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obitools3/src/utils.h

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/****************************************************************************
* Header file for utility functions *
****************************************************************************/
/**
* @file utils.h
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
* @date 29 March 2016
* @brief Header file for utility functions.
*/
#ifndef UTILS_H_
#define UTILS_H_
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include "obidms.h"
#include "obitypes.h"
#define FORMATTED_TIME_LENGTH (1024) /**< The length allocated for the character string containing a formatted date.
*/
#define ONE_IF_ZERO(x) (((x)==0)?1:(x)) /**< If x is equal to 0, x takes the value 1.
*/
#define DNA_ALPHA "acgtbdefhijklmnopqrsuvwxyz#![]" /**< DNA alphabet (IUPAC).
//"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ#![]" */
#define CDNA_ALPHA "tgcavhefdijmlknopqysabwxrz#!][" /**< Complementary DNA alphabet (IUPAC).
//"TVGHEFCDIJMLKNOPQYSAABWXRZ#!][" */
/**
* @brief Copy the content of a file into another file.
*
* @param src_file_path The path to the source file to copy.
* @param dest_file_path The path to the destination file.
*
* @retval 0 if the operation was successfully completed.
* @retval -1 if an error occurred.
*
* @since July 2017
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
*/
int copy_file(const char* src_file_path, const char* dest_file_path);
/**
* @brief Counts the number of digits of a number.
*
* @param i The number.
*
* @returns The number of digits of the number.
*
* @since July 2017
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
*/
int digit_count(index_t i);
/**
* @brief Builds a word from a prefix and an index, with the form prefix_index.
*
* @warning The returned pointer has to be freed by the caller.
*
* @param prefix The prefix for the word.
* @param idx The index to use as suffix.
*
* @returns The built word.
*
* @since July 2017
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
*/
char* build_word_with_idx(const char* prefix, index_t idx);
/**
* @brief Counts the number of files and directories in a directory.
*
* @param dir_path The absolute path of the directory.
*
* @returns The number of files and directories in the directory.
*
* @since April 2016
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
*/
int count_dir(char* dir_path);
/**
* @brief Formats a date in a way that is easy to read.
*
* @warning The pointer returned must be freed by the caller.
*
* @param date A date.
*
* @returns The date formatted in a way that is easy to read.
*
* @since October 2015
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
*/
char* obi_format_date(time_t date);
/**
* @brief Allocates a chunk of memory aligned on 16 bytes boundary.
*
* @warning The pointer returned must be freed by the caller.
* @warning The memory chunk pointed at by the returned pointer can be
* smaller than the size asked for, since the address is shifted
* to be aligned.
*
* @param size The size in bytes of the memory chunk to be allocated.
* Ideally the closest multiple of 16 greater than the wanted size.
* @param shift A pointer on an integer corresponding to the shift made to align
* the address. Used to free the memory chunk.
*
* @returns The pointer on the aligned memory.
*
* @since May 2016
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
*/
void* obi_get_memory_aligned_on_16(int size, int* shift);
/**
* @brief Version of quick sort modified to allow the user to provide an
* additional pointer sent to the comparison function.
*
* @param key This is the pointer to the object that serves as key for the search, type-casted as a void*.
* @param base This is the pointer to the first object of the array where the search is performed, type-casted as a void*.
* @param num This is the number of elements in the array pointed by base.
* @param size This is the size in bytes of each element in the array.
* @param user_data This is an additional pointer passed to the comparison function.
* @param cmp This is the function that compares two elements, eventually with an additional pointer.
*
* @returns A pointer to an entry in the array that matches the search key.
* @retval NULL if key is not found.
*
* @since January 2017
* @author original code modified by Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
*/
void* bsearch_user_data(const void* key, const void* base, size_t num, size_t size, const void* user_data,
int (*cmp)(const void *key, const void *elt, const void* user_data));
/**
* @brief Version of quick sort modified to allow the user to provide an
* additional pointer sent to the comparison function.
*
* @param aa This is the pointer to the first element of the array to be sorted.
* @param n This is the number of elements in the array pointed by base.
* @param es This is the size in bytes of each element in the array.
* @param user_data This is an additional pointer passed to the comparison function.
* @param cmp This is the function that compares two elements, eventually with an additional pointer.
*
* @since January 2017
* @author original code modified by Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
*/
void qsort_user_data(void *aa, size_t n, size_t es, const void *user_data, int (*cmp)(const void *, const void *, const void *));
/**
* Function returning the reverse complement of a nucleotide sequence.
*
* @warning The sequence must be in lower case.
* @warning The sequence will be replaced by its reverse complement without being copied.
*
* @param nucAcSeq The nucleotide sequence.
*
* @returns The reverse complemented sequence.
*
* @since December 2016
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
* @note Copied from ecoPCR source code
*/
char* reverse_complement_sequence(char* nucAcSeq);
/**
* Function returning the reverse complement of a pattern.
*
* @warning The pattern must be in lower case.
* @warning The pattern will be replaced by its reverse complement without being copied.
*
* @param nucAcSeq The pattern.
*
* @returns The reverse complemented pattern.
*
* @since December 2016
* @author Celine Mercier (celine.mercier@metabarcoding.org)
* @note Copied from ecoPCR source code
*/
char* reverse_complement_pattern(char* nucAcSeq);
#endif /* UTILS_H_ */