VotIE-demo / src /utils /event_constructor.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Event Constructor for Voting Event Extraction.
This module constructs structured voting events from BIO-tagged predictions.
"""
import logging
from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class EventConstructor:
"""
Constructs structured voting events from BIO-tagged predictions: stage 2 of the VotIE pipeline.
Event Structure (PAPER-ALIGNED FORMAT):
{
'id': str,
'has_voting_event': bool,
'event': {
'subject': str or None, # SINGULAR: |S| = 1 (first one if multiple)
'participants': [{'text': str, 'position': str}], # LIST: |P| ≥ 0 (multiple allowed)
'counting': [{'text': str, 'type': str}], # LIST: |C| ≥ 0 (multiple allowed)
'voting_expressions': [str], # LIST: |V| ≥ 1 (at least one required)
'outcome': str or None # SINGULAR: O ∈ {Approved, Rejected} or None
}
}
Cardinality Constraints (from paper):
- |S| = 1: Exactly one subject per voting event
- |V| ≥ 1: At least one voting expression required
- |C| ≥ 0: Zero or more counting expressions
- |P| ≥ 0: Zero or more participants
- O: Deterministically inferred outcome
"""
def __init__(self):
"""Initialize the event constructor."""
pass
def construct_event(
self,
tokens: List[str],
labels: List[str],
example_id: str
) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Construct structured event from BIO-tagged sequence.
Args:
tokens: List of word tokens
labels: List of BIO labels (e.g., 'B-SUBJECT', 'I-SUBJECT', 'O')
example_id: Unique identifier for this example
Returns:
Event dictionary with has_voting_event and structured event
"""
# Check if this segment contains a voting event
has_voting = self._has_voting_event(labels)
if not has_voting:
return {
'id': example_id,
'has_voting_event': False,
'event': None
}
# Extract all entity spans
subject = self._extract_subject(tokens, labels)
participants = self._extract_participants(tokens, labels)
counting = self._extract_counting_list(tokens, labels) # Returns LIST
voting_expressions = self._extract_voting_expressions_list(tokens, labels) # Returns LIST
# Infer outcome deterministically from voting expressions, counting, and participants
outcome = self._infer_outcome(voting_expressions, counting, participants)
return {
'id': example_id,
'has_voting_event': True,
'event': {
'subject': subject,
'participants': participants,
'counting': counting,
'voting_expressions': voting_expressions,
'outcome': outcome
}
}
def construct_events(
self,
examples: List[Dict[str, Any]],
predictions: List[List[str]]
) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""
Construct events for multiple examples.
Args:
examples: List of examples with 'tokens' and 'id' fields
predictions: List of predicted label sequences
Returns:
List of constructed events
"""
events = []
for example, pred_labels in zip(examples, predictions):
event = self.construct_event(
example['tokens'],
pred_labels,
example['id']
)
events.append(event)
return events
def _has_voting_event(self, labels: List[str]) -> bool:
"""
Check if labels contain a voting event.
According to paper: A voting event is defined by |V| ≥ 1 (at least one voting expression).
The presence of a VOTING entity (B-VOTING tag) is the sole criterion for determining
whether a segment contains a voting event.
Returns:
True if at least one B-VOTING tag is found, False otherwise
"""
return any(label.startswith('B-VOTING') for label in labels)
def _extract_subject(
self,
tokens: List[str],
labels: List[str]
) -> Optional[str]:
"""
Extract subject span (single string).
If multiple SUBJECT spans exist, takes the first one (or could concatenate).
Args:
tokens: Word tokens
labels: BIO labels
Returns:
Subject text string or None
"""
spans = self._extract_spans_by_type(tokens, labels, 'SUBJECT')
if not spans:
return None
# Take first subject span
subject_text = ' '.join(spans[0])
return subject_text
def _extract_participants(
self,
tokens: List[str],
labels: List[str]
) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
"""
Extract participant spans with positions.
Parses VOTER-* labels to extract position (FAVOR, AGAINST, ABSTENTION, ABSENT).
Args:
tokens: Word tokens
labels: BIO labels
Returns:
List of {'text': str, 'position': str} dictionaries
"""
participants = []
# Find all VOTER-* spans
i = 0
while i < len(labels):
label = labels[i]
if label.startswith('B-VOTER-'):
# Extract position from label (e.g., B-VOTER-FAVOR -> FAVOR)
span_type = label[2:] # Remove 'B-' prefix (e.g., 'VOTER-FAVOR')
position = span_type.split('-', 1)[1] # Extract position part
# Collect span tokens
span_tokens = [tokens[i]]
j = i + 1
# Continue with I-VOTER-* tags
while j < len(labels) and labels[j] == f'I-{span_type}':
span_tokens.append(tokens[j])
j += 1
participant_text = ' '.join(span_tokens)
participants.append({
'text': participant_text,
'position': position.capitalize()
})
i = j
else:
i += 1
return participants
def _extract_counting_list(
self,
tokens: List[str],
labels: List[str]
) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
"""
Extract all counting spans with aggregation types (LIST of dicts).
Parses COUNTING-* labels to extract type (UNANIMITY, MAJORITY).
Returns all counting expressions found.
Args:
tokens: Word tokens
labels: BIO labels
Returns:
List of {'text': str, 'type': str} dictionaries (empty list if none found)
"""
counting_list = []
i = 0
while i < len(labels):
label = labels[i]
if label.startswith('B-COUNTING-'):
# Extract counting type (e.g., B-COUNTING-UNANIMITY -> UNANIMITY)
span_type = label[2:] # Remove 'B-' prefix
counting_type = span_type.split('-', 1)[1] # Extract type part
# Collect span tokens
span_tokens = [tokens[i]]
j = i + 1
# Continue with I-COUNTING-* tags
while j < len(labels) and labels[j] == f'I-{span_type}':
span_tokens.append(tokens[j])
j += 1
counting_text = ' '.join(span_tokens)
counting_list.append({
'text': counting_text,
'type': counting_type.capitalize()
})
i = j
else:
i += 1
return counting_list
def _extract_voting_expressions_list(
self,
tokens: List[str],
labels: List[str]
) -> List[str]:
"""
Extract all voting expression spans (LIST of strings).
Returns all VOTING spans found.
Args:
tokens: Word tokens
labels: BIO labels
Returns:
List of voting expression text strings (empty list if none found)
"""
spans = self._extract_spans_by_type(tokens, labels, 'VOTING')
# Convert all spans to strings and return as list
return [' '.join(span) for span in spans]
def _extract_spans_by_type(
self,
tokens: List[str],
labels: List[str],
span_type: str
) -> List[List[str]]:
"""
Extract all spans of a given type.
Args:
tokens: Word tokens
labels: BIO labels
span_type: Type to extract (e.g., 'SUBJECT', 'VOTING')
Returns:
List of token lists, one per span
"""
spans = []
i = 0
while i < len(labels):
label = labels[i]
if label == f'B-{span_type}':
# Start of span
span_tokens = [tokens[i]]
j = i + 1
# Collect continuation tokens
while j < len(labels) and labels[j] == f'I-{span_type}':
span_tokens.append(tokens[j])
j += 1
spans.append(span_tokens)
i = j
else:
i += 1
return spans
def _infer_outcome(
self,
voting_expressions: List[str],
counting: List[Dict[str, str]],
participants: List[Dict[str, str]]
) -> Optional[str]:
"""
Deterministically infer voting outcome from expressions, counting, and participants.
As per paper: O ∈ {Approved, Rejected} is inferred from V, C, and P using rule-based heuristics.
Heuristic rules (Portuguese municipal context):
1. If Câmara/Executivo Municipal votes in favor, outcome is Approved
2. Look for approval keywords in voting expressions
3. Consider counting type (unanimity often implies approval)
4. Consider participant positions (more favor than against suggests approval)
Args:
voting_expressions: List of voting expression texts
counting: List of counting dicts with 'text' and 'type'
participants: List of participant dicts with 'text' and 'position'
Returns:
'Approved', 'Rejected', or None if outcome cannot be determined
"""
if not voting_expressions and not counting and not participants:
return None
# Rule 1: If Câmara or Executivo Municipal votes in favor, outcome is Approved
import re
for participant in participants:
if participant.get('position') == 'Favor':
text_lower = participant.get('text', '').lower()
# Match patterns like "a câmara", "câmara municipal", "o executivo municipal", etc.
# Pattern allows optional word between "câmara" and other words, or "executivo" and "municipal"
if re.search(r'\bcâmara\b', text_lower) or \
re.search(r'\bexecutivo\s+(\w+\s+)?municipal\b', text_lower):
return 'Approved'
# Approval keywords (Portuguese)
approval_keywords = [
'aprovad', 'deliberad', 'deferido', 'autorizado', 'ratificad',
'homologad', 'sancionad', 'concordad'
]
# Rejection keywords (Portuguese)
rejection_keywords = [
'rejeitad', 'indeferido', 'recusad', 'negad', 'chumbad',
'não aprovad', 'não deferido'
]
# Check voting expressions for outcome keywords
for expr in voting_expressions:
expr_lower = expr.lower()
# Check for rejection first (more specific)
if any(keyword in expr_lower for keyword in rejection_keywords):
return 'Rejected'
# Check for approval
if any(keyword in expr_lower for keyword in approval_keywords):
return 'Approved'
# If unanimity counting exists, likely approved (Portuguese municipal convention)
if any(c.get('type', '').lower() in ['unanimity', 'unanimidade'] for c in counting):
return 'Approved'
# Count participant positions
if participants:
favor_count = sum(1 for p in participants if p.get('position') == 'Favor')
against_count = sum(1 for p in participants if p.get('position') == 'Against')
if favor_count > against_count:
return 'Approved'
elif against_count > favor_count:
return 'Rejected'
# Cannot determine outcome
return None
# Convenience function
def construct_events_from_predictions(
examples: List[Dict[str, Any]],
predictions: List[List[str]]
) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
"""
Construct events from BIO predictions.
Args:
examples: List of examples with 'tokens' and 'id'
predictions: List of predicted BIO label sequences
Returns:
List of structured event dictionaries
"""
constructor = EventConstructor()
return constructor.construct_events(examples, predictions)