BaseUtilities.h

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#ifndef __BASE_UTILITIES_H__
#define __BASE_UTILITIES_H__

#include <stdint.h>


/// This class contains static utilities for performing
/// basic operations on bases.
class BaseUtilities
{
public:
    /// Returns whether or not the specified bases is
    /// an indicator for ambiguity.
    /// \return true if base = 'n' or 'N' or '.'
    static bool isAmbiguous(char base);

    /// Returns whether or not two bases are equal (case insensitive),
    /// if one of the bases is '=', the bases are consided
    /// to be equal.
    static bool areEqual(char base1, char base2);

    /// Get phred base quality from the specified ascii quality.
    static uint8_t getPhredBaseQuality(char charQuality);

    /// Character used when the quality is unknown.
    static const char UNKNOWN_QUALITY_CHAR = ' ';
    /// Int value used when the quality is unknown.
    static const uint8_t UNKNOWN_QUALITY_INT = 0xFF;
};


#endif