code / legex /scrapers /al.py
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"""Albanian Supreme Court (Gjykata e Lartë) via the Gatsby page-data JSON API.
Decisions are published as periodic and thematic bulletins under
`/sq/lajme/buletini/`. Each bulletin's detail page exposes its decisions
inline as HTML strings inside `result.data.api.newsArticle.body[].content[].text_sq`,
so we can extract full text without touching the pre-2020 .doc archive.
Civil filter: keep decisions tagged "Kolegji Civil" (Civil College) or
"Kolegjet e Bashkuara" (United Colleges, mixed civil/penal).
"""
import html
import logging
import re
import time
from datetime import date
from typing import Any
import requests
from legex.models.base import Case
from legex.scrapers.base import BaseScraper
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
API_BASE = "https://www.gjykataelarte.gov.al/page-data"
PUBLIC_BASE = "https://www.gjykataelarte.gov.al"
USER_AGENT = "legex-research (open-data, friendly)"
DELAY_SECONDS = 1.0
MAX_LIST_PAGES = 15
# New-format header (periodik/tematik bulletins 2024+) — standalone line:
# Vendimi nr. 00-2025-1613 (255), datë 21.10.2025 i Kolegjit Penal
# Followed by Maksima / Fjalë kyçe / Përmbledhje sections.
_DECISION_HEADER_RE = re.compile(
r"(Vendimi?\s+nr\.?\s*[\w\-\(\)\s]+?,?\s*dat[ëe]\s+\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}\.\d{4}\s+i\s+Kolegj[a-zëÇçë ]+)",
re.IGNORECASE,
)
# Old-format mention (informativ/tematik bulletins 2022-2023) — appears inline:
# Në vendimin nr.00-2022-635, datë 01.04.2022, ...
# College is set by a section heading above ("Kolegji Civil i Gjykatës së Lartë").
_OLD_DECISION_RE = re.compile(
r"N[ëe]\s+vendim(?:in)?\s+nr[\.\s]*([\d\(\)\s\-––]+?)\s*,?\s*dat[ëe]\s+(\d{1,2})[\.,](\d{1,2})[\.,](\d{4})",
re.IGNORECASE,
)
_COLLEGE_HEADING_RE = re.compile(
r"Kolegj[i]?\s+(Civil|Penal|Administrativ|Administrative|Tregtar|"
r"Bashkuar)[a-zëçÇË]*\s+(?:i\s+)?Gjykat",
re.IGNORECASE,
)
# Short aliases used inline (KCGJL = Kolegji Civil, KPGJL = Kolegji Penal, KAGJL = Kolegji Administrativ)
_INLINE_COLLEGE_RE = re.compile(r"\bK(C|P|A)GJL\b")
_DOC_LINK_RE = re.compile(
r"https?://gjykata-media\.s3\.eu-central-1\.amazonaws\.com/[\w\-\.\/]+\.doc",
re.IGNORECASE,
)
_DECISION_NUM_RE = re.compile(r"nr\.?\s*([\d\-\(\)\s]+?)\s*,", re.IGNORECASE)
_DATE_RE = re.compile(r"dat[ëe]\s+(\d{1,2})\.(\d{1,2})\.(\d{4})")
_KEYWORD_RE = re.compile(
r"Fjal[ëe]\s*ky[çc]e\s*[-–—]\s*(.+?)(?=P[ëe]rmbledhje|Maksima|$)",
re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE,
)
_MAXIMA_RE = re.compile(
r"Maksima\s*[-–—]\s*(.+?)(?=Fjal[ëe]\s*ky[çc]e|P[ëe]rmbledhje|$)",
re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE,
)
def _strip_html(raw: str) -> str:
"""Remove HTML tags, decode entities, collapse whitespace."""
text = re.sub(r"<[^>]+>", "\n", raw)
text = html.unescape(text)
text = re.sub(r"\n{3,}", "\n\n", text)
return text.strip()
def _detect_college(header: str) -> str:
h = header.lower()
if "civil" in h:
return "civil"
if "penal" in h:
return "penal"
if "administrat" in h:
return "administrative"
if "bashk" in h:
return "united"
return "unknown"
def _parse_iso_date(header: str) -> str | None:
m = _DATE_RE.search(header)
if not m:
return None
return f"{m.group(3)}-{m.group(2).zfill(2)}-{m.group(1).zfill(2)}"
def _parse_decision_number(header: str) -> str | None:
m = _DECISION_NUM_RE.search(header)
if not m:
return None
return re.sub(r"\s+", "", m.group(1))
def _fetch_json(session: requests.Session, url: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
try:
resp = session.get(url, timeout=30)
except requests.RequestException as e:
log.warning("AL request error %s: %s", url, e)
return None
if resp.status_code == 404:
return None
if resp.status_code != 200:
log.warning("AL HTTP %d for %s", resp.status_code, url)
return None
try:
return resp.json()
except ValueError:
log.warning("AL non-JSON response from %s", url)
return None
def _list_bulletin_slugs(session: requests.Session) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
slugs: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
for page in range(1, MAX_LIST_PAGES + 1):
url = (
f"{API_BASE}/sq/lajme/buletini/page-data.json"
if page == 1
else f"{API_BASE}/sq/lajme/buletini/{page}/page-data.json"
)
data = _fetch_json(session, url)
if not data:
break
articles = (
data.get("result", {}).get("pageContext", {}).get("articles", [])
)
if not articles:
break
for a in articles:
slug = a.get("slug")
if not slug:
continue
title_obj = a.get("title")
if isinstance(title_obj, dict):
title = title_obj.get("text_sq", "") or title_obj.get("text_en", "")
else:
title = title_obj or ""
slugs.append(
{
"slug": slug,
"publish_date": a.get("publishDate"),
"title": title,
}
)
log.info("AL list page %d: %d bulletins (cumulative %d)", page, len(articles), len(slugs))
time.sleep(DELAY_SECONDS)
return slugs
def _fetch_bulletin_html(session: requests.Session, slug: str) -> str:
url = f"{API_BASE}/sq/lajme/buletini/{slug}/page-data.json"
data = _fetch_json(session, url)
if not data:
return ""
try:
body = data["result"]["data"]["api"]["newsArticle"]["body"]
except (KeyError, TypeError):
return ""
chunks: list[str] = []
for block in body:
if "Paragraph" not in block.get("__typename", ""):
continue
for content in block.get("content", []) or []:
txt = content.get("text_sq") or content.get("text_en") or ""
if txt:
chunks.append(txt)
return "".join(chunks)
def _parse_decisions(
bulletin_html: str, slug: str, bulletin_title: str
) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
plain = _strip_html(bulletin_html)
parts = _DECISION_HEADER_RE.split(plain)
if len(parts) < 3:
# Fall back to the older bulletin layout where decisions are
# introduced inline by "Në vendimin nr. X, datë Y" mentions.
return _parse_old_format(plain, slug, bulletin_title)
decisions: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
i = 1
while i < len(parts) - 1:
header = parts[i].strip()
body = parts[i + 1].strip()
i += 2
if len(body) < 200:
continue
decisions.append(
{
"header": header,
"body": body,
"decision_number": _parse_decision_number(header),
"iso_date": _parse_iso_date(header),
"college": _detect_college(header),
"maxima": (m.group(1).strip() if (m := _MAXIMA_RE.search(body)) else None),
"keywords": (
[k.strip() for k in re.split(r"[,;]", km.group(1)) if k.strip()]
if (km := _KEYWORD_RE.search(body))
else []
),
"bulletin_slug": slug,
"bulletin_title": bulletin_title,
"doc_link": None,
"format": "new",
}
)
return decisions
def _section_college_at(plain: str, pos: int) -> str:
"""Return the most recent college heading before pos in plain text."""
head = plain[:pos]
last: str = "unknown"
for m in _COLLEGE_HEADING_RE.finditer(head):
last = _detect_college(m.group(0))
return last
def _inline_college_at(snippet: str) -> str:
m = _INLINE_COLLEGE_RE.search(snippet)
if not m:
return "unknown"
return {"C": "civil", "P": "penal", "A": "administrative"}.get(m.group(1), "unknown")
def _parse_old_format(
plain: str, slug: str, bulletin_title: str
) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
matches = list(_OLD_DECISION_RE.finditer(plain))
if not matches:
return []
decisions: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
for idx, m in enumerate(matches):
# body spans from this match to the next, capped at ~3000 chars.
body_end = matches[idx + 1].start() if idx + 1 < len(matches) else m.end() + 3000
body = plain[m.start():body_end].strip()
if len(body) < 150:
continue
decision_num = re.sub(r"\s+", "", m.group(1))
iso_date = f"{m.group(4)}-{m.group(3).zfill(2)}-{m.group(2).zfill(2)}"
# Prefer a college signalled inline (KCGJL / KPGJL / KAGJL inside the
# summary itself) over the section heading, since some bulletins mix
# multiple colleges in a single section.
college = _inline_college_at(body)
if college == "unknown":
college = _section_college_at(plain, m.start())
doc_link_m = _DOC_LINK_RE.search(body)
doc_link = doc_link_m.group(0) if doc_link_m else None
decisions.append(
{
"header": body[:200],
"body": body,
"decision_number": decision_num,
"iso_date": iso_date,
"college": college,
"maxima": None,
"keywords": [],
"bulletin_slug": slug,
"bulletin_title": bulletin_title,
"doc_link": doc_link,
"format": "old",
}
)
return decisions
class ALScraper(BaseScraper):
country = "Albanien"
def scrape(
self,
start_date: date | None = None,
end_date: date | None = None,
) -> list[Case]:
session = requests.Session()
session.headers.update(
{"User-Agent": USER_AGENT, "Accept": "application/json"}
)
slugs = _list_bulletin_slugs(session)
log.info("AL discovered %d bulletins", len(slugs))
seen: set[str] = set()
cases: list[Case] = []
for info in slugs:
raw_html = _fetch_bulletin_html(session, info["slug"])
time.sleep(DELAY_SECONDS)
if not raw_html:
continue
decisions = _parse_decisions(raw_html, info["slug"], info["title"])
log.info("AL %s: %d decisions", info["slug"], len(decisions))
for d in decisions:
decision_date: date | None = None
if d["iso_date"]:
try:
decision_date = date.fromisoformat(d["iso_date"])
except ValueError:
decision_date = None
if start_date and decision_date and decision_date < start_date:
continue
if end_date and decision_date and decision_date > end_date:
continue
case_id = d["decision_number"] or f"AL-{info['slug']}-{len(cases)}"
if case_id in seen:
continue
seen.add(case_id)
full_text = f"{d['header']}\n\n{d['body']}" if d["format"] == "new" else d["body"]
# Prefer the direct .doc URL on S3 (old-format bulletins expose
# it); fall back to the bulletin page for new-format entries.
link = d.get("doc_link") or f"{PUBLIC_BASE}/sq/lajme/buletini/{info['slug']}"
cases.append(
Case(
case_id=case_id,
link=link,
decision_date=decision_date,
jurisdiction="al",
language="sq",
full_text=full_text,
metadata={
"college": d["college"],
"decision_number": d["decision_number"],
"bulletin_slug": d["bulletin_slug"],
"bulletin_title": d["bulletin_title"],
"maxima": d["maxima"],
"keywords": d["keywords"],
"format": d["format"],
"doc_link": d.get("doc_link"),
},
)
)
cases.sort(key=lambda c: c.decision_date or date.min, reverse=True)
log.info("Collected %d Albania cases", len(cases))
return cases
@staticmethod
def civil_filter(cases: list[Case]) -> list[Case]:
kept = [
c
for c in cases
if (c.metadata or {}).get("college") in {"civil", "united"}
]
log.info("AL civil_filter kept %d/%d", len(kept), len(cases))
return kept