bcf_sr_sort.c

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    Author: Petr Danecek <pd3@sanger.ac.uk>

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#include <config.h>

#include <strings.h>

#include "bcf_sr_sort.h"
#include "htslib/khash_str2int.h"

#define SR_REF   1
#define SR_SNP   2
#define SR_INDEL 4
#define SR_OTHER 8
#define SR_SCORE(srt,a,b) (srt)->score[((a)<<4)|(b)]

// Resize a bit set.
static inline kbitset_t *kbs_resize(kbitset_t *bs, size_t ni)
{
    if ( !bs ) return kbs_init(ni);
    size_t n = (ni + KBS_ELTBITS-1) / KBS_ELTBITS;
    if ( n==bs->n ) return bs;

    bs = (kbitset_t *) realloc(bs, sizeof(kbitset_t) + n * sizeof(unsigned long));
    if ( bs==NULL ) return NULL;
    if ( n > bs->n )
        memset(bs->b + bs->n, 0, (n - bs->n) * sizeof (unsigned long));
    bs->n = n;
    bs->b[n] = ~0UL;
    return bs;
}

// Logical AND
static inline int kbs_logical_and(kbitset_t *bs1, kbitset_t *bs2)
{
    // General case, bitsets of unequal size:
    //  int i, n = bs1->n < bs2->n ? bs1->n : bs2->n;
    int i, n = bs1->n;

    for (i=0; i<n; i++) if ( bs1->b[i] & bs2->b[i] ) return 1;
    return 0;
}

// Bitwise OR, dst will be modified, src will be left unchanged
static inline void kbs_bitwise_or(kbitset_t *dst, kbitset_t *src)
{
    int i;
    for (i=0; i<dst->n; i++) dst->b[i] |= src->b[i];
}


static void bcf_sr_init_scores(sr_sort_t *srt)
{
    int i,jbit,kbit;

    // lower number = lower priority, zero means forbidden

    if ( srt->pair & BCF_SR_PAIR_ANY ) srt->pair |= (BCF_SR_PAIR_SNPS | BCF_SR_PAIR_INDELS | BCF_SR_PAIR_SNP_REF | BCF_SR_PAIR_INDEL_REF);
    if ( srt->pair & BCF_SR_PAIR_SNPS ) SR_SCORE(srt,SR_SNP,SR_SNP) = 3;
    if ( srt->pair & BCF_SR_PAIR_INDELS ) SR_SCORE(srt,SR_INDEL,SR_INDEL) = 3;
    if ( srt->pair & BCF_SR_PAIR_SNP_REF )
    {
        SR_SCORE(srt,SR_SNP,SR_REF) = 2;
        SR_SCORE(srt,SR_REF,SR_SNP) = 2;
    }
    if ( srt->pair & BCF_SR_PAIR_INDEL_REF )
    {
        SR_SCORE(srt,SR_INDEL,SR_REF) = 2;
        SR_SCORE(srt,SR_REF,SR_INDEL) = 2;
    }
    if ( srt->pair & BCF_SR_PAIR_ANY )
    {
        for (i=0; i<256; i++)
            if ( !srt->score[i] ) srt->score[i] = 1;
    }

    // set all combinations
    for (i=0; i<256; i++)
    {
        if ( srt->score[i] ) continue;      // already set
        int max = 0;
        for (jbit=0; jbit<4; jbit++)        // high bits
        {
            int j = 1<<jbit;
            if ( !(i & (j<<4)) ) continue;
            for (kbit=0; kbit<4; kbit++)    // low bits
            {
                int k = 1<<kbit;
                if ( !(i & k) ) continue;
                if ( max < SR_SCORE(srt,j,k) ) max = SR_SCORE(srt,j,k);
            }
        }
        srt->score[i] = max;
    }
}
static int multi_is_exact(var_t *avar, var_t *bvar)
{
    if ( avar->nalt != bvar->nalt ) return 0;

    int alen = strlen(avar->str);
    int blen = strlen(bvar->str);
    if ( alen != blen ) return 0;

    char *abeg = avar->str;
    while ( *abeg )
    {
        char *aend = abeg;
        while ( *aend && *aend!=',' ) aend++;

        char *bbeg = bvar->str;
        while ( *bbeg )
        {
            char *bend = bbeg;
            while ( *bend && *bend!=',' ) bend++;
            if ( bend - bbeg == aend - abeg && !strncasecmp(abeg,bbeg,bend-bbeg) ) break;
            bbeg = *bend ? bend+1 : bend;
        }
        if ( !*bbeg ) return 0;

        abeg = *aend ? aend+1 : aend;
    }
    return 1;
}
static int multi_is_subset(var_t *avar, var_t *bvar)
{
    char *abeg = avar->str;
    while ( *abeg )
    {
        char *aend = abeg;
        while ( *aend && *aend!=',' ) aend++;

        char *bbeg = bvar->str;
        while ( *bbeg )
        {
            char *bend = bbeg;
            while ( *bend && *bend!=',' ) bend++;
            if ( bend - bbeg == aend - abeg && !strncasecmp(abeg,bbeg,bend-bbeg) ) return 1;
            bbeg = *bend ? bend+1 : bend;
        }
        abeg = *aend ? aend+1 : aend;
    }
    return 0;
}
int32_t pairing_score(sr_sort_t *srt, int ivset, int jvset)
{
    varset_t *iv = &srt->vset[ivset];
    varset_t *jv = &srt->vset[jvset];

    // Restrictive logic: the strictest type from a group is selected,
    // so that, for example, snp+ref does not lead to the inclusion of an indel
    int i,j;
    uint32_t min = UINT32_MAX;
    for (i=0; i<iv->nvar; i++)
    {
        var_t *ivar = &srt->var[iv->var[i]];
        for (j=0; j<jv->nvar; j++)
        {
            var_t *jvar = &srt->var[jv->var[j]];
            if ( srt->pair & BCF_SR_PAIR_EXACT )
            {
                if ( ivar->type != jvar->type ) continue;
                if ( !strcmp(ivar->str,jvar->str) ) return UINT32_MAX;  // exact match, best possibility
                if ( multi_is_exact(ivar,jvar) ) return UINT32_MAX; // identical alleles
                continue;
            }
            if ( ivar->type==jvar->type && !strcmp(ivar->str,jvar->str) ) return UINT32_MAX;  // exact match, best possibility
            if ( ivar->type & jvar->type && multi_is_subset(ivar,jvar) ) return UINT32_MAX; // one of the alleles is identical

            uint32_t score = SR_SCORE(srt,ivar->type,jvar->type);
            if ( !score ) return 0;     // some of the varsets in the two groups are not compatible, will not pair
            if ( min>score ) min = score;
        }
    }
    if ( srt->pair & BCF_SR_PAIR_EXACT ) return 0;

    assert( min!=UINT32_MAX );

    uint32_t cnt = 0;
    for (i=0; i<iv->nvar; i++) cnt += srt->var[iv->var[i]].nvcf;
    for (j=0; j<jv->nvar; j++) cnt += srt->var[jv->var[j]].nvcf;

    return (1<<(28+min)) + cnt;
}
void remove_vset(sr_sort_t *srt, int jvset)
{
    if ( jvset+1 < srt->nvset )
    {
        varset_t tmp = srt->vset[jvset];
        memmove(&srt->vset[jvset], &srt->vset[jvset+1], sizeof(varset_t)*(srt->nvset - jvset - 1));
        srt->vset[srt->nvset-1] = tmp;

        int *jmat = srt->pmat + jvset*srt->ngrp;
        memmove(jmat, &jmat[srt->ngrp],sizeof(int)*(srt->nvset - jvset - 1)*srt->ngrp);

        memmove(&srt->cnt[jvset], &srt->cnt[jvset+1], sizeof(int)*(srt->nvset - jvset - 1));
    }
    srt->nvset--;
}
int merge_vsets(sr_sort_t *srt, int ivset, int jvset)
{
    int i,j;
    if ( ivset > jvset ) { i = ivset; ivset = jvset; jvset = i; }

    varset_t *iv = &srt->vset[ivset];
    varset_t *jv = &srt->vset[jvset];

    kbs_bitwise_or(iv->mask,jv->mask);

    i = iv->nvar;
    iv->nvar += jv->nvar;
    hts_expand(int, iv->nvar, iv->mvar, iv->var);
    for (j=0; j<jv->nvar; j++,i++) iv->var[i] = jv->var[j];

    int *imat = srt->pmat + ivset*srt->ngrp;
    int *jmat = srt->pmat + jvset*srt->ngrp;
    for (i=0; i<srt->ngrp; i++) imat[i] += jmat[i];
    srt->cnt[ivset] += srt->cnt[jvset];

    remove_vset(srt, jvset);

    return ivset;
}
void push_vset(sr_sort_t *srt, int ivset)
{
    varset_t *iv = &srt->vset[ivset];
    int i,j;
    for (i=0; i<srt->sr->nreaders; i++)
    {
        vcf_buf_t *buf = &srt->vcf_buf[i];
        buf->nrec++;
        hts_expand(bcf1_t*,buf->nrec,buf->mrec,buf->rec);
        buf->rec[buf->nrec-1] = NULL;
    }
    for (i=0; i<iv->nvar; i++)
    {
        var_t *var = &srt->var[ iv->var[i] ];
        for (j=0; j<var->nvcf; j++)
        {
            int jvcf = var->vcf[j];
            vcf_buf_t *buf = &srt->vcf_buf[jvcf];
            buf->rec[buf->nrec-1] = var->rec[j];
        }
    }
    remove_vset(srt, ivset);
}

static int cmpstringp(const void *p1, const void *p2)
{
    return strcmp(* (char * const *) p1, * (char * const *) p2);
}

#if DEBUG_VSETS
void debug_vsets(sr_sort_t *srt)
{
    int i,j,k;
    for (i=0; i<srt->nvset; i++)
    {
        fprintf(stderr,"dbg_vset %d:", i);
        for (j=0; j<srt->vset[i].mask->n; j++) fprintf(stderr,"%c%lu",j==0?' ':':',srt->vset[i].mask->b[j]);
        fprintf(stderr,"\t");
        for (j=0; j<srt->vset[i].nvar; j++)
        {
            var_t *var = &srt->var[srt->vset[i].var[j]];
            fprintf(stderr,"\t%s",var->str);
            for (k=0; k<var->nvcf; k++)
                fprintf(stderr,"%c%d", k==0?':':',',var->vcf[k]);
        }
        fprintf(stderr,"\n");
    }
}
#endif

#if DEBUG_VBUF
void debug_vbuf(sr_sort_t *srt)
{
    int i, j;
    for (j=0; j<srt->vcf_buf[0].nrec; j++)
    {
        fprintf(stderr,"dbg_vbuf %d:\t", j);
        for (i=0; i<srt->sr->nreaders; i++)
        {
            vcf_buf_t *buf = &srt->vcf_buf[i];
            fprintf(stderr,"\t%d", buf->rec[j] ? buf->rec[j]->pos+1 : 0);
        }
        fprintf(stderr,"\n");
    }
}
#endif

char *grp_create_key(sr_sort_t *srt)
{
    if ( !srt->str.l ) return strdup("");
    int i;
    hts_expand(char*,srt->noff,srt->mcharp,srt->charp);
    for (i=0; i<srt->noff; i++)
    {
        srt->charp[i] = srt->str.s + srt->off[i];
        if ( i>0 ) srt->charp[i][-1] = 0;
    }
    qsort(srt->charp, srt->noff, sizeof(*srt->charp), cmpstringp);
    char *ret = (char*) malloc(srt->str.l + 1), *ptr = ret;
    for (i=0; i<srt->noff; i++)
    {
        int len = strlen(srt->charp[i]);
        memcpy(ptr, srt->charp[i], len);
        ptr += len + 1;
        ptr[-1] = i+1==srt->noff ? 0 : ';';
    }
    return ret;
}
int bcf_sr_sort_set_active(sr_sort_t *srt, int idx)
{
    hts_expand(int,idx+1,srt->mactive,srt->active);
    srt->nactive = 1;
    srt->active[srt->nactive - 1] = idx;
    return 0;
}
int bcf_sr_sort_add_active(sr_sort_t *srt, int idx)
{
    hts_expand(int,idx+1,srt->mactive,srt->active);
    srt->nactive++;
    srt->active[srt->nactive - 1] = idx;
    return 0;
}
static void bcf_sr_sort_set(bcf_srs_t *readers, sr_sort_t *srt, const char *chr, int min_pos)
{
    if ( !srt->grp_str2int )
    {
        // first time here, initialize
        if ( !srt->pair )
        {
            if ( readers->collapse==COLLAPSE_NONE ) readers->collapse = BCF_SR_PAIR_EXACT;
            bcf_sr_set_opt(readers, BCF_SR_PAIR_LOGIC, readers->collapse);
        }
        bcf_sr_init_scores(srt);
        srt->grp_str2int = khash_str2int_init();
        srt->var_str2int = khash_str2int_init();
    }
    int k;
    khash_t(str2int) *hash;
    hash = srt->grp_str2int;
    for (k=0; k < kh_end(hash); k++)
        if ( kh_exist(hash,k) ) free((char*)kh_key(hash,k));
    hash = srt->var_str2int;
    for (k=0; k < kh_end(hash); k++)
        if ( kh_exist(hash,k) ) free((char*)kh_key(hash,k));
    kh_clear(str2int, srt->grp_str2int);
    kh_clear(str2int, srt->var_str2int);
    srt->ngrp = srt->nvar = srt->nvset = 0;

    grp_t grp;
    memset(&grp,0,sizeof(grp_t));

    // group VCFs into groups, each with a unique combination of variants in the duplicate lines
    int ireader,ivar,irec,igrp,ivset,iact;
    for (ireader=0; ireader<readers->nreaders; ireader++) srt->vcf_buf[ireader].nrec = 0;
    for (iact=0; iact<srt->nactive; iact++)
    {
        ireader = srt->active[iact];
        bcf_sr_t *reader = &readers->readers[ireader];
        int rid   = bcf_hdr_name2id(reader->header, chr);
        grp.nvar  = 0;
        hts_expand(int,reader->nbuffer,srt->moff,srt->off);
        srt->noff  = 0;
        srt->str.l = 0;
        for (irec=1; irec<=reader->nbuffer; irec++)
        {
            bcf1_t *line = reader->buffer[irec];
            if ( line->rid!=rid || line->pos!=min_pos ) break;

            if ( srt->str.l ) kputc(';',&srt->str);
            srt->off[srt->noff++] = srt->str.l;
            size_t beg = srt->str.l;
            for (ivar=1; ivar<line->n_allele; ivar++)
            {
                if ( ivar>1 ) kputc(',',&srt->str);
                kputs(line->d.allele[0],&srt->str);
                kputc('>',&srt->str);
                kputs(line->d.allele[ivar],&srt->str);
            }
            if ( line->n_allele==1 )
            {
                kputs(line->d.allele[0],&srt->str);
                kputsn(">.",2,&srt->str);
            }

            // Create new variant or attach to existing one. But careful, there can be duplicate
            // records with the same POS,REF,ALT (e.g. in dbSNP-b142)
            char *var_str = beg + srt->str.s;
            int ret, var_idx = 0, var_end = srt->str.l;
            while ( 1 )
            {
                ret = khash_str2int_get(srt->var_str2int, var_str, &ivar);
                if ( ret==-1 ) break;

                var_t *var = &srt->var[ivar];
                if ( var->vcf[var->nvcf-1] != ireader ) break;

                srt->str.l = var_end;
                kputw(var_idx, &srt->str);
                var_str = beg + srt->str.s;
                var_idx++;
            }
            if ( ret==-1 )
            {
                ivar = srt->nvar++;
                hts_expand0(var_t,srt->nvar,srt->mvar,srt->var);
                srt->var[ivar].nvcf = 0;
                khash_str2int_set(srt->var_str2int, strdup(var_str), ivar);
                free(srt->var[ivar].str);   // possible left-over from the previous position
            }
            var_t *var = &srt->var[ivar];
            var->nalt = line->n_allele - 1;
            var->type = bcf_get_variant_types(line);
            srt->str.s[var_end] = 0;
            if ( ret==-1 )
                var->str = strdup(var_str);

            int mvcf = var->mvcf;
            var->nvcf++;
            hts_expand0(int*, var->nvcf, var->mvcf, var->vcf);
            if ( mvcf != var->mvcf ) var->rec = (bcf1_t **) realloc(var->rec,sizeof(bcf1_t*)*var->mvcf);
            var->vcf[var->nvcf-1] = ireader;
            var->rec[var->nvcf-1] = line;

            grp.nvar++;
            hts_expand(var_t,grp.nvar,grp.mvar,grp.var);
            grp.var[grp.nvar-1] = ivar;
        }
        char *grp_key = grp_create_key(srt);
        int ret = khash_str2int_get(srt->grp_str2int, grp_key, &igrp);
        if ( ret==-1 )
        {
            igrp = srt->ngrp++;
            hts_expand0(grp_t, srt->ngrp, srt->mgrp, srt->grp);
            free(srt->grp[igrp].var);
            srt->grp[igrp] = grp;
            srt->grp[igrp].key = grp_key;
            khash_str2int_set(srt->grp_str2int, grp_key, igrp);
            memset(&grp,0,sizeof(grp_t));
        }
        else
            free(grp_key);
        srt->grp[igrp].nvcf++;
    }
    free(grp.var);

    // initialize bitmask - which groups is the variant present in
    for (ivar=0; ivar<srt->nvar; ivar++)
    {
        srt->var[ivar].mask = kbs_resize(srt->var[ivar].mask, srt->ngrp);
        kbs_clear(srt->var[ivar].mask);
    }
    for (igrp=0; igrp<srt->ngrp; igrp++)
    {
        for (ivar=0; ivar<srt->grp[igrp].nvar; ivar++)
        {
            int i = srt->grp[igrp].var[ivar];
            kbs_insert(srt->var[i].mask, igrp);
        }
    }

    // create the initial list of variant sets
    for (ivar=0; ivar<srt->nvar; ivar++)
    {
        ivset = srt->nvset++;
        hts_expand0(varset_t, srt->nvset, srt->mvset, srt->vset);

        varset_t *vset = &srt->vset[ivset];
        vset->nvar = 1;
        hts_expand0(var_t, vset->nvar, vset->mvar, vset->var);
        vset->var[vset->nvar-1] = ivar;
        var_t *var  = &srt->var[ivar];
        vset->cnt   = var->nvcf;
        vset->mask  = kbs_resize(vset->mask, srt->ngrp);
        kbs_clear(vset->mask);
        kbs_bitwise_or(vset->mask, var->mask);

        int type = 0;
        if ( var->type==VCF_REF ) type |= SR_REF;
        else
        {
            if ( var->type & VCF_SNP ) type |= SR_SNP;
            if ( var->type & VCF_MNP ) type |= SR_SNP;
            if ( var->type & VCF_INDEL ) type |= SR_INDEL;
            if ( var->type & VCF_OTHER ) type |= SR_OTHER;
        }
        var->type = type;
    }
#if DEBUG_VSETS
    debug_vsets(srt);
#endif

    // initialize the pairing matrix
    hts_expand(int, srt->ngrp*srt->nvset, srt->mpmat, srt->pmat);
    hts_expand(int, srt->nvset, srt->mcnt, srt->cnt);
    memset(srt->pmat, 0, sizeof(*srt->pmat)*srt->ngrp*srt->nvset);
    for (ivset=0; ivset<srt->nvset; ivset++)
    {
        varset_t *vset = &srt->vset[ivset];
        for (igrp=0; igrp<srt->ngrp; igrp++) srt->pmat[ivset*srt->ngrp+igrp] = 0;
        srt->cnt[ivset] = vset->cnt;
    }

    // pair the lines
    while ( srt->nvset )
    {
#if DEBUG_VSETS
    fprintf(stderr,"\n");
    debug_vsets(srt);
#endif

        int imax = 0;
        for (ivset=1; ivset<srt->nvset; ivset++)
            if ( srt->cnt[imax] < srt->cnt[ivset] ) imax = ivset;

        int ipair = -1;
        uint32_t max_score = 0;
        for (ivset=0; ivset<srt->nvset; ivset++)
        {
            if ( kbs_logical_and(srt->vset[imax].mask,srt->vset[ivset].mask) ) continue;   // cannot be merged
            uint32_t score = pairing_score(srt, imax, ivset);
            // fprintf(stderr,"score: %d %d, logic=%d \t..\t %u\n", imax,ivset,srt->pair,score);
            if ( max_score < score ) { max_score = score; ipair = ivset; }
        }

        // merge rows creating a new variant set this way
        if ( ipair!=-1 && ipair!=imax )
        {
            imax = merge_vsets(srt, imax, ipair);
            continue;
        }

        push_vset(srt, imax);
    }

    srt->chr = chr;
    srt->pos = min_pos;
}

int bcf_sr_sort_next(bcf_srs_t *readers, sr_sort_t *srt, const char *chr, int min_pos)
{
    int i,j;
    assert( srt->nactive>0 );

    if ( srt->nsr != readers->nreaders )
    {
        srt->sr = readers;
        if ( srt->nsr < readers->nreaders )
        {
            srt->vcf_buf = (vcf_buf_t*) realloc(srt->vcf_buf,readers->nreaders*sizeof(vcf_buf_t));
            memset(srt->vcf_buf + srt->nsr, 0, sizeof(vcf_buf_t)*(readers->nreaders - srt->nsr));
            if ( srt->msr < srt->nsr ) srt->msr = srt->nsr;
        }
        srt->nsr = readers->nreaders;
        srt->chr = NULL;
    }
    if ( srt->nactive == 1 )
    {
        if ( readers->nreaders>1 )
            memset(readers->has_line, 0, readers->nreaders*sizeof(*readers->has_line));
        bcf_sr_t *reader = &readers->readers[srt->active[0]];
        assert( reader->buffer[1]->pos==min_pos );
        bcf1_t *tmp = reader->buffer[0];
        for (j=1; j<=reader->nbuffer; j++) reader->buffer[j-1] = reader->buffer[j];
        reader->buffer[ reader->nbuffer ] = tmp;
        reader->nbuffer--;
        readers->has_line[srt->active[0]] = 1;
        return 1;
    }
    if ( !srt->chr || srt->pos!=min_pos || strcmp(srt->chr,chr) ) bcf_sr_sort_set(readers, srt, chr, min_pos);

    if ( !srt->vcf_buf[0].nrec ) return 0;

#if DEBUG_VBUF
    debug_vbuf(srt);
#endif

    int nret = 0;
    for (i=0; i<srt->sr->nreaders; i++)
    {
        vcf_buf_t *buf = &srt->vcf_buf[i];

        if ( buf->rec[0] )
        {
            bcf_sr_t *reader = &srt->sr->readers[i];
            for (j=1; j<=reader->nbuffer; j++)
                if ( reader->buffer[j] == buf->rec[0] ) break;

            assert( j<=reader->nbuffer );

            bcf1_t *tmp = reader->buffer[0];
            reader->buffer[0] = reader->buffer[j++];
            for (; j<=reader->nbuffer; j++) reader->buffer[j-1] = reader->buffer[j];
            reader->buffer[ reader->nbuffer ] = tmp;
            reader->nbuffer--;

            nret++;
            srt->sr->has_line[i] = 1;
        }
        else
            srt->sr->has_line[i] = 0;

        buf->nrec--;
        if ( buf->nrec > 0 )
            memmove(buf->rec, &buf->rec[1], buf->nrec*sizeof(bcf1_t*));
    }
    return nret;
}
void bcf_sr_sort_remove_reader(bcf_srs_t *readers, sr_sort_t *srt, int i)
{
    //vcf_buf is allocated only in bcf_sr_sort_next
    //So, a call to bcf_sr_add_reader() followed immediately by bcf_sr_remove_reader()
    //would cause the program to crash in this segment
    if (srt->vcf_buf)
    {
        free(srt->vcf_buf[i].rec);
        if ( i+1 < srt->nsr )
            memmove(&srt->vcf_buf[i], &srt->vcf_buf[i+1], (srt->nsr - i - 1)*sizeof(vcf_buf_t));
        memset(srt->vcf_buf + srt->nsr - 1, 0, sizeof(vcf_buf_t));
    }
}
sr_sort_t *bcf_sr_sort_init(sr_sort_t *srt)
{
    if ( !srt ) return calloc(1,sizeof(sr_sort_t));
    memset(srt,0,sizeof(sr_sort_t));
    return srt;
}
void bcf_sr_sort_reset(sr_sort_t *srt)
{
    srt->chr = NULL;
}
void bcf_sr_sort_destroy(sr_sort_t *srt)
{
    free(srt->active);
    if ( srt->var_str2int ) khash_str2int_destroy_free(srt->var_str2int);
    if ( srt->grp_str2int ) khash_str2int_destroy_free(srt->grp_str2int);
    int i;
    for (i=0; i<srt->nsr; i++) free(srt->vcf_buf[i].rec);
    free(srt->vcf_buf);
    for (i=0; i<srt->mvar; i++)
    {
        free(srt->var[i].str);
        free(srt->var[i].vcf);
        free(srt->var[i].rec);
        kbs_destroy(srt->var[i].mask);
    }
    free(srt->var);
    for (i=0; i<srt->mgrp; i++)
        free(srt->grp[i].var);
    free(srt->grp);
    for (i=0; i<srt->mvset; i++)
    {
        kbs_destroy(srt->vset[i].mask);
        free(srt->vset[i].var);
    }
    free(srt->vset);
    free(srt->str.s);
    free(srt->off);
    free(srt->charp);
    free(srt->cnt);
    free(srt->pmat);
    memset(srt,0,sizeof(*srt));
}