Support query in a helper function

[dpriskorn]

https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?action=help&modules=query that module enables search using the cirrussearch extensions on Wikidata, see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:WikibaseCirrusSearch

It is much more powerful than wbsearchentities it seems.

Example search is here: https://www.wikidata.org/w/api.php?format=json&action=query&list=search&srprop=&srlimit=10&srsearch=-haswbstatement:P31=Q13442814%20-haswbstatement:P31=Q5633421%20breast%20cancer

[LeMyst]

Hello @dpriskorn Thank you for this issue. It's a really good idea.

I wonder how to create this function to be easily understandable by the user.

• Allow to pass Claim as parameter
• Use python dict
• Use string

I started with the first one, but there is so much different case (has/hasnot, AND/OR, etc.), so i'm afraid the user will be lost.

[dpriskorn]

I'm thinking pass a string for now and a limit will suffice. We can just link to the documentation. 😃

[LeMyst]

There is probably no good way to support CirrusSearch without it being too complicated.

[Thunderforge]

I am definitely interested in this functionality and would be happy to have a simple string as the parameter.

For instance, the documentation gives the example of kitten haswbstatement:P31=Q3305213. I was hoping I could do

wbi_helpers.search_entities("kitten haswbstatement:P31=Q3305213")

But this confusingly returns ['Q3305213'] (the same as the property value).

While a more complex method taking dict or Claim could be implemented, a string seems good enough for the web UI and it's good enough for my use cases.

[LeMyst]

@dpriskorn @Thunderforge

I've created the #436 to add a call to the query/search API endpoint. But I can't really process the data because it only return "page" and not "Item" or "Lexeme".

It's good for you?

[dpriskorn]

I would like it documented also with a Wikibase cirrus search example also. I can submit a patch if you would like 😀

[LeMyst]

I would like it documented also with a Wikibase cirrus search example also. I can submit a patch if you would like 😀

With pleasure 😄

[Thunderforge]

@LeMyst This works great for my use cases. Thank you!