Refactor k-mer encoding and frequency filtering with KmerSet

This commit refactors the k-mer encoding logic to handle ambiguous bases more consistently and introduces a KmerSet type for better management of k-mer collections. The frequency filter now works with KmerSet instead of roaring bitmaps directly, and the API has been updated to support level-based frequency queries. Additionally, the commit updates the version and commit hash.
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Eric Coissac
2026-02-05 14:41:41 +01:00
parent 60f27c1dc8
commit 00dcd78e84
5 changed files with 191 additions and 271 deletions

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@@ -15,27 +15,27 @@ var __single_base_code_err__ = []byte{0,
0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 3,
// U, V, W, X,
3, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
// Y, Z, ., .,
// Y, Z, ., .
0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF,
}
const ambiguousBaseCode = byte(0xFF)
// Error markers for k-mers of odd length ≤ 31
// For odd k ≤ 31, only k*2 bits are used (max 62 bits), leaving 2 high bits
// available for error coding in the top 2 bits (bits 62-63).
//
// Error codes are simple integers:
// 0 = no error
// 1 = error type 1
// 2 = error type 2
// 3 = error type 3
//
// 0 = no error
// 1 = error type 1
// 2 = error type 2
// 3 = error type 3
//
// Use SetKmerError(kmer, code) and GetKmerError(kmer) to manipulate error bits.
const (
KmerErrorMask uint64 = 0b11 << 62 // Mask to extract error bits (bits 62-63)
KmerErrorMask uint64 = 0b11 << 62 // Mask to extract error bits (bits 62-63)
KmerSequenceMask uint64 = ^KmerErrorMask // Mask to extract sequence bits (bits 0-61)
)
@@ -95,31 +95,14 @@ func EncodeKmers(seq []byte, k int, buffer *[]uint64) []uint64 {
return nil
}
n := len(seq) - k + 1
var result []uint64
if buffer == nil {
result = make([]uint64, 0, n)
result = make([]uint64, 0, len(seq)-k+1)
} else {
result = (*buffer)[:0]
}
// Mask to keep only k*2 bits
mask := uint64(1)<<(k*2) - 1
// Build the first k-mer
var kmer uint64
for i := 0; i < k; i++ {
kmer <<= 2
kmer |= uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[i]&31])
}
result = append(result, kmer)
// Slide through the rest of the sequence
for i := k; i < len(seq); i++ {
kmer <<= 2
kmer |= uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[i]&31])
kmer &= mask
for kmer := range IterKmers(seq, k) {
result = append(result, kmer)
}
@@ -138,19 +121,18 @@ func EncodeKmers(seq []byte, k int, buffer *[]uint64) []uint64 {
// - iterator yielding uint64 encoded k-mers
//
// Example:
// for kmer := range IterKmers(seq, 21) {
// bitmap.Add(kmer)
// }
//
// for kmer := range IterKmers(seq, 21) {
// bitmap.Add(kmer)
// }
func IterKmers(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
return func(yield func(uint64) bool) {
if k < 1 || k > 31 || len(seq) < k {
return
}
// Mask to keep only k*2 bits
mask := uint64(1)<<(k*2) - 1
// Build the first k-mer
var kmer uint64
for i := 0; i < k; i++ {
kmer <<= 2
@@ -161,7 +143,6 @@ func IterKmers(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
return
}
// Slide through the rest of the sequence
for i := k; i < len(seq); i++ {
kmer <<= 2
kmer |= uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[i]&31])
@@ -191,51 +172,43 @@ func IterKmers(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
// - iterator yielding uint64 normalized k-mers with error markers
//
// Example:
// for kmer := range IterNormalizedKmersWithErrors(seq, 21) {
// if GetKmerError(kmer) == 0 {
// bitmap.Add(kmer) // Only add clean k-mers
// }
// }
//
// for kmer := range IterNormalizedKmersWithErrors(seq, 21) {
// if GetKmerError(kmer) == 0 {
// bitmap.Add(kmer) // Only add clean k-mers
// }
// }
func IterNormalizedKmersWithErrors(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
return func(yield func(uint64) bool) {
// Only valid for odd k ≤ 31
if k < 1 || k > 31 || k%2 == 0 || len(seq) < k {
return
}
// Mask to keep only k*2 bits
mask := uint64(1)<<(k*2) - 1
// Shift amount for adding to reverse complement (high position)
rcShift := uint((k - 1) * 2)
// Track ambiguous base count in sliding window
ambiguousCount := 0
const ambiguousCode = byte(0xFF)
// Build the first k-mer (forward and reverse complement)
var fwd, rvc uint64
hasError := false
for i := 0; i < k; i++ {
code := __single_base_code_err__[seq[i]&31]
// Check for ambiguous base
if code == ambiguousCode {
ambiguousCount++
hasError = true
code = 0 // Encode as A for the sequence bits
code = 0
}
codeUint := uint64(code)
// Forward: shift left and add new code at low end
fwd <<= 2
fwd |= codeUint
// Reverse complement: shift right and add complement at high end
rvc >>= 2
rvc |= (codeUint ^ 3) << rcShift
}
// Yield normalized k-mer with error marker
var canonical uint64
if fwd <= rvc {
canonical = fwd
@@ -243,7 +216,6 @@ func IterNormalizedKmersWithErrors(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
canonical = rvc
}
// Set error code based on ambiguous count
if hasError {
errorCode := uint64(ambiguousCount)
if errorCode > 3 {
@@ -256,40 +228,33 @@ func IterNormalizedKmersWithErrors(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
return
}
// Slide through the rest of the sequence
for i := k; i < len(seq); i++ {
// Check outgoing base (position i-k)
outgoingCode := __single_base_code__[seq[i-k]&31]
outgoingCode := __single_base_code_err__[seq[i-k]&31]
if outgoingCode == ambiguousCode {
ambiguousCount--
}
// Check incoming base (position i)
code := __single_base_code__[seq[i]&31]
code := __single_base_code_err__[seq[i]&31]
if code == ambiguousCode {
ambiguousCount++
code = 0 // Encode as A for the sequence bits
code = 0
}
codeUint := uint64(code)
// Update forward k-mer: shift left, add new code, mask
fwd <<= 2
fwd |= codeUint
fwd &= mask
// Update reverse complement: shift right, add complement at high end
rvc >>= 2
rvc |= (codeUint ^ 3) << rcShift
// Yield normalized k-mer
if fwd <= rvc {
canonical = fwd
} else {
canonical = rvc
}
// Set error code based on ambiguous count
if ambiguousCount > 0 {
errorCode := uint64(ambiguousCount)
if errorCode > 3 {
@@ -316,34 +281,29 @@ func IterNormalizedKmersWithErrors(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
// - iterator yielding uint64 normalized k-mers
//
// Example:
// for canonical := range IterNormalizedKmers(seq, 21) {
// bitmap.Add(canonical)
// }
//
// for canonical := range IterNormalizedKmers(seq, 21) {
// bitmap.Add(canonical)
// }
func IterNormalizedKmers(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
return func(yield func(uint64) bool) {
if k < 1 || k > 31 || len(seq) < k {
return
}
// Mask to keep only k*2 bits
mask := uint64(1)<<(k*2) - 1
// Shift amount for adding to reverse complement (high position)
rcShift := uint((k - 1) * 2)
// Build the first k-mer (forward and reverse complement)
var fwd, rvc uint64
for i := 0; i < k; i++ {
code := uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[i]&31])
// Forward: shift left and add new code at low end
fwd <<= 2
fwd |= code
// Reverse complement: shift right and add complement at high end
rvc >>= 2
rvc |= (code ^ 3) << rcShift
}
// Yield normalized k-mer
var canonical uint64
if fwd <= rvc {
canonical = fwd
@@ -355,20 +315,16 @@ func IterNormalizedKmers(seq []byte, k int) iter.Seq[uint64] {
return
}
// Slide through the rest of the sequence
for i := k; i < len(seq); i++ {
code := uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[i]&31])
// Update forward k-mer: shift left, add new code, mask
fwd <<= 2
fwd |= code
fwd &= mask
// Update reverse complement: shift right, add complement at high end
rvc >>= 2
rvc |= (code ^ 3) << rcShift
// Yield normalized k-mer
if fwd <= rvc {
canonical = fwd
} else {
@@ -424,15 +380,12 @@ type dequeItem struct {
// Time complexity: O(n) where n is the sequence length
// Space complexity: O(k-m+1) for the deque + O(number of super k-mers) for results
func ExtractSuperKmers(seq []byte, k int, m int, buffer *[]SuperKmer) []SuperKmer {
// Validate parameters
if m < 1 || m >= k || k < 2 || k > 31 || len(seq) < k {
return nil
}
// Initialize result buffer
var result []SuperKmer
if buffer == nil {
// Estimate: worst case is one super k-mer per k nucleotides
estimatedSize := len(seq) / k
if estimatedSize < 1 {
estimatedSize = 1
@@ -442,14 +395,11 @@ func ExtractSuperKmers(seq []byte, k int, m int, buffer *[]SuperKmer) []SuperKme
result = (*buffer)[:0]
}
// Initialize monotone deque for tracking minimizers
deque := make([]dequeItem, 0, k-m+1)
// Masks for m-mer encoding
mMask := uint64(1)<<(m*2) - 1
rcShift := uint((m - 1) * 2)
// Build first m-1 nucleotides (can't form complete m-mer yet)
var fwdMmer, rvcMmer uint64
for i := 0; i < m-1 && i < len(seq); i++ {
code := uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[i]&31])
@@ -457,19 +407,15 @@ func ExtractSuperKmers(seq []byte, k int, m int, buffer *[]SuperKmer) []SuperKme
rvcMmer = (rvcMmer >> 2) | ((code ^ 3) << rcShift)
}
// Track super k-mer boundaries
superKmerStart := 0
var currentMinimizer uint64
firstKmer := true
// Slide through sequence, processing each position that completes an m-mer
for pos := m - 1; pos < len(seq); pos++ {
// Add new nucleotide to m-mer
code := uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[pos]&31])
fwdMmer = ((fwdMmer << 2) | code) & mMask
rvcMmer = (rvcMmer >> 2) | ((code ^ 3) << rcShift)
// Get canonical m-mer (minimum of forward and reverse complement)
canonical := fwdMmer
if rvcMmer < fwdMmer {
canonical = rvcMmer
@@ -477,9 +423,6 @@ func ExtractSuperKmers(seq []byte, k int, m int, buffer *[]SuperKmer) []SuperKme
mmerPos := pos - m + 1
// Remove m-mers outside the current k-mer window from front of deque
// The k-mer at position pos spans from (pos-k+1) to pos
// It contains m-mers from position (pos-k+1) to (pos-m+1)
if pos >= k-1 {
windowStart := pos - k + 1
for len(deque) > 0 && deque[0].position < windowStart {
@@ -487,30 +430,20 @@ func ExtractSuperKmers(seq []byte, k int, m int, buffer *[]SuperKmer) []SuperKme
}
}
// Maintain monotone property: remove larger values from back
for len(deque) > 0 && deque[len(deque)-1].canonical >= canonical {
deque = deque[:len(deque)-1]
}
// Add new m-mer to deque
deque = append(deque, dequeItem{position: mmerPos, canonical: canonical})
// Once we have processed the first k nucleotides, we have our first k-mer
if pos >= k-1 {
// The minimizer is at the front of the deque
newMinimizer := deque[0].canonical
kmerStart := pos - k + 1 // Start position of current k-mer (ending at pos)
kmerStart := pos - k + 1
if firstKmer {
// Initialize first super k-mer
currentMinimizer = newMinimizer
firstKmer = false
} else if newMinimizer != currentMinimizer {
// Minimizer changed at this k-mer position
// Previous k-mer started at position kmerStart-1
// That k-mer is seq[kmerStart-1 : kmerStart-1+k] (Go slice notation)
// The last base of that k-mer is at kmerStart-1+k-1 = kmerStart+k-2
// In Go slice notation (exclusive end): kmerStart+k-1
endPos := kmerStart + k - 1
superKmer := SuperKmer{
Minimizer: currentMinimizer,
@@ -520,14 +453,12 @@ func ExtractSuperKmers(seq []byte, k int, m int, buffer *[]SuperKmer) []SuperKme
}
result = append(result, superKmer)
// New super k-mer starts at current k-mer position
superKmerStart = kmerStart
currentMinimizer = newMinimizer
}
}
}
// Emit final super k-mer
if !firstKmer {
superKmer := SuperKmer{
Minimizer: currentMinimizer,
@@ -556,26 +487,19 @@ func ExtractSuperKmers(seq []byte, k int, m int, buffer *[]SuperKmer) []SuperKme
// Returns:
// - the reverse complement of the k-mer with error bits preserved
func ReverseComplement(kmer uint64, k int) uint64 {
// Step 0: Extract and preserve error bits
errorBits := kmer & KmerErrorMask
// Step 1: Complement - XOR with all 1s to flip A↔T and C↔G
// For a k-mer of size k, we only want to flip the lower k*2 bits
mask := uint64(1)<<(k*2) - 1
rc := (^kmer) & mask
// Step 2: Reverse the order of 2-bit pairs
// We use a series of swaps at increasing granularity
rc = ((rc & 0x3333333333333333) << 2) | ((rc & 0xCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC) >> 2) // Swap adjacent pairs
rc = ((rc & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F) << 4) | ((rc & 0xF0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0) >> 4) // Swap nibbles
rc = ((rc & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FF) << 8) | ((rc & 0xFF00FF00FF00FF00) >> 8) // Swap bytes
rc = ((rc & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFF) << 16) | ((rc & 0xFFFF0000FFFF0000) >> 16) // Swap 16-bit words
rc = (rc << 32) | (rc >> 32) // Swap 32-bit words
rc = ((rc & 0x3333333333333333) << 2) | ((rc & 0xCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC) >> 2)
rc = ((rc & 0x0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0F) << 4) | ((rc & 0xF0F0F0F0F0F0F0F0) >> 4)
rc = ((rc & 0x00FF00FF00FF00FF) << 8) | ((rc & 0xFF00FF00FF00FF00) >> 8)
rc = ((rc & 0x0000FFFF0000FFFF) << 16) | ((rc & 0xFFFF0000FFFF0000) >> 16)
rc = (rc << 32) | (rc >> 32)
// Step 3: Shift right to align the k-mer (we reversed all 32 pairs, need only k)
rc >>= (64 - k*2)
// Step 4: Restore error bits
rc |= errorBits
return rc
@@ -621,112 +545,19 @@ func NormalizeKmer(kmer uint64, k int) uint64 {
// - slice of uint64 normalized k-mers with error markers
// - nil if sequence is shorter than k, k is invalid, or k is even
func EncodeNormalizedKmersWithErrors(seq []byte, k int, buffer *[]uint64) []uint64 {
// Only valid for odd k ≤ 31
if k < 1 || k > 31 || k%2 == 0 || len(seq) < k {
return nil
}
n := len(seq) - k + 1
var result []uint64
if buffer == nil {
result = make([]uint64, 0, n)
result = make([]uint64, 0, len(seq)-k+1)
} else {
result = (*buffer)[:0]
}
// Mask to keep only k*2 bits
mask := uint64(1)<<(k*2) - 1
// Shift amount for adding to reverse complement (high position)
rcShift := uint((k - 1) * 2)
// Track ambiguous base count in sliding window
ambiguousCount := 0
const ambiguousCode = byte(0xFF)
// Build the first k-mer (forward and reverse complement)
var fwd, rvc uint64
hasError := false
for i := 0; i < k; i++ {
code := __single_base_code_err__[seq[i]&31]
// Check for ambiguous base
if code == ambiguousCode {
ambiguousCount++
hasError = true
code = 0 // Encode as A for the sequence bits
}
codeUint := uint64(code)
// Forward: shift left and add new code at low end
fwd <<= 2
fwd |= codeUint
// Reverse complement: shift right and add complement at high end
rvc >>= 2
rvc |= (codeUint ^ 3) << rcShift
}
// Store the normalized (canonical) k-mer with error marker
var canonical uint64
if fwd <= rvc {
canonical = fwd
} else {
canonical = rvc
}
// Set error code based on ambiguous count
if hasError {
errorCode := uint64(ambiguousCount)
if errorCode > 3 {
errorCode = 3
}
canonical = SetKmerError(canonical, errorCode)
}
result = append(result, canonical)
// Slide through the rest of the sequence
for i := k; i < len(seq); i++ {
// Check outgoing base (position i-k)
outgoingCode := __single_base_code__[seq[i-k]&31]
if outgoingCode == ambiguousCode {
ambiguousCount--
}
// Check incoming base (position i)
code := __single_base_code__[seq[i]&31]
if code == ambiguousCode {
ambiguousCount++
code = 0 // Encode as A for the sequence bits
}
codeUint := uint64(code)
// Update forward k-mer: shift left, add new code, mask
fwd <<= 2
fwd |= codeUint
fwd &= mask
// Update reverse complement: shift right, add complement at high end
rvc >>= 2
rvc |= (codeUint ^ 3) << rcShift
// Store the normalized k-mer
if fwd <= rvc {
canonical = fwd
} else {
canonical = rvc
}
// Set error code based on ambiguous count
if ambiguousCount > 0 {
errorCode := uint64(ambiguousCount)
if errorCode > 3 {
errorCode = 3
}
canonical = SetKmerError(canonical, errorCode)
}
result = append(result, canonical)
for kmer := range IterNormalizedKmersWithErrors(seq, k) {
result = append(result, kmer)
}
return result
@@ -753,62 +584,15 @@ func EncodeNormalizedKmers(seq []byte, k int, buffer *[]uint64) []uint64 {
return nil
}
n := len(seq) - k + 1
var result []uint64
if buffer == nil {
result = make([]uint64, 0, n)
result = make([]uint64, 0, len(seq)-k+1)
} else {
result = (*buffer)[:0]
}
// Mask to keep only k*2 bits
mask := uint64(1)<<(k*2) - 1
// Shift amount for adding to reverse complement (high position)
rcShift := uint((k - 1) * 2)
// Complement lookup: A(00)->T(11), C(01)->G(10), G(10)->C(01), T(11)->A(00)
// This is simply XOR with 3
// Build the first k-mer (forward and reverse complement)
var fwd, rvc uint64
for i := 0; i < k; i++ {
code := uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[i]&31])
// Forward: shift left and add new code at low end
fwd <<= 2
fwd |= code
// Reverse complement: shift right and add complement at high end
rvc >>= 2
rvc |= (code ^ 3) << rcShift
}
// Store the normalized (canonical) k-mer
if fwd <= rvc {
result = append(result, fwd)
} else {
result = append(result, rvc)
}
// Slide through the rest of the sequence
for i := k; i < len(seq); i++ {
code := uint64(__single_base_code__[seq[i]&31])
// Update forward k-mer: shift left, add new code, mask
fwd <<= 2
fwd |= code
fwd &= mask
// Update reverse complement: shift right, add complement at high end
rvc >>= 2
rvc |= (code ^ 3) << rcShift
// Store the normalized k-mer
if fwd <= rvc {
result = append(result, fwd)
} else {
result = append(result, rvc)
}
for kmer := range IterNormalizedKmers(seq, k) {
result = append(result, kmer)
}
return result