# SeqAn3 -- the modern C++ library for sequence analysis

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SeqAn3 is the new version of the popular SeqAn template library for the analysis of biological sequences.
It enables the rapid development of high-performance solutions by providing generic algorithms and data structures
for:

  * sequence representation and transformation
  * full-text indexing and efficient search
  * sequence alignment
  * input/output of common file formats

By leveraging *Modern C++* it provides unprecedented ease-of-use without sacrificing performance.

Please see the [online documentation](https://docs.seqan.de/seqan3/main_user/) for more details.

## Quick facts

  * C++ header-only library: easy to integrate with your app & easy to distribute
  * liberal open source license: allows integration with any app or library, requires only attribution
  * very high code quality standards: >97% unit test coverage, performance regression tests, ...
  * extensive API documentation & tutorials: more lines of documentation than lines of code
  * aims to support any 64-bit architecture running Linux/POSIX; currently big-endian CPU architectures
    like s390x are less supported

## Dependencies

|                   | requirement                                          | version  | comment                                     |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------------------------------------------|
|**compiler**       | [GCC](https://gcc.gnu.org)                           | ≥ 12     |                                             |
|                   | [Clang](https://clang.llvm.org)                      | ≥ 17     | tested with `-stdlib=libc++`                |
|                   | [IntelOneAPI]()                                      | ≥ 2024.0 |                                             |
|**build system**   | [CMake](https://cmake.org)                           | ≥ 3.20   | optional, but recommended                   |
|**optional libs**  | [cereal](https://github.com/USCiLab/cereal)          | ≥ 1.3.1  | required for serialisation and CTD support  |
|                   | [zlib](https://github.com/madler/zlib)               | ≥ 1.2    | required for `*.gz` and `.bam` file support |
|                   | [bzip2](https://www.sourceware.org/bzip2)            | ≥ 1.0    | required for `*.bz2` file support           |

## Usage

We recommend that you use CMake to build your project:

  * [Setup-Tutorial](https://docs.seqan.de/seqan3/main_user/setup.html)
  * Using CMake guarantees that all optional dependencies are automatically detected and activated.