Class GateUtil


  • public class GateUtil
    extends Object
    Collection of utility methods to interact with GATE documents.
    • Constructor Detail

      • GateUtil

        public GateUtil()
    • Method Detail

      • getStringFeature

        public static Optional<String> getStringFeature​(gate.Annotation ann,
                                                        String featName)
        Return the value of the annotation feature
        Parameters:
        ann -
        featName -
        Returns:
      • getBooleanFeature

        public static Optional<Boolean> getBooleanFeature​(gate.Annotation ann,
                                                          String featName)
        Return the value of the annotation feature
        Parameters:
        ann -
        featName -
        Returns:
      • getIntegerFeature

        public static Optional<Integer> getIntegerFeature​(gate.Annotation ann,
                                                          String featName)
        Return the value of the annotation feature
        Parameters:
        ann -
        featName -
        Returns:
      • getDoubleFeature

        public static Optional<Double> getDoubleFeature​(gate.Annotation ann,
                                                        String featName)
        Return the value of the annotation feature
        Parameters:
        ann -
        featName -
        Returns:
      • getListIntegerFeature

        public static Optional<List<Integer>> getListIntegerFeature​(gate.Annotation ann,
                                                                    String featName)
        Return the value of the annotation feature
        Parameters:
        ann -
        featName -
        Returns:
      • getStringFeature

        public static Optional<String> getStringFeature​(gate.Document doc,
                                                        String featName)
        Return the value of the document feature
        Parameters:
        ann -
        featName -
        Returns:
      • getBooleanFeature

        public static Optional<Boolean> getBooleanFeature​(gate.Document doc,
                                                          String featName)
        Return the value of the document feature
        Parameters:
        ann -
        featName -
        Returns:
      • containedIn

        public static boolean containedIn​(gate.Annotation container,
                                          gate.Annotation contained)
        Check if an annotation is contained in another one. The contained annotation needs to have: - a start offset >= than the start offset of the container - a end offset <= than the end offset of the container
        Parameters:
        container -
        contained -
        Returns:
      • getAnnotationText

        public static Optional<String> getAnnotationText​(gate.Annotation ann,
                                                         gate.Document doc)
        Return the text spotted by the annotation
        Parameters:
        ann -
        doc -
        Returns:
      • getDocumentText

        public static Optional<String> getDocumentText​(gate.Document doc,
                                                       Long startOffset,
                                                       Long endOffset)
        Return the text spotted by the annotation
        Parameters:
        ann -
        doc -
        Returns:
      • transferAnnotations

        public static void transferAnnotations​(gate.Document doc,
                                               String annType,
                                               String newAnnType,
                                               String sourceAS,
                                               String destinationAS,
                                               Predicate<gate.Annotation> filterPred)
        Transfer from the source Annotation Set all the annotations of type equal to annType to the destination Annotation Set, renaming each annotation with the new annotation type.
        Parameters:
        annType -
        newAnnType -
        sourceAS -
        destinationAS -
        filterPred - If not null, useful to filter the annotations to transfer
      • getAnnInDocOrder

        public static List<gate.Annotation> getAnnInDocOrder​(gate.Document doc,
                                                             String annSet,
                                                             String annType)
        Get the ordered annotations from an annotation set and type
        Parameters:
        doc -
        annSet -
        annType -
        Returns:
      • getAnnInDocOrderContainedOffset

        public static List<gate.Annotation> getAnnInDocOrderContainedOffset​(gate.Document doc,
                                                                            String annSet,
                                                                            String annType,
                                                                            Long startOffset,
                                                                            Long endOffset)
        Get the ordered annotations from an annotation set and type, included in a couple of offsets NB: all annotations with start position >= startOffset and whose end position <= endOffset
        Parameters:
        doc -
        annSet -
        annType -
        startOffset -
        endOffset -
        Returns:
      • getAnnInDocOrderContainedAnn

        public static List<gate.Annotation> getAnnInDocOrderContainedAnn​(gate.Document doc,
                                                                         String annSet,
                                                                         String annType,
                                                                         gate.Annotation includedInAnn)
        Get the ordered annotations from an annotation set and type, included in an annotation NB: all annotations with start position >= startOffset and whose end position <= endOffset
        Parameters:
        doc -
        annSet -
        annType -
        startOffset -
        endOffset -
        Returns:
      • getAnnInDocOrderIntersectOffset

        public static List<gate.Annotation> getAnnInDocOrderIntersectOffset​(gate.Document doc,
                                                                            String annSet,
                                                                            String annType,
                                                                            Long startOffset,
                                                                            Long intersectingAnn)
        Get the ordered annotations from an annotation set and type, intersecting a couple of offsets NB: all annotations with start position >= startOffset and whose end position <= endOffset
        Parameters:
        doc -
        annSet -
        annType -
        startOffset -
        intersectingAnn -
        Returns:
      • getAnnInDocOrderIntersectAnn

        public static List<gate.Annotation> getAnnInDocOrderIntersectAnn​(gate.Document doc,
                                                                         String annSet,
                                                                         String annType,
                                                                         gate.Annotation intersectingAnn)
        Get the ordered annotations from an annotation set and type, intersecting an annotation
        Parameters:
        doc -
        annSet -
        annType -
        startOffset -
        endOffset -
        Returns:
      • formListStrToGateDoc

        public static gate.Document formListStrToGateDoc​(List<String> sentList)
        Creates a GATE document from a list of Strings. Each element of the list is annotated by the ImportBase.headerDOC_Sentence in the ImportBase.headerDOC_AnnSet annotation set
        Parameters:
        sentList -
        Returns:
      • getFirstAnnotationInDocOrder

        public static Optional<gate.Annotation> getFirstAnnotationInDocOrder​(gate.Document doc,
                                                                             String annSet,
                                                                             String annType)
        Get the first annotation in doc order of a specific set and type
        Parameters:
        doc -
        annSet -
        annType -
        Returns:
      • getLastAnnotationInDocOrder

        public static Optional<gate.Annotation> getLastAnnotationInDocOrder​(gate.Document doc,
                                                                            String annSet,
                                                                            String annType)
        Get the last annotation in doc order of a specific set and type
        Parameters:
        doc -
        annSet -
        annType -
        Returns:
      • fromAnnListToAnnIDlist

        public static List<Integer> fromAnnListToAnnIDlist​(List<gate.Annotation> annList)
        Given a list of annotations return the list of annotation IDs
        Parameters:
        annList -
        Returns: