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  This software is distributed under a modified Apache license.
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=head1 NAME

=head1 SYNOPSIS

=head1 DESCRIPTION

=head1 METHODS

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package Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::VegaCuration::Gene;

use strict;
use warnings;
use vars qw(@ISA);

use Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::ConversionSupport;

@ISA = qw(Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::ConversionSupport);


=head2 find_gaps

   Args       : arrayref of B::E::Transcripts
   Example    : my $gaps = find_gaps($all_transcripts)
   Description: identifies regions of a gene that are not covered by any transcript
   Returntype : int
   Exceptions : none
   Caller     : internal

=cut

sub find_gaps {
  my $self = shift;
  my ($all_transcripts) = @_;
  my $gaps = 0;
  my @sorted_transcripts = sort {$a->start <=> $b->start || $b->end <=> $a->end} @{$all_transcripts};
  if ( my $first_transcript = shift @sorted_transcripts ) {
    my $pos = $first_transcript->end;
    foreach my $transcript (@sorted_transcripts) {
      next if ($transcript->end < $pos );
      if ($transcript->start < $pos && $transcript->end > $pos ) {
	$pos = $transcript->end;			
	next;
      }
      elsif ($transcript->end > $pos) {
	$gaps++;
	$pos = $transcript->end;
      }
    }
  }
  return $gaps;		
}