# $Id: tabtree.pm,v 1.6 2002/10/22 07:45:25 lapp Exp $
#
# BioPerl module for Bio::TreeIO::tabtree
#
# Cared for by Jason Stajich <jason@bioperl.org>
#
# Copyright Jason Stajich
#
# You may distribute this module under the same terms as perl itself

# POD documentation - main docs before the code

=head1 NAME

Bio::TreeIO::tabtree - A simple output format which displays a tree as an ASCII drawing

=head1 SYNOPSIS

  use Bio::TreeIO;
  my $in = new Bio::TreeIO(-file => 'input', -format => 'newick');
  my $out = new Bio::TreeIO(-file => '>output', -format => 'tabtree');

  while( my $tree = $in->next_tree ) {
      $out->write_tree($tree);
  }

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This is a made up format just for outputting trees as an ASCII drawing.

=head1 FEEDBACK

=head2 Mailing Lists

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Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to
the Bioperl mailing list.  Your participation is much appreciated.

  bioperl-l@bioperl.org              - General discussion
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=head2 Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via
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  bioperl-bugs@bioperl.org
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=head1 AUTHOR - Jason Stajich

Email jason@bioperl.org

Describe contact details here

=head1 CONTRIBUTORS

Additional contributors names and emails here

=head1 APPENDIX

The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods.
Internal methods are usually preceded with a _

=cut


# Let the code begin...


package Bio::TreeIO::tabtree;
use vars qw(@ISA);
use strict;

# Object preamble - inherits from Bio::Root::Root

use Bio::TreeIO;


@ISA = qw(Bio::TreeIO );

=head2 new

 Title   : new
 Usage   : my $obj = new Bio::TreeIO::tabtree();
 Function: Builds a new Bio::TreeIO::tabtree object 
 Returns : Bio::TreeIO::tabtree
 Args    :


=cut

sub new {
  my($class,@args) = @_;

  my $self = $class->SUPER::new(@args);

}

=head2 write_tree

 Title   : write_tree
 Usage   : $treeio->write_tree($tree);
 Function: Write a tree out to data stream in newick/phylip format
 Returns : none
 Args    : Bio::Tree::TreeI object

=cut

sub write_tree{
   my ($self,$tree) = @_;      
   my @data = _write_tree_Helper($tree->get_root_node,0);
   $self->_print(join("\n", @data), "\n");   
   $self->flush if $self->_flush_on_write && defined $self->_fh;
   return;
}

sub _write_tree_Helper {
    my ($node,$depth) = @_;
    return () if (!defined $node);

    my @data;
    my @d = $node->each_Descendent();

    push @data,sprintf("%s%s","\t"x$depth,
		       $node->to_string);
    if( @d ) {
	my $c = 0;
	foreach my $n ( @d ) {
	    push @data, _write_tree_Helper($n,$depth+1);
	}
    }

    return @data;
}

=head2 next_tree

 Title   : next_tree
 Usage   : 
 Function: Sorry not possible with this format
 Returns : none
 Args    : none


=cut

sub next_tree{
    $_[0]->throw("Sorry the format 'tabtree' can only be used as an output format at this time");
}

1;
