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+/* File: zmapStyleUtils.c
+ * Author: Ed Griffiths (edgrif@sanger.ac.uk)
+ * Copyright (c) 2008: Genome Research Ltd.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * ZMap is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ * or see the on-line version at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.txt
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * This file is part of the ZMap genome database package
+ * originally written by:
+ *
+ * Ed Griffiths (Sanger Institute, UK) edgrif@sanger.ac.uk,
+ * Roy Storey (Sanger Institute, UK) rds@sanger.ac.uk
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *
+ * Exported functions: See ZMap/zmapStyle.h
+ *
+ * HISTORY:
+ * Last edited: Nov 13 09:37 2008 (edgrif)
+ * Created: Thu Oct 30 10:24:35 2008 (edgrif)
+ * CVS info: $Id: zmapStyleUtils.c,v 1.1 2008-11-13 10:02:52 edgrif Exp $
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ZMap/zmapUtils.h>
+#include <ZMap/zmapEnum.h>
+#include <ZMap/zmapConfigLoader.h>
+#include <zmapStyle_P.h>
+
+
+
+/*! @addtogroup zmapstyles
+ * @{
+ * */
+
+
+/* Enum -> String functions, these functions convert the enums to strings given by the XXX_LIST macros.
+ *
+ * The functions all have the form
+ * const char *zMapStyleXXXXMode2Str(ZMapStyleXXXXXMode mode)
+ * {
+ * code...
+ * }
+ *
+ * */
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2Mode, ZMapStyleMode, ZMAPSTYLE_MODE_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_MODE_LIST) ;
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2ColDisplayState, ZMapStyleColumnDisplayState, ZMAPSTYLE_COLDISPLAY_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_COLUMN_DISPLAY_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr23FrameMode, ZMapStyle3FrameMode, ZMAPSTYLE_3_FRAME_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_3_FRAME_LIST) ;
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2GraphMode, ZMapStyleGraphMode, ZMAPSTYLE_GRAPH_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_GRAPH_MODE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2GlyphMode, ZMapStyleGlyphMode, ZMAPSTYLE_GLYPH_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_GLYPH_MODE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2DrawContext, ZMapStyleDrawContext, ZMAPSTYLE_DRAW_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_DRAW_CONTEXT_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2ColourType, ZMapStyleColourType, ZMAPSTYLE_COLOURTYPE_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_COLOUR_TYPE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2ColourTarget, ZMapStyleColourTarget, ZMAPSTYLE_COLOURTARGET_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_COLOUR_TARGET_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2ScoreMode, ZMapStyleScoreMode, ZMAPSCORE_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_SCORE_MODE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_FROM_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleStr2OverlapMode, ZMapStyleOverlapMode, ZMAPOVERLAP_INVALID, ZMAP_STYLE_OVERLAP_MODE_LIST);
+
+
+
+
+/* Enum -> String functions, these functions convert the enums _directly_ to strings.
+ *
+ * The functions all have the form
+ * const char *zMapStyleXXXXMode2ExactStr(ZMapStyleXXXXXMode mode)
+ * {
+ * code...
+ * }
+ *
+ * */
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zMapStyleMode2ExactStr, ZMapStyleMode, ZMAP_STYLE_MODE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyleColDisplayState2ExactStr, ZMapStyleColumnDisplayState, ZMAP_STYLE_COLUMN_DISPLAY_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyle3FrameMode2ExactStr, ZMapStyle3FrameMode, ZMAP_STYLE_3_FRAME_LIST) ;
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyleGraphMode2ExactStr, ZMapStyleGraphMode, ZMAP_STYLE_GRAPH_MODE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyleGlyphMode2ExactStr, ZMapStyleGlyphMode, ZMAP_STYLE_GLYPH_MODE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyleDrawContext2ExactStr, ZMapStyleDrawContext, ZMAP_STYLE_DRAW_CONTEXT_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyleColourType2ExactStr, ZMapStyleColourType, ZMAP_STYLE_COLOUR_TYPE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyleColourTarget2ExactStr, ZMapStyleColourTarget, ZMAP_STYLE_COLOUR_TARGET_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyleScoreMode2ExactStr, ZMapStyleScoreMode, ZMAP_STYLE_SCORE_MODE_LIST);
+ZMAP_ENUM_AS_EXACT_STRING_FUNC(zmapStyleOverlapMode2ExactStr, ZMapStyleOverlapMode, ZMAP_STYLE_OVERLAP_MODE_LIST);
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+GData *zMapFeatureTypeGetFromFile(char *styles_list, char *styles_file_name)
+{
+ GData *styles = NULL ;
+ ZMapConfigIniContext context ;
+ GList *settings_list = NULL, *free_this_list = NULL;
+
+
+ if ((context = zMapConfigIniContextProvideNamed(ZMAPSTANZA_STYLE_CONFIG)))
+ {
+ zMapConfigIniContextIncludeBuffer(context, NULL) ;
+
+ settings_list = zMapConfigIniContextGetNamed(context, ZMAPSTANZA_STYLE_CONFIG) ;
+
+ zMapConfigIniContextDestroy(context) ;
+ context = NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (settings_list)
+ {
+ free_this_list = settings_list ;
+
+ g_datalist_init(&styles) ;
+
+ do
+ {
+ ZMapKeyValue curr_config_style ;
+ ZMapFeatureTypeStyle new_style ;
+ GParameter params[100] ; /* TMP....make dynamic.... */
+ guint num_params ;
+ GParameter *curr_param ;
+
+ /* Reset params memory.... */
+ memset(¶ms, 0, sizeof(params)) ;
+ curr_param = params ;
+ num_params = 0 ;
+ curr_config_style = (ZMapKeyValue)(settings_list->data) ;
+
+
+ /* The first item is special, the "name" field is the name of the style and
+ * is derived from the name of the stanza and so must be treated specially. */
+ zMapAssert(curr_config_style->name && *(curr_config_style->name)) ;
+ g_value_init(&(curr_param->value), G_TYPE_STRING) ;
+ curr_param->name = curr_config_style->name ;
+ g_value_set_string(&(curr_param->value), curr_config_style->data.str) ;
+ num_params++ ;
+ curr_param++ ;
+ curr_config_style++ ;
+
+ while (curr_config_style->name)
+ {
+ if (curr_config_style->has_value)
+ {
+ curr_param->name = curr_config_style->name ;
+
+ switch (curr_config_style->type)
+ {
+ case ZMAPCONF_STR_ARRAY:
+ {
+ if (curr_config_style->conv_type == ZMAPCONV_STR2COLOUR)
+ {
+ g_value_init(&(curr_param->value), G_TYPE_STRING) ;
+ g_value_set_string(&(curr_param->value), curr_config_style->data.str) ;
+ }
+ break ;
+ }
+ case ZMAPCONF_STR:
+ {
+ if (curr_config_style->conv_type == ZMAPCONV_STR2ENUM)
+ {
+ int enum_value ;
+
+ enum_value = (curr_config_style->conv_func.str2enum)(curr_config_style->data.str) ;
+
+ g_value_init(&(curr_param->value), G_TYPE_INT) ;
+ g_value_set_int(&(curr_param->value), enum_value) ;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ g_value_init(&(curr_param->value), G_TYPE_STRING) ;
+ g_value_set_string(&(curr_param->value), curr_config_style->data.str) ;
+ }
+
+ break ;
+ }
+ case ZMAPCONF_DOUBLE:
+ {
+ g_value_init(&(curr_param->value), G_TYPE_DOUBLE) ;
+ g_value_set_double(&(curr_param->value), curr_config_style->data.d) ;
+ break ;
+ }
+ case ZMAPCONF_INT:
+ {
+ g_value_init(&(curr_param->value), G_TYPE_INT) ;
+ g_value_set_int(&(curr_param->value), curr_config_style->data.i) ;
+ break ;
+ }
+ case ZMAPCONF_BOOLEAN:
+ {
+ g_value_init(&(curr_param->value), G_TYPE_BOOLEAN) ;
+ g_value_set_boolean(&(curr_param->value), curr_config_style->data.b) ;
+ break ;
+ }
+ default:
+ {
+ zMapAssertNotReached() ;
+ break ;
+ }
+ }
+ num_params++ ;
+ curr_param++ ;
+ }
+ curr_config_style++ ;
+ }
+
+
+ if ((new_style = zMapStyleCreateV(num_params, params)))
+ {
+ if (!zMapStyleSetAdd(&styles, new_style))
+ {
+ /* Free style, report error and move on. */
+ zMapStyleDestroy(new_style) ;
+
+ zMapLogWarning("Styles file \"%s\", stanza %s could not be added.",
+ styles_file_name, curr_config_style->name) ;
+ }
+ }
+
+ } while((settings_list = g_list_next(settings_list)));
+
+ }
+
+ zMapConfigStylesFreeList(free_this_list) ;
+
+ return styles ;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+/*! @} end of zmapstyles docs. */