/*  vcfannotate.c -- Annotate and edit VCF/BCF files.

    Copyright (C) 2013-2023 Genome Research Ltd.

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

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <strings.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <getopt.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <dirent.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <inttypes.h>
#include <htslib/vcf.h>
#include <htslib/synced_bcf_reader.h>
#include <htslib/kseq.h>
#include <htslib/khash_str2int.h>
#include "bcftools.h"
#include "vcmp.h"
#include "filter.h"
#include "convert.h"
#include "smpl_ilist.h"
#include "regidx.h"
#include "dbuf.h"

struct _args_t;

typedef struct _rm_tag_t
{
    char *key;
    int hdr_id;
    void (*handler)(struct _args_t *, bcf1_t *, struct _rm_tag_t *);
}
rm_tag_t;

typedef struct
{
    char **cols;
    int ncols, mcols;
    char **als;
    int nals, mals;
    kstring_t line;
    int rid, start, end;
}
annot_line_t;

#define REPLACE_MISSING     (1<<0)   // -c +TAG  .. replace only missing values
#define REPLACE_ALL         (1<<1)   // -c TAG   .. replace both missing and existing values
#define REPLACE_NON_MISSING (1<<2)   // -c -TAG  .. replace only if tgt is not missing
#define SET_OR_APPEND       (1<<3)   // -c =TAG  .. set new value if missing or non-existent, append otherwise
#define MATCH_VALUE         (1<<4)   // -c ~ID   .. do not set, just match the value
#define CARRY_OVER_MISSING  (1<<5)   // -c .TAG  .. carry over source missing values as well
#define MM_FIRST   0    // if multiple annotation lines overlap a VCF record, use the first, discarding the rest
#define MM_APPEND  1    // append, possibly multiple times
#define MM_UNIQUE  2    // append, only unique values
#define MM_SUM     3
#define MM_AVG     4
#define MM_MIN     5
#define MM_MAX     6
#define MM_APPEND_MISSING 7     // missing values will be transferred as well
typedef struct _annot_col_t
{
    int icol, replace, number;  // number: one of BCF_VL_* types
    char *hdr_key_src, *hdr_key_dst;
    // The setters return 0 on successful update of the bcf record, negative value (bcf_update_* return status) on errors,
    // or 1 on (repeated partial updates) concluded with a src=NULL call
    int (*setter)(struct _args_t *, bcf1_t *dst, struct _annot_col_t *, void *src); // the last is the annotation line, either src bcf1_t or annot_line_t
    int (*getter)(struct _args_t *, bcf1_t *src, struct _annot_col_t *, void **ptr, int *mptr);
    int merge_method;               // one of the MM_* defines
    khash_t(str2int) *mm_str_hash;  // lookup table to ensure uniqueness of added string values
    kstring_t mm_kstr;
    size_t
        mm_dbl_nalloc,  // the allocated size --merge-logic values array
        mm_dbl_nused,   // the number of used elements in the mm_dbl array
        mm_dbl_ndat;    // the number of merged rows (for calculating the average)
    double
        *mm_dbl;
    void *ptr;
    int mptr, done;
}
annot_col_t;

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

#define MARK_LISTED   1
#define MARK_UNLISTED 2

typedef struct _args_t
{
    bcf_srs_t *files;
    bcf_hdr_t *hdr, *hdr_out, *tgts_hdr;
    htsFile *out_fh;
    int output_type, n_threads, clevel;
    bcf_sr_regions_t *tgts;
    char *index_fn;
    int write_index;

    regidx_t *tgt_idx;  // keep everything in memory only with .tab annotation file and -c BEG,END columns
    regitr_t *tgt_itr;
    int tgt_is_bed;

    filter_t *filter;
    char *filter_str;
    int filter_logic;   // include or exclude sites which match the filters? One of FLT_INCLUDE/FLT_EXCLUDE
    int keep_sites;

    rm_tag_t *rm;           // tags scheduled for removal
    int nrm;
    int flt_keep_pass;      // when all filters removed, reset to PASS

    vcmp_t *vcmp;           // for matching annotation and VCF lines by allele
    annot_line_t *alines;   // buffered annotation lines
    annot_line_t *aline_missing;
    uint32_t *srt_alines;   // sorted indexes (iALT<<16 || iAline)
    int nalines, malines, nsrt_alines, msrt_alines;
    int ref_idx, alt_idx, chr_idx, beg_idx, end_idx;   // -1 if not present
    annot_col_t *cols;      // column indexes and setters
    int ncols;
    int match_id;           // set iff `-c ~ID` given, -1 otherwise
    int match_end;          // set iff `-c ~INFO/END` is given, -1 otherwise

    char *set_ids_fmt;
    convert_t *set_ids;
    int set_ids_replace;

    int nsmpl_annot;
    int *sample_map, nsample_map, sample_is_file;   // map[idst] -> isrc
    uint8_t *src_smpl_pld, *dst_smpl_pld;   // for Number=G format fields
    int mtmpi, mtmpf, mtmps;
    int mtmpi2, mtmpf2, mtmps2;
    int mtmpi3, mtmpf3, mtmps3;
    int32_t *tmpi, *tmpi2, *tmpi3;
    float *tmpf, *tmpf2, *tmpf3;
    char *tmps, *tmps2, **tmpp, **tmpp2;
    kstring_t tmpks;

    char **argv, *output_fname, *targets_fname, *regions_list, *header_fname;
    char *remove_annots, *columns, *rename_chrs, *rename_annots, *sample_names, *mark_sites;
    char **rename_annots_map;
    char *min_overlap_str;
    float min_overlap_ann, min_overlap_vcf;
    int rename_annots_nmap;
    kstring_t merge_method_str;
    int argc, drop_header, record_cmd_line, tgts_is_vcf, mark_sites_logic, force, single_overlaps;
    int columns_is_file, has_append_mode, pair_logic;
    dbuf_t *header_lines;
}
args_t;

char *msprintf(const char *fmt, ...);

int parse_with_payload(const char *line, char **chr_beg, char **chr_end, uint32_t *beg, uint32_t *end, void *payload, void *usr)
{
    args_t *args = (args_t*) usr;
    int ret = args->tgt_is_bed ? regidx_parse_bed(line, chr_beg, chr_end, beg, end, NULL, NULL) : regidx_parse_tab(line, chr_beg, chr_end, beg, end, NULL, NULL);
    if ( ret<0 ) return ret;
    *((char **)payload) = strdup(line);
    return 0;
}
void free_payload(void *payload)
{
    char *str = *((char**)payload);
    free(str);
}

void remove_id(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, rm_tag_t *tag)
{
    bcf_update_id(args->hdr,line,NULL);
}
void remove_filter(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, rm_tag_t *tag)
{
    if ( tag->key && tag->hdr_id<0 )
    {
        error("Error: Cannot proceed, not even with the --force option, bad things could happen.\n"
              "       Note that \"bcftools annotate -x FILTER\" can be used to remove ALL filters.\n"
              "       Even better, use \"bcftools view -h\" and \"bcftools reheader\" to fix the header!\n"
              );
    }
    if ( !tag->key ) bcf_update_filter(args->hdr, line, NULL, args->flt_keep_pass);
    else bcf_remove_filter(args->hdr, line, tag->hdr_id, args->flt_keep_pass);
}
void remove_qual(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, rm_tag_t *tag)
{
    bcf_float_set_missing(line->qual);
}
void remove_info(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, rm_tag_t *tag)
{
    // remove all INFO fields
    if ( !(line->unpacked & BCF_UN_INFO) ) bcf_unpack(line, BCF_UN_INFO);

    int i;
    for (i=0; i<line->n_info; i++)
    {
        bcf_info_t *inf = &line->d.info[i];
        if (  !strcmp("END",bcf_hdr_int2id(args->hdr,BCF_DT_ID,inf->key)) )
            line->rlen = line->n_allele ? strlen(line->d.allele[0]) : 0;
        if ( inf->vptr_free )
        {
            free(inf->vptr - inf->vptr_off);
            inf->vptr_free = 0;
        }
        line->d.shared_dirty |= BCF1_DIRTY_INF;
        inf->vptr = NULL;
        inf->vptr_off = inf->vptr_len = 0;
    }
}
void remove_info_tag(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, rm_tag_t *tag)
{
    bcf_update_info(args->hdr, line, tag->key, NULL, 0, BCF_HT_INT);  // the type does not matter with n=0
}
void remove_format_tag(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, rm_tag_t *tag)
{
    bcf_update_format(args->hdr, line, tag->key, NULL, 0, BCF_HT_INT);  // the type does not matter with n=0
}
void remove_format(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, rm_tag_t *tag)
{
    // remove all FORMAT fields except GT
    if ( !(line->unpacked & BCF_UN_FMT) ) bcf_unpack(line, BCF_UN_FMT);

    int i;
    for (i=0; i<line->n_fmt; i++)
    {
        bcf_fmt_t *fmt = &line->d.fmt[i];
        const char *key = bcf_hdr_int2id(args->hdr,BCF_DT_ID,fmt->id);
        if ( key[0]=='G' && key[1]=='T' && !key[2] ) continue;

        if ( fmt->p_free )
        {
            free(fmt->p - fmt->p_off);
            fmt->p_free = 0;
        }
        line->d.indiv_dirty = 1;
        fmt->p = NULL;
    }
}

#include "htslib/khash.h"
KHASH_MAP_INIT_STR(vdict, bcf_idinfo_t)
typedef khash_t(vdict) vdict_t;

static void remove_hdr_lines(bcf_hdr_t *hdr, int type)
{
    int i = 0, nrm = 0;
    while ( i<hdr->nhrec )
    {
        if ( hdr->hrec[i]->type!=type ) { i++; continue; }
        bcf_hrec_t *hrec = hdr->hrec[i];
        if ( type==BCF_HL_FMT || type==BCF_HL_INFO || type==BCF_HL_FMT || type== BCF_HL_CTG )
        {
            // everything except FORMAT/GT
            int id = bcf_hrec_find_key(hrec, "ID");
            if ( id>=0 )
            {
                if ( type==BCF_HL_FMT && !strcmp(hrec->vals[id],"GT") ) { i++; continue; }
                vdict_t *d = type==BCF_HL_CTG ? (vdict_t*)hdr->dict[BCF_DT_CTG] : (vdict_t*)hdr->dict[BCF_DT_ID];
                khint_t k = kh_get(vdict, d, hdr->hrec[i]->vals[id]);
                kh_val(d, k).hrec[type==BCF_HL_CTG?0:type] = NULL;
                kh_val(d, k).info[type] |= 0xf;
            }
        }
        nrm++;
        hdr->nhrec--;
        if ( i < hdr->nhrec )
            memmove(&hdr->hrec[i],&hdr->hrec[i+1],(hdr->nhrec-i)*sizeof(bcf_hrec_t*));
        bcf_hrec_destroy(hrec);
    }
    if ( nrm ) {
        if (bcf_hdr_sync(hdr) < 0)
            error_errno("[%s] Failed to update header", __func__);
    }
}

static void init_remove_annots(args_t *args)
{
    int keep_info = 0, keep_fmt = 0, keep_flt = 0;
    void *keep = khash_str2int_init();
    kstring_t str = {0,0,0};
    char *ss = args->remove_annots;

    int i, ntags, needs_info = 0;
    if ( args->set_ids )
    {
        const char **tags = convert_list_used_tags(args->set_ids,&ntags);
        for (i=0; i<ntags; i++)
            if ( !strncmp("INFO/",tags[i],4) ) needs_info = 1;
    }

    while ( *ss )
    {
        args->nrm++;
        args->rm = (rm_tag_t*) realloc(args->rm,sizeof(rm_tag_t)*args->nrm);
        rm_tag_t *tag = &args->rm[args->nrm-1];
        tag->key = NULL;

        int type = BCF_HL_GEN;
        if ( !strncasecmp("INFO/",ss,5) ) { type = BCF_HL_INFO; ss += 5; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("INF/",ss,4) ) { type = BCF_HL_INFO; ss += 4; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("FORMAT/",ss,7) ) { type = BCF_HL_FMT; ss += 7; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("FMT/",ss,4) ) { type = BCF_HL_FMT; ss += 4; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("FILTER/",ss,7) ) { type = BCF_HL_FLT; ss += 7; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("^INFO/",ss,6) ) { type = BCF_HL_INFO; ss += 6; keep_info = 1; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("^INF/",ss,5) ) { type = BCF_HL_INFO; ss += 5; keep_info = 1; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("^FORMAT/",ss,8) ) { type = BCF_HL_FMT; ss += 8; keep_fmt = 1; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("^FMT/",ss,5) ) { type = BCF_HL_FMT; ss += 5; keep_fmt = 1; }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("^FILTER/",ss,8) ) { type = BCF_HL_FLT; ss += 8; keep_flt = 1; }

        char *se = ss;
        while ( *se && *se!=',' ) se++;
        str.l = 0;
        kputsn(ss, se-ss, &str);

        if ( type==BCF_HL_FLT )
        {
            if ( !keep_flt )
            {
                args->flt_keep_pass = 1;
                tag->handler = remove_filter;
                tag->key = strdup(str.s);
                tag->hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr, BCF_DT_ID, tag->key);
                if ( !bcf_hdr_idinfo_exists(args->hdr,BCF_HL_FLT,tag->hdr_id) )
                {
                    if ( args->keep_sites )
                        error("Error: The filter \"%s\" is not defined in the header, cannot use the -k option\n", str.s);
                    else
                        fprintf(stderr,"Warning: The filter \"%s\" is not defined in the header\n", str.s);
                }
                else if ( !args->keep_sites ) bcf_hdr_remove(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_FLT,tag->key);
            }
            else
            {
                int value, ret = khash_str2int_get(keep, str.s, &value);
                if ( ret==-1 ) khash_str2int_set(keep, strdup(str.s),1<<BCF_HL_FLT);
                else khash_str2int_set(keep, str.s, value | 1<<BCF_HL_FLT);
                args->nrm--;
            }
        }
        else if ( type!=BCF_HL_GEN )
        {
            int id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr,BCF_DT_ID,str.s);
            if ( !bcf_hdr_idinfo_exists(args->hdr,type,id) )
            {
                if ( args->keep_sites )
                    error("Error: The tag \"%s\" is not defined in the header, cannot use the -k option\n", str.s);
                else
                    fprintf(stderr,"Warning: The tag \"%s\" not defined in the header\n", str.s);

                tag->key = strdup(str.s);
                if ( type==BCF_HL_INFO )
                {
                    tag->handler = remove_info_tag;
                    if ( needs_info ) error("Error: `--remove INFO/%s` is executed first, cannot combine with `--set-id %s`\n",tag->key,args->set_ids_fmt);
                }
                else if ( type==BCF_HL_FMT ) tag->handler = remove_format_tag;
            }
            else if ( (type==BCF_HL_FMT && keep_fmt) || (type==BCF_HL_INFO && keep_info) )
            {
                int value, ret = khash_str2int_get(keep, str.s, &value);
                if ( ret==-1 ) khash_str2int_set(keep, strdup(str.s),1<<type);
                else khash_str2int_set(keep, str.s, value | 1<<type);
                args->nrm--;
            }
            else
            {
                tag->key = strdup(str.s);
                if ( type==BCF_HL_INFO )
                {
                    tag->handler = remove_info_tag;
                    if ( needs_info ) error("Error: `--remove INFO/%s` is executed first, cannot combine with `--set-id %s`\n",tag->key,args->set_ids_fmt);
                }
                else if ( type==BCF_HL_FMT ) tag->handler = remove_format_tag;
                if ( !args->keep_sites ) bcf_hdr_remove(args->hdr_out,type,tag->key);
            }
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("ID",str.s) ) tag->handler = remove_id;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("FILTER",str.s) )
        {
            tag->handler = remove_filter;
            if ( !args->keep_sites ) remove_hdr_lines(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_FLT);
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("QUAL",str.s) ) tag->handler = remove_qual;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("INFO",str.s) )
        {
            if ( needs_info ) error("Error: `--remove INFO` is executed first, cannot combine with `--set-id %s`\n",args->set_ids_fmt);
            tag->handler = remove_info;
            if ( !args->keep_sites ) remove_hdr_lines(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO);
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("FMT",str.s) || !strcasecmp("FORMAT",str.s) )
        {
            tag->handler = remove_format;
            if ( !args->keep_sites ) remove_hdr_lines(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_FMT);
        }
        else if ( str.l )
        {
            int id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr, BCF_DT_ID, str.s);
            if ( bcf_hdr_idinfo_exists(args->hdr,BCF_HL_INFO,id) ) error("Error: did you mean INFO/%s?\n",str.s);
            if ( bcf_hdr_idinfo_exists(args->hdr,BCF_HL_FMT,id) ) error("Error: did you mean FORMAT/%s?\n",str.s);

            if ( !args->keep_sites )
            {
                if ( str.s[0]=='#' && str.s[1]=='#' )
                    bcf_hdr_remove(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_GEN,str.s+2);
                else
                    bcf_hdr_remove(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_STR,str.s);
            }
            args->nrm--;
        }

        ss = *se ? se+1 : se;
    }
    free(str.s);
    if ( keep_flt || keep_info || keep_fmt )
    {
        int j;
        for (j=0; j<args->hdr->nhrec; j++)
        {
            bcf_hrec_t *hrec = args->hdr->hrec[j];
            if ( hrec->type!=BCF_HL_FLT && hrec->type!=BCF_HL_INFO && hrec->type!=BCF_HL_FMT ) continue;
            if ( !keep_flt && hrec->type==BCF_HL_FLT ) continue;
            if ( !keep_info && hrec->type==BCF_HL_INFO ) continue;
            if ( !keep_fmt && hrec->type==BCF_HL_FMT ) continue;
            int k = bcf_hrec_find_key(hrec,"ID");
            assert( k>=0 ); // this should always be true for valid VCFs
            int value, ret = khash_str2int_get(keep,hrec->vals[k],&value);
            if ( ret==0 && value>>hrec->type ) // keep
            {
                if ( hrec->type==BCF_HL_FLT && !strcmp("PASS",hrec->vals[k]) ) args->flt_keep_pass = 1;
                continue;
            }
            args->nrm++;
            args->rm = (rm_tag_t*) realloc(args->rm,sizeof(rm_tag_t)*args->nrm);
            rm_tag_t *tag = &args->rm[args->nrm-1];
            if ( hrec->type==BCF_HL_INFO ) tag->handler = remove_info_tag;
            else if ( hrec->type==BCF_HL_FMT ) tag->handler = remove_format_tag;
            else
            {
                tag->handler = remove_filter;
                tag->hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr, BCF_DT_ID, hrec->vals[k]);
            }
            tag->key = strdup(hrec->vals[k]);
            if ( !args->keep_sites ) bcf_hdr_remove(args->hdr_out,hrec->type,tag->key);
        }
    }
    khash_str2int_destroy_free(keep);
    if ( !args->nrm ) error("No matching tag in -x %s\n", args->remove_annots);
    if (bcf_hdr_sync(args->hdr_out) < 0)
        error_errno("[%s] Failed to update header", __func__);
}
static void init_header_lines(args_t *args)
{
    if ( args->header_fname )
    {
        htsFile *file = hts_open(args->header_fname, "rb");
        if ( !file ) error("Error reading %s\n", args->header_fname);
        kstring_t str = {0,0,0};
        while ( hts_getline(file, KS_SEP_LINE, &str) > 0 )
        {
            if ( bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr_out,str.s) ) error("Could not parse %s: %s\n", args->header_fname, str.s);
            bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr,str.s);    // the input file may not have the header line if run with -h (and nothing else)
        }
        if ( hts_close(file)!=0 ) error("[%s] Error: close failed .. %s\n", __func__,args->header_fname);
        free(str.s);
    }
    if ( args->header_lines )
    {
        int i, n = dbuf_n(args->header_lines);
        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
        {
            char *line = dbuf_ith(args->header_lines,i);
            if ( bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr_out,line) ) error("Could not parse the header line: %s\n", line);
            bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr,line);    // the input file may not have the header line if run with -H (and nothing else)
        }
        dbuf_destroy_free(args->header_lines);
        args->header_lines = NULL;
    }
    if (bcf_hdr_sync(args->hdr_out) < 0)
        error_errno("[%s] Failed to update output header", __func__);
    if (bcf_hdr_sync(args->hdr) < 0)
        error_errno("[%s] Failed to update input header", __func__);
}
static int vcf_getter_info_str2str(args_t *args, bcf1_t *rec, annot_col_t *col, void **ptr, int *mptr)
{
    return bcf_get_info_string(args->tgts_hdr,rec,col->hdr_key_src,ptr,mptr);
}
static int vcf_getter_id2str(args_t *args, bcf1_t *rec, annot_col_t *col, void **ptr, int *mptr)
{
    char *str = *((char**)ptr);
    int len = strlen(rec->d.id);
    if ( len >= *mptr ) str = realloc(str, len+1);
    strcpy(str, rec->d.id);
    *((char**)ptr) = str;
    *mptr = len+1;
    return len;
}
static int vcf_getter_filter2str(args_t *args, bcf1_t *rec, annot_col_t *col, void **ptr, int *mptr)
{
    kstring_t str;
    str.s = *((char**)ptr);
    str.m = *mptr;
    str.l = 0;

    int i;
    if ( rec->d.n_flt )
    {
        for (i=0; i<rec->d.n_flt; i++)
        {
            if (i) kputc(';', &str);
            kputs(bcf_hdr_int2id(args->tgts_hdr,BCF_DT_ID,rec->d.flt[i]), &str);
        }
    }
    else kputc('.', &str);

    *((char**)ptr) = str.s;
    *mptr = str.m;
    return str.l;
}
static int setter_filter(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( !data ) error("Error: the --merge-logic option cannot be used with FILTER (yet?)\n");

    // note: so far this works only with one filter, not a list of filters
    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;
    if ( tab->cols[col->icol][0]=='.' && !tab->cols[col->icol][1] ) // don't overwrite with a missing value unless asked
    {
        if ( (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) && (col->replace & (REPLACE_ALL|REPLACE_NON_MISSING)) ) bcf_update_filter(args->hdr_out,line,NULL,0);
        return 0;
    }
    hts_expand(int,1,args->mtmpi,args->tmpi);
    args->tmpi[0] = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, tab->cols[col->icol]);
    if ( args->tmpi[0]<0 ) error("The FILTER \"%s\" is not defined in the header, was the -h option provided?\n", tab->cols[col->icol]);
    if ( col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND ) return bcf_add_filter(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi[0]);
    if ( !(col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING) )
    {
        bcf_update_filter(args->hdr_out,line,NULL,0);
        return bcf_update_filter(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi,1);
    }

    // only update missing FILTER
    if ( !(line->unpacked & BCF_UN_FLT) ) bcf_unpack(line, BCF_UN_FLT);
    if ( !line->d.n_flt )
        return bcf_update_filter(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi,1);

    return 0;
}
static int vcf_setter_filter(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    int i, ret = 0;
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    if ( !(rec->unpacked & BCF_UN_FLT) ) bcf_unpack(rec, BCF_UN_FLT);
    if ( !(line->unpacked & BCF_UN_FLT) ) bcf_unpack(line, BCF_UN_FLT);
    if ( !rec->d.n_flt ) // don't overwrite with a missing value unless asked
    {
        if ( (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) && (col->replace & (REPLACE_ALL|REPLACE_NON_MISSING)) ) bcf_update_filter(args->hdr_out,line,NULL,0);
        return 0;
    }
    if ( col->replace & (SET_OR_APPEND|REPLACE_MISSING) )
    {
        if ( (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING) && line->d.n_flt ) return 0; // only update missing FILTER
        for (i=0; i<rec->d.n_flt; i++)
        {
            const char *flt = bcf_hdr_int2id(args->files->readers[1].header, BCF_DT_ID, rec->d.flt[i]);
            if ( bcf_add_filter(args->hdr_out,line,bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, flt)) < 0 ) ret = -1;
        }
        return ret;
    }
    hts_expand(int,rec->d.n_flt,args->mtmpi,args->tmpi);
    for (i=0; i<rec->d.n_flt; i++)
    {
        const char *flt = bcf_hdr_int2id(args->files->readers[1].header, BCF_DT_ID, rec->d.flt[i]);
        args->tmpi[i] = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, flt);
    }
    bcf_update_filter(args->hdr_out,line,NULL,0);
    return bcf_update_filter(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi,rec->d.n_flt);
}
static int setter_pos(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;
    if ( tab->cols[col->icol] && tab->cols[col->icol][0]=='.' && !tab->cols[col->icol][1] ) return 0; // don't replace with "."
    char *tmp;
    int pos = strtol(tab->cols[col->icol], &tmp, 10);
    if ( tmp==tab->cols[col->icol] )
        error("Could not parse ~POS at %s:%"PRId64" .. [%s]\n",bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t)line->pos+1,tab->cols[col->icol]);
    line->pos = pos - 1;
    return 0;
}
static int setter_id(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( !data ) error("Error: the --merge-logic option cannot be used with ID (yet?)\n");
    if ( col->replace & MATCH_VALUE ) return 0;

    // possible cases:
    //      IN  ANNOT   OUT     ACHIEVED_BY
    //      x   y       x        -c +ID
    //      x   y       y        -c ID
    //      x   y       x,y      -c =ID
    //      x   .       x        -c +ID, ID
    //      x   .       .        -x ID
    //      .   y       y        -c +ID, -c ID
    //
    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;
    if ( tab->cols[col->icol] && tab->cols[col->icol][0]=='.' && !tab->cols[col->icol][1] ) return 0; // don't replace with "."
    if ( col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND ) return bcf_add_id(args->hdr_out,line,tab->cols[col->icol]);
    if ( !(col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING) ) return bcf_update_id(args->hdr_out,line,tab->cols[col->icol]);

    // running with +ID, only update missing ids
    if ( !line->d.id || (line->d.id[0]=='.' && !line->d.id[1]) )
        return bcf_update_id(args->hdr_out,line,tab->cols[col->icol]);
    return 0;
}
static int vcf_setter_id(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( col->replace & MATCH_VALUE ) return 0;

    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;

    char *id;
    if ( col->getter )
    {
        int nret = col->getter(args,rec,col,&col->ptr,&col->mptr);
        id = (char*) col->ptr;
        if ( nret<=0 || (nret==1 && *id=='.') ) return 0;   // don't replace with "."
    }
    else
    {
        if ( rec->d.id && rec->d.id[0]=='.' && !rec->d.id[1] ) return 0;    // don't replace with "."
        id = rec->d.id;
    }
    if ( col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND ) return bcf_add_id(args->hdr_out,line,id);
    if ( !(col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING) ) return bcf_update_id(args->hdr_out,line,id);

    // running with +ID, only update missing ids
    if ( !line->d.id || (line->d.id[0]=='.' && !line->d.id[1]) )
        return bcf_update_id(args->hdr_out,line,id);
    return 0;
}
static int vcf_setter_ref(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    if ( !strcmp(rec->d.allele[0],line->d.allele[0]) ) return 0;    // no update necessary
    const char **als = (const char**) malloc(sizeof(char*)*line->n_allele);
    als[0] = rec->d.allele[0];
    int i;
    for (i=1; i<line->n_allele; i++) als[i] = line->d.allele[i];
    int ret = bcf_update_alleles(args->hdr_out, line, als, line->n_allele);
    free(als);
    return ret;
}
static int vcf_setter_alt(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    int i;
    if ( line->n_allele>1 && (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING) ) return 0;
    if ( rec->n_allele==line->n_allele )
    {
        for (i=1; i<rec->n_allele; i++) if ( strcmp(rec->d.allele[i],line->d.allele[i]) ) break;
        if ( i==rec->n_allele ) return 0;   // no update necessary
    }
    const char **als = (const char**) malloc(sizeof(char*)*rec->n_allele);
    als[0] = line->d.allele[0];
    for (i=1; i<rec->n_allele; i++) als[i] = rec->d.allele[i];
    int ret = bcf_update_alleles(args->hdr_out, line, als, rec->n_allele);
    free(als);
    return ret;
}
static int setter_qual(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( !data ) error("Error: the --merge-logic option cannot be used with QUAL (yet?)\n");

    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;
    char *str = tab->cols[col->icol];
    if ( str[0]=='.' && str[1]==0 ) // don't overwrite with a missing value unless asked
    {
        if ( (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) && (col->replace & (REPLACE_ALL|REPLACE_NON_MISSING)) ) bcf_float_set_missing(line->qual);
        return 0;
    }
    if ( (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING) && !bcf_float_is_missing(line->qual) ) return 0;

    line->qual = strtod(str, &str);
    if ( str == tab->cols[col->icol] )
        error("Could not parse %s at %s:%"PRId64" .. [%s]\n", col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1,tab->cols[col->icol]);
    return 0;
}
static int vcf_setter_qual(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    if ( bcf_float_is_missing(rec->qual) )  // don't overwrite with a missing value unless asked
    {
        if ( (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) && (col->replace & (REPLACE_ALL|REPLACE_NON_MISSING)) ) bcf_float_set_missing(line->qual);
        return 0;
    }
    if ( (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING) && !bcf_float_is_missing(line->qual) ) return 0;
    line->qual = rec->qual;
    return 0;
}
static int setter_info_flag(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( !data ) error("Error: the --merge-logic option cannot be used with INFO type=Flag (yet?)\n");

    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;
    char *str = tab->cols[col->icol];
    if ( str[0]=='.' && str[1]==0 ) // don't overwrite with a missing value unless asked
    {
        if ( (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) && (col->replace & (REPLACE_ALL|REPLACE_NON_MISSING)) ) bcf_update_info_flag(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,NULL,0);
        return 0;
    }

    if ( str[0]=='1' && str[1]==0 ) return bcf_update_info_flag(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,NULL,1);
    if ( str[0]=='0' && str[1]==0 ) return bcf_update_info_flag(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,NULL,0);
    error("Could not parse %s at %s:%"PRId64" .. [%s]\n", col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1,tab->cols[col->icol]);
    return -1;
}
static int vcf_setter_info_flag(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    int flag = bcf_get_info_flag(args->files->readers[1].header,rec,col->hdr_key_src,NULL,NULL);
    bcf_update_info_flag(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,NULL,flag);
    return 0;
}
static int setter_ARinfo_int32(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, int nals, char **als, int ntmpi)
{
    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A && ntmpi!=nals-1 && (ntmpi!=1 || args->tmpi[0]!=bcf_int32_missing || args->tmpi[1]!=bcf_int32_vector_end) )
        error("Incorrect number of values (%d) for the %s tag at %s:%"PRId64"\n", ntmpi,col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
    else if ( col->number==BCF_VL_R && ntmpi!=nals && (ntmpi!=1 || args->tmpi[0]!=bcf_int32_missing || args->tmpi[1]!=bcf_int32_vector_end) )
        error("Incorrect number of values (%d) for the %s tag at %s:%"PRId64"\n", ntmpi,col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    int ndst = col->number==BCF_VL_A ? line->n_allele - 1 : line->n_allele;
    int *map = vcmp_map_ARvalues(args->vcmp,ndst,nals,als,line->n_allele,line->d.allele);
    if ( !map ) error("REF alleles not compatible at %s:%"PRId64"\n", bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    // fill in any missing values in the target VCF (or all, if not present)
    int ntmpi2 = bcf_get_info_float(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpi2, &args->mtmpi2);
    if ( ntmpi2 < ndst ) hts_expand(int32_t,ndst,args->mtmpi2,args->tmpi2);

    int i;
    for (i=0; i<ndst; i++)
    {
        if ( map[i]<0 )
        {
            if ( ntmpi2 < ndst ) args->tmpi2[i] = bcf_int32_missing;
            continue;
        }
        if ( ntmpi2==ndst && (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING)
                && args->tmpi2[i]!=bcf_int32_missing
                && args->tmpi2[i]!=bcf_int32_vector_end ) continue;

        args->tmpi2[i] = args->tmpi[ map[i] ];
    }
    return bcf_update_info_int32(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpi2,ndst);
}
static int setter_info_int(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;

    // This is a bit hacky, only to reuse existing code with minimal changes:
    //      -c =TAG will now behave as -l TAG:APPEND for integers
    if ( col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND ) col->merge_method=MM_APPEND;

    if ( !tab )
    {
        if ( col->merge_method!=MM_SUM && col->merge_method!=MM_AVG &&
             col->merge_method!=MM_MIN && col->merge_method!=MM_MAX &&
             col->merge_method!=MM_APPEND &&
             col->merge_method!=MM_APPEND_MISSING )
            error("Error: at the moment only the sum,avg,min,max,append,append-missing options are supported with --merge-logic for INFO type=Integer\n");
    }

    int i,ntmpi = 0;
    if ( (col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND) && !col->mm_dbl_nused )
    {
        ntmpi = bcf_get_info_int32(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpi, &args->mtmpi);
        if ( ntmpi>0 && (args->tmpi[0]!=bcf_int32_missing || (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING)) )
        {
            col->mm_dbl_nused = col->mm_dbl_ndat = ntmpi;
            hts_expand(double,col->mm_dbl_nused,col->mm_dbl_nalloc,col->mm_dbl);
            for (i=0; i<ntmpi; i++)
                col->mm_dbl[i] = args->tmpi[i];
            col->mm_dbl_ndat = 1;
        }
        ntmpi = 0;
    }
    if ( tab )  // has data, not flushing yet
    {
        char *str = tab->cols[col->icol], *end = str;
        if ( str[0]=='.' && str[1]==0 && col->merge_method!=MM_APPEND_MISSING && !(col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) ) return 1;

        while ( *end )
        {
            ntmpi++;
            hts_expand(int32_t,ntmpi,args->mtmpi,args->tmpi);
            if ( str[0]=='.' && (str[1]==0 || str[1]==',') )
            {
                if ( col->merge_method==MM_APPEND_MISSING || (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) )
                    args->tmpi[ntmpi-1] = bcf_int32_missing;
                else
                    ntmpi--;
                if ( str[1]==0 ) end = str+1;
                str += 2;
            }
            else
            {
                args->tmpi[ntmpi-1] = strtol(str, &end, 10);
                if ( end==str )
                    error("Could not parse %s at %s:%"PRId64" .. [%s]\n", col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1,tab->cols[col->icol]);
                str = end+1;
            }
        }
        if ( col->merge_method!=MM_FIRST )
        {
            if ( !col->mm_dbl_nused )
            {
                col->mm_dbl_nused = ntmpi;
                hts_expand(double,col->mm_dbl_nused,col->mm_dbl_nalloc,col->mm_dbl);
                for (i=0; i<ntmpi; i++)
                    col->mm_dbl[i] = args->tmpi[i];
            }
            else
            {
                if ( col->merge_method==MM_APPEND || col->merge_method==MM_APPEND_MISSING )
                {
                    int nori = col->mm_dbl_nused;
                    col->mm_dbl_nused += ntmpi;
                    hts_expand(double,col->mm_dbl_nused,col->mm_dbl_nalloc,col->mm_dbl);
                    for (i=0; i<ntmpi; i++)
                        col->mm_dbl[i+nori] = args->tmpi[i];
                }
                else
                {
                    if ( ntmpi!=col->mm_dbl_nused ) error("Error: cannot merge fields of unequal length\n");
                    if ( col->merge_method==MM_SUM || col->merge_method==MM_AVG )
                        for (i=0; i<ntmpi; i++) col->mm_dbl[i] += args->tmpi[i];
                    else if ( col->merge_method==MM_MIN )
                        for (i=0; i<ntmpi; i++) { if ( col->mm_dbl[i] > args->tmpi[i] ) col->mm_dbl[i] = args->tmpi[i]; }
                    else if ( col->merge_method==MM_MAX )
                        for (i=0; i<ntmpi; i++) { if ( col->mm_dbl[i] < args->tmpi[i] ) col->mm_dbl[i] = args->tmpi[i]; }
                }
            }
            col->mm_dbl_ndat++;
            return 1;
        }
    }
    else if ( col->merge_method==MM_SUM || col->merge_method==MM_MIN || col->merge_method==MM_MAX || col->merge_method==MM_APPEND || col->merge_method==MM_APPEND_MISSING )
    {
        ntmpi = col->mm_dbl_nused;
        hts_expand(int32_t,ntmpi,args->mtmpi,args->tmpi);
        for (i=0; i<ntmpi; i++) args->tmpi[i] = col->mm_dbl[i];
        col->mm_dbl_nused = col->mm_dbl_ndat = 0;
    }
    else if ( col->merge_method==MM_AVG )
    {
        ntmpi = col->mm_dbl_nused;
        hts_expand(int32_t,ntmpi,args->mtmpi,args->tmpi);
        for (i=0; i<ntmpi; i++) args->tmpi[i] = col->mm_dbl[i]/col->mm_dbl_ndat;
        col->mm_dbl_nused = col->mm_dbl_ndat = 0;
    }

    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A || col->number==BCF_VL_R )
        return setter_ARinfo_int32(args,line,col,tab->nals,tab->als,ntmpi);

    if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING )
    {
        int ret = bcf_get_info_int32(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpi2, &args->mtmpi2);
        if ( ret>0 && args->tmpi2[0]!=bcf_int32_missing ) return 0;
    }
    return bcf_update_info_int32(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpi,ntmpi);
}
static int vcf_setter_info_int(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    int ntmpi = bcf_get_info_int32(args->files->readers[1].header,rec,col->hdr_key_src,&args->tmpi,&args->mtmpi);
    if ( ntmpi < 0 ) return 0;    // nothing to add

    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A || col->number==BCF_VL_R )
        return setter_ARinfo_int32(args,line,col,rec->n_allele,rec->d.allele,ntmpi);

    if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING )
    {
        int ret = bcf_get_info_int32(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpi2, &args->mtmpi2);
        if ( ret>0 && args->tmpi2[0]!=bcf_int32_missing ) return 0;
    }

    return bcf_update_info_int32(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpi,ntmpi);
}
static int setter_ARinfo_real(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, int nals, char **als, int ntmpf)
{
    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A && ntmpf!=nals-1 && (ntmpf!=1 || !bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf[0]) || !bcf_float_is_vector_end(args->tmpf[0])) )
        error("Incorrect number of values (%d) for the %s tag at %s:%"PRId64"\n", ntmpf,col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
    else if ( col->number==BCF_VL_R && ntmpf!=nals && (ntmpf!=1 || !bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf[0]) || !bcf_float_is_vector_end(args->tmpf[0])) )
        error("Incorrect number of values (%d) for the %s tag at %s:%"PRId64"\n", ntmpf,col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    int ndst = col->number==BCF_VL_A ? line->n_allele - 1 : line->n_allele;
    int *map = vcmp_map_ARvalues(args->vcmp,ndst,nals,als,line->n_allele,line->d.allele);
    if ( !map ) error("REF alleles not compatible at %s:%"PRId64"\n", bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    // fill in any missing values in the target VCF (or all, if not present)
    int ntmpf2 = bcf_get_info_float(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpf2, &args->mtmpf2);
    if ( ntmpf2 < ndst ) hts_expand(float,ndst,args->mtmpf2,args->tmpf2);

    int i;
    for (i=0; i<ndst; i++)
    {
        if ( map[i]<0 )
        {
            if ( ntmpf2 < ndst ) bcf_float_set_missing(args->tmpf2[i]);
            continue;
        }
        if ( ntmpf2==ndst && (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING)
                && !bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf2[i])
                && !bcf_float_is_vector_end(args->tmpf2[i]) ) continue;

        args->tmpf2[i] = args->tmpf[ map[i] ];
    }
    return bcf_update_info_float(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpf2,ndst);
}
static int setter_info_real(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;

    // This is a bit hacky, only to reuse existing code with minimal changes:
    //      -c =TAG will now behave as -l TAG:APPEND for floats
    if ( col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND ) col->merge_method=MM_APPEND;

    if ( !tab )
    {
        if ( col->merge_method!=MM_SUM && col->merge_method!=MM_AVG &&
             col->merge_method!=MM_MIN && col->merge_method!=MM_MAX &&
             col->merge_method!=MM_APPEND &&
             col->merge_method!=MM_APPEND_MISSING )
            error("Error: at the moment only the sum,avg,min,max,append,append-missing options are supported with --merge-logic for INFO type=Float\n");
    }

    int i,ntmpf = 0;
    if ( (col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND) && !col->mm_dbl_nused )
    {
        ntmpf = bcf_get_info_float(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpf, &args->mtmpf);
        if ( ntmpf>0 && (!bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf[0]) || (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING)) )
        {
            col->mm_dbl_nused = ntmpf;
            hts_expand(double,col->mm_dbl_nused,col->mm_dbl_nalloc,col->mm_dbl);
            for (i=0; i<ntmpf; i++)
                if ( bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf[i]) )
                    bcf_double_set_missing(col->mm_dbl[i]);
                else
                    col->mm_dbl[i] = args->tmpf[i];
            col->mm_dbl_ndat = 1;
        }
        ntmpf = 0;
    }
    if ( tab )  // data row, not just flushing
    {
        char *str = tab->cols[col->icol], *end = str;
        if ( str[0]=='.' && str[1]==0 && col->merge_method!=MM_APPEND_MISSING && !(col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) ) return 1;

        while ( *end )
        {
            ntmpf++;
            hts_expand(float,ntmpf,args->mtmpf,args->tmpf);
            if ( str[0]=='.' && (str[1]==0 || str[1]==',') )
            {
                if ( col->merge_method==MM_APPEND_MISSING || (col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) )
                    bcf_float_set_missing(args->tmpf[ntmpf-1]);
                else
                    ntmpf--;
                if ( str[1]==0 ) end = str+1;
                str += 2;
            }
            else
            {
                args->tmpf[ntmpf-1] = strtod(str, &end);
                if ( end==str )
                    error("Could not parse %s at %s:%"PRId64" .. [%s]\n", col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1,tab->cols[col->icol]);
                str = end+1;
            }
        }
        if ( col->merge_method!=MM_FIRST )
        {
            if ( !col->mm_dbl_nused )
            {
                col->mm_dbl_nused = ntmpf;
                hts_expand(double,col->mm_dbl_nused,col->mm_dbl_nalloc,col->mm_dbl);
                for (i=0; i<ntmpf; i++)
                {
                    if ( bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf[i]) )
                        bcf_double_set_missing(col->mm_dbl[i]);
                    else
                        col->mm_dbl[i] = args->tmpf[i];
                }
            }
            else
            {
                if ( col->merge_method==MM_APPEND || col->merge_method==MM_APPEND_MISSING )
                {
                    int nori = col->mm_dbl_nused;
                    col->mm_dbl_nused += ntmpf;
                    hts_expand(double,col->mm_dbl_nused,col->mm_dbl_nalloc,col->mm_dbl);
                    for (i=0; i<ntmpf; i++)
                    {
                        if ( bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf[i]) )
                            bcf_double_set_missing(col->mm_dbl[i+nori]);
                        else
                            col->mm_dbl[i+nori] = args->tmpf[i];
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    if ( ntmpf!=col->mm_dbl_nused ) error("Error: cannot merge fields of unequal length\n");
                    if ( col->merge_method==MM_SUM || col->merge_method==MM_AVG )
                        for (i=0; i<ntmpf; i++) col->mm_dbl[i] += args->tmpf[i];
                    else if ( col->merge_method==MM_MIN )
                        for (i=0; i<ntmpf; i++) { if ( col->mm_dbl[i] > args->tmpf[i] ) col->mm_dbl[i] = args->tmpf[i]; }
                    else if ( col->merge_method==MM_MAX )
                        for (i=0; i<ntmpf; i++) { if ( col->mm_dbl[i] < args->tmpf[i] ) col->mm_dbl[i] = args->tmpf[i]; }
                }
            }
            col->mm_dbl_ndat++;
            return 1;
        }
    }
    else if ( col->merge_method==MM_SUM || col->merge_method==MM_MIN || col->merge_method==MM_MAX || col->merge_method==MM_APPEND || col->merge_method==MM_APPEND_MISSING )
    {
        ntmpf = col->mm_dbl_nused;
        hts_expand(int32_t,ntmpf,args->mtmpf,args->tmpf);
        for (i=0; i<ntmpf; i++)
        {
            if ( bcf_double_is_missing(col->mm_dbl[i]) )
                bcf_float_set_missing(args->tmpf[i]);
            else
                args->tmpf[i] = col->mm_dbl[i];
        }
        col->mm_dbl_nused = col->mm_dbl_ndat = 0;
    }
    else if ( col->merge_method==MM_AVG )
    {
        ntmpf = col->mm_dbl_nused;
        hts_expand(int32_t,ntmpf,args->mtmpf,args->tmpf);
        for (i=0; i<ntmpf; i++) args->tmpf[i] = col->mm_dbl[i]/col->mm_dbl_ndat;
        col->mm_dbl_nused = col->mm_dbl_ndat = 0;
    }

    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A || col->number==BCF_VL_R )
        return setter_ARinfo_real(args,line,col,tab->nals,tab->als,ntmpf);

    if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING )
    {
        int ret = bcf_get_info_float(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpf2, &args->mtmpf2);
        if ( ret>0 && !bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf2[0]) ) return 0;
    }

    return bcf_update_info_float(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpf,ntmpf);
}
static int vcf_setter_info_real(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    int ntmpf = bcf_get_info_float(args->files->readers[1].header,rec,col->hdr_key_src,&args->tmpf,&args->mtmpf);
    if ( ntmpf < 0 ) return 0;    // nothing to add

    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A || col->number==BCF_VL_R )
        return setter_ARinfo_real(args,line,col,rec->n_allele,rec->d.allele,ntmpf);

    if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING )
    {
        int ret = bcf_get_info_float(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpf2, &args->mtmpf2);
        if ( ret>0 && !bcf_float_is_missing(args->tmpf2[0]) ) return 0;
    }

    return bcf_update_info_float(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpf,ntmpf);
}
int copy_string_field(char *src, int isrc, int src_len, kstring_t *dst, int idst); // see vcfmerge.c
static int setter_ARinfo_string(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, int nals, char **als)
{
    assert( col->merge_method==MM_FIRST );

    int nsrc = 1, lsrc = 0;
    while ( args->tmps[lsrc] )
    {
        if ( args->tmps[lsrc]==',' ) nsrc++;
        lsrc++;
    }
    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A && nsrc!=nals-1 && (nsrc!=1 || args->tmps[0]!='.' || args->tmps[1]!=0 ) )
        error("Incorrect number of values (%d) for the %s tag at %s:%"PRId64"\n", nsrc,col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
    else if ( col->number==BCF_VL_R && nsrc!=nals && (nsrc!=1 || args->tmps[0]!='.' || args->tmps[1]!=0 ) )
        error("Incorrect number of values (%d) for the %s tag at %s:%"PRId64"\n", nsrc,col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    int ndst = col->number==BCF_VL_A ? line->n_allele - 1 : line->n_allele;
    int *map = vcmp_map_ARvalues(args->vcmp,ndst,nals,als,line->n_allele,line->d.allele);
    if ( !map ) error("REF alleles not compatible at %s:%"PRId64"\n", bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    // fill in any missing values in the target VCF (or all, if not present)
    int i, empty = 0, nstr, mstr = args->tmpks.m;
    nstr = bcf_get_info_string(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmpks.s, &mstr);
    args->tmpks.m = mstr;
    if ( nstr<0 || (nstr==1 && args->tmpks.s[0]=='.' && args->tmpks.s[1]==0) )
    {
        empty = 0;
        args->tmpks.l = 0;
        kputc('.',&args->tmpks);
        for (i=1; i<ndst; i++) kputs(",.",&args->tmpks);
    }
    else args->tmpks.l = nstr;
    for (i=0; i<ndst; i++)
    {
        if ( map[i]<0 )
        {
            if ( empty ) copy_string_field(".",0,1,&args->tmpks,i);
            continue;
        }
        if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING )
        {
            // Do not replace filled values. The field must be looked up again because
            // of realloc in copy_string_field
            int n = 0;
            char *str = args->tmpks.s;
            while ( *str && n<i )
            {
                if ( *str==',' ) n++;
                str++;
            }
            if ( str[0]!='.' || (str[1]!=',' && str[1]!=0) ) continue;  // value already set
        }
        int ret = copy_string_field(args->tmps,map[i],lsrc,&args->tmpks,i);
        if ( ret!=0 ) error("[%s:%d %s] Failed to copy a string field\n",  __FILE__,__LINE__,__func__);
    }
    return bcf_update_info_string(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpks.s);
}
void khash_str2int_clear_free(void *_hash)
{
    khash_t(str2int) *hash = (khash_t(str2int)*)_hash;
    khint_t k;
    if (hash == 0) return;
    for (k = 0; k < kh_end(hash); ++k)
        if (kh_exist(hash, k)) free((char*)kh_key(hash, k));
    kh_clear(str2int, hash);
}
static int setter_info_str(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING) && col->number!=BCF_VL_A && col->number!=BCF_VL_R )
    {
        int ret = bcf_get_info_string(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmps2, &args->mtmps2);
        if ( ret>0 && (args->tmps2[0]!='.' || args->tmps2[1]!=0) ) return 0;
    }

    // This is a bit hacky, only to reuse existing code with minimal changes:
    //      -c =TAG will now behave as -l TAG:unique for strings
    if ( col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND ) col->merge_method=MM_UNIQUE;

    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;

    int len = 0;
    if ( tab )
    {
        len = strlen(tab->cols[col->icol]);
        if ( !len ) return 0;
        if ( len==1 && tab->cols[col->icol][0]=='.' && col->merge_method!=MM_APPEND_MISSING && !(col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) ) return 1;
    }

    if ( col->merge_method!=MM_FIRST )
    {
        if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A || col->number==BCF_VL_R )
            error("Error: the --merge-logic option cannot be used with INFO tags Type=String,Number={A,R,G}\n");

        if ( data )
        {
            assert( col->merge_method==MM_APPEND || col->merge_method==MM_APPEND_MISSING || col->merge_method==MM_UNIQUE );
            if ( col->merge_method==MM_UNIQUE )
            {
                if ( !col->mm_str_hash ) col->mm_str_hash = (khash_t(str2int)*)khash_str2int_init();
                if ( khash_str2int_has_key(col->mm_str_hash, tab->cols[col->icol]) ) return 1;
                khash_str2int_inc(col->mm_str_hash, strdup(tab->cols[col->icol]));
            }

            if ( (col->replace & SET_OR_APPEND) && !col->mm_kstr.l )
            {
                int m = col->mm_kstr.m;
                int n = bcf_get_info_string(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &col->mm_kstr.s, &m);
                col->mm_kstr.m = m;
                if ( n>0 && ((col->replace & CARRY_OVER_MISSING) || col->mm_kstr.s[0]!='.' || col->mm_kstr.s[1]) ) col->mm_kstr.l = n;
            }

            if ( col->mm_kstr.l ) kputc(',',&col->mm_kstr);
            kputs(tab->cols[col->icol], &col->mm_kstr);
            return 1;
        }

        if ( col->mm_kstr.l )
        {
            hts_expand(char,col->mm_kstr.l+1,args->mtmps,args->tmps);
            memcpy(args->tmps,col->mm_kstr.s,col->mm_kstr.l+1);
        }
        else
            return 0;

        // flush the line
        if ( col->merge_method==MM_UNIQUE )
            khash_str2int_clear_free(col->mm_str_hash);
        col->mm_kstr.l = 0;
    }
    else
    {
        assert(tab);
        hts_expand(char,len+1,args->mtmps,args->tmps);
        memcpy(args->tmps,tab->cols[col->icol],len+1);

        if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A || col->number==BCF_VL_R )
            return setter_ARinfo_string(args,line,col,tab->nals,tab->als);
    }

    return bcf_update_info_string(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmps);
}
static int vcf_setter_info_str(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;

    if ( col->getter )
        col->getter(args,rec,col,(void**)&args->tmps, &args->mtmps);
    else
    {
        int ntmps = bcf_get_info_string(args->files->readers[1].header,rec,col->hdr_key_src,&args->tmps,&args->mtmps);
        if ( ntmps < 0 ) return 0;    // nothing to add
    }

    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_A || col->number==BCF_VL_R )
        return setter_ARinfo_string(args,line,col,rec->n_allele,rec->d.allele);

    if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING )
    {
        int ret = bcf_get_info_string(args->hdr, line, col->hdr_key_dst, &args->tmps2, &args->mtmps2);
        if ( ret>0 && (args->tmps2[0]!='.' || args->tmps2[1]!=0) ) return 0;
    }

    return bcf_update_info_string(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmps);
}
static int genotypes_to_string(args_t *args, int nsrc1, int32_t *src, int nsmpl_dst, kstring_t *str)
{
    int i, isrc, idst;
    int blen = nsrc1 > 1 ? nsrc1 + 1 : 1;   // typically the genotypes take three bytes 0/1, no 0-termination is needed

gt_length_too_big:
    str->l = 0;
    for (idst=0; idst<nsmpl_dst; idst++)
    {
        isrc = args->sample_map ? args->sample_map[idst] : idst;
        if ( isrc==-1 )
        {
            kputc_('.', str);
            for (i=1; i < blen; i++) kputc_(0, str);
            continue;
        }

        size_t plen = str->l;
        int32_t *ptr = src + isrc*nsrc1;
        for (i=0; i<nsrc1 && ptr[i]!=bcf_int32_vector_end; i++)
        {
            if ( i ) kputc("/|"[bcf_gt_is_phased(ptr[i])], str);
            if ( bcf_gt_is_missing(ptr[i]) ) kputc('.', str);
            else kputw(bcf_gt_allele(ptr[i]), str);
        }
        if ( i==0 ) kputc('.', str);
        if ( str->l - plen > blen )
        {
            // too many alternate alleles or ploidy is too large, the genotype does not fit
            // three characters ("0/0" vs "10/10").
            blen *= 2;
            goto gt_length_too_big;
        }
        plen = str->l - plen;
        while ( plen < blen )
        {
            kputc_(0, str);
            plen++;
        }
    }
    return 0;
}
static int vcf_setter_format_gt(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    int nsrc = bcf_get_genotypes(args->files->readers[1].header,rec,&args->tmpi,&args->mtmpi);
    if ( nsrc==-3 ) return 0;    // the tag is not present
    if ( nsrc<=0 ) return 1;     // error

    // Genotypes are internally represented as integers. This is a complication when
    // adding as a different Type=String field, such as FMT/newGT:=GT
    if ( strcmp(col->hdr_key_src,col->hdr_key_dst) )
    {
        int nsmpl_dst = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out);
        int nsmpl_src = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->files->readers[1].header);
        genotypes_to_string(args,nsrc/nsmpl_src,args->tmpi,nsmpl_dst,&args->tmpks);
        return bcf_update_format_char(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpks.s,args->tmpks.l);
    }

    if ( !args->sample_map )
        return bcf_update_genotypes(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi,nsrc);

    int i, j, ndst = bcf_get_genotypes(args->hdr,line,&args->tmpi2,&args->mtmpi2);
    if ( ndst > 0 ) ndst /= bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out);
    nsrc /= bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->files->readers[1].header);
    if ( ndst<=0 )  // field not present in dst file
    {
        if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) return 0;
        hts_expand(int32_t, nsrc*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out), args->mtmpi2, args->tmpi2);
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            int32_t *dst = args->tmpi2 + nsrc*i;
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 )
            {
                dst[0] = bcf_gt_missing;
                for (j=1; j<nsrc; j++) dst[j] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
            }
            else
            {
                int32_t *src = args->tmpi + nsrc*args->sample_map[i];
                for (j=0; j<nsrc; j++) dst[j] = src[j];
            }
        }
        return bcf_update_genotypes(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi2,nsrc*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
    else if ( ndst >= nsrc )
    {
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 ) continue;
            int32_t *src = args->tmpi  + nsrc*args->sample_map[i];
            int32_t *dst = args->tmpi2 + ndst*i;
            if ( (col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING) && bcf_gt_is_missing(dst[0]) ) continue;
            if ( (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING)  && !bcf_gt_is_missing(dst[0]) ) continue;
            for (j=0; j<nsrc; j++) dst[j] = src[j];
            for (; j<ndst; j++) dst[j] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
        }
        return bcf_update_genotypes(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi2,ndst*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
    else    // ndst < nsrc
    {
        hts_expand(int32_t, nsrc*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out), args->mtmpi3, args->tmpi3);
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            int32_t *ori = args->tmpi2 + ndst*i;
            int32_t *dst = args->tmpi3 + nsrc*i;
            int keep_ori = 0;
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 ) keep_ori = 1;
            else if ( (col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING) && bcf_gt_is_missing(ori[0]) ) keep_ori = 1;
            else if ( (col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING)  && !bcf_gt_is_missing(ori[0]) ) keep_ori = 1;
            if ( keep_ori )
            {
                for (j=0; j<ndst; j++) dst[j] = ori[j];
                for (; j<nsrc; j++) dst[j] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
            }
            else
            {
                int32_t *src = args->tmpi + nsrc*args->sample_map[i];
                for (j=0; j<nsrc; j++) dst[j] = src[j];
            }
        }
        return bcf_update_genotypes(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi3,nsrc*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
}
static int count_vals(annot_line_t *tab, int icol_beg, int icol_end)
{
    int i, nmax = 1;
    for (i=icol_beg; i<icol_end; i++)
    {
        char *str = tab->cols[i], *end = str;
        if ( str[0]=='.' && !str[1] )
        {
            // missing value
            if ( !nmax ) nmax = 1;
            continue;
        }
        int n = 1;
        while ( *end )
        {
            if ( *end==',' ) n++;
            end++;
        }
        if ( nmax<n ) nmax = n;
    }
    return nmax;
}
static int core_setter_format_int(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, int32_t *vals, int nvals)
{
    if ( !args->sample_map )
        return bcf_update_format_int32(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,vals,nvals*args->nsmpl_annot);

    int i, j, ndst = bcf_get_format_int32(args->hdr,line,col->hdr_key_dst,&args->tmpi2,&args->mtmpi2);
    if ( ndst > 0 ) ndst /= bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out);
    if ( ndst<=0 )
    {
        if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) return 0;    // overwrite only if present
        hts_expand(int32_t, nvals*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out), args->mtmpi2, args->tmpi2);
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            int32_t *dst = args->tmpi2 + nvals*i;
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 )
            {
                dst[0] = bcf_int32_missing;
                for (j=1; j<nvals; j++) dst[j] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
            }
            else
            {
                int32_t *src = vals + nvals*args->sample_map[i];
                for (j=0; j<nvals; j++) dst[j] = src[j];
            }
        }
        return bcf_update_format_int32(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpi2,nvals*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
    else if ( ndst >= nvals )
    {
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 ) continue;
            int32_t *src = vals  + nvals*args->sample_map[i];
            int32_t *dst = args->tmpi2 + ndst*i;
            // possible cases:
            //      in annot out
            //       x  y     x     TAG,-TAG,=TAG    .. REPLACE_ALL, REPLACE_NON_MISSING, SET_OR_APPEND
            //       x  y     y    +TAG              .. REPLACE_MISSING
            //       .  y     .    =TAG              .. SET_OR_APPEND
            //       .  y     y     TAG,+TAG,-TAG    .. REPLACE_ALL, REPLACE_MISSING, REPLACE_NON_MISSING
            //       x  .     x     TAG,+TAG         .. REPLACE_ALL, REPLACE_MISSING
            //       x  .     .    -TAG              .. REPLACE_NON_MISSING
            if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) { if ( dst[0]==bcf_int32_missing ) continue; }
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING ) { if ( dst[0]!=bcf_int32_missing ) continue; }
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_ALL ) { if ( src[0]==bcf_int32_missing ) continue; }
            for (j=0; j<nvals; j++) dst[j] = src[j];
            for (; j<ndst; j++) dst[j] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
        }
        return bcf_update_format_int32(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpi2,ndst*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
    else    // ndst < nvals
    {
        hts_expand(int32_t, nvals*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out), args->mtmpi3, args->tmpi3);
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            int32_t *ann = vals + nvals*args->sample_map[i];
            int32_t *ori = args->tmpi2 + ndst*i;                // ori vcf line
            int32_t *dst = args->tmpi3 + nvals*i;               // expanded buffer
            int use_new_ann = 1;
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 ) use_new_ann = 0;
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) { if ( ori[0]==bcf_int32_missing ) use_new_ann = 0; }
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING ) { if ( ori[0]!=bcf_int32_missing ) use_new_ann = 0; }
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_ALL ) { if ( ann[0]==bcf_int32_missing ) use_new_ann = 0; }
            if ( !use_new_ann )
            {
                for (j=0; j<ndst; j++) dst[j] = ori[j];
                for (; j<nvals; j++) dst[j] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
            }
            else
                for (j=0; j<nvals; j++) dst[j] = ann[j];
        }
        return bcf_update_format_int32(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpi3,nvals*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
}
static int core_setter_format_real(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, float *vals, int nvals)
{
    if ( !args->sample_map )
        return bcf_update_format_float(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,vals,nvals*args->nsmpl_annot);

    int i, j, ndst = bcf_get_format_float(args->hdr,line,col->hdr_key_dst,&args->tmpf2,&args->mtmpf2);
    if ( ndst > 0 ) ndst /= bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out);
    if ( ndst<=0 )
    {
        if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) return 0;    // overwrite only if present
        hts_expand(float, nvals*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out), args->mtmpf2, args->tmpf2);
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            float *dst = args->tmpf2 + nvals*i;
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 )
            {
                bcf_float_set_missing(dst[0]);
                for (j=1; j<nvals; j++) bcf_float_set_vector_end(dst[j]);
            }
            else
            {
                float *src = vals + nvals*args->sample_map[i];
                for (j=0; j<nvals; j++) dst[j] = src[j];
            }
        }
        return bcf_update_format_float(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpf2,nvals*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
    else if ( ndst >= nvals )
    {
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 ) continue;
            float *src = vals  + nvals*args->sample_map[i];
            float *dst = args->tmpf2 + ndst*i;
            if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) { if ( bcf_float_is_missing(dst[0]) ) continue; }
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING ) { if ( !bcf_float_is_missing(dst[0]) ) continue; }
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_ALL ) { if ( bcf_float_is_missing(src[0]) ) continue; }
            for (j=0; j<nvals; j++) dst[j] = src[j];
            for (; j<ndst; j++) bcf_float_set_vector_end(dst[j]);
        }
        return bcf_update_format_float(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpf2,ndst*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
    else    // ndst < nvals
    {
        hts_expand(float, nvals*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out), args->mtmpf3, args->tmpf3);
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out); i++)
        {
            float *ann = vals + nvals*args->sample_map[i];
            float *ori = args->tmpf2 + ndst*i;                // ori vcf line
            float *dst = args->tmpf3 + nvals*i;               // expanded buffer
            int use_new_ann = 1;
            if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 ) use_new_ann = 0;
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) { if ( bcf_float_is_missing(ori[0]) ) use_new_ann = 0; }
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING ) { if ( !bcf_float_is_missing(ori[0]) ) use_new_ann = 0; }
            else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_ALL ) { if ( bcf_float_is_missing(ann[0]) ) use_new_ann = 0; }
            if ( !use_new_ann )
            {
                for (j=0; j<ndst; j++) dst[j] = ori[j];
                for (; j<nvals; j++) bcf_float_set_vector_end(dst[j]);
            }
            else
                for (j=0; j<nvals; j++) dst[j] = ann[j];
        }
        return bcf_update_format_float(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpf3,nvals*bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out));
    }
}
static int core_setter_format_str(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, char **vals)
{
    if ( !args->sample_map )
        return bcf_update_format_string(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,(const char**)vals,args->nsmpl_annot);

    int i;
    args->tmpp2[0] = args->tmps2;
    int ret = bcf_get_format_string(args->hdr,line,col->hdr_key_dst,&args->tmpp2,&args->mtmps2);
    args->tmps2 = args->tmpp2[0];   // tmps2 might be realloced

    int nsmpl = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out);
    if ( ret<=0 )   // not present in dst
    {
        hts_expand(char,bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out)*2,args->mtmps2,args->tmps2);
        char *tmp = args->tmps2;
        for (i=0; i<nsmpl; i++)
        {
            tmp[0] = '.';
            tmp[1] = 0;
            args->tmpp2[i] = tmp;
            tmp += 2;
        }
    }
    for (i=0; i<nsmpl; i++)
    {
        if ( args->sample_map[i]==-1 ) continue;
        char **src = vals + args->sample_map[i];
        char **dst = args->tmpp2 + i;

        if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) { if ( (*dst)[0]=='.' && (*dst)[1]==0 ) continue; }
        else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_MISSING ) { if ( (*dst)[0]!='.' || (*dst)[1]!=0 ) continue; }
        else if ( col->replace & REPLACE_ALL ) { if ( (*src)[0]=='.' && (*src)[1]==0 ) continue; }
        *dst = *src;
    }
    return bcf_update_format_string(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,(const char**)args->tmpp2,nsmpl);
}
static int setter_format_int(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( !data ) error("Error: the --merge-logic option cannot be used with FORMAT tags (yet?)\n");

    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;
    if ( col->icol+args->nsmpl_annot > tab->ncols )
        error("Incorrect number of values for %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n",col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
    int nvals = count_vals(tab,col->icol,col->icol+args->nsmpl_annot);
    hts_expand(int32_t,nvals*args->nsmpl_annot,args->mtmpi,args->tmpi);

    int icol = col->icol, ismpl;
    for (ismpl=0; ismpl<args->nsmpl_annot; ismpl++)
    {
        int32_t *ptr = args->tmpi + ismpl*nvals;
        int ival = 0;

        char *str = tab->cols[icol];
        while ( *str )
        {
            if ( str[0]=='.' && (!str[1] || str[1]==',') )  // missing value
            {
                ptr[ival++] = bcf_int32_missing;
                str += str[1] ? 2 : 1;
                continue;
            }

            char *end = str;
            ptr[ival] = strtol(str, &end, 10);
            if ( end==str )
                error("Could not parse %s at %s:%"PRId64" .. [%s]\n", col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1,tab->cols[col->icol]);

            ival++;
            str = *end ? end+1 : end;
        }
        while ( ival<nvals ) ptr[ival++] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
        icol++;
    }
    return core_setter_format_int(args,line,col,args->tmpi,nvals);
}
static int setter_format_real(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( !data ) error("Error: the --merge-logic option cannot be used with FORMAT tags (yet?)\n");

    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;
    if ( col->icol+args->nsmpl_annot > tab->ncols )
        error("Incorrect number of values for %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n",col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
    int nvals = count_vals(tab,col->icol,col->icol+args->nsmpl_annot);
    hts_expand(float,nvals*args->nsmpl_annot,args->mtmpf,args->tmpf);

    int icol = col->icol, ismpl;
    for (ismpl=0; ismpl<args->nsmpl_annot; ismpl++)
    {
        float *ptr = args->tmpf + ismpl*nvals;
        int ival = 0;

        char *str = tab->cols[icol];
        while ( *str )
        {
            if ( str[0]=='.' && (!str[1] || str[1]==',') )  // missing value
            {
                bcf_float_set_missing(ptr[ival]);
                ival++;
                str += str[1] ? 2 : 1;
                continue;
            }

            char *end = str;
            ptr[ival] = strtod(str, &end);
            if ( end==str )
                error("Could not parse %s at %s:%"PRId64" .. [%s]\n", col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1,tab->cols[col->icol]);

            ival++;
            str = *end ? end+1 : end;
        }
        while ( ival<nvals ) { bcf_float_set_vector_end(ptr[ival]); ival++; }
        icol++;
    }
    return core_setter_format_real(args,line,col,args->tmpf,nvals);
}
static int setter_format_str(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    if ( !data ) error("Error: the --merge-logic option cannot be used with FORMAT tags (yet?)\n");

    annot_line_t *tab = (annot_line_t*) data;
    if ( col->icol+args->nsmpl_annot > tab->ncols )
        error("Incorrect number of values for %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n",col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    int ismpl;
    for (ismpl=0; ismpl<args->nsmpl_annot; ismpl++)
        args->tmpp[ismpl] = tab->cols[col->icol + ismpl];

    return core_setter_format_str(args,line,col,args->tmpp);
}
static int determine_ploidy(int nals, int *vals, int nvals1, uint8_t *smpl, int nsmpl)
{
    int i, j, ndip = nals*(nals+1)/2, max_ploidy = 0;
    for (i=0; i<nsmpl; i++)
    {
        int *ptr = vals + i*nvals1;
        int has_value = 0;
        for (j=0; j<nvals1; j++)
        {
            if ( ptr[j]==bcf_int32_vector_end ) break;
            if ( ptr[j]!=bcf_int32_missing ) has_value = 1;
        }
        if ( has_value )
        {
            if ( j==ndip )
            {
                smpl[i] = 2;
                max_ploidy = 2;
            }
            else if ( j==nals )
            {
                smpl[i] = 1;
                if ( !max_ploidy ) max_ploidy = 1;
            }
            else return -j;
        }
        else smpl[i] = 0;
    }
    return max_ploidy;
}
static int vcf_setter_format_int(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    int nsrc = bcf_get_format_int32(args->files->readers[1].header,rec,col->hdr_key_src,&args->tmpi,&args->mtmpi);
    if ( nsrc==-3 ) return 0;    // the tag is not present
    if ( nsrc<=0 ) return 1;     // error
    int nsmpl_src = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->files->readers[1].header);
    int nsrc1 = nsrc / nsmpl_src;
    if ( col->number!=BCF_VL_G && col->number!=BCF_VL_R && col->number!=BCF_VL_A )
        return core_setter_format_int(args,line,col,args->tmpi,nsrc1);

    // create mapping from src to dst genotypes, haploid and diploid version
    int nmap_hap = col->number==BCF_VL_G || col->number==BCF_VL_R ? rec->n_allele : rec->n_allele - 1;
    int *map_hap = vcmp_map_ARvalues(args->vcmp,nmap_hap,line->n_allele,line->d.allele,rec->n_allele,rec->d.allele);
    if ( !map_hap ) error("REF alleles not compatible at %s:%"PRId64"\n", bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    int i, j;
    if ( rec->n_allele==line->n_allele )
    {
        // alleles unchanged?
        for (i=0; i<rec->n_allele; i++) if ( map_hap[i]!=i ) break;
        if ( i==rec->n_allele )
            return core_setter_format_int(args,line,col,args->tmpi,nsrc1);
    }

    int nsmpl_dst = rec->n_sample;
    int ndst  = bcf_get_format_int32(args->hdr,line,col->hdr_key_dst,&args->tmpi2,&args->mtmpi2);
    int ndst1 = ndst / nsmpl_dst;
    if ( ndst <= 0 )
    {
        if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) return 0;  // overwrite only if present
        if ( col->number==BCF_VL_G )
            ndst1 = line->n_allele*(line->n_allele+1)/2;
        else
            ndst1 = col->number==BCF_VL_A ? line->n_allele - 1 : line->n_allele;
        hts_expand(int, ndst1*nsmpl_dst, args->mtmpi2, args->tmpi2);
        for (i=0; i<nsmpl_dst; i++)
        {
            int32_t *dst = args->tmpi2 + i*ndst1;
            for (j=0; j<ndst1; j++) dst[j] = bcf_int32_missing;
        }
    }

    int nmap_dip = 0, *map_dip = NULL;
    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_G )
    {
        map_dip = vcmp_map_dipGvalues(args->vcmp, &nmap_dip);
        if ( !args->src_smpl_pld )
        {
            args->src_smpl_pld = (uint8_t*) malloc(nsmpl_src);
            args->dst_smpl_pld = (uint8_t*) malloc(nsmpl_dst);
        }
        int pld_src = determine_ploidy(rec->n_allele, args->tmpi, nsrc1, args->src_smpl_pld, nsmpl_src);
        if ( pld_src<0 )
            error("Unexpected number of %s values (%d) for %d alleles at %s:%"PRId64"\n", col->hdr_key_src,-pld_src, rec->n_allele, bcf_seqname(bcf_sr_get_header(args->files,1),rec),(int64_t) rec->pos+1);
        int pld_dst = determine_ploidy(line->n_allele, args->tmpi2, ndst1, args->dst_smpl_pld, nsmpl_dst);
        if ( pld_dst<0 )
            error("Unexpected number of %s values (%d) for %d alleles at %s:%"PRId64"\n", col->hdr_key_src,-pld_dst, line->n_allele, bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

        int ndst1_new = pld_dst==1 ? line->n_allele : line->n_allele*(line->n_allele+1)/2;
        if ( ndst1_new != ndst1 )
        {
            if ( ndst1 ) error("todo: %s ndst1!=ndst .. %d %d  at %s:%"PRId64"\n",col->hdr_key_src,ndst1_new,ndst1,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
            ndst1 = ndst1_new;
            hts_expand(int32_t, ndst1*nsmpl_dst, args->mtmpi2, args->tmpi2);
        }
    }
    else if ( !ndst1 )
    {
        ndst1 = col->number==BCF_VL_A ? line->n_allele - 1 : line->n_allele;
        hts_expand(int32_t, ndst1*nsmpl_dst, args->mtmpi2, args->tmpi2);
    }

    for (i=0; i<nsmpl_dst; i++)
    {
        int ii = args->sample_map ? args->sample_map[i] : i;
        int32_t *ptr_src = args->tmpi + i*nsrc1;
        int32_t *ptr_dst = args->tmpi2 + ii*ndst1;

        if ( col->number==BCF_VL_G )
        {
            if ( args->src_smpl_pld[ii] > 0 && args->dst_smpl_pld[i] > 0 && args->src_smpl_pld[ii]!=args->dst_smpl_pld[i] )
                error("Sample ploidy differs at %s:%"PRId64"\n", bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
            if ( !args->dst_smpl_pld[i] )
                for (j=0; j<ndst1; j++) ptr_dst[j] = bcf_int32_missing;
        }
        if ( col->number!=BCF_VL_G || args->src_smpl_pld[i]==1 )
        {
            for (j=0; j<nmap_hap; j++)
            {
                int k = map_hap[j];
                if ( k>=0 ) ptr_dst[k] = ptr_src[j];
            }
            if ( col->number==BCF_VL_G )
                for (j=line->n_allele; j<ndst1; j++) ptr_dst[j++] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
        }
        else
        {
            for (j=0; j<nmap_dip; j++)
            {
                int k = map_dip[j];
                if ( k>=0 ) ptr_dst[k] = ptr_src[j];
            }
        }
    }
    return bcf_update_format_int32(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpi2,nsmpl_dst*ndst1);
}
static int vcf_setter_format_real(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    int nsrc = bcf_get_format_float(args->files->readers[1].header,rec,col->hdr_key_src,&args->tmpf,&args->mtmpf);
    if ( nsrc==-3 ) return 0;    // the tag is not present
    if ( nsrc<=0 ) return 1;     // error
    int nsmpl_src = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->files->readers[1].header);
    int nsrc1 = nsrc / nsmpl_src;
    if ( col->number!=BCF_VL_G && col->number!=BCF_VL_R && col->number!=BCF_VL_A )
        return core_setter_format_real(args,line,col,args->tmpf,nsrc1);

    // create mapping from src to dst genotypes, haploid and diploid version
    int nmap_hap = col->number==BCF_VL_G || col->number==BCF_VL_R ? rec->n_allele : rec->n_allele - 1;
    int *map_hap = vcmp_map_ARvalues(args->vcmp,nmap_hap,line->n_allele,line->d.allele,rec->n_allele,rec->d.allele);
    if ( !map_hap ) error("REF alleles not compatible at %s:%"PRId64"\n", bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

    int i, j;
    if ( rec->n_allele==line->n_allele )
    {
        // alleles unchanged?
        for (i=0; i<rec->n_allele; i++) if ( map_hap[i]!=i ) break;
        if ( i==rec->n_allele )
            return core_setter_format_real(args,line,col,args->tmpf,nsrc1);
    }

    int nsmpl_dst = rec->n_sample;
    int ndst  = bcf_get_format_float(args->hdr,line,col->hdr_key_dst,&args->tmpf2,&args->mtmpf2);
    int ndst1 = ndst / nsmpl_dst;
    if ( ndst <= 0 )
    {
        if ( col->replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) return 0;  // overwrite only if present
        if ( col->number==BCF_VL_G )
            ndst1 = line->n_allele*(line->n_allele+1)/2;
        else
            ndst1 = col->number==BCF_VL_A ? line->n_allele - 1 : line->n_allele;
        hts_expand(float, ndst1*nsmpl_dst, args->mtmpf2, args->tmpf2);
        for (i=0; i<nsmpl_dst; i++)
        {
            float *dst = args->tmpf2 + i*ndst1;
            for (j=0; j<ndst1; j++) bcf_float_set_missing(dst[j]);
        }
    }

    int nmap_dip = 0, *map_dip = NULL;
    if ( col->number==BCF_VL_G )
    {
        map_dip = vcmp_map_dipGvalues(args->vcmp, &nmap_dip);
        if ( !args->src_smpl_pld )
        {
            args->src_smpl_pld = (uint8_t*) malloc(nsmpl_src);
            args->dst_smpl_pld = (uint8_t*) malloc(nsmpl_dst);
        }
        int pld_src = determine_ploidy(rec->n_allele, args->tmpi, nsrc1, args->src_smpl_pld, nsmpl_src);
        if ( pld_src<0 )
            error("Unexpected number of %s values (%d) for %d alleles at %s:%"PRId64"\n", col->hdr_key_src,-pld_src, rec->n_allele, bcf_seqname(bcf_sr_get_header(args->files,1),rec),(int64_t) rec->pos+1);
        int pld_dst = determine_ploidy(line->n_allele, args->tmpi2, ndst1, args->dst_smpl_pld, nsmpl_dst);
        if ( pld_dst<0 )
            error("Unexpected number of %s values (%d) for %d alleles at %s:%"PRId64"\n", col->hdr_key_src,-pld_dst, line->n_allele, bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

        int ndst1_new = pld_dst==1 ? line->n_allele : line->n_allele*(line->n_allele+1)/2;
        if ( ndst1_new != ndst1 )
        {
            if ( ndst1 ) error("todo: %s ndst1!=ndst .. %d %d  at %s:%"PRId64"\n",col->hdr_key_src,ndst1_new,ndst1,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
            ndst1 = ndst1_new;
            hts_expand(float, ndst1*nsmpl_dst, args->mtmpf2, args->tmpf2);
        }
    }
    else if ( !ndst1 )
    {
        ndst1 = col->number==BCF_VL_A ? line->n_allele - 1 : line->n_allele;
        hts_expand(float, ndst1*nsmpl_dst, args->mtmpf2, args->tmpf2);
    }

    for (i=0; i<nsmpl_dst; i++)
    {
        int ii = args->sample_map ? args->sample_map[i] : i;
        float *ptr_src = args->tmpf + i*nsrc1;
        float *ptr_dst = args->tmpf2 + ii*ndst1;

        if ( col->number==BCF_VL_G )
        {
            if ( args->src_smpl_pld[ii] > 0 && args->dst_smpl_pld[i] > 0 && args->src_smpl_pld[ii]!=args->dst_smpl_pld[i] )
                error("Sample ploidy differs at %s:%"PRId64"\n", bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
            if ( !args->dst_smpl_pld[i] )
                for (j=0; j<ndst1; j++) bcf_float_set_missing(ptr_dst[j]);
        }
        if ( col->number!=BCF_VL_G || args->src_smpl_pld[i]==1 )
        {
            for (j=0; j<nmap_hap; j++)
            {
                int k = map_hap[j];
                if ( k>=0 )
                {
                    if ( bcf_float_is_missing(ptr_src[j]) ) bcf_float_set_missing(ptr_dst[k]);
                    else if ( bcf_float_is_vector_end(ptr_src[j]) ) bcf_float_set_vector_end(ptr_dst[k]);
                    else ptr_dst[k] = ptr_src[j];
                }
            }
            if ( col->number==BCF_VL_G )
                for (j=line->n_allele; j<ndst1; j++) bcf_float_set_vector_end(ptr_dst[j]);
        }
        else
        {
            for (j=0; j<nmap_dip; j++)
            {
                int k = map_dip[j];
                if ( k>=0 )
                {
                    if ( bcf_float_is_missing(ptr_src[j]) ) bcf_float_set_missing(ptr_dst[k]);
                    else if ( bcf_float_is_vector_end(ptr_src[j]) ) bcf_float_set_vector_end(ptr_dst[k]);
                    else ptr_dst[k] = ptr_src[j];
                }
            }
        }
    }
    return bcf_update_format_float(args->hdr_out,line,col->hdr_key_dst,args->tmpf2,nsmpl_dst*ndst1);
}

static int vcf_setter_format_str(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, annot_col_t *col, void *data)
{
    bcf1_t *rec = (bcf1_t*) data;
    args->tmpp[0] = args->tmps;
    int ret = bcf_get_format_string(args->files->readers[1].header,rec,col->hdr_key_src,&args->tmpp,&args->mtmps);
    args->tmps = args->tmpp[0]; // tmps might be realloced
    if ( ret==-3 ) return 0;    // the tag is not present
    if ( ret<=0 ) return 1;     // error
    if ( strcmp("GT",col->hdr_key_dst) )
        return core_setter_format_str(args,line,col,args->tmpp);

    // Genotypes are internally represented as integers. This is a complication for FMT/GT:=oldGT
    // First determine the maximum number of alleles per-sample ndst1
    int nsmpl_src = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->files->readers[1].header);
    int nsmpl_dst = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out);
    int isrc,idst, ndst1 = 0, nsrc1 = ret / nsmpl_src;
    char *ptr = args->tmps, *ptr_end = ptr + ret;
    while ( ptr < ptr_end )
    {
        char *smpl_end = ptr + nsrc1;
        int n = 1;
        while ( ptr < smpl_end )
        {
            if ( *ptr=='/' || *ptr=='|' ) n++;
            ptr++;
        }
        if ( ndst1 < n ) ndst1 = n;
    }
    assert( ndst1 );

    int ndst = ndst1*nsmpl_dst;
    hts_expand(int32_t,ndst,args->mtmpi,args->tmpi);
    hts_expand(char,ret+1,args->mtmps,args->tmps); args->tmps[ret] = 0; // the FORMAT string may not be 0-terminated
    for (idst=0; idst<nsmpl_dst; idst++)
    {
        int i = 0, is_phased = 0;
        int32_t *dst = args->tmpi + idst*ndst1;
        isrc = args->sample_map ? args->sample_map[idst] : idst;
        if ( isrc==-1 )
        {
            dst[0] = bcf_gt_missing;
            for (i=1; i<ndst1; i++) dst[i] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
            continue;
        }
        char *beg = args->tmps + isrc*nsrc1, *tmp;
        char *keep_ptr = beg+nsrc1, keep = *keep_ptr; *keep_ptr = 0;
        while ( *beg )
        {
            char *end = beg;
            while ( *end && *end!='/' && *end!='|' ) end++;
            if ( *beg=='.' && end-beg==1 ) dst[i] = bcf_gt_missing;
            else
            {
                if ( *end=='|' ) is_phased = 1;
                dst[i] = strtol(beg, &tmp, 10);
                if ( tmp!=end )
                    error("Could not parse the %s field at %s:%"PRId64" in %s\n", col->hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->files->readers[1].header,rec),(int64_t) rec->pos+1,args->targets_fname);
                if ( dst[i] >= line->n_allele )
                    error("The source allele index is bigger than the number of destination alleles at %s:%"PRId64"\n", bcf_seqname(args->files->readers[1].header,rec),(int64_t) rec->pos+1);
                dst[i] = is_phased ? bcf_gt_phased(dst[i]) : bcf_gt_unphased(dst[i]);
            }
            beg = *end ? end+1 : end;
            i++;
        }
        *keep_ptr = keep;
        for (; i<ndst1; i++) dst[i] = bcf_int32_vector_end;
    }
    return bcf_update_genotypes(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpi,ndst);
}
static int init_sample_map(args_t *args, bcf_hdr_t *src, bcf_hdr_t *dst)
{
    int i;
    if ( !args->sample_names )
    {
        args->nsmpl_annot = bcf_hdr_nsamples(dst);

        // tab annotation file, expecting that all samples are present: sample map not needed
        if ( !src ) return 0;

        int nmatch = 0;
        for (i=0; i<bcf_hdr_nsamples(src); i++)
        {
            int id = bcf_hdr_id2int(dst, BCF_DT_SAMPLE, src->samples[i]);
            if ( id!=-1 ) nmatch++;
        }
        if ( !nmatch ) return -1;   // No matching samples found in the source and the destination file

        args->nsample_map = bcf_hdr_nsamples(dst);
        args->sample_map  = (int*) malloc(sizeof(int)*args->nsample_map);
        for (i=0; i<args->nsample_map; i++)
        {
            int id = bcf_hdr_id2int(src, BCF_DT_SAMPLE, dst->samples[i]);
            args->sample_map[i] = id;   // idst -> isrc, -1 if not present
        }
        return 1;
    }

    args->nsample_map = bcf_hdr_nsamples(dst);
    args->sample_map  = (int*) malloc(sizeof(int)*args->nsample_map);
    for (i=0; i<args->nsample_map; i++) args->sample_map[i] = -1;

    int flags = !src ? SMPL_STRICT|SMPL_SINGLE|SMPL_REORDER : SMPL_STRICT|SMPL_SINGLE|SMPL_PAIR2;   // is tab vs vcf annotation file
    smpl_ilist_t *ilist = smpl_ilist_init(dst, args->sample_names, args->sample_is_file, flags);    // gives mapping dst->src
    if ( !ilist || !ilist->n ) error("Could not parse the samples: %s\n", args->sample_names);
    args->nsmpl_annot = ilist->n;
    int need_sample_map = args->nsmpl_annot==bcf_hdr_nsamples(dst) ? 0 : 1;
    for (i=0; i<args->nsmpl_annot; i++)
    {
        int idst = ilist->idx[i];
        const char *src_name = ilist->pair && ilist->pair[i] ? ilist->pair[i] : bcf_hdr_int2id(dst, BCF_DT_SAMPLE, idst);
        int isrc = i;
        if ( src )     // the annotation file is a VCF, not a tab-delimited file
        {
            isrc = bcf_hdr_id2int(src, BCF_DT_SAMPLE, src_name);
            if ( isrc==-1 ) error("Sample \"%s\" not found in the annotation file\n", src_name);
        }
        if ( isrc!=idst ) need_sample_map = 1;
        args->sample_map[idst] = isrc;
    }
    smpl_ilist_destroy(ilist);
    return need_sample_map;
}
static char *columns_complement(char *columns, void **skip_info, void **skip_fmt)
{
    kstring_t str = {0,0,0};
    char *ss = columns, *se = ss;
    while ( *ss )
    {
        if ( *se && *se!=',' ) { se++; continue; }
        if ( *ss!='^' )
        {
            if ( str.l ) kputc(',',&str);
            kputsn(ss, se-ss, &str);
            if ( !*se ) break;
            ss = ++se;
            continue;
        }

        if ( !strncasecmp("^INFO/",ss,6) )
        {
            if ( !*skip_info )
            {
                *skip_info = khash_str2int_init();
                if ( str.l ) kputc(',',&str);
                kputs("INFO",&str);
            }
            char tmp = *se; *se = 0;
            khash_str2int_inc(*skip_info, strdup(ss+6));
            *se = tmp;
        }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("^FORMAT/",ss,8) || !strncasecmp("^FMT/",ss,5) )
        {
            int n = !strncasecmp("^FMT/",ss,5) ? 5 : 8;
            if ( !*skip_fmt )
            {
                *skip_fmt = khash_str2int_init();
                if ( str.l ) kputc(',',&str);
                kputs("FORMAT",&str);
            }
            char tmp = *se; *se = 0;
            khash_str2int_inc(*skip_fmt, strdup(ss+n));
            *se = tmp;
        }
        else
        {
            if ( !*skip_info )
            {
                *skip_info = khash_str2int_init();
                if ( str.l ) kputc(',',&str);
                kputs("INFO",&str);
            }
            char tmp = *se; *se = 0;
            khash_str2int_inc(*skip_info, strdup(ss+1));
            *se = tmp;
        }

        if ( !*se ) break;
        ss = ++se;
    }
    free(columns);
    return str.s;
}
static void bcf_hrec_format_rename(bcf_hrec_t *hrec, char *tag, kstring_t *str)
{
    int j, nout = 0;
    ksprintf(str, "##%s=<", hrec->key);
    for (j=0; j<hrec->nkeys; j++)
    {
        if ( !strcmp("IDX",hrec->keys[j]) ) continue;
        if ( nout ) kputc(',',str);
        if ( !strcmp("ID", hrec->keys[j]) )
            ksprintf(str,"%s=%s", hrec->keys[j], tag);
        else
            ksprintf(str,"%s=%s", hrec->keys[j], hrec->vals[j]);
        nout++;
    }
    ksprintf(str,">\n");
}
static char *set_replace_mode(char *ss, int *replace)
{
    int mode = 0;
    while (*ss)
    {
        if ( *ss=='+' ) mode |= REPLACE_MISSING;
        else if ( *ss=='-' ) mode |= REPLACE_NON_MISSING;
        else if ( *ss=='=' ) mode |= SET_OR_APPEND;
        else if ( *ss=='.' ) mode |= CARRY_OVER_MISSING;
        else break;
        ss++;
    }
    if ( !mode ) mode = REPLACE_ALL;
// is exactly one bit set?
//    if ( mode && !(mode && ((mode & mode-1) == 0)) )
    *replace = mode;
    return ss;
}
static void rename_annots_push(args_t *args, char *src, char *dst);
static void init_columns(args_t *args)
{
    int need_sample_map = 0;
    int sample_map_ok = init_sample_map(args, args->tgts_is_vcf?args->files->readers[1].header:NULL, args->hdr);

    kstring_t tmp = {0,0,0};
    if ( args->columns_is_file )
    {
        int i,n;
        char **str = hts_readlist(args->columns, args->columns_is_file, &n);
        if ( !str ) error("Could not parse %s\n", args->columns);
        for (i=0; i<n; i++)
        {
            char *ptr = str[i];
            while ( *ptr && !isspace(*ptr) ) ptr++;
            if ( *ptr )
            {
                *ptr = 0;
                ptr++;
                while ( *ptr && isspace(*ptr) ) ptr++;
                if ( *ptr )
                {
                    if ( args->merge_method_str.l ) kputc(',',&args->merge_method_str);
                    kputs(str[i],&args->merge_method_str);
                    kputc(':',&args->merge_method_str);
                    kputs(ptr,&args->merge_method_str);
                }
            }
            if ( tmp.l ) kputc(',',&tmp);
            kputs(str[i],&tmp);
            free(str[i]);
        }
        free(str);
        free(args->columns);
        args->columns = tmp.s;
        tmp.l = tmp.m = 0;
        tmp.s = NULL;
    }

    void *skip_fmt = NULL, *skip_info = NULL;
    if ( args->tgts_is_vcf )
        args->columns = columns_complement(args->columns, &skip_info, &skip_fmt);

    kstring_t str = {0,0,0};
    char *ss = args->columns, *se = ss;
    args->ncols = 0;
    int icol = -1, has_fmt_str = 0;
    while ( *ss )
    {
        char *ptr;
        if ( *se && *se!=',' ) { se++; continue; }
        int replace;
        ss = set_replace_mode(ss, &replace);
        icol++;
        str.l = 0;
        kputsn(ss, se-ss, &str);
        if ( !str.s[0] || !strcasecmp("-",str.s) ) ;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("CHROM",str.s) ) args->chr_idx = icol;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("POS",str.s) ) args->beg_idx = icol;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("FROM",str.s) || !strcasecmp("BEG",str.s) ) args->beg_idx = icol;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("TO",str.s) || !strcasecmp("END",str.s) ) args->end_idx = icol;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("REF",str.s) )
        {
            if ( args->tgts_is_vcf )
            {
                args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
                annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
                memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
                col->setter = vcf_setter_ref;
                col->hdr_key_src = strdup(str.s);
                col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(str.s);
            }
            else args->ref_idx = icol;
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("ALT",str.s) )
        {
            if ( args->tgts_is_vcf )
            {
                args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
                annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
                memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
                col->setter = vcf_setter_alt;
                col->hdr_key_src = strdup(str.s);
                col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(str.s);
                col->replace = replace;
                if ( args->pair_logic==-1 ) bcf_sr_set_opt(args->files,BCF_SR_PAIR_LOGIC,BCF_SR_PAIR_BOTH_REF);
            }
            else args->alt_idx = icol;
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("ID",str.s) || !strcasecmp("~ID",str.s) )
        {
            if ( replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) error("Apologies, the -ID feature has not been implemented yet.\n");
            if ( str.s[0]=='~' ) replace = MATCH_VALUE;
            if ( args->tgts_is_vcf && (replace & MATCH_VALUE) ) error("todo: -c ~ID with -a VCF?\n");
            args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
            annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
            memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
            col->icol = icol;
            col->replace = replace;
            col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_id : setter_id;
            col->hdr_key_src = strdup(str.s);
            col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(str.s);
            if ( replace & MATCH_VALUE ) args->match_id = icol;
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("~INFO/END",str.s) && !args->tgts_is_vcf )
        {
            replace = MATCH_VALUE;
            args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
            annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
            memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
            col->icol = icol;
            col->replace = replace;
            col->setter  = NULL;
            col->hdr_key_src = strdup(str.s);
            col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(str.s);
            args->match_end = icol;
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("~POS",str.s) && !args->tgts_is_vcf )
        {
            if ( args->tgts_is_vcf ) error("Error: cannot use ~POS, position can be replaced only from a tab-delimited file\n");
            args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
            annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
            memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
            col->icol = icol;
            col->replace = replace;
            col->setter  = setter_pos;
            col->hdr_key_src = strdup(str.s);
            col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(str.s);
            args->match_end = icol;
        }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("ID:=",str.s,4) )    // transfer a tag from INFO to ID column
        {
            if ( !args->tgts_is_vcf ) error("The annotation source must be a VCF for \"%s\"\n",str.s);
            if ( replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) error("Apologies, the -ID feature has not been implemented yet.\n");
            args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
            annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
            memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
            col->icol = icol;
            col->replace = replace;
            col->setter = vcf_setter_id;
            col->getter = vcf_getter_info_str2str;
            str.s[2] = 0;
            col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(str.s);
            col->hdr_key_src = strncasecmp("INFO/",str.s+4,5) ? strdup(str.s+4) : strdup(str.s+4+5);
            int hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->tgts_hdr, BCF_DT_ID,col->hdr_key_src);
            if ( !bcf_hdr_idinfo_exists(args->tgts_hdr,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id) )
                error("The INFO tag \"%s\" is not defined in %s\n", col->hdr_key_src, args->targets_fname);
            if ( bcf_hdr_id2type(args->tgts_hdr,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id)!=BCF_HT_STR )
                error("Only Type=String tags can be used to annotate the ID column\n");
        }
        else if ( (ptr=strstr(str.s,":=")) && !args->targets_fname )
        {
            *ptr = 0;
            rename_annots_push(args,ptr+2,str.s);
            *ptr = ':';
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("FILTER",str.s) )
        {
            if ( replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) error("Apologies, the -FILTER feature has not been implemented yet.\n");
            args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
            annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
            memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
            col->icol = icol;
            col->replace = replace;
            col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_filter : setter_filter;
            col->hdr_key_src = strdup(str.s);
            col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(str.s);
            if ( args->tgts_is_vcf )
            {
                bcf_hdr_t *tgts_hdr = args->files->readers[1].header;
                int j;
                for (j=0; j<tgts_hdr->nhrec; j++)
                {
                    bcf_hrec_t *hrec = tgts_hdr->hrec[j];
                    if ( hrec->type!=BCF_HL_FLT ) continue;
                    int k = bcf_hrec_find_key(hrec,"ID");
                    if ( k<0 ) error("[%s] Failed to parse the header, the ID attribute not found", __func__);
                    tmp.l = 0;
                    bcf_hrec_format(hrec, &tmp);
                    bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr_out, tmp.s);
                }
                if (bcf_hdr_sync(args->hdr_out) < 0)
                    error_errno("[%s] Failed to update header", __func__);
            }
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("QUAL",str.s) )
        {
            if ( replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) error("Apologies, the -QUAL feature has not been implemented yet.\n");
            if ( replace & SET_OR_APPEND ) error("Apologies, the =QUAL feature has not been implemented yet.\n");
            args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
            annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
            memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
            col->icol = icol;
            col->replace = replace;
            col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_qual : setter_qual;
            col->hdr_key_src = strdup(str.s);
            col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(str.s);
        }
        else if ( args->tgts_is_vcf && !strcasecmp("INFO",str.s) ) // All INFO fields
        {
            if ( replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) error("Apologies, the -INFO/TAG feature has not been implemented yet.\n");
            if ( replace & SET_OR_APPEND ) error("Apologies, the =INFO feature has not been implemented yet.\n");
            bcf_hdr_t *tgts_hdr = args->files->readers[1].header;
            int j;
            for (j=0; j<tgts_hdr->nhrec; j++)
            {
                bcf_hrec_t *hrec = tgts_hdr->hrec[j];
                if ( hrec->type!=BCF_HL_INFO ) continue;
                int k = bcf_hrec_find_key(hrec,"ID");
                assert( k>=0 ); // this should always be true for valid VCFs
                if ( skip_info && khash_str2int_has_key(skip_info,hrec->vals[k]) ) continue;
                tmp.l = 0;
                bcf_hrec_format(hrec, &tmp);
                bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr_out, tmp.s);
                if (bcf_hdr_sync(args->hdr_out) < 0)
                    error_errno("[%s] Failed to update header", __func__);
                int hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, hrec->vals[k]);
                args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
                annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
                memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
                col->icol = -1;
                col->replace = replace;
                col->hdr_key_src = strdup(hrec->vals[k]);
                col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(hrec->vals[k]);
                col->number  = bcf_hdr_id2length(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id);
                switch ( bcf_hdr_id2type(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id) )
                {
                    case BCF_HT_FLAG:   col->setter = vcf_setter_info_flag; break;
                    case BCF_HT_INT:    col->setter = vcf_setter_info_int; break;
                    case BCF_HT_REAL:   col->setter = vcf_setter_info_real; break;
                    case BCF_HT_STR:    col->setter = vcf_setter_info_str; break;
                    default: error("The type of %s not recognised (%d)\n", str.s,bcf_hdr_id2type(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id));
                }
            }
        }
        else if ( args->tgts_is_vcf && (!strcasecmp("FORMAT",str.s) || !strcasecmp("FMT",str.s)) ) // All FORMAT fields
        {
            bcf_hdr_t *tgts_hdr = args->files->readers[1].header;
            need_sample_map = 1;
            int j;
            for (j=0; j<tgts_hdr->nhrec; j++)
            {
                bcf_hrec_t *hrec = tgts_hdr->hrec[j];
                if ( hrec->type!=BCF_HL_FMT) continue;
                int k = bcf_hrec_find_key(hrec,"ID");
                assert( k>=0 ); // this should always be true for valid VCFs
                if ( skip_fmt && khash_str2int_has_key(skip_fmt,hrec->vals[k]) ) continue;
                tmp.l = 0;
                bcf_hrec_format(hrec, &tmp);
                bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr_out, tmp.s);
                if (bcf_hdr_sync(args->hdr_out) < 0)
                    error_errno("[%s] Failed to update header", __func__);
                int hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, hrec->vals[k]);
                args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
                annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
                memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
                col->icol = -1;
                col->replace = replace;
                col->hdr_key_src = strdup(hrec->vals[k]);
                col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(hrec->vals[k]);
                if ( !strcasecmp("GT",col->hdr_key_src) )
                {
                    if ( !args->tgts_is_vcf ) error("The FORMAT/GT field can be currently populated only from a VCF\n");
                    col->setter = vcf_setter_format_gt;
                }
                else
                    switch ( bcf_hdr_id2type(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_FMT,hdr_id) )
                    {
                        case BCF_HT_INT:    col->setter = vcf_setter_format_int; break;
                        case BCF_HT_REAL:   col->setter = vcf_setter_format_real; break;
                        case BCF_HT_STR:    col->setter = vcf_setter_format_str; has_fmt_str = 1; break;
                        default: error("The type of %s not recognised (%d)\n", str.s,bcf_hdr_id2type(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_FMT,hdr_id));
                    }
                hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(tgts_hdr, BCF_DT_ID, hrec->vals[k]);
                col->number = bcf_hdr_id2length(tgts_hdr,BCF_HL_FMT,hdr_id);
            }
        }
        else if ( !strncasecmp("FORMAT/",str.s, 7) || !strncasecmp("FMT/",str.s,4) )
        {
            char *key_dst = str.s + (!strncasecmp("FMT/",str.s,4) ? 4 : 7);
            char *key_src = strstr(key_dst,":=");
            if ( key_src )
            {
                *key_src = 0;
                key_src += 2;
                if ( !strncasecmp("FORMAT/",key_src,7) ) key_src += 7;
                else if ( !strncasecmp("FMT/",key_src,4) ) key_src += 4;
            }
            else
                key_src = key_dst;
            need_sample_map = 1;
            if ( args->tgts_is_vcf )
            {
                bcf_hrec_t *hrec = bcf_hdr_get_hrec(args->files->readers[1].header, BCF_HL_FMT, "ID", key_src, NULL);
                if ( !hrec ) error("No such annotation \"%s\" in %s\n", key_src,args->targets_fname);
                tmp.l = 0;
                bcf_hrec_format_rename(hrec, key_dst, &tmp);
                bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr_out, tmp.s);
                if (bcf_hdr_sync(args->hdr_out) < 0)
                    error_errno("[%s] Failed to update header", __func__);
            }
            int hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, key_dst);
            if ( !bcf_hdr_idinfo_exists(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_FMT,hdr_id) )
                error("The FORMAT tag \"%s\" is not defined in %s, was the -h option provided?\n", str.s, args->targets_fname);
            args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
            annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
            memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
            if ( !args->tgts_is_vcf )
            {
                col->icol = icol;
                icol += args->nsmpl_annot - 1;
            }
            else
                col->icol = -1;
            col->replace = replace;
            col->hdr_key_src = strdup(key_src);
            col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(key_dst);
            if ( !strcasecmp("GT",key_src) )
            {
                if ( !args->tgts_is_vcf ) error("The FORMAT/GT field can be currently populated only from a VCF\n");
                col->setter = vcf_setter_format_gt;
            }
            else
                switch ( bcf_hdr_id2type(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_FMT,hdr_id) )
                {
                    case BCF_HT_INT:    col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_format_int  : setter_format_int; break;
                    case BCF_HT_REAL:   col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_format_real : setter_format_real; break;
                    case BCF_HT_STR:    col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_format_str  : setter_format_str; has_fmt_str = 1; break;
                    default: error("The type of %s not recognised (%d)\n", str.s,bcf_hdr_id2type(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_FMT,hdr_id));
                }
            if ( args->tgts_is_vcf )
            {
                bcf_hdr_t *tgts_hdr = args->files->readers[1].header;
                hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(tgts_hdr, BCF_DT_ID, col->hdr_key_src);
                col->number = bcf_hdr_id2length(tgts_hdr,BCF_HL_FMT,hdr_id);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if ( replace & REPLACE_NON_MISSING ) error("Apologies, the -INFO/TAG feature has not been implemented yet.\n");
            if ( replace & SET_OR_APPEND )
            {
                if ( args->tgts_is_vcf )
                    error("Error: the =INFO/TAG feature is currently supported only with TAB annotation files and has limitations\n"
                          "       (the annotation type is modified to \"Number=.\" and allele ordering is disregarded)\n");
                fprintf(stderr,"Warning: the =INFO/TAG feature modifies the annotation to \"Number=.\" and disregards allele ordering\n");
            }
            int explicit_src_info = 0;
            int explicit_dst_info = 0;
            char *key_dst;
            if ( !strncasecmp("INFO/",str.s,5) )
            {
                key_dst = str.s + 5;
                explicit_dst_info = 1;
            }
            else if ( !strcasecmp("~INFO/END",str.s) )
            {
                key_dst = str.s + 6;
                explicit_dst_info = 1;
            }
            else
                key_dst = str.s;
            char *key_src = strstr(key_dst,":=");
            if ( key_src )
            {
                *key_src = 0;
                key_src += 2;
                if ( !strncasecmp("INFO/",key_src,5) )
                {
                    key_src += 5;
                    explicit_src_info = 1;
                }
                else if ( !strncasecmp("FMT/",key_src,4) || !strncasecmp("FORMAT/",key_src,5) )
                {
                    key_src[-2] = ':';
                    error("Did you mean \"FMT/%s\" rather than \"%s\"?\n",str.s,str.s);
                }
            }
            else
                key_src = key_dst;

            args->ncols++; args->cols = (annot_col_t*) realloc(args->cols,sizeof(annot_col_t)*args->ncols);
            annot_col_t *col = &args->cols[args->ncols-1];
            memset(col,0,sizeof(*col));
            col->icol = icol;
            col->replace = replace;
            col->hdr_key_src = strdup(key_src);
            col->hdr_key_dst = strdup(key_dst);

            int hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, key_dst);
            if ( !bcf_hdr_idinfo_exists(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id) )
            {
                if ( args->tgts_is_vcf ) // reading annotations from a VCF, add a new header line
                {
                    if ( !strcasecmp("ID",key_src) && !explicit_src_info )
                    {
                        // transferring ID column into a new INFO tag
                        tmp.l = 0;
                        ksprintf(&tmp,"##INFO=<ID=%s,Number=1,Type=String,Description=\"Transferred ID column\">",key_dst);
                    }
                    else if ( !strcasecmp("FILTER",key_src) && !explicit_src_info )
                    {
                        // transferring FILTER column into a new INFO tag
                        tmp.l = 0;
                        ksprintf(&tmp,"##INFO=<ID=%s,Number=1,Type=String,Description=\"Transferred FILTER column\">",key_dst);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        bcf_hrec_t *hrec = bcf_hdr_get_hrec(args->files->readers[1].header, BCF_HL_INFO, "ID", key_src, NULL);
                        if ( !hrec )
                        {
                            if ( explicit_dst_info+explicit_src_info==0 && bcf_hdr_get_hrec(args->files->readers[1].header, BCF_HL_FMT, "ID", key_src, NULL) )
                                error("Did you mean \"FMT/%s\" rather than \"%s\"?\n",str.s,str.s);
                            char *ptr = strchr(key_src,'=');
                            if ( ptr )
                            {
                                *ptr = 0; tmp.l = 0; ksprintf(&tmp,"%s:=%s",key_src,ptr+1); *ptr = '=';
                                error("The INFO tag \"%s\" is not defined, is this what you want \"%s\" ?\n",key_src,tmp.s);
                            }
                            error("The INFO tag \"%s\" is not defined in %s, was the -h option provided?\n", key_src,args->files->readers[1].fname);
                        }
                        tmp.l = 0;
                        bcf_hrec_format_rename(hrec, key_dst, &tmp);
                    }
                    bcf_hdr_append(args->hdr_out, tmp.s);
                    if (bcf_hdr_sync(args->hdr_out) < 0)
                        error_errno("[%s] Failed to update header", __func__);
                    hdr_id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, key_dst);
                }
                else
                    error("The INFO tag \"%s\" is not defined in %s, was the -h option provided?\n", key_dst, args->targets_fname);
                assert( bcf_hdr_idinfo_exists(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id) );
            }
            if  ( args->tgts_is_vcf )
            {
                if ( !strcasecmp("ID",key_src) && !explicit_src_info ) col->getter = vcf_getter_id2str;
                else if ( !strcasecmp("FILTER",key_src) && !explicit_src_info ) col->getter = vcf_getter_filter2str;
            }
            col->number = bcf_hdr_id2length(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id);
            switch ( bcf_hdr_id2type(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id) )
            {
                case BCF_HT_FLAG:   col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_info_flag : setter_info_flag; break;
                case BCF_HT_INT:    col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_info_int  : setter_info_int; break;
                case BCF_HT_REAL:   col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_info_real : setter_info_real; break;
                case BCF_HT_STR:    col->setter = args->tgts_is_vcf ? vcf_setter_info_str  : setter_info_str; break;
                default: error("The type of %s not recognised (%d)\n", str.s,bcf_hdr_id2type(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO,hdr_id));
            }
            if ( replace & SET_OR_APPEND )   // change to Number=.
            {
                bcf_hrec_t *hrec = bcf_hdr_get_hrec(args->hdr_out, BCF_HL_INFO, "ID", key_dst, NULL);
                if ( !hrec ) error("Uh, could not find the new tag \"%s\" in the header\n", key_dst);
                hrec = bcf_hrec_dup(hrec);
                int j = bcf_hrec_find_key(hrec, "Number");
                if ( j<0 ) error("Uh, could not find the entry Number in the header record of %s\n",key_dst);
                free(hrec->vals[j]);
                hrec->vals[j] = strdup(".");
                bcf_hdr_remove(args->hdr_out,BCF_HL_INFO, key_dst);
                bcf_hdr_add_hrec(args->hdr_out, hrec);
            }
        }
        if ( !*se ) break;
        ss = ++se;
    }
    free(str.s);
    free(tmp.s);
    free(args->columns);
    if ( skip_info ) khash_str2int_destroy_free(skip_info);
    if ( skip_fmt ) khash_str2int_destroy_free(skip_fmt);
    if ( has_fmt_str )
    {
        int n = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->hdr_out);
        if ( args->tgts_is_vcf && n<bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->files->readers[1].header) ) n = bcf_hdr_nsamples(args->files->readers[1].header);
        args->tmpp  = (char**)malloc(sizeof(char*)*n);
        args->tmpp2 = (char**)malloc(sizeof(char*)*n);
    }
    if ( !need_sample_map )
    {
        free(args->sample_map);
        args->sample_map = NULL;
    }
    else if ( sample_map_ok<0 )
        error("No matching samples in source and destination file?\n");
}
static void init_merge_method(args_t *args)
{
    int i;
    for (i=0; i<args->ncols; i++)
    {
        args->cols[i].merge_method = MM_FIRST;
        args->cols[i].mm_str_hash = NULL;
        args->cols[i].mm_dbl = NULL;
        args->cols[i].mm_dbl_nalloc = args->cols[i].mm_dbl_nused = args->cols[i].mm_dbl_ndat = 0;
        memset(&args->cols[i].mm_kstr, 0, sizeof(args->cols[i].mm_kstr));
    }
    if ( !args->merge_method_str.l ) return;
    if ( args->tgts_is_vcf ) error("Error: the --merge-logic is intended for use with BED or TAB-delimited files only.\n");
    if ( !args->tgt_idx && !args->tgts ) error("Error: BEG,END (or FROM,TO) columns or REF,ALT columns are expected with the --merge-logic option.\n");
    char *sb = args->merge_method_str.s;
    while ( *sb )
    {
        char *se = sb;
        while ( *se && *se!=',' ) se++;
        args->tmpks.l = 0;
        kputsn(sb, se-sb, &args->tmpks);
        kputc(0, &args->tmpks);
        char *mm_type_str = args->tmpks.s + args->tmpks.l;
        while ( *mm_type_str!=':' && mm_type_str > args->tmpks.s ) mm_type_str--;
        if ( *mm_type_str!=':' )
            error("Error: could not parse the argument to --merge-logic: %s\n", args->merge_method_str.s);
        *mm_type_str = 0;
        mm_type_str++;
        int mm_type = MM_FIRST;
        if ( !strcasecmp("unique",mm_type_str) ) mm_type = MM_UNIQUE;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("first",mm_type_str) ) mm_type = MM_FIRST;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("append",mm_type_str) ) mm_type = MM_APPEND;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("append-missing",mm_type_str) )
        {
            mm_type = MM_APPEND_MISSING;
            if ( args->ref_idx!=-1 ) args->has_append_mode = 1;
        }
        else if ( !strcasecmp("sum",mm_type_str) ) mm_type = MM_SUM;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("avg",mm_type_str) ) mm_type = MM_AVG;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("min",mm_type_str) ) mm_type = MM_MIN;
        else if ( !strcasecmp("max",mm_type_str) ) mm_type = MM_MAX;
        else error("Error: could not parse --merge-logic %s, the logic \"%s\" is not recognised\n", args->merge_method_str.s,mm_type_str);
        for (i=0; i<args->ncols; i++)
        {
            if ( strcmp(args->cols[i].hdr_key_dst,args->tmpks.s) ) continue;
            if ( (mm_type==MM_APPEND || mm_type==MM_APPEND_MISSING) && args->cols[i].number!=BCF_VL_VAR )
                error("Error: --merge-logic append can be requested only for tags of variable length (Number=.)\n");
            args->cols[i].merge_method = mm_type;
            break;
        }
        if ( i==args->ncols ) error("No such tag in the destination file: %s\n", args->tmpks.s);
        sb = *se ? se + 1 : se;
    }
    if ( args->has_append_mode )
    {
        // create a missing line to insert missing values when VCF ALT finds no match in the annotation file
        args->aline_missing = (annot_line_t*)calloc(1,sizeof(*args->aline_missing));
        int ncol = 0;
        for (i=0; i<args->ncols; i++)
            if ( ncol < args->cols[i].icol + 1 ) ncol = args->cols[i].icol + 1;
        if ( ncol < args->ref_idx + 1 ) ncol = args->ref_idx + 1;
        args->aline_missing->mcols = ncol;
        args->aline_missing->ncols = ncol;
        args->aline_missing->cols = (char**) malloc(ncol*sizeof(char*));
        for (i=0; i<ncol; i++)
            args->aline_missing->cols[i] = strdup(".");
    }
}

static void rename_chrs(args_t *args, char *fname)
{
    int n, i;
    char **map = hts_readlist(fname, 1, &n);
    if ( !map ) error("Could not read: %s\n", fname);
    for (i=0; i<n; i++)
    {
        char *ss = map[i];
        while ( *ss && !isspace(*ss) ) ss++;
        if ( !*ss ) error("Could not parse: %s\n", fname);
        *ss = 0;
        int rid = bcf_hdr_name2id(args->hdr_out, map[i]);
        bcf_hrec_t *hrec = bcf_hdr_get_hrec(args->hdr_out, BCF_HL_CTG, "ID", map[i], NULL);
        if ( !hrec ) continue;  // the sequence not present
        int j = bcf_hrec_find_key(hrec, "ID");
        assert( j>=0 );
        free(hrec->vals[j]);
        ss++;
        while ( *ss && isspace(*ss) ) ss++;
        char *se = ss;
        while ( *se && !isspace(*se) ) se++;
        *se = 0;
        hrec->vals[j] = strdup(ss);
        args->hdr_out->id[BCF_DT_CTG][rid].key = hrec->vals[j];
    }
    for (i=0; i<n; i++) free(map[i]);
    free(map);
}
// Dirty: this relies on bcf_hdr_sync NOT being called
static int rename_annots_core(args_t *args, char *ori_tag, char *new_tag)
{
    int type;
    if ( !strncasecmp("info/",ori_tag,5) ) type = BCF_HL_INFO, ori_tag += 5;
    else if ( !strncasecmp("format/",ori_tag,7) ) type = BCF_HL_FMT, ori_tag += 7;
    else if ( !strncasecmp("fmt/",ori_tag,4) ) type = BCF_HL_FMT, ori_tag += 4;
    else if ( !strncasecmp("filter/",ori_tag,7) ) type = BCF_HL_FLT, ori_tag += 7;
    else return -1;
    if ( !strncasecmp("info/",new_tag,5) )
    {
        if ( type != BCF_HL_INFO ) error("Cannot transfer %s to INFO\n", ori_tag);
        new_tag += 5;
    }
    else if ( !strncasecmp("format/",new_tag,7) )
    {
        if ( type != BCF_HL_FMT ) error("Cannot transfer %s to FORMAT\n", ori_tag);
        new_tag += 7;
    }
    else if ( !strncasecmp("fmt/",new_tag,4) )
    {
        if ( type != BCF_HL_FMT ) error("Cannot transfer %s to FORMAT\n", ori_tag);
        new_tag += 4;
    }
    else if ( !strncasecmp("filter/",new_tag,7) )
    {
        if ( type != BCF_HL_FLT ) error("Cannot transfer %s to FILTER\n", ori_tag);
        new_tag += 7;
    }
    int id = bcf_hdr_id2int(args->hdr_out, BCF_DT_ID, ori_tag);
    if ( id<0 ) return 1;
    bcf_hrec_t *hrec = bcf_hdr_get_hrec(args->hdr_out, type, "ID", ori_tag, NULL);
    if ( !hrec ) return 1;  // the ID attribute not present
    int j = bcf_hrec_find_key(hrec, "ID");
    assert( j>=0 );
    free(hrec->vals[j]);
    char *ptr = new_tag;
    while ( *ptr && !isspace(*ptr) ) ptr++;
    *ptr = 0;
    hrec->vals[j] = strdup(new_tag);
    args->hdr_out->id[BCF_DT_ID][id].key = hrec->vals[j];
    return 0;
}
static void rename_annots(args_t *args)
{
    int i;
    if ( args->rename_annots )
    {
        args->rename_annots_map = hts_readlist(args->rename_annots, 1, &args->rename_annots_nmap);
        if ( !args->rename_annots_map ) error("Could not read: %s\n", args->rename_annots);
    }
    for (i=0; i<args->rename_annots_nmap; i++)
    {
        char *ptr = args->rename_annots_map[i];
        while ( *ptr && !isspace(*ptr) ) ptr++;
        if ( !*ptr ) error("Could not parse: %s\n", args->rename_annots_map[i]);
        char *rmme = ptr;
        *ptr = 0;
        ptr++;
        while ( *ptr && isspace(*ptr) ) ptr++;
        if ( !*ptr ) { *rmme = ' '; error("Could not parse: %s\n", args->rename_annots_map[i]); }
        if ( rename_annots_core(args, args->rename_annots_map[i], ptr) < 0 )
            error("Could not parse \"%s %s\", expected INFO, FORMAT, or FILTER prefix\n",args->rename_annots_map[i],ptr);
    }
}
static void rename_annots_push(args_t *args, char *src, char *dst)
{
    args->rename_annots_nmap++;
    args->rename_annots_map = (char**)realloc(args->rename_annots_map,sizeof(*args->rename_annots_map)*args->rename_annots_nmap);
    kstring_t str = {0,0,0};
    ksprintf(&str,"%s %s",src,dst);
    args->rename_annots_map[ args->rename_annots_nmap - 1 ] = str.s;
}

static void init_data(args_t *args)
{
    args->hdr = args->files->readers[0].header;
    args->hdr_out = bcf_hdr_dup(args->hdr);

    if ( args->set_ids_fmt )
    {
        if ( args->set_ids_fmt[0]=='+' ) { args->set_ids_replace = 0; args->set_ids_fmt++; }
        args->set_ids = convert_init(args->hdr_out, NULL, 0, args->set_ids_fmt);
    }
    if ( args->remove_annots ) init_remove_annots(args);
    if ( args->header_fname || args->header_lines ) init_header_lines(args);
    if ( args->targets_fname && args->tgts_is_vcf )
    {
        // reading annots from a VCF
        if ( !bcf_sr_add_reader(args->files, args->targets_fname) )
            error("Failed to open %s: %s\n", args->targets_fname,bcf_sr_strerror(args->files->errnum));
        args->tgts_hdr = args->files->readers[1].header;
    }
    if ( args->columns ) init_columns(args);
    if ( args->targets_fname && !args->tgts_is_vcf )
    {
        if ( !args->columns ) error("The -c option not given\n");
        if ( args->chr_idx==-1 ) error("The -c CHROM option not given\n");
        if ( args->beg_idx==-1 ) error("The -c POS option not given\n");
        if ( args->single_overlaps && args->merge_method_str.l ) error("The options --merge-logic and --single-overlaps cannot be combined\n");
        if ( args->end_idx==-1 || (args->single_overlaps && !args->merge_method_str.l) )
        {
            args->end_idx = -args->beg_idx - 1;
            args->tgts = bcf_sr_regions_init(args->targets_fname,1,args->chr_idx,args->beg_idx,args->end_idx);
            if ( !args->tgts ) error("Could not initialize the annotation file: %s\n", args->targets_fname);
            if ( !args->tgts->tbx ) error("Expected tabix-indexed annotation file: %s\n", args->targets_fname);
        }
        else
        {
            if ( args->ref_idx!=-1 ) error("Error: the REF columns will be ignored when BEG,END (or FROM,TO) is present. Replace END (or TO) with \"-\".\n");
            int len = strlen(args->targets_fname);
            if ( len>=7 && !strcasecmp(".bed.gz",args->targets_fname+len-7) ) args->tgt_is_bed = 1;
            else if ( len>=8 && !strcasecmp(".bed.bgz",args->targets_fname+len-8) ) args->tgt_is_bed = 1;
            else if ( len>=4 && !strcasecmp(".bed",args->targets_fname+len-4) ) args->tgt_is_bed = 1;
            args->tgt_idx = regidx_init(args->targets_fname,parse_with_payload,free_payload,sizeof(char*),args);
            if ( !args->tgt_idx ) error("Failed to parse: %s\n", args->targets_fname);
            args->tgt_itr = regitr_init(args->tgt_idx);
            args->nalines++;
            hts_expand0(annot_line_t,args->nalines,args->malines,args->alines);
        }
        if ( args->min_overlap_str )
        {
            char *tmp = args->min_overlap_str;
            if ( args->min_overlap_str[0] != ':' )
            {
                args->min_overlap_ann = strtod(args->min_overlap_str,&tmp);
                if ( args->min_overlap_ann < 0 || args->min_overlap_ann > 1 || (*tmp && *tmp!=':') )
                    error("Could not parse \"--min-overlap %s\", expected value(s) between 0-1\n", args->min_overlap_str);
            }
            if ( *tmp && *tmp==':' )
            {
                args->min_overlap_vcf = strtod(tmp+1,&tmp);
                if ( args->min_overlap_vcf < 0 || args->min_overlap_vcf > 1 || *tmp )
                    error("Could not parse \"--min-overlap %s\", expected value(s) between 0-1\n", args->min_overlap_str);
            }
        }
    }
    init_merge_method(args);
    args->vcmp = vcmp_init();

    if ( args->filter_str )
        args->filter = filter_init(args->hdr, args->filter_str);

    if ( args->mark_sites )
    {
        if ( !args->targets_fname )
        {
            if ( args->mark_sites_logic!=MARK_LISTED ) error("The -a option not given but -%s logic was requested\n",args->mark_sites);
            fprintf(stderr,"Note: The -a option not given, all sites will be annotated with INFO/%s\n",args->mark_sites);
            bcf_hdr_printf(args->hdr_out,"##INFO=<ID=%s,Number=0,Type=Flag,Description=\"Sites marked with `bcftools annotate -m %s`\">",
                    args->mark_sites,args->mark_sites);
        }
        else
            bcf_hdr_printf(args->hdr_out,"##INFO=<ID=%s,Number=0,Type=Flag,Description=\"Sites %slisted in %s\">",
                args->mark_sites,args->mark_sites_logic==MARK_LISTED?"":"not ",args->mark_sites);
    }

    if (args->record_cmd_line) bcf_hdr_append_version(args->hdr_out, args->argc, args->argv, "bcftools_annotate");
    if ( !args->drop_header )
    {
        if ( args->rename_chrs ) rename_chrs(args, args->rename_chrs);
        if ( args->rename_annots || args->rename_annots_map ) rename_annots(args);

        char wmode[8];
        set_wmode(wmode,args->output_type,args->output_fname,args->clevel);
        args->out_fh = hts_open(args->output_fname ? args->output_fname : "-", wmode);
        if ( args->out_fh == NULL ) error("[%s] Error: cannot write to \"%s\": %s\n", __func__,args->output_fname, strerror(errno));
        if ( args->n_threads )
            hts_set_opt(args->out_fh, HTS_OPT_THREAD_POOL, args->files->p);
        if ( bcf_hdr_write(args->out_fh, args->hdr_out)!=0 ) error("[%s] Error: failed to write the header to %s\n", __func__,args->output_fname);
        if ( args->write_index && init_index(args->out_fh,args->hdr,args->output_fname,&args->index_fn)<0 ) error("Error: failed to initialise index for %s\n",args->output_fname);
    }
}

static void destroy_data(args_t *args)
{
    int i;
    for (i=0; i<args->nrm; i++) free(args->rm[i].key);
    free(args->rm);
    if ( args->hdr_out ) bcf_hdr_destroy(args->hdr_out);
    if (args->vcmp) vcmp_destroy(args->vcmp);
    for (i=0; i<args->ncols; i++)
    {
        free(args->cols[i].hdr_key_src);
        free(args->cols[i].hdr_key_dst);
        free(args->cols[i].mm_kstr.s);
        if ( args->cols[i].mm_str_hash ) khash_str2int_destroy_free(args->cols[i].mm_str_hash);
        free(args->cols[i].mm_dbl);
        free(args->cols[i].ptr);
    }
    free(args->cols);
    if ( args->aline_missing )
    {
        for (i=0; i<args->aline_missing->ncols; i++) free(args->aline_missing->cols[i]);
        free(args->aline_missing->cols);
        free(args->aline_missing);
    }
    for (i=0; i<args->malines; i++)
    {
        free(args->alines[i].cols);
        free(args->alines[i].als);
        free(args->alines[i].line.s);
    }
    free(args->alines);
    free(args->srt_alines);
    if ( args->tgt_idx )
    {
        regidx_destroy(args->tgt_idx);
        regitr_destroy(args->tgt_itr);
    }
    if ( args->rename_annots_map )
    {
        for (i=0; i<args->rename_annots_nmap; i++) free(args->rename_annots_map[i]);
        free(args->rename_annots_map);
    }
    if ( args->tgts ) bcf_sr_regions_destroy(args->tgts);
    free(args->tmpks.s);
    free(args->tmpi);
    free(args->tmpf);
    free(args->tmps);
    free(args->tmpp);
    free(args->tmpi2);
    free(args->tmpf2);
    free(args->tmps2);
    free(args->tmpp2);
    free(args->tmpi3);
    free(args->tmpf3);
    free(args->src_smpl_pld);
    free(args->dst_smpl_pld);
    if ( args->set_ids )
        convert_destroy(args->set_ids);
    if ( args->filter )
        filter_destroy(args->filter);
    if (args->out_fh)
    {
        if ( args->write_index )
        {
            if ( bcf_idx_save(args->out_fh)<0 )
            {
                if ( hts_close(args->out_fh)!=0 ) error("Error: close failed .. %s\n", args->output_fname?args->output_fname:"stdout");
                error("Error: cannot write to index %s\n", args->index_fn);
            }
            free(args->index_fn);
        }
        if ( hts_close(args->out_fh)!=0 ) error("Error: close failed .. %s\n", args->output_fname?args->output_fname:"stdout");
    }
    free(args->sample_map);
    free(args->merge_method_str.s);
}

static void parse_annot_line(args_t *args, char *str, annot_line_t *tmp)
{
    tmp->line.l = 0;
    kputs(str, &tmp->line);
    char *s = tmp->line.s;
    tmp->ncols = 1;
    hts_expand(char*,tmp->ncols,tmp->mcols,tmp->cols);
    tmp->cols[0] = s;
    while ( *s )
    {
        if ( *s=='\t' )
        {
            tmp->ncols++;
            hts_expand(char*,tmp->ncols,tmp->mcols,tmp->cols);
            tmp->cols[tmp->ncols-1] = s+1;
            *s = 0;
        }
        s++;
    }
    if ( args->ref_idx != -1 )
    {
        if ( args->ref_idx >= tmp->ncols )
            error("Could not parse the line, expected %d+ columns, found %d:\n\t%s\n",args->ref_idx+1,tmp->ncols,str);
        if ( args->alt_idx >= tmp->ncols )
            error("Could not parse the line, expected %d+ columns, found %d:\n\t%s\n",args->alt_idx+1,tmp->ncols,str);
        tmp->nals = 2;
        hts_expand(char*,tmp->nals,tmp->mals,tmp->als);
        tmp->als[0] = tmp->cols[args->ref_idx];
        tmp->als[1] = s = tmp->cols[args->alt_idx];
        while ( *s )
        {
            if ( *s==',' )
            {
                tmp->nals++;
                hts_expand(char*,tmp->nals,tmp->mals,tmp->als);
                tmp->als[tmp->nals-1] = s+1;
                *s = 0;
            }
            s++;
        }
    }
}
static void buffer_annot_lines(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line, int start_pos, int end_pos)
{
    if ( args->nalines && args->alines[0].rid != line->rid ) args->nalines = 0;

    int i = 0;
    while ( i<args->nalines )
    {
        if ( line->pos > args->alines[i].end )
        {
            args->nalines--;
            if ( args->nalines && i<args->nalines )
            {
                annot_line_t tmp = args->alines[i];
                memmove(&args->alines[i],&args->alines[i+1],(args->nalines-i)*sizeof(annot_line_t));
                args->alines[args->nalines] = tmp;
            }
        }
        else i++;
    }
    if ( args->ref_idx==-1 && args->nalines ) return;

    while ( !bcf_sr_regions_overlap(args->tgts, bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line), start_pos,end_pos) )
    {
        if ( args->nalines + 1 == 0xffff ) break;   // likely a symbolic allele, don't let the buffer overflow
        args->nalines++;
        hts_expand0(annot_line_t,args->nalines,args->malines,args->alines);
        annot_line_t *tmp = &args->alines[args->nalines-1];
        tmp->rid   = line->rid;
        tmp->start = args->tgts->start;
        tmp->end   = args->tgts->end;
        parse_annot_line(args, args->tgts->line.s, tmp);
        if ( args->ref_idx != -1 )
        {
            int iseq = args->tgts->iseq;
            if ( bcf_sr_regions_next(args->tgts)<0 || args->tgts->iseq!=iseq ) break;
        }
        else break;
    }
}

// search string in semicolon separated strings (xx vs aa;bb)
static int str_match(char *needle, char *haystack)
{
    int len = strlen(needle);
    char *ptr = haystack;
    while ( *ptr && (ptr=strstr(ptr,needle)) )
    {
        if ( ptr[len]!=0 && ptr[len]!=';' ) ptr++;          // a prefix, not a match
        else if ( ptr==haystack || ptr[-1]==';' ) return 1; // a match
        ptr++;  // a suffix, not a match
    }
    return 0;
}
// search common string in semicolon separated strings (xx;yy;zz vs aa;bb)
static int strstr_match(char *a, char *b)
{
    char *beg = a;
    while ( *beg )
    {
        char *end = beg;
        while ( *end && *end!=';' ) end++;
        char tmp = *end;
        if ( *end==';' ) *end = 0;
        int ret = str_match(beg,b);
        *end = tmp;
        if ( ret || !*end ) return ret;
        beg = end + 1;
    }
    return 0;
}
static void annotate(args_t *args, bcf1_t *line)
{
    int i, j;
    for (i=0; i<args->nrm; i++)
        args->rm[i].handler(args, line, &args->rm[i]);

    int has_overlap = 0;
    if ( args->tgt_idx )
    {
        for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++) args->cols[j].done = 0;
        if ( regidx_overlap(args->tgt_idx, bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),line->pos,line->pos+line->rlen-1, args->tgt_itr) )
        {
            hts_pos_t vcf_end = line->pos + line->rlen - 1;
            while ( regitr_overlap(args->tgt_itr) )
            {
                annot_line_t *tmp = &args->alines[0];
                tmp->rid   = line->rid;
                tmp->start = args->tgt_itr->beg;
                tmp->end   = args->tgt_itr->end;

                // Check min overlap
                int len_ann = tmp->end - tmp->start + 1;
                int len_vcf = line->rlen;
                int isec = (tmp->end < vcf_end ? tmp->end : vcf_end) - (tmp->start > line->pos ? tmp->start : line->pos) + 1;
                assert( isec > 0 );
                if ( args->min_overlap_ann && args->min_overlap_ann > (float)isec/len_ann ) continue;
                if ( args->min_overlap_vcf && args->min_overlap_vcf > (float)isec/len_vcf ) continue;

                parse_annot_line(args, regitr_payload(args->tgt_itr,char*), tmp);
                for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++)
                {
                    if ( args->cols[j].done==1 ) continue;
                    int ret = args->cols[j].setter(args,line,&args->cols[j],tmp);
                    if ( ret < 0 )
                        error("fixme: Could not set %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n", args->cols[j].hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
                    if ( ret==0 )
                        args->cols[j].done = 1;
                    has_overlap = 1;
                }
            }
        }
        for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++)
        {
            if ( args->cols[j].done==1 || args->cols[j].merge_method == MM_FIRST ) continue;
            if ( !args->cols[j].setter ) continue;
            if ( args->cols[j].setter(args,line,&args->cols[j],NULL) < 0 )
                error("fixme: Could not set %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n", args->cols[j].hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
        }
    }
    else if ( args->tgts )
    {
        // Buffer annotation lines. When multiple ALT alleles are present in the annotation file, at least one
        // must match some of the VCF alleles. If the append-missing mode is set (and REF+ALT is requested), the
        // buffered lines will annotate the VCF respecting the order in ALT and when no matching line is found
        // for an ALT, missing value is appended instead.
        int end_pos = line->pos + line->rlen - 1;
        buffer_annot_lines(args, line, line->pos, end_pos);

        args->nsrt_alines = 0;
        hts_expand(uint32_t,args->nalines,args->msrt_alines,args->srt_alines);
        if ( args->nalines >= 0xffff || line->n_allele >= 0xffff )
            error("Error: too many alleles or annotation lines in the buffer at %s:%"PRId64" (todo:skip?)\n",bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);

        kstring_t match_end = {0,0,0};
        if ( args->match_end>=0 && bcf_get_info_int32(args->hdr,line,"END",&args->tmpi,&args->mtmpi)==1 )
            kputw(args->tmpi[0],&match_end);

        // Find matching lines
        for (i=0; i<args->nalines; i++)
        {
            if ( line->pos > args->alines[i].end || end_pos < args->alines[i].start ) continue;
            if ( args->ref_idx != -1 )  // REF+ALT matching requested
            {
                if ( line->pos!=args->alines[i].start || vcmp_set_ref(args->vcmp, line->d.allele[0], args->alines[i].als[0]) < 0 ) continue;   // refs are not compatible
                for (j=1; j<args->alines[i].nals; j++)
                {
                    int ialt;
                    if ( line->n_allele==1 && args->alines[i].als[j][0]=='.' && args->alines[i].als[j][1]==0 )  // match: no ALT allele in VCF and annot file has "."
                        ialt = 0;
                    else
                    {
                        ialt = vcmp_find_allele(args->vcmp, line->d.allele+1, line->n_allele - 1, args->alines[i].als[j]);
                        if ( ialt < 0 ) continue;
                        ialt++;
                    }
                    if ( args->match_id>=0 && !strstr_match(line->d.id,args->alines[i].cols[args->match_id]) ) continue;
                    if ( args->match_end>=0 && match_end.l && strcmp(match_end.s,args->alines[i].cols[args->match_end]) ) continue;
                    args->srt_alines[args->nsrt_alines++] = (ialt<<16) | i;
                    has_overlap = 1;
                    break;
                }
            }
            else    // overlap, REF+ALT matching not requested
            {
                args->srt_alines[args->nsrt_alines++] = (0xffff<<16) | i;
                has_overlap = 1;
            }
        }

        free(match_end.s);

        // Sort lines if needed
        if ( args->has_append_mode )
        {
            // insertion sort by VCF ALT index (top bits) and alines index (low bits)
            uint32_t tmp;
            for (i=1; i<args->nsrt_alines; i++)
                for (j=i; j>0 && args->srt_alines[j] < args->srt_alines[j-1]; j--)
                    tmp = args->srt_alines[j], args->srt_alines[j] = args->srt_alines[j-1], args->srt_alines[j-1] = tmp;
        }
        // Annotate
        for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++) args->cols[j].done = 0;
        int ialt_exp = 1;
        for (i=0; i<args->nsrt_alines; i++)
        {
            int ialt = args->srt_alines[i] >> 16;
            int ilin = args->srt_alines[i] & 0xffff;
            if ( args->has_append_mode )
            {
                if ( ialt_exp > ialt ) continue;    // multiple annotation lines for the same position
                if ( ialt_exp < ialt )
                {
                    // REF+ALT matching requested, append-missing mode: insert "." if no annotation line was found for the ALT
                    while ( ialt_exp++ < ialt )
                    {
                        for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++)
                        {
                            if ( args->cols[j].merge_method != MM_APPEND_MISSING ) continue;
                            if ( args->cols[j].done==1 ) continue;
                            if ( !args->cols[j].setter ) continue;
                            int ret = args->cols[j].setter(args,line,&args->cols[j],args->aline_missing);
                            if ( ret < 0 )
                                error("fixme: Could not set missing %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n", args->cols[j].hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
                            if ( ret==0 )
                                args->cols[j].done = 1;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++)
            {
                if ( args->cols[j].done==1 ) continue;
                if ( !args->cols[j].setter ) continue;
                int ret = args->cols[j].setter(args,line,&args->cols[j],&args->alines[ilin]);
                if ( ret < 0 )
                    error("fixme: Could not set %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n", args->cols[j].hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
                if ( ret==0 )
                    args->cols[j].done = 1;
            }
            ialt_exp = ialt + 1;
        }
        if ( args->nsrt_alines )
        {
            // In the append-missing mode fill missing values to all trailing ALTs, but only if at least one
            // record was found. Otherwise leave the row will be left without annotation.
            if ( args->has_append_mode && ialt_exp < line->n_allele )
            {
                while ( ialt_exp++ < line->n_allele )
                {
                    for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++)
                    {
                        if ( args->cols[j].merge_method != MM_APPEND_MISSING ) continue;
                        if ( args->cols[j].done==1 ) continue;
                        if ( !args->cols[j].setter ) continue;
                        int ret = args->cols[j].setter(args,line,&args->cols[j],args->aline_missing);
                        if ( ret < 0 )
                            error("fixme: Could not set missing %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n", args->cols[j].hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
                        if ( ret==0 )
                            args->cols[j].done = 1;
                    }
                }
            }
            // Flush
            for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++)
            {
                if ( args->cols[j].done==1 || args->cols[j].merge_method == MM_FIRST ) continue;
                if ( !args->cols[j].setter ) continue;
                int ret = args->cols[j].setter(args,line,&args->cols[j],NULL);
                if ( ret < 0 )
                    error("fixme: Could not set %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n", args->cols[j].hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
            }
        }
    }
    else if ( args->files->nreaders == 2 )
    {
        if ( bcf_sr_has_line(args->files,1) )
        {
            bcf1_t *aline = bcf_sr_get_line(args->files,1);
            for (j=0; j<args->ncols; j++)
            {
                if ( !args->cols[j].setter ) continue;
                if ( args->cols[j].setter(args,line,&args->cols[j],aline) )
                    error("fixme: Could not set %s at %s:%"PRId64"\n", args->cols[j].hdr_key_src,bcf_seqname(args->hdr,line),(int64_t) line->pos+1);
            }

            has_overlap = 1;
        }
    }
    if ( args->set_ids )
    {
        args->tmpks.l = 0;
        convert_line(args->set_ids, line, &args->tmpks);
        if ( args->tmpks.l )
        {
            int replace = 0;
            if ( args->set_ids_replace ) replace = 1;
            else if ( !line->d.id || (line->d.id[0]=='.' && !line->d.id[1]) ) replace = 1;
            if ( replace )
                bcf_update_id(args->hdr_out,line,args->tmpks.s);
        }
    }

    if ( args->mark_sites )
    {
        if ( !args->targets_fname ) has_overlap = 1;

        // ideally, we'd like to be far more general than this in future, see https://github.com/samtools/bcftools/issues/87
        if ( args->mark_sites_logic==MARK_LISTED )
            bcf_update_info_flag(args->hdr_out,line,args->mark_sites,NULL,has_overlap?1:0);
        else
            bcf_update_info_flag(args->hdr_out,line,args->mark_sites,NULL,has_overlap?0:1);
    }
}

static void usage(args_t *args)
{
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "About:   Annotate and edit VCF/BCF files.\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "Usage:   bcftools annotate [options] VCF\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "Options:\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -a, --annotations FILE          VCF file or tabix-indexed FILE with annotations: CHR\\tPOS[\\tVALUE]+\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -c, --columns LIST              List of columns in the annotation file, e.g. CHROM,POS,REF,ALT,-,INFO/TAG. See man page for details\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -C, --columns-file FILE         Read -c columns from FILE, one name per row, with optional --merge-logic TYPE: NAME[ TYPE]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -e, --exclude EXPR              Exclude sites for which the expression is true (see man page for details)\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --force                     Continue despite parsing error (at your own risk!)\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -H, --header-line STR           Header line which should be appended to the VCF header, can be given multiple times\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -h, --header-lines FILE         Lines which should be appended to the VCF header\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -I, --set-id [+]FORMAT          Set ID column using a `bcftools query`-like expression, see man page for details\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -i, --include EXPR              Select sites for which the expression is true (see man page for details)\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -k, --keep-sites                Leave -i/-e sites unchanged instead of discarding them\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -l, --merge-logic TAG:TYPE      Merge logic for multiple overlapping regions (see man page for details), EXPERIMENTAL\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -m, --mark-sites [+-]TAG        Add INFO/TAG flag to sites which are (\"+\") or are not (\"-\") listed in the -a file\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --min-overlap ANN:VCF       Required overlap as a fraction of variant in the -a file (ANN), the VCF (:VCF), or reciprocal (ANN:VCF)\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --no-version                Do not append version and command line to the header\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -o, --output FILE               Write output to a file [standard output]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -O, --output-type u|b|v|z[0-9]  u/b: un/compressed BCF, v/z: un/compressed VCF, 0-9: compression level [v]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --pair-logic STR            Matching records by <snps|indels|both|all|some|exact>, see man page for details [some]\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 FILE\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --regions-overlap 0|1|2     Include if POS in the region (0), record overlaps (1), variant overlaps (2) [1]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --rename-annots FILE        Rename annotations: TYPE/old\\tnew, where TYPE is one of FILTER,INFO,FORMAT\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --rename-chrs FILE          Rename sequences according to the mapping: old\\tnew\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -s, --samples [^]LIST           Comma separated list of samples to annotate (or exclude with \"^\" prefix)\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -S, --samples-file [^]FILE      File of samples to annotate (or exclude with \"^\" prefix)\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --single-overlaps           Keep memory low by avoiding complexities arising from handling multiple overlapping intervals\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   -x, --remove LIST               List of annotations (e.g. ID,INFO/DP,FORMAT/DP,FILTER) to remove (or keep with \"^\" prefix). See man page for details\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --threads INT               Number of extra output compression threads [0]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "       --write-index               Automatically index the output files [off]\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "Examples:\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "   http://samtools.github.io/bcftools/howtos/annotate.html\n");
    fprintf(stderr, "\n");
    exit(1);
}

int main_vcfannotate(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int c;
    args_t *args  = (args_t*) calloc(1,sizeof(args_t));
    args->argc    = argc; args->argv = argv;
    args->files   = bcf_sr_init();
    args->output_fname = "-";
    args->output_type = FT_VCF;
    args->n_threads = 0;
    args->record_cmd_line = 1;
    args->ref_idx = args->alt_idx = args->chr_idx = args->beg_idx = args->end_idx = -1;
    args->set_ids_replace = 1;
    args->match_id = -1;
    args->match_end = -1;
    args->clevel = -1;
    args->pair_logic = -1;
    int regions_is_file = 0;
    int regions_overlap = 1;

    static struct option loptions[] =
    {
        {"keep-sites",no_argument,NULL,'k'},
        {"mark-sites",required_argument,NULL,'m'},
        {"set-id",required_argument,NULL,'I'},
        {"output",required_argument,NULL,'o'},
        {"output-type",required_argument,NULL,'O'},
        {"threads",required_argument,NULL,9},
        {"annotations",required_argument,NULL,'a'},
        {"merge-logic",required_argument,NULL,'l'},
        {"collapse",required_argument,NULL,2},
        {"pair-logic",required_argument,NULL,2},
        {"include",required_argument,NULL,'i'},
        {"exclude",required_argument,NULL,'e'},
        {"regions",required_argument,NULL,'r'},
        {"regions-file",required_argument,NULL,'R'},
        {"regions-overlap",required_argument,NULL,3},
        {"remove",required_argument,NULL,'x'},
        {"columns-file",required_argument,NULL,'C'},
        {"columns",required_argument,NULL,'c'},
        {"rename-annots",required_argument,NULL,11},
        {"rename-chrs",required_argument,NULL,1},
        {"header-lines",required_argument,NULL,'h'},
        {"header-line",required_argument,NULL,'H'},
        {"samples",required_argument,NULL,'s'},
        {"samples-file",required_argument,NULL,'S'},
        {"single-overlaps",no_argument,NULL,10},
        {"min-overlap",required_argument,NULL,12},
        {"no-version",no_argument,NULL,8},
        {"force",no_argument,NULL,'f'},
        {"write-index",no_argument,NULL,13},
        {NULL,0,NULL,0}
    };
    char *tmp;
    while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:H:?o:O:r:R:a:x:c:C:i:e:S:s:I:m:kl:f",loptions,NULL)) >= 0)
    {
        switch (c) {
            case 'f': args->force = 1; break;
            case 'k': args->keep_sites = 1; break;
            case 'm':
                args->mark_sites_logic = MARK_LISTED;
                if ( optarg[0]=='+' ) args->mark_sites = optarg+1;
                else if ( optarg[0]=='-' ) { args->mark_sites = optarg+1; args->mark_sites_logic = MARK_UNLISTED; }
                else args->mark_sites = optarg;
                break;
            case 'l':
                if ( args->merge_method_str.l ) kputc(',',&args->merge_method_str);
                kputs(optarg,&args->merge_method_str);
                break;
            case 'I': args->set_ids_fmt = optarg; break;
            case 's': args->sample_names = optarg; break;
            case 'S': args->sample_names = optarg; args->sample_is_file = 1; break;
            case 'c': args->columns = strdup(optarg); break;
            case 'C': args->columns = strdup(optarg); args->columns_is_file = 1; break;
            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:
                    {
                        args->clevel = strtol(optarg,&tmp,10);
                        if ( *tmp || args->clevel<0 || args->clevel>9 ) error("The output type \"%s\" not recognised\n", optarg);
                    }
                };
                if ( optarg[1] )
                {
                    args->clevel = strtol(optarg+1,&tmp,10);
                    if ( *tmp || args->clevel<0 || args->clevel>9 ) error("Could not parse argument: --compression-level %s\n", optarg+1);
                }
                break;
            case 'e':
                if ( args->filter_str ) error("Error: only one -i or -e expression can be given, and they cannot be combined\n");
                args->filter_str = optarg; args->filter_logic |= FLT_EXCLUDE; break;
            case 'i':
                if ( args->filter_str ) error("Error: only one -i or -e expression can be given, and they cannot be combined\n");
                args->filter_str = optarg; args->filter_logic |= FLT_INCLUDE; break;
            case 'x': args->remove_annots = optarg; break;
            case 'a': args->targets_fname = optarg; break;
            case 'r': args->regions_list = optarg; break;
            case 'R': args->regions_list = optarg; regions_is_file = 1; break;
            case 'h': args->header_fname = optarg; break;
            case 'H': args->header_lines = dbuf_push(args->header_lines,strdup(optarg)); break;
            case  1 : args->rename_chrs = optarg; break;
            case  2 :
                if ( args->pair_logic==-1 ) args->pair_logic = 0;
                if ( !strcmp(optarg,"snps") ) args->pair_logic |= BCF_SR_PAIR_SNP_REF;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"indels") ) args->pair_logic |= BCF_SR_PAIR_INDEL_REF;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"both") ) args->pair_logic |= BCF_SR_PAIR_BOTH_REF;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"any") ) args->pair_logic |= BCF_SR_PAIR_ANY;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"all") ) args->pair_logic |= BCF_SR_PAIR_ANY;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"some") ) args->pair_logic |= BCF_SR_PAIR_SOME;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"none") ) args->pair_logic = BCF_SR_PAIR_EXACT;
                else if ( !strcmp(optarg,"exact") ) args->pair_logic = BCF_SR_PAIR_EXACT;
                else error("The --pair-logic string \"%s\" not recognised.\n", optarg);
                break;
            case  3 :
                regions_overlap = parse_overlap_option(optarg);
                if ( regions_overlap < 0 ) error("Could not parse: --regions-overlap %s\n",optarg);
                break;
            case  9 : args->n_threads = strtol(optarg, 0, 0); break;
            case  8 : args->record_cmd_line = 0; break;
            case 10 : args->single_overlaps = 1; break;
            case 11 : args->rename_annots = optarg; break;
            case 12 : args->min_overlap_str = optarg; break;
            case 13 : args->write_index = 1; break;
            case '?': usage(args); break;
            default: error("Unknown argument: %s\n", optarg);
        }
    }

    char *fname = NULL;
    if ( optind>=argc )
    {
        if ( !isatty(fileno((FILE *)stdin)) ) fname = "-";  // reading from stdin
        else usage(args);
    }
    else fname = argv[optind];

    if ( args->regions_list )
    {
        bcf_sr_set_opt(args->files,BCF_SR_REGIONS_OVERLAP,regions_overlap);
        if ( 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 ( args->targets_fname )
    {
        htsFile *fp = hts_open(args->targets_fname,"r");
        if ( !fp ) error("Failed to open %s\n", args->targets_fname);
        htsFormat type = *hts_get_format(fp);
        hts_close(fp);

        if ( type.format==vcf || type.format==bcf )
        {
            args->tgts_is_vcf = 1;
            args->files->require_index = 1;
            bcf_sr_set_opt(args->files,BCF_SR_PAIR_LOGIC,args->pair_logic>=0 ? args->pair_logic : BCF_SR_PAIR_SOME);
            if ( args->min_overlap_str ) error("The --min-overlap option cannot be used when annotating from a VCF\n");
        }
    }
    if ( args->min_overlap_str && args->single_overlaps ) error("The options --single-overlaps and --min-overlap cannot be combined\n");
    if ( bcf_sr_set_threads(args->files, args->n_threads)<0 ) error("Failed to create threads\n");
    if ( !bcf_sr_add_reader(args->files, fname) ) error("Failed to read from %s: %s\n", !strcmp("-",fname)?"standard input":fname,bcf_sr_strerror(args->files->errnum));

    static int line_errcode_warned = 0;
    init_data(args);
    while ( bcf_sr_next_line(args->files) )
    {
        if ( !bcf_sr_has_line(args->files,0) ) continue;
        bcf1_t *line = bcf_sr_get_line(args->files,0);
        if ( line->errcode )
        {
            if ( !args->force )
                error("Encountered an error, cannot proceed. Please check the error output above.\n"
                      "If feeling adventurous, use the --force option. (At your own risk!)\n");
            else if ( !line_errcode_warned )
            {
                fprintf(stderr,
                    "Warning: Encountered an error, proceeding only because --force was given.\n"
                    "         Note that this can result in a segfault or a silent corruption of the output file!\n");
                line_errcode_warned = 1;
                line->errcode = 0;
            }
        }
        if ( args->filter )
        {
            int pass = filter_test(args->filter, line, NULL);
            if ( args->filter_logic & FLT_EXCLUDE ) pass = pass ? 0 : 1;
            if ( !pass )
            {
                if ( args->keep_sites && bcf_write1(args->out_fh, args->hdr_out, line)!=0 ) error("[%s] Error: failed to write to %s\n", __func__,args->output_fname);
                continue;
            }
        }
        annotate(args, line);
        if ( bcf_write1(args->out_fh, args->hdr_out, line)!=0 ) error("[%s] Error: failed to write to %s\n", __func__,args->output_fname);
    }
    destroy_data(args);
    bcf_sr_destroy(args->files);
    free(args);
    return 0;
}
