[OPENNLP-1193] Brat format support fails on multi fragment annotations

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.4
• Fix Version/s: 1.9.0
• Component/s: Formats, Name Finder
• Assignee: Jörn Kottmann
• Reporter: Jörn Kottmann
• Created: 12/Apr/18 13:27
• Updated: 22/May/18 11:57
• Resolved: 22/May/18 11:57

Description

The brat format support assumes that annotation with multiple fragments are always appear next to each other, this assumption is false (and is only true if there is a line break). If a single annotation is composed of multiple fragments they should be outputted as multiple name spans as well.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #311