[Bioperl-l] First commit of Bio::Structure objects

[Kris Boulez]

I've just commited the first version of the Bio::Structure objects (and
tests in t/Structure.t). This is a first version (so please handle with
care). The objects are organized in a tree like manner, where each
level consist of one or more objects of the next level.

 Bio::Structure::Entry
 		 Model
		 Chain
		 Residue
		 Atom

Each object should know who his parent/children are. Some basic methods
are provided (more to follow).

As it is, interface definitions are not (yet) used. Question for the
design gurus on this list: do I need an entry in an I file per public
method and do I need an I file for every module ?
Other question: is it better to split out tests per module or to have
one big test for all the Structure modules (69 tests now).

I'll now focus on Bio::Structure::IO and see how much there is with
Bio::SeqIO and see which methods ev. can go in a common module.

Kris,
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