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src/ingest/wikidata.ts
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/**
* Wikidata SPARQL importer — pulls notable law firms with HQ or office in LA County.
* Free, no auth. Captures the big-name firms that OSM under-represents (Latham,
* Gibson Dunn, Paul Hastings, Manatt, Lewis Brisbois, Littler Mendelson, etc.).
*
* Endpoint: https://query.wikidata.org/sparql
* License: CC0 (Wikidata data) — fully reusable.
*/
import 'dotenv/config';
import crypto from 'node:crypto';
import { fetch } from 'undici';
import { pool, query, withTx } from '../db/pool.ts';
const SOURCE_NAME = 'Wikidata (LA County law firms)';
const ENDPOINT = 'https://query.wikidata.org/sparql';
const USER_AGENT = process.env.USER_AGENT
|| 'LawyerDirectoryBuilder/0.1 (research; contact: steveabramsdesigns@gmail.com)';
const SPARQL = `
SELECT DISTINCT ?firm ?firmLabel ?hq ?hqLabel ?street ?coord ?inception ?website ?employees WHERE {
?firm wdt:P31/wdt:P279* wd:Q613142 .
OPTIONAL { ?firm wdt:P159 ?hq . }
OPTIONAL { ?firm wdt:P969 ?street . }
OPTIONAL { ?firm wdt:P625 ?coord . }
OPTIONAL { ?firm wdt:P571 ?inception . }
OPTIONAL { ?firm wdt:P856 ?website . }
OPTIONAL { ?firm wdt:P1128 ?employees . }
{
?firm wdt:P159 ?hq2 . ?hq2 wdt:P131* wd:Q104994 .
} UNION {
?firm wdt:P276 ?loc2 . ?loc2 wdt:P131* wd:Q104994 .
}
SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en". }
}
LIMIT 500
`;
async function ensureSource(): Promise<number> {
await query(`
INSERT INTO sources (source_name, source_type, base_url, terms_notes, allowed_method, rate_limit_rps)
VALUES ($1, 'api', 'https://query.wikidata.org/sparql', 'Wikidata SPARQL — CC0. Polite-use; cap ~1 query / 5 s.', 'api', 0.20)
ON CONFLICT (source_name) DO NOTHING
`, [SOURCE_NAME]);
const r = await query<{ id: number }>(`SELECT id FROM sources WHERE source_name = $1`, [SOURCE_NAME]);
return r.rows[0].id;
}
async function startJob(sourceId: number, label: string) {
const r = await query<{ id: number }>(`
INSERT INTO scrape_jobs (source_id, job_label, status, started_at)
VALUES ($1, $2, 'running', NOW()) RETURNING id
`, [sourceId, label]);
return r.rows[0].id;
}
async function finishJob(jobId: number, fields: Record<string, unknown>) {
const sets: string[] = [];
const params: unknown[] = [];
let i = 1;
for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(fields)) {
sets.push(`${k} = $${i++}`); params.push(v);
}
sets.push(`finished_at = NOW()`);
params.push(jobId);
await query(`UPDATE scrape_jobs SET ${sets.join(', ')} WHERE id = $${i}`, params);
}
function clean(s: string | undefined | null) {
if (!s) return null;
const t = String(s).trim();
return t.length === 0 ? null : t;
}
function normAddress(s: string | null) {
if (!s) return null;
return s.toLowerCase().replace(/[.,]/g, ' ').replace(/\b(suite|ste|unit|apt|#)\b/g, '').replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
}
function parseCoord(p: string | undefined) {
if (!p) return { lat: null, lng: null };
const m = p.match(/Point\(\s*(-?\d+\.?\d*)\s+(-?\d+\.?\d*)\s*\)/);
if (!m) return { lat: null, lng: null };
return { lat: parseFloat(m[2]), lng: parseFloat(m[1]) };
}
interface SparqlBinding {
firm?: { value: string };
firmLabel?: { value: string };
hqLabel?: { value: string };
street?: { value: string };
coord?: { value: string };
inception?: { value: string };
website?: { value: string };
employees?: { value: string };
}
async function fetchSparql(): Promise<SparqlBinding[]> {
const url = `${ENDPOINT}?query=${encodeURIComponent(SPARQL)}`;
const r = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
'User-Agent': USER_AGENT,
Accept: 'application/sparql-results+json',
},
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(60000),
});
if (!r.ok) {
const t = await r.text();
throw new Error(`Wikidata ${r.status}: ${t.slice(0, 300)}`);
}
const j = await r.json() as { results: { bindings: SparqlBinding[] } };
return j.results.bindings;
}
async function upsertFirm(b: SparqlBinding, sourceId: number) {
const name = clean(b.firmLabel?.value);
if (!name || /^Q\d+$/.test(name)) return null; // skip Q-IDs (no English label)
const wdQid = b.firm?.value?.split('/').pop() || null;
const hq = clean(b.hqLabel?.value);
const street = clean(b.street?.value);
const website = clean(b.website?.value);
const { lat, lng } = parseCoord(b.coord?.value);
const employees = b.employees?.value ? parseInt(b.employees.value, 10) : null;
const fullAddress = street && hq ? `${street}, ${hq}, CA` : (street || hq || null);
const sourceUrl = b.firm?.value || 'https://www.wikidata.org/';
return await withTx(async (client) => {
// Try to merge with existing org by website (BigLaw firms usually have unique websites).
let orgId: number | null = null;
if (website) {
const r = await client.query<{ id: number }>(
`SELECT id FROM organizations WHERE LOWER(website) = LOWER($1) LIMIT 1`, [website]);
if (r.rowCount && r.rowCount > 0) orgId = r.rows[0].id;
}
if (!orgId) {
// Match by exact name (case-insensitive)
const r = await client.query<{ id: number }>(
`SELECT id FROM organizations WHERE LOWER(name) = LOWER($1) AND county = 'Los Angeles' LIMIT 1`, [name]);
if (r.rowCount && r.rowCount > 0) orgId = r.rows[0].id;
}
const sizeBand = employees && employees >= 500 ? 'biglaw'
: employees && employees >= 100 ? 'large'
: employees && employees >= 25 ? 'medium'
: null;
if (orgId) {
await client.query(`
UPDATE organizations
SET name = $2,
website = COALESCE(website, $3),
address = COALESCE(address, $4),
address_norm = COALESCE(address_norm, $5),
city = COALESCE(city, $6),
neighborhood = COALESCE(neighborhood, $6),
lat = COALESCE(lat, $7),
lng = COALESCE(lng, $8),
firm_size_band = COALESCE($9, firm_size_band),
attorney_count = GREATEST(attorney_count, COALESCE($10, 0)),
source_url = COALESCE(source_url, $11),
updated_at = NOW()
WHERE id = $1
`, [orgId, name, website, fullAddress, normAddress(fullAddress), hq, lat, lng, sizeBand, employees, sourceUrl]);
} else {
const r = await client.query<{ id: number }>(`
INSERT INTO organizations (
name, type, address, address_norm, city, neighborhood, state, county,
lat, lng, geocoded_at, website, firm_size_band, attorney_count, source_url
) VALUES (
$1,'law_firm',$2,$3,$4,$4,'CA','Los Angeles',
$5::double precision, $6::double precision,
CASE WHEN $5::double precision IS NOT NULL THEN NOW() END,
$7, $8, COALESCE($9::int, 0), $10
)
RETURNING id
`, [name, fullAddress, normAddress(fullAddress), hq, lat, lng, website, sizeBand, employees, sourceUrl]);
orgId = r.rows[0].id;
}
// Provenance
const rawJson = JSON.stringify(b);
const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(rawJson + '|wikidata|' + (wdQid || name) + '|' + orgId).digest('hex');
await client.query(`
INSERT INTO raw_records (source_id, source_url, entity_type, entity_id, raw_json, fetched_at, hash)
VALUES ($1,$2,'organization',$3,$4::jsonb, NOW(),$5)
ON CONFLICT (source_id, hash) DO NOTHING
`, [sourceId, sourceUrl, orgId, rawJson, hash]);
return orgId;
});
}
async function main() {
console.log('[wikidata] querying SPARQL for law firms with LA County HQ/office…');
const sourceId = await ensureSource();
const jobId = await startJob(sourceId, 'wikidata:la-county-firms');
let bindings: SparqlBinding[] = [];
try {
bindings = await fetchSparql();
} catch (e) {
await finishJob(jobId, { status: 'failed', error_message: (e as Error).message });
throw e;
}
console.log(`[wikidata] received ${bindings.length} bindings`);
let inserted = 0, skipped = 0;
for (const b of bindings) {
try {
const id = await upsertFirm(b, sourceId);
if (id) inserted++; else skipped++;
} catch (e) {
console.error(`[wikidata] upsert err: ${(e as Error).message}`);
skipped++;
}
}
await finishJob(jobId, {
status: 'completed',
records_found: bindings.length,
records_inserted: inserted,
records_skipped: skipped,
});
console.log(`[wikidata] done. seen=${bindings.length} kept=${inserted} skipped=${skipped}`);
await pool.end();
}
main().catch(async (err) => {
console.error('[wikidata] fatal:', err);
try { await pool.end(); } catch {}
process.exit(1);
});