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bamsignals

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Extract read count signals from bam files

v1.44.1 · software · GPL-2

Release Lineage

Entered 3.1 · Apr 17, 2015

Current · Requires R 4.6

1.0 In 23 of 49 releases 3.23

Description

This package allows to efficiently obtain count vectors from indexed bam files. It counts the number of reads in given genomic ranges and it computes reads profiles and coverage profiles. It also handles paired-end data.

Test coverage

Line coverage

Expression

Tests / Examples

Functions

43 0 exported

Complexity

2.1 avg / 7 max

Call network

43 nodes / 26 edges

Test coverage is not measured for Bioconductor packages; nodes fall back to a neutral fill.

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Lowest coverage

Per-function coverage is not measured for this package yet.

Code

Structure

Lines of code

2,198

Files

30

Compiled share

30.4%

Has compiled src

Yes

Language breakdown

R 349 (15.9%)C/C++/src 669 (30.4%)Tests 472 (21.5%)Docs 343 (15.6%)Vignettes 365 (16.6%)

API

Exported functions

4

Internal functions

11

Testing & CI

Has tests

Yes

Test-to-code ratio

1.35

testthat edition

CI present

No

CI type

[]

PR gated

No

Docs

Roxygen coverage

100%

Health & Security signals

Informational signals; not verdicts.

on.exit coverage

Unsafe pattern score

0

Dep constraint coverage

20%

Secret pattern count

0

Bundled 3rd-party code

2 items

Portability & License

Min R version

3.5.0

System requirements

1

C++ standard

License

GPL-2

License flags

SPDX valid, OSI approved

History

Versions

23

First release

2015-04-16

Latest release

2026-05-21

Avg cadence

183 days

Cold removal rate

Dep drift

1

LOC over versions

v3.1: 1,967 LOCv3.2: 1,967 LOCv3.3: 2,209 LOCv3.4: 2,209 LOCv3.5: 2,209 LOCv3.6: 2,209 LOCv3.7: 2,209 LOCv3.8: 2,209 LOCv3.9: 2,209 LOCv3.10: 2,210 LOCv3.11: 2,210 LOCv3.12: 2,210 LOCv3.13: 2,210 LOCv3.14: 2,210 LOCv3.15: 2,210 LOCv3.16: 2,210 LOCv3.17: 2,210 LOCv3.18: 2,210 LOCv3.19: 2,210 LOCv3.20: 2,210 LOCv3.21: 2,210 LOCv3.22: 2,209 LOCv3.23: 2,198 LOC

Per-file churn detail lives in the source pipeline: https://github.com/r-observatory/bioc-code-metrics.

Documentation

Documentation
READMEYes · 47 wordsVignettesYes · dynamicpkgdown siteNoNEWSYes · 0% structuredCode of conductNoContributing guideNo
Examples that run
100%
Documented parameters
not tracked
Return-value docs
100%
References docs
0%

Topics

Depended on by (8)

People

Cite

Cite this package

Run in R for the authors' preferred citation:

citation("bamsignals")
Mammana, A., & Helmuth, J. (2026). bamsignals: Extract read count signals from bam files (Version 1.44.1) [Computer software]. https://bioconductor.org/packages/bamsignals

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Cite the R Observatory

For a number measured here: a download total, a coverage figure, an archival date.

APA

Balamuta, J. J. (2026). R Observatory: Metrics for bamsignals version 1.44.1 [Data set]. HJJB, LLC. Data release v2026-08-23. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21843040

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