switch to version 3.0.1b6

'\'+'t' when parsing an option value

python/obitools3/apps/optiongroups/__init__.py

@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ def __addImportInputOption(optionManager):
                      const=b'fastq',
                      help="Input file is in fastq format")
 
+    group.add_argument('--silva-input',
+                     action="store_const", dest="obi:inputformat",
+                     default=None,
+                     const=b'silva',
+                     help="Input file is in SILVA fasta format")
+
     group.add_argument('--embl-input',
                      action="store_const", dest="obi:inputformat",
                      default=None,

python/obitools3/commands/addtaxids.pyx

@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+#cython: language_level=3
+
+from obitools3.apps.progress cimport ProgressBar  # @UnresolvedImport
+from obitools3.dms import DMS
+from obitools3.dms.view.view cimport View, Line_selection
+from obitools3.uri.decode import open_uri
+from obitools3.apps.optiongroups import addMinimalInputOption, addTaxonomyOption, addMinimalOutputOption, addNoProgressBarOption
+from obitools3.dms.view import RollbackException
+from obitools3.dms.column.column cimport Column
+from functools import reduce
+from obitools3.apps.config import logger
+from obitools3.utils cimport tobytes, str2bytes, tostr
+from io import BufferedWriter
+from obitools3.dms.capi.obiview cimport NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN, \
+                                        ID_COLUMN, \
+                                        DEFINITION_COLUMN, \
+                                        QUALITY_COLUMN, \
+                                        COUNT_COLUMN, \
+                                        TAXID_COLUMN
+from obitools3.dms.capi.obitypes cimport OBI_INT
+from obitools3.dms.capi.obitaxonomy cimport MIN_LOCAL_TAXID
+import time
+import math 
+import sys
+
+from cpython.exc cimport PyErr_CheckSignals
+
+ 
+__title__="Annotate sequences with their corresponding NCBI taxid found from the taxon scientific name."
+
+
+ 
+def addOptions(parser):
+    
+    addMinimalInputOption(parser)
+    addTaxonomyOption(parser)
+    addMinimalOutputOption(parser)
+    addNoProgressBarOption(parser)
+
+    group=parser.add_argument_group('obi addtaxids specific options')
+
+    group.add_argument('-t', '--taxid-tag', 
+                       action="store", 
+                       dest="addtaxids:taxid_tag",
+                       metavar="<TAXID_TAG>",
+                       default=b"TAXID",
+                       help="Name of the tag to store the found taxid "
+                            "(default: 'TAXID'.")
+
+    group.add_argument('-n', '--taxon-name-tag', 
+                       action="store", 
+                       dest="addtaxids:taxon_name_tag",
+                       metavar="<SCIENTIFIC_NAME_TAG>",
+                       default=b"SCIENTIFIC_NAME",
+                       help="Name of the tag giving the scientific name of the taxon "
+                            "(default: 'SCIENTIFIC_NAME'.")
+
+    group.add_argument('-g', '--try-genus-match',
+                     action="store_true", dest="addtaxids:try_genus_match",
+                     default=False,
+                     help="Try matching the first word of <SCIENTIFIC_NAME_TAG> when can't find corresponding taxid for a taxon. "
+                          "If there is a match it is added in the 'parent_taxid' tag. (Can be used by 'obi taxonomy' to add the taxon under that taxid).")
+
+    group.add_argument('-a', '--restricting-ancestor', 
+                       action="store", 
+                       dest="addtaxids:restricting_ancestor",
+                       metavar="<RESTRICTING_ANCESTOR>",
+                       default=None,
+                       help="Enables to restrict the search of taxids under an ancestor specified by its taxid.")
+
+    group.add_argument('-l', '--log-file', 
+                       action="store", 
+                       dest="addtaxids:log_file",
+                       metavar="<LOG_FILE>",
+                       default='',
+                       help="Path to a log file to write informations about not found taxids.")
+
+
+def run(config):
+     
+    DMS.obi_atexit()
+    
+    logger("info", "obi addtaxids")
+
+    # Open the input
+    input = open_uri(config['obi']['inputURI'])
+    if input is None:
+        raise Exception("Could not read input view")
+    i_dms = input[0]
+    i_view = input[1]
+    i_view_name = input[1].name
+
+    # Open the output: only the DMS, as the output view is going to be created by cloning the input view
+    # (could eventually be done via an open_uri() argument)
+    output = open_uri(config['obi']['outputURI'],
+                      input=False,
+                      dms_only=True)
+    if output is None:
+        raise Exception("Could not create output view")
+    o_dms = output[0]
+    output_0 = output[0]
+    o_view_name = output[1]
+
+    # stdout output: create temporary view
+    if type(output_0)==BufferedWriter:
+        o_dms = i_dms
+        i=0
+        o_view_name = b"temp"
+        while o_view_name in i_dms: # Making sure view name is unique in output DMS
+            o_view_name = o_view_name+b"_"+str2bytes(str(i))
+            i+=1
+        imported_view_name = o_view_name
+
+    # If the input and output DMS are not the same, import the input view in the output DMS before cloning it to modify it
+    # (could be the other way around: clone and modify in the input DMS then import the new view in the output DMS)
+    if i_dms != o_dms:
+        imported_view_name = i_view_name
+        i=0
+        while imported_view_name in o_dms:  # Making sure view name is unique in output DMS
+            imported_view_name = i_view_name+b"_"+str2bytes(str(i))
+            i+=1
+        View.import_view(i_dms.full_path[:-7], o_dms.full_path[:-7], i_view_name, imported_view_name)
+        i_view = o_dms[imported_view_name]
+
+    # Clone output view from input view
+    o_view = i_view.clone(o_view_name)
+    if o_view is None:
+        raise Exception("Couldn't create output view")
+    i_view.close()
+
+    # Open taxonomy
+    taxo_uri = open_uri(config['obi']['taxoURI'])
+    if taxo_uri is None or taxo_uri[2] == bytes:
+        raise Exception("Couldn't open taxonomy")
+    taxo = taxo_uri[1]
+
+    # Initialize the progress bar
+    if config['obi']['noprogressbar'] == False:
+        pb = ProgressBar(len(o_view), config)
+    else:
+        pb = None
+        
+    try:
+        if config['addtaxids']['log_file']:
+            logfile = open(config['addtaxids']['log_file'], 'w')
+        else:
+            logfile = None
+        if config['addtaxids']['try_genus_match']:
+            try_genus = True
+        else:
+            try_genus = False
+        if 'restricting_ancestor' in config['addtaxids']:
+            res_anc = int(config['addtaxids']['restricting_ancestor'])
+        else:
+            res_anc = None
+        taxid_column_name = config['addtaxids']['taxid_tag']
+        parent_taxid_column_name = "PARENT_TAXID" # TODO macro
+        taxon_name_column_name = config['addtaxids']['taxon_name_tag']
+        taxid_column = Column.new_column(o_view, taxid_column_name, OBI_INT)
+        parent_taxid_column = Column.new_column(o_view, parent_taxid_column_name, OBI_INT)
+        taxon_name_column = o_view[taxon_name_column_name]
+        
+        found_count = 0
+        not_found_count = 0
+        parent_found_count = 0
+        
+        for i in range(len(o_view)):
+            PyErr_CheckSignals()
+            if pb is not None:
+                pb(i)
+            taxon_name = taxon_name_column[i]
+            taxon = taxo.get_taxon_by_name(taxon_name, res_anc)
+            if taxon is not None:
+                taxid_column[i] = taxon.taxid
+                found_count+=1
+            elif try_genus: # try finding genus or other parent taxon from the first word
+                taxon_name_sp = taxon_name.split(b" ")
+                taxon = taxo.get_taxon_by_name(taxon_name_sp[0], res_anc)
+                if taxon is not None:
+                    parent_taxid_column[i] = taxon.taxid
+                    parent_found_count+=1
+                    if logfile:
+                        print("Found parent taxon for", tostr(taxon_name), file=logfile)
+                else:
+                    not_found_count+=1
+                    if logfile:
+                        print("No taxid found for", tostr(taxon_name), file=logfile)
+            else:
+                not_found_count+=1
+                if logfile:
+                    print("No taxid found for", tostr(taxon_name), file=logfile)
+
+    except Exception, e:
+        raise RollbackException("obi addtaxids error, rollbacking view: "+str(e), o_view)
+
+    if pb is not None:
+        pb(i, force=True)
+        print("", file=sys.stderr)
+    
+    logger("info", "\nTaxids found: "+str(found_count)+"/"+str(len(o_view))+" ("+str(round(found_count*100.0/len(o_view), 2))+"%)")
+    if config['addtaxids']['try_genus_match']:
+        logger("info", "\nParent taxids found: "+str(parent_found_count)+"/"+str(len(o_view))+" ("+str(round(parent_found_count*100.0/len(o_view), 2))+"%)")
+    logger("info", "\nTaxids not found: "+str(not_found_count)+"/"+str(len(o_view))+" ("+str(round(not_found_count*100.0/len(o_view), 2))+"%)") 
+    
+    # Save command config in View and DMS comments
+    command_line = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
+    input_dms_name=[input[0].name]
+    input_view_name=[i_view_name]
+    if 'taxoURI' in config['obi'] and config['obi']['taxoURI'] is not None:
+        input_dms_name.append(config['obi']['taxoURI'].split("/")[-3])
+        input_view_name.append("taxonomy/"+config['obi']['taxoURI'].split("/")[-1])
+    o_view.write_config(config, "addtaxids", command_line, input_dms_name=input_dms_name, input_view_name=input_view_name)
+    o_dms.record_command_line(command_line)
+
+    #print("\n\nOutput view:\n````````````", file=sys.stderr)
+    #print(repr(o_view), file=sys.stderr)
+
+    # stdout output: write to buffer
+    if type(output_0)==BufferedWriter:
+        logger("info", "Printing to output...")
+        o_view.print_to_output(output_0, noprogressbar=config['obi']['noprogressbar'])
+        o_view.close()
+
+    # If the input and the output DMS are different or if stdout output, delete the temporary imported view used to create the final view
+    if i_dms != o_dms or type(output_0)==BufferedWriter:
+        View.delete_view(o_dms, imported_view_name)
+        o_dms.close(force=True)
+    i_dms.close(force=True)
+
+    logger("info", "Done.")

python/obitools3/commands/alignpairedend.pyx

@@ -205,19 +205,25 @@ def run(config):
     if type(entries) == list:
         forward = entries[0]
         reverse = entries[1]
-        aligner = Kmer_similarity(forward, \
+        if len(forward) == 0 or len(reverse) == 0:
-                                  view2=reverse, \
+            aligner = None
-                                  kmer_size=config['alignpairedend']['kmersize'], \
+        else:
-                                  reversed_column=None)
+            aligner = Kmer_similarity(forward, \
+                                      view2=reverse, \
+                                      kmer_size=config['alignpairedend']['kmersize'], \
+                                      reversed_column=None)
     else:
-        aligner = Kmer_similarity(entries, \
+        if len(entries) == 0:
-                                  column2=entries[REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN], \
+            aligner = None
-                                  qual_column2=entries[REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN], \
+        else:
-                                  kmer_size=config['alignpairedend']['kmersize'], \
+            aligner = Kmer_similarity(entries, \
-                                  reversed_column=entries[b'reversed'])  # column created by the ngsfilter tool
+                                      column2=entries[REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN], \
+                                      qual_column2=entries[REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN], \
+                                      kmer_size=config['alignpairedend']['kmersize'], \
+                                      reversed_column=entries[b'reversed'])  # column created by the ngsfilter tool
         
     ba = alignmentIterator(entries, aligner)
-
+    
     i = 0
     for ali in ba:
         
@@ -251,7 +257,7 @@ def run(config):
         pb(i, force=True)
         print("", file=sys.stderr)
 
-    if kmer_ali :
+    if kmer_ali and aligner is not None:
         aligner.free()
 
     # Save command config in View and DMS comments

python/obitools3/commands/cat.pyx

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def run(config):
             v.close()            
         for coln in dict_cols:
             Column.new_column(o_view, coln, dict_cols[coln]['obitype'], 
-                              nb_elements_per_line=dict_cols[coln]['nbelts'], elements_names=list(dict_cols[coln]['eltnames']))
+                              nb_elements_per_line=dict_cols[coln]['nbelts'], elements_names=list(dict_cols[coln]['eltnames']), dict_column=True)
     
     # Initialize the progress bar
     if not config['obi']['noprogressbar']:

python/obitools3/commands/ecotag.pyx

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def addOptions(parser):
                       type=float,
                       help="Minimum identity considered for the assignment circle "
                            "(sequence is assigned to the LCA of all sequences within a similarity circle of the best matches; "
-                           "the threshold for this circle is the highest value between <CIRCLE_THRESHOLD> and the best assignment score found). "
+                           "the threshold for this circle is the highest value between <CIRCLE_THRESHOLD> and the best assignment score found for the query sequence). "
                            "Give value as a normalized identity, e.g. 0.95 for an identity of 95%%. "
                            "Default: 0.99.")
 

python/obitools3/commands/grep.pyx

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def Filter_generator(options, tax_filter, i_view):
     invert_selection = options["invert_selection"]
     id_set = None
     if "id_list" in options:
-        id_set = set(x.strip() for x in open(options["id_list"]))
+        id_set = set(x.strip() for x in open(options["id_list"], 'rb'))
 
     # Initialize the regular expression patterns
     seq_pattern = None

python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx

@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@ from obitools3.dms.capi.obiview cimport VIEW_TYPE_NUC_SEQS, \
                                         QUALITY_COLUMN, \
                                         COUNT_COLUMN, \
                                         TAXID_COLUMN, \
-                                        MERGED_PREFIX
+                                        MERGED_PREFIX, \
+                                        SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN
                                         
 from obitools3.dms.capi.obidms cimport obi_import_view
 
 from obitools3.dms.capi.obitypes cimport obitype_t, \
                                          OBI_VOID, \
-                                         OBI_QUAL
+                                         OBI_QUAL, \
+                                         OBI_STR
 
 from obitools3.dms.capi.obierrno cimport obi_errno
 
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ def run(config):
     cdef   obitype_t   new_type
     cdef   bint        get_quality
     cdef   bint        NUC_SEQS_view
+    cdef   bint        silva
     cdef   int         nb_elts
     cdef   object      d
     cdef   View        view
@@ -104,6 +107,8 @@ def run(config):
     cdef   Column      seq_col
     cdef   Column      qual_col
     cdef   Column      old_column
+    cdef   Column      sci_name_col
+    cdef   bytes       sci_name
     cdef   bint        rewrite
     cdef   dict        dcols
     cdef   int         skipping
@@ -203,9 +208,16 @@ def run(config):
         id_col = view[ID_COLUMN]
         def_col = view[DEFINITION_COLUMN]
         seq_col = view[NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN]
-        
+
+    # Prepare taxon scientific name if SILVA file
+    if 'inputformat' in config['obi'] and config['obi']['inputformat'] == b"silva":
+        silva = True
+        sci_name_col = Column.new_column(view, SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN, OBI_STR)
+    else:
+        silva = False
+    
     dcols = {}
-        
+
     # First read through the entries to prepare columns with dictionaries as they are very time-expensive to rewrite
     if config['import']['preread']:
         logger("info", "First readthrough...")
@@ -245,7 +257,8 @@ def run(config):
         for tag in dict_dict:
             dcols[tag] = (Column.new_column(view, tag, dict_dict[tag][1], \
                               nb_elements_per_line=len(dict_dict[tag][0]), \
-                              elements_names=list(dict_dict[tag][0])), \
+                              elements_names=list(dict_dict[tag][0]), \
+                              dict_column=True), \
                           dict_dict[tag][1])
     
         
@@ -282,7 +295,7 @@ def run(config):
         try:
              
             if NUC_SEQS_view: 
-                id_col[i] = entry.id
+                id_col[i] = entry.id           
                 def_col[i] = entry.definition
                 seq_col[i] = entry.seq
                 # Check if there is a sequencing quality associated by checking the first entry    # TODO haven't found a more robust solution yet
@@ -293,6 +306,11 @@ def run(config):
                         qual_col = view[QUALITY_COLUMN]
                 if get_quality:
                     qual_col[i] = entry.quality
+                    
+                # Parse taxon scientific name if SILVA file
+                if silva:
+                    sci_name = entry.definition.split(b";")[-1]
+                    sci_name_col[i] = sci_name
              
             for tag in entry :
                 
@@ -311,10 +329,13 @@ def run(config):
                         value_type = type(value)
                         nb_elts = 1
                         value_obitype = OBI_VOID
+                        dict_col = False
                          
                         if value_type == dict or value_type == list :
                             nb_elts = len(value)
                             elt_names = list(value)
+                            if value_type == dict :
+                                dict_col = True
                         else :
                             nb_elts = 1
                             elt_names = None
@@ -322,11 +343,9 @@ def run(config):
                         value_obitype = get_obitype(value)
                          
                         if value_obitype != OBI_VOID :
-                            dcols[tag] = (Column.new_column(view, tag, value_obitype, nb_elements_per_line=nb_elts, elements_names=elt_names), value_obitype)
+                            dcols[tag] = (Column.new_column(view, tag, value_obitype, nb_elements_per_line=nb_elts, elements_names=elt_names, dict_column=dict_col), value_obitype)
                                                      
                             # Fill value
-                            if value_type == dict and nb_elts == 1:  # special case that makes the OBI3 create a 1 elt/line column which won't read a dict value
-                                value = value[list(value.keys())[0]]       # The solution is to transform the value in a simple atomic one acceptable by the column
                             dcols[tag][0][i] = value
                          
                         # TODO else log error?
@@ -352,8 +371,8 @@ def run(config):
                             # Fill value
                             dcols[tag][0][i] = value
                          
-                        except IndexError :
+                        except (IndexError, OverflowError):
-                                                     
+                                                                                 
                             value_type = type(value)
                             old_column = dcols[tag][0]
                             old_nb_elements_per_line = old_column.nb_elements_per_line
@@ -400,7 +419,7 @@ def run(config):
                                 dcols[tag][0][i] = value
         
         except Exception as e:
-            print("\nCould not import sequence id:", entry.id, "(error raised:", e, ")")
+            print("\nCould not import sequence:", entry, "(error raised:", e, ")")
             if 'skiperror' in config['obi'] and not config['obi']['skiperror']:
                 raise e
             else:

python/obitools3/commands/ngsfilter.pyx

@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ from cpython.exc cimport PyErr_CheckSignals
 from io import BufferedWriter
 
 
-#REVERSE_SEQ_COLUMN_NAME = b"REVERSE_SEQUENCE"      # used by alignpairedend tool
-#REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN_NAME = b"REVERSE_QUALITY"   # used by alignpairedend tool
-
-
 __title__="Assigns sequence records to the corresponding experiment/sample based on DNA tags and primers"
 
 
@@ -326,7 +322,7 @@ cdef tuple annotate(sequences, infos, no_tags, verbose=False):
         sequences[0] = sequences[0][directmatch[1][2]:]
     else:
         sequences[1] = sequences[1][directmatch[1][2]:]
-        sequences[0][REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN] = sequences[1].seq           # used by alignpairedend tool
+        sequences[0][REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN] = sequences[1].seq      # used by alignpairedend tool
         sequences[0][REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN] = sequences[1].quality   # used by alignpairedend tool
     
     if directmatch[0].forward:
@@ -373,7 +369,7 @@ cdef tuple annotate(sequences, infos, no_tags, verbose=False):
                 sequences[0] = sequences[0][:r[1]]
             else:
                 sequences[1] = sequences[1][:r[1]]
-                sequences[0][REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN] = sequences[1].seq           # used by alignpairedend tool
+                sequences[0][REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN] = sequences[1].seq      # used by alignpairedend tool
                 sequences[0][REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN] = sequences[1].quality   # used by alignpairedend tool
         # do the same on the other seq
         if first_match_first_seq: 
@@ -398,7 +394,7 @@ cdef tuple annotate(sequences, infos, no_tags, verbose=False):
             seq_to_match = sequences[0]
         reversematch = []
         # Compute begin
-        begin=directmatch[1][2]+1  # end of match + 1 on the same sequence
+        #begin=directmatch[1][2]+1  # end of match + 1 on the same sequence -- No, already cut out forward primer        
         # Try reverse matching on the other sequence:
         new_seq = True
         pattern = 0
@@ -412,7 +408,7 @@ cdef tuple annotate(sequences, infos, no_tags, verbose=False):
                 primer=p
             # Saving original primer as 4th member of the tuple to serve as correct key in infos dict even if it might have been reversed complemented
             # (3rd member already used by directmatch)
-            reversematch.append((primer, primer(seq_to_match, same_sequence=not new_seq, pattern=pattern, begin=begin), None, p))
+            reversematch.append((primer, primer(seq_to_match, same_sequence=not new_seq, pattern=pattern, begin=0), None, p))
             new_seq = False
             pattern+=1
         # Choose match closer to the end of the sequence
@@ -649,6 +645,7 @@ def run(config):
     
     g = 0
     u = 0
+    i = 0
     no_tags = config['ngsfilter']['notags']
     try:
         for i in range(entries_len):

python/obitools3/commands/rm.pyx

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#cython: language_level=3
+
+from obitools3.uri.decode import open_uri
+from obitools3.apps.config import logger
+from obitools3.dms import DMS
+from obitools3.apps.optiongroups import addMinimalInputOption
+from obitools3.dms.view.view cimport View
+import os
+ 
+__title__="Delete a view"
+
+
+def addOptions(parser):    
+    addMinimalInputOption(parser)
+
+def run(config):
+
+    DMS.obi_atexit()
+    
+    logger("info", "obi rm")
+
+    # Open the input
+    input = open_uri(config['obi']['inputURI'])
+    if input is None:
+        raise Exception("Could not read input")
+    
+    # Check that it's a view
+    if isinstance(input[1], View) :
+        view = input[1]
+    else: 
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+    
+    # Get the path to the view file to remove
+    path = input[0].full_path  # dms path
+    path+=b"/VIEWS/"
+    path+=view.name
+    path+=b".obiview"
+    
+    # Close the view and the DMS
+    view.close()
+    input[0].close(force=True)
+    
+    # Rm
+    os.remove(path)

python/obitools3/commands/stats.pyx

@@ -238,14 +238,14 @@ def run(config):
     else:
         sdvar= "%s"
         
-    hcat = "\t".join([pcat % x for x in config['stats']['categories']]) + "\t" +\
+    hcat = "\t".join([pcat % x for x in config['stats']['categories']]) + \
-           "\t".join([minvar % x for x in config['stats']['minimum']])  + "\t" +\
+           "\t".join([minvar % x for x in config['stats']['minimum']])  + \
-           "\t".join([maxvar % x for x in config['stats']['maximum']])  + "\t" +\
+           "\t".join([maxvar % x for x in config['stats']['maximum']])  + \
-           "\t".join([meanvar % x for x in config['stats']['mean']])  + "\t" +\
+           "\t".join([meanvar % x for x in config['stats']['mean']])  + \
-           "\t".join([varvar % x for x in config['stats']['var']])  + "\t" +\
+           "\t".join([varvar % x for x in config['stats']['var']])  + \
            "\t".join([sdvar % x for x in config['stats']['sd']]) + \
-           "\t   count" + \
+           "count\t" + \
-           "\t   total" 
+           "total" 
     print(hcat)
     sorted_stats = sorted(catcount.items(), key = lambda kv:(totcount[kv[0]]), reverse=True)
     for i in range(len(sorted_stats)):

python/obitools3/commands/test.pyx

@@ -301,8 +301,11 @@ def fill_column(config, infos, col) :
 def create_random_column(config, infos) :
     alias = random.choice([b'', random_unique_name(infos)])
     tuples = random.choice([True, False])
+    dict_column = False
     if not tuples :
         nb_elements_per_line=random.randint(1, config['test']['maxelts'])
+        if nb_elements_per_line > 1:
+            dict_column = True
         elements_names = []
         for i in range(nb_elements_per_line) :
             elements_names.append(random_unique_element_name(config, infos))
@@ -318,6 +321,7 @@ def create_random_column(config, infos) :
                                data_type, 
                                nb_elements_per_line=nb_elements_per_line,
                                elements_names=elements_names,
+                               dict_column=dict_column,
                                tuples=tuples,
                                comments=random_comments(config),
                                alias=alias
@@ -442,7 +446,7 @@ def addOptions(parser):
                        default=20,
                        type=int,
                        help="Maximum length of tuples. "
-                            "Default: 50")
+                            "Default: 20")
   
     group.add_argument('--max_ini_col_count','-o',
                        action="store", dest="test:maxinicolcount",
@@ -455,7 +459,7 @@ def addOptions(parser):
     group.add_argument('--max_line_nb','-l',
                        action="store", dest="test:maxlinenb",
                        metavar='<MAX_LINE_NB>',
-                       default=10000,
+                       default=1000,
                        type=int,
                        help="Maximum number of lines in a column. "
                             "Default: 1000")

python/obitools3/commands/uniq.pyx

@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ 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:
+#        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)")
+#            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]
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ cdef uniq_sequences(View_NUC_SEQS view, View_NUC_SEQS o_view, ProgressBar pb, di
                               OBI_INT,
                               nb_elements_per_line=merged_infos[merged_col_name]['nb_elts'],
                               elements_names=list(merged_infos[merged_col_name]['elt_names']),
+                              dict_column=True,
                               comments=i_col.comments,
                               alias=merged_col_name
                              )
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ cdef uniq_sequences(View_NUC_SEQS view, View_NUC_SEQS o_view, ProgressBar pb, di
                               OBI_INT,
                               nb_elements_per_line=len(view),
                               elements_names=[id for id in i_id_col],
+                              dict_column=True,
                               alias=TAXID_DIST_COLUMN
                              )
 

python/obitools3/dms/capi/obidmscolumn.pxd

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ cdef extern from "obidmscolumn.h" nogil:
         const_char_p        elements_names
         OBIType_t           returned_data_type
         OBIType_t           stored_data_type
+        bint                dict_column
         bint                tuples
         bint                to_eval
         time_t              creation_date
@@ -63,8 +64,6 @@ cdef extern from "obidmscolumn.h" nogil:
     
     char* obi_get_elements_names(OBIDMS_column_p column)
     
-    char* obi_column_formatted_infos(OBIDMS_column_p column)
-
     index_t obi_column_get_element_index_from_name(OBIDMS_column_p column, const char* element_name)
     
     int obi_column_write_comments(OBIDMS_column_p column, const char* comments)

python/obitools3/dms/capi/obitaxonomy.pxd

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from libc.stdint   cimport int32_t
 
 cdef extern from "obidms_taxonomy.h" nogil:
 
+    extern int MIN_LOCAL_TAXID
+    
     struct ecotxnode :
         int32_t           taxid
         int32_t           rank
@@ -18,6 +20,13 @@ cdef extern from "obidms_taxonomy.h" nogil:
     ctypedef ecotxnode ecotx_t
 
 
+    struct econame_t : # can't get this struct to be accepted by Cython ('unknown size')
+        char*      name
+        char*      class_name
+        int32_t    is_scientific_name
+        ecotxnode* taxon
+
+
     struct ecotxidx_t :   
         int32_t  count
         int32_t  max_taxid
@@ -30,9 +39,14 @@ cdef extern from "obidms_taxonomy.h" nogil:
         char**   label
 
 
+    struct econameidx_t :   
+        int32_t    count
+        econame_t* names
+
+
     struct OBIDMS_taxonomy_t :
         ecorankidx_t* ranks
-#        econameidx_t* names
+        econameidx_t* names
         ecotxidx_t*   taxa
 
     ctypedef OBIDMS_taxonomy_t* OBIDMS_taxonomy_p
@@ -51,7 +65,11 @@ cdef extern from "obidms_taxonomy.h" nogil:
     ecotx_t* obi_taxo_get_parent_at_rank(ecotx_t* taxon, int32_t rankidx)
     
     ecotx_t* obi_taxo_get_taxon_with_taxid(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy, int32_t taxid)
+
+    char* obi_taxo_get_name_from_name_idx(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy, int32_t idx)
     
+    ecotx_t* obi_taxo_get_taxon_from_name_idx(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy, int32_t idx)
+
     bint obi_taxo_is_taxon_under_taxid(ecotx_t* taxon, int32_t other_taxid)
     
     ecotx_t* obi_taxo_get_species(ecotx_t* taxon, OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy)
@@ -71,4 +89,4 @@ cdef extern from "obidms_taxonomy.h" nogil:
     int obi_taxo_add_preferred_name_with_taxon(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p tax, ecotx_t* taxon, const char* preferred_name)
 
     const char* obi_taxo_rank_index_to_label(int32_t rank_idx, ecorankidx_t* ranks)
-    
+

python/obitools3/dms/capi/obitypes.pxd

@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ cdef extern from "obitypes.h" nogil:
     extern const_char_p  OBIQual_char_NA
     extern uint8_t*      OBIQual_int_NA
     extern void*         OBITuple_NA
+    
+    extern obiint_t      OBI_INT_MAX
 
     const_char_p name_data_type(int data_type)
 

python/obitools3/dms/capi/obiview.pxd

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ cdef extern from "obiview.h" nogil:
     extern const_char_p REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN
     extern const_char_p REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN
     extern const_char_p COUNT_COLUMN
+    extern const_char_p SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN
     extern const_char_p TAXID_COLUMN
     extern const_char_p MERGED_TAXID_COLUMN
     extern const_char_p MERGED_PREFIX
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ cdef extern from "obiview.h" nogil:
                             index_t nb_elements_per_line,
                             char* elements_names,
                             bint  elt_names_formatted,
+                            bint dict_column,
                             bint tuples,
                             bint to_eval,
                             const_char_p indexer_name,

python/obitools3/dms/column/column.pyx

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
                    obitype_t data_type,
                    index_t   nb_elements_per_line=1,
                    list      elements_names=None,
+                   bint      dict_column=False,
                    bint      tuples=False,
                    bint      to_eval=False,
                    object    associated_column_name=b"",
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
                                 nb_elements_per_line      = nb_elements_per_line,
                                 elements_names            = elements_names_p,
                                 elt_names_formatted       = False,
+                                dict_column               = dict_column,
                                 tuples                    = tuples,
                                 to_eval                   = to_eval,
                                 indexer_name              = NULL,
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
         
         column_p = column_pp[0]
         column_type = column_p.header.returned_data_type
-        column_class = Column.get_column_class(column_type, (column_p.header.nb_elements_per_line > 1), column_p.header.tuples)
+        column_class = Column.get_column_class(column_type, (column_p.header.nb_elements_per_line > 1 or column_p.header.dict_column == True), column_p.header.tuples)
         column = OBIWrapper.new_wrapper(column_class, column_pp)
         
         column._view = view
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
                                 nb_elements_per_line      = -1,
                                 elements_names            = NULL,
                                 elt_names_formatted       = False,
+                                dict_column               = False,
                                 tuples                    = False,
                                 to_eval                   = False,
                                 indexer_name              = NULL,
@@ -374,6 +377,13 @@ cdef class Column(OBIWrapper) :
             raise OBIDeactivatedInstanceError()
         return self.pointer().header.nb_elements_per_line
  
+    # dict_column property getter
+    @property
+    def dict_column(self):
+        if not self.active() :
+            raise OBIDeactivatedInstanceError()
+        return self.pointer().header.dict_column
+ 
     # data_type property getter
     @property
     def data_type(self):

python/obitools3/dms/column/typed_column/bool.pyx

@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ cdef class Column_bool(Column):
             object  column_name,
             index_t nb_elements_per_line=1,
             object  elements_names=None,
+            bint    dict_column=False,
             bint    tuples=False,
             object  comments={}):
         return Column.new_column(view, column_name, OBI_BOOL,
                           nb_elements_per_line=nb_elements_per_line, 
-                          elements_names=elements_names, 
+                          elements_names=elements_names,
+                          dict_column=dict_column, 
                           tuples=tuples,
                           comments=comments)
                 

python/obitools3/dms/column/typed_column/char.pyx

@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ cdef class Column_char(Column):
             object  column_name,
             index_t nb_elements_per_line=1,
             object  elements_names=None,
+            bint    dict_column=False,
             bint    tuples=False,
             object  comments={}):
         
         return Column.new_column(view, column_name, OBI_CHAR,
                                  nb_elements_per_line=nb_elements_per_line, 
                                  elements_names=elements_names, 
+                                 dict_column=dict_column, 
                                  tuples=tuples,
                                  comments=comments)
 

python/obitools3/dms/column/typed_column/float.pyx

@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ cdef class Column_float(Column):
             object  column_name,
             index_t nb_elements_per_line=1,
             object  elements_names=None,
+            bint    dict_column=False,
             bint    tuples=False,
             object  comments={}):
         
         return Column.new_column(view, column_name, OBI_FLOAT,
                                  nb_elements_per_line=nb_elements_per_line, 
                                  elements_names=elements_names, 
+                                 dict_column=dict_column, 
                                  tuples=tuples,
                                  comments=comments)
 

python/obitools3/dms/column/typed_column/int.pyx

@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ cdef class Column_int(Column):
             object  column_name,
             index_t nb_elements_per_line=1,
             object  elements_names=None,
+            bint    dict_column=False,
             bint    tuples=False,
             object  comments={}):
         
         return Column.new_column(view, column_name, OBI_INT,
                                  nb_elements_per_line=nb_elements_per_line, 
                                  elements_names=elements_names, 
+                                 dict_column=dict_column, 
                                  tuples=tuples,
                                  comments=comments)
 

python/obitools3/dms/column/typed_column/qual.pyx

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ cdef class Column_qual(Column_idx):
             object  column_name,
             index_t nb_elements_per_line=1,
             object  elements_names=None,
+            bint    dict_column=False,
             object  associated_column_name=b"",
             int     associated_column_version=-1,
             object  comments={}):
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ cdef class Column_qual(Column_idx):
         return Column.new_column(view, column_name, OBI_QUAL,
                                  nb_elements_per_line=nb_elements_per_line, 
                                  elements_names=elements_names, 
+                                 dict_column=dict_column, 
                                  tuples=False,
                                  associated_column_name=associated_column_name,
                                  associated_column_version=associated_column_name,

python/obitools3/dms/column/typed_column/seq.pyx

@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ cdef class Column_seq(Column_idx):
             object  column_name,
             index_t nb_elements_per_line=1,
             object  elements_names=None,
+            bint    dict_column=False,
             bint    tuples=False,
             object  comments={}):
         
         return Column.new_column(view, column_name, OBI_SEQ,
                                  nb_elements_per_line=nb_elements_per_line, 
                                  elements_names=elements_names, 
+                                 dict_column=dict_column, 
                                  tuples=tuples,
                                  comments=comments)
 

python/obitools3/dms/column/typed_column/str.pyx

@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ cdef class Column_str(Column_idx):
             object  column_name,
             index_t nb_elements_per_line=1,
             object  elements_names=None,
+            bint    dict_column=False,
             bint    tuples=False,
             object  comments={}):
         
         return Column.new_column(view, column_name, OBI_STR,
                                  nb_elements_per_line=nb_elements_per_line, 
                                  elements_names=elements_names, 
+                                 dict_column=dict_column, 
                                  tuples=tuples,
                                  comments=comments)
 

python/obitools3/dms/taxo/taxo.pxd

@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ cdef class Taxonomy(OBIWrapper) :
     cdef bytes  _name
     cdef DMS    _dms
     cdef list   _ranks
+    cdef dict   _name_dict
     
     cdef inline OBIDMS_taxonomy_p pointer(self)
+    cdef fill_name_dict(self)
 
     cpdef Taxon get_taxon_by_idx(self, int idx)
     cpdef Taxon get_taxon_by_taxid(self, int taxid)
+    cpdef Taxon get_taxon_by_name(self, object taxon_name, object restricting_taxid=*)
     cpdef write(self, object prefix)
     cpdef int add_taxon(self, str name, str rank_name, int parent_taxid, int min_taxid=*)
     cpdef object get_species(self, int taxid)

python/obitools3/dms/taxo/taxo.pyx

@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ from ..capi.obitaxonomy cimport obi_taxonomy_exists, \
                                 obi_taxo_get_species, \
                                 obi_taxo_get_genus, \
                                 obi_taxo_get_family, \
-                                ecotx_t                
+                                ecotx_t, \
+                                econame_t, \
+                                obi_taxo_get_name_from_name_idx, \
+                                obi_taxo_get_taxon_from_name_idx
+                                
                                            
 from cpython.pycapsule cimport PyCapsule_New, PyCapsule_GetPointer
 import tarfile
@@ -24,11 +28,29 @@ from libc.stdlib  cimport free
 
 
 cdef class Taxonomy(OBIWrapper) :
-    # TODO function to import taxonomy?
+    # TODO function to import taxonomy?    
-    
+     
     cdef inline OBIDMS_taxonomy_p pointer(self) :
         return <OBIDMS_taxonomy_p>(self._pointer)        
 
+    cdef fill_name_dict(self):
+        print("Indexing taxon names...")
+        
+        cdef OBIDMS_taxonomy_p pointer = self.pointer()
+        cdef ecotx_t*     taxon_p
+        cdef object       taxon_capsule
+        cdef bytes        name
+        cdef int          count
+        cdef int          n
+        
+        count = (<OBIDMS_taxonomy_p>pointer).names.count
+        
+        for n in range(count) :
+            name = obi_taxo_get_name_from_name_idx(pointer, n)
+            taxon_p = obi_taxo_get_taxon_from_name_idx(pointer, n)
+            taxon_capsule = PyCapsule_New(taxon_p, NULL, NULL)
+            self._name_dict[name] = Taxon(taxon_capsule, self)
+
 
     @staticmethod
     def exists(DMS dms, object name) :
@@ -75,7 +97,8 @@ cdef class Taxonomy(OBIWrapper) :
 
         taxo._dms = dms
         taxo._name = tobytes(name)
-        
+        taxo._name_dict = {}
+        taxo.fill_name_dict()
         taxo._ranks = []
         for r in range((<OBIDMS_taxonomy_p>pointer).ranks.count) :
             taxo._ranks.append(obi_taxo_rank_index_to_label(r, (<OBIDMS_taxonomy_p>pointer).ranks))
@@ -118,7 +141,8 @@ cdef class Taxonomy(OBIWrapper) :
 
         taxo._dms = dms
         taxo._name = folder_path
-        
+        taxo._name_dict = {}
+        taxo.fill_name_dict()
         taxo._ranks = []
         for r in range((<OBIDMS_taxonomy_p>pointer).ranks.count) :
             taxo._ranks.append(obi_taxo_rank_index_to_label(r, (<OBIDMS_taxonomy_p>pointer).ranks))
@@ -129,8 +153,8 @@ cdef class Taxonomy(OBIWrapper) :
     def __getitem__(self, object ref):     
         if type(ref) == int :
             return self.get_taxon_by_taxid(ref)
-        else :
+        elif type(ref) == str or type(ref) == bytes :
-            raise NotImplementedError()
+            return self.get_taxon_by_name(ref)
 
 
     cpdef Taxon get_taxon_by_taxid(self, int taxid):
@@ -143,6 +167,19 @@ cdef class Taxonomy(OBIWrapper) :
         return Taxon(taxon_capsule, self)
 
 
+    cpdef Taxon get_taxon_by_name(self, object taxon_name, object restricting_taxid=None):            
+        taxon = self._name_dict.get(tobytes(taxon_name), None)
+        if not taxon:
+            return None
+        elif restricting_taxid:
+            if self.is_ancestor(restricting_taxid, taxon.taxid):
+                return taxon
+            else:
+                return None
+        else:
+            return taxon
+
+
     cpdef Taxon get_taxon_by_idx(self, int idx):
         cdef ecotx_t* taxa
         cdef ecotx_t* taxon_p
@@ -232,7 +269,7 @@ cdef class Taxonomy(OBIWrapper) :
  
         taxa = self.pointer().taxa.taxon
  
-        # Yield each taxid
+        # Yield each taxon
         for t in range(self.pointer().taxa.count):
             taxon_p = <ecotx_t*> (taxa+t)
             taxon_capsule = PyCapsule_New(taxon_p, NULL, NULL)

python/obitools3/dms/view/view.pyx

@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ cdef class View(OBIWrapper) :
 
         new_column = Column.new_column(self, old_column.pointer().header.name, new_data_type, 
                                        nb_elements_per_line=new_nb_elements_per_line, elements_names=new_elements_names, 
-                                       comments=old_column.comments, alias=column_name_b+tobytes('___new___'))
+                                       dict_column=(new_nb_elements_per_line>1), comments=old_column.comments, alias=column_name_b+tobytes('___new___'))
         
         switch_to_dict = old_column.nb_elements_per_line == 1 and new_nb_elements_per_line > 1
         ori_key = old_column._elements_names[0]
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ cdef class View(OBIWrapper) :
                                   col.data_type_int, 
                                   nb_elements_per_line = col.nb_elements_per_line,
                                   elements_names = col._elements_names,
+                                  dict_column = col.dict_column,
                                   tuples = col.tuples,
                                   to_eval = col.to_eval,
                                   comments = col.comments,
@@ -599,7 +600,8 @@ cdef class View(OBIWrapper) :
                 if element is not None:
                     if element.comments[b"input_dms_name"] is not None :
                         for i in range(len(element.comments[b"input_dms_name"])) :
-                            if element.comments[b"input_dms_name"][i] == element.dms.name and b"/" not in element.comments[b"input_view_name"][i]:  # Same DMS and not a special element like a taxonomy
+                            if b"/" not in element.comments[b"input_view_name"][i] and element.comments[b"input_view_name"][i] in element.dms \
+                            and element.comments[b"input_dms_name"][i] == element.dms.name :  # Same DMS and not a special element like a taxonomy and view was not deleted
                                 top_level.append(element.dms[element.comments[b"input_view_name"][i]])
                             else:
                                 top_level.append(None)
@@ -805,7 +807,7 @@ cdef class Line :
 
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return bytes2str(self).repr_bytes()
+        return bytes2str(self.repr_bytes())
 
 
     cpdef repr_bytes(self):

python/obitools3/format/tab.pyx

@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ cdef class TabFormat:
         if self.first_line:
             self.tags = [k for k in data.keys()]
         
-        for k in self.tags:
+        if self.header and self.first_line:
-            
+            for k in self.tags:
-            if self.header and self.first_line:
                 if isinstance(data.view[k], Column_multi_elts):
                     keys = data.view[k].keys()
                     keys.sort()
@@ -33,27 +32,36 @@ cdef class TabFormat:
                         line.append(tobytes(k)+b':'+tobytes(k2))
                 else:
                     line.append(tobytes(k))
-            else:
+            r = self.sep.join(value for value in line)
-                value = data[k]
+            r += b'\n'
-                if isinstance(data.view[k], Column_multi_elts):
+            line = []
-                    keys = data.view[k].keys()
+                    
-                    keys.sort()
+        for k in self.tags:
-                    if value is None:  # all keys at None
+            value = data[k]
-                        for k2 in keys: # TODO could be much more efficient
+            if isinstance(data.view[k], Column_multi_elts):
-                            line.append(self.NAString)
+                keys = data.view[k].keys()
-                    else:
+                keys.sort()
-                        for k2 in keys: # TODO could be much more efficient
+                if value is None:  # all keys at None
-                            if value[k2] is not None:
+                    for k2 in keys: # TODO could be much more efficient
-                                line.append(str2bytes(str(bytes2str_object(value[k2]))))  # genius programming
-                            else:
-                                line.append(self.NAString)
-                else:
-                    if value is not None:
-                        line.append(str2bytes(str(bytes2str_object(value))))
-                    else:
                         line.append(self.NAString)
-                  	
+                else:
+                    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:
+                            line.append(self.NAString)
+            else:
+                if value is not None:
+                    line.append(str2bytes(str(bytes2str_object(value))))
+                else:
+                    line.append(self.NAString)
+                  	      	
+        if self.header and self.first_line:
+            r += self.sep.join(value for value in line)
+        else:
+            r = self.sep.join(value for value in line)
+
         if self.first_line:
             self.first_line = False
-      		
+
-        return self.sep.join(value for value in line)
+        return r

python/obitools3/parsers/genbank.pyx

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ from libc.stdlib  cimport free, malloc, realloc
 from libc.string cimport strcpy, strlen
 
 
-_featureMatcher = re.compile(b'^FEATURES.+\n(?=ORIGIN)',re.DOTALL + re.M)
+_featureMatcher = re.compile(b'^FEATURES.+\n(?=ORIGIN )',re.DOTALL + re.M)
 
 _headerMatcher = re.compile(b'^LOCUS.+(?=\nFEATURES)', re.DOTALL + re.M)
-_seqMatcher    = re.compile(b'ORIGIN.+(?=//\n)', re.DOTALL + re.M)
+_seqMatcher    = re.compile(b'ORIGIN .+(?=//\n)', re.DOTALL + re.M)
 _cleanSeq1     = re.compile(b'ORIGIN.+\n')
 _cleanSeq2     = re.compile(b'[ \n0-9]+')
 _acMatcher     = re.compile(b'(?<=^ACCESSION   ).+',re.M)

python/obitools3/parsers/tab.pyx

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Created on feb 20th 2018
 
 import types
 from obitools3.utils cimport __etag__
-
+from obitools3.utils cimport str2bytes
 
 def tabIterator(lineiterator, 
                 bint header = False,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def tabIterator(lineiterator,
                 continue
             else:
                 # TODO ??? default column names? like R?
-                keys = [i for i in range(len(line.split(sep)))]
+                keys = [str2bytes(str(i)) for i in range(len(line.split(sep)))]
                 
         while skipped < skip :
             line = next(iterator)

python/obitools3/parsers/universal.pyx

@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ def entryIteratorFactory(lineiterator,
 
     i = iterator
         
-    first=next(i)    
+    try:
+        first=next(i)
+    except StopIteration:
+        first=""
+        pass
 
     format=b"tabular"
     

python/obitools3/uri/decode.pyx

@@ -386,10 +386,13 @@ def open_uri(uri,
             raise MalformedURIException('Malformed header argument in URI')
        
         if b"sep" in qualifiers:
-            sep=tobytes(qualifiers[b"sep"][0][0])
+            sep = tobytes(qualifiers[b"sep"][0][0])
         else:
             try:
-                sep=tobytes(config["obi"]["sep"])
+                sep = config["obi"]["sep"]
+                if sep == '\\t':   # dirty workaround for flake8(?) issue that reads '\t' as '\'+'t' when parsing the option value
+                    sep = '\t'
+                sep = tobytes(sep)
             except KeyError:
                 sep=None
         
@@ -464,7 +467,7 @@ def open_uri(uri,
         if format is not None:
             if seqtype==b"nuc":
                 objclass = Nuc_Seq    # Nuc_Seq_Stored? TODO
-                if format==b"fasta":
+                if format==b"fasta" or format==b"silva":
                     if input:
                         iseq = fastaNucIterator(file, 
                                                 skip=skip, 

python/obitools3/utils.pyx

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from obitools3.dms.capi.obitypes cimport is_a_DNA_seq, \
                                          OBI_QUAL, \
                                          OBI_SEQ, \
                                          OBI_STR, \
-                                         index_t
+                                         index_t, \
+                                         OBI_INT_MAX
 
 from obitools3.dms.capi.obierrno cimport OBI_LINE_IDX_ERROR, \
                                          OBI_ELT_IDX_ERROR, \
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ cdef obitype_t update_obitype(obitype_t obitype, object new_value) :
     new_type = type(new_value)
     
     if obitype == OBI_INT :
-        if new_type == float :
+        if new_type == float or new_value > OBI_INT_MAX :
             return OBI_FLOAT
     # TODO BOOL vers INT/FLOAT
     elif new_type == str or new_type == bytes :

python/obitools3/version.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 major = 3
 minor = 0
-serial= '0b36'
+serial= '1b6'
 
 version ="%d.%d.%s" % (major,minor,serial)

src/build_reference_db.c

@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ int build_reference_db(const char* dms_name,
 							false,
 							false,
 							false,
+							false,
 							"",
 							"",
 							-1,
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ int build_reference_db(const char* dms_name,
 							1,
 							"",
 							false,
+							false,
 							true,
 							false,
 							"",
@@ -415,6 +417,7 @@ int build_reference_db(const char* dms_name,
 							1,
 							"",
 							false,
+							false,
 							true,
 							false,
 							"",

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.
@@ -129,12 +129,13 @@ byte_t get_nucleotide_from_encoded_seq(byte_t* seq, int32_t idx, uint8_t encodin
 /**
  * @brief Encodes a DNA sequence with each nucleotide coded on 2 bits.
  *
- *    A or a : 00
+ *    A or a :           00
- *    C or c : 01
+ *    C or c :           01
- *    T or t : 10
+ *    T or t or U or u : 10
- *    G or g : 11
+ *    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.
@@ -169,23 +170,24 @@ char* decode_seq_on_2_bits(byte_t* seq_b, int32_t length_seq);
 /**
  * @brief Encodes a DNA sequence with each nucleotide coded on 4 bits.
  *
- *		A or a : 0001
+ *		A or a :           0001
- *      C or c : 0010
+ *      C or c :           0010
- *      G or g : 0011
+ *      G or g :           0011
- *      T or t : 0100
+ *      T or t or U or u : 0100
- *      R or r : 0101
+ *      R or r :           0101
- *      Y or y : 0110
+ *      Y or y :           0110
- *      S or s : 0111
+ *      S or s :           0111
- *      W or w : 1000
+ *      W or w :           1000
- *      K or k : 1001
+ *      K or k :           1001
- *      M or m : 1010
+ *      M or m :           1010
- *      B or b : 1011
+ *      B or b :           1011
- *      D or d : 1100
+ *      D or d :           1100
- *      H or h : 1101
+ *      H or h :           1101
- *      V or v : 1110
+ *      V or v :           1110
- *      N or n : 1111
+ *      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.

src/obi_clean.c

@@ -88,42 +88,42 @@ static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view,
 								 int sample_count)
 {
 	// Status column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_STATUS_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_CHAR, 0, sample_count, (sample_column->header)->elements_names, true, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_STATUS_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_STATUS_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_CHAR, 0, sample_count, (sample_column->header)->elements_names, true, true, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_STATUS_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", CLEAN_STATUS_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Head column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_HEAD_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_BOOL, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_HEAD_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_HEAD_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_BOOL, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_HEAD_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", CLEAN_HEAD_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Sample count column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_SAMPLECOUNT_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_SAMPLECOUNT_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_SAMPLECOUNT_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_SAMPLECOUNT_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", CLEAN_SAMPLECOUNT_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Head count column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_HEADCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_HEADCOUNT_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_HEADCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_HEADCOUNT_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", CLEAN_HEADCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Internal count column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_INTERNALCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_INTERNALCOUNT_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_INTERNALCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_INTERNALCOUNT_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", CLEAN_INTERNALCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Singleton count column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_SINGLETONCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_SINGLETONCOUNT_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, CLEAN_SINGLETONCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, CLEAN_SINGLETONCOUNT_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", CLEAN_SINGLETONCOUNT_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ int obi_clean(const char* dms_name,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	seq_count = (i_view->infos)->line_count;
+
 	// Open the sequence column
 	if (strcmp((i_view->infos)->view_type, VIEW_TYPE_NUC_SEQS) == 0)
 		iseq_column = obi_view_get_column(i_view, NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN);
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ int obi_clean(const char* dms_name,
 	}
 
 	// Open the sample column if there is one
-	if ((strcmp(sample_column_name, "") == 0) || (sample_column_name == NULL))
+	if ((strcmp(sample_column_name, "") == 0) || (sample_column_name == NULL) || (seq_count == 0))
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "Info: No sample information provided, assuming one sample.\n");
 		sample_column = obi_view_get_column(i_view, COUNT_COLUMN);
@@ -340,66 +342,67 @@ int obi_clean(const char* dms_name,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Build kmer tables
+	if (seq_count > 0)
-	ktable = hash_seq_column(i_view, iseq_column, 0);
-	if (ktable == NULL)
 	{
-		obi_set_errno(OBI_CLEAN_ERROR);
+		// Build kmer tables
-		obidebug(1, "\nError building kmer tables before aligning");
+		ktable = hash_seq_column(i_view, iseq_column, 0);
-		return -1;
+		if (ktable == NULL)
-	}
+		{
+			obi_set_errno(OBI_CLEAN_ERROR);
+			obidebug(1, "\nError building kmer tables before aligning");
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-	seq_count = (i_view->infos)->line_count;
+		// Allocate arrays for sample counts otherwise reading in mapped files takes longer
-
+		complete_sample_count_array = (int*) malloc(seq_count * sample_count * sizeof(int));
-	// Allocate arrays for sample counts otherwise reading in mapped files takes longer
+		if (complete_sample_count_array == NULL)
-	complete_sample_count_array = (int*) malloc(seq_count * sample_count * sizeof(int));
+		{
-	if (complete_sample_count_array == NULL)
+			obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
-	{
+			obidebug(1, "\nError allocating memory for the array of sample counts, size: %lld", seq_count * sample_count * sizeof(int));
-		obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
+			return -1;
-		obidebug(1, "\nError allocating memory for the array of sample counts, size: %lld", seq_count * sample_count * sizeof(int));
+		}
-		return -1;
-	}
-	for (samp=0; samp < sample_count; samp++)
-	{
-		for (k=0; k<seq_count; k++)
-			complete_sample_count_array[k+(samp*seq_count)] = obi_get_int_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(i_view, sample_column, k, samp);
-	}
-
-	// Allocate arrays for blobs otherwise reading in mapped files takes longer
-	blob_array = (Obi_blob_p*) malloc(seq_count * sizeof(Obi_blob_p));
-	if (blob_array == NULL)
-	{
-		obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError allocating memory for the array of blobs");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	for (k=0; k<seq_count; k++)
-	{
-		blob_array[k] = obi_get_blob_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(i_view, iseq_column, k, 0);
-	}
-
-	// Allocate alignment result array (byte at 0 if not aligned yet,
-	//											1 if sequence at index has a similarity above the threshold with the current sequence,
-	//											2 if sequence at index has a similarity below the threshold with the current sequence)
-	alignment_result_array = (byte_t*) calloc(seq_count, sizeof(byte_t));
-	if (alignment_result_array == NULL)
-	{
-		obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError allocating memory for alignment result array");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	// Initialize all sequences to singletons or NA if no sequences in that sample
-	for (k=0; k<seq_count; k++)
-	{
 		for (samp=0; samp < sample_count; samp++)
 		{
-			if (obi_get_int_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(i_view, sample_column, k, samp) != OBIInt_NA)  // Only initialize samples where there are some sequences
+			for (k=0; k<seq_count; k++)
+				complete_sample_count_array[k+(samp*seq_count)] = obi_get_int_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(i_view, sample_column, k, samp);
+		}
+
+		// Allocate arrays for blobs otherwise reading in mapped files takes longer
+		blob_array = (Obi_blob_p*) malloc(seq_count * sizeof(Obi_blob_p));
+		if (blob_array == NULL)
+		{
+			obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
+			obidebug(1, "\nError allocating memory for the array of blobs");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		for (k=0; k<seq_count; k++)
+		{
+			blob_array[k] = obi_get_blob_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(i_view, iseq_column, k, 0);
+		}
+
+		// Allocate alignment result array (byte at 0 if not aligned yet,
+		//											1 if sequence at index has a similarity above the threshold with the current sequence,
+		//											2 if sequence at index has a similarity below the threshold with the current sequence)
+		alignment_result_array = (byte_t*) calloc(seq_count, sizeof(byte_t));
+		if (alignment_result_array == NULL)
+		{
+			obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
+			obidebug(1, "\nError allocating memory for alignment result array");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		// Initialize all sequences to singletons or NA if no sequences in that sample
+		for (k=0; k<seq_count; k++)
+		{
+			for (samp=0; samp < sample_count; samp++)
 			{
-				if (obi_set_char_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(o_view, status_column, k, samp, 's') < 0)
+				if (obi_get_int_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(i_view, sample_column, k, samp) != OBIInt_NA)  // Only initialize samples where there are some sequences
 				{
-					obidebug(1, "\nError initializing all sequences to singletons");
+					if (obi_set_char_with_elt_idx_and_col_p_in_view(o_view, status_column, k, samp, 's') < 0)
-					return -1;
+					{
+						obidebug(1, "\nError initializing all sequences to singletons");
+						return -1;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -551,17 +554,20 @@ int obi_clean(const char* dms_name,
 		}
 	}
 
-	free_kmer_tables(ktable, seq_count);
+	if (seq_count > 0)
-	free(complete_sample_count_array);
+	{
-	free(blob_array);
+		free_kmer_tables(ktable, seq_count);
-	free(alignment_result_array);
+		free(complete_sample_count_array);
+		free(blob_array);
+		free(alignment_result_array);
+	}
 
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 
 	if (stop)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (heads_only)
+	if (heads_only && (seq_count > 0))
 	{
 		line_selection = malloc((((o_view->infos)->line_count) + 1) * sizeof(index_t));
 		if (line_selection == NULL)
@@ -635,7 +641,7 @@ int obi_clean(const char* dms_name,
 	}
 
 	// Flag the end of the line selection
-	if (heads_only)
+	if (heads_only && (seq_count > 0))
 		line_selection[l] = -1;
 
 	// Create new view with line selection if heads only

src/obi_ecopcr.c

@@ -150,49 +150,49 @@ static int print_seq(Obiview_p i_view, Obiview_p o_view,
 static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view, bool kingdom_mode)
 {
 	// Original length column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SEQLEN_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SEQLEN_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SEQLEN_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SEQLEN_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_SEQLEN_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Amplicon length column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_AMPLICONLEN_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_AMPLICONLEN_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_AMPLICONLEN_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_AMPLICONLEN_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_AMPLICONLEN_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Taxid column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, TAXID_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, TAXID_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", TAXID_COLUMN);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Taxonomic rank column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_RANK_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_RANK_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_RANK_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_RANK_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_RANK_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Species taxid column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SPECIES_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SPECIES_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SPECIES_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SPECIES_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_SPECIES_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Genus taxid column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_GENUS_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_GENUS_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_GENUS_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_GENUS_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_GENUS_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Family taxid column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_FAMILY_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_FAMILY_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_FAMILY_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_FAMILY_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_FAMILY_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view, bool kingdom_mode)
 	if (kingdom_mode)
 	{
 		// Kingdom taxid column
-		if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_KINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_KINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_KINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_KINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_KINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME);
 			return -1;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view, bool kingdom_mode)
 	else
 	{
 		// Superkingdom taxid column
-		if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME);
 			return -1;
@@ -218,28 +218,28 @@ static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view, bool kingdom_mode)
 	}
 
 	// Scientific name column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Species name column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SPECIES_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SPECIES_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SPECIES_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SPECIES_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_SPECIES_NAME_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Genus name column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_GENUS_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_GENUS_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_GENUS_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_GENUS_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_GENUS_NAME_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Family name column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_FAMILY_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_FAMILY_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_FAMILY_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_FAMILY_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_FAMILY_NAME_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view, bool kingdom_mode)
 	if (kingdom_mode)
 	{
 		// Kingdom name column
-		if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_KINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_KINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_KINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_KINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_KINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_NAME);
 			return -1;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view, bool kingdom_mode)
 	else
 	{
 		// Superkingdom name column
-		if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_SUPERKINGDOM_NAME_COLUMN_NAME);
 			return -1;
@@ -265,49 +265,49 @@ static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view, bool kingdom_mode)
 	}
 
 	// Strand column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_STRAND_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_CHAR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_STRAND_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_STRAND_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_CHAR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_STRAND_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_STRAND_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Primer 1 column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_PRIMER1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_PRIMER1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_PRIMER1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_PRIMER1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_PRIMER1_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Primer 2 column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_PRIMER2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_PRIMER2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_PRIMER2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_PRIMER2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_PRIMER2_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Error 1 column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_ERROR1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_ERROR1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_ERROR1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_ERROR1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_ERROR1_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Error 2 column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_ERROR2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_ERROR2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_ERROR2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_ERROR2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_ERROR2_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Temperature 1 column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_TEMP1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_FLOAT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_TEMP1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_TEMP1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_FLOAT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_TEMP1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_TEMP1_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Temperature 2 column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_TEMP2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_FLOAT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_TEMP2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOPCR_TEMP2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_FLOAT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ECOPCR_TEMP2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the %s column", ECOPCR_TEMP2_COLUMN_NAME);
 		return -1;

src/obi_ecotag.c

@@ -104,42 +104,42 @@ int print_assignment_result(Obiview_p output_view, index_t line,
 static int create_output_columns(Obiview_p o_view)
 {
 	// Score column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_FLOAT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_FLOAT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the score in ecotag");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Assigned taxid column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_TAXID_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the assigned taxid in ecotag");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Assigned scientific name column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_NAME_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the assigned scientific name in ecotag");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Assignement status column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_STATUS_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_BOOL, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_STATUS_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_BOOL, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the assignment status in ecotag");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Column for array of best match ids
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_BEST_MATCH_IDS_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, true, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_BEST_MATCH_IDS_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, true, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the array of ids of best matches in ecotag");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Column for array of best match taxids
-	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_BEST_MATCH_TAXIDS_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, true, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(o_view, ECOTAG_BEST_MATCH_TAXIDS_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, true, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the array of taxids of best matches in ecotag");
 		return -1;

src/obi_lcs.c

@@ -155,35 +155,35 @@ static int create_alignment_output_columns(Obiview_p output_view,
 										   bool normalize, int reference, bool similarity_mode)
 {
 	// Create the column for the ids of the 1st sequence aligned
-	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, ID1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, id1_indexer_name, NULL, -1, ID1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, ID1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, id1_indexer_name, NULL, -1, ID1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the first column for the sequence ids when aligning");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Create the column for the ids of the 2nd sequence aligned
-	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, ID2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, id2_indexer_name, NULL, -1, ID2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, ID2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, id2_indexer_name, NULL, -1, ID2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the second column for the sequence ids when aligning");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Create the column for the index (in the input view) of the first sequences aligned
-	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, IDX1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, IDX1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, IDX1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, IDX1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the first column for the sequence indices when aligning");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Create the column for the index (in the input view) of the second sequences aligned
-	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, IDX2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, IDX2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, IDX2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, IDX2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the second column for the sequence indices when aligning");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// Create the column for the LCS length
-	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, LCS_LENGTH_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, LCS_LENGTH_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, LCS_LENGTH_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, LCS_LENGTH_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the LCS length when aligning");
 		return -1;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int create_alignment_output_columns(Obiview_p output_view,
 	// Create the column for the alignment length if it is computed
 	if ((reference == ALILEN) && (normalize || !similarity_mode))
 	{
-		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, ALI_LENGTH_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ALI_LENGTH_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, ALI_LENGTH_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, ALI_LENGTH_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the alignment length when aligning");
 			return -1;
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int create_alignment_output_columns(Obiview_p output_view,
 	// Create the column for the alignment score
 	if (normalize)
 	{
-		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_FLOAT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_FLOAT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the score when aligning");
 			return -1;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static int create_alignment_output_columns(Obiview_p output_view,
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, SCORE_COLUMN_NAME, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the column for the score when aligning");
 			return -1;
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ static int create_alignment_output_columns(Obiview_p output_view,
 	if (print_seq)
 	{
 		// Create the column for the first sequences aligned
-		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, SEQ1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, seq1_indexer_name, NULL, -1, SEQ1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, SEQ1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, seq1_indexer_name, NULL, -1, SEQ1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the first column for the sequences when aligning");
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		// Create the column for the second sequences aligned
-		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, SEQ2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, seq2_indexer_name, NULL, -1, SEQ2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, SEQ2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, seq2_indexer_name, NULL, -1, SEQ2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the second column for the sequences when aligning");
 			return -1;
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ static int create_alignment_output_columns(Obiview_p output_view,
 	if (print_count)
 	{
 		// Create the column for the count of the first sequences aligned
-		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, COUNT1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, COUNT1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, COUNT1_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, COUNT1_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the first column for the sequence counts when aligning");
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		// Create the column for the count of the second sequences aligned
-		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, COUNT2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, COUNT2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(output_view, COUNT2_COLUMN_NAME, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, COUNT2_COLUMN_COMMENTS, true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating the second column for the sequence counts when aligning");
 			return -1;

src/obiavl.c

@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ int truncate_avl_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_p avl)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 {
 	size_t  			file_size;
 	size_t  			new_data_size;
+	size_t  			header_size;
 	double  			multiple;
 	int 				file_descriptor;
 
@@ -589,6 +590,8 @@ int truncate_avl_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_p avl)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 	multiple = ceil((double) (ONE_IF_ZERO((avl->header)->nb_items * sizeof(AVL_node_t))) / (double) getpagesize());
 	new_data_size = ((size_t) multiple) * getpagesize();
 
+	header_size = (avl->header)->header_size;
+
 	// Check that it is actually greater than the current size of the file, otherwise no need to truncate
 	if ((avl->header)->avl_size == new_data_size)
 		return 0;
@@ -596,16 +599,22 @@ int truncate_avl_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_p avl)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 	// Get the file descriptor
 	file_descriptor = avl->avl_fd;
 
-	// Unmap the tree before truncating the file
+	// Unmap the entire file before truncating it (WSL requirement)
 	if (munmap(avl->tree, (avl->header)->avl_size) < 0)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
 		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the tree of an AVL before truncating");
 		return -1;
 	}
+	if (munmap(avl->header, header_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the tree of an AVL before truncating");
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	// Truncate the file
-	file_size = (avl->header)->header_size + new_data_size;
+	file_size = header_size + new_data_size;
 	if (ftruncate(file_descriptor, file_size) < 0)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
@@ -613,7 +622,22 @@ int truncate_avl_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_p avl)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Remap the data
+	// Remap the header and the data
+
+	avl->header    = mmap(NULL,
+			         header_size,
+					 PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+					 MAP_SHARED,
+					 file_descriptor,
+					 0
+					);
+	if (avl->header == MAP_FAILED)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError re-mmapping the header of an AVL after truncating");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	avl->tree = mmap(NULL,
 			         new_data_size,
 					 PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
@@ -640,6 +664,7 @@ int truncate_avl_data_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_data_p avl_data)	// TODO is it nec
 {
 	size_t  			file_size;
 	index_t  			new_data_size;
+	size_t  			header_size;
 	double  			multiple;
 	int 				file_descriptor;
 
@@ -647,6 +672,8 @@ int truncate_avl_data_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_data_p avl_data)	// TODO is it nec
 	multiple = ceil((double) (ONE_IF_ZERO((avl_data->header)->data_size_used)) / (double) getpagesize());
 	new_data_size = ((index_t) multiple) * getpagesize();
 
+	header_size = (avl_data->header)->header_size;
+
 	// Check that it is actually greater than the current size of the file, otherwise no need to truncate
 	if ((avl_data->header)->data_size_max >= new_data_size)
 		return 0;
@@ -654,7 +681,8 @@ int truncate_avl_data_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_data_p avl_data)	// TODO is it nec
 	// Get the file descriptor
 	file_descriptor = avl_data->data_fd;
 
-	// Unmap the data before truncating the file
+	// Unmap the entire file before truncating it (WSL requirement)
+
 	if (munmap(avl_data->data, (avl_data->header)->data_size_max) < 0)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
@@ -662,8 +690,15 @@ int truncate_avl_data_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_data_p avl_data)	// TODO is it nec
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (munmap(avl_data->header, header_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the header of an AVL before truncating");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	// Truncate the file
-	file_size = (avl_data->header)->header_size + new_data_size;
+	file_size = header_size + new_data_size;
 	if (ftruncate(file_descriptor, file_size) < 0)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
@@ -672,6 +707,22 @@ int truncate_avl_data_to_size_used(OBIDMS_avl_data_p avl_data)	// TODO is it nec
 	}
 
 	// Remap the data
+
+	avl_data->header = mmap(NULL,
+					        header_size,
+						    PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+						    MAP_SHARED,
+						    file_descriptor,
+						    0
+					      );
+
+	if (avl_data->header == MAP_FAILED)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError re-mmapping the header of an AVL after truncating");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	avl_data->data = mmap(NULL,
 					      new_data_size,
 						  PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
@@ -710,6 +761,20 @@ int grow_avl(OBIDMS_avl_p avl)		// TODO Lock when needed
 	header_size = (avl->header)->header_size;
 	file_size = header_size + new_data_size;
 
+	// Unmap the entire file before truncating it (WSL requirement)
+	if (munmap(avl->tree, old_data_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the tree of an AVL tree file before enlarging");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (munmap(avl->header, header_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the header of an AVL tree file before enlarging");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	// Enlarge the file
 	if (ftruncate(avl_file_descriptor, file_size) < 0)
 	{
@@ -718,12 +783,20 @@ int grow_avl(OBIDMS_avl_p avl)		// TODO Lock when needed
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Unmap and re-map the data
+	// Re-map
 
-	if (munmap(avl->tree, old_data_size) < 0)
+	avl->header = mmap(NULL,
+					   header_size,
+					   PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+					   MAP_SHARED,
+					   avl_file_descriptor,
+					   0
+					  );
+
+	if (avl->header == MAP_FAILED)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the tree of an AVL tree file before enlarging");
+		obidebug(1, "\nError re-mmapping the header of an AVL tree file after enlarging the file");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -768,6 +841,20 @@ int grow_avl_data(OBIDMS_avl_data_p avl_data)		// TODO Lock when needed
 	header_size = (avl_data->header)->header_size;
 	file_size = header_size + new_data_size;
 
+	// Unmap the entire file before truncating it (WSL requirement)
+	if (munmap(avl_data->data, old_data_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the data of an AVL tree data file before enlarging");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (munmap(avl_data->header, header_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the header of an AVL tree data file before enlarging");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	// Enlarge the file
 	if (ftruncate(avl_data_file_descriptor, file_size) < 0)
 	{
@@ -776,12 +863,19 @@ int grow_avl_data(OBIDMS_avl_data_p avl_data)		// TODO Lock when needed
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Unmap and re-map the data
+	// Re-map
 
-	if (munmap(avl_data->data, old_data_size) < 0)
+	avl_data->header = mmap(NULL,
+						    header_size,
+						    PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+						    MAP_SHARED,
+						    avl_data_file_descriptor,
+						    0
+						   );
+	if (avl_data->header == MAP_FAILED)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the data of an AVL tree data file before enlarging");
+		obidebug(1, "\nError re-mmapping the header of an AVL tree data file after enlarging the file");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -792,7 +886,6 @@ int grow_avl_data(OBIDMS_avl_data_p avl_data)		// TODO Lock when needed
 						  avl_data_file_descriptor,
 						  header_size
 						 );
-
 	if (avl_data->data == MAP_FAILED)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBI_AVL_ERROR);

src/obidms.c

@@ -316,6 +316,15 @@ static int enlarge_infos_file(OBIDMS_p dms, size_t new_size)
 	multiple = 	ceil((double) new_size / (double) getpagesize());
 	rounded_new_size = multiple * getpagesize();
 
+	// Unmap the entire file before truncating it (WSL requirement)
+	if (munmap(dms->infos, (dms->infos)->file_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBIDMS_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping a DMS information file when enlarging");
+		close(infos_file_descriptor);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	// Enlarge the file
 	if (ftruncate(infos_file_descriptor, rounded_new_size) < 0)
 	{
@@ -325,15 +334,7 @@ static int enlarge_infos_file(OBIDMS_p dms, size_t new_size)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Unmap and remap the file
+	// Remap the file
-	if (munmap(dms->infos, (dms->infos)->file_size) < 0)
-	{
-		obi_set_errno(OBIDMS_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping a DMS information file when enlarging");
-		close(infos_file_descriptor);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	dms->infos = mmap(NULL,
 					  rounded_new_size,
 					  PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
@@ -1575,8 +1576,8 @@ obiversion_t obi_import_column(const char* dms_path_1, const char* dms_path_2, c
 
 	// Create new column
 	column_2 = obi_create_column(dms_2, column_name, header_1->returned_data_type, header_1->line_count,
-								 header_1->nb_elements_per_line, header_1->elements_names, true, header_1->tuples,
+								 header_1->nb_elements_per_line, header_1->elements_names, true, header_1->dict_column,
-								 header_1->to_eval, new_avl_name, (header_1->associated_column).column_name,
+								 header_1->tuples, header_1->to_eval, new_avl_name, (header_1->associated_column).column_name,
 								 (header_1->associated_column).version, header_1->comments);
 
 	if (column_2 == NULL)
@@ -1813,6 +1814,7 @@ int obi_import_view(const char* dms_path_1, const char* dms_path_2, const char*
 								false,
 								false,
 								false,
+								false,
 								NULL,
 								NULL,
 								-1,

src/obidms.h

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                                 	 	 	 	 */
 #define MAX_NB_OPENED_INDEXERS (1000) 			/**< The maximum number of indexers open at the same time.
                                 	 	 	 	 */
-#define MAX_PATH_LEN (1024)						/**< Maximum length for the character string defining a
+#define MAX_PATH_LEN (2048)						/**< Maximum length for the character string defining a
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *	 file or directory path.
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
 

src/obidms_taxonomy.c

@@ -2463,6 +2463,32 @@ int read_merged_dmp(const char* taxdump, OBIDMS_taxonomy_p tax, int32_t* delnode
 				return -1;
 			}
 
+			// Write the rest of the taxa from the current taxa list
+			while (nT < (tax->taxa)->count)
+			{
+			// Add element from taxa list
+				// Enlarge structure if needed
+				if (n == buffer_size)
+				{
+					buffer_size = buffer_size * 2;
+					tax->merged_idx = (ecomergedidx_t*) realloc(tax->merged_idx, sizeof(ecomergedidx_t) + sizeof(ecomerged_t) * buffer_size);
+					if (tax->merged_idx == NULL)
+					{
+						obi_set_errno(OBI_MALLOC_ERROR);
+						obidebug(1, "\nError reallocating memory for a taxonomy structure");
+						closedir(tax_dir);
+						fclose(file);
+						return -1;
+					}
+				}
+
+				(tax->merged_idx)->merged[n].taxid = (tax->taxa)->taxon[nT].taxid;
+				(tax->merged_idx)->merged[n].idx = nT;
+
+				nT++;
+				n++;
+			}
+
 			// Store count
 			(tax->merged_idx)->count = n;
 
@@ -3649,6 +3675,18 @@ ecotx_t* obi_taxo_get_taxon_with_taxid(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy, int32_t taxid
 }
 
 
+char* obi_taxo_get_name_from_name_idx(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy, int32_t idx)
+{
+	return (((taxonomy->names)->names)[idx]).name;
+}
+
+
+ecotx_t* obi_taxo_get_taxon_from_name_idx(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy, int32_t idx)
+{
+	return (((taxonomy->names)->names)[idx]).taxon;
+}
+
+
 int obi_taxo_is_taxon_under_taxid(ecotx_t* taxon, int32_t other_taxid)		// TODO discuss that this doesn't work with deprecated taxids
 {
 	ecotx_t* next_parent;

src/obidms_taxonomy.h

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ typedef struct {
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
 	int32_t max_taxid;		/**< Maximum taxid existing in the taxon index.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
-	int32_t buffer_size;	/**< Number of taxa.	// TODO kept this but not sure of its use
+	int32_t buffer_size;	/**< .	// TODO kept this but not sure of its use
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
 	ecotx_t taxon[];		/**< Taxon array.
  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
@@ -447,8 +447,51 @@ ecotx_t* obi_taxo_get_superkingdom(ecotx_t* taxon, OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy);
 const char* obi_taxo_rank_index_to_label(int32_t rank_idx, ecorankidx_t* ranks);
 
 
-// TODO
+/**
+ * @brief Function checking whether a taxid is included in a subset of the taxonomy.
+ *
+ * @param taxonomy A pointer on the taxonomy structure.
+ * @param restrict_to_taxids An array of taxids. The researched taxid must be under at least one of those array taxids.
+ * @param count Number of taxids in restrict_to_taxids.
+ * @param taxid The taxid to check.
+ *
+ * @returns A value indicating whether the taxid is included in the chosen subset of the taxonomy.
+ * @retval 0 if the taxid is not included in the subset of the taxonomy.
+ * @retval 1 if the taxid is included in the subset of the taxonomy.
+ *
+ * @since October 2020
+ * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
+ */
 int obi_taxo_is_taxid_included(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy,
 			     			   int32_t* restrict_to_taxids,
 				    		   int32_t count,
 					    	   int32_t taxid);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Function returning the name of a taxon from its index in the taxonomy name index (econameidx_t).
+ *
+ * @param taxonomy A pointer on the taxonomy structure.
+ * @param idx The index at which the name is in the taxonomy name index (econameidx_t).
+ *
+ * @returns The taxon name.
+ *
+ * @since October 2020
+ * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
+ */
+char* obi_taxo_get_name_from_name_idx(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy, int32_t idx);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Function returning a taxon structure from its index in the taxonomy name index (econameidx_t).
+ *
+ * @param taxonomy A pointer on the taxonomy structure.
+ * @param idx The index at which the taxon is in the taxonomy name index (econameidx_t).
+ *
+ * @returns The taxon structure.
+ *
+ * @since October 2020
+ * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
+ */
+ecotx_t* obi_taxo_get_taxon_from_name_idx(OBIDMS_taxonomy_p taxonomy, int32_t idx);
+

src/obidmscolumn.c

@@ -1024,6 +1024,7 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p     dms,
 								  index_t      nb_elements_per_line,
 								  char*        elements_names,
 								  bool		   elt_names_formatted,
+								  bool         dict_column,
 								  bool		   tuples,
 								  bool         to_eval,
 								  const char*  indexer_name,
@@ -1282,6 +1283,7 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p     dms,
 	header->nb_elements_per_line          = nb_elements_per_line;
 	header->stored_data_type     		  = stored_data_type;
 	header->returned_data_type   		  = returned_data_type;
+	header->dict_column     			  = dict_column;
 	header->tuples     					  = tuples;
 	header->to_eval                       = to_eval;
 	header->creation_date 		 		  = time(NULL);
@@ -1611,6 +1613,7 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_clone_column(OBIDMS_p         dms,
 								   nb_elements_per_line,
 								   (column_to_clone->header)->elements_names,
 								   true,
+								   (column_to_clone->header)->dict_column,
 								   (column_to_clone->header)->tuples,
 								   (column_to_clone->header)->to_eval,
 								   (column_to_clone->header)->indexer_name,
@@ -1766,6 +1769,7 @@ int obi_truncate_column(OBIDMS_column_p column)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 {
 	size_t  file_size;
 	size_t  data_size;
+	size_t  header_size;
 	index_t new_line_count;
 	double  multiple;
 	int 	column_file_descriptor;
@@ -1788,6 +1792,8 @@ int obi_truncate_column(OBIDMS_column_p column)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 
 	data_size = obi_array_sizeof((column->header)->stored_data_type, new_line_count, (column->header)->nb_elements_per_line);
 
+	header_size = (column->header)->header_size;
+
 	// Check that it is actually greater than the current data size, otherwise no need to truncate
 	if ((column->header)->data_size == data_size)
 		return 0;
@@ -1852,7 +1858,7 @@ int obi_truncate_column(OBIDMS_column_p column)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Unmap the data before truncating the file
+	// Unmap the entire file before truncating it (WSL requirement)
 	if (munmap(column->data, (column->header)->data_size) < 0)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBICOL_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
@@ -1860,9 +1866,16 @@ int obi_truncate_column(OBIDMS_column_p column)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 		close(column_file_descriptor);
 		return -1;
 	}
+	if (munmap(column->header, header_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBICOL_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping the header of a column before truncating");
+		close(column_file_descriptor);
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	// Truncate the column file
-	file_size = (column->header)->header_size + data_size;
+	file_size = header_size + data_size;
 	if (ftruncate(column_file_descriptor, file_size) < 0)
 	{
 		obi_set_errno(OBICOL_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
@@ -1871,13 +1884,30 @@ int obi_truncate_column(OBIDMS_column_p column)	// TODO is it necessary to unmap
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Remap the data
+	// Remap the header and the data
+
+	column->header = mmap(NULL,
+						  header_size,
+						  PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+						  MAP_SHARED,
+						  column_file_descriptor,
+						  0
+					     );
+
+	if (column->header == MAP_FAILED)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBICOL_UNKNOWN_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError re-mmapping the header of a column after truncating");
+		close(column_file_descriptor);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	column->data = mmap(NULL,
 						data_size,
 						PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
 						MAP_SHARED,
 						column_file_descriptor,
-						(column->header)->header_size
+						header_size
 					   );
 
 	if (column->data == MAP_FAILED)

src/obidmscolumn.h

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ typedef struct OBIDMS_column_header {
 	OBIType_t			stored_data_type;		    						/**< Type of the data that is actually stored in the data
 															 	 	 	 	 *   part of the column.
 															 	 	 	 	 */
+	bool                dict_column;										/**< Whether the column contains dictionary-like values.
+	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 */
 	bool				tuples;												/**< A boolean indicating whether the column contains indices referring to indexed tuples.
 																			 */
 	bool				to_eval;											/**< A boolean indicating whether the column contains expressions that should be evaluated
@@ -249,6 +251,7 @@ size_t obi_calculate_header_size(index_t nb_elements_per_line, int64_t elts_name
  * @param elements_names The names of the elements with ';' as separator (no terminal ';'),
  *                       NULL or "" if the default names are to be used ("0\01\02\0...\0n").
  * @param elt_names_formatted Whether the separator for the elements names is ';' (false), or '\0' (true, as formatted by format_elements_names()).
+ * @param dict_column A boolean indicating whether the column should contain dictionary-like values.
  * @param tuples A boolean indicating whether the column should contain indices referring to indexed tuples.
  * @param to_eval A boolean indicating whether the column contains expressions that should be evaluated
  *                (typically OBI_STR columns containing character strings to be evaluated by Python).
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ OBIDMS_column_p obi_create_column(OBIDMS_p     dms,
 								  index_t      nb_elements_per_line,
 								  char*        elements_names,
 								  bool		   elt_names_formatted,
+								  bool         dict_column,
 								  bool         tuples,
 								  bool         to_eval,
 								  const char*  indexer_name,

src/obisig.h

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
  *
  */
-bool volatile keep_running;
+extern bool volatile keep_running;
 void sig_handler(int signum);
 
 

src/obitypes.h

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #define OBIQual_int_NA (NULL)		/**< NA value for the type OBI_QUAL if the quality is in integer format */
 #define OBITuple_NA (NULL)			/**< NA value for tuples of any type */
 
+#define OBI_INT_MAX (INT32_MAX)     /**< Maximum value for the type OBI_INT */
+
 
 /**
  * @brief enum for the boolean OBIType.

src/obiview.c

@@ -638,6 +638,15 @@ static int enlarge_view_file(Obiview_p view, size_t new_size)
 	multiple = 	ceil((double) new_size / (double) getpagesize());
 	rounded_new_size = multiple * getpagesize();
 
+	// Unmap the entire file before truncating it (WSL requirement)
+	if (munmap(view->infos, (view->infos)->file_size) < 0)
+	{
+		obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
+		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping a view file when enlarging");
+		close(obiview_file_descriptor);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	// Enlarge the file
 	if (ftruncate(obiview_file_descriptor, rounded_new_size) < 0)
 	{
@@ -647,15 +656,7 @@ static int enlarge_view_file(Obiview_p view, size_t new_size)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	// Unmap and remap the file
+	// Remap the file
-	if (munmap(view->infos, (view->infos)->file_size) < 0)
-	{
-		obi_set_errno(OBIVIEW_ERROR);
-		obidebug(1, "\nError munmapping a view file when enlarging");
-		close(obiview_file_descriptor);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	view->infos = mmap(NULL,
 					   rounded_new_size,
 					   PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
@@ -1712,7 +1713,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_new_view(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name, Obiview_p view_to_cl
 		// If there is a new line selection, build it by combining it with the one from the view to clone if there is one
 		else if (line_selection != NULL)
 		{
-			view->line_selection = obi_create_column(view->dms, LINES_COLUMN_NAME, OBI_IDX, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, NULL);
+			view->line_selection = obi_create_column(view->dms, LINES_COLUMN_NAME, OBI_IDX, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, NULL);
 			if ((view->line_selection) == NULL)
 			{
 				obidebug(1, "\nError creating a column corresponding to a line selection");
@@ -1862,6 +1863,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_new_view(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name, Obiview_p view_to_cl
 									false,
 									false,
 									false,
+									false,
 									NULL,
 									NULL,
 									-1,
@@ -1930,19 +1932,19 @@ Obiview_p obi_new_view_nuc_seqs(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name, Obiview_p v
 	if ((view_to_clone == NULL) && create_default_columns)
 	{
 		// Adding sequence column
-		if (obi_view_add_column(view, NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)	// discuss using same indexer "NUC_SEQ_INDEXER"
+		if (obi_view_add_column(view, NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_SEQ, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)	// discuss using same indexer "NUC_SEQ_INDEXER"
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "Error adding an obligatory column in a nucleotide sequences view");
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		// Adding id column
-		if (obi_view_add_column(view, ID_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(view, ID_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "Error adding an obligatory column in a nucleotide sequences view");
 			return NULL;
 		}
 		// Adding definition column
-		if (obi_view_add_column(view, DEFINITION_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+		if (obi_view_add_column(view, DEFINITION_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "Error adding an obligatory column in a nucleotide sequences view");
 			return NULL;
@@ -1951,7 +1953,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_new_view_nuc_seqs(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name, Obiview_p v
 		if (quality_column)
 		{
 			associated_nuc_column = obi_view_get_column(view, NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN);
-			if (obi_view_add_column(view, QUALITY_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_QUAL, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, (associated_nuc_column->header)->name, (associated_nuc_column->header)->version, "{}", true) < 0)		// TODO discuss automatic association
+			if (obi_view_add_column(view, QUALITY_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_QUAL, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, (associated_nuc_column->header)->name, (associated_nuc_column->header)->version, "{}", true) < 0)		// TODO discuss automatic association
 			{
 				obidebug(1, "Error adding an obligatory column in a nucleotide sequences view");
 				return NULL;
@@ -2284,6 +2286,7 @@ int obi_view_add_column(Obiview_p    view,
 						index_t      nb_elements_per_line,
 						char*        elements_names,
 						bool         elt_names_formatted,
+						bool         dict_column,
 						bool		 tuples,
 						bool         to_eval,
 						const char*  indexer_name,
@@ -2366,7 +2369,7 @@ int obi_view_add_column(Obiview_p    view,
 	// Open or create the column
 	if (create)
 	{	// Create column
-		column = obi_create_column(view->dms, column_name, data_type, nb_lines, nb_elements_per_line, elements_names, elt_names_formatted, tuples, to_eval, indexer_name, associated_column_name, associated_column_version, comments);
+		column = obi_create_column(view->dms, column_name, data_type, nb_lines, nb_elements_per_line, elements_names, elt_names_formatted, dict_column, tuples, to_eval, indexer_name, associated_column_name, associated_column_version, comments);
 		if (column == NULL)
 		{
 			obidebug(1, "\nError creating a column to add to a view");
@@ -2610,7 +2613,7 @@ char* obi_view_formatted_infos(Obiview_p view, bool detailed)
 	int             i;
 	char*   		view_infos = NULL;
 	char*   		view_name = NULL;
-	time_t  		creation_date = NULL;
+	time_t  		creation_date;
 	char*			creation_date_str = NULL;
 	index_t 		line_count;
 	char    		line_count_str[256];
@@ -2637,7 +2640,7 @@ char* obi_view_formatted_infos(Obiview_p view, bool detailed)
 
 	// Line count
 	line_count = (view->infos)->line_count;
-	snprintf(line_count_str, sizeof line_count_str, "%zu", line_count);
+	snprintf(line_count_str, sizeof line_count_str, "%lld", line_count);
 	view_infos = realloc(view_infos, (strlen(view_infos)+strlen("\n# Line count:\n")+strlen(line_count_str)+1) * sizeof(char));
 	strcat(view_infos, "# Line count:\n");
 	strcat(view_infos, line_count_str);
@@ -2705,7 +2708,7 @@ char* obi_view_formatted_infos_one_line(Obiview_p view)
 	int             i;
 	char*   		view_infos = NULL;
 	char*   		view_name = NULL;
-	time_t  		creation_date = NULL;
+	time_t  		creation_date;
 	char*			creation_date_str = NULL;
 	index_t 		line_count;
 	char    		line_count_str[256];
@@ -2731,7 +2734,7 @@ char* obi_view_formatted_infos_one_line(Obiview_p view)
 
 	// Line count
 	line_count = (view->infos)->line_count;
-	snprintf(line_count_str, sizeof line_count_str, "%zu", line_count);
+	snprintf(line_count_str, sizeof line_count_str, "%lld", line_count);
 	view_infos = realloc(view_infos, (strlen(view_infos)+strlen(" ; Line count: ")+strlen(line_count_str)+1) * sizeof(char));
 	strcat(view_infos, " ; Line count: ");
 	strcat(view_infos, line_count_str);
@@ -3230,7 +3233,7 @@ int obi_create_auto_count_column(Obiview_p view)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (obi_view_add_column(view, COUNT_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(view, COUNT_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_INT, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "Error adding an automatic count column in a view");
 		return -1;
@@ -3282,7 +3285,7 @@ int obi_create_auto_id_column(Obiview_p view, const char* prefix)
 	}
 
 	// Create the new ID column
-	if (obi_view_add_column(view, ID_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
+	if (obi_view_add_column(view, ID_COLUMN, -1, NULL, OBI_STR, 0, 1, NULL, false, false, false, false, NULL, NULL, -1, "{}", true) < 0)
 	{
 		obidebug(1, "Error adding an automatic ID column in a view");
 		return -1;

src/obiview.h

@@ -30,54 +30,56 @@
 #include "obiblob.h"
 
 
-#define OBIVIEW_NAME_MAX_LENGTH (249)   		/**< The maximum length of an OBIDMS view name, without the extension.
+#define OBIVIEW_NAME_MAX_LENGTH (249)   		   /**< The maximum length of an OBIDMS view name, without the extension.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
-#define VIEW_TYPE_MAX_LENGTH (1024)   			/**< The maximum length of the type name of a view.
+#define VIEW_TYPE_MAX_LENGTH (1024)   			   /**< The maximum length of the type name of a view.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
-#define LINES_COLUMN_NAME "LINES"				/**< The name of the column containing the line selections
+#define LINES_COLUMN_NAME "LINES"				   /**< The name of the column containing the line selections
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *   in all views.
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *   in all views.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
-#define VIEW_TYPE_NUC_SEQS "NUC_SEQS_VIEW"   	/**< The type name of views based on nucleotide sequences
+#define VIEW_TYPE_NUC_SEQS "NUC_SEQS_VIEW"   	   /**< The type name of views based on nucleotide sequences
-												 *   and their metadata.
+												    *   and their metadata.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
-#define NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN "NUC_SEQ"			/**< The name of the column containing the nucleotide sequences
+#define NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN "NUC_SEQ"			   /**< The name of the column containing the nucleotide sequences
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
-#define ID_COLUMN "ID"							/**< The name of the column containing the sequence identifiers
+#define ID_COLUMN "ID"							   /**< The name of the column containing the sequence identifiers
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
-#define DEFINITION_COLUMN "DEFINITION"			/**< The name of the column containing the sequence definitions
+#define DEFINITION_COLUMN "DEFINITION"			   /**< The name of the column containing the sequence definitions
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
-#define QUALITY_COLUMN "QUALITY"				/**< The name of the column containing the sequence qualities
+#define QUALITY_COLUMN "QUALITY"				   /**< The name of the column containing the sequence qualities
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
-                                	 	  	   	 */
+                                	 	  	   	    */
-#define REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN "REVERSE_QUALITY" /**< The name of the column containing the sequence qualities
+#define REVERSE_QUALITY_COLUMN "REVERSE_QUALITY"   /**< The name of the column containing the sequence qualities
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *    of the reverse read (generated by ngsfilter, used by alignpairedend).
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *    of the reverse read (generated by ngsfilter, used by alignpairedend).
-                                	 	  	   	 */
+                                	 	  	   	    */
 #define REVERSE_SEQUENCE_COLUMN "REVERSE_SEQUENCE" /**< The name of the column containing the sequence
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *    of the reverse read (generated by ngsfilter, used by alignpairedend).
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *    of the reverse read (generated by ngsfilter, used by alignpairedend).
-                                	 	  	   	 */
+                                	 	  	   	    */
-#define QUALITY_COLUMN "QUALITY"				/**< The name of the column containing the sequence qualities
+#define QUALITY_COLUMN "QUALITY"				   /**< The name of the column containing the sequence qualities
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
-                                	 	  	   	 */
+                                	 	  	   	    */
-#define COUNT_COLUMN "COUNT"				    /**< The name of the column containing the sequence counts
+#define COUNT_COLUMN "COUNT"				       /**< The name of the column containing the sequence counts
- 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
+ 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	    *   in NUC_SEQS_VIEW views.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
-#define TAXID_COLUMN "TAXID"				    /**< The name of the column containing the taxids.       TODO subtype of INT column?
+#define SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN "SCIENTIFIC_NAME"   /**< The name of the column containing the taxon scientific name.
-                                	             */
+                                	                */
-#define MERGED_TAXID_COLUMN "MERGED_TAXID"		/**< The name of the column containing the merged taxids information.
+#define TAXID_COLUMN "TAXID"				       /**< The name of the column containing the taxids.       TODO subtype of INT column?
-                                	             */
+                                	                */
-#define MERGED_PREFIX "MERGED_"		            /**< The prefix to prepend to column names when merging informations during obi uniq.
+#define MERGED_TAXID_COLUMN "MERGED_TAXID"		   /**< The name of the column containing the merged taxids information.
-                                	             */
+                                	                */
-#define TAXID_DIST_COLUMN "TAXID_DIST"			/**< The name of the column containing a dictionary of taxid:[list of ids] when merging informations during obi uniq.
+#define MERGED_PREFIX "MERGED_"		               /**< The prefix to prepend to column names when merging informations during obi uniq.
-                                	             */
+                                	                */
-#define MERGED_COLUMN "MERGED"					/**< The name of the column containing a list of ids when merging informations during obi uniq.
+#define TAXID_DIST_COLUMN "TAXID_DIST"			   /**< The name of the column containing a dictionary of taxid:[list of ids] when merging informations during obi uniq.
-                                	             */
+                                	                */
-#define ID_PREFIX "seq"						    /**< The default prefix of sequence identifiers in automatic ID columns.
+#define MERGED_COLUMN "MERGED"					   /**< The name of the column containing a list of ids when merging informations during obi uniq.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	                */
-#define PREDICATE_KEY "predicates"		        /**< The key used in the json-formatted view comments to store predicates.
+#define ID_PREFIX "seq"						       /**< The default prefix of sequence identifiers in automatic ID columns.
-                                	 	  	  	 */
+                                	 	  	  	    */
+#define PREDICATE_KEY "predicates"		           /**< The key used in the json-formatted view comments to store predicates.
+                                	 	  	  	    */
 
 
 /**
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ Obiview_p obi_open_view(OBIDMS_p dms, const char* view_name);
  * @param elements_names The names of the elements with ';' as separator (no terminal ';'),
  * 						 if the column is created; NULL or "" if the default names are to be used ("0\01\02\0...\0n").
  * @param elt_names_formatted Whether the separator for the elements names is ';' (false), or '\0' (true, as formatted by format_elements_names()).
+ * @param dict_column Whether the column contains dictionary-like values.
  * @param tuples A boolean indicating whether the column should contain indices referring to indexed tuples.
  * @param to_eval A boolean indicating whether the column contains expressions that should be evaluated
  *                (typically OBI_STR columns containing character strings to be evaluated by Python).
@@ -424,6 +427,7 @@ int obi_view_add_column(Obiview_p    view,
 						index_t      nb_elements_per_line,
 						char*        elements_names,
 						bool         elt_names_formatted,
+						bool         dict_column,
 						bool         tuples,
 						bool         to_eval,
 						const char*  indexer_name,