Hi,
From your description, this sounds like a simple project.
I imagine that the current program is written in Java as follows:
- a file is parsed into a list by a loop that calls the smiles parser on each line.
- the list is passed to the processing part of the program
- the processing loop processes elements of the list one at a time.
Here are two possible approaches to modify the program:
A. Change the processor to accept a stream reader, and move the parsing into
the processing loop, so the processor parses each line as it is needed.
Or
B. Change the processor to accept an iterator, and create an iterator
that reads and parses each line as it is needed.
I would bid $30 for either of these, but Freelancer does not permit it due to the stated budget range.
If the project is more complex than described above, please clarify
with more details. (For example, one possible complication could be
that the processor has three loops that each process all the
molecules in the list.)
Regards,
Grammal
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