def transcript_to_fake_psl_line(self,ref):
    """Convert a mapping to a fake PSL line

    :param ref: reference genome dictionary
    :type ref: dict()
    :return: psl line
    :rtype: string
    """
    self._initialize()
    e = self
    mylen = 0
    matches = 0
    qstartslist = []
    for exon in self.exons:
      mylen = exon.rng.length()
      matches += mylen
      qstartslist.append(matches-mylen)
    qstarts = ','.join([str(x) for x in qstartslist])+','
    oline =  str(matches)+"\t" # 1
    oline += "0\t" # 2
    oline += "0\t" # 3
    oline += "0\t" # 4
    oline += "0\t" # 5
    oline += "0\t" # 6
    oline += "0\t" # 7
    oline += "0\t" # 8
    oline += e.get_strand()+"\t" # 9
    oline += e.get_transcript_name()+"\t" # 10
    oline += str(matches)+"\t" # 11
    oline += "0\t" # 12
    oline += str(matches)+"\t" # 13
    oline += e.get_chrom()+"\t" # 14
    oline += str(len(ref[e.get_chrom()]))+"\t" # 15
    oline += str(e.exons[0].rng.start-1)+"\t" # 16
    oline += str(e.exons[-1].rng.end)+"\t" # 17
    oline += str(len(e.exons))+"\t" # 18
    oline += ','.join([str(e.exons[x].rng.end-(e.exons[x].rng.start-1)) for x in range(0,len(e.exons))])+','+"\t" # 19
    oline += qstarts + "\t" # 20
    oline += ','.join([str(x.rng.start-1) for x in e.exons])+',' # 21
    return oline