pyDIGGS

A Python package for Data Interchange for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (DIGGS).

• Licensed under the Apache License 2.0
• Documentation: https://xinp-hub.github.io/pydiggs
• GitHub: https://github.com/xinp-hub/pydiggs

Features

• Validate DIGGS instance files against:
  • DIGGS XSD Schema (version 2.6 by default)
  • Standard XML Dictionary for "DIGGS Measurement Properties" definitions (v0.1/properties.xml) by default, accessed from here at the time of package release
  • Schematron rules for business logic validation
• Flexible validation output:
  • Write validation errors to log files
  • Print validation errors directly to console
• Command-line interface (CLI) for easy integration

Web Application

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Quick Start

Install pydiggs:

pip install pydiggs

Basic usage with Python:

from pydiggs import validator

# Create a validator instance
validation = validator("path/to/your/diggs_file.xml")

# Schema validation (using default DIGGS Schema v2.6)
validation.schema_check()

# Dictionary validation (using default DIGGS Dictionary)
validation.dictionary_check()

# Schematron validation (requires schematron file)
validation = validator("path/to/your/diggs_file.xml", schematron_path="path/to/schematron.sch")
validation.schematron_check()

Basic usage with CLI:

# Schema validation
pydiggs schema_check "path/to/your/diggs_file.xml"

# Dictionary validation
pydiggs dictionary_check "path/to/your/diggs_file.xml"

# Schematron validation
pydiggs schematron_check "path/to/your/diggs_file.xml" --schematron_path "path/to/schematron.sch"

For more detailed information and advanced usage, please see the documentation.