- * Note: this is a straight transfer of object references, and may result in
- * toappend's dependent data being transformed to fit the alignment (changing gap characters, etc...).
- * If you are uncertain, use the copy Alignment copy constructor to create a new version
- * which can be appended without side effect.
- * @param toappend - the alignment to be appended.
+ * Note: this is a straight transfer of object references, and may result in
+ * toappend's dependent data being transformed to fit the alignment (changing
+ * gap characters, etc...). If you are uncertain, use the copy Alignment copy
+ * constructor to create a new version which can be appended without side
+ * effect.
+ *
+ * @param toappend
+ * - the alignment to be appended.
+ */
+ void append(AlignmentI toappend);
+
+ /**
+ * Justify the sequences to the left or right by deleting and inserting gaps
+ * before the initial residue or after the terminal residue
+ *
+ * @param right
+ * true if alignment padded to right, false to justify to left
+ * @return true if alignment was changed TODO: return undo object
+ */
+ boolean justify(boolean right);
+
+ /**
+ * add given annotation row at given position (0 is start, -1 is end)
+ *
+ * @param consensus
+ * @param i
+ */
+ void addAnnotation(AlignmentAnnotation consensus, int i);
+
+ /**
+ * search for or create a specific annotation row on the alignment
+ *
+ * @param name
+ * name for annotation (must match)
+ * @param calcId
+ * calcId for the annotation (null or must match)
+ * @param autoCalc
+ * - value of autocalc flag for the annotation
+ * @param seqRef
+ * - null or specific sequence reference
+ * @param groupRef
+ * - null or specific group reference
+ * @param method
+ * - CalcId for the annotation (must match)
+ *
+ * @return existing annotation matching the given attributes
+ */
+ AlignmentAnnotation findOrCreateAnnotation(String name, String calcId,
+ boolean autoCalc, SequenceI seqRef, SequenceGroup groupRef);
+
+ /**
+ * move the given group up or down in the alignment by the given number of
+ * rows. Implementor assumes given group is already present on alignment - no
+ * recalculations are triggered.
+ *
+ * @param sg
+ * @param map
+ * @param up
+ * @param i