OCDS Commands#

Optional arguments for all commands are:

--encoding ENCODING: the file encoding
--ascii: print escape sequences instead of UTF-8 characters
--pretty: pretty print output
--root-path ROOT_PATH: the path to the items to process within each input

The inputs can be concatenated JSON or JSON arrays.

Note

An error is raised if the JSON is malformed or if the --encoding is incorrect.

Handling edge cases#

Large packages#

If you are working with individual packages that are too large to hold in memory, use the echo command to reduce their size.

Embedded data#

If you are working with files that embed OCDS data, use the --root-path ROOT_PATH option to indicate the “root” path to the items to process within each input. For example, if release packages are in an array under a results key, like so:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "uri": "placeholder:",
      "publisher": {"name": ""},
      "publishedDate": "9999-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "version": "1.1",
      "releases": []
    }
  ]
}

You can run ocdskit <command> --root-path results to process the release packages. The root path, in this case, is simply the results key. OCDS Kit will read the entire results array into memory, and process each array entry.

If the results array is very large, you should run ocdskit <command> --root-path results.item instead. The root path, in this case, is the results key joined to the item literal by a period (the item literal indicates that the items to process are in an array). OCDS Kit will read each array entry into memory, instead of the entire results array.

For this next example, you can run ocdskit <command> --root-path results.item.ocdsReleasePackage:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "ocdsReleasePackage": {
        "uri": "placeholder:",
        "publisher": {"name": ""},
        "publishedDate": "9999-01-01T00:00:00Z",
        "version": "1.1",
        "releases": []
      }
    }
  ]
}

The root path, in this case, is the results key joined to the item literal, joined to the ocdsReleasePackage key.

detect-format#

Reads OCDS files, and reports whether each is:

a release package
a record package
a release
a record
a compiled release
a versioned release
a JSON array of one of the above
concatenated JSON of one of the above

Mandatory positional arguments:

file OCDS files

ocdskit detect-format tests/fixtures/realdata/release-package-1.json tests/fixtures/realdata/record-package-1.json

compile#

Reads release packages and individual releases from standard input, merges the releases by OCID, and prints the compiled releases.

Optional arguments:

--schema SCHEMA: the URL or path of the release schema to use
--package: wrap the compiled releases in a record package
--linked-releases: if --package is set, use linked releases instead of full releases, if the input is a release package
--versioned: if --package is set, include versioned releases in the record package; otherwise, print versioned releases instead of compiled releases
--uri URI: if --package is set, set the record package’s uri to this value
--published-date PUBLISHED_DATE: if --package is set, set the record package’s publishedDate to this value
--version VERSION: if --package is set, set the record package’s version to this value
--publisher-name PUBLISHER_NAME: if --package is set, set the record package’s publisher’s name to this value
--publisher-uri PUBLISHER_URI: if --package is set, set the record package’s publisher’s uri to this value
--publisher-scheme PUBLISHER_SCHEME: if --package is set, set the record package’s publisher’s scheme to this value
--publisher-uid PUBLISHER_UID: if --package is set, set the record package’s publisher’s uid to this value
--fake: if --package is set, set the record package’s required metadata to dummy values

If --package is set, and if the --publisher-* options aren’t used, the output package will have the same publisher as the last input package.

cat tests/fixtures/realdata/release-package-1.json | ocdskit compile > out.json

For the Python API, see ocdskit.combine.merge().

Note

An error is raised if a release is missing an ocid field, or if the values of the release packages’ version fields are inconsistent.

upgrade#

Upgrades packages, records and releases from an old version of OCDS to a new version. Any data not in the old version is passed through. Note: Versioned releases within a record package are not upgraded.

OCDS 1.0 describes an organization’s name, identifier, address and contactPoint as relevant to identifying it. OCDS 1.1 moves organization data into a parties array. To upgrade from OCDS 1.0 to 1.1, we create an id for each organization, based on those identifying fields. This can result in duplicates in the parties array, if the same organization has different or missing values for identifying fields in different contexts. This can also lead to data loss if the same organization has different values for non-identifying fields in different contexts; the command prints warnings in such cases.

Note: OCDS 1.0 uses the whole-list merge strategy on the suppliers array to prepare the compiled release and versioned release, whereas OCDS 1.1 uses the identifier merge strategy. This means that you should merge first and then upgrade.

Mandatory positional arguments:

versions the colon-separated old and new versions

cat tests/fixtures/realdata/release-package-1.json | ocdskit upgrade 1.0:1.1 > out.json

For the Python API, see Upgrade.

If a release package is too large, you can upgrade its individual releases using --root-path releases.item.

Note

An error is raised if upgrading between the specified versions is not implemented.

package-records#

Reads records from standard input, and prints one record package.

Optional positional arguments:

extension add this extension to the package

Optional arguments:

--uri URL: set the record package’s uri to this value
--published-date PUBLISHED_DATE: set the record package’s publishedDate to this value
--version VERSION: set the record package’s version to this value
--publisher-name PUBLISHER_NAME: set the record package’s publisher’s name to this value
--publisher-uri PUBLISHER_URI: set the record package’s publisher’s uri to this value
--publisher-scheme PUBLISHER_SCHEME: set the record package’s publisher’s scheme to this value
--publisher-uid PUBLISHER_UID: set the record package’s publisher’s uid to this value
--fake: set the record package’s required metadata to dummy values

cat tests/fixtures/record_*.json | ocdskit package-records > out.json

To convert record packages to a record package, you can use the --root-path option:

cat tests/fixtures/realdata/record-package* | ocdskit package-records --root-path records.item

If --uri and --published-date are not set, the output package will be invalid. Use --fake to set placeholder values.

For the Python API, see ocdskit.combine.package_records().

package-releases#

Reads releases from standard input, and prints one release package.

Optional positional arguments:

extension add this extension to the package

Optional arguments:

--uri URL: set the release package’s uri to this value
--published-date PUBLISHED_DATE: set the release package’s publishedDate to this value
--version VERSION: set the release package’s version to this value
--publisher-name PUBLISHER_NAME: set the release package’s publisher’s name to this value
--publisher-uri PUBLISHER_URI: set the release package’s publisher’s uri to this value
--publisher-scheme PUBLISHER_SCHEME: set the release package’s publisher’s scheme to this value
--publisher-uid PUBLISHER_UID: set the release package’s publisher’s uid to this value
--fake: set the release package’s required metadata to dummy values

cat tests/fixtures/release_*.json | ocdskit package-releases > out.json

To convert record packages to a release package, you can use the --root-path option:

cat tests/fixtures/realdata/record-package* | ocdskit package-releases --root-path records.item.releases.item

If --uri and --published-date are not set, the output package will be invalid. Use --fake to set placeholder values.

For the Python API, see ocdskit.combine.package_releases().

combine-record-packages#

Reads record packages from standard input, collects packages and records, and prints one record package.

If the --publisher-* options aren’t used, the output package will have the same publisher as the last input package.

Optional arguments:

--uri URL: set the record package’s uri to this value
--published-date PUBLISHED_DATE: set the record package’s publishedDate to this value
--version VERSION: set the record package’s version to this value
--publisher-name PUBLISHER_NAME: set the record package’s publisher’s name to this value
--publisher-uri PUBLISHER_URI: set the record package’s publisher’s uri to this value
--publisher-scheme PUBLISHER_SCHEME: set the record package’s publisher’s scheme to this value
--publisher-uid PUBLISHER_UID: set the record package’s publisher’s uid to this value
--fake: set the record package’s required metadata to dummy values

cat tests/fixtures/record-package_*.json | ocdskit combine-record-packages > out.json

If you need to create a single package that is too large to hold in your system’s memory, please comment on this issue.

For the Python API, see ocdskit.combine.combine_record_packages().

Note

A warning is issued if a package’s "records" field isn’t set.

combine-release-packages#

Reads release packages from standard input, collects releases, and prints one release package.

If the --publisher-* options aren’t used, the output package will have the same publisher as the last input package.

Optional arguments:

--uri URL: set the release package’s uri to this value
--published-date PUBLISHED_DATE: set the release package’s publishedDate to this value
--version VERSION: set the release package’s version to this value
--publisher-name PUBLISHER_NAME: set the release package’s publisher’s name to this value
--publisher-uri PUBLISHER_URI: set the release package’s publisher’s uri to this value
--publisher-scheme PUBLISHER_SCHEME: set the release package’s publisher’s scheme to this value
--publisher-uid PUBLISHER_UID: set the release package’s publisher’s uid to this value
--fake: set the release package’s required metadata to dummy values

cat tests/fixtures/release-package_*.json | ocdskit combine-release-packages > out.json

If you need to create a single package that is too large to hold in your system’s memory, please comment on this issue.

For the Python API, see ocdskit.combine.combine_release_packages().

Note

A warning is issued if a package’s "releases" field isn’t set.

split-record-packages#

Reads record packages from standard input, and prints smaller record packages for each.

Mandatory positional arguments:

size the number of records per package

cat tests/fixtures/realdata/record-package-1-2.json | ocdskit split-record-packages 2 | split -l 1 -a 4

The split command will write files named xaaaa, xaaab, xaaac, etc. Don’t combine the OCDS Kit --pretty option with the split command.

split-release-packages#

Reads release packages from standard input, and prints smaller release packages for each.

Mandatory positional arguments:

size the number of releases per package

cat tests/fixtures/realdata/release-package-1-2.json | ocdskit split-release-packages 2 | split -l 1 -a 4

The split command will write files named xaaaa, xaaab, xaaac, etc. Don’t combine the OCDS Kit --pretty option with the split command.

echo#

Repeats the input, applying --encoding, --ascii, --pretty and --root-path, and using the UTF-8 encoding.

You can use this command to reformat data:

Use UTF-8 encoding:

cat iso-8859-1.json | ocdskit --encoding iso-8859-1 echo > utf-8.json

Use ASCII characters only:

cat unicode.json | ocdskit --ascii echo > ascii.json

Use UTF-8 characters where possible:

cat ascii.json | ocdskit echo > unicode.json

Pretty print:

cat compact.json | ocdskit --pretty echo > pretty.json

Make compact:

cat pretty.json | ocdskit echo > compact.json

Extract compiled releases from a record package:

cat record-package.json | ocdskit echo --root-path records.item.compiledRelease

You can also use this command to extract releases from release packages, and records from record packages. This is especially useful if a single package is too large to hold in memory.

Split a large record package into smaller packages of 100 records each:

cat large-record-package.json | ocdskit echo --root-path records.item | ocdskit package-records --size 100

Split a large release package into smaller packages of 1,000 releases each:

cat large-release-package.json | ocdskit echo --root-path releases.item | ocdskit package-releases --size 1000

Note that the package metadata from the large package won’t be retained in the smaller packages; you can use the optional arguments of the package-records and package-releases commands to set the package metadata.

If the single package is small enough to hold in memory, you can use the split-record-packages and split-release-packages commands instead, which retain the package metadata.