# native_parser

Python API: `luxonis_ml.data.parsers.native_parser`

## Classes

### NativeParser

#### Methods

##### from_dir

```python
def from_dir(dataset_dir: Path) -> tuple[list[Path], list[Path], list[Path]]:
```

Parse all data in a source dataset directory.

Parameters

 * `dataset_dir` (`Path`): Source dataset directory.
 * `**kwargs`: Additional parser-specific arguments.

Returns

 * `tuple[list[Path], list[Path], list[Path]]`: Added images for the train, validation, and test splits.

##### from_split

```python
def from_split(annotation_path: Path) -> ParserOutput:
```

Parse native LDF annotations.

Parameters

 * `annotation_path` (`Path`): JSON file with annotations.

Returns

 * `ParserOutput`: Parser output containing annotation records, skeleton metadata, and added images.

##### validate_split

```python
def validate_split(split_path: Path) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
```

Validate whether a split directory has the expected format.

Parameters

 * `split_path` (`Path`): Path to a split directory.

Returns

 * `dict[str, Any] | None`: Keyword arguments for `from_split`, or `None` if the split is not in the expected format.