# Public barcode demux: SRP009896 exact-prefix lane - Category: `Public data` - Assay type: `inline_barcode` - Evidence level: Documented example - Dataset: SRP009896/SRR391079 inline-barcode FASTQ subsample - Condition shown: Exact fixed-position barcode demultiplexing with documented Cutadapt and hash baselines. - Primary report: [docs/benchmarks/barcode_demux/README.md](../../benchmarks/barcode_demux/README.md) ## What This Shows - DotMatch can reproduce a narrow exact-prefix inline-barcode demux comparison under documented semantics. - Speed numbers are attached to comparator settings rather than reported in isolation. ## What It Does Not Show - This does not replace general adapter trimming. - This does not cover BCL/CBCL demultiplexing or arbitrary barcode placement. ## Comparator And Validation Comparator semantics: The checked public lane uses fixed-position k=0 DotMatch demux, Cutadapt anchored no-indel demux, and a transparent exact-prefix hash splitter baseline. Validation: The barcode comparison gate requires evidence-ready metadata, five successful real-data repeats, assigned reads, Cutadapt rows, and the exact-prefix baseline row. ## Report Examples - [Barcode demux benchmark report](../../benchmarks/barcode_demux/README.md) (`markdown`) - [Barcode raw comparison rows](../../../benchmarks/raw/barcode_demux.csv) (`csv`) ## Raw Artifacts - [benchmarks/raw/barcode_demux.csv](../../../benchmarks/raw/barcode_demux.csv) - [examples/barcode_demux/data/metadata.json](../../../examples/barcode_demux/data/metadata.json) ## Reproduce Or Check - `make bench-barcode-comparison` - `make barcode-comparison-gate`