settle on uint32_t signature for QuickString. Resolves #267 and #271?

src/coverageFile/coverageFile.cpp

@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ void CoverageFile::giveFinalReport(RecordOutputMgr *outputMgr) {
 		float depthPct = (float)basesAtDepth / (float)_totalQueryLen;
 
 		_finalOutput = "all\t";
-		_finalOutput.append(depth);
+		_finalOutput.append(static_cast<uint32_t>(depth));
 		_finalOutput.append("\t");
-		_finalOutput.append(basesAtDepth);
+		_finalOutput.append(static_cast<uint32_t>(basesAtDepth));
 		_finalOutput.append("\t");
-		_finalOutput.append(_totalQueryLen);
+		_finalOutput.append(static_cast<uint32_t>(_totalQueryLen));
 		_finalOutput.append("\t");
 		format(depthPct);
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ size_t CoverageFile::countBasesAtDepth(size_t depth) {
 
 void CoverageFile::doCounts(RecordOutputMgr *outputMgr, RecordKeyVector &hits)
 {
-	_finalOutput = hits.size();
+	_finalOutput = static_cast<uint32_t>(hits.size());
 	outputMgr->printRecord(hits.getKey(), _finalOutput);
 }
 
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ void CoverageFile::doPerBase(RecordOutputMgr *outputMgr, RecordKeyVector &hits)
 	//loop through all bases in query, printing full record and metrics for each
 	const Record * queryRec = hits.getKey();
 	for (size_t i= 0; i < _queryLen; i++) {
-		_finalOutput = i +1;
+		_finalOutput = static_cast<uint32_t>(i+1);
 		_finalOutput.append("\t");
-		_finalOutput.append(_depthArray[i]);
+		_finalOutput.append(static_cast<uint32_t>(_depthArray[i]));
 
 		outputMgr->printRecord(queryRec, _finalOutput);
 	}
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ void CoverageFile::doHist(RecordOutputMgr *outputMgr, RecordKeyVector &hits)
 		size_t numBasesAtDepth = iter->second;
 		float coveredBases = (float)numBasesAtDepth / (float)_queryLen;
 
-		_finalOutput = depth;
+		_finalOutput = static_cast<uint32_t>(depth);
 		_finalOutput.append("\t");
-		_finalOutput.append(numBasesAtDepth);
+		_finalOutput.append(static_cast<uint32_t>(numBasesAtDepth));
 		_finalOutput.append("\t");
-		_finalOutput.append(_queryLen);
+		_finalOutput.append(static_cast<uint32_t>(_queryLen));
 		_finalOutput.append("\t");
 		format(coveredBases);
 
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ void CoverageFile::doDefault(RecordOutputMgr *outputMgr, RecordKeyVector &hits)
 	size_t nonZeroBases = _queryLen - countBasesAtDepth(0);
 	float coveredBases = (float)nonZeroBases / (float)_queryLen;
 
-	_finalOutput = hits.size();
+	_finalOutput = static_cast<uint32_t>(hits.size());
 	_finalOutput.append("\t");
-	_finalOutput.append(nonZeroBases);
+	_finalOutput.append(static_cast<uint32_t>(nonZeroBases));
 	_finalOutput.append("\t");
-	_finalOutput.append(_queryLen);
+	_finalOutput.append(static_cast<uint32_t>(_queryLen));
 	_finalOutput.append("\t");
 	format(coveredBases);
 

src/utils/general/QuickString.cpp

@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ QuickString &QuickString::operator = (uint32_t val) {
 	return *this;
 }
 
-QuickString &QuickString::operator = (size_t val) {
-	clear();
-	append(val);
-	return *this;
-}
+// QuickString &QuickString::operator = (size_t val) {
+// 	clear();
+// 	append(val);
+// 	return *this;
+// }
 
 QuickString &QuickString::operator = (float val) {
 	clear();
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ QuickString &QuickString::operator += (uint32_t num) {
 	return *this;
 }
 
-QuickString &QuickString::operator += (size_t num) {
-	append(num);
-	return *this;
-}
+// QuickString &QuickString::operator += (size_t num) {
+// 	append(num);
+// 	return *this;
+// }
+
 QuickString &QuickString::operator += (float num) {
 	append(num);
 	return *this;
@@ -273,12 +274,12 @@ void QuickString::append(int num) {
 }
 
 void QuickString::append(uint32_t num) {
-	int2str((int)num, *this, true);
+ 	int2str((int)num, *this, true);
 }
 
-void QuickString::append(size_t num) {
-	int2str((int)num, *this, true);
-}
+// void QuickString::append(size_t num) {
+// 	int2str((int)num, *this, true);
+// }
 
 void QuickString::append(float num) {
 	append(ToString(num));

src/utils/general/QuickString.h

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 	QuickString &operator = (char);
 	QuickString &operator = (int);
 	QuickString &operator = (uint32_t);
-	QuickString &operator = (size_t);
+	//QuickString &operator = (size_t);
 	QuickString &operator = (float);
 	QuickString &operator = (double);
 	QuickString &operator += (const QuickString &);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 	QuickString &operator += (char);
 	QuickString &operator += (int);
 	QuickString &operator += (uint32_t);
-	QuickString &operator += (size_t);
+	//QuickString &operator += (size_t);
 	QuickString &operator += (float);
 	QuickString &operator += (double);
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
 	//for better performance.
 	void append(int num);
 	void append(uint32_t num);
-	void append(size_t num);
+	//void append(size_t num);
 	void append(float num);
 	void append(double num);