rna-transcription.rs

#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
pub struct RibonucleicAcid<'a> {
    nucleotides: &'a str,
}

impl<'a> RibonucleicAcid<'a> {
    pub fn new(nucleotides: &str) -> RibonucleicAcid {
        RibonucleicAcid { nucleotides: nucleotides }
    }
}

#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
pub struct DeoxyribonucleicAcid<'a> {
    nucleotides: &'a str,
}

impl<'a> DeoxyribonucleicAcid<'a> {
    pub fn new(nucleotides: &str) -> DeoxyribonucleicAcid {
        DeoxyribonucleicAcid { nucleotides: nucleotides }
    }

    pub fn to_rna(&self) -> RibonucleicAcid {
        let nt: String = self.nucleotides.chars().map(|c| match c {
                             'G' => 'C',
                             'C' => 'G',
                             'T' => 'A',
                             'A' => 'U',
                             _ => ' ',
                         }).collect();
        RibonucleicAcid::new(&nt) // <- how do I make nt live long enough? (i.e. transfer ownership of the String to the struct)
    }
}