readFast5Log {IONiseR}R Documentation

Read the log entry from a single fast5 file

Description

Basecalling procedures performed on fast5 files generally leave a log file entry recording how far through the pipeline the file proceeded. This function will extract this information as a single string. It can be printed in a more readable format using the cat function.

Usage

readFast5Log(file)

Arguments

file

Character vector of fast5 file to be read.

Value

Character vector containing the log information. NULL if no log is found.

Examples

fast5file <- system.file('extdata', 'example.fast5', package = "IONiseR")
log <- readFast5Log(fast5file)
cat(log)

[Package IONiseR version 2.16.0 Index]