edsnlp.utils.inclusion

check_inclusion(span, start, end)

Checks whether the span overlaps the boundaries.

PARAMETER	DESCRIPTION
span	Span to check. TYPE: Span
start	Start of the boundary TYPE: int
end	End of the boundary TYPE: int

RETURNS	DESCRIPTION
bool	Whether the span overlaps the boundaries.

Source code in edsnlp/utils/inclusion.py

def check_inclusion(span: Span, start: int, end: int) -> bool:
    """
    Checks whether the span overlaps the boundaries.

    Parameters
    ----------
    span : Span
        Span to check.
    start : int
        Start of the boundary
    end : int
        End of the boundary

    Returns
    -------
    bool
        Whether the span overlaps the boundaries.
    """

    if span.start >= end or span.end <= start:
        return False
    return True