def buildThis(s, chrono_id, chrono_list):
# convert to lowercase
text = s.getText().lower()
# remove all punctuation
text_norm = text.translate(
str.maketrans(string.punctuation,
" " * len(string.punctuation))).strip()
# convert to list
text_list = text_norm.split(" ")
## find the word "now" as a single token
for tok in text_list:
if tok == "now":
## get start end coordinates in original temporal phrase
start_idx, end_idx = re.search("now", text).span(0)
ref_startSpan, ref_endSpan = s.getSpan()
## create a This entity
chrono_this_entity = chrono.ChronoThisOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_startSpan + start_idx,
end_span=ref_startSpan + end_idx)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_list.append(chrono_this_entity)
elif tok == "today" or tok == "todays":
start_idx, end_idx = re.search("today", text).span(0)
ref_startSpan, ref_endSpan = s.getSpan()
## create a This entity
chrono_this_entity = chrono.ChronoThisOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_startSpan + start_idx,
end_span=ref_startSpan + end_idx)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_interval_entity = chrono.ChronoCalendarIntervalEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_startSpan + start_idx,
end_span=ref_startSpan + end_idx,
calendar_type="Day",
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_this_entity.set_repeating_interval(
chrono_interval_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(chrono_this_entity)
chrono_list.append(chrono_interval_entity)
## Note, may need to look for phrases like "current week" at some point.
elif tok == "current":
## get start end coordinates in original temporal phrase
start_idx, end_idx = re.search("current", text).span(0)
ref_startSpan, ref_endSpan = s.getSpan()
## create a This entity
chrono_this_entity = chrono.ChronoThisOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_startSpan + start_idx,
end_span=ref_startSpan + end_idx)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_list.append(chrono_this_entity)
return chrono_list, chrono_id
def buildPeriodInterval(s, chrono_id, chrono_list, ref_list, classifier,
feats):
features = feats.copy()
ref_Sspan, ref_Espan = s.getSpan()
#print("In buildPeriodInterval(), TimePhrase Text: " + s.getText())
boo, val, idxstart, idxend, plural = hasPeriodInterval(s)
# FIND terms that are always marked as calendar intervals!
if boo and re.search(
"yesterday|yesterdays|tomorrow|tomorrows|today|todays|daily|/min|/week",
s.getText()):
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
my_entity = chrono.ChronoCalendarIntervalEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
calendar_type=val,
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
if re.search("yesterday|yesterdays", s.getText()):
my_last_entity = chrono.ChronoLastOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
repeating_interval=str(chrono_id - 1) + "entity")
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_list.append(my_last_entity)
chrono_list.append(my_entity)
# FIND terms that are always marked as periods!
elif boo and val == "Unknown":
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
my_entity = chrono.ChronoPeriodEntity(entityID=str(chrono_id) +
"entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
period_type=val,
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_list.append(my_entity)
elif boo:
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
# get index of overlapping reference token
#ref_idx = -1
#for i in range(0,len(ref_list)):
# if(utils.overlap(ref_list[i].getSpan(),(abs_Sspan,abs_Espan))):
# ref_idx = i
# break
ref_idx = utils.getRefIdx(ref_list, abs_Sspan, abs_Espan)
# extract ML features
my_features = utils.extract_prediction_features(
ref_list, ref_idx, feats.copy())
# classify into period or interval
if classifier[1] == "NN":
my_class = ChronoKeras.keras_classify(
classifier[0], np.array(list(my_features.values())))
#print("Class: " + str(my_class) + " : Start: " + str(abs_Sspan) + " : End: "+ str(abs_Espan))
elif classifier[1] in ("SVM", "RF"):
feat_array = [int(i) for i in my_features.values()]
my_class = classifier[0].predict([feat_array])[0]
else:
my_class = classifier[0].classify(my_features)
#print("Class: " + str(my_class) + " : Start: " + str(abs_Sspan) + " : End: "+ str(abs_Espan))
# if 1 then it is a period, if 0 then it is an interval
if my_class == 1:
my_entity = chrono.ChronoPeriodEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
period_type=getPeriodValue(val),
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
### Check to see if this calendar interval has a "this" in front of it
prior_tok = ref_list[ref_idx - 1].getText().lower()
if prior_tok.translate(
str.maketrans(string.punctuation,
' ' * len(string.punctuation))) == "this":
# add a This entitiy and link it to the interval.
start_span, end_span = re.search(prior_tok, "this").span(0)
prior_start, prior_end = ref_list[ref_idx - 1].getSpan()
chrono_this_entity = chrono.ChronoThisOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=prior_start + start_span,
end_span=prior_start + end_span)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_this_entity.set_period(my_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(chrono_this_entity)
else:
# check for a Last Word
hasMod, mod_type, mod_start, mod_end = hasModifier(s)
if (hasMod):
if mod_type == "Next":
chrono_list.append(
chrono.ChronoNextOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan + mod_start,
end_span=ref_Sspan + mod_end,
period=my_entity.get_id()))
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
if mod_type == "Last":
chrono_list.append(
chrono.ChronoLastOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan + mod_start,
end_span=ref_Sspan + mod_end,
period=my_entity.get_id(),
semantics="Interval-Not-Included"))
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
else:
my_entity = chrono.ChronoCalendarIntervalEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
calendar_type=val,
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
### Check to see if this calendar interval has a "this" in front of it
prior_tok = ref_list[ref_idx - 1].getText().lower()
if prior_tok.translate(
str.maketrans(string.punctuation,
' ' * len(string.punctuation))) == "this":
# add a This entitiy and link it to the interval.
start_span, end_span = re.search(prior_tok, "this").span(0)
prior_start, prior_end = ref_list[ref_idx - 1].getSpan()
chrono_this_entity = chrono.ChronoThisOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=prior_start + start_span,
end_span=prior_start + end_span)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_this_entity.set_repeating_interval(my_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(chrono_this_entity)
else:
# check for a Last Word
hasMod, mod_type, mod_start, mod_end = hasModifier(s)
if (hasMod):
if mod_type == "Next":
chrono_list.append(
chrono.ChronoNextOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan + mod_start,
end_span=ref_Sspan + mod_end,
repeating_interval=my_entity.get_id()))
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
if mod_type == "Last":
chrono_list.append(
chrono.ChronoLastOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan + mod_start,
end_span=ref_Sspan + mod_end,
repeating_interval=my_entity.get_id(),
semantics="Interval-Not-Included"))
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#check to see if it has a number associated with it. We assume the number comes before the interval string
if idxstart > 0:
substr = s.getText()[0:idxstart]
m = re.search('([0-9]{1,2})', substr)
if m is not None:
num_val = m.group(0)
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + m.span(0)[0]
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + m.span(0)[1]
my_number_entity = chrono.ChronoNumber(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
value=num_val)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#add the number entity to the list
chrono_list.append(my_number_entity)
my_entity.set_number(my_number_entity.get_id())
#else search for a text number
else:
texNumVal = utils.getNumberFromText(substr)
if texNumVal is not None:
#create the number entity
my_number_entity = chrono.ChronoNumber(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan,
end_span=ref_Sspan + (idxstart - 1),
value=texNumVal)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#append to list
chrono_list.append(my_number_entity)
#link to interval entity
my_entity.set_number(my_number_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(my_entity)
else:
boo2, val, idxstart, idxend, numstr = hasEmbeddedPeriodInterval(s)
if (boo2):
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
# get index of overlapping reference token
ref_idx = -1
for i in range(0, len(ref_list)):
if (utils.overlap(ref_list[i].getSpan(),
(abs_Sspan, abs_Espan))):
ref_idx = i
break
# extract ML features
my_features = utils.extract_prediction_features(
ref_list, ref_idx, features)
# classify into period or interval
if (classifier[1] == "NN"):
my_class = ChronoKeras.keras_classify(
classifier[0], np.array(list(my_features.values())))
#print("Class: " + str(my_class) + " : Start: " + str(abs_Sspan) + " : End: "+ str(abs_Espan))
else:
my_class = classifier[0].classify(my_features)
#print("Class: " + str(my_class) + " : Start: " + str(abs_Sspan) + " : End: "+ str(abs_Espan))
# if 1 then it is a period, if 0 then it is an interval
if (my_class == 1):
my_entity = chrono.ChronoPeriodEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
period_type=getPeriodValue(val),
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
else:
my_entity = chrono.ChronoCalendarIntervalEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
calendar_type=val)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#Extract the number and identify the span of numstr
substr = s.getText(
)[:idxstart] ## extract entire first part of TimePhrase phrase
m = re.search(
'([0-9]{1,2})', substr
) #search for an integer in the subphrase and extract it's coordinates
if m is not None:
num_val = m.group(0)
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + m.span(0)[0]
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + m.span(0)[1]
my_number_entity = chrono.ChronoNumber(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
value=num_val)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#add the number entity to the list
chrono_list.append(my_number_entity)
#link to interval entity
my_entity.set_number(my_number_entity.get_id())
#else search for a text number
else:
texNumVal = utils.getNumberFromText(numstr)
if texNumVal is not None:
m = re.search(
numstr,
substr) #search for the number string in the subphrase
if m is not None:
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + m.span(0)[0]
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + m.span(0)[1]
#create the number entity
my_number_entity = chrono.ChronoNumber(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
value=texNumVal)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#append to list
chrono_list.append(my_number_entity)
#link to interval entity
my_entity.set_number(my_number_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(my_entity)
return chrono_list, chrono_id
def buildPeriodInterval(s, chrono_id, chrono_list, ref_list, classifier,
feats):
features = feats.copy()
ref_Sspan, ref_Espan = s.getSpan()
boo, val, idxstart, idxend, plural = hasPeriodInterval(s)
# FIND terms that are always marked as calendar intervals!
if boo and re.search(
"yesterday|yesterdays|tomorrow|tomorrows|today|todays|daily|/min|/week",
s.getText()):
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
my_entity = chrono.ChronoCalendarIntervalEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
calendar_type=val,
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
if re.search("yesterday|yesterdays", s.getText()):
my_last_entity = chrono.ChronoLastOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
repeating_interval=str(chrono_id - 1) + "entity")
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_list.append(my_last_entity)
chrono_list.append(my_entity)
# FIND terms that are always marked as periods!
elif boo and val == "Unknown":
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
my_entity = chrono.ChronoPeriodEntity(entityID=str(chrono_id) +
"entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
period_type=val,
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_list.append(my_entity)
elif boo:
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
# get index of overlapping reference token
ref_idx = utils.getRefIdx(ref_list, abs_Sspan, abs_Espan)
# extract ML features
my_features = utils.extract_prediction_features(
ref_list, ref_idx, feats.copy())
# classify into period or interval
if classifier[1] == "NN":
my_class = ChronoKeras.keras_classify(
classifier[0], np.array(list(my_features.values())))
#print("Class: " + str(my_class) + " : Start: " + str(abs_Sspan) + " : End: "+ str(abs_Espan))
elif classifier[1] in ("SVM", "RF"):
feat_array = [int(i) for i in my_features.values()]
my_class = classifier[0].predict([feat_array])[0]
else:
my_class = classifier[0].classify(my_features)
#print("Class: " + str(my_class) + " : Start: " + str(abs_Sspan) + " : End: "+ str(abs_Espan))
# if 1 then it is a period, if 0 then it is an interval
if my_class == 1:
my_entity = chrono.ChronoPeriodEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
period_type=getPeriodValue(val),
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
### Check to see if this calendar interval has a "this" in front of it
prior_tok = ref_list[ref_idx - 1].getText().lower()
if prior_tok.translate(
str.maketrans(string.punctuation,
' ' * len(string.punctuation))) == "this":
# add a This entitiy and link it to the interval.
start_span, end_span = re.search(prior_tok, "this").span(0)
prior_start, prior_end = ref_list[ref_idx - 1].getSpan()
chrono_this_entity = chrono.ChronoThisOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=prior_start + start_span,
end_span=prior_start + end_span)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_this_entity.set_period(my_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(chrono_this_entity)
else:
# check for a Last Word
hasMod, mod_type, mod_start, mod_end = hasNextLastThis(s)
if (hasMod):
if mod_type == "Next":
chrono_list.append(
chrono.ChronoNextOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan + mod_start,
end_span=ref_Sspan + mod_end,
period=my_entity.get_id()))
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
if mod_type == "Last":
chrono_list.append(
chrono.ChronoLastOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan + mod_start,
end_span=ref_Sspan + mod_end,
period=my_entity.get_id(),
semantics="Interval-Not-Included"))
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
else:
my_entity = chrono.ChronoCalendarIntervalEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
calendar_type=val,
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
### Check to see if this calendar interval has a "this" in front of it
prior_tok = ref_list[ref_idx - 1].getText().lower()
if prior_tok.translate(
str.maketrans(string.punctuation,
' ' * len(string.punctuation))) == "this":
# add a This entitiy and link it to the interval.
start_span, end_span = re.search(prior_tok, "this").span(0)
prior_start, prior_end = ref_list[ref_idx - 1].getSpan()
chrono_this_entity = chrono.ChronoThisOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=prior_start + start_span,
end_span=prior_start + end_span)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
chrono_this_entity.set_repeating_interval(my_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(chrono_this_entity)
else:
# check for a Last Word
hasMod, mod_type, mod_start, mod_end = hasNextLastThis(s)
if (hasMod):
if mod_type == "Next":
chrono_list.append(
chrono.ChronoNextOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan + mod_start,
end_span=ref_Sspan + mod_end,
repeating_interval=my_entity.get_id()))
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
if mod_type == "Last":
chrono_list.append(
chrono.ChronoLastOperator(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=ref_Sspan + mod_start,
end_span=ref_Sspan + mod_end,
repeating_interval=my_entity.get_id(),
semantics="Interval-Not-Included"))
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#check to see if it has a number associated with it. We assume the number comes before the interval string
#to figure out if the number we find is close to the interval token the end of the number string needs to be within 2 characters of the start of the interval token.
#I tried just extracting the previous reference token, but that doesn't work because phrases like "42-year-old" are actually one reference token.
# So I decided I had to do it the hard way with index arithmetic. The one concern about this method is that I assume there is a space at the end. This could cause some issues down the line.
# Yep, we are getting the spans wrong for phrases like "six-months". I am going to test for a space as the last character before just assuming there was one.
if idxstart > 0:
## get the absolute span of the interval token
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
## purposfully split on a single space
substr = s.getText()[0:idxstart]
# test to see if last character is a space and set a flag.
has_space = True if substr[len(substr) - 1] == ' ' else False
substr = substr.strip(' ').split(' ')
## get the previous token
prevtok = substr[len(substr) - 1]
prev_sSpan = idxstart - len(
prevtok) - 1 if has_space else idxstart - len(prevtok)
prev_eSpan = idxstart - 1
## get the rest of the substring joined by a space
if len(substr) > 1:
rest_of_phrase = ' '.join(substr[0:len(substr) - 1])
rest_of_phrase_length = len(rest_of_phrase) + 1
else:
rest_of_phrase_length = 0
m = re.search('([0-9]{1,2})', prevtok)
if m is not None:
num_val = m.group(0)
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length + m.span(0)[0]
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length + m.span(0)[1]
my_number_entity = chrono.ChronoNumber(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
value=num_val)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#add the number entity to the list
chrono_list.append(my_number_entity)
my_entity.set_number(my_number_entity.get_id())
#else search for a text number
else:
texNumVal = utils.getNumberFromText(prevtok)
if texNumVal is not None:
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length + len(
prevtok
) if has_space else ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length + len(
prevtok) - 1
#create the number entity
my_number_entity = chrono.ChronoNumber(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
value=texNumVal)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#append to list
chrono_list.append(my_number_entity)
#link to interval entity
my_entity.set_number(my_number_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(my_entity)
else:
boo2, val, idxstart, idxend, numstr = hasEmbeddedPeriodInterval(s)
if (boo2):
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
# get index of overlapping reference token
ref_idx = -1
for i in range(0, len(ref_list)):
if (utils.overlap(ref_list[i].getSpan(),
(abs_Sspan, abs_Espan))):
ref_idx = i
break
# extract ML features
my_features = utils.extract_prediction_features(
ref_list, ref_idx, features)
# classify into period or interval
if (classifier[1] == "NN"):
my_class = ChronoKeras.keras_classify(
classifier[0], np.array(list(my_features.values())))
#print("Class: " + str(my_class) + " : Start: " + str(abs_Sspan) + " : End: "+ str(abs_Espan))
elif classifier[1] in ("SVM", "RF"):
feat_array = [int(i) for i in my_features.values()]
my_class = classifier[0].predict([feat_array])[0]
else:
my_class = classifier[0].classify(my_features)
#print("Class: " + str(my_class) + " : Start: " + str(abs_Sspan) + " : End: "+ str(abs_Espan))
# if 1 then it is a period, if 0 then it is an interval
if (my_class == 1):
my_entity = chrono.ChronoPeriodEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
period_type=getPeriodValue(val),
number=None)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
else:
my_entity = chrono.ChronoCalendarIntervalEntity(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
calendar_type=val)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#Extract the number and identify the span of numstr
if idxstart > 0:
## get the absolute span of the interval token
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + idxstart
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + idxend
## purposfully split on a single space
substr = s.getText()[0:idxstart]
# test to see if last character is a space and set a flag.
has_space = True if substr[len(substr) - 1] == ' ' else False
substr = substr.strip(' ').split(' ')
## get the previous token
prevtok = substr[len(substr) - 1]
prev_sSpan = idxstart - len(
prevtok) - 1 if has_space else idxstart - len(prevtok)
prev_eSpan = idxstart - 1
## get the rest of the substring joined by a space
if len(substr) > 1:
rest_of_phrase = ' '.join(substr[0:len(substr) - 1])
rest_of_phrase_length = len(rest_of_phrase) + 1
else:
rest_of_phrase_length = 0
## now calculate the relative span of prevtok
#rel_Sspan = rest_of_phrase_length
#rel_Espan = rest_of_phrase_length + len(prevtok)
m = re.search('([0-9]{1,2})', prevtok)
if m is not None:
num_val = m.group(0)
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length + m.span(
0)[0]
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length + m.span(
0)[1]
my_number_entity = chrono.ChronoNumber(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
value=num_val)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#add the number entity to the list
chrono_list.append(my_number_entity)
my_entity.set_number(my_number_entity.get_id())
#else search for a text number
else:
texNumVal = utils.getNumberFromText(prevtok)
if texNumVal is not None:
abs_Sspan = ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length
abs_Espan = ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length + len(
prevtok
) if has_space else ref_Sspan + rest_of_phrase_length + len(
prevtok) - 1
#create the number entity
my_number_entity = chrono.ChronoNumber(
entityID=str(chrono_id) + "entity",
start_span=abs_Sspan,
end_span=abs_Espan,
value=texNumVal)
chrono_id = chrono_id + 1
#append to list
chrono_list.append(my_number_entity)
#link to interval entity
my_entity.set_number(my_number_entity.get_id())
chrono_list.append(my_entity)
return chrono_list, chrono_id