API Guide

Main Validator

The IIIFValidator is the root validator, responsible for storing all settings and references to IIIF resource validators. If you are only using Tripoli to debug your own manifest creation algorithms, it should be the only class you need to know about.

class tripoli.IIIFValidator(debug=False, collect_warnings=True, collect_errors=True, fail_fast=True, verbose=False, unique_logging=True)
AnnotationValidator

An instance of an AnnotationValidator

CanvasValidator

An instance of a CanvasValidator.

ImageContentValidator

An instance of an ImageContentValidator

ManifestValidator

An instance of a ManifestValidator.

SequenceValidator

An instance of a SequenceValidator.

collect_errors = True

Sets whether or not errors are logged.

collect_warnings = True

Sets whether or not warnings are logged. Default True.

corrected_doc = None

If corrections were made during validation, the corrected document will be placed here.

debug = False

Sets whether or not to save tracebacks in warnings/errors.

errors

A list of ValidatorLogError from the previous call to validate().

fail_fast = True

When True, validation stops at first error hit (faster). If False, entire document will always be validated.

Note: Turning fail_fast off may cause the validator to raise unexpected exceptions if the the document is grossly invalid (for instance, if an integer is supplied where a list is expected).

logger = None

logging.getLogger() used to print output.

print_errors()

Print accumulated errors in a nice format.

print_warnings()

Print accumulated warnings in a nice format.

unique_logging = True

If True, only one instance of duplicate logged messages will be saved. If False, all logged messages will be saved.

Example: If set to true, then if every canvas has error A, instead of having the errors (Error(A, canvas[0]), Error(A, canvas[1]), …), you will only get Error(A, canvas[0]) (the first error of type A on a canvas).

validate(json_dict, **kwargs)

Determine the correct validator and validate a resource.

Parameters:json_dict – A dict or str of a json resource.
verbose = False

If True, prints all errors and warnings as they occur. If False, errors and warnings only printed after de-duplication.

warnings

A list of ValidatorLogWarnings from the previous call to validate().

Error and Warning Logging

class tripoli.validator_logging.ValidatorLogError(msg, path, tb=None)

Class to hold and present errors.

print_trace()

Print the stored traceback if it exists.

class tripoli.validator_logging.ValidatorLogWarning(msg, path, tb=None)

Class to hold and present warnings.

print_trace()

Print the stored traceback if it exists.

IIIF Resource Validators

All validators inherit from the BaseValidator class. This, and all validators, requires a reference to a IIIFValidator to be initialized, as all settings and references to other validators are held therein.

class tripoli.resource_validators.BaseValidator(iiif_validator=None)

Defines basic validation behaviour and expected attributes of any IIIF validators that inherit from it.

FORBIDDEN_FIELDS = set()

The fields which are forbidden on this resource.

KNOWN_FIELDS = set()

The fields which may appear on this resource.

RECOMMENDED_FIELDS = set()

The fields which are recommended on this resource.

REQUIRED_FIELDS = set()

The fields which are required on this resource.

attribution_field(value)

Validate the attribution field of the resource.

description_field(value)

Validate the description field of the resource.

errors

A list of ValidatorLogError from the previous call to validate().

static errors_to_warnings(fn)

Cast any errors to warnings on any *_field or *_type function.

Works by patching the BaseValidator.log_error to refer to BaseValidator.log_warning. These methods should not be overridden in children.

height_field(value)

Validate height field.

id_field(value)

Validate the @id field of the resource.

label_field(value)

Validate the label field of the resource.

license_field(value)

Validate the license field of the resource.

log_error(field, msg)

Add an error to the validator.

This method should not be overridden in subclasses, as doing so is likely to break the error and warning coercion decorators.

Parameters:
  • field – The field the error was raised on.
  • msg – The message to associate with the error.
log_warning(field, msg)

Add a warning to the validator if warnings are being caught.

This method should not be overridden in subclasses, as doing so is likely to break the error and warning coercion decorators.

Parameters:
  • field – The field the warning was raised on.
  • msg – The message to associate with the warning.
logo_field(value)

Validate the logo field of the resource.

metadata_field(value)

Validate the metadata field of the resource.

Recurse into keys/values and checks that they are properly formatted.

modify_final_return(validation_results)

Do any final corrections or checks on a block before it is returned.

This method is passed whatever value the validator is about to return to it’s caller. Here you can check for missing keys, compare neighbours, make modifications or additions: anything you’d like to check or correct before return.

Parameters:validation_results – A dict representing a json object.
Return (dict):The sole argument, with some modification applied to it.
mute_errors(fn, *args, **kwargs)

Run given function and catch any of the errors it logged.

The self._errors key will not be changed by using this function.

Works by patching the BaseValidator.log_error function. BaseValidator.log_error should not be overridden in children.

print_errors()

Print accumulated errors in a nice format.

print_warnings()

Print accumulated warnings in a nice format.

related_field(value)

Validate the related field of the resource.

rendering_field(value)

Validate the rendering field of the resource.

seeAlso_field(value)

Validate the seeAlso field of the resource.

service_field(value)

Validate the service field of the resource.

thumbnail_field(value)

Validate the thumbnail field of the resource.

type_field(value)

Validate the @type field of the resource.

viewing_dir_field(value)

Validate viewingDir field against VIEW_DIRS set.

viewing_hint_field(value)

Validate viewingHint field against VIEW_HINTS set.

warnings

A list of ValidatorLogWarnings from the previous call to validate().

static warnings_to_errors(fn)

Cast any warnings to errors on any *_field or *_type function.

Works by patching the BaseValidator.log_warning to refer to BaseValidator.log_error. These methods should not be overridden in children.

width_field(value)

Validate width field.

within_field(value)

Validate the within field of the resource.

class tripoli.resource_validators.ManifestValidator(iiif_validator)

Bases: tripoli.resource_validators.base_validator.BaseValidator

context_field(value)

Assert that @context is the IIIF 2.0 presentation API.

sequences_field(value)

Validate sequences list for Manifest.

Checks that at least 1 sequence is embedded.

structures_field(value)

Validate the structures field.

type_field(value)

Assert that @type == sc:Manifest.

class tripoli.resource_validators.SequenceValidator(iiif_validator)

Bases: tripoli.resource_validators.base_validator.BaseValidator

canvases_field(value)

Validate canvases list for Sequence.

context_field(value)

Assert that @context is the IIIF 2.0 presentation API if it is allowed.

startCanvas_field(value)

Validate startCanvas field.

type_field(value)

Assert that @type == sc:Sequence

class tripoli.resource_validators.CanvasValidator(iiif_validator)

Bases: tripoli.resource_validators.base_validator.BaseValidator

images_field(value)

Validate images list.

Calls a sub-validation procedure handled by the AnnotationValidator.

other_content_field(value)

Validate otherContent field.

type_field(value)

Assert that @type == 'sc:Canvas

class tripoli.resource_validators.AnnotationValidator(iiif_validator)

Bases: tripoli.resource_validators.base_validator.BaseValidator

motivation_field(value)

Assert that motivation == 'sc:painting'.

on_field(value)

Validate the on field.

resource_field(value)

Validate resources list.

Calls a sub-validation procedure handled by the ImageContentValidator.

type_field(value)

Assert that @type == 'oa:Annotation'.

class tripoli.resource_validators.ImageContentValidator(iiif_validator)

Bases: tripoli.resource_validators.base_validator.BaseValidator

service_field(value)

Validate the image service in this resource.

type_field(value)

Warn if @type != 'dctypes:Image'