Remove singleton sequences from wells in initial filtering

readme.md

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ The problem of pairing TCRA/TCRB sequences thus reduces to the "assignment probl
 matching on a bipartite graph--the subset of vertex-disjoint edges whose weights sum to the maximum possible value.
 
 This is a well-studied combinatorial optimization problem, with many known solutions.
-The most efficient algorithm known to the author for maximum weight matching of a bipartite graph with strictly integral weights
-is from Duan and Su (2012). For a graph with m edges, n vertices per side, and maximum integer edge weight N, 
+The most efficient algorithm known to the author for maximum weight matching of a bipartite graph with strictly integral
+weights is from Duan and Su (2012). For a graph with m edges, n vertices per side, and maximum integer edge weight N, 
 their algorithm runs in **O(m sqrt(n) log(N))** time. As the graph representation of a pairSEQ experiment is 
 bipartite with integer weights, this algorithm is ideal for BiGpairSEQ.
 
@@ -43,13 +43,18 @@ Run with the command:
 `java -jar BiGpairSEQ_Sim.jar`
 
 Processing sample plates with tens of thousands of sequences may require large amounts 
-of RAM. It is often desirable to increase the JVM maximum heap allocation with the -Xmx flag.
+of RAM. It is often desirable to increase the JVM maximum heap allocation with the `-Xmx` flag.
 For example, to run the program with 32 gigabytes of memory, use the command:
 
 `java -Xmx32G -jar BiGpairSEQ_Sim.jar`
 
-Once running, BiGpairSEQ_Sim has an interactive, menu-driven CLI for generating files and simulating TCR pairing. The
-main menu looks like this:
+There are a number of command line options, to allow the program to be used in shell scripts. For a full list,
+use the `-help` flag:
+
+`java -jar BiGpairSEQ_Sim.jar -help`
+
+If no command line arguments are given, BiGpairSEQ_Sim will launch with an interactive, menu-driven CLI for 
+generating files and simulating TCR pairing. The main menu looks like this:
 
 ```
 --------BiGPairSEQ SIMULATOR--------
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ By default, the Options menu looks like this:
 0) Return to main menu
 ```
 
+
 ### INPUT/OUTPUT
 
 To run the simulation, the program reads and writes 4 kinds of files:
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@ device-specific.)
 
 The program's caching behavior can be controlled in the Options menu. By default, all caching is OFF.
 
-The program can optionally output Graph/Data files in .GraphML format (.graphml) for data portability. This can be 
+The program can optionally output Graph/Data files in GraphML format (.graphml) for data portability. This can be 
 turned on in the Options menu. By default, GraphML output is OFF.
 
 ---
@@ -197,8 +203,13 @@ Options for creating a Graph/Data file:
 
 These files do not have a human-readable structure, and are not portable to other programs.
 
-(For portability to other software, turn on GraphML output in the Options menu. This will produce a .graphml file
-for the weighted graph, with vertex attributes sequence, type, and occupancy data.)
+*Optional GraphML output*
+
+For portability of graph data to other software, turn on [GraphML](http://graphml.graphdrawing.org/index.html) output 
+in the Options menu in interactive mode, or use the `-graphml`command line argument. This will produce a .graphml file 
+for the weighted graph, with vertex attributes for sequence, type, and occupancy data. This graph contains all the data 
+necessary for the BiGpairSEQ matching algorithm. It does not include the data to measure pairing accuracy; for that, 
+compare the matching results to the original Cell Sample .csv file.
 
 ---
 
@@ -253,29 +264,77 @@ Example output:
 P-values are calculated *after* BiGpairSEQ matching is completed, for purposes of comparison only, 
 using the (2021 corrected) formula from the original pairSEQ paper. (Howie, et al. 2015)
 
-### PERFORMANCE
-Performance details of the example excerpted above:
+
+## PERFORMANCE
 
 On a home computer with a Ryzen 5600X CPU, 64GB of 3200MHz DDR4 RAM (half of which was allocated to the Java Virtual Machine), and a PCIe 3.0 SSD, running Linux Mint 20.3 Edge (5.13 kernel), 
 the author ran a BiGpairSEQ simulation of a 96-well sample plate with 30,000 T cells/well comprising ~11,800 alphas and betas,
-taken from a sample of 4,000,000 distinct cells with an exponential frequency distribution.
+taken from a sample of 4,000,000 distinct cells with an exponential frequency distribution (lambda 0.6).
 
 With min/max occupancy threshold of 3 and 94 wells for matching, and no other pre-filtering, BiGpairSEQ identified 5,151 
 correct pairings and 18 incorrect pairings, for an accuracy of 99.652%.
 
-The simulation time was 14'22". If intermediate results were held in memory, this would be equivalent to the total elapsed time.
+The total simulation time was 14'22". If intermediate results were held in memory, this would be equivalent to the total elapsed time.
 
 Since this implementation of BiGpairSEQ writes intermediate results to disk (to improve the efficiency of *repeated* simulations
 with different filtering options), the actual elapsed time was greater. File I/O time was not measured, but took 
 slightly less time than the simulation itself. Real elapsed time from start to finish was under 30 minutes.
 
+As mentioned in the theory section, performance could be improved by implementing a more efficient algorithm for finding
+the maximum weighted matching.
+
+## BEHAVIOR WITH RANDOMIZED WELL POPULATIONS
+
+A series of BiGpairSEQ simulations were conducted using a cell sample file of 3.5 million unique T cells. From these cells,
+10 sample plate files were created. All of these sample plates had 96 wells, used an exponential distribution with a lambda of 0.6, and
+had a sequence dropout rate of 10%.
+
+The well populations of the plates were:
+* One sample plate with 1000 T cells/well
+* One sample plate with 2000 T cells/well
+* One sample plate with 3000 T cells/well
+* One sample plate with 4000 T cells/well
+* One sample plate with 5000 T cells/well
+* Five sample plates with each individual well's population randomized, from 1000 to 5000 T cells. (Average population ~3000 T cells/well.)
+
+All BiGpairSEQ simulations were run with a low overlap threshold of 3 and a high overlap threshold of 94.
+No optional filters were used, so pairing was attempted for all sequences with overlaps within the threshold values.
+
+Constant well population plate results:
+
+| |1000 Cell/Well Plate|2000 Cell/Well Plate|3000 Cell/Well Plate|4000 Cell/Well Plate|5000 Cell/Well Plate
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+|Total Alphas Found|6407|7330|7936|8278|8553|
+|Total Betas Found|6405|7333|7968|8269|8582|
+|Pairing Attempt Rate|0.661|0.653|0.600|0.579|0.559|
+|Correct Pairing Count|4231|4749|4723|4761|4750|
+|Incorrect Pairing Count|3|34|40|26|29|
+|Pairing Error Rate|0.000709|0.00711|0.00840|0.00543|0.00607|
+|Simulation Time (Seconds)|500|643|700|589|598|
+
+Randomized well population plate results:
+
+| |Random Plate 1 | Random Plate 2|Random Plate 3|Random Plate 4|Random Plate 5|Average|
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+Total Alphas Found|7853|7904|7964|7898|7917|7907|
+Total Betas Found|7851|7891|7920|7910|7894|7893|
+Pairing Attempt Rate|0.607|0.610|0.601|0.605|0.603|0.605|
+Correct Pairing Count|4718|4782|4721|4755|4731|4741|
+Incorrect Pairing Count|51|35|42|27|29|37|
+Pairing Error Rate|0.0107|0.00727|0.00882|0.00565|0.00609|0.00771|
+Simulation Time (Seconds)|590|677|730|618|615|646|
+
+The average results for the randomized plates are closest to the constant plate with 3000 T cells/well.
+This and several other tests indicate that BiGpairSEQ treats a sample plate with a highly variable number of T cells/well
+roughly as though it had a constant well population equal to the plate's average well population.
+
 ## TODO
 
 * ~~Try invoking GC at end of workloads to reduce paging to disk~~ DONE
 * ~~Hold graph data in memory until another graph is read-in? ABANDONED UNABANDONED~~ DONE
   * ~~*No, this won't work, because BiGpairSEQ simulations alter the underlying graph based on filtering constraints. Changes would cascade with multiple experiments.*~~
   * Might have figured out a way to do it, by taking edges out and then putting them back into the graph. This may actually be possible.
-  * It is possible, though the modifications to the graph incur their own performance penalties. Need testing to see which option is best.
+  * It is possible, though the modifications to the graph incur their own performance penalties. Need testing to see which option is best. It may be computer-specific.
 * ~~Test whether pairing heap (currently used) or Fibonacci heap is more efficient for priority queue in current matching algorithm~~ DONE
   * ~~in theory Fibonacci heap should be more efficient, but complexity overhead may eliminate theoretical advantage~~
   * ~~Add controllable heap-type parameter?~~
@@ -289,12 +348,14 @@ slightly less time than the simulation itself. Real elapsed time from start to f
     * _Got this working, but at the cost of a profoundly strange bug in graph occupancy filtering. Have reverted the repo until I can figure out what caused that. Given how easily Thingiverse transposes CSV matrices in R, might not even be worth fixing.
 * ~~Enable GraphML output in addition to serialized object binaries, for data portability~~ DONE
   * ~~Custom vertex type with attribute for sequence occupancy?~~ ABANDONED
+    * Advantage: would eliminate the need to use maps to associate vertices with sequences, which would make the code easier to understand.
     * Have a branch where this is implemented, but there's a bug that broke matching. Don't currently have time to fix.
-* Re-implement command line arguments, to enable scripting and statistical simulation studies
+* ~~Re-implement command line arguments, to enable scripting and statistical simulation studies~~ DONE
 * Re-implement CDR1 matching method
 * Implement Duan and Su's maximum weight matching algorithm
     * Add controllable algorithm-type parameter?
     * This would be fun and valuable, but probably take more time than I have for a hobby project.
+* Implement Vose's alias method for arbitrary statistical distributions of cells
   
   
 ## CITATIONS
@@ -307,7 +368,7 @@ slightly less time than the simulation itself. Real elapsed time from start to f
 * [JGraphT](https://jgrapht.org) -- Graph theory data structures and algorithms
 * [JHeaps](https://www.jheaps.org) -- For pairing heap priority queue used in maximum weight matching algorithm
 * [Apache Commons CSV](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-csv/) -- For CSV file output
-* [Apache Commons CLI](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-cli/) -- To enable command line arguments for scripting. (**Awaiting re-implementation**.)
+* [Apache Commons CLI](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-cli/) -- To enable command line arguments for scripting.
 
 ## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 BiGpairSEQ was conceived in collaboration with Dr. Alice MacQueen, who brought the original 

src/main/java/BiGpairSEQ.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class BiGpairSEQ {
     private static String priorityQueueHeapType = "FIBONACCI";
     private static boolean outputBinary = true;
     private static boolean outputGraphML = false;
+    private static final String version = "version 2.0";
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         if (args.length == 0) {
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ public class BiGpairSEQ {
         }
         else {
             //This will be uncommented when command line arguments are re-implemented.
-            //CommandLineInterface.startCLI(args);
-            System.out.println("Command line arguments are still being re-implemented.");
+            CommandLineInterface.startCLI(args);
+            //System.out.println("Command line arguments are still being re-implemented.");
         }
     }
 
@@ -172,5 +173,5 @@ public class BiGpairSEQ {
 
     public static boolean outputGraphML() {return outputGraphML;}
     public static void setOutputGraphML(boolean b) {outputGraphML = b;}
-
+    public static String getVersion() { return version; }
 }

src/main/java/CommandLineInterface.java

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import org.apache.commons.cli.*;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
 /*
  * Class for parsing options passed to program from command line
  *
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ import org.apache.commons.cli.*;
  * cellfile : name of the cell sample file to use as input
  * platefile : name of the sample plate file to use as input
  * output : name of the output file
+ * graphml : output a graphml file
+ * binary : output a serialized binary object file
  *
  * Match flags:
  * graphFile : name of graph and data file to use as input
@@ -43,242 +49,172 @@ import org.apache.commons.cli.*;
 public class CommandLineInterface {
 
     public static void startCLI(String[] args) {
-        //These command line options are a big mess
-        //Really, I don't think command line tools are expected to work in this many different modes
-        //making cells, making plates, and matching are the sort of thing that UNIX philosophy would say
-        //should be three separate programs.
-        //There might be a way to do it with option parameters?
-
-        //main options set
-        Options mainOptions = new Options();
-        Option makeCells = Option.builder("cells")
-                .longOpt("make-cells")
-                .desc("Makes a file of distinct cells")
-                .build();
-        Option makePlate = Option.builder("plates")
-                .longOpt("make-plates")
-                .desc("Makes a sample plate file")
-                .build();
-        Option makeGraph = Option.builder("graph")
-                .longOpt("make-graph")
-                .desc("Makes a graph and data file")
-                .build();
-        Option matchCDR3 = Option.builder("match")
-                .longOpt("match-cdr3")
-                .desc("Match CDR3s. Requires a cell sample file and any number of plate files.")
-                .build();
-        OptionGroup mainGroup = new OptionGroup();
-        mainGroup.addOption(makeCells);
-        mainGroup.addOption(makePlate);
-        mainGroup.addOption(makeGraph);
-        mainGroup.addOption(matchCDR3);
-        mainGroup.setRequired(true);
-        mainOptions.addOptionGroup(mainGroup);
-
-        //Reuse clones of this for other options groups, rather than making it lots of times
-        Option outputFile = Option.builder("o")
-                .longOpt("output-file")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("filename")
-                .desc("Name of output file")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(outputFile);
-
-        //Options cellOptions = new Options();
-        Option numCells = Option.builder("nc")
-                .longOpt("num-cells")
-                .desc("The number of distinct cells to generate")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(numCells);
-        Option cdr1Freq = Option.builder("d")
-                .longOpt("peptide-diversity-factor")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .desc("Number of distinct CDR3s for every CDR1")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(cdr1Freq);
-        //Option cellOutput = (Option) outputFile.clone();
-        //cellOutput.setRequired(true);
-        //mainOptions.addOption(cellOutput);
-
-        //Options plateOptions = new Options();
-        Option inputCells = Option.builder("c")
-                .longOpt("cell-file")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("file")
-                .desc("The cell sample file used for filling wells")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(inputCells);
-        Option numWells = Option.builder("w")
-                .longOpt("num-wells")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .desc("The number of wells on each plate")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(numWells);
-        Option numPlates = Option.builder("np")
-                .longOpt("num-plates")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .desc("The number of plate files to output")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(numPlates);
-        //Option plateOutput = (Option) outputFile.clone();
-        //plateOutput.setRequired(true);
-        //plateOutput.setDescription("Prefix for plate output filenames");
-        //mainOptions.addOption(plateOutput);
-        Option plateErr = Option.builder("err")
-                .longOpt("drop-out-rate")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .desc("Well drop-out rate. (Probability between 0 and 1)")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(plateErr);
-        Option plateConcentrations = Option.builder("t")
-                .longOpt("t-cells-per-well")
-                .hasArgs()
-                .argName("number 1, number 2, ...")
-                .desc("Number of T cells per well for each plate section")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(plateConcentrations);
-
-//different distributions, mutually exclusive
-        OptionGroup plateDistributions = new OptionGroup();
-        Option plateExp = Option.builder("exponential")
-                .desc("Sample from distinct cells with exponential frequency distribution")
-                .build();
-        plateDistributions.addOption(plateExp);
-        Option plateGaussian = Option.builder("gaussian")
-                .desc("Sample from distinct cells with gaussain frequency distribution")
-                .build();
-        plateDistributions.addOption(plateGaussian);
-        Option platePoisson = Option.builder("poisson")
-                .desc("Sample from distinct cells with poisson frequency distribution")
-                .build();
-        plateDistributions.addOption(platePoisson);
-        mainOptions.addOptionGroup(plateDistributions);
-
-        Option plateStdDev = Option.builder("stddev")
-                .desc("Standard deviation for gaussian distribution")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(plateStdDev);
-
-        Option plateLambda = Option.builder("lambda")
-                .desc("Lambda for exponential distribution")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(plateLambda);
-
-
-
-//
-//            String cellFile, String filename, Double stdDev,
-//                    Integer numWells, Integer numSections,
-//                    Integer[] concentrations, Double dropOutRate
-//
-
-        //Options matchOptions = new Options();
-        inputCells.setDescription("The cell sample file to be used for matching.");
-        mainOptions.addOption(inputCells);
-        Option lowThresh = Option.builder("low")
-                .longOpt("low-threshold")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .desc("Sets the minimum occupancy overlap to attempt matching")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(lowThresh);
-        Option highThresh = Option.builder("high")
-                .longOpt("high-threshold")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("number")
-                .desc("Sets the maximum occupancy overlap to attempt matching")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(highThresh);
-        Option occDiff = Option.builder("occdiff")
-                .longOpt("occupancy-difference")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("Number")
-                .desc("Maximum difference in alpha/beta occupancy to attempt matching")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(occDiff);
-        Option overlapPer = Option.builder("ovper")
-                .longOpt("overlap-percent")
-                .hasArg()
-                .argName("Percent")
-                .desc("Minimum overlap percent to attempt matching (0 -100)")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(overlapPer);
-        Option inputPlates = Option.builder("p")
-                .longOpt("plate-files")
-                .hasArgs()
-                .desc("Plate files to match")
-                .build();
-        mainOptions.addOption(inputPlates);
-
-
+        //Options sets for the different modes
+        Options mainOptions = buildMainOptions();
+        Options cellOptions = buildCellOptions();
+        Options plateOptions = buildPlateOptions();
+        Options graphOptions = buildGraphOptions();
+        Options matchOptions = buildMatchCDR3options();
 
         CommandLineParser parser = new DefaultParser();
-        try {
-            CommandLine line = parser.parse(mainOptions, args);
-            if(line.hasOption("match")){
-                //line = parser.parse(mainOptions, args);
-                //String cellFile = line.getOptionValue("c");
-                String graphFile = line.getOptionValue("g");
-                Integer lowThreshold = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue(lowThresh));
-                Integer highThreshold = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue(highThresh));
-                Integer occupancyDifference = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue(occDiff));
-                Integer overlapPercent = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue(overlapPer));
-                for(String plate: line.getOptionValues("p")) {
-                    matchCDR3s(graphFile, lowThreshold, highThreshold, occupancyDifference, overlapPercent);
-                }
+        try{
+            CommandLine line = parser.parse(mainOptions, Arrays.copyOfRange(args, 0, 1));
+
+            if (line.hasOption("help")) {
+                HelpFormatter formatter = new HelpFormatter();
+                formatter.printHelp("BiGpairSEQ_Sim.jar", mainOptions);
+                System.out.println();
+                formatter.printHelp("BiGpairSEQ_Sim.jar -cells", cellOptions);
+                System.out.println();
+                formatter.printHelp("BiGpairSEQ_Sim.jar -plate", plateOptions);
+                System.out.println();
+                formatter.printHelp("BiGpairSEQ_Sim.jar -graph", graphOptions);
+                System.out.println();
+                formatter.printHelp("BiGpairSEQ_Sim.jar -match", matchOptions);
             }
-            else if(line.hasOption("cells")){
-                //line = parser.parse(mainOptions, args);
+            else if (line.hasOption("version")) {
+                System.out.println("BiGpairSEQ_Sim " + BiGpairSEQ.getVersion());
+            }
+            else if (line.hasOption("cells")) {
+                line = parser.parse(cellOptions, Arrays.copyOfRange(args, 1, args.length));
+                Integer number = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("n"));
+                Integer diversity = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("d"));
                 String filename = line.getOptionValue("o");
-                Integer numDistCells = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("nc"));
-                Integer freq = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("d"));
-                makeCells(filename, numDistCells, freq);
+                makeCells(filename, number, diversity);
             }
-            else if(line.hasOption("plates")){
-                //line = parser.parse(mainOptions, args);
-                String cellFile = line.getOptionValue("c");
-                String filenamePrefix = line.getOptionValue("o");
-                Integer numWellsOnPlate = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("w"));
-                Integer numPlatesToMake = Integer.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("np"));
-                String[] concentrationsToUseString = line.getOptionValues("t");
-                Integer numSections = concentrationsToUseString.length;
 
-                Integer[] concentrationsToUse = new Integer[numSections];
-                for(int i = 0; i <numSections; i++){
-                    concentrationsToUse[i] = Integer.valueOf(concentrationsToUseString[i]);
+            else if (line.hasOption("plate")) {
+                line = parser.parse(plateOptions, Arrays.copyOfRange(args, 1, args.length));
+                //get the cells
+                String cellFilename = line.getOptionValue("c");
+                CellSample cells = getCells(cellFilename);
+                //get the rest of the parameters
+                Integer[] populations;
+                String outputFilename = line.getOptionValue("o");
+                Integer numWells = Integer.parseInt(line.getOptionValue("w"));
+                Double dropoutRate = Double.parseDouble(line.getOptionValue("err"));
+                if (line.hasOption("random")) {
+                    //Array holding values of minimum and maximum populations
+                   Integer[] min_max = Stream.of(line.getOptionValues("random"))
+                           .mapToInt(Integer::parseInt)
+                           .boxed()
+                           .toArray(Integer[]::new);
+                   populations = BiGpairSEQ.getRand().ints(min_max[0], min_max[1] + 1)
+                            .limit(numWells)
+                            .boxed()
+                            .toArray(Integer[]::new);
                 }
-                Double dropOutRate = Double.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("err"));
-                if(line.hasOption("exponential")){
-                    Double lambda = Double.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("lambda"));
-                    for(int i = 1; i <= numPlatesToMake; i++){
-                        makePlateExp(cellFile, filenamePrefix + i, lambda, numWellsOnPlate,
-                                concentrationsToUse,dropOutRate);
-                    }
+                else if (line.hasOption("pop")) {
+                    populations = Stream.of(line.getOptionValues("pop"))
+                            .mapToInt(Integer::parseInt)
+                            .boxed()
+                            .toArray(Integer[]::new);
                 }
-                else if(line.hasOption("gaussian")){
-                    Double stdDev = Double.valueOf(line.getOptionValue("std-dev"));
-                    for(int i = 1; i <= numPlatesToMake; i++){
-                        makePlate(cellFile, filenamePrefix + i, stdDev, numWellsOnPlate,
-                                concentrationsToUse,dropOutRate);
-                    }
+                else{
+                    populations = new Integer[1];
+                    populations[0] = 1;
+                }
+                //make the plate
+                Plate plate;
+                if (line.hasOption("poisson")) {
+                    Double stdDev = Math.sqrt(numWells);
+                    plate = new Plate(cells, cellFilename, numWells, populations, dropoutRate, stdDev, false);
+                }
+                else if (line.hasOption("gaussian")) {
+                    Double stdDev = Double.parseDouble(line.getOptionValue("stddev"));
+                    plate = new Plate(cells, cellFilename, numWells, populations, dropoutRate, stdDev, false);
+                }
+                else {
+                    assert line.hasOption("exponential");
+                    Double lambda = Double.parseDouble(line.getOptionValue("lambda"));
+                    plate = new Plate(cells, cellFilename, numWells, populations, dropoutRate, lambda, true);
+                }
+                PlateFileWriter writer = new PlateFileWriter(outputFilename, plate);
+                writer.writePlateFile();
+            }
 
+            else if (line.hasOption("graph")) { //Making a graph
+                line = parser.parse(graphOptions, Arrays.copyOfRange(args, 1, args.length));
+                String cellFilename = line.getOptionValue("c");
+                String plateFilename = line.getOptionValue("p");
+                String outputFilename = line.getOptionValue("o");
+                //get cells
+                CellSample cells = getCells(cellFilename);
+                //get plate
+                Plate plate = getPlate(plateFilename);
+                GraphWithMapData graph = Simulator.makeGraph(cells, plate, false);
+                if (!line.hasOption("no-binary")) { //output binary file unless told not to
+                    GraphDataObjectWriter writer = new GraphDataObjectWriter(outputFilename, graph, false);
+                    writer.writeDataToFile();
                 }
-                else if(line.hasOption("poisson")){
-                    for(int i = 1; i <= numPlatesToMake; i++){
-                        makePlatePoisson(cellFile, filenamePrefix + i, numWellsOnPlate,
-                                concentrationsToUse,dropOutRate);
+                if (line.hasOption("graphml")) { //if told to, output graphml file
+                    GraphMLFileWriter gmlwriter = new GraphMLFileWriter(outputFilename, graph);
+                    gmlwriter.writeGraphToFile();
+                }
+            }
+
+            else if (line.hasOption("match")) { //can add a flag for which match type in future, spit this in two
+                line = parser.parse(matchOptions, Arrays.copyOfRange(args, 1, args.length));
+                String graphFilename = line.getOptionValue("g");
+
+                String outputFilename;
+                if(line.hasOption("o")) {
+                    outputFilename = line.getOptionValue("o");
+                }
+                else {
+                    outputFilename = null;
+                }
+                Integer minThreshold = Integer.parseInt(line.getOptionValue("min"));
+                Integer maxThreshold = Integer.parseInt(line.getOptionValue("max"));
+                int minOverlapPct;
+                if (line.hasOption("minpct")) { //see if this filter is being used
+                    minOverlapPct = Integer.parseInt(line.getOptionValue("minpct"));
+                }
+                else {
+                    minOverlapPct = 0;
+                }
+                int maxOccupancyDiff;
+                if (line.hasOption("maxdiff")) { //see if this filter is being used
+                    maxOccupancyDiff = Integer.parseInt(line.getOptionValue("maxdiff"));
+                }
+                else {
+                    maxOccupancyDiff = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+                }
+                GraphWithMapData graph = getGraph(graphFilename);
+                MatchingResult result = Simulator.matchCDR3s(graph, graphFilename, minThreshold, maxThreshold,
+                        maxOccupancyDiff, minOverlapPct, false);
+                if(outputFilename != null){
+                    MatchingFileWriter writer = new MatchingFileWriter(outputFilename, result);
+                    writer.writeResultsToFile();
+                }
+                //can put a bunch of ifs for outputting various things from the MatchingResult to System.out here
+                //after I put those flags in the matchOptions
+                if(line.hasOption("print-metadata")) {
+                    for (String k : result.getMetadata().keySet()) {
+                        System.out.println(k + ": " + result.getMetadata().get(k));
                     }
                 }
+                if(line.hasOption("print-error")) {
+                    System.out.println("pairing error rate: " + result.getPairingErrorRate());
+                }
+                if(line.hasOption("print-attempt")) {
+                    System.out.println("pairing attempt rate: " +result.getPairingAttemptRate());
+                }
+                if(line.hasOption("print-correct")) {
+                    System.out.println("correct pairings: " + result.getCorrectPairingCount());
+                }
+                if(line.hasOption("print-incorrect")) {
+                    System.out.println("incorrect pairings: " + result.getIncorrectPairingCount());
+                }
+                if(line.hasOption("print-alphas")) {
+                    System.out.println("total alphas found: " + result.getAlphaCount());
+                }
+                if(line.hasOption("print-betas")) {
+                    System.out.println("total betas found: " + result.getBetaCount());
+                }
+                if(line.hasOption("print-time")) {
+                    System.out.println("simulation time (seconds): " + result.getSimulationTime());
+                }
             }
         }
         catch (ParseException exp) {
@@ -286,43 +222,278 @@ public class CommandLineInterface {
         }
     }
 
+    private static Option outputFileOption() {
+        Option outputFile = Option.builder("o")
+                .longOpt("output-file")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("filename")
+                .desc("Name of output file")
+                .required()
+                .build();
+        return outputFile;
+    }
+
+    private static Options buildMainOptions() {
+        Options mainOptions = new Options();
+        Option help = Option.builder("help")
+                .desc("Displays this help menu")
+                .build();
+        Option makeCells = Option.builder("cells")
+                .longOpt("make-cells")
+                .desc("Makes a cell sample file of distinct T cells")
+                .build();
+        Option makePlate = Option.builder("plate")
+                .longOpt("make-plate")
+                .desc("Makes a sample plate file. Requires a cell sample file.")
+                .build();
+        Option makeGraph = Option.builder("graph")
+                .longOpt("make-graph")
+                .desc("Makes a graph/data file. Requires a cell sample file and a sample plate file")
+                .build();
+        Option matchCDR3 = Option.builder("match")
+                .longOpt("match-cdr3")
+                .desc("Matches CDR3s. Requires a graph/data file.")
+                .build();
+        Option printVersion = Option.builder("version")
+                .desc("Prints the program version number to stdout").build();
+        OptionGroup mainGroup = new OptionGroup();
+        mainGroup.addOption(help);
+        mainGroup.addOption(printVersion);
+        mainGroup.addOption(makeCells);
+        mainGroup.addOption(makePlate);
+        mainGroup.addOption(makeGraph);
+        mainGroup.addOption(matchCDR3);
+        mainGroup.setRequired(true);
+        mainOptions.addOptionGroup(mainGroup);
+        return mainOptions;
+    }
+
+    private static Options buildCellOptions() {
+        Options cellOptions = new Options();
+        Option numCells = Option.builder("n")
+                .longOpt("num-cells")
+                .desc("The number of distinct cells to generate")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("number")
+                .required().build();
+        Option cdr3Diversity = Option.builder("d")
+                .longOpt("diversity-factor")
+                .desc("The factor by which unique CDR3s outnumber unique CDR1s")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("factor")
+                .required().build();
+        cellOptions.addOption(numCells);
+        cellOptions.addOption(cdr3Diversity);
+        cellOptions.addOption(outputFileOption());
+        return cellOptions;
+    }
+
+    private static Options buildPlateOptions() {
+        Options plateOptions = new Options();
+        Option cellFile = Option.builder("c") // add this to plate options
+                .longOpt("cell-file")
+                .desc("The cell sample file to use")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("filename")
+                .required().build();
+        Option numWells = Option.builder("w")// add this to plate options
+                .longOpt("wells")
+                .desc("The number of wells on the sample plate")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("number")
+                .required().build();
+        //options group for choosing with distribution to use
+        OptionGroup distributions = new OptionGroup();// add this to plate options
+        distributions.setRequired(true);
+        Option poisson = Option.builder("poisson")
+                .desc("Use a Poisson distribution for cell sample")
+                .build();
+        Option gaussian = Option.builder("gaussian")
+                .desc("Use a Gaussian distribution for cell sample")
+                .build();
+        Option exponential = Option.builder("exponential")
+                .desc("Use an exponential distribution for cell sample")
+                .build();
+        distributions.addOption(poisson);
+        distributions.addOption(gaussian);
+        distributions.addOption(exponential);
+        //options group for statistical distribution parameters
+        OptionGroup statParams = new OptionGroup();// add this to plate options
+        Option stdDev = Option.builder("stddev")
+                .desc("If using -gaussian flag, standard deviation for distrbution")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("value")
+                .build();
+        Option lambda = Option.builder("lambda")
+                .desc("If using -exponential flag, lambda value for distribution")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("value")
+                .build();
+        statParams.addOption(stdDev);
+        statParams.addOption(lambda);
+        //Option group for random plate or set populations
+        OptionGroup wellPopOptions = new OptionGroup(); // add this to plate options
+        wellPopOptions.setRequired(true);
+        Option randomWellPopulations = Option.builder("random")
+                .desc("Randomize well populations on sample plate. Takes two arguments: the minimum possible population and the maximum possible population.")
+                .hasArgs()
+                .numberOfArgs(2)
+                .argName("min> <max")
+                .build();
+        Option specificWellPopulations = Option.builder("pop")
+                .desc("The well populations for each section of the sample plate. There will be as many sections as there are populations given.")
+                .hasArgs()
+                .argName("number [number]...")
+                .build();
+        Option dropoutRate = Option.builder("err") //add this to plate options
+                .hasArg()
+                .desc("The sequence dropout rate due to amplification error. (0.0 - 1.0)")
+                .argName("rate")
+                .required()
+                .build();
+        wellPopOptions.addOption(randomWellPopulations);
+        wellPopOptions.addOption(specificWellPopulations);
+        plateOptions.addOption(cellFile);
+        plateOptions.addOption(numWells);
+        plateOptions.addOptionGroup(distributions);
+        plateOptions.addOptionGroup(statParams);
+        plateOptions.addOptionGroup(wellPopOptions);
+        plateOptions.addOption(dropoutRate);
+        plateOptions.addOption(outputFileOption());
+        return plateOptions;
+    }
+
+    private static Options buildGraphOptions() {
+        Options graphOptions = new Options();
+        Option cellFilename = Option.builder("c")
+                .longOpt("cell-file")
+                .desc("Cell sample file to use for checking pairing accuracy")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("filename")
+                .required().build();
+        Option plateFilename = Option.builder("p")
+                .longOpt("plate-filename")
+                .desc("Sample plate file from which to construct graph")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("filename")
+                .required().build();
+        Option outputGraphML = Option.builder("graphml")
+                .desc("(Optional) Output GraphML file")
+                .build();
+        Option outputSerializedBinary = Option.builder("nb")
+                .longOpt("no-binary")
+                .desc("(Optional) Don't output serialized binary file")
+                .build();
+        graphOptions.addOption(cellFilename);
+        graphOptions.addOption(plateFilename);
+        graphOptions.addOption(outputFileOption());
+        graphOptions.addOption(outputGraphML);
+        graphOptions.addOption(outputSerializedBinary);
+        return graphOptions;
+    }
+
+    private static Options buildMatchCDR3options() {
+        Options matchCDR3options = new Options();
+        Option graphFilename = Option.builder("g")
+                .longOpt("graph-file")
+                .desc("The graph/data file to use")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("filename")
+                .required().build();
+        Option minOccupancyOverlap = Option.builder("min")
+                .desc("The minimum number of shared wells to attempt to match a sequence pair")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("number")
+                .required().build();
+        Option maxOccupancyOverlap = Option.builder("max")
+                .desc("The maximum number of shared wells to attempt to match a sequence pair")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("number")
+                .required().build();
+        Option minOverlapPercent = Option.builder("minpct")
+                .desc("(Optional) The minimum percentage of a sequence's total occupancy shared by another sequence to attempt matching. (0 - 100) ")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("percent")
+                .build();
+        Option maxOccupancyDifference = Option.builder("maxdiff")
+                .desc("(Optional) The maximum difference in total occupancy between two sequences to attempt matching.")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("number")
+                .build();
+        Option outputFile = Option.builder("o") //can't call the method this time, because this one's optional
+                .longOpt("output-file")
+                .hasArg()
+                .argName("filename")
+                .desc("(Optional) Name of output the output file. If not present, no file will be written.")
+                .build();
+        matchCDR3options.addOption(graphFilename)
+                .addOption(minOccupancyOverlap)
+                .addOption(maxOccupancyOverlap)
+                .addOption(minOverlapPercent)
+                .addOption(maxOccupancyDifference)
+                .addOption(outputFile);
+
+        //options for output to System.out
+        Option printAlphaCount = Option.builder().longOpt("print-alphas")
+                .desc("(Optional) Print the number of distinct alpha sequences to stdout.").build();
+        Option printBetaCount = Option.builder().longOpt("print-betas")
+                .desc("(Optional) Print the number of distinct beta sequences to stdout.").build();
+        Option printTime = Option.builder().longOpt("print-time")
+                .desc("(Optional) Print the total simulation time to stdout.").build();
+        Option printErrorRate = Option.builder().longOpt("print-error")
+               .desc("(Optional) Print the pairing error rate to stdout").build();
+        Option printAttempt = Option.builder().longOpt("print-attempt")
+               .desc("(Optional) Print the pairing attempt rate to stdout").build();
+        Option printCorrect = Option.builder().longOpt("print-correct")
+               .desc("(Optional) Print the number of correct pairs to stdout").build();
+        Option printIncorrect = Option.builder().longOpt("print-incorrect")
+               .desc("(Optional) Print the number of incorrect pairs to stdout").build();
+        Option printMetadata = Option.builder().longOpt("print-metadata")
+                       .desc("(Optional) Print a full summary of the matching results to stdout.").build();
+
+       matchCDR3options
+               .addOption(printErrorRate)
+               .addOption(printAttempt)
+               .addOption(printCorrect)
+               .addOption(printIncorrect)
+               .addOption(printMetadata)
+               .addOption(printAlphaCount)
+               .addOption(printBetaCount)
+               .addOption(printTime);
+        return matchCDR3options;
+    }
+
+
+
+    private static CellSample getCells(String cellFilename) {
+        assert cellFilename != null;
+        CellFileReader reader = new CellFileReader(cellFilename);
+        return reader.getCellSample();
+    }
+
+    private static Plate getPlate(String plateFilename) {
+        assert plateFilename != null;
+        PlateFileReader reader = new PlateFileReader(plateFilename);
+        return reader.getSamplePlate();
+    }
+
+    private static GraphWithMapData getGraph(String graphFilename) {
+        assert graphFilename != null;
+        try{
+            GraphDataObjectReader reader = new GraphDataObjectReader(graphFilename, false);
+            return reader.getData();
+
+        }
+        catch (IOException ex) {
+            ex.printStackTrace();
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     //for calling from command line
-    public static void makeCells(String filename, Integer numCells, Integer cdr1Freq){
+    public static void makeCells(String filename, Integer numCells, Integer cdr1Freq) {
         CellSample sample = new CellSample(numCells, cdr1Freq);
         CellFileWriter writer = new CellFileWriter(filename, sample);
         writer.writeCellsToFile();
     }
-
-    public static void makePlateExp(String cellFile, String filename, Double lambda,
-                                    Integer numWells, Integer[] concentrations, Double dropOutRate){
-        CellFileReader cellReader = new CellFileReader(cellFile);
-        Plate samplePlate = new Plate(numWells, dropOutRate, concentrations);
-        samplePlate.fillWellsExponential(cellReader.getFilename(), cellReader.getListOfDistinctCellsDEPRECATED(), lambda);
-        PlateFileWriter writer = new PlateFileWriter(filename, samplePlate);
-        writer.writePlateFile();
-    }
-
-    private static void makePlatePoisson(String cellFile, String filename, Integer numWells,
-                                        Integer[] concentrations, Double dropOutRate){
-        CellFileReader cellReader = new CellFileReader(cellFile);
-        Double stdDev = Math.sqrt(cellReader.getCellCountDEPRECATED());
-        Plate samplePlate = new Plate(numWells, dropOutRate, concentrations);
-        samplePlate.fillWells(cellReader.getFilename(), cellReader.getListOfDistinctCellsDEPRECATED(), stdDev);
-        PlateFileWriter writer = new PlateFileWriter(filename, samplePlate);
-        writer.writePlateFile();
-    }
-
-    private static void makePlate(String cellFile, String filename, Double stdDev,
-                                 Integer numWells, Integer[] concentrations, Double dropOutRate){
-        CellFileReader cellReader = new CellFileReader(cellFile);
-        Plate samplePlate = new Plate(numWells, dropOutRate, concentrations);
-        samplePlate.fillWells(cellReader.getFilename(), cellReader.getListOfDistinctCellsDEPRECATED(), stdDev);
-        PlateFileWriter writer = new PlateFileWriter(filename, samplePlate);
-        writer.writePlateFile();
-    }
-
-    private static void matchCDR3s(String graphFile, Integer lowThreshold, Integer highThreshold,
-                                   Integer occupancyDifference, Integer overlapPercent) {
-
-    }
 }

src/main/java/GraphDataObjectReader.java

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import java.io.*;
 
 public class GraphDataObjectReader {
+
     private GraphWithMapData data;
     private String filename;
 
-    public GraphDataObjectReader(String filename) throws IOException {
+
+    public GraphDataObjectReader(String filename, boolean verbose) throws IOException {
         if(!filename.matches(".*\\.ser")){
             filename = filename + ".ser";
         }
@@ -13,10 +15,13 @@ public class GraphDataObjectReader {
             BufferedInputStream fileIn = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(filename));
                 ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(fileIn))
         {
-            System.out.println("Reading graph data from file. This may take some time");
-            System.out.println("File I/O time is not included in results");
+            if (verbose) {
+                System.out.println("Reading graph data from file. This may take some time");
+                System.out.println("File I/O time is not included in results");
+            }
             data = (GraphWithMapData) in.readObject();
         } catch (FileNotFoundException | ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+            System.out.println("Graph/data file " + filename + " not found.");
             ex.printStackTrace();
         }
     }

src/main/java/GraphDataObjectWriter.java

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import org.jgrapht.Graph;
+
 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ public class GraphDataObjectWriter {
 
     private GraphWithMapData data;
     private String filename;
+    private boolean verbose = true;
 
     public GraphDataObjectWriter(String filename, GraphWithMapData data) {
         if(!filename.matches(".*\\.ser")){
@@ -16,13 +19,24 @@ public class GraphDataObjectWriter {
         this.data = data;
     }
 
+    public GraphDataObjectWriter(String filename, GraphWithMapData data, boolean verbose) {
+        this.verbose = verbose;
+        if(!filename.matches(".*\\.ser")){
+            filename = filename + ".ser";
+        }
+        this.filename = filename;
+        this.data = data;
+    }
+
     public void writeDataToFile() {
         try (BufferedOutputStream bufferedOut = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(filename));
 
              ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(bufferedOut);
         ){
-            System.out.println("Writing graph and occupancy data to file. This may take some time.");
-            System.out.println("File I/O time is not included in results.");
+            if(verbose) {
+                System.out.println("Writing graph and occupancy data to file. This may take some time.");
+                System.out.println("File I/O time is not included in results.");
+            }
             out.writeObject(data);
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             ex.printStackTrace();

src/main/java/InteractiveInterface.java

@@ -227,16 +227,14 @@ public class InteractiveInterface {
         Plate samplePlate;
         PlateFileWriter writer;
         if(exponential){
-            samplePlate = new Plate(numWells, dropOutRate, populations);
-            samplePlate.fillWellsExponential(cellFile, cells.getCells(), lambda);
+            samplePlate = new Plate(cells, cellFile, numWells, populations, dropOutRate, lambda, true);
             writer = new PlateFileWriter(filename, samplePlate);
         }
         else {
             if (poisson) {
                 stdDev = Math.sqrt(cells.getCellCount()); //gaussian with square root of elements approximates poisson
             }
-            samplePlate = new Plate(numWells, dropOutRate, populations);
-            samplePlate.fillWells(cellFile, cells.getCells(), stdDev);
+            samplePlate = new Plate(cells, cellFile, numWells, populations, dropOutRate, stdDev, false);
             writer = new PlateFileWriter(filename, samplePlate);
         }
         System.out.println("Writing Sample Plate to file");
@@ -292,7 +290,7 @@ public class InteractiveInterface {
         else {
             System.out.println("Reading Sample Plate file: " + plateFile);
             PlateFileReader plateReader = new PlateFileReader(plateFile);
-            plate = new Plate(plateReader.getFilename(), plateReader.getWells());
+            plate = plateReader.getSamplePlate();
             if(BiGpairSEQ.cachePlate()) {
                 BiGpairSEQ.setPlateInMemory(plate, plateFile);
             }
@@ -306,8 +304,7 @@ public class InteractiveInterface {
             System.out.println("Returning to main menu.");
         }
         else{
-            List<Integer[]> cells = cellSample.getCells();
-            GraphWithMapData data = Simulator.makeGraph(cells, plate, true);
+            GraphWithMapData data = Simulator.makeGraph(cellSample, plate, true);
             assert filename != null;
             if(BiGpairSEQ.outputBinary()) {
                 GraphDataObjectWriter dataWriter = new GraphDataObjectWriter(filename, data);
@@ -378,7 +375,7 @@ public class InteractiveInterface {
             data = BiGpairSEQ.getGraphInMemory();
         }
         else {
-            GraphDataObjectReader dataReader = new GraphDataObjectReader(graphFilename);
+            GraphDataObjectReader dataReader = new GraphDataObjectReader(graphFilename, true);
             data = dataReader.getData();
             if(BiGpairSEQ.cacheGraph()) {
                 BiGpairSEQ.setGraphInMemory(data, graphFilename);
@@ -573,6 +570,8 @@ public class InteractiveInterface {
     }
 
     private static void acknowledge(){
+        System.out.println("BiGpairSEQ_Sim " + BiGpairSEQ.getVersion());
+        System.out.println();
         System.out.println("This program simulates BiGpairSEQ, a graph theory based adaptation");
         System.out.println("of the pairSEQ algorithm for pairing T cell receptor sequences.");
         System.out.println();

src/main/java/MatchingResult.java

@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ public class MatchingResult {
          * well populations *
          * total alphas found *
          * total betas found *
-         * high overlap threshold
-         * low overlap threshold
-         * maximum occupancy difference
-         * minimum overlap percent
-         * pairing attempt rate
-         * correct pairing count
-         * incorrect pairing count
-         * pairing error rate
-         * simulation time
+         * high overlap threshold *
+         * low overlap threshold *
+         * maximum occupancy difference *
+         * minimum overlap percent *
+         * pairing attempt rate *
+         * correct pairing count *
+         * incorrect pairing count *
+         * pairing error rate *
+         * simulation time (seconds)
          */
         this.metadata = metadata;
         this.comments = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ public class MatchingResult {
         return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("total beta count"));
     }
 
-    //put in the rest of these methods following the same pattern
+    public Integer getHighOverlapThreshold() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("high overlap threshold"));}
+
+    public Integer getLowOverlapThreshold() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("low overlap threshold"));}
+
+    public Integer getMaxOccupancyDifference() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("maximum occupancy difference"));}
+
+    public Integer getMinOverlapPercent() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("minimum overlap percent"));}
+
+    public Double getPairingAttemptRate() { return Double.parseDouble(metadata.get("pairing attempt rate"));}
+
+    public Integer getCorrectPairingCount() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("correct pairing count"));}
+
+    public Integer getIncorrectPairingCount() { return Integer.parseInt(metadata.get("incorrect pairing count"));}
+
+    public Double getPairingErrorRate() { return Double.parseDouble(metadata.get("pairing error rate"));}
+
+    public String getSimulationTime() { return metadata.get("simulation time (seconds)"); }
 
 }

src/main/java/Plate.java

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ TODO: Implement discrete frequency distributions using Vose's Alias Method
 import java.util.*;
 
 public class Plate {
+    private CellSample cells;
     private String sourceFile;
+    private String filename;
     private List<List<Integer[]>> wells;
     private final Random rand = BiGpairSEQ.getRand();
     private int size;
@@ -18,6 +20,25 @@ public class Plate {
     private double lambda;
     boolean exponential = false;
 
+    public Plate(CellSample cells, String cellFilename, int numWells, Integer[] populations,
+                 double dropoutRate, double stdDev_or_lambda, boolean exponential){
+        this.cells = cells;
+        this.sourceFile = cellFilename;
+        this.size = numWells;
+        this.wells = new ArrayList<>();
+        this.error = dropoutRate;
+        this.populations = populations;
+        this.exponential = exponential;
+        if (this.exponential) {
+            this.lambda = stdDev_or_lambda;
+            fillWellsExponential(cells.getCells(), this.lambda);
+        }
+        else {
+            this.stdDev = stdDev_or_lambda;
+            fillWells(cells.getCells(), this.stdDev);
+        }
+    }
+
 
     public Plate(int size, double error, Integer[] populations) {
         this.size = size;
@@ -26,8 +47,9 @@ public class Plate {
         wells = new ArrayList<>();
     }
 
-    public Plate(String sourceFileName, List<List<Integer[]>> wells) {
-        this.sourceFile = sourceFileName;
+    //constructor for returning a Plate from a PlateFileReader
+    public Plate(String filename, List<List<Integer[]>> wells) {
+        this.filename = filename;
         this.wells = wells;
         this.size = wells.size();
 
@@ -43,10 +65,9 @@ public class Plate {
         }
     }
 
-    public void fillWellsExponential(String sourceFileName, List<Integer[]> cells, double lambda){
+    private void fillWellsExponential(List<Integer[]> cells, double lambda){
         this.lambda = lambda;
         exponential = true;
-        sourceFile = sourceFileName;
         int numSections = populations.length;
         int section = 0;
         double m;
@@ -74,9 +95,8 @@ public class Plate {
         }
     }
 
-    public void fillWells(String sourceFileName, List<Integer[]> cells, double stdDev) {
+    private void fillWells( List<Integer[]> cells, double stdDev) {
         this.stdDev = stdDev;
-        sourceFile = sourceFileName;
         int numSections = populations.length;
         int section = 0;
         double m;
@@ -159,4 +179,6 @@ public class Plate {
     public String getSourceFileName() {
         return sourceFile;
     }
+
+    public String getFilename() { return filename; }
 }

src/main/java/PlateFileReader.java

@@ -56,11 +56,8 @@ public class PlateFileReader {
 
     }
 
-    public List<List<Integer[]>> getWells() {
-        return wells;
+    public Plate getSamplePlate() {
+        return new Plate(filename, wells);
     }
 
-    public String getFilename() {
-        return filename;
-    }
 }

src/main/java/Simulator.java

@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
     private static final int cdr1BetaIndex = 3;
 
     //Make the graph needed for matching CDR3s
-    public static GraphWithMapData makeGraph(List<Integer[]> distinctCells, Plate samplePlate, boolean verbose) {
+    public static GraphWithMapData makeGraph(CellSample cellSample, Plate samplePlate, boolean verbose) {
         Instant start = Instant.now();
+        List<Integer[]> distinctCells = cellSample.getCells();
         int[] alphaIndex = {cdr3AlphaIndex};
         int[] betaIndex = {cdr3BetaIndex};
 
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
         if(verbose){System.out.println("All betas count: " + betaCount);}
         if(verbose){System.out.println("Well maps made");}
 
-        if(verbose){System.out.println("Removing sequences present in all wells.");}
-        filterByOccupancyThresholds(allAlphas, 1, numWells - 1);
-        filterByOccupancyThresholds(allBetas, 1, numWells - 1);
+        if(verbose){System.out.println("Removing singleton sequences and sequences present in all wells.");}
+        filterByOccupancyThresholds(allAlphas, 2, numWells - 1);
+        filterByOccupancyThresholds(allBetas, 2, numWells - 1);
         if(verbose){System.out.println("Sequences removed");}
         int pairableAlphaCount = allAlphas.size();
         if(verbose){System.out.println("Remaining alphas count: " + pairableAlphaCount);}
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
                 distCellsMapAlphaKey, plateVtoAMap, plateVtoBMap, plateAtoVMap,
                 plateBtoVMap, alphaWellCounts, betaWellCounts, time);
         //Set source file name in graph to name of sample plate
-        output.setSourceFilename(samplePlate.getSourceFileName());
+        output.setSourceFilename(samplePlate.getFilename());
         //return GraphWithMapData object
         return output;
     }
@@ -156,7 +157,6 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
                 "removed");}
 
         //Find Maximum Weighted Matching
-        //using jheaps library class PairingHeap for improved efficiency
         if(verbose){System.out.println("Finding maximum weighted matching");}
         MaximumWeightBipartiteMatching maxWeightMatching;
         //Use correct heap type for priority queue
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
         //rate of pairing error
         double pairingErrorRate = (double) falseCount / (trueCount + falseCount);
         BigDecimal pairingErrorRateTrunc;
-        if(pairingErrorRate == NaN || pairingErrorRate == POSITIVE_INFINITY || pairingErrorRate == NEGATIVE_INFINITY) {
-            pairingErrorRateTrunc = new BigDecimal(-1, mc);
+        if(Double.isFinite(pairingErrorRate)) {
+            pairingErrorRateTrunc = new BigDecimal(pairingErrorRate, mc);
         }
         else{
-            pairingErrorRateTrunc = new BigDecimal(pairingErrorRate, mc);
+            pairingErrorRateTrunc = new BigDecimal(-1, mc);
         }
         //get list of well populations
         Integer[] wellPopulations = data.getWellPopulations();
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class Simulator implements GraphModificationFunctions {
         metadata.put("correct pairing count", Integer.toString(trueCount));
         metadata.put("incorrect pairing count", Integer.toString(falseCount));
         metadata.put("pairing error rate", pairingErrorRateTrunc.toString());
-        metadata.put("simulation time", nf.format(time.toSeconds()));
+        metadata.put("simulation time (seconds)", nf.format(time.toSeconds()));
         //create MatchingResult object
         MatchingResult output = new MatchingResult(metadata, header, allResults, matchMap, time);
         if(verbose){