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+package jalview.datamodel.features;
+
+import jalview.datamodel.SequenceFeature;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public interface SequenceFeaturesI
+{
+
+ /**
+ * Adds one sequence feature to the store, and returns true, unless the
+ * feature is already contained in the store, in which case this method
+ * returns false. Containment is determined by SequenceFeature.equals()
+ * comparison. Answers false, and does not add the feature, if feature type is
+ * null.
+ *
+ * @param sf
+ */
+ boolean add(SequenceFeature sf);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a (possibly empty) list of features, optionally restricted to
+ * specified types, which overlap the given (inclusive) sequence position
+ * range
+ *
+ * @param from
+ * @param to
+ * @param type
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<SequenceFeature> findFeatures(int from, int to,
+ String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a list of all features stored, in no particular guaranteed order.
+ * Positional features may optionally be restricted to specified types, but
+ * all non-positional features (if any) are always returned.
+ * <p>
+ * To filter non-positional features by type, use
+ * getNonPositionalFeatures(type).
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<SequenceFeature> getAllFeatures(String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a list of all positional (or non-positional) features which are in
+ * the specified feature group, optionally restricted to features of specified
+ * types.
+ *
+ * @param positional
+ * if true returns positional features, else non-positional features
+ * @param group
+ * the feature group to be matched (which may be null)
+ * @param type
+ * optional feature types to filter by
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<SequenceFeature> getFeaturesForGroup(boolean positional,
+ String group, String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a list of all features stored, whose type either matches one of the
+ * given ontology terms, or is a specialisation of a term in the Sequence
+ * Ontology. Results are returned in no particular guaranteed order.
+ *
+ * @param ontologyTerm
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<SequenceFeature> getFeaturesByOntology(String... ontologyTerm);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers the number of (positional or non-positional) features, optionally
+ * restricted to specified feature types. Contact features are counted as 1.
+ *
+ * @param positional
+ * @param type
+ * @return
+ */
+ int getFeatureCount(boolean positional, String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers the total length of positional features, optionally restricted to
+ * specified feature types. Contact features are counted as length 1.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * @return
+ */
+ int getTotalFeatureLength(String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a list of all positional features, optionally restricted to
+ * specified types, in no particular guaranteed order
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<SequenceFeature> getPositionalFeatures(
+ String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a list of all contact features, optionally restricted to specified
+ * types, in no particular guaranteed order
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<SequenceFeature> getContactFeatures(String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a list of all non-positional features, optionally restricted to
+ * specified types, in no particular guaranteed order
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * if no type is specified, all are returned
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<SequenceFeature> getNonPositionalFeatures(
+ String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Deletes the given feature from the store, returning true if it was found
+ * (and deleted), else false. This method makes no assumption that the feature
+ * is in the 'expected' place in the store, in case it has been modified since
+ * it was added.
+ *
+ * @param sf
+ */
+ boolean delete(SequenceFeature sf);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers true if this store contains at least one feature, else false
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ boolean hasFeatures();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a set of the distinct feature groups present in the collection. The
+ * set may include null. The boolean parameter determines whether the groups
+ * for positional or for non-positional features are returned. The optional
+ * type parameter may be used to restrict to groups for specified feature
+ * types.
+ *
+ * @param positionalFeatures
+ * @param type
+ * @return
+ */
+ Set<String> getFeatureGroups(boolean positionalFeatures,
+ String... type);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers the set of distinct feature types for which there is at least one
+ * feature with one of the given feature group(s). The boolean parameter
+ * determines whether the groups for positional or for non-positional features
+ * are returned.
+ *
+ * @param positionalFeatures
+ * @param groups
+ * @return
+ */
+ Set<String> getFeatureTypesForGroups(
+ boolean positionalFeatures, String... groups);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers a set of the distinct feature types for which a feature is stored.
+ * The types may optionally be restricted to those which match, or are a
+ * subtype of, given sequence ontology terms
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ Set<String> getFeatureTypes(String... soTerm);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers the minimum score held for positional or non-positional features
+ * for the specified type. This may be Float.NaN if there are no features, or
+ * none has a non-NaN score.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * @param positional
+ * @return
+ */
+ float getMinimumScore(String type, boolean positional);
+
+ /**
+ * Answers the maximum score held for positional or non-positional features
+ * for the specified type. This may be Float.NaN if there are no features, or
+ * none has a non-NaN score.
+ *
+ * @param type
+ * @param positional
+ * @return
+ */
+ float getMaximumScore(String type, boolean positional);
+
+ /**
+ * Adds the shift amount to the start and end of all positional features,
+ * returning true if at least one feature was shifted, else false
+ *
+ * @param shift
+ */
+ abstract boolean shiftFeatures(int shift);
+}
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