search_query.wos package

Submodules

search_query.wos.constants module

Constants for Web-of-Science.

search_query.wos.constants.field_general_to_syntax(field: str) → str: Map the general search field to the standard syntax of WOS.

search_query.wos.constants.generic_field_to_syntax_field(generic_field: str) → str: Convert a set of generic search fields to a set of syntax strings.

search_query.wos.constants.map_to_standard(syntax_str: str) → str: Normalize search field string to a standard WOS field syntax.

search_query.wos.constants.syntax_str_to_generic_field_set(field_value: str) → set: Translate a search field string to a generic set of Fields.

search_query.wos.linter module

Web-of-Science query linter.

class search_query.wos.linter.WOSQueryListLinter(parser: search_query.wos.parser.WOSListParser, string_parser_class: Type[search_query.wos.parser.WOSParser], original_query_str: str = '', ignore_failing_linter: bool = False)

Bases: QueryListLinter

last_read_index: Dict[int, int]

messages: dict

parser: search_query.wos.parser.WOSListParser

validate_list_tokens() → None: Lint the list parser.

class search_query.wos.linter.WOSQueryStringLinter(query_str: str = '', *, original_str: str | None = None, silent: bool = False, ignore_failing_linter: bool = False)

Bases: QueryStringLinter

Linter for WOS Query Strings

DOI_VALUE_REGEX = re.compile('^10\\.\\d{4,9}/[-._;()/:A-Z0-9]+$', re.IGNORECASE)

ISBN_VALUE_REGEX = re.compile('^(?:\\d{1,5}-\\d{1,7}-\\d{1,7}-[\\dX]|\\d{3}-\\d{1,5}-\\d{1,7}-\\d{1,7}-\\d{1})$', re.IGNORECASE)

ISSN_VALUE_REGEX = re.compile('^\\d{4}-\\d{3}[\\dX]$', re.IGNORECASE)

PLATFORM: PLATFORM = 'wos'

VALID_TOKEN_SEQUENCES = {TokenTypes.FIELD: [TokenTypes.TERM, TokenTypes.PARENTHESIS_OPEN], TokenTypes.LOGIC_OPERATOR: [TokenTypes.TERM, TokenTypes.FIELD, TokenTypes.PARENTHESIS_OPEN], TokenTypes.PARENTHESIS_CLOSED: [TokenTypes.PARENTHESIS_CLOSED, TokenTypes.LOGIC_OPERATOR, TokenTypes.PROXIMITY_OPERATOR], TokenTypes.PARENTHESIS_OPEN: [TokenTypes.FIELD, TokenTypes.TERM, TokenTypes.PARENTHESIS_OPEN], TokenTypes.PROXIMITY_OPERATOR: [TokenTypes.TERM, TokenTypes.PARENTHESIS_OPEN, TokenTypes.FIELD], TokenTypes.TERM: [TokenTypes.TERM, TokenTypes.LOGIC_OPERATOR, TokenTypes.PROXIMITY_OPERATOR, TokenTypes.PARENTHESIS_CLOSED]}

VALID_fieldS_REGEX: re.Pattern = re.compile('ab=|abstract=|la=|language=|ad=|address=|all=|all fields=|ai=|author identifiers=|ak=|author keywords=|au=|author=|cf=|conference=|ci=|city=|cu=|country/region=|do=|doi=|ed=|editor=|fg=|grant number=, re.IGNORECASE)

WILDCARD_CHARS = ['?', '$', '*']

YEAR_VALUE_REGEX = re.compile('^\\d{4}(-\\d{4})?$')

check_deprecated_field_tags(query: Query) → None: Check for deprecated field tags.

check_doi_format(query: Query) → None: Check for the correct format of DOI.

check_format_left_hand_wildcards(query: Query) → None: Check for wrong usage among left-hand wildcards in the search string.

check_implicit_near() → None: Check for implicit NEAR operator.

check_invalid_syntax() → None: Check for invalid syntax in the query string.

check_invalid_token_sequences() → None: Check for the correct order of tokens in the query.

check_issn_isbn_format(query: Query) → None: Check for the correct format of ISSN and ISBN.

check_missing_fields() → None: Check for missing search fields.

check_nr_terms(query: Query) → None: Check the number of search terms in the query.

check_unsupported_right_hand_wildcards(query: Query, index: int) → None: Check for unsupported right-hand wildcards in the search string.

check_unsupported_wildcards(query: Query) → None: Check for unsupported characters in the search string.

check_wildcards(query: Query) → None: Check for the usage of wildcards in the search string.

check_year_format(query: Query) → None: Check for the correct format of year.

check_year_without_terms(query: Query) → None: Check if the year is used without a search terms.

get_nr_terms_all(query: Query) → int: Get the number of terms in the query.

messages: List[dict]

query: Optional[Query]

syntax_str_to_generic_field_set(field_value: str) → set: Translate a search field

tokens: List[Token]

validate_query_tree(query: Query) → None: Validate the query tree. This method is called after the query tree has been built.

validate_tokens(*, tokens: List[Token], query_str: str, field_general: str = '') → List[Token]: Performs a pre-linting

search_query.wos.parser module

Web-of-Science query parser.

class search_query.wos.parser.WOSListParser(query_list: str, field_general: str = '', ignore_failing_linter: bool = False)

Bases: QueryListParser

Parser for Web-of-Science (list format) queries.

parse() → Query: Parse the list of queries.

class search_query.wos.parser.WOSParser(query_str: str, *, field_general: str = '', offset: dict | None = None, original_str: str | None = None, silent: bool = False, ignore_failing_linter: bool = False)

Bases: QueryStringParser

Parser for Web-of-Science queries.

FIELD_REGEX = re.compile('\\b\\w{2}=|\\b\\w{3}=')

LOGIC_OPERATOR_REGEX = re.compile('\\b(AND|OR|NOT)\\b', re.IGNORECASE)

OPERATOR_REGEX: re.Pattern = re.compile('\\b(AND|OR|NOT)\\b|\\b(NEAR/\\d{1,2}|NEAR)\\b')

PARENTHESIS_REGEX = re.compile('[\$\$]')

PROXIMITY_OPERATOR_REGEX = re.compile('\\b(NEAR/\\d{1,2}|NEAR)\\b', re.IGNORECASE)

TERM_REGEX = re.compile('\\*?[\\w\\-/\\.\\!\\*,&\\\\]+(?:[\\*\\$\\?][\\w\\-/\\.\\!\\*,&\\\\]*)*|"[^"]+"')

combine_subsequent_terms() → None: Combine subsequent terms in the list of tokens.

fieldS_REGEX = re.compile('\\b(?!and\\b)[a-zA-Z]+(?:\\s(?!and\\b)[a-zA-Z]+)*')

linter: QueryStringLinter

parse() → Query: Parse a query string.

parse_query_tree(tokens: list[Token]) → Query: Top-down predictive parser for query tree.

pattern = re.compile('\\b\\w{2}=|\\b\\w{3}=|\\b(AND|OR|NOT)\\b|\\b(NEAR/\\d{1,2}|NEAR)\\b|\\*?[\\w\\-/\\.\\!\\*,&\\\\]+(?:[\\*\\$\\?][\\w\\-/\\.\\!\\*,&\\\\]*)*|"[^"]+"|[\$\$]')

tokenize() → None: Tokenize the query_str.

tokens: list

search_query.wos.serializer module

WOS serializer.

class search_query.wos.serializer.WOSQuerySerializer

Bases: StringSerializer

Web of Science query serializer.

to_string(query: Query) → str: Serialize the Query tree into a Web of Science (WoS) search string.

search_query.wos.translator module

WOS query translator.

class search_query.wos.translator.WOSTranslator

Bases: QueryTranslator

Translator for WOS queries.

classmethod combine_equal_fields(query: Query) → None: Combine queries with the same search field into an OR query.

classmethod to_generic_syntax(query: Query) → Query: Convert the query to a generic syntax.

classmethod to_specific_syntax(query: Query) → Query: Convert the query to a specific syntax.

classmethod translate_fields_to_generic(query: Query) → None: Translate search fields.

Module contents

Top-level package for WoS.