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+library(tidyverse)
+library(jsonlite)
+library(tidyjson)
+library(ggplot2)
+library(hrbrthemes)
+library(tidyr)
+library(stringr)
+library(reshape2)
+library(grid)
+
+# Multiple plot function
+#
+# ggplot objects can be passed in ..., or to plotlist
+# (as a list of ggplot objects)
+# - cols:   Number of columns in layout
+# - layout: A matrix specifying the layout. If present, 'cols' is ignored.
+#
+# If the layout is something like matrix(c(1,2,3,3), nrow=2, byrow=TRUE),
+# then plot 1 will go in the upper left, 2 will go in the upper right, and
+# 3 will go all the way across the bottom.
+#
+multiplot <- function(..., plotlist = NULL, file, cols = 1, layout = NULL) {
+  # Make a list from the ... arguments and plotlist
+  plots <- c(list(...), plotlist)
+
+  num_plots <- length(plots)
+
+  # If layout is NULL, then use 'cols' to determine layout
+  if (is.null(layout)) {
+    # Make the panel
+    # ncol: Number of columns of plots
+    # nrow: Number of rows needed, calculated from # of cols
+    layout <- matrix(seq(1, cols * ceiling(num_plots / cols)),
+      ncol = cols, nrow = ceiling(num_plots / cols)
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (num_plots == 1) {
+    print(plots[[1]])
+  } else {
+    # Set up the page
+    grid.newpage()
+    pushViewport(viewport(layout = grid.layout(nrow(layout), ncol(layout))))
+
+    # Make each plot, in the correct location
+    for (i in 1:num_plots) {
+      # Get the i,j matrix positions of the regions that contain this subplot
+      matchidx <- as.data.frame(which(layout == i, arr.ind = TRUE))
+
+      print(plots[[i]], vp = viewport(
+        layout.pos.row = matchidx$row,
+        layout.pos.col = matchidx$col
+      ))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+setwd("/Users/michaeljon/src/ovation/fasterqc.net/tmp")
+sample <- "in3257_2_S1_sorted"
+
+# load the data
+json <-
+  jsonlite::fromJSON(readLines(paste(getwd(), "/", sample, ".json", sep = "")))
+
+# plot the ACTGs
+percent_actg <- data.frame(
+  as = json$baseCounts$aPercentage,
+  ts = json$baseCounts$tPercentage,
+  cs = json$baseCounts$cPercentage,
+  gs = json$baseCounts$gPercentage
+)
+
+plt <- ggplot(percent_actg, aes(x = seq_along(as))) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = as, color = "%A")) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = ts, color = "%T")) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = cs, color = "%C")) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = gs, color = "%G")) +
+  coord_cartesian(ylim = c(0, 100)) +
+  labs(
+    color = "Nucleotide",
+    title = "Percentage of ACTG by sequence position",
+    subtitle = paste("Sample ", sample, sep = ""),
+    x = "Position in read",
+    y = "% of ACTG",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2"
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+png(paste(sample, ".pct-actg.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
+
+# plot the N percentages
+n_percentages <- data.frame(
+  n = json$nPercentages$percentages
+)
+
+plt <- ggplot(n_percentages, aes(x = seq_along(n))) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = n)) +
+  coord_cartesian(ylim = c(0, 1)) +
+  labs(
+    title = "Percent of N reads",
+    subtitle = paste("Sample ", sample, sep = ""),
+    x = "Position in read",
+    y = "% N",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2"
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+png(paste(sample, ".pct-n.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
+
+# plot GC distribution
+gc_distribution <- data.frame(
+  gc = json$gcDistribution
+)
+
+plt <- ggplot(gc_distribution, aes(x = seq_along(gc))) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = gc, color = "% GC")) +
+  # geom_line(aes(y = cumsum(gc), color = "Cumulative")) +
+  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma) +
+  labs(
+    color = "",
+    title = "GC distribution",
+    subtitle = paste("Sample ", sample, sep = ""),
+    x = "Position in read",
+    y = "% GC",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2"
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+png(paste(sample, ".gc-dist.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
+
+# plot quality distributions
+qualities_by_base <- data.frame(
+  as = json$qualityDistributionByBase$aDistribution,
+  ts = json$qualityDistributionByBase$tDistribution,
+  cs = json$qualityDistributionByBase$cDistribution,
+  gs = json$qualityDistributionByBase$gDistribution
+)
+
+plt <- ggplot(qualities_by_base, aes(x = seq_along(as))) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = as, color = "%A")) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = ts, color = "%T")) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = cs, color = "%C")) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = gs, color = "%G")) +
+  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma, trans = "log10") +
+  labs(
+    color = "Nucleotide",
+    title = "Quality distribution by base",
+    subtitle = paste("Sample ", sample, sep = ""),
+    x = "Quality (phred)",
+    y = "# of sequences (log)",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2"
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+png(paste(sample, ".base-qual-dist.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
+
+# plot quality distributions
+quality_distribution <- data.frame(
+  qual = json$meanQualityDistribution$distribution,
+  low = json$meanQualityDistribution$lowestMean,
+  high = json$meanQualityDistribution$highestMean
+)
+
+lowest_score <- min(quality_distribution$low)
+highest_score <- max(quality_distribution$high)
+
+plt <- ggplot(quality_distribution, aes(x = lowest_score:highest_score)) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = qual)) +
+  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma, trans = "log10") +
+  labs(
+    title = "Mean quality distribution",
+    subtitle = paste("Sample ", sample, sep = ""),
+    x = "Quality (phred)",
+    y = "# of sequences (log)",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2"
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+png(paste(sample, ".mean-qual-dist.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
+
+sequence_length_distribution <- data.frame(
+  len = json$sequenceLengthDistribution$distribution
+)
+
+plt <- ggplot(sequence_length_distribution, aes(x = seq_along(len))) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = len)) +
+  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma, trans = "log10") +
+  labs(
+    title = "Read count by length",
+    subtitle = paste("Sample ", sample, sep = ""),
+    x = "Length of read",
+    y = "# of sequences (log)",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2"
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+png(paste(sample, ".readlen.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
+
+per_position_qualities <- data.frame(
+  json$perPositionQual |> select(-distribution)
+)
+
+lowest_score <- min(per_position_qualities$lowestScore)
+highest_score <- min(per_position_qualities$highestScore)
+
+plt <- ggplot(per_position_qualities, aes(x = position)) +
+  geom_line(aes(y = mean, color = "mean")) +
+  geom_smooth(aes(y = lowest_score, color = "min"), level = 0.95) +
+  geom_smooth(aes(y = highest_score, color = "max"), level = 0.95) +
+  coord_cartesian(ylim = c(lowest_score, highest_score)) +
+  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma) +
+  labs(
+    color = "",
+    title = "Read quality by position",
+    subtitle = paste("Sample ", sample, sep = ""),
+    x = "Position in read",
+    y = "Phred score",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2",
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+png(paste(sample, ".qual.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
+
+histogram <- data.frame(
+  paired = json$alignmentStatistics$histogram$paired,
+  unpaired = json$alignmentStatistics$histogram$unpaired
+)
+
+minimum_read_length <- json$alignmentStatistics$histogram$minReadLength
+maximum_read_length <- json$alignmentStatistics$histogram$maxReadLength
+
+histogram$lengths <- minimum_read_length:maximum_read_length
+
+plt <- ggplot(histogram, aes(x = lengths)) +
+  geom_col(aes(y = paired), fill = "#ff7f7f") +
+  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma, trans = "log10") +
+  coord_cartesian(xlim = c(minimum_read_length, maximum_read_length)) +
+  labs(
+    color = "Legend",
+    title = "Paired segments",
+    subtitle = "Sample in3257_2_S1",
+    x = "Length of read",
+    y = "Number of sequences (log)",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2"
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+png(paste(sample, ".paired.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
+
+plt <- ggplot(histogram, aes(x = lengths)) +
+  geom_col(aes(y = unpaired), fill = "#7f7fff") +
+  scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::comma, trans = "log10") +
+  coord_cartesian(xlim = c(minimum_read_length, maximum_read_length)) +
+  labs(
+    color = "Legend",
+    title = "Aligned and paired segments",
+    subtitle = "Sample in3257_2_S1",
+    x = "Length of read",
+    y = "Number of sequences (log)",
+    caption = "Species: SARS-CoV-2"
+  ) +
+  theme_ipsum()
+
+# call multiplot(paired, unpaired) to put two of these on the page
+
+png(paste(sample, ".aligned.png", sep = ""), width = 800, height = 600)
+print(plt)
+dev.off()
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