ga4gh / ga4gh/htsget-refserver

POST request should merge regions and deduplicate reads

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Go
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12
Forks
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Description

When serving the result of a POST request, the server should merge adjacent/overlapping regions and deduplicate reads that are overlapped by or contained inside multiple regions specified in the request.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the POST request handler and the code that processes requested regions and reads. Done means adjacent or overlapping regions are merged and reads covered by multiple regions are returned only once.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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