Bio/DBLinkContainerI.pm

   1 #
   2 # BioPerl module for Bio::DBLinkContainerI
   3 #
   4 # Please direct questions and support issues to <bioperl-l@bioperl.org>
   5 #
   6 # Cared for by Heikki Lehvaslaiho <heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org>
   7 #
   8 # Copyright Heikki Lehvaslaiho
   9 #
  10 # You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself
  11
  12 # POD documentation - main docs before the code
  13
  14 =head1 NAME
  15
  16 Bio::DBLinkContainerI - Abstract interface for any object wanting to use
  17                         database cross references
  18
  19 =head1 SYNOPSIS
  20
  21     # get an objects containing database cross reference
  22
  23         foreach $obj ( @objs ) {
  24                 if( $obj->isa('Bio::DBLinkContainerI') ) {
  25                         foreach $dblink ( $obj->each_DBLink() ) {
  26                                 # do stuff
  27                         }
  28                 }
  29         }
  30
  31 =head1 DESCRIPTION
  32
  33 This interface defines the functions one can expect for any object
  34 wanting to use database cross-references. This class does not actually
  35 provide any implementation, it just provides the definitions of what
  36 methods one can call.
  37
  38 The database cross-references are implemented as L<Bio::Annotation::DBLink>
  39 objects.
  40
  41 =head1 FEEDBACK
  42
  43 =head2 Mailing Lists
  44
  45 User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other
  46 Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one
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  48
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  51
  52 =head2 Support
  53
  54 Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:
  55
  56 I<bioperl-l@bioperl.org>
  57
  58 rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and
  59 reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly
  60 address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem
  61 with code and data examples if at all possible.
  62
  63 =head2 Reporting Bugs
  64
  65 Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
  66 the bugs and their resolution.  Bug reports can be submitted via the
  67 web:
  68
  69   https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/
  70
  71 =head1 AUTHOR - Heikki Lehvaslaiho
  72
  73 Email:  heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org
  74
  75 =head1 APPENDIX
  76
  77 The rest of the documentation details each of the object
  78 methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _
  79
  80 =cut
  81
  82 # Let the code begin...
  83
  84 package Bio::DBLinkContainerI;
  85 use strict;
  86
  87 use Carp;
  88
  89 use base qw(Bio::Root::RootI);
  90
  91 =head2 each_DBLink
  92
  93  Title   : each_DBLink
  94  Usage   : foreach $ref ( $self->each_DBlink() )
  95  Function: gets an array of DBlink of objects
  96  Example :
  97  Returns : an array of Bio::Annotation::DBLink objects
  98  Args    : none
  99
 100
 101 =cut
 102
 103 sub each_DBLink{
 104    my ($self) = @_;
 105    my $class = ref($self) || $self;
 106    $self->throw("Class $class did not define method 'each_DBLink' for interface DBLinkContainerI");
 107 }
 108
 109 1;
 110