@ int obi_import_view(const char* dms_path_1, const char* dms_path_2, const char*
 	else	// Non-typed view
 		view_2 = obi_new_view(dms_2, view_name_2, NULL, NULL, (view_1->infos)->comments);
 
+	if (view_2 == NULL)
+	{
+		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the new view to import a view in a DMS");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	// Import line count
 	view_2->infos->line_count = view_1->infos->line_count;
 

src/obidmscolumn.c

@@ -1312,19 +1312,10 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p     dms,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	// Store the associated column reference if needed // TODO discuss cases
-	if (data_type == OBI_QUAL)
+	// Store the associated column reference if needed
+	if ((associated_column_name != NULL) && (*associated_column_name != '\0'))
 	{
-		if ((associated_column_name == NULL) || (*associated_column_name == '\0'))
-		{
-			obidebug(1, "\nError: The name of the associated column when creating a new column is NULL");
-			munmap(new_column->header, header_size);
-			close(column_file_descriptor);
-			free(new_column);
-			return NULL;
-		}
 		strcpy((header->associated_column).column_name, associated_column_name);
-
 		if (associated_column_version == -1)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError: The version of the associated column when creating a new column is not defined");
@@ -1336,6 +1327,7 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p     dms,
 		(header->associated_column).version = associated_column_version;
 	}
 
+
 	// If the data type is OBI_STR, OBI_SEQ or OBI_QUAL, the associated obi_indexer is opened or created
 	if ((returned_data_type == OBI_STR) || (returned_data_type == OBI_SEQ) || (returned_data_type == OBI_QUAL) || tuples)
 	{
@@ -1733,16 +1725,32 @@ int obi_close_column(OBIDMS_column_p column)
 int obi_clone_column_indexer(OBIDMS_column_p column)
 {
 	char* new_indexer_name;
+	int i;
 
-	new_indexer_name = obi_build_indexer_name((column->header)->name, (column->header)->version);
-	if (new_indexer_name == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
-	column->indexer = obi_clone_indexer(column->indexer, new_indexer_name);	// TODO Need to lock this somehow?
-	if (column->indexer == NULL)
+	i=0;
+	while (true) // find avl name not already used
 	{
-		obidebug(1, "\nError cloning a column's indexer to make it writable");
-		return -1;
+		new_indexer_name = obi_build_indexer_name((column->header)->name, ((column->header)->version)+i);
+		if (new_indexer_name == NULL)
+			return -1;
+
+		column->indexer = obi_clone_indexer(column->indexer, new_indexer_name);	// TODO Need to lock this somehow?
+		if (column->indexer == NULL)
+		{
+			if (errno == EEXIST)
+			{
+				free(new_indexer_name);
+				i++;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				free(new_indexer_name);
+				obidebug(1, "\nError cloning a column's indexer to make it writable");
+				return -1;
+			}
+		}
+		else
+			break;
 	}
 
 	strcpy((column->header)->indexer_name, new_indexer_name);
@@ -2423,16 +2431,20 @@ char* obi_get_formatted_elements_names(OBIDMS_column_p column)
 }
 
 
-char* obi_column_formatted_infos(OBIDMS_column_p column)
+char* obi_column_formatted_infos(OBIDMS_column_p column, bool detailed)
 {
-	char* column_infos;
-	char* elt_names;
-
-	column_infos = malloc(1024 * sizeof(char));
+	char* column_infos = NULL;
+	char* elt_names = NULL;
+	char* column_name = NULL;
+	 // should be in view.c because alias exists in the context of view
+	column_infos = malloc(2048 * sizeof(char)); // TODO
 
 	elt_names = obi_get_formatted_elements_names(column);
 
 
+//  "column_name, data type: OBI_TYPE, element names: [formatted element names](, all comments)"
+
+
 	free(elt_names);
 	return column_infos;
 }

src/obiview.c

@@ -254,11 +254,15 @@ static int update_lines(Obiview_p view, index_t line_count);
 /**
  * @brief Internal function to clone a column in the context of a view.
  *
+ * Used to edit a closed column.
+ *
  * Clones with the right line selection and replaces the cloned columns with the new ones in the view.
  * If there is a line selection, all columns have to be cloned, otherwise only the column of interest is cloned.
  *
  * @param view A pointer on the view.
  * @param column_name The name of the column in the view that should be cloned.
+ * @param clone_associated Whether to clone the associated column
+ *  	  (should always be true except when calling from the function itself to avoid infinite recursion).
  *
  * @returns A pointer on the new column.
  * @retval NULL if an error occurred.
@@ -266,7 +270,7 @@ static int update_lines(Obiview_p view, index_t line_count);
  * @since February 2016
  * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
  */
-static OBIDMS_column_p clone_column_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name);
+static OBIDMS_column_p clone_column_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name, bool clone_associated);
 
 
 /**
@@ -845,7 +849,7 @@ static int update_lines(Obiview_p view, index_t line_count)
 		// Clone the column first if needed
 		if (!(column->writable))
 		{
-			column = clone_column_in_view(view, (((view->infos)->column_references)[i]).alias);
+			column = clone_column_in_view(view, (((view->infos)->column_references)[i]).alias, true);
 			if (column == NULL)
 			{
 				obidebug(1, "\nError cloning a column in a view when updating its line count");
@@ -870,12 +874,14 @@ static int update_lines(Obiview_p view, index_t line_count)
 }
 
 
-static OBIDMS_column_p clone_column_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name)
+static OBIDMS_column_p clone_column_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_name, bool clone_associated)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, j;
 	OBIDMS_column_p column = NULL;
 	OBIDMS_column_p new_column = NULL;
 	OBIDMS_column_p column_buffer;
+	OBIDMS_column_p associated_cloned_column = NULL;
+	char* associated_column_alias = NULL;
 
 	// Check that the view is not read-only
 	if (view->read_only)
@@ -916,11 +922,62 @@ static OBIDMS_column_p clone_column_in_view(Obiview_p view, const char* column_n
 				return NULL;
 			}
 
+			// Look for associated column to clone and reassociate
+			if ((column_buffer->header->associated_column).column_name[0] != '\0')
+			{
+				// Get the associated column alias
+				j=0;
+				while (((strcmp((((view->infos)->column_references)[j]).column_refs.column_name, (column_buffer->header->associated_column).column_name)) ||
+						((((view->infos)->column_references)[j]).column_refs.version != (column_buffer->header->associated_column).version)) &&
+						j<(view->infos)->column_count)  // TODO function for that
+					j++;
+
+				if (j == (view->infos)->column_count) // not found
+				{
+					obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
+					obidebug(1, "\nCould not find associated column when cloning a column for editing");
+					return NULL;
+				}
+
+				// No line selection: only this column is cloned, clone and reassociate the associated column
+				if ((view->line_selection == NULL) && clone_associated)
+				{
+					associated_column_alias = (((view->infos)->column_references)[j]).alias;
+					// Clone the associated column
+					associated_cloned_column = clone_column_in_view(view, associated_column_alias, false);
+					// Reassociate both ways
+					strcpy((associated_cloned_column->header->associated_column).column_name, column->header->name);
+					(associated_cloned_column->header->associated_column).version = column->header->version;
+					strcpy((column->header->associated_column).column_name, associated_cloned_column->header->name);
+					(column->header->associated_column).version = associated_cloned_column->header->version;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// Line selection: all columns are cloned, check if associated column has been cloned previously (it precedes this one in the list) to reassociate
+					if (j < i)
+					{
+						// Get pointer to associated column
+						associated_cloned_column = *((OBIDMS_column_p*)ll_get(view->columns, j));
+						if (associated_cloned_column == NULL)
+						{
+							obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
+							obidebug(1, "\nError getting a column to clone from the linked list of column pointers of a view");
+							return NULL;
+						}
+						// Reassociate both ways
+						strcpy((associated_cloned_column->header->associated_column).column_name, column->header->name);
+						(associated_cloned_column->header->associated_column).version = column->header->version;
+						strcpy((column->header->associated_column).column_name, associated_cloned_column->header->name);
+						(column->header->associated_column).version = associated_cloned_column->header->version;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Close old cloned column
 			obi_close_column(column_buffer);
 
 			if (!strcmp((((view->infos)->column_references)[i]).alias, column_name))
-				// Found the column to return
+				// Get the column to return
 				new_column = column;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1193,7 +1250,7 @@ static int prepare_to_set_value_in_column(Obiview_p view, OBIDMS_column_p* colum
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		(*column_pp) = clone_column_in_view(view, column_name);
+		(*column_pp) = clone_column_in_view(view, column_name, true);
 		if ((*column_pp) == NULL)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError trying to clone a column to modify it");
@@ -1844,6 +1901,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_new_view_nuc_seqs(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name, Obiview_p v
 {
 	Obiview_p 		view;
 	OBIDMS_column_p associated_nuc_column;
+	OBIDMS_column_p associated_qual_column;
 	int				nb_predicates;
 
 	if (view_to_clone != NULL)
@@ -1896,6 +1954,10 @@ Obiview_p obi_new_view_nuc_seqs(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name, Obiview_p v
 				obidebug(1, "Error adding an obligatory column in a nucleotide sequences view");
 				return NULL;
 			}
+			// Associating both ways: associating nuc sequences column to quality column
+			associated_qual_column = obi_view_get_column(view, QUALITY_COLUMN);
+			strcpy((associated_nuc_column->header->associated_column).column_name, associated_qual_column->header->name);
+			(associated_nuc_column->header->associated_column).version = associated_qual_column->header->version;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1922,7 +1984,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_new_view_nuc_seqs(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name, Obiview_p v
 	(view->predicate_functions)[(view->nb_predicates)] = view_has_nuc_sequence_column;
 	(view->predicate_functions)[(view->nb_predicates) + 1] = view_has_id_column;
 	(view->predicate_functions)[(view->nb_predicates) + 2] = view_has_definition_column;
-//	if (quality_column)   # TODO discuss. Commented bc for example with obi annotate, clone view so clone predicate, then modify seq, so quality is deleted, and predicate boom
+//	if (quality_column)   # TODO fix by triggering predicate deleting if quality deleting. Commented bc for example with obi annotate, clone view so clone predicate, then modify seq, so quality is deleted, and predicate boom
 //		(view->predicate_functions)[(view->nb_predicates) + 3] = view_has_quality_column;
 
 	view->nb_predicates = nb_predicates;
@@ -2212,7 +2274,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_open_view(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name)
 
 // TODO return a pointer on the column?
 int obi_view_add_column(Obiview_p    view,
-						char*  column_name,
+						char*        column_name,
 						obiversion_t version_number,
 						const char*  alias,
 						OBIType_t    data_type,

src/obiview.h

@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_open_view(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name);
  * @param associated_column_name The name of the associated column if there is one (otherwise NULL or ""), if the column is created.
  * @param associated_column_version The version of the associated column if there is one (otherwise -1), if the column is created.
  * @param comments Optional comments associated with the column if it is created (NULL or "" if no comments associated).
- * @param create Whether the column should be created (create == true) or opened (create == false).
+ * @param create Whether the column should be created (create == true) or already exists (create == false).
  *
  * @returns A value indicating the success of the operation.
  * @retval 0 if the operation was successfully completed.
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_open_view(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name);
  * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
  */
 int obi_view_add_column(Obiview_p    view,
-						char*  column_name,
+						char*        column_name,
 						obiversion_t version_number,
 						const char*  alias,
 						OBIType_t    data_type,