Bcftools Norm

CHANGELOG.md

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 * `rsem/rsem_prepare_reference`: Prepare transcript references for RSEM (PR #89).
 
+* `bcftools`:
+  - `bcftools_norm`: Left-align and normalize indels, check if REF alleles match the reference, split multiallelic sites into multiple rows; recover multiallelics from multiple rows (PR #144).
+
 ## MINOR CHANGES
 
 * `busco` components: update BUSCO to `5.7.1` (PR #72).

src/bcftools/bcftools_norm/config.vsh.yaml

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+name: bcftools_norm
+namespace: bcftools
+description: | 
+  Left-align and normalize indels, check if REF alleles match the reference, split multiallelic sites into multiple rows; 
+  recover multiallelics from multiple rows. 
+keywords: [Annotate, VCF, BCF]
+links:
+  homepage: https://samtools.github.io/bcftools/
+  documentation: https://samtools.github.io/bcftools/bcftools.html#norm
+  repository: https://github.com/samtools/bcftools
+  issue_tracker: https://github.com/samtools/bcftools/issues
+references:
+  doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giab008
+license: MIT/Expat, GNU
+requirements:
+  commands: [bcftools]
+authors:
+  - __merge__: /src/_authors/theodoro_gasperin.yaml
+    roles: [ author, maintainer ]
+
+argument_groups:
+  - name: Inputs
+    arguments:
+      - name: --input
+        alternatives: -i
+        type: file
+        description: Input VCF/BCF file.
+        required: true
+
+  - name: Outputs
+    arguments:
+      - name: --output
+        alternatives: -o
+        direction: output
+        type: file
+        description: Output normalized VCF/BCF file.
+        required: true
+
+  - name: Options
+    arguments:
+
+      - name: --atomize
+        alternatives: -a
+        type: boolean_true
+        description: |
+          Decompose complex variants (e.g., MNVs become consecutive SNVs).
+
+      - name: --atom_overlaps
+        type: string
+        choices: [".", "*"]
+        description: | 
+          Use the star allele (*) for overlapping alleles or set to missing (.).
+
+      - name: --check_ref
+        alternatives: -c
+        type: string
+        choices: ['e', 'w', 'x', 's']
+        description: | 
+          Check REF alleles and exit (e), warn (w), exclude (x), or set (s) bad sites.
+
+      - name: --remove_duplicates
+        alternatives: -d
+        type: string
+        choices: ['snps', 'indels', 'both', 'all', 'exact', 'none']
+        description: Remove duplicate snps, indels, both, all, exact matches, or none (old -D option).
+
+      - name: --fasta_ref
+        alternatives: -f
+        type: file
+        description: Reference fasta sequence file.
+
+      - name: --force
+        type: boolean_true
+        description: | 
+          Try to proceed even if malformed tags are encountered. 
+          Experimental, use at your own risk.
+
+      - name: --keep_sum
+        type: string
+        description: | 
+          Keep vector sum constant when splitting multiallelics (see github issue #360).
+
+      - name: --multiallelics
+        alternatives: -m
+        type: string
+        choices: ['+snps', '+indels', '+both', '+any', '-snps', '-indels', '-both', '-any']
+        description: | 
+          Split multiallelics (-) or join biallelics (+), type: snps, indels, both, any [default: both].
+
+      - name: --no_version
+        type: boolean_true
+        description: Do not append version and command line information to the header.
+
+      - name: --do_not_normalize
+        alternatives: -N
+        type: boolean_true
+        description: Do not normalize indels (with -m or -c s).
+
+      - name: --output_type
+        alternatives: --O
+        type: string
+        choices: ['u', 'z', 'b', 'v']
+        description: | 
+          Output type:
+            u: uncompressed BCF
+            z: compressed VCF
+            b: compressed BCF
+            v: uncompressed VCF
+
+      - name: --old_rec_tag
+        type: string
+        description: Annotate modified records with INFO/STR indicating the original variant.
+
+      - name: --regions
+        alternatives: -r
+        type: string
+        description: Restrict to comma-separated list of regions.
+
+      - name: --regions_file
+        alternatives: -R
+        type: file
+        description: Restrict to regions listed in a file.
+
+      - name: --regions_overlap
+        type: string
+        choices: ['pos', 'record', 'variant', '0', '1', '2']
+        description: | 
+          Include if POS in the region (0), record overlaps (1), variant overlaps (2).
+
+      - name: --site_win
+        alternatives: -w
+        type: integer
+        description: | 
+          Buffer for sorting lines that changed position during realignment.
+
+      - name: --strict_filter
+        alternatives: -s
+        type: boolean_true
+        description: When merging (-m+), merged site is PASS only if all sites being merged PASS.
+
+      - name: --targets
+        alternatives: -t
+        type: string
+        description: Similar to -r but streams rather than index-jumps.
+
+      - name: --targets_file
+        alternatives: -T
+        type: file
+        description: Similar to -R but streams rather than index-jumps.
+
+      - name: --targets_overlap
+        type: string
+        choices: ['pos', 'record', 'variant', '0', '1', '2']
+        description: | 
+          Include if POS in the region (0), record overlaps (1), variant overlaps (2).
+
+      - name: --threads
+        type: integer
+        description: | 
+          Use multithreading with the specified number of worker threads.
+
+resources:
+  - type: bash_script
+    path: script.sh
+
+test_resources:
+  - type: bash_script
+    path: test.sh
+
+engines:
+  - type: docker
+    image: debian:stable-slim
+    setup:
+      - type: apt
+        packages: [bcftools, procps]
+      - type: docker
+        run: |
+          echo "bcftools: \"$(bcftools --version | grep 'bcftools' | sed -n 's/^bcftools //p')\"" > /var/software_versions.txt
+    test_setup:  
+      - type: apt  
+        packages: [tabix]
+
+runners:
+  - type: executable
+  - type: nextflow
+
+

src/bcftools/bcftools_norm/help.txt

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+```
+bcftools norm -h
+```
+
+About:   Left-align and normalize indels; check if REF alleles match the reference;
+         split multiallelic sites into multiple rows; recover multiallelics from
+         multiple rows.
+Usage:   bcftools norm [options] <in.vcf.gz>
+
+Options:
+    -a, --atomize                   Decompose complex variants (e.g. MNVs become consecutive SNVs)
+        --atom-overlaps '*'|.       Use the star allele (*) for overlapping alleles or set to missing (.) [*]
+    -c, --check-ref e|w|x|s         Check REF alleles and exit (e), warn (w), exclude (x), or set (s) bad sites [e]
+    -D, --remove-duplicates         Remove duplicate lines of the same type.
+    -d, --rm-dup TYPE               Remove duplicate snps|indels|both|all|exact
+    -f, --fasta-ref FILE            Reference sequence
+        --force                     Try to proceed even if malformed tags are encountered. Experimental, use at your own risk
+        --keep-sum TAG,..           Keep vector sum constant when splitting multiallelics (see github issue #360)
+    -m, --multiallelics -|+TYPE     Split multiallelics (-) or join biallelics (+), type: snps|indels|both|any [both]
+        --no-version                Do not append version and command line to the header
+    -N, --do-not-normalize          Do not normalize indels (with -m or -c s)
+        --old-rec-tag STR           Annotate modified records with INFO/STR indicating the original variant
+    -o, --output FILE               Write output to a file [standard output]
+    -O, --output-type u|b|v|z[0-9]  u/b: un/compressed BCF, v/z: un/compressed VCF, 0-9: compression level [v]
+    -r, --regions REGION            Restrict to comma-separated list of regions
+    -R, --regions-file FILE         Restrict to regions listed in a file
+        --regions-overlap 0|1|2     Include if POS in the region (0), record overlaps (1), variant overlaps (2) [1]
+    -s, --strict-filter             When merging (-m+), merged site is PASS only if all sites being merged PASS
+    -t, --targets REGION            Similar to -r but streams rather than index-jumps
+    -T, --targets-file FILE         Similar to -R but streams rather than index-jumps
+        --targets-overlap 0|1|2     Include if POS in the region (0), record overlaps (1), variant overlaps (2) [0]
+        --threads INT               Use multithreading with <int> worker threads [0]
+    -w, --site-win INT              Buffer for sorting lines which changed position during realignment [1000]
+
+Examples:
+   # normalize and left-align indels
+   bcftools norm -f ref.fa in.vcf
+
+   # split multi-allelic sites
+   bcftools norm -m- in.vcf
+

src/bcftools/bcftools_norm/script.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+## VIASH START
+## VIASH END
+
+# Exit on error
+set -eo pipefail
+
+# Unset parameters
+unset_if_false=(
+    par_atomize
+    par_remove_duplicates
+    par_force
+    par_no_version
+    par_do_not_normalize
+    par_strict_filter
+)
+
+for par in ${unset_if_false[@]}; do
+    test_val="${!par}"
+    [[ "$test_val" == "false" ]] && unset $par
+done
+
+# Execute bcftools norm with the provided arguments
+bcftools norm \
+    ${par_atomize:+--atomize} \
+    ${par_atom_overlaps:+--atom-overlaps "$par_atom_overlaps"} \
+    ${par_check_ref:+-c "$par_check_ref"} \
+    ${par_remove_duplicates:+-d "$par_remove_duplicates"} \
+    ${par_fasta_ref:+-f "$par_fasta_ref"} \
+    ${par_force:+--force} \
+    ${par_keep_sum:+--keep-sum "$par_keep_sum"} \
+    ${par_multiallelics:+-m "$par_multiallelics"} \
+    ${par_no_version:+--no-version} \
+    ${par_do_not_normalize:+-N} \
+    ${par_old_rec_tag:+--old-rec-tag "$par_old_rec_tag"} \
+    ${par_regions:+-r "$par_regions"} \
+    ${par_regions_file:+-R "$par_regions_file"} \
+    ${par_regions_overlap:+--regions-overlap "$par_regions_overlap"} \
+    ${par_site_win:+-w "$par_site_win"} \
+    ${par_strict_filter:+-s} \
+    ${par_targets:+-t "$par_targets"} \
+    ${par_targets_file:+-T "$par_targets_file"} \
+    ${par_targets_overlap:+--targets-overlap "$par_targets_overlap"} \
+    ${par_threads:+--threads "$par_threads"} \
+    ${par_output_type:+-O "$par_output_type"} \
+    -o $par_output \
+    $par_input
+