Example #1
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def annotate_mvf(args):
    """Main method"""
    args.qprint("Running AnnotateMVF")
    mvf = MultiVariantFile(args.mvf, 'read')
    args.qprint("Input MVF header processed.")
    args.qprint("MVF flavor: {}".format(mvf.metadata['flavor']))
    gff, geneids = parse_gff_annotate(args.gff, mvf.metadata['contigs'],
                                      gene_prefix=args.gene_prefix)
    args.qprint("GFF processed.")
    outmvf = MultiVariantFile(args.out, 'write', overwrite=args.overwrite,
                              flavor=mvf.metadata['flavor'])
    outmvf.metadata = deepcopy(mvf.metadata)
    if args.nongenic_mode is False:
        outmvf.metadata['contigs'] = geneids
    outmvf.write_data(outmvf.get_header())
    args.qprint("Output MVF established.")
    entrybuffer = []
    nentry = 0
    args.qprint("Processing MVF entries.")
    for contigid, pos, allelesets in mvf.iterentries(decode=False):
        annotated_pos = False
        if contigid in gff:
            if pos in gff[contigid]:
                annotated_pos = True
            elif args.nongenic_mode is True and args.unmargin > 0:
                for xpos in range(pos - args.unmargin,
                                  pos + args.unmargin + 1):
                    if xpos in gff[contigid]:
                        annotated_pos = True
                        break
        if annotated_pos and not args.nongenic_mode:
            entrybuffer.append((gff[contigid][pos], pos, allelesets))
        elif args.nongenic_mode and not annotated_pos:
            entrybuffer.append((contigid, pos, allelesets))
        if args.nongenic_mode or annotated_pos:
            nentry += 1
            if nentry == args.line_buffer:
                args.qprint("Writing block of entries.")
                outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                entrybuffer = []
                nentry = 0
    if entrybuffer:
        outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
        args.qprint("Writing final block of entries.")
        entrybuffer = []
        nentry = 0
    return ''
Example #2
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def annotate_mvf(args):
    """Main method"""
    mvf = MultiVariantFile(args.mvf, 'read')
    gff, geneids = parse_gff_annotate(args.gff, mvf.metadata['contigs'])
    if args.quiet is False:
        print("gff_processed")
    outmvf = MultiVariantFile(args.out, 'write', overwrite=args.overwrite)
    outmvf.metadata = deepcopy(mvf.metadata)
    if args.nongenic_mode is False:
        outmvf.metadata['contigs'] = geneids
    outmvf.write_data(outmvf.get_header())
    entrybuffer = []
    nentry = 0
    for contigid, pos, allelesets in mvf.iterentries(decode=False):
        annotated_pos = False
        if contigid in gff:
            if pos in gff[contigid]:
                annotated_pos = True
            elif args.nongenic_mode is True and args.unmargin > 0:
                for xpos in range(pos - args.unmargin,
                                  pos + args.unmargin + 1):
                    if xpos in gff[contigid]:
                        annotated_pos = True
                        break
        if args.nongenic_mode is False and annotated_pos is True:
            entrybuffer.append((gff[contigid][pos], pos, allelesets))
            nentry += 1
            if nentry == args.line_buffer:
                outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                entrybuffer = []
                nentry = 0
        elif args.nongenic_mode is True and annotated_pos is False:
            entrybuffer.append((contigid, pos, allelesets))
            nentry += 1
            if nentry == args.line_buffer:
                outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                entrybuffer = []
                nentry = 0
    if entrybuffer:
        outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
        entrybuffer = []
        nentry = 0
    return ''
Example #3
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def filter_mvf(args):
    """Main method"""
    if args.more_help is True:
        modulehelp()
        sys.exit()
    if args.mvf is None and args.test is None:
        raise RuntimeError("No input file specified with --mvf")
    if args.out is None and args.test is None:
        raise RuntimeError("No output file specified with --out")
    # Establish Input MVF
    if args.test is not None:
        ncol = args.test_nchar or len(args.test.split()[1])
    else:
        mvf = MultiVariantFile(args.mvf, 'read')
        ncol = mvf.metadata['ncol']
    # Create Actionset
    if args.labels:
        labels = mvf.get_sample_labels()[:]
        for i in range(len(args.actions)):
            action = args.actions[i]
            arr = action.split(':')
            if arr[0] in ('columns', 'collapsepriority', 'collapsemerge',
                          'allelegroup', 'notmultigroup'):
                for j in range(1, len(arr)):
                    arr[j] = ','.join(
                        [str(labels.index(x)) for x in arr[j].split(',')])
            args.actions[i] = ':'.join(arr)
    actionset = build_actionset(args.actions, ncol)
    # TESTING MODE
    if args.test:
        loc, alleles = args.test.split()
        linefail = False
        transformed = False
        # invar = invariant (single character)
        # refvar (all different than reference, two chars)
        # onecov (single coverage, + is second character)
        # onevar (one variable base, + is third character)
        # full = full alleles (all chars)
        if args.verbose:
            print(alleles)
        linetype = get_linetype(alleles)
        sys.stdout.write("MVF Encoding type '{}' detected\n".format(linetype))
        for actionname, actiontype, actionfunc, actionarg in actionset:
            sys.stdout.write("Applying action {} ({}): ".format(
                actionname, actiontype))
            if actiontype == 'filter':
                if not actionfunc(alleles, linetype):
                    linefail = True
                    sys.stdout.write("Filter Fail\n")
                    break
                else:
                    sys.stdout.write("Filter Pass\n")
            elif actiontype == 'transform':
                transformed = True
                alleles = actionfunc(alleles, linetype)
                linetype = get_linetype(alleles)
                if linetype == 'empty':
                    linefail = True
                    sys.stdout.write("Transform removed all alleles\n")
                    break
                else:
                    sys.stdout.write("Transform result {}\n".format(alleles))
            elif actiontype == 'location':
                loc = loc.split(':')
                loc[1] = int(loc[1])
                if actionfunc(loc) is False:
                    linefail = True
                    sys.stdout.write("Location Fail\n")
                    break
                else:
                    sys.stdout.write("Location Pass\n")
        if linefail is False:
            if transformed:
                if linetype == 'full':
                    alleles = encode_mvfstring(alleles)
                if alleles:
                    test_output = "{}\t{}\n".format(loc, alleles)
                    sys.stdout.write("Final output = {}\n".format(test_output))
                else:
                    sys.stdout.write("Transform removed all alleles\n")
            else:
                sys.stdout.write("No changes applied\n")
                sys.stdout.write("Final output = {}\n".format(args.test))
        sys.exit()
    # MAIN MODE
    # Set up file handler
    outmvf = MultiVariantFile(args.out, 'write', overwrite=args.overwrite)
    outmvf.metadata = deepcopy(mvf.metadata)
    # reprocess header if actions are used that filter columns
    if any(x == y[0] for x in ('columns', 'collapsepriority', 'collapsemerge')
           for y in actionset):
        if args.labels:
            labels = outmvf.metadata['labels'][:]
        else:
            labels = [x for x in outmvf.metadata['samples']]
        for actionname, actiontype, actionfunc, actionarg in actionset:
            if actionname == 'columns':
                labels = [labels[x] for x in actionarg[0]]
            elif actionname in ('collapsepriority', 'collapsemerge'):
                labels = [
                    labels[x] for x in range(len(labels))
                    if x not in actionarg[0][1:]
                ]
        if args.labels:
            oldindices = mvf.get_sample_indices(labels)
        else:
            oldindices = labels[:]
        newsamples = {}
        for i, _ in enumerate(labels):
            newsamples[i] = mvf.metadata['samples'][oldindices[i]]
        outmvf.metadata['samples'] = newsamples.copy()
        outmvf.metadata['labels'] = labels[:]
    outmvf.write_data(outmvf.get_header())
    # End header editing
    linebuffer = []
    nbuffer = 0
    for chrom, pos, allelesets in mvf.iterentries(decode=False):
        linefail = False
        transformed = False
        # invar = invariant (single character)
        # refvar (all different than reference, two chars)
        # onecov (single coverage, + is second character)
        # onevar (one variable base, + is third character)
        # full = full alleles (all chars)
        alleles = allelesets[0]
        linetype = get_linetype(alleles)
        if linetype == 'empty':
            continue
        if args.verbose is True:
            sys.stdout.write(" {} {}".format(alleles, linetype))
        for actionname, actiontype, actionfunc, actionargs in actionset:
            if actiontype == 'filter':
                if not actionfunc(alleles, linetype):
                    linefail = True
            elif actiontype == 'transform':
                transformed = True
                alleles = actionfunc(alleles, linetype)
                linetype = get_linetype(alleles)
                if linetype == 'empty':
                    linefail = True
            elif actiontype == 'location':
                if actionfunc([chrom, pos]) is False:
                    linefail = True
            if linefail:
                break
        if linefail is False:
            if transformed:
                if linetype == 'full':
                    alleles = mvf.encode(alleles)
                if not alleles:
                    linefail = True
            nbuffer += 1
            linebuffer.append((chrom, pos, (alleles, )))
            if args.verbose:
                sys.stdout.write("{}\n".format(alleles))
            if nbuffer == args.line_buffer:
                outmvf.write_entries(linebuffer)
                linebuffer = []
                nbuffer = 0
        elif args.verbose:
            sys.stdout.write("FAIL\n")
    if linebuffer:
        outmvf.write_entries(linebuffer)
        linebuffer = []
    return ''
Example #4
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def mvf_join(args):
    """Main method"""
    concatmvf = MultiVariantFile(args.out, 'write', overwrite=args.overwrite)
    # Copy the first file's metadata
    if args.main_header_file:
        if args.main_header_file not in args.mvf:
            raise RuntimeError("{} not found in files".format(
                args.main_header_file))
        else:
            args.main_header_file = args.mvf.index(args.main_header_file)
    else:
        args.main_header_file = 0
    first_mvf = MultiVariantFile(args.mvf[args.main_header_file], 'read')
    concatmvf.metadata = first_mvf.metadata.copy()
    # Open each MVF file, read headers to make unified header
    transformers = []
    for mvfname in args.mvf:
        # This will create a dictionary of samples{old:new}, contigs{old:new}
        transformer = MvfTransformer()
        mvf = MultiVariantFile(mvfname, 'read')
        for i, label in enumerate(mvf.get_sample_labels()):
            if label not in concatmvf.get_sample_labels():
                concatmvf.metadata['labels'].append(label)
                concatmvf.metadata['samples'][
                    concatmvf.metadata['labels'].index(label)] = {
                        'label': label
                    }
            if concatmvf.metadata['labels'].index(label) != i:
                transformer.set_label(
                    i, concatmvf.metadata['labels'].index(label))
        for contigid, contigdata in iter(mvf.metadata['contigs'].items()):
            if contigdata['label'] not in [
                    concatmvf.metadata['contigs'][x]['label']
                    for x in concatmvf.metadata['contigs']
            ]:
                newid = (contigid not in concatmvf.metadata['contigs']
                         and contigid or concatmvf.get_next_contig_id())
                concatmvf.metadata['contigs'][newid] = contigdata
            else:
                for concatid, concatdata in (
                        concatmvf.metadata['contigs'].items()):
                    if contigdata['label'] == concatdata['label']:
                        newid = concatid
                        break
            if newid != contigid:
                transformer.set_contig(contigid, newid)
        transformers.append(transformer)
    # Write output header
    concatmvf.write_data(concatmvf.get_header())
    # Now loop through each file
    entries = []
    nentries = 0
    for ifile, mvfname in enumerate(args.mvf):
        if not args.quiet:
            sys.stderr.write("Processing {} ...\n".format(mvfname))
        transformer = transformers[ifile]
        mvf = MultiVariantFile(mvfname, 'read')
        for contigid, pos, allelesets in mvf.iterentries(decode=False,
                                                         quiet=args.quiet):
            if transformer.labels:
                allelesets = [mvf.decode(x) for x in allelesets]
                for j, alleles in enumerate(allelesets):
                    allelesets[j] = concatmvf.encode(''.join([
                        x in transformer.labels
                        and alleles[transformer.labels[x]] or alleles[x]
                        for x in range(len(alleles))
                    ]))
            if transformer.contigs:
                contigid = (contigid in transformer['contigs']
                            and transformer['contigs'][contigid] or contigid)
            entries.append((contigid, pos, allelesets))
            nentries += 1
            if nentries == args.line_buffer:
                concatmvf.write_entries(entries)
                entries = []
                nentries = 0
        if entries:
            concatmvf.write_entries(entries)
            entries = []
            nentries = 0
        if not args.quiet:
            sys.stderr.write("done\n")
    return ''
Example #5
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def merge_mvf(args):
    """Main method"""
    args.qprint("Running MergeMVF")
    if any(fpath.endswith('.gz') for fpath in args.mvf):
        print("WARNING! Running MergeMVF with gzipped input files is "
              "extremely slow and strongly discouraged.")
    concatmvf = MultiVariantFile(args.out, 'write', overwrite=args.overwrite)
    # Copy the first file's metadata
    args.qprint("Reading First File and Establishing Output")
    if args.main_header_file:
        if args.main_header_file not in args.mvf:
            raise RuntimeError("{} not found in files".format(
                args.main_header_file))
        else:
            args.main_header_file = args.mvf.index(args.main_header_file)
    else:
        args.main_header_file = 0
    first_mvf = MultiVariantFile(args.mvf[args.main_header_file], 'read')
    concatmvf.metadata = first_mvf.metadata.copy()
    # Open each MVF file, read headers to make unified header
    transformers = []
    mvfmetadata = []
    concatmvf_reverse_contig = dict(
        (x['label'], k) for (k, x) in concatmvf.metadata['contigs'].items())
    inputfiles = []
    for mvfname in args.mvf:
        args.qprint("Reading headers from {}".format(mvfname))
        # This will create a dictionary of samples{old:new}, contigs{old:new}
        args.qprint("Processing Headers and Indexing: {}".format(mvfname))
        transformer = MvfTransformer()
        mvf = MultiVariantFile(mvfname,
                               'read',
                               contigindex=(not args.skip_index))
        if args.skip_index:
            mvf.read_index_file()
        mvf.reset_max_contig_id()
        mvfmetadata.append(mvf.metadata)
        for i, label in enumerate(mvf.get_sample_labels()):
            if label not in concatmvf.get_sample_labels():
                concatmvf.metadata['labels'].append(label)
                concatmvf.metadata['samples'][
                    concatmvf.metadata['labels'].index(label)] = {
                        'label': label
                    }
#            if concatmvf.metadata['labels'].index(label) != i:
            transformer.set_label(i, concatmvf.metadata['labels'].index(label))
        for contigid, contigdata in iter(mvf.metadata['contigs'].items()):
            if contigdata['label'] not in concatmvf_reverse_contig:
                newid = (contigid
                         if contigid not in concatmvf.metadata['contigs'] else
                         concatmvf.get_next_contig_id())
                concatmvf.metadata['contigs'][newid] = contigdata
                concatmvf_reverse_contig[contigdata['label']] = newid
            else:
                newid = concatmvf_reverse_contig[contigdata['label']]
            transformer.set_contig(contigid, newid)
        transformers.append(transformer)
        inputfiles.append(mvf)
    # Write output header
    args.qprint("Writing headers to merge output")
    concatmvf.reset_ncol()
    concatmvf.write_data(concatmvf.get_header())
    contigs = concatmvf.metadata['contigs']
    # Now loop through each file
    blank_entry = '-' * len(concatmvf.metadata['samples'])
    for current_contig in contigs:
        contig_merged_entries = {}
        args.qprint("Merging Contig: {}".format(current_contig))
        for ifile, mvffile in enumerate(inputfiles):
            if current_contig not in transformers[ifile].contigs:
                continue
            localcontig = transformers[ifile].contigs[current_contig]
            for chrom, pos, allelesets in mvffile.itercontigentries(
                    localcontig, decode=True):
                if pos not in contig_merged_entries:
                    contig_merged_entries[pos] = blank_entry[:]
                for j, base in enumerate(allelesets[0]):
                    xcoord = transformers[ifile].labels_rev[j]
                    if contig_merged_entries[pos][xcoord] != '-':
                        if contig_merged_entries[pos][xcoord] == base:
                            continue
                        if base == '-' or base == 'X':
                            continue
                        raise RuntimeError(
                            "Merging columns have two different bases: {} {} {}"
                            .format(pos, contig_merged_entries[pos][xcoord],
                                    base))
                    contig_merged_entries[pos] = (
                        contig_merged_entries[pos][:xcoord] + base +
                        contig_merged_entries[pos][xcoord + 1:])
        concatmvf.write_entries(
            ((current_contig, coord, (entry, ))
             for coord, entry in sorted(contig_merged_entries.items())),
            encoded=False)
        args.qprint("Entries written for contig {}: {}".format(
            current_contig, len(contig_merged_entries)))
    return ''
Example #6
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def translate_mvf(args):
    """Main method"""
    mvf = MultiVariantFile(args.mvf, 'read')
    if mvf.flavor != 'dna':
        raise RuntimeError("MVF must be flavor=dna to translate")
    if args.gff:
        gff = parse_gff_translate(args.gff, args)
        if not args.quiet:
            print("gff_processed")
    outmvf = MultiVariantFile(args.out, 'write', overwrite=args.overwrite)
    outmvf.metadata = deepcopy(mvf.metadata)
    outmvf.flavor = args.output_data
    outmvf.write_data(outmvf.get_header())
    entrybuffer = []
    nentry = 0
    if not args.gff:
        inputbuffer = []
        current_contig = ''
        for contigid, pos, allelesets in mvf.iterentries(decode=False):
            if current_contig == '':
                current_contig = contigid[:]
            if contigid == current_contig:
                inputbuffer.append((pos, allelesets))
            else:
                for _, amino_acids, alleles in iter_codons(inputbuffer, mvf):
                    if all([x in '-X' for x in amino_acids]):
                        continue
                    if args.output_data == 'protein':
                        entrybuffer.append(
                            (current_contig, pos, (amino_acids, )))
                    else:
                        entrybuffer.append(
                            (current_contig, pos, (amino_acids, alleles[0],
                                                   alleles[1], alleles[2])))
                    nentry += 1
                    if nentry == args.line_buffer:
                        outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                        entrybuffer = []
                        nentry = 0
                inputbuffer = [(pos, allelesets)]
                current_contig = contigid[:]
        if inputbuffer:
            for _, amino_acids, alleles in iter_codons(inputbuffer, mvf):
                if all([x in '-X' for x in amino_acids]):
                    continue
                if args.output_data == 'protein':
                    entrybuffer.append((current_contig, pos, (amino_acids, )))
                else:
                    entrybuffer.append(
                        (current_contig, pos, (amino_acids, alleles[0],
                                               alleles[1], alleles[2])))
                nentry += 1
                if nentry == args.line_buffer:
                    outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                    entrybuffer = []
                    nentry = 0
    else:
        mvf_entries = {}
        for contigid, pos, allelesets in mvf.iterentries(decode=False):
            if contigid not in mvf_entries:
                mvf_entries[contigid] = {}
            mvf_entries[contigid][pos] = allelesets[0]
        for contigname in sorted(gff):
            contigid = mvf.get_contig_ids(labels=contigname)[0]
            for coords in sorted(gff[contigname]):
                reverse_strand = False
                if coords[3] == '-':
                    reverse_strand = True
                    alleles = [
                        mvf_entries[contigid].get(x, '-')
                        for x in coords[2::-1]
                    ]
                else:
                    alleles = [
                        mvf_entries[contigid].get(x, '-') for x in coords[0:3]
                    ]
                if all(len(x) == 1 for x in alleles):
                    if reverse_strand:
                        alleles = [MLIB.complement_bases[x] for x in alleles]
                    decoded_alleles = alleles
                    amino_acids = translate(''.join(alleles))[0]
                else:
                    if reverse_strand:
                        decoded_alleles = [[
                            MLIB.complement_bases[y] for y in mvf.decode(x)
                        ] for x in alleles]
                        alleles = [
                            mvf.encode(''.join(x)) for x in decoded_alleles
                        ]
                    else:
                        decoded_alleles = [mvf.decode(x) for x in alleles]
                    amino_acids = [
                        translate(''.join(x)) for x in zip(*decoded_alleles)
                    ]
                    amino_acids = mvf.encode(''.join(
                        [x[0] for x in amino_acids]))
                if all([x in '-X' for x in amino_acids]):
                    continue
                if args.output_data == 'protein':
                    entrybuffer.append((contigid, coords[0], (amino_acids, )))
                else:
                    entrybuffer.append(
                        (contigid, coords[0], (amino_acids, alleles[0],
                                               alleles[1], alleles[2])))
                nentry += 1
                if nentry == args.line_buffer:
                    outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                    entrybuffer = []
                    nentry = 0
    if entrybuffer:
        outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
        entrybuffer = []
        nentry = 0
    return ''
Example #7
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def translate_mvf(args):
    """Main method"""
    args.qprint("Running TranslateMVF")
    if args.gff:
        args.qprint("Reading and Indexing MVF.")
    else:
        args.qprint("Reading MVF.")
    mvf = MultiVariantFile(args.mvf, 'read', contigindex=bool(args.gff))
    if mvf.flavor != 'dna':
        raise RuntimeError("MVF must be flavor=dna to translate")
    if args.gff:
        args.qprint("Processing MVF Index File.")
        mvf.read_index_file()
        gff = parse_gff_translate(args.gff, args,
                                  parent_gene_prefix=args.parent_gene_prefix)
        args.qprint("GFF processed.")
    outmvf = MultiVariantFile(args.out, 'write', overwrite=args.overwrite)
    outmvf.metadata = deepcopy(mvf.metadata)
    outmvf.flavor = args.output_data
    outmvf.write_data(outmvf.get_header())
    args.qprint("Output MVF Established.")
    entrybuffer = []
    nentry = 0
    pos = None
    if not args.gff:
        args.qprint("No GFF used, translating sequences as pre-aligned in "
                    "coding frame.")
        inputbuffer = []
        current_contig = ''
        for contigid, pos, allelesets in mvf.iterentries(decode=False):
            if current_contig == '':
                current_contig = contigid[:]
            if contigid == current_contig:
                inputbuffer.append((pos, allelesets))
            else:
                for _, amino_acids, alleles in iter_codons(
                        inputbuffer, mvf):
                    if all([x in '-X' for x in amino_acids]):
                        continue
                    if args.output_data == 'protein':
                        entrybuffer.append(
                            (current_contig, pos, (amino_acids,)))
                    else:
                        entrybuffer.append((
                            current_contig, pos, (
                                amino_acids, alleles[0],
                                alleles[1], alleles[2])))
                    nentry += 1
                    if nentry == args.line_buffer:
                        outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                        entrybuffer = []
                        nentry = 0
                inputbuffer = [(pos, allelesets)]
                current_contig = contigid[:]
        if inputbuffer:
            for _, amino_acids, alleles in iter_codons(
                    inputbuffer, mvf):
                if all([x in '-X' for x in amino_acids]):
                    continue
                if args.output_data == 'protein':
                    entrybuffer.append(
                        (current_contig, pos, (amino_acids,)))
                else:
                    entrybuffer.append((
                        current_contig, pos, (
                            amino_acids, alleles[0],
                            alleles[1], alleles[2])))
                nentry += 1
                if nentry == args.line_buffer:
                    outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                    entrybuffer = []
                    nentry = 0
    else:
        args.qprint("Indexing GFF gene names.")
        #mvfid_to_gffname = outmvf.get_contig_reverse_dict()
        for xcontigid in outmvf.get_contig_ids():
            mvf_entries = {}
            contigname = outmvf.metadata['contigs'][xcontigid]['label']
            if contigname not in gff:
                if args.verbose:
                    print("No entries in GFF, skipping contig: {} {}".format(
                        xcontigid, contigname))
                continue
            if not int(xcontigid) % 100:
                args.qprint("Processing contig: {} {}".format(
                    xcontigid, contigname))
            #contig_cds_bases = chain(x[:3] for x in gff[contigname])
            for contigid, pos, allelesets in mvf.itercontigentries(
                    xcontigid, decode=False):
               # if pos in contig_cds_bases:
               mvf_entries[pos] = allelesets[0]
            for coords in sorted(gff[contigname]):

                reverse_strand = coords[3] == '-'
                alleles = (tuple(mvf_entries.get(x, '-')
                                for x in coords[2::-1]) if
                           reverse_strand else tuple(mvf_entries.get(x, '-')
                                                     for x in coords[0:3]))
                if all(len(x) == 1 for x in alleles):
                    if reverse_strand:
                        alleles = tuple(
                            MLIB.complement_bases[x] for x in alleles)
                    decoded_alleles = alleles
                    amino_acids = translate_single_codon(''.join(alleles))
                else:
                    if reverse_strand:
                        decoded_alleles = tuple(tuple(MLIB.complement_bases[y]
                                                      for y in mvf.decode(x))
                                                for x in alleles)
                        alleles = tuple(mvf.encode(''.join(x))
                                        for x in decoded_alleles)
                    else:
                        decoded_alleles = tuple(mvf.decode(x) for x in alleles)
                    amino_acids = tuple(translate_single_codon(''.join(x))
                                        for x in zip(*decoded_alleles))
                    #print("aminx", amino_acids)
                    amino_acids = mvf.encode(''.join(amino_acids))
                # if all(x in '-X' for x in amino_acids):
                #    continue
                # print("amino", amino_acids)
                # print("translated", amino_acids, alleles)
                if args.output_data == 'protein':
                    entrybuffer.append((xcontigid, coords[0], (amino_acids,)))
                else:
                    entrybuffer.append((
                        xcontigid, coords[0], (
                            amino_acids, alleles[0], alleles[1], alleles[2])))
                nentry += 1
                if nentry >= args.line_buffer:
                    args.qprint("Writing a block of {} entries.".format(
                        args.line_buffer))
                    outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
                    entrybuffer = []
                    nentry = 0
    if entrybuffer:
        outmvf.write_entries(entrybuffer)
        entrybuffer = []
        nentry = 0
    return ''