perch / backend /core /data_catalog.py
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"""
Data Catalog Service
Manages metadata for all datasets available in the platform.
Supports semantic search integration for scalable discovery.
"""
import json
import re
import duckdb
import logging
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path
from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# Prefix of descriptions generated automatically by the directory scan, which
# carry no real information ("Data from birds/x.parquet").
AUTO_DESCRIPTION_PREFIX = "Data from "
def describe_table(meta: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
"""
Build the description shown to the LLM for one table.
A curated `description` (written by an ingestion script) states exact column
semantics — permitted enum values, identifier formats like 'USA-CA', which
columns are non-spatial. The LLM-generated `semantic_description` paraphrases
and loses those specifics, so it must SUPPLEMENT the curated text rather than
replace it: preferring the LLM summary caused text-to-SQL to guess 'US-%'
instead of the actual 'USA-%' prefix and silently return zero rows.
"""
curated = (meta.get("description") or "").strip()
semantic = (meta.get("semantic_description") or "").strip()
if curated and not curated.startswith(AUTO_DESCRIPTION_PREFIX):
return f"{curated} {semantic}".strip() if semantic else curated
return semantic or curated or "No description"
def sanitize_table_name(name: str) -> str:
"""
Normalize an arbitrary string into a SQL-safe table identifier.
Table names are interpolated into DuckDB statements, so they are restricted
to lowercase alphanumerics and underscores, and must not start with a digit.
"""
cleaned = re.sub(r'[^a-z0-9_]+', '_', name.lower()).strip('_')
if not cleaned:
raise ValueError(f"Could not derive a valid table name from {name!r}")
if cleaned[0].isdigit():
cleaned = f"t_{cleaned}"
return cleaned
# Tag inference rules for auto-tagging datasets
TAG_RULES = {
# Keywords in table name -> tags
"health": ["health", "facilities", "infrastructure"],
"hospital": ["health", "facilities", "medical"],
"clinic": ["health", "facilities", "medical"],
"school": ["education", "facilities", "infrastructure"],
"university": ["education", "facilities", "higher-education"],
"education": ["education", "facilities"],
"road": ["transportation", "infrastructure", "roads"],
"street": ["transportation", "infrastructure", "roads"],
"highway": ["transportation", "infrastructure", "roads"],
"airport": ["transportation", "infrastructure", "aviation"],
"port": ["transportation", "infrastructure", "maritime"],
"population": ["demographics", "census", "population"],
"census": ["demographics", "census", "statistics"],
"admin": ["administrative", "boundaries", "government"],
"district": ["administrative", "boundaries"],
"province": ["administrative", "boundaries"],
"corregimiento": ["administrative", "boundaries"],
"park": ["recreation", "green-space", "amenities"],
"water": ["hydrology", "natural-resources"],
"river": ["hydrology", "water"],
"forest": ["environment", "natural-resources", "land-cover"],
"building": ["infrastructure", "built-environment"],
"poi": ["points-of-interest", "amenities"],
}
class DataCatalog:
"""
Singleton service managing dataset metadata.
Features:
- Auto-discovery of GeoJSON files in data directories
- Schema inference from first record
- Auto-tagging based on naming conventions
- Integration with semantic search for scalable discovery
"""
_instance = None
DATA_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "data"
CATALOG_FILE = DATA_DIR / "catalog.json"
def __new__(cls):
if cls._instance is None:
cls._instance = super(DataCatalog, cls).__new__(cls)
cls._instance.initialized = False
return cls._instance
def __init__(self):
if self.initialized:
return
self.catalog: Dict[str, Any] = {}
self.load_catalog()
self.scan_and_update()
self._init_semantic_search()
self.initialized = True
def load_catalog(self):
"""Load catalog from JSON file."""
if self.CATALOG_FILE.exists():
try:
with open(self.CATALOG_FILE, 'r') as f:
self.catalog = json.load(f)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Failed to load catalog: {e}")
self.catalog = {}
else:
self.catalog = {}
def save_catalog(self):
"""Save catalog to JSON file."""
try:
with open(self.CATALOG_FILE, 'w') as f:
json.dump(self.catalog, f, indent=2)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Failed to save catalog: {e}")
def _infer_tags(self, table_name: str, columns: List[str]) -> List[str]:
"""Auto-generate tags based on table name and columns."""
tags = set()
name_lower = table_name.lower()
# Check table name against rules
for keyword, keyword_tags in TAG_RULES.items():
if keyword in name_lower:
tags.update(keyword_tags)
# Check columns for additional hints
columns_lower = [c.lower() for c in columns]
if any('pop' in c for c in columns_lower):
tags.add("population")
if any('area' in c for c in columns_lower):
tags.add("geographic")
if 'geom' in columns_lower or 'geometry' in columns_lower:
tags.add("spatial")
return list(tags)
def _infer_data_type(self, category: str, table_name: str) -> str:
"""Infer data type (static, semi-static, realtime)."""
# Base admin data is static
if category == "base":
return "static"
# OSM data is semi-static (updated periodically)
if category == "osm":
return "semi-static"
# HDX humanitarian data - varies
if category == "hdx":
return "semi-static"
# Census data is static
if "census" in table_name.lower():
return "static"
return "static"
# File extensions picked up by the directory scan.
SCANNED_EXTENSIONS = ('*.geojson', '*.geojson.gz', '*.parquet')
# Column names treated as the geometry column when classifying a Parquet file.
GEOMETRY_COLUMNS = ('geometry', 'geom')
def scan_and_update(self):
"""
Scan the data directory and register any files not already in the catalog.
Every immediate subdirectory of DATA_DIR is treated as a category, so
newly added categories are discovered without a code change. Files
already registered under the same path are left untouched, which keeps
LLM-enriched descriptions from being overwritten on restart.
"""
logger.info("Scanning data directories...")
con = duckdb.connect(':memory:')
con.install_extension('spatial')
con.load_extension('spatial')
updated = False
categories = sorted(
d for d in self.DATA_DIR.iterdir()
if d.is_dir() and not d.name.startswith(('.', '_'))
) if self.DATA_DIR.exists() else []
for dir_path in categories:
category = dir_path.name
files = [
f for pattern in self.SCANNED_EXTENSIONS
for f in dir_path.glob(f'**/{pattern}')
]
for file_path in files:
table_name = self._table_name_from_file(file_path)
rel_path = str(file_path.relative_to(self.DATA_DIR))
existing = self.catalog.get(table_name)
if existing and existing.get('path') == rel_path:
# Already indexed at this path; preserve enriched metadata.
if 'tags' in existing and 'data_type' in existing:
continue
try:
logger.info(f"Indexing {table_name}...")
if file_path.suffix == '.parquet':
read_cmd = f"read_parquet('{file_path}')"
else:
read_cmd = f"ST_Read('{file_path}')"
columns = list(con.execute(f"SELECT * FROM {read_cmd} LIMIT 1").fetchdf().columns)
row_count = con.execute(f"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {read_cmd}").fetchone()[0]
if file_path.suffix != '.parquet':
file_format = "geojson"
elif any(c in columns for c in self.GEOMETRY_COLUMNS):
file_format = "geoparquet"
else:
file_format = "parquet"
self.catalog[table_name] = {
"path": rel_path,
"description": f"Data from {category}/{file_path.name}",
"semantic_description": None, # LLM-generated on demand
"tags": self._infer_tags(table_name, columns),
"data_type": self._infer_data_type(category, table_name),
"update_frequency": None,
"columns": columns,
"row_count": row_count,
"category": category,
"format": file_format,
"last_indexed": datetime.now().isoformat()
}
updated = True
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Failed to index {file_path}: {e}")
con.close()
if updated:
self.save_catalog()
logger.info("Catalog updated.")
@staticmethod
def _table_name_from_file(file_path: Path) -> str:
"""Derive a SQL-safe table name from a data file name."""
name = file_path.name
for suffix in ('.geojson.gz', '.geojson', '.parquet'):
if name.endswith(suffix):
name = name[: -len(suffix)]
break
return sanitize_table_name(name)
def _init_semantic_search(self):
"""Initialize semantic search with current catalog."""
try:
from backend.core.semantic_search import get_semantic_search
semantic = get_semantic_search()
# Embed all tables
new_embeddings = semantic.embed_all_tables(self.catalog)
if new_embeddings > 0:
logger.info(f"Created {new_embeddings} new semantic embeddings.")
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Semantic search initialization failed: {e}")
def get_table_metadata(self, table_name: str) -> Optional[Dict]:
"""Get metadata for a specific table."""
return self.catalog.get(table_name)
def get_all_table_summaries(self) -> str:
"""
Returns a concise summary of all tables.
WARNING: This can be very large with many datasets.
Prefer using semantic_search.search() for discovery.
"""
summary = "Available Data Tables:\n"
# Group by category
by_category: Dict[str, List] = {}
for name, meta in self.catalog.items():
cat = meta.get('category', 'other')
if cat not in by_category:
by_category[cat] = []
by_category[cat].append((name, meta))
for cat, items in by_category.items():
summary += f"\n## {cat.upper()}\n"
for name, meta in items:
desc = describe_table(meta)
tags = meta.get('tags', [])
tag_str = f" [{', '.join(tags[:3])}]" if tags else ""
summary += f"- {name}: {desc}{tag_str}\n"
return summary
def get_summaries_for_tables(self, table_names: List[str]) -> str:
"""
Get summaries only for specified tables.
Used after semantic pre-filtering to build focused LLM context.
"""
summary = "Relevant Data Tables:\n\n"
for name in table_names:
meta = self.catalog.get(name)
if not meta:
continue
desc = describe_table(meta)
tags = meta.get('tags', [])
columns = meta.get('columns', [])[:10] # Limit columns
row_count = meta.get('row_count', 'unknown')
summary += f"### {name}\n"
summary += f"Description: {desc}\n"
if tags:
summary += f"Tags: {', '.join(tags)}\n"
summary += f"Columns: {', '.join(columns)}\n"
summary += f"Rows: {row_count}\n\n"
return summary
def get_file_path(self, table_name: str) -> Optional[Path]:
"""Get absolute path for a table's data file."""
meta = self.catalog.get(table_name)
if meta and 'path' in meta:
return self.DATA_DIR / meta['path']
return None
def get_stats(self) -> dict:
"""Return statistics about the catalog."""
categories = {}
tags = {}
enriched_count = 0
for meta in self.catalog.values():
cat = meta.get('category', 'other')
categories[cat] = categories.get(cat, 0) + 1
if meta.get('semantic_description'):
enriched_count += 1
for tag in meta.get('tags', []):
tags[tag] = tags.get(tag, 0) + 1
return {
"total_datasets": len(self.catalog),
"enriched_datasets": enriched_count,
"by_category": categories,
"by_tag": dict(sorted(tags.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1])[:20]),
"catalog_file": str(self.CATALOG_FILE)
}
async def enrich_table(self, table_name: str, force_refresh: bool = False) -> bool:
"""
Enrich a single table with LLM-generated metadata.
Returns True if enrichment was successful.
"""
if table_name not in self.catalog:
logger.warning(f"Table {table_name} not found in catalog")
return False
metadata = self.catalog[table_name]
# Skip if already enriched (unless forced)
if not force_refresh and metadata.get('semantic_description'):
logger.info(f"Table {table_name} already enriched, skipping")
return True
try:
from backend.core.catalog_enricher import get_catalog_enricher
enricher = get_catalog_enricher()
# Get sample values for context
sample_values = await self._get_sample_values(table_name)
# Enrich
enriched = await enricher.enrich_table(table_name, metadata, sample_values, force_refresh)
# Update catalog
enriched['last_enriched'] = datetime.now().isoformat()
self.catalog[table_name] = enriched
self.save_catalog()
# Re-embed with new description
self._update_embedding(table_name, enriched)
logger.info(f"Successfully enriched {table_name}")
return True
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Failed to enrich {table_name}: {e}")
return False
async def enrich_all_tables(self, force_refresh: bool = False) -> Dict[str, bool]:
"""
Enrich all tables in the catalog.
Returns dict of table_name -> success status.
"""
results = {}
for table_name in self.catalog.keys():
success = await self.enrich_table(table_name, force_refresh)
results[table_name] = success
return results
async def _get_sample_values(self, table_name: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, str]]:
"""Get sample values from a table for enrichment context."""
try:
from backend.core.geo_engine import get_geo_engine
geo_engine = get_geo_engine()
# Ensure table is loaded
geo_engine.ensure_table_loaded(table_name)
# Get one row
result = geo_engine.con.execute(f"SELECT * FROM {table_name} LIMIT 1").fetchdf()
if len(result) > 0:
sample = {}
for col in result.columns:
if col != 'geom':
val = result[col].iloc[0]
if val is not None:
sample[col] = str(val)[:50] # Limit value length
return sample
except Exception as e:
logger.debug(f"Could not get sample values for {table_name}: {e}")
return None
def _update_embedding(self, table_name: str, metadata: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
"""Update semantic search embedding for a table."""
try:
from backend.core.semantic_search import get_semantic_search
semantic = get_semantic_search()
semantic.embed_table(table_name, metadata)
semantic._save_embeddings()
except Exception as e:
logger.warning(f"Could not update embedding for {table_name}: {e}")
_data_catalog = None
def get_data_catalog() -> DataCatalog:
"""Get the singleton data catalog instance."""
global _data_catalog
if _data_catalog is None:
_data_catalog = DataCatalog()
return _data_catalog