# $Id: RichSeqI.pm,v 1.10 2004/06/16 15:06:15 lstein Exp $
#
# BioPerl module for Bio::Seq::RichSeqI
#
# Cared for by Ewan Birney <birney@ebi.ac.uk>
#
# Copyright Ewan Birney
#
# You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself

# POD documentation - main docs before the code

=head1 NAME

Bio::Seq::RichSeqI - interface for sequences from rich data sources, mostly databases

=head1 SYNOPSIS

    @secondary   = $richseq->get_secondary_accessions;
    $division    = $richseq->division;
    $mol         = $richseq->molecule;
    @dates       = $richseq->get_dates;
    $seq_version = $richseq->seq_version;
    $pid         = $richseq->pid;
    @keywords    = $richseq->get_keywords;

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This interface extends the Bio::SeqI interface to give additional functionality
to sequences with richer data sources, in particular from database sequences 
(EMBL, GenBank and Swissprot).

=head1 FEEDBACK

=head2 Mailing Lists

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and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably
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=head2 Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
 the bugs and their resolution.
 Bug reports can be submitted via email or the web:

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=head1 AUTHOR - Ewan Birney

Email birney@ebi.ac.uk

Describe contact details here

=head1 APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

=cut


# Let the code begin...


package Bio::Seq::RichSeqI;
use vars qw(@ISA);
use strict;
use Bio::SeqI;

@ISA = ('Bio::SeqI');


=head2 get_secondary_accessions

 Title   : get_secondary_accessions
 Usage   : 
 Function: Get the secondary accessions for a sequence.

           An implementation that allows modification of this array
           property should provide the methods add_secondary_accession
           and remove_secondary_accessions, with obvious purpose.

 Example :
 Returns : an array of strings
 Args    : none


=cut

sub get_secondary_accessions{
   my ($self,@args) = @_;

   $self->throw("hit get_secondary_accessions in interface definition - error");

}


=head2 division

 Title   : division
 Usage   :
 Function: Get (and set, depending on the implementation) the divison for
           a sequence.

           Examples from GenBank are PLN (plants), PRI (primates), etc.
 Example :
 Returns : a string
 Args    :


=cut

sub division{
   my ($self,@args) = @_;

   $self->throw("hit division in interface definition - error");

}


=head2 molecule

 Title   : molecule
 Usage   :
 Function: Get (and set, depending on the implementation) the molecule
           type for the sequence.

           This is not necessarily the same as Bio::PrimarySeqI::alphabet(),
           because it is databank-specific.
 Example :
 Returns : a string
 Args    :


=cut

sub molecule{
   my ($self,@args) = @_;

   $self->throw("hit molecule in interface definition - error");
}

=head2 pid

 Title   : pid
 Usage   :
 Function: Get (and set, depending on the implementation) the PID property
           for the sequence.
 Example :
 Returns : a string
 Args    :


=cut

sub pid {
   my ($self,@args) = @_;

   $self->throw("hit pid in interface definition - error");
}

=head2 get_dates

 Title   : get_dates
 Usage   :
 Function: Get (and set, depending on the implementation) the dates the
           databank entry specified for the sequence

           An implementation that allows modification of this array
           property should provide the methods add_date and
           remove_dates, with obvious purpose.

 Example :
 Returns : an array of strings
 Args    :


=cut

sub get_dates{
   my ($self,@args) = @_;

   $self->throw("hit get_dates in interface definition - error");

}


=head2 seq_version

 Title   : seq_version
 Usage   :
 Function: Get (and set, depending on the implementation) the version string
           of the sequence.
 Example :
 Returns : a string
 Args    :


=cut

sub seq_version{
   my ($self,@args) = @_;

   $self->throw("hit seq_version in interface definition - error");

}

=head2 get_keywords

 Title   : get_keywords
 Usage   : $obj->get_keywords()
 Function: Get the keywords for this sequence object.

           An implementation that allows modification of this array
           property should provide the methods add_keyword and
           remove_keywords, with obvious purpose.

 Returns : an array of strings
 Args    : 


=cut

sub get_keywords {
   my ($self) = @_;
   $self->throw("hit keywords in interface definition - error");
}

1;
