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NAME

ProductOpener::Attributes - Generate product attributes that can be requested through the API

SYNOPSIS

Apps can request through the API product attributes that are returned in the same structured format for all attributes.

DESCRIPTION

See https://wiki.openfoodfacts.org/Product_Attributes

If new attributes are added, make sure *to update the list of fields* fetched from MongoDB in Display.pm (in search_and_display_products subroutine).

CONFIGURATION

Attribute groups and attributes

The list of attribute groups ids and the attribute ids they contained is defined in the Config.pm file

e.g.

$options{attribute_groups} = [ [ "nutritional_quality", ["nutriscore"] ], [ "processing", ["nova","additives"] ], [..]

FUNCTIONS

list_attributes ( $target_lc )

List all available attribute groups and attributes, with strings (names, descriptions etc.) in a specific language, and return them in an array of attribute groups.

This is used in particular for clients of the API to know which preferences they can ask users for, and then use for personalized filtering and ranking.

Arguments

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

Return values

attribute groups reference $attribute_groups_ref

The return value is a reference to an array of attribute groups that contains individual attributes.

Caching

The return value is cached for each language in the %localized_attribute_groups hash.

initialize_attribute_group ( $group_id, $target_lc )

Create a new attribute group and initialize some fields (e.g. strings like description, description_short etc.)

The initialization values for the fields are not dependent on a specific product.

Arguments

attribute group id $group_id

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

If $target_lc is equal to "data", no strings are returned.

Return value

A reference to the created attribute group object.

Initialized fields

- Name - e.g. "Allergens" - Warning - Short description - Description

initialize_attribute ( $attribute_id, $target_lc )

Create a new attribute and initialize attributes fields (e.g. strings like description, description_short etc.) for a specific attribute if the corresponding values are defined in the .po translation files.

The initialization values for the fields are not dependent on a specific product.

Some of them may be overridden later (e.g. the title and description) based on how the attribute matches for the specific product.

Arguments

attribute id $attribute_id

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

If $target_lc is equal to "data", no strings are returned.

Return value

A reference to the created attribute object.

Initialized fields

- name: e.g. "Nutri-Score" - setting_name: e.g. "Good nutritional quality (Nutri-Score)" - icon_url - panel_id: Linked knowledge panel (optional)

override_general_value ( $attribute_ref, $field, $stringid )

Attributes fields (e.g. strings like description, description_short etc.) can be defined in the .po translation files for a given attribute regardless of the attribute value, or can be specific to a particular value.

Arguments

attribute reference $attribute_ref

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

field $field

e.g. description, description_short

string id $string

String id from the msgctxt field in the .po files e.g. "attribute_labels_fair_trade_yes_description_short"

compute_attribute_nutriscore ( $product_ref, $target_lc, $target_cc )

Computes a nutritional quality attribute based on the Nutri-Score.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

country code $target_cc

Different countries can have different versions of the Nutri-Score at a given time. e.g. in early 2024, France does not use the new Nutri-Score 2023 yet, while other countries do.

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

To differentiate products more finely, the match is based on the Nutri-Score score that is used to define the Nutri-Score grade from A to E.

- Nutri-Score A: 80 to 100% - Nutri-Score B: 61 to 80%

compute_attribute_ecoscore ( $product_ref, $target_lc, $target_cc )

Computes an environmental impact attribute based on the Eco-Score.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

country code $target_cc

The Eco-Score depends on the country of the consumer (as the transport bonus/malus depends on it)

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

To differentiate products more finely, the match is based on the Eco-Score score that is used to define the Eco-Score grade from A+ to F.

compute_attribute_forest_footprint ( $product_ref, $target_lc )

Computes an environmental impact attribute based on the Forest Footprint.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

The match is based on the forest footprint that is used to define the forest footprint grade from A to E.

- Forest footprint A: < 0.5 m² / kg of food - Forest footprint B: < 1 m² / kg of food - Forest footprint C: < 1.5 m² / kg of food - Forest footprint D: < 2 m² / kg of food - Forest footprint E: >= 2 m² / kg of food

If the forest footprint is not computed, we mark it as non-computed and make the match 100%.

compute_attribute_nova ( $product_ref, $target_lc )

Computes a processing attribute based on the Nova group.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

- NOVA 1: 100% - NOVA 2: 100% - NOVA 3: 75% - NOVA 4: 0%

compute_attribute_additives ( $product_ref, $target_lc )

Computes a processing attribute based on the number of additives.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

- 0 additive: 100% - 1 to 4 additives: 80% to 20% - 5 or more additives: 0%

compute_attribute_has_tag ( $product_ref, $target_lc, $tagtype, $tagid )

Checks if the product has a specific tag (e.g. a label)

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

tag type $tagtype

e.g. labels, categories, origins

tag id $tagid

e.g. en:organic

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

- 100% if the product has the requested tag - 0% if the product does not have the requested tag

compute_attribute_nutrient_level($product_ref, $target_lc, $level, $nid);

Checks if the product has a nutrient in a low or high quantity.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

level $level

"low" or "high"

nutrient id $nid

e.g. "salt", "sugars", "fat", "saturated-fat"

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

For "low" levels:

- 100% if the nutrient quantity is 0% - 80% if the nutrient quantity is the upper threshold for the low traffic light - 20% if the nutrient quantity is the lower threshold for the high traffic light - 0% if the nutrient quantity is twice the lower threshold for the high traffic light

Traffic lights levels are defined in Food.pm:

@nutrient_levels = ( ['fat', 3, 20 ], ['saturated-fat', 1.5, 5], ['sugars', 5, 12.5], ['salt', 0.3, 1.5], );

compute_attribute_allergen($product_ref, $target_lc, $allergen_id);

Checks if the product contains or may contain traces of an allergen.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

attribute_allergen_id $attribute_allergen_id

"en:gluten", "en:sulphur-dioxide-and-sulphites" : allergen ids from the allergens taxonomy

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

100: no indication of the allergen or trace of the allergen 20: may contain the allergen as a trace 0: contains allergen

compute_attribute_ingredients_analysis($product_ref, $target_lc, $analysis);

Checks properties derived from ingredients analysis (e.g. vegetarian, vegan, palm oil free)

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

analysis $analysis

There are currently 2 types of ingredients analysis:

- if $analysis contains "-free" at the end (e.g. palm-oil-free), ingredients_analysis_tags contains values like: contains-palm-oil, may-contain-palm-oil, palm-oil-free and palm-oil-content-unknown

- otherwise, for values like vegan and vegetarian, it contains values like: vegan, non-vegan, maybe-vegan, vegan-status-unknown

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

For "low" levels:

- 100% if the property matches - 20% if the property may match - 0% if the property does not match

add_attribute_to_group ( $product_ref, $target_lc, $group_id, $attribute_ref )

Add an attribute to a given attribute group, if the attribute is defined.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

group id $group_id

e.g. nutritional_quality, allergens, labels

attribute reference $attribute_ref

compute_attributes ( $product_ref, $target_lc, $target_cc, $options_ref )

Compute all attributes for a product, with strings (descriptions, recommendations etc.) in a specific language, and return them in an array of attribute groups.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc (or "data")

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users. This parameter sets the desired language for the user facing strings.

If $target_lc is equal to "data", no strings are returned.

country code $target_cc

Needed for some country specific attributes like the Eco-Score.

options $options_ref

Defines how some attributes should be computed (or not computed)

- skip_[attribute_id] : do not compute a specific attribute

Return values

Attributes are returned in the "attribute_groups_[$target_lc]" array of the product reference passed as input.

The array contains attribute groups, and each attribute group contains individual attributes.

compute_attribute_repairability_index_france ( $product_ref, $target_lc, $target_cc )

Compute the repairability index attribute for France.

Arguments

product reference $product_ref

Loaded from the MongoDB database, Storable files, or the OFF API.

language code $target_lc

Returned attributes contain both data and strings intended to be displayed to users.

country code $target_cc

The repairability index is specific to France.

Return value

The return value is a reference to the resulting attribute data structure.

% Match

- 10x the repairability index value (from 0 to 10) - 0% if the product does not have a repairability index value

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