incorporate drawable and annotations
[mussa.git] / alg / test / test_sequence.cpp
index 6317144c026510016c8e7f1fe376f1105aab6d65..38852a5d6f90096ea17944374e25173845656af7 100644 (file)
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#define BOOST_AUTO_TEST_MAIN
 #include <boost/test/auto_unit_test.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
@@ -19,6 +20,19 @@ namespace fs=boost::filesystem;
 
 using namespace std;
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_copy_constructor )
+{
+  SequenceRef s(new Sequence("AAAAGGGG"));
+  s->set_species("foo");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s->get_species(), "foo");
+  
+  SequenceRef c(new Sequence(s));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(c->get_species(), "foo");
+
+  c->set_species("bar");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s->get_species(), "foo");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(c->get_species(), "bar");
+}
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_get_sequence )
 {
        Sequence s;
@@ -26,6 +40,24 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_get_sequence )
        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s.get_sequence(), std::string() );
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_from_string )
+{
+  std::string str1("AAAT");
+  Sequence seq1(str1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq1.get_sequence(), str1);
+} 
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_find_first_not_of )
+{
+  std::string str1("AAAAT");
+  Sequence seq1(str1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq1.find_first_not_of("A"), str1.find_first_not_of("A"));
+  
+  std::string str2("AATTGGCC");
+  Sequence seq2(str2);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq2.find_first_not_of("qwer"), str2.find_first_not_of("qwer"));
+}
+
 //! when we try to load a missing file, do we get an error?
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load_exception )
 {
@@ -67,10 +99,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_eol_conventions )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_filter )
 {
   const char *core_seq = "AATTGGCC";
-  Sequence s1(core_seq, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence s1(core_seq, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s1, core_seq);
 
-  Sequence s2("aattggcc", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence s2("aattggcc", reduced_dna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s2, "AATTGGCC");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s2.rev_comp(), "GGCCAATT");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s2.rev_comp(), "ggccaatt"); // we should be case insensitive now
@@ -78,15 +110,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_filter )
   //We're currently forcing sequences to uppercase
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s2.get_sequence(), "AATTGGCC"); 
 
-  Sequence s3("asdfg", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence s3("asdfg", reduced_dna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s3, "ANNNG");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s3.subseq(0,2), "AN");
 
-  s3.set_filtered_sequence("AAGGCCTT", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet, 0, 2); 
+  s3.set_filtered_sequence("AAGGCCTT", reduced_dna_alphabet, 0, 2); 
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s3, "AA");
-  s3.set_filtered_sequence("AAGGCCTT", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet, 2, 2);
+  s3.set_filtered_sequence("AAGGCCTT", reduced_dna_alphabet, 2, 2);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( s3, "GG");
-  s3.set_filtered_sequence("AAGGCCTT", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet, 4);
+  s3.set_filtered_sequence("AAGGCCTT", reduced_dna_alphabet, 4);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( s3, "CCTT");
 
   s3 = "AAGGFF";
@@ -96,12 +128,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_filter )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_nucleic_alphabet )
 {
   std::string agct("AGCT");
-  Sequence seq(agct, Sequence::nucleic_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(agct, nucleic_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq.size(), agct.size());
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq.get_sequence(), agct);
   
   std::string bdv("BDv");
-  Sequence seq_bdv(bdv, Sequence::nucleic_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq_bdv(bdv, nucleic_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq_bdv.size(), bdv.size());
   // forcing sequence to upper case
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq_bdv.get_sequence(), 
@@ -129,7 +161,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_default_alphabet )
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( subseq_names )
 {
-  Sequence s1("AAGGCCTT", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence s1("AAGGCCTT", reduced_dna_alphabet);
   s1.set_species("species");
   s1.set_fasta_header("a fasta header");
   Sequence s2 = s1.subseq(2,2);
@@ -145,7 +177,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_start_stop )
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( s1.stop(), 0 );
 
   std::string seq_string("AAGGCCTT");
-  Sequence s2(seq_string, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence s2(seq_string, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( s2.start(), 0 );
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( s2.stop(), seq_string.size() );
 
@@ -170,7 +202,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load )
   fs::path seq_path(fs::path(EXAMPLE_DIR, fs::native)/ "seq");
   seq_path /=  "human_mck_pro.fa";
   Sequence s;
-  s.load_fasta(seq_path, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  s.load_fasta(seq_path, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s.subseq(0, 5), "GGATC"); // first few chars of fasta file
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s.subseq(2, 3), "ATC");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s.get_fasta_header(), "gi|180579|gb|M21487.1|HUMCKMM1 Human "
@@ -178,6 +210,52 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load )
                                     "5' flank");
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load_fasta_error )
+{
+  fs::path seq_path(fs::path(EXAMPLE_DIR, fs::native)/"seq");
+  seq_path /= "broken.fa";
+  bool exception_thrown = false;
+  std::string exception_filename;
+  Sequence s;
+  try {
+    s.load_fasta(seq_path);
+  } catch(sequence_invalid_load_error e) {
+    exception_thrown = true;
+    size_t native_string_size = seq_path.native_file_string().size();
+    std:string estr(e.what());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(estr.size() > native_string_size);
+    std::copy(estr.begin(), estr.begin()+native_string_size,
+              std::back_inserter(exception_filename));
+  }
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exception_thrown, true);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq_path.native_file_string(), exception_filename);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load_annot_error )
+{
+  fs::path seq_path(fs::path(EXAMPLE_DIR, fs::native)/"seq");
+  seq_path /= "mouse_mck_pro.fa";
+  fs::path annot_path(fs::path(EXAMPLE_DIR, fs::native));
+  annot_path /= "broken.annot";
+  bool exception_thrown = false;
+  Sequence s;
+  s.load_fasta(seq_path);
+
+  std::string exception_filename;
+  try {
+    s.load_annot(annot_path, 0, 0);
+  } catch(annotation_load_error e) {
+    exception_thrown = true;
+    std:string estr(e.what());
+    size_t native_string_size = annot_path.native_file_string().size();
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(estr.size() > native_string_size);
+    std::copy(estr.begin(), estr.begin()+native_string_size,
+              std::back_inserter(exception_filename));
+  }
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exception_thrown, true);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(annot_path.native_file_string(), exception_filename);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load_dna_reduced )
 {
   std::string reduced_dna_fasta_string(">foo\nAAGGCCTTNN\n");
@@ -190,15 +268,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load_dna_reduced )
   std::stringstream garbage_fasta(garbage_string);
   
   Sequence s;
-  s.load_fasta(reduced_dna_fasta, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  s.load_fasta(reduced_dna_fasta, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(s.load_fasta(invalid_dna_fasta, 
-                                 Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet),
+                                 reduced_dna_alphabet),
                     sequence_invalid_load_error);
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(s.load_fasta(reduced_rna_fasta, 
-                                 Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet),
+                                 reduced_dna_alphabet),
                     sequence_invalid_load_error);
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(s.load_fasta(garbage_fasta, 
-                                 Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet),
+                                 reduced_dna_alphabet),
                     sequence_invalid_load_error);
 
 }
@@ -215,15 +293,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load_rna_reduced )
   std::stringstream garbage_fasta(garbage_string);
   
   Sequence s;
-  s.load_fasta(reduced_rna_fasta, Sequence::reduced_rna_alphabet);
+  s.load_fasta(reduced_rna_fasta, reduced_rna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(s.load_fasta(invalid_rna_fasta, 
-                                 Sequence::reduced_rna_alphabet),
+                                 reduced_rna_alphabet),
                     sequence_invalid_load_error);
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(s.load_fasta(reduced_dna_fasta, 
-                                 Sequence::reduced_rna_alphabet),
+                                 reduced_rna_alphabet),
                     sequence_invalid_load_error);
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(s.load_fasta(garbage_fasta, 
-                                 Sequence::reduced_rna_alphabet),
+                                 reduced_rna_alphabet),
                     sequence_invalid_load_error);
 }
 
@@ -245,11 +323,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load_fasta_default )
   // there's two copies of reduced_rna_fasta because i didn't feel like
   // figuring out how to properly reset the read pointer in a stringstream
   s.load_fasta(reduced_rna_fasta1);
-  specific.load_fasta(reduced_rna_fasta2, Sequence::reduced_nucleic_alphabet);
+  specific.load_fasta(reduced_rna_fasta2, reduced_nucleic_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s, specific);
   
   s.load_fasta(reduced_dna_fasta1);
-  specific.load_fasta(reduced_dna_fasta2, Sequence::reduced_nucleic_alphabet);
+  specific.load_fasta(reduced_dna_fasta2, reduced_nucleic_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(s, specific);
   
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(s.load_fasta(invalid_nucleotide_fasta), 
@@ -287,7 +365,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_load_multiple_sequences_one_fasta )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_reverse_complement )
 {
   std::string iupac_symbols("AaCcGgTtRrYySsWwKkMmBbDdHhVvNn-~.?");
-  Sequence seq(iupac_symbols, Sequence::nucleic_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(iupac_symbols, nucleic_alphabet);
   Sequence seqr = seq.rev_comp();
   
   BOOST_CHECK( seq != seqr );
@@ -300,7 +378,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_reverse_complement )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_reverse_complement_dna )
 {
   std::string dna_str("AGCTN");
-  Sequence dna_seq(dna_str, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence dna_seq(dna_str, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dna_seq.rev_comp(), "NAGCT");  
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(dna_seq, dna_seq.rev_comp().rev_comp());
 }
@@ -308,15 +386,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_reverse_complement_dna )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_reverse_complement_rna )
 {
   std::string rna_str("AGCUN");
-  Sequence rna_seq(rna_str, Sequence::reduced_rna_alphabet);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rna_seq.rev_comp(), "NAGCU");  
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rna_seq, rna_seq.rev_comp().rev_comp());
+  Sequence rna_seq(rna_str, reduced_rna_alphabet);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rna_seq.rev_comp().get_sequence(), "NAGCU");  
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(rna_seq.get_sequence(), 
+                    rna_seq.rev_comp().rev_comp().get_sequence());
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_reverse_complement_subseq )
 {
   std::string dna_str("AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGG");
-  Sequence seq(dna_str, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(dna_str, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   Sequence subseq = seq.subseq(8,4);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( subseq, "AAGG");
   Sequence rev_subseq = subseq.rev_comp();
@@ -379,7 +458,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( annotation_load )
                       ;
   string s(100, 'A');
   s += "GCTGCTAATT";
-  Sequence seq(s, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(s, reduced_dna_alphabet);
                      
   //istringstream annot_stream(annot_data);
   seq.parse_annot(annot_data, 0, 0);
@@ -419,7 +498,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( annotation_broken_load )
                       ;
   string s(100, 'A');
   s += "GCTGCTAATT";
-  Sequence seq(s, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(s, reduced_dna_alphabet);
                      
   BOOST_CHECK_THROW(seq.parse_annot(annot_data, 0, 0), annotation_load_error);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq.annotations().size(), 0);
@@ -446,7 +525,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(annotation_ucsc_html_load)
     "TGGGTCAGTGTCACCTCCAGGATACAGACAGCCCCCCTTCAGCCCAGCCCAGCCAG"
     "AAAAA"
     "GGTGGAGACGACCTGGACCCTAACTACGTGCTCAGCAGCCGCGTCCGCAC";
-  Sequence seq(s, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(s, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   seq.parse_annot(annot_data);
   std::list<annot> annots = seq.annotations();
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( annots.size(), 2);
@@ -467,7 +546,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( annotation_load_no_species_name )
                       ;
   string s(100, 'A');
   s += "GCTGCTAATT";
-  Sequence seq(s, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(s, reduced_dna_alphabet);
                      
   //istringstream annot_stream(annot_data);
   seq.parse_annot(annot_data, 0, 0);
@@ -518,12 +597,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE ( sequence_size )
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_empty_equality )
 {
-  Sequence szero("", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence szero("", reduced_dna_alphabet);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(szero.empty(), true);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(szero, szero);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(szero, "");
 
-  Sequence sclear("AGCT", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence sclear("AGCT", reduced_dna_alphabet);
   sclear.clear();
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sclear.empty(), true);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sclear, sclear);
@@ -534,7 +613,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_empty_equality )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE ( sequence_iterators )
 {
   std::string seq_string = "AAGGCCTTNNTATA";
-  Sequence s(seq_string, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence s(seq_string, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   const Sequence cs(s);
   std::string::size_type count = 0;
 
@@ -563,7 +642,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_motifs )
 {
   string m("AAAA");
   string bogus("AATTGGAA");
-  Sequence s1("AAAAGGGGCCCCTTTT", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence s1("AAAAGGGGCCCCTTTT", reduced_dna_alphabet);
 
   list<motif>::const_iterator motif_i = s1.motifs().begin();
   list<motif>::const_iterator motif_end = s1.motifs().end();
@@ -612,6 +691,37 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_motifs )
   */
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( sequence_motif_subseq)
+{
+  // when searching for a motif on a subsequence we should 
+  // only search the subsequence ticket:199
+  string aaaa("AAAA");
+  string cccc("CCCC");
+  Sequence s1("AAAANCCCC", reduced_dna_alphabet);
+
+  // this shouldn't show up
+  s1.add_motif(cccc);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( s1.motifs().size(), 1 );
+
+  s1.add_motif(aaaa);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( s1.motifs().size(), 2 );
+
+  Sequence subseq1 = s1.subseq(4,5);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(subseq1.motifs().size(), 2);
+  subseq1.clear_motifs();
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(subseq1.motifs().size(), 0);
+  // this is outside of our subsequence, and so shouldn't be found    
+  subseq1.add_motif(aaaa);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( subseq1.motifs().size(), 0 );
+  
+  subseq1.add_motif(cccc);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( subseq1.motifs().size(), 1);
+  std::list<motif>::const_iterator motif_i = subseq1.motifs().begin();
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(motif_i != subseq1.motifs().end());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(motif_i->begin, 1);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(motif_i->end, 5);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( annot_test )
 {
   annot a(0, 10, "test", "thing");
@@ -640,7 +750,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( annotate_from_sequence )
            "AGCTAAAACTTTGGAAACTTTAGATCCCAGACAGGTGGCTTTCTTGCAGT");
   string gc("GCCCCC");
   string gga("GGACACCTC");
-  Sequence seq(s, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(s, reduced_dna_alphabet);
 
   std::list<Sequence> query_list;
   std::list<string> string_list;
@@ -686,7 +796,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( subseq_annotation_test )
            "GGGGCTCCAGCCCCGCGGGAATGGCAGAACTTCGCACGCGGAACTGGTAA"
            "CCTCCAGGACACCTCGAATCAGGGTGATTGTAGCGCAGGGGCCTTGGCCA"
            "AGCTAAAACTTTGGAAACTTTAGATCCCAGACAGGTGGCTTTCTTGCAGT");
-  Sequence seq(s, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(s, reduced_dna_alphabet);
 
 
   seq.add_annotation(annot(0, 10, "0-10", "0-10"));
@@ -723,7 +833,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( motif_annotation_update )
            "GGGGCTCCAGCCCCGCGGGAATGGCAGAACTTCGCACGCGGAACTGGTAA"
            "CCTCCAGGACACCTCGAATCAGGGTGATTGTAGCGCAGGGGCCTTGGCCA"
            "AGCTAAAACTTTGGAAACTTTAGATCCCAGACAGGTGGCTTTCTTGCAGT");
-  Sequence seq(s, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(s, reduced_dna_alphabet);
 
   // starting conditions
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq.annotations().size(), 0);
@@ -744,7 +854,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( motif_annotation_update )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( out_operator )
 {
   string s("AAGGCCTT");
-  Sequence seq(s, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(s, reduced_dna_alphabet);
 
   ostringstream buf;
   buf << s;
@@ -753,7 +863,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( out_operator )
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( get_name )
 {
-  Sequence seq("AAGGCCTT", Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq("AAGGCCTT", reduced_dna_alphabet);
 
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( seq.get_name(), "" );
   seq.set_species("hooman"); // anyone remember tradewars?
@@ -765,7 +875,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( get_name )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( serialize_simple )
 {
   std::string seq_string = "AAGGCCTT";
-  Sequence seq(seq_string, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(seq_string, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   seq.set_species("ribbet");
   std::ostringstream oss;
   // allocate/deallocate serialization components
@@ -788,7 +898,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( serialize_simple )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( serialize_tree )
 {
   std::string seq_string = "AAGGCCTT";
-  Sequence seq(seq_string, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(seq_string, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   seq.set_species("ribbet");
   seq.add_motif("AA");
   seq.add_motif("GC");
@@ -818,7 +928,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( serialize_tree )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( serialize_xml_sequence )
 {
   std::string seq_string = "AAGGCCTT";
-  Sequence seq(seq_string, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq(seq_string, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   seq.set_species("ribbet");
   seq.add_motif("AA");
   seq.add_motif("GC");
@@ -845,7 +955,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( serialize_xml_sequence )
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( serialize_xml_two )
 {
   std::string seq_string = "AAGGCCTT";
-  Sequence seq1(seq_string, Sequence::reduced_dna_alphabet);
+  Sequence seq1(seq_string, reduced_dna_alphabet);
   Sequence seq2(seq1);
 
   std::ostringstream oss;
@@ -869,5 +979,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( serialize_xml_two )
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq1_loaded, seq1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq2_loaded, seq2);
   // test if our pointers are the same
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq1_loaded.c_str(), seq2_loaded.c_str());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(seq1_loaded.data(), seq2_loaded.data());
 }