def create(plot_data, header, ploti, sample_config, out_file_base, outtype="png",
           title=None, size=None):
    """Create plots of validation results for a sample, labeling prep strategies.
    """
    if mpl is None or plt is None or sns is None:
        not_found = ", ".join([x for x in ['mpl', 'plt', 'sns'] if eval(x) is None])
        logger.info("No validation plot. Missing imports: %s" % not_found)
        return None
    mpl.use('Agg', force=True)

    if header:
        df = pd.DataFrame(plot_data, columns=header)
    else:
        df = plot_data
    df["aligner"] = [get_aligner(x, sample_config) for x in df["sample"]]
    df["bamprep"] = [get_bamprep(x, sample_config) for x in df["sample"]]
    floors = get_group_floors(df, cat_labels)
    df["value.floor"] = [get_floor_value(x, cat, vartype, floors)
                         for (x, cat, vartype) in zip(df["value"], df["category"], df["variant.type"])]
    out = []
    for i, prep in enumerate(df["bamprep"].unique()):
        out.append(plot_prep_methods(df, prep, i + ploti, out_file_base, outtype, title, size))
    return out
Create plots of validation results for a sample, labeling prep strategies.