+ * Reads metadata (such as INFO field descriptions and datatypes) and saves
+ * them for future reference
+ *
+ * @param sourceId
+ */
+ void saveMetadata(String sourceId)
+ {
+ FeatureSource metadata = new FeatureSource(sourceId);
+
+ for (VCFInfoHeaderLine info : header.getInfoHeaderLines())
+ {
+ String attributeId = info.getID();
+ String desc = info.getDescription();
+ VCFHeaderLineType type = info.getType();
+ FeatureAttributeType attType = null;
+ switch (type)
+ {
+ case Character:
+ attType = FeatureAttributeType.Character;
+ break;
+ case Flag:
+ attType = FeatureAttributeType.Flag;
+ break;
+ case Float:
+ attType = FeatureAttributeType.Float;
+ break;
+ case Integer:
+ attType = FeatureAttributeType.Integer;
+ break;
+ case String:
+ attType = FeatureAttributeType.String;
+ break;
+ }
+ metadata.setAttributeName(attributeId, desc);
+ metadata.setAttributeType(attributeId, attType);
+ }
+
+ FeatureSources.getInstance().addSource(sourceId, metadata);
+ }
+
+ /**