ocrd_models

OCR-D framework - file format APIs and schemas

Adding user methods to the generated OcrdPage API

Let's say you want to add a method get_FirstTextRegion on the pc:Page element:

Create a file ocrd_models/ocrd_page_user_methods/get_FirstTextRegion.py

def get_FirstTextRegion(self):
    return self.get_TextRegion[0]

Edit ocrd_models/ocrd_page_user_methods.py and append to the METHOD_SPECS list:
```
METHOD_SPECS = (
    # ...
    _add_method(r'^PageType$', 'get_FirstTextRegion')
    # ...
)
```
If the filename (sans the .py extension) does not match the method_name, you can provide an additional file_name attribute to _add_method:
```
METHOD_SPECS = (
    # ...
    _add_method(r'^PageType$', 'exportChildren', 'exportChildren_PageType')
    # ...
)
```
Would add the method exportChildren from a file exportChildren_PageType.py.

Note: The method name in the file must match the method name passed to _add_method. This is not checked automatically, so double-check manually!
Regenerate the PAGE API:
```
make generate-page
```

See also: https://github.com/OCR-D/core