Translate nucleic acid sequence into its corresponding amino acid sequence











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Goal of the program



The goal of the program is to translate a nucleic acid sequence into its corresponding amino acid sequence. The nucleic sequences
have to be formatted in a specific format called fasta. There is an existing implementation of this program in C here: emboss transeq



Fasta format



A fasta file looks like this:



>sequenceId comment
nucleic sequence


for example:



>Seq1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
CCTTTATCTAATCTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGCATAGTTGGAACCGCCCTCAGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCAGAA
CCCAGTCCTGTACCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCAGAAGTCTATATCCTCATTTTAC

>Seq2 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
GGTAGGTACCGCCCTAAGNCTCCTAATCCGAGCAGAACTANGCCAACCCGGAGCCCTTCTGGGAGACGAC
AATCAACATAAAA


A nucleic sequence is a string composed of the letters A, C, T, G, U, N



Expected output



A combinaison of 3 nucleic acid, named codon, gives a specif amino acid, for exemple GCT is the code for Alanine, symbolised by the letter A



With the Seq1 define above:



codon      CCT TTA TCT AAT CTT TGG AGC ATG ...
amino acid P L S N L W S M ...


The expected output is:



>Seq1_1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
PLSNLWSMSWHSWNRPQPPHPCRTQSCTNTSSDSSAIQKSISSFY
>Seq2_1 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
GRYRPKXPNPSRTXPTRSPSGRRQST*X


Specific rules



The program takes 4 parameters:





  • clean : if true, write STOP codon as X instead of *


  • trim : if true, remove all X and * chars from the right end of the amino - acid sequence


  • alternative: different way to compute reverse frame


  • frame: a string value in ["1", "2", "3", "F", "-1", "-2", "-3", "R", "6" ]


The frame define the position in the nucleic sequence to start from:



-frame 1
|-frame 2
||-frame 3
|||
CCTTTATCTAATCTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGCATAGTTGGAACCGCCCTCAGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCAGAA
CCCAGTCCTGTACCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCAGAAGTCTATATCCTCATTTTAC
|||
||-frame -1
|-frame -2
-frame -3


frame "F" = "1", "2", "3"
frame "R" = "-1", "-2", "-3"
frame "6" = "1", "2", "3", "-1", "-2", "-3"


In the output file, we add the frame used to the sequenceId: sequenceId = sequenceId_frame



For example if the program is used with frame=6, the expected output is



>Seq1_1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
PLSNLWSMSWHSWNRPQPPHPCRTQSCTNTSSDSSAIQKSISSFY
>Seq1_2 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
LYLIFGA*AGIVGTALSLLIRAEPSPVPTPLLILRPSRSLYPHFT
>Seq1_3 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
FI*SLEHELA*LEPPSASSSVQNPVLYQHLF*FFGHPEVYILILX
>Seq1_4 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
VK*GYRLLDGRRIRRGVGTGLGSARMRRLRAVPTMPAHAPKIR*R
>Seq1_5 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
KMRI*TSGWPKNQKRCWYRTGFCTDEEAEGGSNYASSCSKD*IKX
>Seq1_6 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
*NEDIDFWMAEESEEVLVQDWVLHG*GG*GRFQLCQLMLQRLDKG
>Seq2_1 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
GRYRPKXPNPSRTXPTRSPSGRRQST*X
>Seq2_2 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
VGTALXLLIRAELXQPGALLGDDNQHKX
>Seq2_3 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
*VPP*XS*SEQNXANPEPFWETTINIK
>Seq2_4 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
LC*LSSPRRAPGWXSSARIRXLRAVPT
>Seq2_5 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
FMLIVVSQKGSGLA*FCSD*EX*GGTYX
>Seq2_6 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
FYVDCRLPEGLRVGXVLLGLGXLGRYLP


Improvements




  • Is the code easy to read / understand ?

  • Is the code idiomatic ?

  • Any other improvements (performance, doc...)


( full project with tests + flags handling is avaible on github: gotranseq)



code :



package transeq

import (
"bufio"
"bytes"
"context"
"encoding/binary"
"fmt"
"io"
"runtime"
"sync"
)

var (
letterCode = map[byte]uint8{
'A': aCode,
'C': cCode,
'T': tCode,
'G': gCode,
'N': nCode,
'U': uCode,
}
standard = map[string]byte{
"TTT": 'F',
"TCT": 'S',
"TAT": 'Y',
"TGT": 'C',
"TTC": 'F',
"TCC": 'S',
"TAC": 'Y',
"TGC": 'C',
"TTA": 'L',
"TCA": 'S',
"TAA": '*',
"TGA": '*',
"TTG": 'L',
"TCG": 'S',
"TAG": '*',
"TGG": 'W',
"CTT": 'L',
"CCT": 'P',
"CAT": 'H',
"CGT": 'R',
"CTC": 'L',
"CCC": 'P',
"CAC": 'H',
"CGC": 'R',
"CTA": 'L',
"CCA": 'P',
"CAA": 'Q',
"CGA": 'R',
"CTG": 'L',
"CCG": 'P',
"CAG": 'Q',
"CGG": 'R',
"ATT": 'I',
"ACT": 'T',
"AAT": 'N',
"AGT": 'S',
"ATC": 'I',
"ACC": 'T',
"AAC": 'N',
"AGC": 'S',
"ATA": 'I',
"ACA": 'T',
"AAA": 'K',
"AGA": 'R',
"ATG": 'M',
"ACG": 'T',
"AAG": 'K',
"AGG": 'R',
"GTT": 'V',
"GCT": 'A',
"GAT": 'D',
"GGT": 'G',
"GTC": 'V',
"GCC": 'A',
"GAC": 'D',
"GGC": 'G',
"GTA": 'V',
"GCA": 'A',
"GAA": 'E',
"GGA": 'G',
"GTG": 'V',
"GCG": 'A',
"GAG": 'E',
"GGG": 'G',
}
)

const (
nCode = uint8(0)
aCode = uint8(1)
cCode = uint8(2)
tCode = uint8(3)
uCode = uint8(3)
gCode = uint8(4)

stopByte = '*'
unknown = 'X'
// Length of the array to store code/bytes
// uses gCode because it's the biggest uint8 of all codes
arrayCodeSize = (uint32(gCode) | uint32(gCode)<<8 | uint32(gCode)<<16) + 1
)

func createCodeArray(clean bool) byte {

resultMap := map[uint32]byte{}
twoLetterMap := map[string]byte{}

tmpCode := make(uint8, 4)

for codon, aaCode := range standard {
// generate 3 letter code
for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
tmpCode[i] = letterCode[codon[i]]
}
// each codon is represented by an unique uint32:
// each possible nucleotide is represented by an uint8 (255 possibility)
// the three first bytes are the the code for each nucleotide
// last byte is unused ( eq to uint8(0) )
// example:
// codon 'ACG' ==> uint32(aCode) | uint32(cCode)<<8 | uint32(gCode)<<16
uint32Code := uint32(tmpCode[0]) | uint32(tmpCode[1])<<8 | uint32(tmpCode[2])<<16
resultMap[uint32Code] = aaCode

// generate 2 letter code
codes, ok := twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]]
if !ok {
twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]] = byte{aaCode}
} else {
twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]] = append(codes, aaCode)
}
}
for twoLetterCodon, codes := range twoLetterMap {
uniqueAA := true
for i := 0; i < len(codes); i++ {

if codes[i] != codes[0] {
uniqueAA = false
}
}
if uniqueAA {
first := letterCode[twoLetterCodon[0]]
second := letterCode[twoLetterCodon[1]]

uint32Code := uint32(first) | uint32(second)<<8
resultMap[uint32Code] = codes[0]
}
}
// if clean is specified, we want to replace all '*' by 'X' in the output
// sequence, so replace all occurrences of '*' directly in the ref map
if clean {
for k, v := range resultMap {
if v == stopByte {
resultMap[k] = unknown
}
}
}
r := make(byte, arrayCodeSize)
for k, v := range resultMap {
r[k] = v
}
return r
}

func computeFrames(frameName string) (frames int, reverse bool, err error) {

frames = make(int, 6)
reverse = false

switch frameName {
case "1":
frames[0] = 1
case "2":
frames[1] = 1
case "3":
frames[2] = 1
case "F":
for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
frames[i] = 1
}
case "-1":
frames[3] = 1
reverse = true
case "-2":
frames[4] = 1
reverse = true
case "-3":
frames[5] = 1
reverse = true
case "R":
for i := 3; i < 6; i++ {
frames[i] = 1
}
reverse = true
case "6":
for i := range frames {
frames[i] = 1
}
reverse = true
default:
err = fmt.Errorf("wrong value for -f | --frame parameter: %s", frameName)
}
return frames, reverse, err
}

type writer struct {
buf *bytes.Buffer
currentLineLen int
bytesToTrim int
}

func (w *writer) addByte(b byte) {
w.buf.WriteByte(b)
w.currentLineLen++
if b == stopByte || b == unknown {
w.bytesToTrim++
} else {
w.bytesToTrim = 0
}
}

func (w *writer) addUnknown() {
w.buf.WriteByte(unknown)
w.currentLineLen++
w.bytesToTrim++
}

func (w *writer) newLine() {
w.buf.WriteByte('n')
w.currentLineLen = 0
w.bytesToTrim++
}

const (
// size of the buffer for writing to file
maxBufferSize = 1024 * 1024 * 30
// max line size for sequence
maxLineSize = 60
// suffixes ta add to sequence id for each frame
suffixes = "123456"
)

// Translate read a fata file, translate each sequence to the corresponding prot sequence in the specified frame
func Translate(inputSequence io.Reader, out io.Writer, frame string, clean, trim, alternative bool) error {

arrayCode := createCodeArray(clean)
framesToGenerate, reverse, err := computeFrames(frame)
if err != nil {
return err
}

fnaSequences := make(chan encodedSequence, 10)
errs := make(chan error, 1)

var wg sync.WaitGroup
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
defer cancel()

for nWorker := 0; nWorker < runtime.NumCPU(); nWorker++ {

wg.Add(1)

go func() {

defer wg.Done()

startPosition := make(int, 3)
w := &writer{
buf: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
bytesToTrim: 0,
currentLineLen: 0,
}

for sequence := range fnaSequences {

select {
case <-ctx.Done():
return
default:
}

frameIndex := 0
startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 0, 1, 2

idSize := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(sequence[0:4]))
nuclSeqLength := len(sequence) - idSize

Translate:
for _, startPos := range startPosition {

if framesToGenerate[frameIndex] == 0 {
frameIndex++
continue
}

// sequence id should look like
// >sequenceID_<frame> comment
idEnd := bytes.IndexByte(sequence[4:idSize], ' ')
if idEnd != -1 {
w.buf.Write(sequence[4 : 4+idEnd])
w.buf.WriteByte('_')
w.buf.WriteByte(suffixes[frameIndex])
w.buf.Write(sequence[4+idEnd : idSize])
} else {
w.buf.Write(sequence[4:idSize])
w.buf.WriteByte('_')
w.buf.WriteByte(suffixes[frameIndex])
}
w.newLine()

// if in trim mode, nb of bytes to trim (nb of successive 'X', '*' and 'n'
// from right end of the sequence)
w.bytesToTrim = 0
w.currentLineLen = 0

// read the sequence 3 letters at a time, starting at a specific position
// corresponding to the frame
for pos := startPos + 2 + idSize; pos < len(sequence); pos += 3 {

if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
w.newLine()
}
// create an uint32 from the codon, to retrieve the corresponding
// AA from the map
codonCode := uint32(sequence[pos-2]) | uint32(sequence[pos-1])<<8 | uint32(sequence[pos])<<16

b := arrayCode[codonCode]
if b != byte(0) {
w.addByte(b)
} else {
w.addUnknown()
}
}

// the last codon is only 2 nucleotid long, try to guess
// the corresponding AA
if (nuclSeqLength-startPos)%3 == 2 {

if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
w.newLine()
}
codonCode := uint32(sequence[len(sequence)-2]) | uint32(sequence[len(sequence)-1])<<8

b := arrayCode[codonCode]
if b != byte(0) {
w.addByte(b)
} else {
w.addUnknown()
}
}

// the last codon is only 1 nucleotid long, no way to guess
// the corresponding AA
if (nuclSeqLength-startPos)%3 == 1 {
if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
w.newLine()
}
w.addUnknown()
}

if trim && w.bytesToTrim > 0 {
// remove the last bytesToTrim bytes of the buffer
// as they are 'X', '*' or 'n'
w.buf.Truncate(w.buf.Len() - w.bytesToTrim)
w.currentLineLen -= w.bytesToTrim
}

if w.currentLineLen != 0 {
w.newLine()
}
frameIndex++
}

if reverse && frameIndex < 6 {

// get the complementary sequence.
// Basically, switch
// A <-> T
// C <-> G
// N is not modified
for i, n := range sequence[idSize:] {

switch n {
case aCode:
sequence[i+idSize] = tCode
case tCode:
// handle both tCode and uCode
sequence[i+idSize] = aCode
case cCode:
sequence[i+idSize] = gCode
case gCode:
sequence[i+idSize] = cCode
default:
//case N -> leave it
}
}
// reverse the sequence
for i, j := idSize, len(sequence)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
sequence[i], sequence[j] = sequence[j], sequence[i]
}

if !alternative {
// Staden convention: Frame -1 is the reverse-complement of the sequence
// having the same codon phase as frame 1. Frame -2 is the same phase as
// frame 2. Frame -3 is the same phase as frame 3
//
// use the matrix to keep track of the forward frame as it depends on the
// length of the sequence
switch nuclSeqLength % 3 {
case 0:
startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 0, 2, 1
case 1:
startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 1, 0, 2
case 2:
startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 2, 1, 0
}
}
// run the same loop, but with the reverse-complemented sequence
goto Translate
}

if w.buf.Len() > maxBufferSize {
_, err := out.Write(w.buf.Bytes())
if err != nil {
select {
case errs <- fmt.Errorf("fail to write to output file: %v", err):
default:
}
cancel()
return
}
w.buf.Reset()
}
pool.Put(sequence)
}

if w.buf.Len() > 0 {
_, err := out.Write(w.buf.Bytes())
if err != nil {
select {
case errs <- fmt.Errorf("fail to write to output file: %v", err):
default:
}
cancel()
return
}
}
}()
}
readSequenceFromFasta(ctx, inputSequence, fnaSequences)

wg.Wait()
select {
case err, ok := <-errs:
if ok {
return err
}
default:
}
return nil
}

func readSequenceFromFasta(ctx context.Context, inputSequence io.Reader, fnaSequences chan encodedSequence) {

feeder := &fastaChannelFeeder{
idBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
commentBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
sequenceBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
fastaChan: fnaSequences,
}
// fasta format is:
//
// >sequenceID some comments on sequence
// ACAGGCAGAGACACGACAGACGACGACACAGGAGCAGACAGCAGCAGACGACCACATATT
// TTTGCGGTCACATGACGACTTCGGCAGCGA
//
// see https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?CMD=Web&PAGE_TYPE=BlastDocs&DOC_TYPE=BlastHelp
// section 1 for details
scanner := bufio.NewScanner(inputSequence)
Loop:
for scanner.Scan() {

line := scanner.Bytes()
if len(line) == 0 {
continue
}
if line[0] == '>' {

if feeder.idBuffer.Len() > 0 {
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
break Loop
default:
}
feeder.sendFasta()
}
feeder.reset()

// parse the ID of the sequence. ID is formatted like this:
// >sequenceID comments
seqID := bytes.SplitN(line, byte{' '}, 2)
feeder.idBuffer.Write(seqID[0])

if len(seqID) > 1 {
feeder.commentBuffer.WriteByte(' ')
feeder.commentBuffer.Write(seqID[1])
}
} else {
// if the line doesn't start with '>', then it's a part of the
// nucleotide sequence, so write it to the buffer
feeder.sequenceBuffer.Write(line)
}
}
// don't forget to push last sequence
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
default:
feeder.sendFasta()
}
close(fnaSequences)
}

// a type to hold an encoded fasta sequence
//
// s[0:4] stores the size of the sequence id + the size of the comment as an uint32 (little endian)
// s[4:idSize] stores the sequence id, and the comment id there is one
// s[idSize:] stores the nucl sequence
type encodedSequence byte

var pool = sync.Pool{
New: func() interface{} {
return make(encodedSequence, 512)
},
}

func getSizedSlice(idSize, requiredSize int) encodedSequence {
s := pool.Get().(encodedSequence)
binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(s[0:4], uint32(idSize))

for len(s) < requiredSize {
s = append(s, byte(0))
}
return s[0:requiredSize]
}

func (f *fastaChannelFeeder) sendFasta() {

idSize := 4 + f.idBuffer.Len() + f.commentBuffer.Len()
requiredSize := idSize + f.sequenceBuffer.Len()

s := getSizedSlice(idSize, requiredSize)

if f.commentBuffer.Len() > 0 {
copy(s[idSize-f.commentBuffer.Len():idSize], f.commentBuffer.Bytes())
}

copy(s[4:4+f.idBuffer.Len()], f.idBuffer.Bytes())

// convert the sequence of bytes to an array of uint8 codes,
// so a codon (3 nucleotides | 3 bytes ) can be represented
// as an uint32
for i, b := range f.sequenceBuffer.Bytes() {

switch b {
case 'A':
s[i+idSize] = aCode
case 'C':
s[i+idSize] = cCode
case 'G':
s[i+idSize] = gCode
case 'T', 'U':
s[i+idSize] = tCode
case 'N':
s[i+idSize] = nCode
default:
fmt.Printf("WARNING: invalid char in sequence %s: %s, ignoring", s[4:4+idSize], string(b))
}
}
f.fastaChan <- s
}

type fastaChannelFeeder struct {
idBuffer, commentBuffer, sequenceBuffer *bytes.Buffer
fastaChan chan encodedSequence
}

func (f *fastaChannelFeeder) reset() {
f.idBuffer.Reset()
f.sequenceBuffer.Reset()
f.commentBuffer.Reset()
}









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    Goal of the program



    The goal of the program is to translate a nucleic acid sequence into its corresponding amino acid sequence. The nucleic sequences
    have to be formatted in a specific format called fasta. There is an existing implementation of this program in C here: emboss transeq



    Fasta format



    A fasta file looks like this:



    >sequenceId comment
    nucleic sequence


    for example:



    >Seq1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
    CCTTTATCTAATCTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGCATAGTTGGAACCGCCCTCAGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCAGAA
    CCCAGTCCTGTACCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCAGAAGTCTATATCCTCATTTTAC

    >Seq2 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
    GGTAGGTACCGCCCTAAGNCTCCTAATCCGAGCAGAACTANGCCAACCCGGAGCCCTTCTGGGAGACGAC
    AATCAACATAAAA


    A nucleic sequence is a string composed of the letters A, C, T, G, U, N



    Expected output



    A combinaison of 3 nucleic acid, named codon, gives a specif amino acid, for exemple GCT is the code for Alanine, symbolised by the letter A



    With the Seq1 define above:



    codon      CCT TTA TCT AAT CTT TGG AGC ATG ...
    amino acid P L S N L W S M ...


    The expected output is:



    >Seq1_1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
    PLSNLWSMSWHSWNRPQPPHPCRTQSCTNTSSDSSAIQKSISSFY
    >Seq2_1 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
    GRYRPKXPNPSRTXPTRSPSGRRQST*X


    Specific rules



    The program takes 4 parameters:





    • clean : if true, write STOP codon as X instead of *


    • trim : if true, remove all X and * chars from the right end of the amino - acid sequence


    • alternative: different way to compute reverse frame


    • frame: a string value in ["1", "2", "3", "F", "-1", "-2", "-3", "R", "6" ]


    The frame define the position in the nucleic sequence to start from:



    -frame 1
    |-frame 2
    ||-frame 3
    |||
    CCTTTATCTAATCTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGCATAGTTGGAACCGCCCTCAGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCAGAA
    CCCAGTCCTGTACCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCAGAAGTCTATATCCTCATTTTAC
    |||
    ||-frame -1
    |-frame -2
    -frame -3


    frame "F" = "1", "2", "3"
    frame "R" = "-1", "-2", "-3"
    frame "6" = "1", "2", "3", "-1", "-2", "-3"


    In the output file, we add the frame used to the sequenceId: sequenceId = sequenceId_frame



    For example if the program is used with frame=6, the expected output is



    >Seq1_1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
    PLSNLWSMSWHSWNRPQPPHPCRTQSCTNTSSDSSAIQKSISSFY
    >Seq1_2 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
    LYLIFGA*AGIVGTALSLLIRAEPSPVPTPLLILRPSRSLYPHFT
    >Seq1_3 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
    FI*SLEHELA*LEPPSASSSVQNPVLYQHLF*FFGHPEVYILILX
    >Seq1_4 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
    VK*GYRLLDGRRIRRGVGTGLGSARMRRLRAVPTMPAHAPKIR*R
    >Seq1_5 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
    KMRI*TSGWPKNQKRCWYRTGFCTDEEAEGGSNYASSCSKD*IKX
    >Seq1_6 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
    *NEDIDFWMAEESEEVLVQDWVLHG*GG*GRFQLCQLMLQRLDKG
    >Seq2_1 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
    GRYRPKXPNPSRTXPTRSPSGRRQST*X
    >Seq2_2 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
    VGTALXLLIRAELXQPGALLGDDNQHKX
    >Seq2_3 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
    *VPP*XS*SEQNXANPEPFWETTINIK
    >Seq2_4 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
    LC*LSSPRRAPGWXSSARIRXLRAVPT
    >Seq2_5 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
    FMLIVVSQKGSGLA*FCSD*EX*GGTYX
    >Seq2_6 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
    FYVDCRLPEGLRVGXVLLGLGXLGRYLP


    Improvements




    • Is the code easy to read / understand ?

    • Is the code idiomatic ?

    • Any other improvements (performance, doc...)


    ( full project with tests + flags handling is avaible on github: gotranseq)



    code :



    package transeq

    import (
    "bufio"
    "bytes"
    "context"
    "encoding/binary"
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "runtime"
    "sync"
    )

    var (
    letterCode = map[byte]uint8{
    'A': aCode,
    'C': cCode,
    'T': tCode,
    'G': gCode,
    'N': nCode,
    'U': uCode,
    }
    standard = map[string]byte{
    "TTT": 'F',
    "TCT": 'S',
    "TAT": 'Y',
    "TGT": 'C',
    "TTC": 'F',
    "TCC": 'S',
    "TAC": 'Y',
    "TGC": 'C',
    "TTA": 'L',
    "TCA": 'S',
    "TAA": '*',
    "TGA": '*',
    "TTG": 'L',
    "TCG": 'S',
    "TAG": '*',
    "TGG": 'W',
    "CTT": 'L',
    "CCT": 'P',
    "CAT": 'H',
    "CGT": 'R',
    "CTC": 'L',
    "CCC": 'P',
    "CAC": 'H',
    "CGC": 'R',
    "CTA": 'L',
    "CCA": 'P',
    "CAA": 'Q',
    "CGA": 'R',
    "CTG": 'L',
    "CCG": 'P',
    "CAG": 'Q',
    "CGG": 'R',
    "ATT": 'I',
    "ACT": 'T',
    "AAT": 'N',
    "AGT": 'S',
    "ATC": 'I',
    "ACC": 'T',
    "AAC": 'N',
    "AGC": 'S',
    "ATA": 'I',
    "ACA": 'T',
    "AAA": 'K',
    "AGA": 'R',
    "ATG": 'M',
    "ACG": 'T',
    "AAG": 'K',
    "AGG": 'R',
    "GTT": 'V',
    "GCT": 'A',
    "GAT": 'D',
    "GGT": 'G',
    "GTC": 'V',
    "GCC": 'A',
    "GAC": 'D',
    "GGC": 'G',
    "GTA": 'V',
    "GCA": 'A',
    "GAA": 'E',
    "GGA": 'G',
    "GTG": 'V',
    "GCG": 'A',
    "GAG": 'E',
    "GGG": 'G',
    }
    )

    const (
    nCode = uint8(0)
    aCode = uint8(1)
    cCode = uint8(2)
    tCode = uint8(3)
    uCode = uint8(3)
    gCode = uint8(4)

    stopByte = '*'
    unknown = 'X'
    // Length of the array to store code/bytes
    // uses gCode because it's the biggest uint8 of all codes
    arrayCodeSize = (uint32(gCode) | uint32(gCode)<<8 | uint32(gCode)<<16) + 1
    )

    func createCodeArray(clean bool) byte {

    resultMap := map[uint32]byte{}
    twoLetterMap := map[string]byte{}

    tmpCode := make(uint8, 4)

    for codon, aaCode := range standard {
    // generate 3 letter code
    for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
    tmpCode[i] = letterCode[codon[i]]
    }
    // each codon is represented by an unique uint32:
    // each possible nucleotide is represented by an uint8 (255 possibility)
    // the three first bytes are the the code for each nucleotide
    // last byte is unused ( eq to uint8(0) )
    // example:
    // codon 'ACG' ==> uint32(aCode) | uint32(cCode)<<8 | uint32(gCode)<<16
    uint32Code := uint32(tmpCode[0]) | uint32(tmpCode[1])<<8 | uint32(tmpCode[2])<<16
    resultMap[uint32Code] = aaCode

    // generate 2 letter code
    codes, ok := twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]]
    if !ok {
    twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]] = byte{aaCode}
    } else {
    twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]] = append(codes, aaCode)
    }
    }
    for twoLetterCodon, codes := range twoLetterMap {
    uniqueAA := true
    for i := 0; i < len(codes); i++ {

    if codes[i] != codes[0] {
    uniqueAA = false
    }
    }
    if uniqueAA {
    first := letterCode[twoLetterCodon[0]]
    second := letterCode[twoLetterCodon[1]]

    uint32Code := uint32(first) | uint32(second)<<8
    resultMap[uint32Code] = codes[0]
    }
    }
    // if clean is specified, we want to replace all '*' by 'X' in the output
    // sequence, so replace all occurrences of '*' directly in the ref map
    if clean {
    for k, v := range resultMap {
    if v == stopByte {
    resultMap[k] = unknown
    }
    }
    }
    r := make(byte, arrayCodeSize)
    for k, v := range resultMap {
    r[k] = v
    }
    return r
    }

    func computeFrames(frameName string) (frames int, reverse bool, err error) {

    frames = make(int, 6)
    reverse = false

    switch frameName {
    case "1":
    frames[0] = 1
    case "2":
    frames[1] = 1
    case "3":
    frames[2] = 1
    case "F":
    for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
    frames[i] = 1
    }
    case "-1":
    frames[3] = 1
    reverse = true
    case "-2":
    frames[4] = 1
    reverse = true
    case "-3":
    frames[5] = 1
    reverse = true
    case "R":
    for i := 3; i < 6; i++ {
    frames[i] = 1
    }
    reverse = true
    case "6":
    for i := range frames {
    frames[i] = 1
    }
    reverse = true
    default:
    err = fmt.Errorf("wrong value for -f | --frame parameter: %s", frameName)
    }
    return frames, reverse, err
    }

    type writer struct {
    buf *bytes.Buffer
    currentLineLen int
    bytesToTrim int
    }

    func (w *writer) addByte(b byte) {
    w.buf.WriteByte(b)
    w.currentLineLen++
    if b == stopByte || b == unknown {
    w.bytesToTrim++
    } else {
    w.bytesToTrim = 0
    }
    }

    func (w *writer) addUnknown() {
    w.buf.WriteByte(unknown)
    w.currentLineLen++
    w.bytesToTrim++
    }

    func (w *writer) newLine() {
    w.buf.WriteByte('n')
    w.currentLineLen = 0
    w.bytesToTrim++
    }

    const (
    // size of the buffer for writing to file
    maxBufferSize = 1024 * 1024 * 30
    // max line size for sequence
    maxLineSize = 60
    // suffixes ta add to sequence id for each frame
    suffixes = "123456"
    )

    // Translate read a fata file, translate each sequence to the corresponding prot sequence in the specified frame
    func Translate(inputSequence io.Reader, out io.Writer, frame string, clean, trim, alternative bool) error {

    arrayCode := createCodeArray(clean)
    framesToGenerate, reverse, err := computeFrames(frame)
    if err != nil {
    return err
    }

    fnaSequences := make(chan encodedSequence, 10)
    errs := make(chan error, 1)

    var wg sync.WaitGroup
    ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
    defer cancel()

    for nWorker := 0; nWorker < runtime.NumCPU(); nWorker++ {

    wg.Add(1)

    go func() {

    defer wg.Done()

    startPosition := make(int, 3)
    w := &writer{
    buf: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
    bytesToTrim: 0,
    currentLineLen: 0,
    }

    for sequence := range fnaSequences {

    select {
    case <-ctx.Done():
    return
    default:
    }

    frameIndex := 0
    startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 0, 1, 2

    idSize := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(sequence[0:4]))
    nuclSeqLength := len(sequence) - idSize

    Translate:
    for _, startPos := range startPosition {

    if framesToGenerate[frameIndex] == 0 {
    frameIndex++
    continue
    }

    // sequence id should look like
    // >sequenceID_<frame> comment
    idEnd := bytes.IndexByte(sequence[4:idSize], ' ')
    if idEnd != -1 {
    w.buf.Write(sequence[4 : 4+idEnd])
    w.buf.WriteByte('_')
    w.buf.WriteByte(suffixes[frameIndex])
    w.buf.Write(sequence[4+idEnd : idSize])
    } else {
    w.buf.Write(sequence[4:idSize])
    w.buf.WriteByte('_')
    w.buf.WriteByte(suffixes[frameIndex])
    }
    w.newLine()

    // if in trim mode, nb of bytes to trim (nb of successive 'X', '*' and 'n'
    // from right end of the sequence)
    w.bytesToTrim = 0
    w.currentLineLen = 0

    // read the sequence 3 letters at a time, starting at a specific position
    // corresponding to the frame
    for pos := startPos + 2 + idSize; pos < len(sequence); pos += 3 {

    if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
    w.newLine()
    }
    // create an uint32 from the codon, to retrieve the corresponding
    // AA from the map
    codonCode := uint32(sequence[pos-2]) | uint32(sequence[pos-1])<<8 | uint32(sequence[pos])<<16

    b := arrayCode[codonCode]
    if b != byte(0) {
    w.addByte(b)
    } else {
    w.addUnknown()
    }
    }

    // the last codon is only 2 nucleotid long, try to guess
    // the corresponding AA
    if (nuclSeqLength-startPos)%3 == 2 {

    if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
    w.newLine()
    }
    codonCode := uint32(sequence[len(sequence)-2]) | uint32(sequence[len(sequence)-1])<<8

    b := arrayCode[codonCode]
    if b != byte(0) {
    w.addByte(b)
    } else {
    w.addUnknown()
    }
    }

    // the last codon is only 1 nucleotid long, no way to guess
    // the corresponding AA
    if (nuclSeqLength-startPos)%3 == 1 {
    if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
    w.newLine()
    }
    w.addUnknown()
    }

    if trim && w.bytesToTrim > 0 {
    // remove the last bytesToTrim bytes of the buffer
    // as they are 'X', '*' or 'n'
    w.buf.Truncate(w.buf.Len() - w.bytesToTrim)
    w.currentLineLen -= w.bytesToTrim
    }

    if w.currentLineLen != 0 {
    w.newLine()
    }
    frameIndex++
    }

    if reverse && frameIndex < 6 {

    // get the complementary sequence.
    // Basically, switch
    // A <-> T
    // C <-> G
    // N is not modified
    for i, n := range sequence[idSize:] {

    switch n {
    case aCode:
    sequence[i+idSize] = tCode
    case tCode:
    // handle both tCode and uCode
    sequence[i+idSize] = aCode
    case cCode:
    sequence[i+idSize] = gCode
    case gCode:
    sequence[i+idSize] = cCode
    default:
    //case N -> leave it
    }
    }
    // reverse the sequence
    for i, j := idSize, len(sequence)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
    sequence[i], sequence[j] = sequence[j], sequence[i]
    }

    if !alternative {
    // Staden convention: Frame -1 is the reverse-complement of the sequence
    // having the same codon phase as frame 1. Frame -2 is the same phase as
    // frame 2. Frame -3 is the same phase as frame 3
    //
    // use the matrix to keep track of the forward frame as it depends on the
    // length of the sequence
    switch nuclSeqLength % 3 {
    case 0:
    startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 0, 2, 1
    case 1:
    startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 1, 0, 2
    case 2:
    startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 2, 1, 0
    }
    }
    // run the same loop, but with the reverse-complemented sequence
    goto Translate
    }

    if w.buf.Len() > maxBufferSize {
    _, err := out.Write(w.buf.Bytes())
    if err != nil {
    select {
    case errs <- fmt.Errorf("fail to write to output file: %v", err):
    default:
    }
    cancel()
    return
    }
    w.buf.Reset()
    }
    pool.Put(sequence)
    }

    if w.buf.Len() > 0 {
    _, err := out.Write(w.buf.Bytes())
    if err != nil {
    select {
    case errs <- fmt.Errorf("fail to write to output file: %v", err):
    default:
    }
    cancel()
    return
    }
    }
    }()
    }
    readSequenceFromFasta(ctx, inputSequence, fnaSequences)

    wg.Wait()
    select {
    case err, ok := <-errs:
    if ok {
    return err
    }
    default:
    }
    return nil
    }

    func readSequenceFromFasta(ctx context.Context, inputSequence io.Reader, fnaSequences chan encodedSequence) {

    feeder := &fastaChannelFeeder{
    idBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
    commentBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
    sequenceBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
    fastaChan: fnaSequences,
    }
    // fasta format is:
    //
    // >sequenceID some comments on sequence
    // ACAGGCAGAGACACGACAGACGACGACACAGGAGCAGACAGCAGCAGACGACCACATATT
    // TTTGCGGTCACATGACGACTTCGGCAGCGA
    //
    // see https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?CMD=Web&PAGE_TYPE=BlastDocs&DOC_TYPE=BlastHelp
    // section 1 for details
    scanner := bufio.NewScanner(inputSequence)
    Loop:
    for scanner.Scan() {

    line := scanner.Bytes()
    if len(line) == 0 {
    continue
    }
    if line[0] == '>' {

    if feeder.idBuffer.Len() > 0 {
    select {
    case <-ctx.Done():
    break Loop
    default:
    }
    feeder.sendFasta()
    }
    feeder.reset()

    // parse the ID of the sequence. ID is formatted like this:
    // >sequenceID comments
    seqID := bytes.SplitN(line, byte{' '}, 2)
    feeder.idBuffer.Write(seqID[0])

    if len(seqID) > 1 {
    feeder.commentBuffer.WriteByte(' ')
    feeder.commentBuffer.Write(seqID[1])
    }
    } else {
    // if the line doesn't start with '>', then it's a part of the
    // nucleotide sequence, so write it to the buffer
    feeder.sequenceBuffer.Write(line)
    }
    }
    // don't forget to push last sequence
    select {
    case <-ctx.Done():
    default:
    feeder.sendFasta()
    }
    close(fnaSequences)
    }

    // a type to hold an encoded fasta sequence
    //
    // s[0:4] stores the size of the sequence id + the size of the comment as an uint32 (little endian)
    // s[4:idSize] stores the sequence id, and the comment id there is one
    // s[idSize:] stores the nucl sequence
    type encodedSequence byte

    var pool = sync.Pool{
    New: func() interface{} {
    return make(encodedSequence, 512)
    },
    }

    func getSizedSlice(idSize, requiredSize int) encodedSequence {
    s := pool.Get().(encodedSequence)
    binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(s[0:4], uint32(idSize))

    for len(s) < requiredSize {
    s = append(s, byte(0))
    }
    return s[0:requiredSize]
    }

    func (f *fastaChannelFeeder) sendFasta() {

    idSize := 4 + f.idBuffer.Len() + f.commentBuffer.Len()
    requiredSize := idSize + f.sequenceBuffer.Len()

    s := getSizedSlice(idSize, requiredSize)

    if f.commentBuffer.Len() > 0 {
    copy(s[idSize-f.commentBuffer.Len():idSize], f.commentBuffer.Bytes())
    }

    copy(s[4:4+f.idBuffer.Len()], f.idBuffer.Bytes())

    // convert the sequence of bytes to an array of uint8 codes,
    // so a codon (3 nucleotides | 3 bytes ) can be represented
    // as an uint32
    for i, b := range f.sequenceBuffer.Bytes() {

    switch b {
    case 'A':
    s[i+idSize] = aCode
    case 'C':
    s[i+idSize] = cCode
    case 'G':
    s[i+idSize] = gCode
    case 'T', 'U':
    s[i+idSize] = tCode
    case 'N':
    s[i+idSize] = nCode
    default:
    fmt.Printf("WARNING: invalid char in sequence %s: %s, ignoring", s[4:4+idSize], string(b))
    }
    }
    f.fastaChan <- s
    }

    type fastaChannelFeeder struct {
    idBuffer, commentBuffer, sequenceBuffer *bytes.Buffer
    fastaChan chan encodedSequence
    }

    func (f *fastaChannelFeeder) reset() {
    f.idBuffer.Reset()
    f.sequenceBuffer.Reset()
    f.commentBuffer.Reset()
    }









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      Goal of the program



      The goal of the program is to translate a nucleic acid sequence into its corresponding amino acid sequence. The nucleic sequences
      have to be formatted in a specific format called fasta. There is an existing implementation of this program in C here: emboss transeq



      Fasta format



      A fasta file looks like this:



      >sequenceId comment
      nucleic sequence


      for example:



      >Seq1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      CCTTTATCTAATCTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGCATAGTTGGAACCGCCCTCAGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCAGAA
      CCCAGTCCTGTACCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCAGAAGTCTATATCCTCATTTTAC

      >Seq2 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      GGTAGGTACCGCCCTAAGNCTCCTAATCCGAGCAGAACTANGCCAACCCGGAGCCCTTCTGGGAGACGAC
      AATCAACATAAAA


      A nucleic sequence is a string composed of the letters A, C, T, G, U, N



      Expected output



      A combinaison of 3 nucleic acid, named codon, gives a specif amino acid, for exemple GCT is the code for Alanine, symbolised by the letter A



      With the Seq1 define above:



      codon      CCT TTA TCT AAT CTT TGG AGC ATG ...
      amino acid P L S N L W S M ...


      The expected output is:



      >Seq1_1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      PLSNLWSMSWHSWNRPQPPHPCRTQSCTNTSSDSSAIQKSISSFY
      >Seq2_1 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      GRYRPKXPNPSRTXPTRSPSGRRQST*X


      Specific rules



      The program takes 4 parameters:





      • clean : if true, write STOP codon as X instead of *


      • trim : if true, remove all X and * chars from the right end of the amino - acid sequence


      • alternative: different way to compute reverse frame


      • frame: a string value in ["1", "2", "3", "F", "-1", "-2", "-3", "R", "6" ]


      The frame define the position in the nucleic sequence to start from:



      -frame 1
      |-frame 2
      ||-frame 3
      |||
      CCTTTATCTAATCTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGCATAGTTGGAACCGCCCTCAGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCAGAA
      CCCAGTCCTGTACCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCAGAAGTCTATATCCTCATTTTAC
      |||
      ||-frame -1
      |-frame -2
      -frame -3


      frame "F" = "1", "2", "3"
      frame "R" = "-1", "-2", "-3"
      frame "6" = "1", "2", "3", "-1", "-2", "-3"


      In the output file, we add the frame used to the sequenceId: sequenceId = sequenceId_frame



      For example if the program is used with frame=6, the expected output is



      >Seq1_1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      PLSNLWSMSWHSWNRPQPPHPCRTQSCTNTSSDSSAIQKSISSFY
      >Seq1_2 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      LYLIFGA*AGIVGTALSLLIRAEPSPVPTPLLILRPSRSLYPHFT
      >Seq1_3 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      FI*SLEHELA*LEPPSASSSVQNPVLYQHLF*FFGHPEVYILILX
      >Seq1_4 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      VK*GYRLLDGRRIRRGVGTGLGSARMRRLRAVPTMPAHAPKIR*R
      >Seq1_5 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      KMRI*TSGWPKNQKRCWYRTGFCTDEEAEGGSNYASSCSKD*IKX
      >Seq1_6 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      *NEDIDFWMAEESEEVLVQDWVLHG*GG*GRFQLCQLMLQRLDKG
      >Seq2_1 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      GRYRPKXPNPSRTXPTRSPSGRRQST*X
      >Seq2_2 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      VGTALXLLIRAELXQPGALLGDDNQHKX
      >Seq2_3 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      *VPP*XS*SEQNXANPEPFWETTINIK
      >Seq2_4 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      LC*LSSPRRAPGWXSSARIRXLRAVPT
      >Seq2_5 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      FMLIVVSQKGSGLA*FCSD*EX*GGTYX
      >Seq2_6 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      FYVDCRLPEGLRVGXVLLGLGXLGRYLP


      Improvements




      • Is the code easy to read / understand ?

      • Is the code idiomatic ?

      • Any other improvements (performance, doc...)


      ( full project with tests + flags handling is avaible on github: gotranseq)



      code :



      package transeq

      import (
      "bufio"
      "bytes"
      "context"
      "encoding/binary"
      "fmt"
      "io"
      "runtime"
      "sync"
      )

      var (
      letterCode = map[byte]uint8{
      'A': aCode,
      'C': cCode,
      'T': tCode,
      'G': gCode,
      'N': nCode,
      'U': uCode,
      }
      standard = map[string]byte{
      "TTT": 'F',
      "TCT": 'S',
      "TAT": 'Y',
      "TGT": 'C',
      "TTC": 'F',
      "TCC": 'S',
      "TAC": 'Y',
      "TGC": 'C',
      "TTA": 'L',
      "TCA": 'S',
      "TAA": '*',
      "TGA": '*',
      "TTG": 'L',
      "TCG": 'S',
      "TAG": '*',
      "TGG": 'W',
      "CTT": 'L',
      "CCT": 'P',
      "CAT": 'H',
      "CGT": 'R',
      "CTC": 'L',
      "CCC": 'P',
      "CAC": 'H',
      "CGC": 'R',
      "CTA": 'L',
      "CCA": 'P',
      "CAA": 'Q',
      "CGA": 'R',
      "CTG": 'L',
      "CCG": 'P',
      "CAG": 'Q',
      "CGG": 'R',
      "ATT": 'I',
      "ACT": 'T',
      "AAT": 'N',
      "AGT": 'S',
      "ATC": 'I',
      "ACC": 'T',
      "AAC": 'N',
      "AGC": 'S',
      "ATA": 'I',
      "ACA": 'T',
      "AAA": 'K',
      "AGA": 'R',
      "ATG": 'M',
      "ACG": 'T',
      "AAG": 'K',
      "AGG": 'R',
      "GTT": 'V',
      "GCT": 'A',
      "GAT": 'D',
      "GGT": 'G',
      "GTC": 'V',
      "GCC": 'A',
      "GAC": 'D',
      "GGC": 'G',
      "GTA": 'V',
      "GCA": 'A',
      "GAA": 'E',
      "GGA": 'G',
      "GTG": 'V',
      "GCG": 'A',
      "GAG": 'E',
      "GGG": 'G',
      }
      )

      const (
      nCode = uint8(0)
      aCode = uint8(1)
      cCode = uint8(2)
      tCode = uint8(3)
      uCode = uint8(3)
      gCode = uint8(4)

      stopByte = '*'
      unknown = 'X'
      // Length of the array to store code/bytes
      // uses gCode because it's the biggest uint8 of all codes
      arrayCodeSize = (uint32(gCode) | uint32(gCode)<<8 | uint32(gCode)<<16) + 1
      )

      func createCodeArray(clean bool) byte {

      resultMap := map[uint32]byte{}
      twoLetterMap := map[string]byte{}

      tmpCode := make(uint8, 4)

      for codon, aaCode := range standard {
      // generate 3 letter code
      for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
      tmpCode[i] = letterCode[codon[i]]
      }
      // each codon is represented by an unique uint32:
      // each possible nucleotide is represented by an uint8 (255 possibility)
      // the three first bytes are the the code for each nucleotide
      // last byte is unused ( eq to uint8(0) )
      // example:
      // codon 'ACG' ==> uint32(aCode) | uint32(cCode)<<8 | uint32(gCode)<<16
      uint32Code := uint32(tmpCode[0]) | uint32(tmpCode[1])<<8 | uint32(tmpCode[2])<<16
      resultMap[uint32Code] = aaCode

      // generate 2 letter code
      codes, ok := twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]]
      if !ok {
      twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]] = byte{aaCode}
      } else {
      twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]] = append(codes, aaCode)
      }
      }
      for twoLetterCodon, codes := range twoLetterMap {
      uniqueAA := true
      for i := 0; i < len(codes); i++ {

      if codes[i] != codes[0] {
      uniqueAA = false
      }
      }
      if uniqueAA {
      first := letterCode[twoLetterCodon[0]]
      second := letterCode[twoLetterCodon[1]]

      uint32Code := uint32(first) | uint32(second)<<8
      resultMap[uint32Code] = codes[0]
      }
      }
      // if clean is specified, we want to replace all '*' by 'X' in the output
      // sequence, so replace all occurrences of '*' directly in the ref map
      if clean {
      for k, v := range resultMap {
      if v == stopByte {
      resultMap[k] = unknown
      }
      }
      }
      r := make(byte, arrayCodeSize)
      for k, v := range resultMap {
      r[k] = v
      }
      return r
      }

      func computeFrames(frameName string) (frames int, reverse bool, err error) {

      frames = make(int, 6)
      reverse = false

      switch frameName {
      case "1":
      frames[0] = 1
      case "2":
      frames[1] = 1
      case "3":
      frames[2] = 1
      case "F":
      for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
      frames[i] = 1
      }
      case "-1":
      frames[3] = 1
      reverse = true
      case "-2":
      frames[4] = 1
      reverse = true
      case "-3":
      frames[5] = 1
      reverse = true
      case "R":
      for i := 3; i < 6; i++ {
      frames[i] = 1
      }
      reverse = true
      case "6":
      for i := range frames {
      frames[i] = 1
      }
      reverse = true
      default:
      err = fmt.Errorf("wrong value for -f | --frame parameter: %s", frameName)
      }
      return frames, reverse, err
      }

      type writer struct {
      buf *bytes.Buffer
      currentLineLen int
      bytesToTrim int
      }

      func (w *writer) addByte(b byte) {
      w.buf.WriteByte(b)
      w.currentLineLen++
      if b == stopByte || b == unknown {
      w.bytesToTrim++
      } else {
      w.bytesToTrim = 0
      }
      }

      func (w *writer) addUnknown() {
      w.buf.WriteByte(unknown)
      w.currentLineLen++
      w.bytesToTrim++
      }

      func (w *writer) newLine() {
      w.buf.WriteByte('n')
      w.currentLineLen = 0
      w.bytesToTrim++
      }

      const (
      // size of the buffer for writing to file
      maxBufferSize = 1024 * 1024 * 30
      // max line size for sequence
      maxLineSize = 60
      // suffixes ta add to sequence id for each frame
      suffixes = "123456"
      )

      // Translate read a fata file, translate each sequence to the corresponding prot sequence in the specified frame
      func Translate(inputSequence io.Reader, out io.Writer, frame string, clean, trim, alternative bool) error {

      arrayCode := createCodeArray(clean)
      framesToGenerate, reverse, err := computeFrames(frame)
      if err != nil {
      return err
      }

      fnaSequences := make(chan encodedSequence, 10)
      errs := make(chan error, 1)

      var wg sync.WaitGroup
      ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
      defer cancel()

      for nWorker := 0; nWorker < runtime.NumCPU(); nWorker++ {

      wg.Add(1)

      go func() {

      defer wg.Done()

      startPosition := make(int, 3)
      w := &writer{
      buf: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
      bytesToTrim: 0,
      currentLineLen: 0,
      }

      for sequence := range fnaSequences {

      select {
      case <-ctx.Done():
      return
      default:
      }

      frameIndex := 0
      startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 0, 1, 2

      idSize := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(sequence[0:4]))
      nuclSeqLength := len(sequence) - idSize

      Translate:
      for _, startPos := range startPosition {

      if framesToGenerate[frameIndex] == 0 {
      frameIndex++
      continue
      }

      // sequence id should look like
      // >sequenceID_<frame> comment
      idEnd := bytes.IndexByte(sequence[4:idSize], ' ')
      if idEnd != -1 {
      w.buf.Write(sequence[4 : 4+idEnd])
      w.buf.WriteByte('_')
      w.buf.WriteByte(suffixes[frameIndex])
      w.buf.Write(sequence[4+idEnd : idSize])
      } else {
      w.buf.Write(sequence[4:idSize])
      w.buf.WriteByte('_')
      w.buf.WriteByte(suffixes[frameIndex])
      }
      w.newLine()

      // if in trim mode, nb of bytes to trim (nb of successive 'X', '*' and 'n'
      // from right end of the sequence)
      w.bytesToTrim = 0
      w.currentLineLen = 0

      // read the sequence 3 letters at a time, starting at a specific position
      // corresponding to the frame
      for pos := startPos + 2 + idSize; pos < len(sequence); pos += 3 {

      if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
      w.newLine()
      }
      // create an uint32 from the codon, to retrieve the corresponding
      // AA from the map
      codonCode := uint32(sequence[pos-2]) | uint32(sequence[pos-1])<<8 | uint32(sequence[pos])<<16

      b := arrayCode[codonCode]
      if b != byte(0) {
      w.addByte(b)
      } else {
      w.addUnknown()
      }
      }

      // the last codon is only 2 nucleotid long, try to guess
      // the corresponding AA
      if (nuclSeqLength-startPos)%3 == 2 {

      if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
      w.newLine()
      }
      codonCode := uint32(sequence[len(sequence)-2]) | uint32(sequence[len(sequence)-1])<<8

      b := arrayCode[codonCode]
      if b != byte(0) {
      w.addByte(b)
      } else {
      w.addUnknown()
      }
      }

      // the last codon is only 1 nucleotid long, no way to guess
      // the corresponding AA
      if (nuclSeqLength-startPos)%3 == 1 {
      if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
      w.newLine()
      }
      w.addUnknown()
      }

      if trim && w.bytesToTrim > 0 {
      // remove the last bytesToTrim bytes of the buffer
      // as they are 'X', '*' or 'n'
      w.buf.Truncate(w.buf.Len() - w.bytesToTrim)
      w.currentLineLen -= w.bytesToTrim
      }

      if w.currentLineLen != 0 {
      w.newLine()
      }
      frameIndex++
      }

      if reverse && frameIndex < 6 {

      // get the complementary sequence.
      // Basically, switch
      // A <-> T
      // C <-> G
      // N is not modified
      for i, n := range sequence[idSize:] {

      switch n {
      case aCode:
      sequence[i+idSize] = tCode
      case tCode:
      // handle both tCode and uCode
      sequence[i+idSize] = aCode
      case cCode:
      sequence[i+idSize] = gCode
      case gCode:
      sequence[i+idSize] = cCode
      default:
      //case N -> leave it
      }
      }
      // reverse the sequence
      for i, j := idSize, len(sequence)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
      sequence[i], sequence[j] = sequence[j], sequence[i]
      }

      if !alternative {
      // Staden convention: Frame -1 is the reverse-complement of the sequence
      // having the same codon phase as frame 1. Frame -2 is the same phase as
      // frame 2. Frame -3 is the same phase as frame 3
      //
      // use the matrix to keep track of the forward frame as it depends on the
      // length of the sequence
      switch nuclSeqLength % 3 {
      case 0:
      startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 0, 2, 1
      case 1:
      startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 1, 0, 2
      case 2:
      startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 2, 1, 0
      }
      }
      // run the same loop, but with the reverse-complemented sequence
      goto Translate
      }

      if w.buf.Len() > maxBufferSize {
      _, err := out.Write(w.buf.Bytes())
      if err != nil {
      select {
      case errs <- fmt.Errorf("fail to write to output file: %v", err):
      default:
      }
      cancel()
      return
      }
      w.buf.Reset()
      }
      pool.Put(sequence)
      }

      if w.buf.Len() > 0 {
      _, err := out.Write(w.buf.Bytes())
      if err != nil {
      select {
      case errs <- fmt.Errorf("fail to write to output file: %v", err):
      default:
      }
      cancel()
      return
      }
      }
      }()
      }
      readSequenceFromFasta(ctx, inputSequence, fnaSequences)

      wg.Wait()
      select {
      case err, ok := <-errs:
      if ok {
      return err
      }
      default:
      }
      return nil
      }

      func readSequenceFromFasta(ctx context.Context, inputSequence io.Reader, fnaSequences chan encodedSequence) {

      feeder := &fastaChannelFeeder{
      idBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
      commentBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
      sequenceBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
      fastaChan: fnaSequences,
      }
      // fasta format is:
      //
      // >sequenceID some comments on sequence
      // ACAGGCAGAGACACGACAGACGACGACACAGGAGCAGACAGCAGCAGACGACCACATATT
      // TTTGCGGTCACATGACGACTTCGGCAGCGA
      //
      // see https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?CMD=Web&PAGE_TYPE=BlastDocs&DOC_TYPE=BlastHelp
      // section 1 for details
      scanner := bufio.NewScanner(inputSequence)
      Loop:
      for scanner.Scan() {

      line := scanner.Bytes()
      if len(line) == 0 {
      continue
      }
      if line[0] == '>' {

      if feeder.idBuffer.Len() > 0 {
      select {
      case <-ctx.Done():
      break Loop
      default:
      }
      feeder.sendFasta()
      }
      feeder.reset()

      // parse the ID of the sequence. ID is formatted like this:
      // >sequenceID comments
      seqID := bytes.SplitN(line, byte{' '}, 2)
      feeder.idBuffer.Write(seqID[0])

      if len(seqID) > 1 {
      feeder.commentBuffer.WriteByte(' ')
      feeder.commentBuffer.Write(seqID[1])
      }
      } else {
      // if the line doesn't start with '>', then it's a part of the
      // nucleotide sequence, so write it to the buffer
      feeder.sequenceBuffer.Write(line)
      }
      }
      // don't forget to push last sequence
      select {
      case <-ctx.Done():
      default:
      feeder.sendFasta()
      }
      close(fnaSequences)
      }

      // a type to hold an encoded fasta sequence
      //
      // s[0:4] stores the size of the sequence id + the size of the comment as an uint32 (little endian)
      // s[4:idSize] stores the sequence id, and the comment id there is one
      // s[idSize:] stores the nucl sequence
      type encodedSequence byte

      var pool = sync.Pool{
      New: func() interface{} {
      return make(encodedSequence, 512)
      },
      }

      func getSizedSlice(idSize, requiredSize int) encodedSequence {
      s := pool.Get().(encodedSequence)
      binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(s[0:4], uint32(idSize))

      for len(s) < requiredSize {
      s = append(s, byte(0))
      }
      return s[0:requiredSize]
      }

      func (f *fastaChannelFeeder) sendFasta() {

      idSize := 4 + f.idBuffer.Len() + f.commentBuffer.Len()
      requiredSize := idSize + f.sequenceBuffer.Len()

      s := getSizedSlice(idSize, requiredSize)

      if f.commentBuffer.Len() > 0 {
      copy(s[idSize-f.commentBuffer.Len():idSize], f.commentBuffer.Bytes())
      }

      copy(s[4:4+f.idBuffer.Len()], f.idBuffer.Bytes())

      // convert the sequence of bytes to an array of uint8 codes,
      // so a codon (3 nucleotides | 3 bytes ) can be represented
      // as an uint32
      for i, b := range f.sequenceBuffer.Bytes() {

      switch b {
      case 'A':
      s[i+idSize] = aCode
      case 'C':
      s[i+idSize] = cCode
      case 'G':
      s[i+idSize] = gCode
      case 'T', 'U':
      s[i+idSize] = tCode
      case 'N':
      s[i+idSize] = nCode
      default:
      fmt.Printf("WARNING: invalid char in sequence %s: %s, ignoring", s[4:4+idSize], string(b))
      }
      }
      f.fastaChan <- s
      }

      type fastaChannelFeeder struct {
      idBuffer, commentBuffer, sequenceBuffer *bytes.Buffer
      fastaChan chan encodedSequence
      }

      func (f *fastaChannelFeeder) reset() {
      f.idBuffer.Reset()
      f.sequenceBuffer.Reset()
      f.commentBuffer.Reset()
      }









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      Goal of the program



      The goal of the program is to translate a nucleic acid sequence into its corresponding amino acid sequence. The nucleic sequences
      have to be formatted in a specific format called fasta. There is an existing implementation of this program in C here: emboss transeq



      Fasta format



      A fasta file looks like this:



      >sequenceId comment
      nucleic sequence


      for example:



      >Seq1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      CCTTTATCTAATCTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGCATAGTTGGAACCGCCCTCAGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCAGAA
      CCCAGTCCTGTACCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCAGAAGTCTATATCCTCATTTTAC

      >Seq2 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      GGTAGGTACCGCCCTAAGNCTCCTAATCCGAGCAGAACTANGCCAACCCGGAGCCCTTCTGGGAGACGAC
      AATCAACATAAAA


      A nucleic sequence is a string composed of the letters A, C, T, G, U, N



      Expected output



      A combinaison of 3 nucleic acid, named codon, gives a specif amino acid, for exemple GCT is the code for Alanine, symbolised by the letter A



      With the Seq1 define above:



      codon      CCT TTA TCT AAT CTT TGG AGC ATG ...
      amino acid P L S N L W S M ...


      The expected output is:



      >Seq1_1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      PLSNLWSMSWHSWNRPQPPHPCRTQSCTNTSSDSSAIQKSISSFY
      >Seq2_1 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      GRYRPKXPNPSRTXPTRSPSGRRQST*X


      Specific rules



      The program takes 4 parameters:





      • clean : if true, write STOP codon as X instead of *


      • trim : if true, remove all X and * chars from the right end of the amino - acid sequence


      • alternative: different way to compute reverse frame


      • frame: a string value in ["1", "2", "3", "F", "-1", "-2", "-3", "R", "6" ]


      The frame define the position in the nucleic sequence to start from:



      -frame 1
      |-frame 2
      ||-frame 3
      |||
      CCTTTATCTAATCTTTGGAGCATGAGCTGGCATAGTTGGAACCGCCCTCAGCCTCCTCATCCGTGCAGAA
      CCCAGTCCTGTACCAACACCTCTTCTGATTCTTCGGCCATCCAGAAGTCTATATCCTCATTTTAC
      |||
      ||-frame -1
      |-frame -2
      -frame -3


      frame "F" = "1", "2", "3"
      frame "R" = "-1", "-2", "-3"
      frame "6" = "1", "2", "3", "-1", "-2", "-3"


      In the output file, we add the frame used to the sequenceId: sequenceId = sequenceId_frame



      For example if the program is used with frame=6, the expected output is



      >Seq1_1 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      PLSNLWSMSWHSWNRPQPPHPCRTQSCTNTSSDSSAIQKSISSFY
      >Seq1_2 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      LYLIFGA*AGIVGTALSLLIRAEPSPVPTPLLILRPSRSLYPHFT
      >Seq1_3 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      FI*SLEHELA*LEPPSASSSVQNPVLYQHLF*FFGHPEVYILILX
      >Seq1_4 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      VK*GYRLLDGRRIRRGVGTGLGSARMRRLRAVPTMPAHAPKIR*R
      >Seq1_5 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      KMRI*TSGWPKNQKRCWYRTGFCTDEEAEGGSNYASSCSKD*IKX
      >Seq1_6 [organism=Carpodacus mexicanus] [clone=6b] actin (act) mRNA, partial cds
      *NEDIDFWMAEESEEVLVQDWVLHG*GG*GRFQLCQLMLQRLDKG
      >Seq2_1 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      GRYRPKXPNPSRTXPTRSPSGRRQST*X
      >Seq2_2 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      VGTALXLLIRAELXQPGALLGDDNQHKX
      >Seq2_3 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      *VPP*XS*SEQNXANPEPFWETTINIK
      >Seq2_4 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      LC*LSSPRRAPGWXSSARIRXLRAVPT
      >Seq2_5 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      FMLIVVSQKGSGLA*FCSD*EX*GGTYX
      >Seq2_6 [organism=uncultured bacillus sp.] [isolate=A2] corticotropin (CT) gene
      FYVDCRLPEGLRVGXVLLGLGXLGRYLP


      Improvements




      • Is the code easy to read / understand ?

      • Is the code idiomatic ?

      • Any other improvements (performance, doc...)


      ( full project with tests + flags handling is avaible on github: gotranseq)



      code :



      package transeq

      import (
      "bufio"
      "bytes"
      "context"
      "encoding/binary"
      "fmt"
      "io"
      "runtime"
      "sync"
      )

      var (
      letterCode = map[byte]uint8{
      'A': aCode,
      'C': cCode,
      'T': tCode,
      'G': gCode,
      'N': nCode,
      'U': uCode,
      }
      standard = map[string]byte{
      "TTT": 'F',
      "TCT": 'S',
      "TAT": 'Y',
      "TGT": 'C',
      "TTC": 'F',
      "TCC": 'S',
      "TAC": 'Y',
      "TGC": 'C',
      "TTA": 'L',
      "TCA": 'S',
      "TAA": '*',
      "TGA": '*',
      "TTG": 'L',
      "TCG": 'S',
      "TAG": '*',
      "TGG": 'W',
      "CTT": 'L',
      "CCT": 'P',
      "CAT": 'H',
      "CGT": 'R',
      "CTC": 'L',
      "CCC": 'P',
      "CAC": 'H',
      "CGC": 'R',
      "CTA": 'L',
      "CCA": 'P',
      "CAA": 'Q',
      "CGA": 'R',
      "CTG": 'L',
      "CCG": 'P',
      "CAG": 'Q',
      "CGG": 'R',
      "ATT": 'I',
      "ACT": 'T',
      "AAT": 'N',
      "AGT": 'S',
      "ATC": 'I',
      "ACC": 'T',
      "AAC": 'N',
      "AGC": 'S',
      "ATA": 'I',
      "ACA": 'T',
      "AAA": 'K',
      "AGA": 'R',
      "ATG": 'M',
      "ACG": 'T',
      "AAG": 'K',
      "AGG": 'R',
      "GTT": 'V',
      "GCT": 'A',
      "GAT": 'D',
      "GGT": 'G',
      "GTC": 'V',
      "GCC": 'A',
      "GAC": 'D',
      "GGC": 'G',
      "GTA": 'V',
      "GCA": 'A',
      "GAA": 'E',
      "GGA": 'G',
      "GTG": 'V',
      "GCG": 'A',
      "GAG": 'E',
      "GGG": 'G',
      }
      )

      const (
      nCode = uint8(0)
      aCode = uint8(1)
      cCode = uint8(2)
      tCode = uint8(3)
      uCode = uint8(3)
      gCode = uint8(4)

      stopByte = '*'
      unknown = 'X'
      // Length of the array to store code/bytes
      // uses gCode because it's the biggest uint8 of all codes
      arrayCodeSize = (uint32(gCode) | uint32(gCode)<<8 | uint32(gCode)<<16) + 1
      )

      func createCodeArray(clean bool) byte {

      resultMap := map[uint32]byte{}
      twoLetterMap := map[string]byte{}

      tmpCode := make(uint8, 4)

      for codon, aaCode := range standard {
      // generate 3 letter code
      for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
      tmpCode[i] = letterCode[codon[i]]
      }
      // each codon is represented by an unique uint32:
      // each possible nucleotide is represented by an uint8 (255 possibility)
      // the three first bytes are the the code for each nucleotide
      // last byte is unused ( eq to uint8(0) )
      // example:
      // codon 'ACG' ==> uint32(aCode) | uint32(cCode)<<8 | uint32(gCode)<<16
      uint32Code := uint32(tmpCode[0]) | uint32(tmpCode[1])<<8 | uint32(tmpCode[2])<<16
      resultMap[uint32Code] = aaCode

      // generate 2 letter code
      codes, ok := twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]]
      if !ok {
      twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]] = byte{aaCode}
      } else {
      twoLetterMap[codon[0:2]] = append(codes, aaCode)
      }
      }
      for twoLetterCodon, codes := range twoLetterMap {
      uniqueAA := true
      for i := 0; i < len(codes); i++ {

      if codes[i] != codes[0] {
      uniqueAA = false
      }
      }
      if uniqueAA {
      first := letterCode[twoLetterCodon[0]]
      second := letterCode[twoLetterCodon[1]]

      uint32Code := uint32(first) | uint32(second)<<8
      resultMap[uint32Code] = codes[0]
      }
      }
      // if clean is specified, we want to replace all '*' by 'X' in the output
      // sequence, so replace all occurrences of '*' directly in the ref map
      if clean {
      for k, v := range resultMap {
      if v == stopByte {
      resultMap[k] = unknown
      }
      }
      }
      r := make(byte, arrayCodeSize)
      for k, v := range resultMap {
      r[k] = v
      }
      return r
      }

      func computeFrames(frameName string) (frames int, reverse bool, err error) {

      frames = make(int, 6)
      reverse = false

      switch frameName {
      case "1":
      frames[0] = 1
      case "2":
      frames[1] = 1
      case "3":
      frames[2] = 1
      case "F":
      for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
      frames[i] = 1
      }
      case "-1":
      frames[3] = 1
      reverse = true
      case "-2":
      frames[4] = 1
      reverse = true
      case "-3":
      frames[5] = 1
      reverse = true
      case "R":
      for i := 3; i < 6; i++ {
      frames[i] = 1
      }
      reverse = true
      case "6":
      for i := range frames {
      frames[i] = 1
      }
      reverse = true
      default:
      err = fmt.Errorf("wrong value for -f | --frame parameter: %s", frameName)
      }
      return frames, reverse, err
      }

      type writer struct {
      buf *bytes.Buffer
      currentLineLen int
      bytesToTrim int
      }

      func (w *writer) addByte(b byte) {
      w.buf.WriteByte(b)
      w.currentLineLen++
      if b == stopByte || b == unknown {
      w.bytesToTrim++
      } else {
      w.bytesToTrim = 0
      }
      }

      func (w *writer) addUnknown() {
      w.buf.WriteByte(unknown)
      w.currentLineLen++
      w.bytesToTrim++
      }

      func (w *writer) newLine() {
      w.buf.WriteByte('n')
      w.currentLineLen = 0
      w.bytesToTrim++
      }

      const (
      // size of the buffer for writing to file
      maxBufferSize = 1024 * 1024 * 30
      // max line size for sequence
      maxLineSize = 60
      // suffixes ta add to sequence id for each frame
      suffixes = "123456"
      )

      // Translate read a fata file, translate each sequence to the corresponding prot sequence in the specified frame
      func Translate(inputSequence io.Reader, out io.Writer, frame string, clean, trim, alternative bool) error {

      arrayCode := createCodeArray(clean)
      framesToGenerate, reverse, err := computeFrames(frame)
      if err != nil {
      return err
      }

      fnaSequences := make(chan encodedSequence, 10)
      errs := make(chan error, 1)

      var wg sync.WaitGroup
      ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
      defer cancel()

      for nWorker := 0; nWorker < runtime.NumCPU(); nWorker++ {

      wg.Add(1)

      go func() {

      defer wg.Done()

      startPosition := make(int, 3)
      w := &writer{
      buf: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
      bytesToTrim: 0,
      currentLineLen: 0,
      }

      for sequence := range fnaSequences {

      select {
      case <-ctx.Done():
      return
      default:
      }

      frameIndex := 0
      startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 0, 1, 2

      idSize := int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(sequence[0:4]))
      nuclSeqLength := len(sequence) - idSize

      Translate:
      for _, startPos := range startPosition {

      if framesToGenerate[frameIndex] == 0 {
      frameIndex++
      continue
      }

      // sequence id should look like
      // >sequenceID_<frame> comment
      idEnd := bytes.IndexByte(sequence[4:idSize], ' ')
      if idEnd != -1 {
      w.buf.Write(sequence[4 : 4+idEnd])
      w.buf.WriteByte('_')
      w.buf.WriteByte(suffixes[frameIndex])
      w.buf.Write(sequence[4+idEnd : idSize])
      } else {
      w.buf.Write(sequence[4:idSize])
      w.buf.WriteByte('_')
      w.buf.WriteByte(suffixes[frameIndex])
      }
      w.newLine()

      // if in trim mode, nb of bytes to trim (nb of successive 'X', '*' and 'n'
      // from right end of the sequence)
      w.bytesToTrim = 0
      w.currentLineLen = 0

      // read the sequence 3 letters at a time, starting at a specific position
      // corresponding to the frame
      for pos := startPos + 2 + idSize; pos < len(sequence); pos += 3 {

      if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
      w.newLine()
      }
      // create an uint32 from the codon, to retrieve the corresponding
      // AA from the map
      codonCode := uint32(sequence[pos-2]) | uint32(sequence[pos-1])<<8 | uint32(sequence[pos])<<16

      b := arrayCode[codonCode]
      if b != byte(0) {
      w.addByte(b)
      } else {
      w.addUnknown()
      }
      }

      // the last codon is only 2 nucleotid long, try to guess
      // the corresponding AA
      if (nuclSeqLength-startPos)%3 == 2 {

      if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
      w.newLine()
      }
      codonCode := uint32(sequence[len(sequence)-2]) | uint32(sequence[len(sequence)-1])<<8

      b := arrayCode[codonCode]
      if b != byte(0) {
      w.addByte(b)
      } else {
      w.addUnknown()
      }
      }

      // the last codon is only 1 nucleotid long, no way to guess
      // the corresponding AA
      if (nuclSeqLength-startPos)%3 == 1 {
      if w.currentLineLen == maxLineSize {
      w.newLine()
      }
      w.addUnknown()
      }

      if trim && w.bytesToTrim > 0 {
      // remove the last bytesToTrim bytes of the buffer
      // as they are 'X', '*' or 'n'
      w.buf.Truncate(w.buf.Len() - w.bytesToTrim)
      w.currentLineLen -= w.bytesToTrim
      }

      if w.currentLineLen != 0 {
      w.newLine()
      }
      frameIndex++
      }

      if reverse && frameIndex < 6 {

      // get the complementary sequence.
      // Basically, switch
      // A <-> T
      // C <-> G
      // N is not modified
      for i, n := range sequence[idSize:] {

      switch n {
      case aCode:
      sequence[i+idSize] = tCode
      case tCode:
      // handle both tCode and uCode
      sequence[i+idSize] = aCode
      case cCode:
      sequence[i+idSize] = gCode
      case gCode:
      sequence[i+idSize] = cCode
      default:
      //case N -> leave it
      }
      }
      // reverse the sequence
      for i, j := idSize, len(sequence)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
      sequence[i], sequence[j] = sequence[j], sequence[i]
      }

      if !alternative {
      // Staden convention: Frame -1 is the reverse-complement of the sequence
      // having the same codon phase as frame 1. Frame -2 is the same phase as
      // frame 2. Frame -3 is the same phase as frame 3
      //
      // use the matrix to keep track of the forward frame as it depends on the
      // length of the sequence
      switch nuclSeqLength % 3 {
      case 0:
      startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 0, 2, 1
      case 1:
      startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 1, 0, 2
      case 2:
      startPosition[0], startPosition[1], startPosition[2] = 2, 1, 0
      }
      }
      // run the same loop, but with the reverse-complemented sequence
      goto Translate
      }

      if w.buf.Len() > maxBufferSize {
      _, err := out.Write(w.buf.Bytes())
      if err != nil {
      select {
      case errs <- fmt.Errorf("fail to write to output file: %v", err):
      default:
      }
      cancel()
      return
      }
      w.buf.Reset()
      }
      pool.Put(sequence)
      }

      if w.buf.Len() > 0 {
      _, err := out.Write(w.buf.Bytes())
      if err != nil {
      select {
      case errs <- fmt.Errorf("fail to write to output file: %v", err):
      default:
      }
      cancel()
      return
      }
      }
      }()
      }
      readSequenceFromFasta(ctx, inputSequence, fnaSequences)

      wg.Wait()
      select {
      case err, ok := <-errs:
      if ok {
      return err
      }
      default:
      }
      return nil
      }

      func readSequenceFromFasta(ctx context.Context, inputSequence io.Reader, fnaSequences chan encodedSequence) {

      feeder := &fastaChannelFeeder{
      idBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
      commentBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
      sequenceBuffer: bytes.NewBuffer(nil),
      fastaChan: fnaSequences,
      }
      // fasta format is:
      //
      // >sequenceID some comments on sequence
      // ACAGGCAGAGACACGACAGACGACGACACAGGAGCAGACAGCAGCAGACGACCACATATT
      // TTTGCGGTCACATGACGACTTCGGCAGCGA
      //
      // see https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi?CMD=Web&PAGE_TYPE=BlastDocs&DOC_TYPE=BlastHelp
      // section 1 for details
      scanner := bufio.NewScanner(inputSequence)
      Loop:
      for scanner.Scan() {

      line := scanner.Bytes()
      if len(line) == 0 {
      continue
      }
      if line[0] == '>' {

      if feeder.idBuffer.Len() > 0 {
      select {
      case <-ctx.Done():
      break Loop
      default:
      }
      feeder.sendFasta()
      }
      feeder.reset()

      // parse the ID of the sequence. ID is formatted like this:
      // >sequenceID comments
      seqID := bytes.SplitN(line, byte{' '}, 2)
      feeder.idBuffer.Write(seqID[0])

      if len(seqID) > 1 {
      feeder.commentBuffer.WriteByte(' ')
      feeder.commentBuffer.Write(seqID[1])
      }
      } else {
      // if the line doesn't start with '>', then it's a part of the
      // nucleotide sequence, so write it to the buffer
      feeder.sequenceBuffer.Write(line)
      }
      }
      // don't forget to push last sequence
      select {
      case <-ctx.Done():
      default:
      feeder.sendFasta()
      }
      close(fnaSequences)
      }

      // a type to hold an encoded fasta sequence
      //
      // s[0:4] stores the size of the sequence id + the size of the comment as an uint32 (little endian)
      // s[4:idSize] stores the sequence id, and the comment id there is one
      // s[idSize:] stores the nucl sequence
      type encodedSequence byte

      var pool = sync.Pool{
      New: func() interface{} {
      return make(encodedSequence, 512)
      },
      }

      func getSizedSlice(idSize, requiredSize int) encodedSequence {
      s := pool.Get().(encodedSequence)
      binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(s[0:4], uint32(idSize))

      for len(s) < requiredSize {
      s = append(s, byte(0))
      }
      return s[0:requiredSize]
      }

      func (f *fastaChannelFeeder) sendFasta() {

      idSize := 4 + f.idBuffer.Len() + f.commentBuffer.Len()
      requiredSize := idSize + f.sequenceBuffer.Len()

      s := getSizedSlice(idSize, requiredSize)

      if f.commentBuffer.Len() > 0 {
      copy(s[idSize-f.commentBuffer.Len():idSize], f.commentBuffer.Bytes())
      }

      copy(s[4:4+f.idBuffer.Len()], f.idBuffer.Bytes())

      // convert the sequence of bytes to an array of uint8 codes,
      // so a codon (3 nucleotides | 3 bytes ) can be represented
      // as an uint32
      for i, b := range f.sequenceBuffer.Bytes() {

      switch b {
      case 'A':
      s[i+idSize] = aCode
      case 'C':
      s[i+idSize] = cCode
      case 'G':
      s[i+idSize] = gCode
      case 'T', 'U':
      s[i+idSize] = tCode
      case 'N':
      s[i+idSize] = nCode
      default:
      fmt.Printf("WARNING: invalid char in sequence %s: %s, ignoring", s[4:4+idSize], string(b))
      }
      }
      f.fastaChan <- s
      }

      type fastaChannelFeeder struct {
      idBuffer, commentBuffer, sequenceBuffer *bytes.Buffer
      fastaChan chan encodedSequence
      }

      func (f *fastaChannelFeeder) reset() {
      f.idBuffer.Reset()
      f.sequenceBuffer.Reset()
      f.commentBuffer.Reset()
      }






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