name-framework-migration-first-step
DevelopmentMigrate ad-hoc name cleaning in a crawler to h.review_names (Step 1 of the name framework migration). Use when a crawler.py contains delimiter splits, regex substitutions, bracket stripping, or conditional logic applied to name strings before the name is added or applied.
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Perform Step 1 of the name framework migration in $ARGUMENTS: introduce h.review_names alongside the existing cleaning logic.
Branch setup
Before making any changes:
- Derive a branch name from the crawler path by taking the dataset name (the directory containing
crawler.py) and prefixing it withname-migration/. For example,datasets/us/ga/med_exclusions/crawler.py→name-migration/us-ga-med-exclusions. - Create and check out the branch:
git checkout -b <branch-name> - Confirm you are on the new branch before proceeding.
Crawler source
!cat $ARGUMENTS
Read first (in order)
- examples/migrations.md — real before/after migrations; read before touching any crawler
zavod/docs/extract/names.md#migrating-to-the-name-cleaning-helpers— full three-step procedure and rationalezavod/zavod/helpers/names.py— exact signatures forreview_names,check_names_regularity,Names
Trigger patterns to find
Scan the crawler for any of these before acting:
# Delimiter splits
last_name, name = name_raw.split(",", 1)
name, *aliases = h.multi_split(raw, SPLITS)
# Bracket/parenthesis stripping
name = name.replace("(Acting)", "")
name = name.strip("„")
# Regex substitutions or splits on name content
parts = re.split(r"(?i)\baka\b", name, maxsplit=1)
names = h.multi_split(name_raw, ["(w zapisie także", "(", ")"])
# Conditional checks on name content before apply_name
if len(name_split) > 1:
entity.add("alias", name_split[1:])
Migration steps
zavod/docs/extract/names.md (the "Step 1" subsections) is the authoritative procedure and holds the exact code for each path — follow it, do not rely on a paraphrase here. This section only orients you and flags what's specific to running it as a skill.
First decide the path by dataset type:
- Sanctions / debarment dataset (e.g. tagged
list.sanctionorlist.debarment): mirror the existing cleaned names into asuggested = h.Names(), then callh.check_names_regularityandh.review_names(..., suggested=..., is_irregular=..., default_accepted=True). - Non-sanctions dataset: leave the existing logic untouched and add
h.review_names(context, entity, original=original, llm_cleaning=True)— nosuggested, nois_irregular. Then reconcile any custom alias-marker list (e.g. aNAME_SPLITSconstant) againstrigour.names.name_split_phrases_list()and add uncovered phrases asreject_stringsundernames.schema_rules, per the doc.
Invariants for both paths:
originalis the unmodified raw source string, captured before any cleaning.- Existing
entity.add/h.apply_namecalls stay in place unchanged and keep driving output; reviews are not applied until Step 3. - Call
h.review_namesat most once per entity.
Tell the user, after the edit: for sanctions, check a sample of created reviews and confirm the export has no name changes, and deploy Step 3 ASAP so new entities aren't default-accepted; for non-sanctions, check a sample of the LLM extraction.
After changes
After every edit to the crawler file, run:
uvx ruff check --fix $ARGUMENTS && uvx ruff format $ARGUMENTS
Fix any errors ruff reports before proceeding.
Once all changes are complete and ruff passes, stage the file:
git add $ARGUMENTS
Then output the suggested commit message (do not commit):
[<dataset_slug>] name migration
where <dataset_slug> is derived from the path by stripping datasets/ and /crawler.py and replacing / with _ (e.g. datasets/us/ga/med_exclusions/crawler.py → [us_ga_med_exclusions] name migration).
Do not
- Do not proceed to Step 3 of the three-step migration procedure (switching to
apply_reviewed_names) — that requires completed reviews first - Do not construct
Namesby guessing field names — readzavod/zavod/helpers/names.pyfirst - Do not add explanatory comments beyond what the code requires