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package Bio::EnsEMBL::Variation::IntergenicVariationAllele;

use strict;
use warnings;

use Bio::EnsEMBL::Variation::Utils::Constants qw(%OVERLAP_CONSEQUENCES);

use base qw(Bio::EnsEMBL::Variation::VariationFeatureOverlapAllele);

sub new_fast {
    my ($self, $hashref) = @_;
    
    # swap an intergenic_variation argument for a variation_feature_overlap one

    if ($hashref->{intergenic_variation}) {
        $hashref->{variation_feature_overlap} = delete $hashref->{intergenic_variation};
    }
    
    # and call the superclass

    return $self->SUPER::new_fast($hashref);
}

sub intergenic_variation {
    my $self = shift;
    return $self->variation_feature_overlap(@_);
}

sub get_all_OverlapConsequences {
    return [ $OVERLAP_CONSEQUENCES{intergenic_variant} ];
}

1;
