def get_split_discordants(data, work_dir):
    """Retrieve split and discordant reads, potentially calculating with extract_sv_reads as needed.
    """
    align_bam = dd.get_align_bam(data)
    sr_bam, disc_bam = find_existing_split_discordants(data)
    if not sr_bam:
        work_dir = (work_dir if not os.access(os.path.dirname(align_bam), os.W_OK | os.X_OK)
                    else os.path.dirname(align_bam))
        sr_bam, disc_bam = _extract_split_and_discordants(align_bam, work_dir, data)
    return sr_bam, disc_bam
Retrieve split and discordant reads, potentially calculating with extract_sv_reads as needed.