def __init__(self, alignmentObj, clippedSide):
        """
        """
        self.chrom = alignmentObj.reference_name      
        self.clippedSide = clippedSide
        self.bkpPos = alignmentObj.reference_start if clippedSide == "beg" else alignmentObj.reference_end
        self.clippedReadDict = {}  
        self.consensusSeq = ""