# $Id: StatisticsI.pm 16123 2009-09-17 12:57:27Z cjfields $
#
# BioPerl module for Bio::Align::StatisticsI
#
# Please direct questions and support issues to <bioperl-l@bioperl.org> 
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# Cared for by Jason Stajich <jason@bioperl.org>
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# 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::Align::StatisticsI - Calculate some statistics for an alignment

=head1 SYNOPSIS

Give standard usage here

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Describe the interface here

=head1 FEEDBACK

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=head2 Support 

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rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and 
reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly 
address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem 
with code and data examples if at all possible.

=head2 Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track
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=head1 AUTHOR - Jason Stajich

Email jason@bioperl.org

=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::Align::StatisticsI;
use strict;


use base qw(Bio::Root::RootI);

=head2 distance

 Title   : distance
 Usage   : my $distance_mat = $stats->distance(-align  => $aln, 
		 			       -method => $method);
 Function: Calculates a distance matrix for all pairwise distances of
           sequences in an alignment.
 Returns : Array ref
 Args    : -align  => Bio::Align::AlignI object
           -method => String specifying specific distance method 
                      (implementing class may assume a default)

=cut

sub distance{
   my ($self,@args) = @_;
   $self->throw_not_implemented();
}

=head2 available_distance_methods

 Title   : available_distance_methods
 Usage   : my @methods = $stats->available_distance_methods();
 Function: Enumerates the possible distance methods
 Returns : Array of strings
 Args    : none


=cut

sub available_distance_methods{
   my ($self,@args) = @_;
   $self->throw_not_implemented();
}

1;
