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16  //--------------------------------------
17  // utgb-core Project
18  //
19  // OnGenome.java
20  // Since: May 16, 2010
21  //
22  // $URL$ 
23  // $Author$
24  //--------------------------------------
25  package org.utgenome.gwt.utgb.client.bio;
26  
27  import java.io.Serializable;
28  
29  /**
30   * A common interface for data mapped onto a genome sequence (e.g., Read, Gene, SAMRead, WigGraphData, etc.)
31   * 
32   * @author leo
33   * 
34   */
35  public interface OnGenome extends Serializable {
36  
37  	/**
38  	 * return 1-based start position of the data. The interval represents [start, end). ([inclusive, exclusive))
39  	 * 
40  	 * @return
41  	 */
42  	public int getStart();
43  
44  	/**
45  	 * return 1-based end position of the data. The interval represents [start, end). ([inclusive, exclusive))
46  	 * 
47  	 * @return
48  	 */
49  	public int getEnd();
50  
51  	/**
52  	 * return the length of the data
53  	 * 
54  	 * @return
55  	 */
56  	public int length();
57  
58  	public String getName();
59  
60  	public void accept(OnGenomeDataVisitor visitor);
61  }