def format_barplots(table: biom.Table, normalize: bool):
barplots = []
barplots.append('DATASET_MULTIBAR')
barplots.append('SEPARATOR TAB')
barplots.append('DATASET_LABEL\tRelative Abundance')
if normalize:
table = table.norm(axis='observation', inplace=False)
table = table.to_dataframe(dense=True)
field_labels = list(table.columns)
field_colors = values_to_colors(field_labels, 'husl').values()
barplots.append('FIELD_COLORS\t' + '\t'.join(field_colors))
barplots.append('FIELD_LABELS\t' + '\t'.join(field_labels))
barplots.append('LEGEND_TITLE\tRelative Abundance')
barplots.append('LEGEND_SHAPES\t' + '\t'.join(['1'] * len(field_colors)))
barplots.append('LEGEND_COLORS\t' + '\t'.join(field_colors))
barplots.append('LEGEND_LABELS\t' + '\t'.join(field_labels))
barplots.append('WIDTH\t100')
barplots.append('DATA')
table = table.reset_index()
for idx in table.index:
barplots.append('\t'.join(table.loc[idx].apply(str)))
return '\n'.join(barplots)
