car

This module provides dictionaries of around 150 car brands and over 2,000 car models.

Import

Import either or both of the dictionaries to your project via the require tag:

require: car/carBrandEn.sc
    module = sys.zb-common

require: car/carModelEn.sc
    module = sys.zb-common

After importing the file, the following becomes available:

the $CarBrandsEn and/or $CarModelsEn named entity dictionaries;
the $CarBrand and/or $CarModel named entities for processing car names with patterns.

Value format

Car brand dictionary

Field	Type	Description
`id`	Number	Brand ID
`name`	String	Brand name
`country`	String	Country of origin
`production_spans`	Array	Production spans

The production_spans array contains objects with a required start property and an optional end property denoting the production start and end years respectively.

For example, [{"start": 1974, "end": 1978}, {"start": 2008}] means that the brand production was started in 1974, discontinued in 1978, and renewed in 2008.

Car model dictionary

Field	Type	Description
`name`	String	Model name
`brand_id`	Number	The corresponding brand ID

Dictionary entry examples

Car brand dictionary

33;Audi;{"id": 33, "name": "Audi", "country": "Germany", "production_spans": [{"start": 1909}]}
119;Rolls-Royce, Rolls Royce;{"id": 119, "name": "Rolls-Royce", "country": "United Kingdom", "production_spans": [{"start": 1904}]}

Car model dictionary

707;Cadillac Deville,Deville;{"name": "Cadillac Deville", "brand_id": 43}
1845;Peugeot Boxer, Boxer;{"name": "Peugeot Boxer", "brand_id": 110}