Example #1
0
/********************************************************************/
TrimOligos::~TrimOligos() {}
//*******************************************************************/
int TrimOligos::stripBarcode(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual, int& group){
	try {
		
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		int success = bdiffs + 1;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		//can you find the barcode
		for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
			string oligo = it->first;
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){	//let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
				success = bdiffs + 10;					//if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
				break;	
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
				group = it->second;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
				
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
				}
				
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		//if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
		if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
		
		else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
			
			int maxLength = 0;
			
			Alignment* alignment;
			if (barcodes.size() > 0) {
				map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();
				
				for(it;it!=barcodes.end();it++){
					if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
						maxLength = it->first.length();
					}
				}
				alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+bdiffs+1));  
				
			}else{ alignment = NULL; } 
			
			//can you find the barcode
			int minDiff = 1e6;
			int minCount = 1;
			int minGroup = -1;
			int minPos = 0;
			
			for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
				string oligo = it->first;
				//				int length = oligo.length();
				
				if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){	//let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
					success = bdiffs + 10;
					break;
				}
				
				//use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
				alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
				oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
				string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
				
				int alnLength = oligo.length();
				
				for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
					if(oligo[i] != '-'){	alnLength = i+1;	break;	}
				}
				oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
				temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
				
				int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
				
				if(numDiff < minDiff){
					minDiff = numDiff;
					minCount = 1;
					minGroup = it->second;
					minPos = 0;
					for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
						if(temp[i] != '-'){
							minPos++;
						}
					}
				}
				else if(numDiff == minDiff){
					minCount++;
				}
				
			}
			
			if(minDiff > bdiffs)	{	success = minDiff;		}	//no good matches
			else if(minCount > 1)	{	success = bdiffs + 100;	}	//can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
			else{													//use the best match
				group = minGroup;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
				
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
				}
				success = minDiff;
			}
			
			if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
			
		}
		
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripBarcode");
		exit(1);
	}
	
}
//*******************************************************************/
int TrimOligos::stripBarcode(Sequence& seq, int& group){
	try {
		
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		int success = bdiffs + 1;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		//can you find the barcode
		for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
			string oligo = it->first;
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){	//let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
				success = bdiffs + 10;					//if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
				break;	
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
				group = it->second;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
				
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		//if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
		if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
		
		else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
			
			int maxLength = 0;
			
			Alignment* alignment;
			if (barcodes.size() > 0) {
				map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();
				
				for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
					if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
						maxLength = it->first.length();
					}
				}
				alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+bdiffs+1));  
				
			}else{ alignment = NULL; } 
			
			//can you find the barcode
			int minDiff = 1e6;
			int minCount = 1;
			int minGroup = -1;
			int minPos = 0;
			
			for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
				string oligo = it->first;
				//				int length = oligo.length();
				
				if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){	//let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
					success = bdiffs + 10;
					break;
				}
				
				//use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
				alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
				oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
				string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
				
				int alnLength = oligo.length();
				
				for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
					if(oligo[i] != '-'){	alnLength = i+1;	break;	}
				}
				oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
				temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
				
				int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
				
				if(numDiff < minDiff){
					minDiff = numDiff;
					minCount = 1;
					minGroup = it->second;
					minPos = 0;
					for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
						if(temp[i] != '-'){
							minPos++;
						}
					}
				}
				else if(numDiff == minDiff){
					minCount++;
				}
				
			}
			
			if(minDiff > bdiffs)	{	success = minDiff;		}	//no good matches
			else if(minCount > 1)	{	success = bdiffs + 100;	}	//can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
			else{													//use the best match
				group = minGroup;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
				success = minDiff;
			}
			
			if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
			
		}
		
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripBarcode");
		exit(1);
	}
	
}
//********************************************************************/
int TrimOligos::stripForward(Sequence& seq, int& group){
	try {
		
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		int success = pdiffs + 1;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		//can you find the primer
		for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
			string oligo = it->first;
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){	//let's just assume that the primers are the same length
				success = pdiffs + 10;					//if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
				break;	
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
				group = it->second;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		//if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
		if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) {	return success;  }
		
		else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
			
			int maxLength = 0;
			
			Alignment* alignment;
			if (primers.size() > 0) {
				map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();
				
				for(it;it!=primers.end();it++){
					if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
						maxLength = it->first.length();
					}
				}
				alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+pdiffs+1));  
				
			}else{ alignment = NULL; } 
			
			//can you find the barcode
			int minDiff = 1e6;
			int minCount = 1;
			int minGroup = -1;
			int minPos = 0;
			
			for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
				string oligo = it->first;
				//				int length = oligo.length();
				
				if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){	
					success = pdiffs + 100;
					break;
				}
				
				//use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
				alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
				oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
				string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
				
				int alnLength = oligo.length();
				
				for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
					if(oligo[i] != '-'){	alnLength = i+1;	break;	}
				}
				oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
				temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
				
				int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
				
				if(numDiff < minDiff){
					minDiff = numDiff;
					minCount = 1;
					minGroup = it->second;
					minPos = 0;
					for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
						if(temp[i] != '-'){
							minPos++;
						}
					}
				}
				else if(numDiff == minDiff){
					minCount++;
				}
				
			}
			
			if(minDiff > pdiffs)	{	success = minDiff;		}	//no good matches
			else if(minCount > 1)	{	success = pdiffs + 10;	}	//can't tell the difference between multiple primers
			else{													//use the best match
				group = minGroup;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
				success = minDiff;
			}
			
			if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
			
		}
		
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
		exit(1);
	}
}
//*******************************************************************/
int TrimOligos::stripForward(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual, int& group){
	try {
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		int success = pdiffs + 1;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		//can you find the primer
		for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
			string oligo = it->first;
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){	//let's just assume that the primers are the same length
				success = pdiffs + 10;					//if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
				break;	
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
				group = it->second;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
				}
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		//if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
		if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
		
		else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
			
			int maxLength = 0;
			
			Alignment* alignment;
			if (primers.size() > 0) {
				map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();
				
				for(it;it!=primers.end();it++){
					if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
						maxLength = it->first.length();
					}
				}
				alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+pdiffs+1));  
				
			}else{ alignment = NULL; } 
			
			//can you find the barcode
			int minDiff = 1e6;
			int minCount = 1;
			int minGroup = -1;
			int minPos = 0;
			
			for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
				string oligo = it->first;
				//				int length = oligo.length();
				
				if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){	
					success = pdiffs + 100;
					break;
				}
				
				//use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
				alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
				oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
				string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
				
				int alnLength = oligo.length();
				
				for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
					if(oligo[i] != '-'){	alnLength = i+1;	break;	}
				}
				oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
				temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
				
				int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
				
				if(numDiff < minDiff){
					minDiff = numDiff;
					minCount = 1;
					minGroup = it->second;
					minPos = 0;
					for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
						if(temp[i] != '-'){
							minPos++;
						}
					}
				}
				else if(numDiff == minDiff){
					minCount++;
				}
				
			}
			
			if(minDiff > pdiffs)	{	success = minDiff;		}	//no good matches
			else if(minCount > 1)	{	success = pdiffs + 10;	}	//can't tell the difference between multiple primers
			else{													//use the best match
				group = minGroup;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
				}
				success = minDiff;
			}
			
			if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
			
		}
		
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
		exit(1);
	}
}
//******************************************************************/
bool TrimOligos::stripReverse(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual){
	try {
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		bool success = 0;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		for(int i=0;i<revPrimer.size();i++){
			string oligo = revPrimer[i];
			
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(rawSequence.length()-oligo.length(),oligo.length()))){
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(0,rawSequence.length()-oligo.length()));
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(-1, rawSequence.length()-oligo.length());
				}
				success = 1;
				break;
			}
		}	
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripReverse");
		exit(1);
	}
}
Example #2
0
/********************************************************************/
TrimOligos::~TrimOligos() {}
//*******************************************************************/
int TrimOligos::stripBarcode(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual, int& group){
	try {
		
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		int success = bdiffs + 1;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		//can you find the barcode
		for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
			string oligo = it->first;
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){	//let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
				success = bdiffs + 10;					//if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
				break;	
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
				group = it->second;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
				
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
				}
				
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		//if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
		if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
		
		else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
			
			int maxLength = 0;
			
			Alignment* alignment;
			if (barcodes.size() > 0) {
				map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();
				
				for(it;it!=barcodes.end();it++){
					if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
						maxLength = it->first.length();
					}
				}
				alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+bdiffs+1));  
				
			}else{ alignment = NULL; } 
			
			//can you find the barcode
			int minDiff = 1e6;
			int minCount = 1;
			int minGroup = -1;
			int minPos = 0;
			
			for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
				string oligo = it->first;
				//				int length = oligo.length();
				
				if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){	//let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
					success = bdiffs + 10;
					break;
				}
				
				//use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
				alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
				oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
				string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
				
				int alnLength = oligo.length();
				
				for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
					if(oligo[i] != '-'){	alnLength = i+1;	break;	}
				}
				oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
				temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
				
				int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
				
				if(numDiff < minDiff){
					minDiff = numDiff;
					minCount = 1;
					minGroup = it->second;
					minPos = 0;
					for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
						if(temp[i] != '-'){
							minPos++;
						}
					}
				}
				else if(numDiff == minDiff){
					minCount++;
				}
				
			}
			
			if(minDiff > bdiffs)	{	success = minDiff;		}	//no good matches
			else if(minCount > 1)	{	success = bdiffs + 100;	}	//can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
			else{													//use the best match
				group = minGroup;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
				
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
				}
				success = minDiff;
			}
			
			if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
			
		}
		
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripBarcode");
		exit(1);
	}
	
}
//*******************************************************************/
int TrimOligos::stripBarcode(Sequence& seq, int& group){
	try {
		
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		int success = bdiffs + 1;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		//can you find the barcode
		for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
			string oligo = it->first;
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){	//let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
				success = bdiffs + 10;					//if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
				break;	
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
				group = it->second;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
				
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		//if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
		if ((bdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
		
		else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
			
			int maxLength = 0;
			
			Alignment* alignment;
			if (barcodes.size() > 0) {
				map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();
				
				for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
					if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
						maxLength = it->first.length();
					}
				}
				alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+bdiffs+1));  
				
			}else{ alignment = NULL; } 
			
			//can you find the barcode
			int minDiff = 1e6;
			int minCount = 1;
			int minGroup = -1;
			int minPos = 0;
			
			for(map<string,int>::iterator it=barcodes.begin();it!=barcodes.end();it++){
				string oligo = it->first;
				//				int length = oligo.length();
				
				if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){	//let's just assume that the barcodes are the same length
					success = bdiffs + 10;
					break;
				}
				
				//use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
				alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+bdiffs));
				oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
				string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
				
				int alnLength = oligo.length();
				
				for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
					if(oligo[i] != '-'){	alnLength = i+1;	break;	}
				}
				oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
				temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
				
				int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
				
				if(numDiff < minDiff){
					minDiff = numDiff;
					minCount = 1;
					minGroup = it->second;
					minPos = 0;
					for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
						if(temp[i] != '-'){
							minPos++;
						}
					}
				}
				else if(numDiff == minDiff){
					minCount++;
				}
				
			}
			
			if(minDiff > bdiffs)	{	success = minDiff;		}	//no good matches
			else if(minCount > 1)	{	success = bdiffs + 100;	}	//can't tell the difference between multiple barcodes
			else{													//use the best match
				group = minGroup;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
				success = minDiff;
			}
			
			if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
			
		}
		
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripBarcode");
		exit(1);
	}
	
}
//********************************************************************/
int TrimOligos::stripForward(Sequence& seq, int& group){
	try {
		
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		int success = pdiffs + 1;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		//can you find the primer
		for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
			string oligo = it->first;
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){	//let's just assume that the primers are the same length
				success = pdiffs + 10;					//if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
				break;	
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
				group = it->second;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		//if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
		if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) {	return success;  }
		
		else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
			
			int maxLength = 0;
			
			Alignment* alignment;
			if (primers.size() > 0) {
				map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();
				
				for(it;it!=primers.end();it++){
					if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
						maxLength = it->first.length();
					}
				}
				alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+pdiffs+1));  
				
			}else{ alignment = NULL; } 
			
			//can you find the barcode
			int minDiff = 1e6;
			int minCount = 1;
			int minGroup = -1;
			int minPos = 0;
			
			for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
				string oligo = it->first;
				//				int length = oligo.length();
				
				if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){	
					success = pdiffs + 100;
					break;
				}
				
				//use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
				alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
				oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
				string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
				
				int alnLength = oligo.length();
				
				for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
					if(oligo[i] != '-'){	alnLength = i+1;	break;	}
				}
				oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
				temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
				
				int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
				
				if(numDiff < minDiff){
					minDiff = numDiff;
					minCount = 1;
					minGroup = it->second;
					minPos = 0;
					for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
						if(temp[i] != '-'){
							minPos++;
						}
					}
				}
				else if(numDiff == minDiff){
					minCount++;
				}
				
			}
			
			if(minDiff > pdiffs)	{	success = minDiff;		}	//no good matches
			else if(minCount > 1)	{	success = pdiffs + 10;	}	//can't tell the difference between multiple primers
			else{													//use the best match
				group = minGroup;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
				success = minDiff;
			}
			
			if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
			
		}
		
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
		exit(1);
	}
}
//*******************************************************************/
int TrimOligos::stripForward(Sequence& seq, QualityScores& qual, int& group){
	try {
		string rawSequence = seq.getUnaligned();
		int success = pdiffs + 1;	//guilty until proven innocent
		
		//can you find the primer
		for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
			string oligo = it->first;
			if(rawSequence.length() < oligo.length()){	//let's just assume that the primers are the same length
				success = pdiffs + 10;					//if the sequence is shorter than the barcode then bail out
				break;	
			}
			
			if(compareDNASeq(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()))){
				group = it->second;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(oligo.length()));
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(oligo.length(), -1);
				}
				success = 0;
				break;
			}
		}
		
		//if you found the barcode or if you don't want to allow for diffs
		if ((pdiffs == 0) || (success == 0)) { return success;  }
		
		else { //try aligning and see if you can find it
			
			int maxLength = 0;
			
			Alignment* alignment;
			if (primers.size() > 0) {
				map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();
				
				for(it;it!=primers.end();it++){
					if(it->first.length() > maxLength){
						maxLength = it->first.length();
					}
				}
				alignment = new NeedlemanOverlap(-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, (maxLength+pdiffs+1));  
				
			}else{ alignment = NULL; } 
			
			//can you find the barcode
			int minDiff = 1e6;
			int minCount = 1;
			int minGroup = -1;
			int minPos = 0;
			
			for(map<string,int>::iterator it=primers.begin();it!=primers.end();it++){
				string oligo = it->first;
				//				int length = oligo.length();
				
				if(rawSequence.length() < maxLength){	
					success = pdiffs + 100;
					break;
				}
				
				//use needleman to align first barcode.length()+numdiffs of sequence to each barcode
				alignment->align(oligo, rawSequence.substr(0,oligo.length()+pdiffs));
				oligo = alignment->getSeqAAln();
				string temp = alignment->getSeqBAln();
				
				int alnLength = oligo.length();
				
				for(int i=oligo.length()-1;i>=0;i--){
					if(oligo[i] != '-'){	alnLength = i+1;	break;	}
				}
				oligo = oligo.substr(0,alnLength);
				temp = temp.substr(0,alnLength);
				
				int numDiff = countDiffs(oligo, temp);
				
				if(numDiff < minDiff){
					minDiff = numDiff;
					minCount = 1;
					minGroup = it->second;
					minPos = 0;
					for(int i=0;i<alnLength;i++){
						if(temp[i] != '-'){
							minPos++;
						}
					}
				}
				else if(numDiff == minDiff){
					minCount++;
				}
				
			}
			
			if(minDiff > pdiffs)	{	success = minDiff;		}	//no good matches
			else if(minCount > 1)	{	success = pdiffs + 10;	}	//can't tell the difference between multiple primers
			else{													//use the best match
				group = minGroup;
				seq.setUnaligned(rawSequence.substr(minPos));
				if(qual.getName() != ""){
					qual.trimQScores(minPos, -1);
				}
				success = minDiff;
			}
			
			if (alignment != NULL) {  delete alignment;  }
			
		}
		
		return success;
		
	}
	catch(exception& e) {
		m->errorOut(e, "TrimOligos", "stripForward");
		exit(1);
	}
}