def make_from_json(jsonData, filename, removeOld=False):
if removeOld:
try:
os.remove(filename)
except (OSError):
pass
# create the document
document = Document(filename)
# set up a mock example
trn = document.database.transaction()
with trn:
document.database.root['documentType'] = jsonData['documentType']
document.database.root['variety'] = jsonData['variety']
for i, spanData in enumerate(jsonData['spans']):
span = Document.persistenceSchema.classes.Span(
externalID=i, info=spanData['spanInfo'])
for i, token in enumerate(spanData['tokens']):
token = Document.persistenceSchema.classes.Token(token)
try:
token.gloss = spanData['lemmas'][i]
except:
pass
span.addToken(token)
document.addSpan(span)
trn.commit()
document.close()
