Entity export and import

In new projects, you can reuse entities created in other projects by using the export and import features.

For each entity, you can also import records as files following the same format as named entity dictionaries.

Export

To export all entities from the project, navigate to Entities and click above the list of entities. A JSON file will be downloaded, which can be used for importing entities to a new project.

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You can also export the entire project by clicking  → Download next to the project name. The downloaded archive will contain nlu.json, a file recording all project data related to the CAILA NLU, including entities and their settings.

Import

To import entities, navigate to the Entities section and click Import on the top panel. Select the necessary file and what should be done with existing entities and entities having duplicate names. Click Import again.

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The file contains an array of entities with all their basic and additional settings, as well as the whole contents of their dictionaries.

File structure

Every object in the array contains two properties: entity with the entity settings, and records with its dictionary records.

Entities

The entity object contains the following properties describing the entity settings:

Property	Type	Description
id	Number	Entity ID
name	String	Entity name
type	String	Entity type. Only the annotation type is currently supported
enabled	Boolean	True when entity recognition is enabled
noSpelling	Boolean	True when spelling correction is disabled
noMorph	Boolean	True when word normalization is disabled
fuzzySearch	Boolean	True when fuzzy/substring search is enabled
client	Boolean	True when this is a client entity

Dictionary records

The records array contains objects with the following properties:

Property	Type	Description
id	Number	Record ID
type	String	Record type: a pattern or a list of synonyms
rule	Array of strings	Entity recognition rules
value	String	Record data

File example

The imported file must be in JSON format. The following example illustrates a valid file:

[
  {
    "entity": {
      "name": "City",
      "type": "annotation",
      "id": 45002,
      "enabled": true,
      "noSpelling": true,
      "noMorph": false,
      "fuzzySearch": false,
      "client": false
    },
    "records": [
      {
        "type": "pattern",
        "rule": [
          "(New York [City]/NYC)"
        ],
        "value": "{\n  \"name\": \"New York\"\n}",
        "id": 1798875
      },
      {
        "type": "synonyms",
        "rule": [
          "Los Angeles",
          "LA"
        ],
        "value": "{\n  \"name\": \"Los Angeles\"\n}",
        "id": 1798874
      }
    ]
  }
]

Import as CSV

Records for a single entity can also be imported as a CSV dictionary. In the Dictionary section of the required entity, press Import dictionary and upload the file.

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The imported files should have the same format as named entity dictionaries which can be directly imported into the script.

This is an example of a valid dictionary:

1;New York City, NYC;{"name": "New York"}
2;Los Angeles, LA;{"name": "Los Angeles"}

When imported, words from the second column and separated by a comma will be converted to entity synonyms. Objects from the third column will be saved as record data.