# XAM.jl [![Project Status: Active – The project has reached a stable, usable state and is being actively developed.](https://www.repostatus.org/badges/latest/active.svg)](https://www.repostatus.org/#active) [![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/BioJulia/XAM.jl.svg)](https://github.com/BioJulia/XAM.jl/releases/latest) [![MIT license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green.svg)](https://github.com/BioJulia/XAM.jl/blob/master/LICENSE) [![Stable documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-stable-blue.svg)](https://biojulia.github.io/XAM.jl/stable) [![Latest documentation](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-dev-blue.svg)](https://biojulia.github.io/XAM.jl/dev/) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/BioJulia/XAM.jl](https://badges.gitter.im/BioJulia/XAM.jl.svg)](https://gitter.im/BioJulia/XAM.jl) > This project follows the [semver](http://semver.org) pro forma and uses the [git-flow branching model](https://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/ "original blog post"). ## Description The XAM package provides I/O and utilities for manipulating SAM and BAM formatted alignment map files. ## Installation You can install the XAM package from the [Julia REPL](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/getting-started/). Press `]` to enter [pkg mode](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/stdlib/Pkg/), then enter the following command: ```julia add XAM ``` If you are interested in the cutting edge of the development, please check out the [develop branch](https://github.com/BioJulia/XAM.jl/tree/develop) to try new features before release. ## Testing XAM is tested against Julia `1.X` on Linux, OS X, and Windows. **Latest build status:** [![Unit tests](https://github.com/BioJulia/XAM.jl/workflows/Unit%20tests/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/BioJulia/XAM.jl/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Unit+tests%22+branch%3Amaster) [![Documentation](https://github.com/BioJulia/XAM.jl/workflows/Documentation/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/BioJulia/XAM.jl/actions?query=workflow%3ADocumentation+branch%3Amaster) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/BioJulia/XAM.jl/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/BioJulia/XAM.jl) ## Contributing We appreciate [contributions](https://github.com/BioJulia/XAM.jl/graphs/contributors) from users including reporting bugs, fixing issues, improving performance and adding new features. Take a look at the [contributing files](https://github.com/BioJulia/Contributing) detailed contributor and maintainer guidelines, and code of conduct. ### Financial contributions We also welcome financial contributions in full transparency on our [open collective](https://opencollective.com/biojulia). Anyone can file an expense. If the expense makes sense for the development the core contributors and the person who filed the expense will be reimbursed. ## Backers & Sponsors Thank you to all our backers and sponsors! Love our work and community? [Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/biojulia#backer). [![backers](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/backers.svg?width=890)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia#backers) Does your company use BioJulia? Help keep BioJulia feature rich and healthy by [sponsoring the project](https://opencollective.com/biojulia#sponsor). Your logo will show up here with a link to your website. [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/0/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/0/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/1/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/1/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/2/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/2/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/3/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/3/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/4/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/4/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/5/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/5/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/6/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/6/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/7/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/7/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/8/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/8/website) [![](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/9/avatar.svg)](https://opencollective.com/biojulia/sponsor/9/website) ## Questions? If you have a question about contributing or using BioJulia software, come on over and chat to us on [the Julia Slack workspace](https://julialang.org/slack/), or you can try the [Bio category of the Julia discourse site](https://discourse.julialang.org/c/domain/bio).