Struct ElementData 

pub struct ElementData {

    pub path: String,
    pub element_type: ElementType,
    pub document_type: DocumentType,
    pub date: Date,
    pub number_value: String,
    pub number_display: String,
    pub verbose_name: String,
    pub heading: Option<String>,
    pub chapeau: Option<String>,
    pub proviso: Option<String>,
    pub content: Option<String>,
    pub continuation: Option<String>,
    pub uslm_id: Option<String>,
    pub uslm_uuid: Option<String>,
    pub source_credits: Vec<SourceCredit>,
}

Metadata and content for a single element in a USLM document

This struct contains all the information about a legislative element, including its position in the document hierarchy, identification paths, display information, and text content.

Path Systems

Each element has two types of paths:

1. Structural Path (path): Includes all hierarchy elements, even non-USLM ones like Level. Example: uscode/title_26/subtitle_k/chapter_100/section_9834/level_1

2. USLM ID (uslm_id): Official USLM identifier following standard format. Only present for elements in the USLM scheme. Example: /us/usc/t26/s9834/a/1

Combining the structural path with the date provides a unique identifier for any element across all versions of the document.

Fields

path: String

The full structural path in the document for the element

This includes all structural elements like Level that may not be part of the USLM identifier. Note that combining this with the date field gives a unique identifier for the document For example:

uscode/title_26/subtitle_k/chapter_100/subchapter_c/section_9834/level_1

element_type: ElementType

The type of this element in the legislative hierarchy

document_type: DocumentType

The type of document this element belongs to

date: Date

The date this version of the document was published

number_value: String

The raw number or identifier value (e.g., “174”, “a”, “1”)

number_display: String

The formatted display version of the number (may include prefixes/suffixes)

verbose_name: String

A human-readable name for this element (e.g., “Section 174”)

heading: Option<String>

The heading or title text of the element

chapeau: Option<String>

The words at the start of the element that appear before any enumerated items

proviso: Option<String>

A clause imposing a qualification, condition, or restriction

content: Option<String>

The main text content of the element

continuation: Option<String>

Text content that appears after all child elements

uslm_id: Option<String>

The USLM-standard identifier path for this element

This follows the official USLM path format and excludes structural-only elements. For example: /us/usc/t26/s1/a/1 or /us/pl/119-21/s1/a

This is computed according to USLM standards for elements that are part of the USLM identifier scheme. If the XML provides an identifier attribute, it is validated to match this generated path.

Structural-only elements like Level will have None here, as they are not part of the USLM identifier scheme.

uslm_uuid: Option<String>

The USLM id attribute for an element

Takes the form of a UUID, not guaranteed to exist

source_credits: Vec<SourceCredit>

Source credits and references for this element

Implementations

impl ElementData

pub fn get_text_content(&self, field: TextContentField) -> Option<String>

Retrieve the text content for a specific field

Arguments

• field - The text content field to retrieve

Returns

Returns Some(String) if the field has content, or None if the field is empty for this element.

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for ElementData

fn clone(&self) -> ElementData

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for ElementData

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ElementData

fn deserialize<__D>(__deserializer: __D) -> Result<Self, __D::Error>

where __D: Deserializer<'de>,

Deserialize this value from the given Serde deserializer.

impl Hash for ElementData

fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)

Feeds this value into the given Hasher.

fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H)

where H: Hasher, Self: Sized,

Feeds a slice of this type into the given Hasher.

impl PartialEq for ElementData

fn eq(&self, other: &ElementData) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl Serialize for ElementData

fn serialize<__S>(&self, __serializer: __S) -> Result<__S::Ok, __S::Error>

where __S: Serializer,

Serialize this value into the given Serde serializer.

impl Eq for ElementData

impl StructuralPartialEq for ElementData