selkamand / selkamand/structures

Add xyz file parser & writer

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R
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Description

Its a much simpler format than mol2 so hopefully not to much effort yet is exported by many tools so useful to add

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing mol2 parser and writer in the R package and compare their entry points with the simpler xyz format. Determine the xyz fields and expected representation from the project before implementing support. Done means xyz files can be both parsed and written, with coverage for representative files.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r
Domain
bioinformatics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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