vcfisec.c

/*  vcfisec.c -- Create intersections, unions and complements of VCF files.

    Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Genome Research Ltd.

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

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <getopt.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <htslib/vcf.h>
#include <htslib/synced_bcf_reader.h>
#include <htslib/vcfutils.h>
#include "bcftools.h"
#include "filter.h"

#define OP_PLUS 1
#define OP_MINUS 2
#define OP_EQUAL 3
#define OP_VENN 4
#define OP_COMPLEMENT 5
#define OP_EXACT 6

// Logic of the filters: include or exclude sites which match the filters?
#define FLT_INCLUDE 1
#define FLT_EXCLUDE 2

typedef struct
{
    int isec_op, isec_n, *write, iwrite, nwrite, output_type, n_threads;
    int nflt, *flt_logic;
    filter_t **flt;
    char **flt_expr;
    bcf_srs_t *files;
    FILE *fh_log, *fh_sites;
    htsFile **fh_out;
    char **argv, *prefix, *output_fname, **fnames, *write_files, *targets_list, *regions_list;
    char *isec_exact;
    int argc, record_cmd_line;
}
args_t;

/**
 *  mkdir_p() - create new directory for a file $fname
 *  @fname:   the file name to create the directory for, the part after last "/" is ignored
 */
void mkdir_p(const char *fmt, ...)
{
    va_list ap;
    va_start(ap, fmt);
    int n = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, ap) + 2;
    va_end(ap);

    char *path = (char*)malloc(n);
    va_start(ap, fmt);
    vsnprintf(path, n, fmt, ap);
    va_end(ap);

    char *tmp = strdup(path), *p = tmp+1;
    while (*p)
    {
        while (*p && *p!='/') p++;
        if ( *p )
        {
            *p = 0;
            mkdir(tmp,S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH);
            *p = '/';
            p++;
        }
    }
    free(tmp);
    free(path);
}

/**
 *  open_file() - open new file creating the file name using vsnprintf
 *  @fname:  if not NULL, on output will point to newly allocated fname string
 *  @mode:   if NULL, only the file name string will be created
 *  @fmt:    vsnprintf format and args
 *
 *  Returns open file descriptor or NULL if mode is NULL.
 */
FILE *open_file(char **fname, const char *mode, const char *fmt, ...)
{
    va_list ap;
    va_start(ap, fmt);
    int n = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, ap) + 2;
    va_end(ap);

    char *str = (char*)malloc(n);
    va_start(ap, fmt);
    vsnprintf(str, n, fmt, ap);
    va_end(ap);

    mkdir_p(str);
    if ( !mode )
    {
        if ( !fname ) error("Uh: expected fname or mode\n");
        *fname = str;
        return NULL;
    }

    FILE *fp = fopen(str,mode);
    if ( fname ) *fname = str;
    else free(str);
    return fp;
}

void isec_vcf(args_t *args)
{
    bcf_srs_t *files = args->files;
    kstring_t str = {0,0,0};
    htsFile *out_fh = NULL;

    // When only one VCF is output, print VCF to stdout or -o file
    int out_std = 0;
    if ( args->nwrite==1 && !args->prefix ) out_std = 1;
    if ( args->targets_list && files->nreaders==1 ) out_std = 1;
    if ( out_std )
    {
        out_fh = hts_open(args->output_fname? args->output_fname : "-",hts_bcf_wmode(args->output_type));
        if ( out_fh == NULL ) error("Can't write to %s: %s\n", args->output_fname? args->output_fname : "standard output", strerror(errno));
        if ( args->n_threads ) hts_set_threads(out_fh, args->n_threads);
        if (args->record_cmd_line) bcf_hdr_append_version(files->readers[args->iwrite].header,args->argc,args->argv,"bcftools_isec");
        bcf_hdr_write(out_fh, files->readers[args->iwrite].header);
    }
    if ( !args->nwrite && !out_std && !args->prefix )
        fprintf(stderr,"Note: -w option not given, printing list of sites...\n");

    int n;
    while ( (n=bcf_sr_next_line(files)) )
    {
        bcf_sr_t *reader = NULL;
        bcf1_t *line = NULL;
        int i, ret = 0;
        for (i=0; i<files->nreaders; i++)
        {
            if ( !bcf_sr_has_line(files,i) ) continue;

            if ( args->nflt && args->flt[i] )
            {
                bcf1_t *rec = bcf_sr_get_line(files, i);
                int pass = filter_test(args->flt[i], rec, NULL);
                if ( args->flt_logic[i] & FLT_EXCLUDE ) pass = pass ? 0 : 1;
                if ( !pass )
                {
                    files->has_line[i] = 0;
                    n--;
                    continue;
                }
            }

            if ( !line )
            {
                line = files->readers[i].buffer[0];
                reader = &files->readers[i];
            }
            ret |= 1<<i;    // this may overflow for many files, but will be used only with two (OP_VENN)
        }

        switch (args->isec_op)
        {
            case OP_COMPLEMENT: if ( n!=1 || !bcf_sr_has_line(files,0) ) continue; break;
            case OP_EQUAL: if ( n != args->isec_n ) continue; break;
            case OP_PLUS: if ( n < args->isec_n ) continue; break;
            case OP_MINUS: if ( n > args->isec_n ) continue; break;
            case OP_EXACT:
                for (i=0; i<files->nreaders; i++)
                    if ( files->has_line[i] != args->isec_exact[i] ) break;
                if ( i<files->nreaders ) continue;
                break;
        }

        if ( out_std )
        {
            if ( bcf_sr_has_line(files,args->iwrite) )
                bcf_write1(out_fh, files->readers[args->iwrite].header, files->readers[args->iwrite].buffer[0]);
            continue;
        }
        else if ( args->fh_sites )
        {
            str.l = 0;
            kputs(reader->header->id[BCF_DT_CTG][line->rid].key, &str); kputc('\t', &str);
            kputw(line->pos+1, &str); kputc('\t', &str);
            if (line->n_allele > 0) kputs(line->d.allele[0], &str);
            else kputc('.', &str);
            kputc('\t', &str);
            if (line->n_allele > 1) kputs(line->d.allele[1], &str);
            else kputc('.', &str);
            for (i=2; i<line->n_allele; i++)
            {
                kputc(',', &str);
                kputs(line->d.allele[i], &str);
            }
            kputc('\t', &str);
            for (i=0; i<files->nreaders; i++)
                kputc(bcf_sr_has_line(files,i)?'1':'0', &str);
            kputc('\n', &str);
            fwrite(str.s,sizeof(char),str.l,args->fh_sites);
        }

        if ( args->prefix )
        {
            if ( args->isec_op==OP_VENN && ret==3 )
            {
                if ( !args->nwrite || args->write[0] )
                    bcf_write1(args->fh_out[2], bcf_sr_get_header(files,0), bcf_sr_get_line(files,0));
                if ( !args->nwrite || args->write[1] )
                    bcf_write1(args->fh_out[3], bcf_sr_get_header(files,1), bcf_sr_get_line(files,1));
            }
            else
            {
                for (i=0; i<files->nreaders; i++)
                {
                    if ( !bcf_sr_has_line(files,i) ) continue;
                    if ( args->write && !args->write[i] ) continue;
                    bcf_write1(args->fh_out[i], files->readers[i].header, files->readers[i].buffer[0]);
                }
            }
        }
    }
    if ( str.s ) free(str.s);
    if ( out_fh ) hts_close(out_fh);
}

static void add_filter(args_t *args, char *expr, int logic)
{
    args->nflt++;
    args->flt_expr = (char**) realloc(args->flt_expr,sizeof(char*)*args->nflt);
    args->flt_logic = (int*) realloc(args->flt_logic,sizeof(int)*args->nflt);
    args->flt = (filter_t**) realloc(args->flt,sizeof(filter_t*)*args->nflt);
    if ( expr[0]=='-' && expr[1]==0 )
    {
        args->flt_expr[args->nflt-1] = NULL;
        args->flt[args->nflt-1] = NULL;
    }
    else
        args->flt_expr[args->nflt-1] = expr;
    args->flt_logic[args->nflt-1] = logic;
}

static void destroy_data(args_t *args);
static void init_data(args_t *args)
{
    int i;
    if ( args->nflt )
    {
        if ( args->nflt > 1 && args->nflt!=args->files->nreaders )
            error("Error: expected either one -i/-e option or as many as there are input files\n");
        if ( args->nflt < args->files->nreaders )
        {
            if ( !args->flt_expr[0] ) error("Error: useless use of -i/-e\n");
            args->nflt = args->files->nreaders;
            args->flt_expr = (char**) realloc(args->flt_expr,sizeof(char*)*args->nflt);
            args->flt_logic = (int*) realloc(args->flt_logic,sizeof(int)*args->nflt);
            args->flt = (filter_t**) realloc(args->flt,sizeof(filter_t*)*args->nflt);
            for (i=1; i<args->nflt; i++)
            {
                args->flt_expr[i]  = args->flt_expr[0];
                args->flt_logic[i] = args->flt_logic[0];
                args->flt[i] = filter_init(args->files->readers[i].header,args->flt_expr[i]);
            }
            args->flt[0] = filter_init(args->files->readers[0].header,args->flt_expr[0]);
        }
        else
        {
            for (i=0; i<args->files->nreaders; i++)
            {
                if ( !args->flt_expr[i] ) continue;
                args->flt[i] = filter_init(args->files->readers[i].header,args->flt_expr[i]);
            }
        }
    }

    if ( args->isec_op==OP_EXACT )
    {
        if ( strlen(args->isec_exact)!=args->files->nreaders )
            error("The number of files does not match the bitmask: %d vs %s\n", args->files->nreaders,args->isec_exact);
        for (i=0; i<args->files->nreaders; i++)
            if ( args->isec_exact[i]!='0' && args->isec_exact[i]!='1' ) error("Unexpected bitmask: %s\n",args->isec_exact);
        for (i=0; i<args->files->nreaders; i++)
            args->isec_exact[i] -= '0';
    }

    // Which files to write: parse the string passed with -w
    char *p = args->write_files;
    while (p && *p)
    {
        if ( !args->write ) args->write = (int*) calloc(args->files->nreaders,sizeof(int));
        if ( sscanf(p,"%d",&i)!=1 ) error("Could not parse --write %s\n", args->write_files);
        if ( i<0 || i>args->files->nreaders ) error("The index is out of range: %d (%s)\n", i, args->write_files);
        args->write[i-1] = 1;
        args->iwrite = i-1;
        args->nwrite++;
        while (*p && *p!=',') p++;
        if ( *p==',' ) p++;
    }
    if ( args->nwrite>1 && !args->prefix ) error("Expected -p when mutliple output files given: --write %s\n", args->write_files);
    if ( args->isec_op==OP_COMPLEMENT && args->nwrite )
    {
        if ( args->nwrite>1 ) error("Multiple files to -w make no sense with -C\n");
        if ( !args->write[0] ) error("Only -w1 makes sense with -C\n");
    }

    if ( args->prefix )
    {
        // Init output directory and create the readme file
        args->fh_log = open_file(NULL,"w","%s/README.txt", args->prefix);
        if ( !args->fh_log ) error("%s/README.txt: %s\n", args->prefix, strerror(errno));

        fprintf(args->fh_log,"This file was produced by vcfisec.\n");
        fprintf(args->fh_log,"The command line was:\tbcftools %s ", args->argv[0]);
        int i;
        for (i=1; i<args->argc; i++) fprintf(args->fh_log," %s",args->argv[i]);
        fprintf(args->fh_log,"\n\nUsing the following file names:\n");

        const char *suffix = "vcf";
        if ( args->output_type & FT_BCF ) suffix = "bcf";
        else if ( args->output_type & FT_GZ ) suffix = "vcf.gz";

        // Open output files and write the legend
        if ( args->isec_op==OP_VENN )
        {
            args->fh_out = (htsFile**) malloc(sizeof(htsFile*)*4);
            args->fnames = (char**) calloc(4,sizeof(char*));

            #define OPEN_FILE(i,j) { \
                open_file(&args->fnames[i], NULL, "%s/%04d.%s", args->prefix, i, suffix); \
                args->fh_out[i] = hts_open(args->fnames[i], hts_bcf_wmode(args->output_type));  \
                if ( !args->fh_out[i] ) error("Could not open %s\n", args->fnames[i]); \
                if ( args->n_threads ) hts_set_threads(args->fh_out[i], args->n_threads); \
                if (args->record_cmd_line) bcf_hdr_append_version(args->files->readers[j].header,args->argc,args->argv,"bcftools_isec"); \
                bcf_hdr_write(args->fh_out[i], args->files->readers[j].header); \
            }
            if ( !args->nwrite || args->write[0] )
            {
                OPEN_FILE(0,0);
                fprintf(args->fh_log,"%s\tfor records private to\t%s\n", args->fnames[0], args->files->readers[0].fname);
            }
            if ( !args->nwrite || args->write[1] )
            {
                OPEN_FILE(1,1);
                fprintf(args->fh_log,"%s\tfor records private to\t%s\n", args->fnames[1], args->files->readers[1].fname);
            }
            if ( !args->nwrite || args->write[0] )
            {
                OPEN_FILE(2,0);
                fprintf(args->fh_log,"%s\tfor records from %s shared by both\t%s %s\n", args->fnames[2], args->files->readers[0].fname, args->files->readers[0].fname, args->files->readers[1].fname);
            }
            if ( !args->nwrite || args->write[1] )
            {
                OPEN_FILE(3,1);
                fprintf(args->fh_log,"%s\tfor records from %s shared by both\t%s %s\n", args->fnames[3], args->files->readers[1].fname, args->files->readers[0].fname, args->files->readers[1].fname);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // Init one output file for each reader
            args->fh_out = (htsFile**) calloc(args->files->nreaders, sizeof(htsFile*));
            args->fnames = (char**) calloc(args->files->nreaders, sizeof(char*));

            for (i=0; i<args->files->nreaders; i++)
            {
                if ( args->write && !args->write[i] ) continue;
                if ( args->isec_op==OP_COMPLEMENT && i>0 ) break;
                OPEN_FILE(i,i);
                fprintf(args->fh_log,"%s\tfor stripped\t%s\n", args->fnames[i], args->files->readers[i].fname);
            }
            #undef OPEN_FILE

            args->fh_sites = open_file(NULL, "w", "%s/sites.txt", args->prefix);
            if ( !args->fh_sites ) error("%s/sites.txt: %s\n", args->prefix, strerror(errno));
        }
    }
    else {
        if (args->output_fname) {
            args->fh_sites = fopen(args->output_fname, "w");
            if ( args->fh_sites == NULL ) error("Can't write to \"%s\": %s\n", args->output_fname, strerror(errno));
        }
        else
            args->fh_sites = stdout;
    }
}

static void destroy_data(args_t *args)
{
    int i;
    if ( args->nflt )
    {
        for (i=0; i<args->nflt; i++)
        {
            if ( !args->flt[i] ) continue;
            filter_destroy(args->flt[i]);
        }
        free(args->flt_expr);
        free(args->flt);
        free(args->flt_logic);
    }
    if ( args->prefix )
    {
        fclose(args->fh_log);
        int n = args->isec_op==OP_VENN ? 4 : args->files->nreaders;
        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
        {
            if ( !args->fnames[i] ) continue;
            hts_close(args->fh_out[i]);
            if ( args->output_type==FT_VCF_GZ )
            {
                tbx_conf_t conf = tbx_conf_vcf;
                tbx_index_build(args->fnames[i], -1, &conf);
            }
            else if ( args->output_type==FT_BCF_GZ )
            {
                if ( bcf_index_build(args->fnames[i],14) ) error("Could not index %s\n", args->fnames[i]);
            }
            free(args->fnames[i]);
        }
        free(args->fh_out);
        free(args->fnames);
        if ( args->fh_sites ) fclose(args->fh_sites);
        if ( args->write ) free(args->write);
    }
}

static void usage(void)
{
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "About:   Create intersections, unions and complements of VCF files.\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "Usage:   bcftools isec [options] <A.vcf.gz> <B.vcf.gz> [...]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "Options:\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -c, --collapse <string>       treat as identical records with <snps|indels|both|all|some|none>, see man page for details [none]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -C, --complement              output positions present only in the first file but missing in the others\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -e, --exclude <expr>          exclude sites for which the expression is true\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -f, --apply-filters <list>    require at least one of the listed FILTER strings (e.g. \"PASS,.\")\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -i, --include <expr>          include only sites for which the expression is true\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "        --no-version                  do not append version and command line to the header\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -n, --nfiles [+-=~]<int>      output positions present in this many (=), this many or more (+), this many or fewer (-), the exact (~) files\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -o, --output <file>           write output to a file [standard output]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -O, --output-type <b|u|z|v>   b: compressed BCF, u: uncompressed BCF, z: compressed VCF, v: uncompressed VCF [v]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -p, --prefix <dir>            if given, subset each of the input files accordingly, see also -w\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -r, --regions <region>        restrict to comma-separated list of regions\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -R, --regions-file <file>     restrict to regions listed in a file\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -t, --targets <region>        similar to -r but streams rather than index-jumps\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -T, --targets-file <file>     similar to -R but streams rather than index-jumps\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "        --threads <int>           number of extra output compression threads [0]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "    -w, --write <list>            list of files to write with -p given as 1-based indexes. By default, all files are written\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "Examples:\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   # Create intersection and complements of two sets saving the output in dir/*\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   bcftools isec A.vcf.gz B.vcf.gz -p dir\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   # Filter sites in A and B (but not in C) and create intersection\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   bcftools isec -e'MAF<0.01' -i'dbSNP=1' -e - A.vcf.gz B.vcf.gz C.vcf.gz -p dir\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   # Extract and write records from A shared by both A and B using exact allele match\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   bcftools isec A.vcf.gz B.vcf.gz -p dir -n =2 -w 1\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   # Extract records private to A or B comparing by position only\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   bcftools isec A.vcf.gz B.vcf.gz -p dir -n -1 -c all\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    exit(1);
}

int main_vcfisec(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int c;
    args_t *args = (args_t*) calloc(1,sizeof(args_t));
    args->files  = bcf_sr_init();
    args->argc   = argc; args->argv = argv;
    args->output_fname = NULL;
    args->output_type = FT_VCF;
    args->n_threads = 0;
    args->record_cmd_line = 1;
    int targets_is_file = 0, regions_is_file = 0;

    static struct option loptions[] =
    {
        {"help",no_argument,NULL,'h'},
        {"exclude",required_argument,NULL,'e'},
        {"include",required_argument,NULL,'i'},
        {"collapse",required_argument,NULL,'c'},
        {"complement",no_argument,NULL,'C'},
        {"apply-filters",required_argument,NULL,'f'},
        {"nfiles",required_argument,NULL,'n'},
        {"prefix",required_argument,NULL,'p'},
        {"write",required_argument,NULL,'w'},
        {"targets",required_argument,NULL,'t'},
        {"targets-file",required_argument,NULL,'T'},
        {"regions",required_argument,NULL,'r'},
        {"regions-file",required_argument,NULL,'R'},
        {"output",required_argument,NULL,'o'},
        {"output-type",required_argument,NULL,'O'},
        {"threads",required_argument,NULL,9},
        {"no-version",no_argument,NULL,8},
        {NULL,0,NULL,0}
    };
    while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hc:r:R:p:n:w:t:T:Cf:o:O:i:e:",loptions,NULL)) >= 0) {
        switch (c) {
            case 'o': args->output_fname = optarg; break;
            case 'O':
                switch (optarg[0]) {
                    case 'b': args->output_type = FT_BCF_GZ; break;
                    case 'u': args->output_type = FT_BCF; break;
                    case 'z': args->output_type = FT_VCF_GZ; break;
                    case 'v': args->output_type = FT_VCF; break;
                    default: error("The output type \"%s\" not recognised\n", optarg);
                }
                break;
            case 'c':
                if ( !strcmp(optarg,"snps") ) args->files->collapse |= COLLAPSE_SNPS;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"indels") ) args->files->collapse |= COLLAPSE_INDELS;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"both") ) args->files->collapse |= COLLAPSE_SNPS | COLLAPSE_INDELS;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"any") ) args->files->collapse |= COLLAPSE_ANY;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"all") ) args->files->collapse |= COLLAPSE_ANY;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"some") ) args->files->collapse |= COLLAPSE_SOME;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"none") ) args->files->collapse = COLLAPSE_NONE;
                else error("The --collapse string \"%s\" not recognised.\n", optarg);
                break;
            case 'f': args->files->apply_filters = optarg; break;
            case 'C': args->isec_op = OP_COMPLEMENT; break;
            case 'r': args->regions_list = optarg; break;
            case 'R': args->regions_list = optarg; regions_is_file = 1; break;
            case 't': args->targets_list = optarg; break;
            case 'T': args->targets_list = optarg; targets_is_file = 1; break;
            case 'p': args->prefix = optarg; break;
            case 'w': args->write_files = optarg; break;
            case 'i': add_filter(args, optarg, FLT_INCLUDE); break;
            case 'e': add_filter(args, optarg, FLT_EXCLUDE); break;
            case 'n':
                {
                    char *p = optarg;
                    if ( *p=='-' ) { args->isec_op = OP_MINUS; p++; }
                    else if ( *p=='+' ) { args->isec_op = OP_PLUS; p++; }
                    else if ( *p=='=' ) { args->isec_op = OP_EQUAL; p++; }
                    else if ( *p=='~' ) { args->isec_op = OP_EXACT; p++; }
                    else if ( isdigit(*p) ) args->isec_op = OP_EQUAL;
                    else error("Could not parse --nfiles %s\n", optarg);
                    if ( args->isec_op == OP_EXACT ) args->isec_exact = p;
                    else if ( sscanf(p,"%d",&args->isec_n)!=1 ) error("Could not parse --nfiles %s\n", optarg);
                }
                break;
            case  9 : args->n_threads = strtol(optarg, 0, 0); break;
            case  8 : args->record_cmd_line = 0; break;
            case 'h':
            case '?': usage();
            default: error("Unknown argument: %s\n", optarg);
        }
    }
    if ( argc-optind<1 ) usage();   // no file given
    if ( args->targets_list && bcf_sr_set_targets(args->files, args->targets_list, targets_is_file,0)<0 )
        error("Failed to read the targets: %s\n", args->targets_list);
    if ( args->regions_list && bcf_sr_set_regions(args->files, args->regions_list, regions_is_file)<0 )
        error("Failed to read the regions: %s\n", args->regions_list);
    if ( argc-optind==2 && !args->isec_op )
    {
        args->isec_op = OP_VENN;
        if ( !args->prefix ) error("Expected the -p option\n");
    }
    if ( !args->targets_list )
    {
        if ( argc-optind<2  ) error("Expected multiple files or the --targets option\n");
        if ( !args->isec_op ) error("Expected two file names or one of the options --complement, --nfiles or --targets\n");
    }
    args->files->require_index = 1;
    while (optind<argc)
    {
        if ( !bcf_sr_add_reader(args->files, argv[optind]) ) error("Failed to open %s: %s\n", argv[optind],bcf_sr_strerror(args->files->errnum));
        optind++;
    }
    init_data(args);
    isec_vcf(args);
    destroy_data(args);
    bcf_sr_destroy(args->files);
    free(args);
    return 0;
}