variant.id()

src/variant/variant_collection.rs

@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ impl PartialEq for Variant {
 }
 
 impl Variant {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> String {
+        format!("{}:{}_{}_{}", self.position.contig(), self.position.position + 1, self.reference, self.alternative)
+    }
+
     pub fn vep(&self) -> Vec<VEP> {
         self.annotations
             .iter()