1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gn3/db/traits.py b/gn3/db/traits.py
index 1e29aff..1c6aaa7 100644
--- a/gn3/db/traits.py
+++ b/gn3/db/traits.py
@@ -743,3 +743,27 @@ def generate_traits_filename(base_path: str = TMPDIR):
     """Generate a unique filename for use with generated traits files."""
     return "{}/traits_test_file_{}.txt".format(
         os.path.abspath(base_path), random_string(10))
+
+def export_informative(trait_data: dict, inc_var: bool = False) -> tuple:
+    """
+    Export informative strain
+
+    This is a migration of the `exportInformative` function in
+    web/webqtl/base/webqtlTrait.py module in GeneNetwork1.
+
+    There is a chance that the original implementation has a bug, especially
+    dealing with the `inc_var` value. It the `inc_var` value is meant to control
+    the inclusion of the `variance` value, then the current implementation, and
+    that one in GN1 have a bug.
+    """
+    def __exporter__(acc, data_item):
+        if not inc_var or data_item["variance"] is not None:
+            return (
+                acc[0] + (data_item["sample_name"],),
+                acc[1] + (data_item["value"],),
+                acc[2] + (data_item["variance"],))
+        return acc
+    return reduce(
+        __exporter__,
+        filter(lambda td: td["value"] is not None, trait_data["data"].values()),
+        (tuple(), tuple(), tuple()))