Description
Locate supplied affinal-link tokens in a kinship path.
Cultural source records can encode exact tokens, voices, time offsets and context budgets. Their literal structure can be summarized without determining authorship, cultural meaning, source authority or adequacy of interpretation.
Locate supplied affinal-link tokens in a kinship path.
When to use this tool
Use Kinship Link Affinal Boundary when checking a supplied source-context or annotation convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter links, affinalTokens. Keep parallel arrays aligned. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read affinalIndices, crossesAffinal. Inspect crossesAffinal before interpreting the associated values.
Locate supplied affinal-link tokens in a kinship path. Return indexes whose exact link value occurs in affinalTokens and crossesAffinal when any match exists.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| links | Links | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| affinalTokens | Affinal Tokens | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| affinalIndices | Affinal Indices | Required. Array of safe integer; maximum items 256. |
| crossesAffinal | Crosses Affinal | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"links": [
"parent",
"spouse",
"sibling"
],
"affinalTokens": [
"spouse"
]
},
"output": {
"affinalIndices": [
1
],
"crossesAffinal": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This applies a local vocabulary without inferring actual kinship, marriage, community categories or legal status.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review the actual sources and relevant participant or community context for substantive interpretation and attribution.
References
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