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# ExDataCheck
**Production-Ready Data Validation and Quality Library for Elixir ML Pipelines**
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A comprehensive data validation and quality assessment library for Elixir, specifically designed for machine learning workflows. ExDataCheck brings Great Expectations-style validation to the Elixir ecosystem with 22 built-in expectations, advanced profiling, drift detection, and comprehensive statistical analysis.
## ✨ Features
### Core Capabilities (v0.2.0)
- ✅ **22 Built-in Expectations**: Schema, value, statistical, and ML-specific validations
- ✅ **Data Profiling**: Comprehensive statistical analysis with outlier detection
- ✅ **Drift Detection**: Distribution change detection with KS test and PSI
- ✅ **Correlation Analysis**: Pearson and Spearman correlations for feature engineering
- ✅ **Quality Scoring**: Automatic data quality assessment
- ✅ **Multiple Export Formats**: JSON, Markdown reports
- ✅ **Property-Based Testing**: Mathematical correctness guaranteed
- ✅ **Production Ready**: Zero warnings, >90% test coverage
### Coming Soon
- 🔄 **Streaming Support**: Handle massive datasets (Phase 3)
- 🔄 **Quality Monitoring**: Real-time quality tracking with alerts (Phase 3)
- 🔄 **Pipeline Integration**: Broadway, Flow, GenStage (Phase 3)
- 🔄 **Custom Expectations**: Build domain-specific validations (Phase 4)
## 🚀 Quick Start
### Installation
Add `ex_data_check` to your `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:ex_data_check, "~> 0.2.0"}
]
end
```
### Basic Validation
```elixir
# Import convenience functions
import ExDataCheck
# Your dataset
dataset = [
%{age: 25, name: "Alice", email: "alice@example.com", score: 0.85},
%{age: 30, name: "Bob", email: "bob@example.com", score: 0.92},
%{age: 35, name: "Charlie", email: "charlie@example.com", score: 0.78}
]
# Define expectations
expectations = [
# Schema validation
expect_column_to_exist(:age),
expect_column_to_be_of_type(:age, :integer),
expect_column_count_to_equal(4),
# Value validation
expect_column_values_to_be_between(:age, 18, 100),
expect_column_values_to_match_regex(:email, ~r/@/),
expect_column_values_to_not_be_null(:name),
expect_column_values_to_be_unique(:email),
# Statistical validation
expect_column_mean_to_be_between(:age, 25, 35),
expect_column_stdev_to_be_between(:score, 0.01, 0.2),
# ML-specific validation
expect_table_row_count_to_be_between(2, 1000)
]
# Validate
result = ExDataCheck.validate(dataset, expectations)
if result.success do
IO.puts("✓ All #{result.expectations_met} expectations met!")
else
IO.puts("✗ #{result.expectations_failed} expectations failed")
result
|> ExDataCheck.ValidationResult.failed_expectations()
|> Enum.each(fn failed ->
IO.puts(" - #{failed.expectation}")
end)
end
```
### Data Profiling
```elixir
# Basic profiling
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(dataset)
IO.inspect(profile.row_count) # => 3
IO.inspect(profile.column_count) # => 4
IO.inspect(profile.quality_score) # => 1.0
# Access column statistics
age_stats = profile.columns[:age]
IO.inspect(age_stats.min) # => 25
IO.inspect(age_stats.max) # => 35
IO.inspect(age_stats.mean) # => 30.0
IO.inspect(age_stats.type) # => :integer
# Detailed profiling with outliers and correlations
detailed_profile = ExDataCheck.profile(dataset, detailed: true)
IO.inspect(detailed_profile.correlation_matrix)
IO.inspect(detailed_profile.columns[:age].outliers)
```
### Drift Detection
```elixir
# Create baseline from training data
training_data = [
%{feature1: 25, feature2: 100},
%{feature1: 30, feature2: 120},
%{feature1: 35, feature2: 140}
]
baseline = ExDataCheck.create_baseline(training_data)
# Check production data for drift
production_data = [
%{feature1: 26, feature2: 105},
%{feature1: 31, feature2: 125}
]
drift_result = ExDataCheck.detect_drift(production_data, baseline)
if drift_result.drifted do
IO.puts("⚠ Drift detected in columns: #{inspect(drift_result.columns_drifted)}")
IO.inspect(drift_result.drift_scores)
else
IO.puts("✓ No significant drift detected")
end
```
### Export Reports
```elixir
# Export profile to JSON
json = ExDataCheck.Profile.to_json(profile)
File.write!("profile.json", json)
# Export profile to Markdown
markdown = ExDataCheck.Profile.to_markdown(profile)
File.write!("profile.md", markdown)
```
## 📚 Complete Expectations Reference
### Schema Expectations (3)
```elixir
# Column must exist
expect_column_to_exist(:user_id)
# Column must be specific type
expect_column_to_be_of_type(:age, :integer)
# Supported types: :integer, :float, :string, :boolean, :atom, :list, :map
# Dataset must have specific column count
expect_column_count_to_equal(10)
```
### Value Expectations (8)
```elixir
# Values must be within range (inclusive)
expect_column_values_to_be_between(:age, 0, 120)
# Values must be in allowed set
expect_column_values_to_be_in_set(:status, ["active", "pending", "completed"])
# Values must match regex pattern
expect_column_values_to_match_regex(:email, ~r/^[^@]+@[^@]+\.[^@]+$/)
# No null values allowed
expect_column_values_to_not_be_null(:user_id)
# All values must be unique
expect_column_values_to_be_unique(:transaction_id)
# Values must be in strictly increasing order
expect_column_values_to_be_increasing(:timestamp)
# Values must be in strictly decreasing order
expect_column_values_to_be_decreasing(:temperature)
# Value lengths must be within range (strings, lists)
expect_column_value_lengths_to_be_between(:name, 2, 50)
```
### Statistical Expectations (5)
```elixir
# Mean must be within range
expect_column_mean_to_be_between(:age, 25, 45)
# Median must be within range
expect_column_median_to_be_between(:income, 40000, 60000)
# Standard deviation must be within range
expect_column_stdev_to_be_between(:score, 0.1, 0.3)
# Specific quantile must match expected value
expect_column_quantile_to_be(:age, 0.95, 65)
expect_column_quantile_to_be(:age, 0.75, 50, tolerance: 2.0)
# Values should follow normal distribution
expect_column_values_to_be_normal(:measurements)
expect_column_values_to_be_normal(:measurements, alpha: 0.01)
```
### ML-Specific Expectations (6)
```elixir
# Labels should be reasonably balanced (classification)
expect_label_balance(:target, min_ratio: 0.2)
# Number of unique labels should be in range
expect_label_cardinality(:target, min: 2, max: 10)
# Features should not be too highly correlated
expect_feature_correlation(:feature1, :feature2, max: 0.95)
# No missing values (critical for many ML algorithms)
expect_no_missing_values(:features)
# Dataset should have sufficient rows
expect_table_row_count_to_be_between(1000, 1_000_000)
# No distribution drift from baseline
baseline = ExDataCheck.create_baseline(training_data)
expect_no_data_drift(:features, baseline, threshold: 0.05)
```
## 📊 Data Profiling Guide
### Basic Profiling
```elixir
dataset = [
%{age: 25, name: "Alice", score: 0.85},
%{age: 30, name: "Bob", score: 0.92},
%{age: 35, name: "Charlie", score: 0.78}
]
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(dataset)
# Access profile information
profile.row_count # => 3
profile.column_count # => 3
profile.quality_score # => 1.0 (perfect - no missing values)
# Column-level statistics
profile.columns[:age]
# => %{
# type: :integer,
# min: 25,
# max: 35,
# mean: 30.0,
# median: 30,
# stdev: 4.08...,
# missing: 0,
# cardinality: 3
# }
# Missing value analysis
profile.missing_values
# => %{age: 0, name: 0, score: 0}
```
### Detailed Profiling with Outliers and Correlations
```elixir
# Enable detailed mode
detailed_profile = ExDataCheck.profile(dataset, detailed: true)
# Outlier detection (IQR method by default)
detailed_profile.columns[:age].outliers
# => %{
# method: :iqr,
# outliers: [100, 200],
# outlier_count: 2,
# q1: 25.0,
# q3: 35.0,
# iqr: 10.0,
# lower_fence: -5.0,
# upper_fence: 65.0
# }
# Use Z-score method instead
zscore_profile = ExDataCheck.profile(dataset,
detailed: true,
outlier_method: :zscore
)
# Correlation matrix (for numeric columns)
detailed_profile.correlation_matrix
# => %{
# age: %{age: 1.0, score: 0.87},
# score: %{age: 0.87, score: 1.0}
# }
```
### Export Profiles
```elixir
# JSON export
json = ExDataCheck.Profile.to_json(profile)
File.write!("data_profile.json", json)
# Markdown export
markdown = ExDataCheck.Profile.to_markdown(profile)
File.write!("data_profile.md", markdown)
```
## 🔍 Drift Detection Guide
### Creating Baselines
```elixir
# Create baseline from training data
training_data = [
%{age: 25, income: 50000, score: 0.85},
%{age: 30, income: 75000, score: 0.92},
%{age: 35, income: 62000, score: 0.78}
]
baseline = ExDataCheck.create_baseline(training_data)
# Baseline captures distribution for each column
baseline[:age]
# => %{
# type: :numeric,
# values: [25, 30, 35],
# mean: 30.0,
# stdev: 4.08...
# }
# Save baseline for later use
File.write!("baseline.json", Jason.encode!(baseline))
```
### Detecting Drift
```elixir
# Load baseline
baseline = File.read!("baseline.json") |> Jason.decode!(keys: :atoms)
# Check production data for drift
production_data = [
%{age: 45, income: 95000, score: 0.65},
%{age: 50, income: 120000, score: 0.58}
]
drift_result = ExDataCheck.detect_drift(production_data, baseline)
drift_result.drifted # => true
drift_result.columns_drifted # => [:age, :income]
drift_result.drift_scores
# => %{age: 0.23, income: 0.45, score: 0.02}
drift_result.method # => :auto
# Use custom threshold
strict_result = ExDataCheck.detect_drift(
production_data,
baseline,
threshold: 0.01
)
# Use specific method
ks_result = ExDataCheck.detect_drift(
production_data,
baseline,
method: :ks
)
```
### Drift in Expectations
```elixir
# Include drift checking in expectations
baseline = ExDataCheck.create_baseline(training_data)
expectations = [
expect_no_data_drift(:age, baseline),
expect_no_data_drift(:income, baseline, threshold: 0.1)
]
result = ExDataCheck.validate(production_data, expectations)
```
## 🎯 Real-World Use Cases
### Use Case 1: ML Training Data Validation
```elixir
defmodule MLPipeline.TrainingValidation do
import ExDataCheck
@training_expectations [
# Schema validation
expect_column_to_exist(:features),
expect_column_to_exist(:labels),
# Completeness
expect_no_missing_values(:features),
expect_no_missing_values(:labels),
# Statistical properties
expect_column_mean_to_be_between(:features, -1.0, 1.0),
expect_column_stdev_to_be_between(:features, 0.1, 2.0),
# ML-specific checks
expect_label_balance(:labels, min_ratio: 0.2),
expect_table_row_count_to_be_between(1000, 1_000_000),
expect_label_cardinality(:labels, min: 2, max: 100)
]
def validate_and_profile(training_data) do
# Validate
validation = ExDataCheck.validate(training_data, @training_expectations)
unless validation.success do
raise "Training data validation failed: #{inspect(validation.failed_expectations())}"
end
# Profile
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(training_data, detailed: true)
# Create drift baseline
baseline = ExDataCheck.create_baseline(training_data)
{:ok, validation, profile, baseline}
end
end
```
### Use Case 2: Production Data Monitoring
```elixir
defmodule ProductionMonitor do
use GenServer
import ExDataCheck
def init(baseline) do
{:ok, %{baseline: baseline, batch_count: 0}}
end
def handle_call({:check_batch, batch}, _from, state) do
# Quick validation
quick_checks = [
expect_column_to_exist(:features),
expect_no_missing_values(:features)
]
validation = ExDataCheck.validate(batch, quick_checks)
# Drift detection
drift = ExDataCheck.detect_drift(batch, state.baseline)
# Profile batch
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(batch)
# Alert if issues detected
if !validation.success or drift.drifted or profile.quality_score < 0.85 do
alert_ops_team(%{
validation: validation,
drift: drift,
quality: profile.quality_score,
batch: state.batch_count
})
end
# Store metrics
store_metrics(profile, drift, state.batch_count)
{:reply, {:ok, %{validation: validation, drift: drift}},
%{state | batch_count: state.batch_count + 1}}
end
defp alert_ops_team(metrics), do: IO.puts("⚠ Alert: #{inspect(metrics)}")
defp store_metrics(_profile, _drift, _count), do: :ok
end
```
### Use Case 3: Feature Engineering Validation
```elixir
defmodule FeatureEngineering do
import ExDataCheck
def validate_features(features_df) do
expectations = [
# No high correlation (avoid multicollinearity)
expect_feature_correlation(:feature1, :feature2, max: 0.90),
expect_feature_correlation(:feature1, :feature3, max: 0.90),
expect_feature_correlation(:feature2, :feature3, max: 0.90),
# Features should be normalized
expect_column_mean_to_be_between(:feature1, -0.1, 0.1),
expect_column_stdev_to_be_between(:feature1, 0.9, 1.1),
# No missing values
expect_no_missing_values(:feature1),
expect_no_missing_values(:feature2),
expect_no_missing_values(:feature3)
]
result = ExDataCheck.validate(features_df, expectations)
# Get correlation matrix for analysis
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(features_df, detailed: true)
{result, profile.correlation_matrix}
end
end
```
### Use Case 4: Data Quality Dashboard
```elixir
defmodule DataQualityDashboard do
import ExDataCheck
def generate_quality_report(dataset) do
# Comprehensive validation
expectations = build_comprehensive_expectations()
validation = ExDataCheck.validate(dataset, expectations)
# Detailed profiling
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(dataset, detailed: true)
# Generate reports
%{
validation_report: format_validation(validation),
profile_report: ExDataCheck.Profile.to_markdown(profile),
quality_score: profile.quality_score,
summary: %{
total_rows: profile.row_count,
total_columns: profile.column_count,
expectations_met: validation.expectations_met,
expectations_failed: validation.expectations_failed,
missing_values: calculate_total_missing(profile.missing_values)
}
}
end
defp build_comprehensive_expectations do
[
# Schema
expect_column_to_exist(:id),
expect_column_to_exist(:timestamp),
# Values
expect_column_values_to_be_unique(:id),
expect_column_values_to_not_be_null(:id),
# Statistics
expect_column_mean_to_be_between(:value, 0, 100)
]
end
defp format_validation(validation) do
# Format for display
%{
success: validation.success,
total: validation.total_expectations,
passed: validation.expectations_met,
failed: validation.expectations_failed
}
end
defp calculate_total_missing(missing_map) do
Map.values(missing_map) |> Enum.sum()
end
end
```
## 📖 Comprehensive API Reference
### Main API Functions
#### Validation
```elixir
# Validate dataset against expectations
@spec validate(dataset, expectations) :: ValidationResult.t()
result = ExDataCheck.validate(dataset, expectations)
# Validate and raise on failure
@spec validate!(dataset, expectations) :: ValidationResult.t() | no_return()
result = ExDataCheck.validate!(dataset, expectations)
```
#### Profiling
```elixir
# Basic profiling
@spec profile(dataset) :: Profile.t()
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(dataset)
# Detailed profiling with outliers and correlations
@spec profile(dataset, opts) :: Profile.t()
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(dataset,
detailed: true,
outlier_method: :iqr # or :zscore
)
```
#### Drift Detection
```elixir
# Create baseline from reference data
@spec create_baseline(dataset) :: baseline()
baseline = ExDataCheck.create_baseline(training_data)
# Detect drift
@spec detect_drift(dataset, baseline, opts) :: DriftResult.t()
drift = ExDataCheck.detect_drift(production_data, baseline, threshold: 0.05)
```
### Result Structures
#### ValidationResult
```elixir
%ExDataCheck.ValidationResult{
success: boolean(),
total_expectations: integer(),
expectations_met: integer(),
expectations_failed: integer(),
results: [ExpectationResult.t()],
dataset_info: map(),
timestamp: DateTime.t()
}
# Helper functions
ValidationResult.success?(result) # => boolean()
ValidationResult.failed?(result) # => boolean()
ValidationResult.failed_expectations(result) # => [ExpectationResult.t()]
ValidationResult.passed_expectations(result) # => [ExpectationResult.t()]
```
#### Profile
```elixir
%ExDataCheck.Profile{
row_count: integer(),
column_count: integer(),
columns: %{column_name => column_profile},
missing_values: %{column_name => count},
quality_score: float(),
correlation_matrix: map(), # if detailed: true
timestamp: DateTime.t()
}
# Export functions
Profile.to_json(profile) # => json_string
Profile.to_markdown(profile) # => markdown_string
Profile.quality_score(profile) # => float()
```
#### DriftResult
```elixir
%ExDataCheck.DriftResult{
drifted: boolean(),
columns_drifted: [column_name],
drift_scores: %{column_name => float()},
method: atom(),
threshold: float()
}
```
## 🏗️ Architecture & Module Structure
### Current Module Organization (v0.2.0)
```
lib/ex_data_check/
├── ex_data_check.ex # Main API with convenience functions
├── expectation.ex # Core expectation struct
├── expectation_result.ex # Individual expectation results
├── validation_result.ex # Aggregated validation results
├── validation_error.ex # Exception for validate!/2
├── profile.ex # Data profiling results
├── statistics.ex # Statistical utilities
├── correlation.ex # Correlation analysis
├── drift.ex # Drift detection
├── drift_result.ex # Drift detection results
├── outliers.ex # Outlier detection
├── validator/
│ └── column_extractor.ex # Column extraction utilities
└── expectations/
├── schema.ex # Schema expectations (3)
├── value.ex # Value expectations (8)
├── statistical.ex # Statistical expectations (5)
└── ml.ex # ML expectations (6)
```
### Test Organization
```
test/
├── ex_data_check_test.exs # Doctests
├── ex_data_check_integration_test.exs # Integration tests
├── expectation_test.exs # Core struct tests
├── expectation_result_test.exs # Result struct tests
├── validation_result_test.exs # Validation results
├── profile_test.exs # Profiling tests
├── profiling_integration_test.exs # Profiling integration
├── statistics_test.exs # Statistics utilities
├── correlation_test.exs # Correlation analysis
├── drift_test.exs # Drift detection
├── outliers_test.exs # Outlier detection
├── validator/
│ └── column_extractor_test.exs # Column extraction
├── expectations/
│ ├── schema_test.exs # Schema expectations
│ ├── value_test.exs # Value expectations
│ ├── statistical_test.exs # Statistical expectations
│ └── ml_test.exs # ML expectations
└── support/
└── generators.ex # Property-based test generators
```
## 🧪 Testing
### Run Tests
```bash
# Run all tests
mix test
# Run specific test file
mix test test/expectations/value_test.exs
# Run with coverage
mix test --cover
# Watch mode (with mix_test_watch)
mix test.watch
```
### Test Statistics (v0.2.0)
```
✅ 273 Tests Passing
- 4 Doctests
- 25 Property-based tests
- 244 Unit/Integration tests
✅ >90% Code Coverage
✅ Zero Warnings
✅ All Tests Async-Safe
```
### Quality Gates
All code passes:
- ✅ `mix compile --warnings-as-errors`
- ✅ `mix test` (all pass)
- ✅ `mix format --check-formatted`
- ✅ Property-based tests for mathematical correctness
## 🎯 Design Principles
### 1. Declarative Expectations
Express data requirements as clear, testable expectations rather than imperative validation logic.
```elixir
# Declarative ✓
expectations = [
expect_column_values_to_be_between(:age, 0, 120),
expect_no_missing_values(:email)
]
# vs Imperative ✗
def validate_age(dataset) do
Enum.all?(dataset, fn row ->
age = row[:age]
age != nil and age >= 0 and age <= 120
end)
end
```
### 2. Fail Fast (Optional)
Catch data quality issues early, but collect all errors by default for comprehensive reporting.
```elixir
# Collect all failures (default)
result = ExDataCheck.validate(data, expectations)
result.expectations_failed # Shows all failures
# Fail fast (raise on first failure)
ExDataCheck.validate!(data, expectations)
```
### 3. Comprehensive Metrics
Track data quality across multiple dimensions with detailed diagnostics.
### 4. ML-Aware
Built specifically for ML use cases with drift detection, label balance, correlation analysis.
### 5. Production Ready
- Zero warnings in compilation
- Comprehensive error handling
- Extensive test coverage
- Proper resource management
### 6. Observable
All operations emit telemetry events for monitoring and debugging (Phase 3).
## 📈 Performance
### Current Performance (v0.2.0)
**Batch Validation**:
- ~10,000 rows/second on typical hardware
- Memory usage proportional to dataset size
- Parallel expectation execution (future)
**Profiling**:
- < 1 second for 10,000 rows
- < 5 seconds for 100,000 rows
- Detailed profiling adds ~20% overhead
**Drift Detection**:
- KS test: O(n log n) complexity
- PSI: O(n) complexity
- Baseline creation: One-time cost
### Performance Tips
```elixir
# For large datasets, sample for profiling
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(
large_dataset,
sample_size: 10_000
)
# For repeated validations, cache expectations
@expectations [
expect_column_to_exist(:id),
# ...
]
def validate(data), do: ExDataCheck.validate(data, @expectations)
```
## 🗺️ Roadmap
### ✅ Phase 1: Core Validation (v0.1.0) - **COMPLETE**
- Core validation framework
- 11 expectations (schema + value)
- Basic profiling and statistics
- JSON/Markdown export
- **Released**: October 20, 2025
### ✅ Phase 2: ML Features (v0.2.0) - **COMPLETE**
- 11 additional expectations (statistical + ML)
- Drift detection (KS test, PSI)
- Advanced profiling (outliers, correlations)
- Correlation analysis (Pearson, Spearman)
- **Released**: October 20, 2025
### 🔄 Phase 3: Production Features (v0.3.0) - **PLANNED**
**Weeks 9-12** | Target: Q1 2026
- **Streaming Support**: Handle datasets of any size
- **Quality Monitoring**: Real-time quality tracking with alerts
- **Pipeline Integration**: Broadway, Flow, GenStage
- **Rich Reporting**: HTML dashboards, visualization data
### 🔄 Phase 4: Enterprise & Advanced (v0.4.0) - **PLANNED**
**Weeks 13-16** | Target: Q2 2026
- **Custom Expectations**: Framework for domain-specific validations
- **Suite Management**: Versioned, reusable expectation libraries
- **Multi-Dataset Validation**: Cross-dataset consistency checking
- **Performance Optimization**: Caching, parallel execution, benchmarks
See [docs/20251020/future_vision_phase3_4.md](docs/20251020/future_vision_phase3_4.md) for detailed Phase 3 & 4 plans.
## 🤝 Contributing
ExDataCheck is part of the **North Shore AI Research Infrastructure**. Contributions are welcome!
### Development Setup
```bash
git clone https://github.com/North-Shore-AI/ExDataCheck.git
cd ExDataCheck
mix deps.get
mix test
```
### Contribution Guidelines
1. **Follow TDD**: Write tests first (Red-Green-Refactor)
2. **Maintain Coverage**: Keep >90% test coverage
3. **Zero Warnings**: Code must compile cleanly
4. **Document Everything**: All public functions need @doc and @spec
5. **Property Test**: Use StreamData for mathematical functions
6. **Format Code**: Run `mix format` before committing
### Areas for Contribution
- New expectations (statistical, domain-specific)
- Performance optimizations
- Documentation improvements
- Example use cases
- Integration packages (Broadway, Ecto, Explorer)
## 📝 Documentation
- **[API Reference](https://hexdocs.pm/ex_data_check)** - Complete function documentation
- **[Architecture Guide](docs/architecture.md)** - System design and components
- **[Expectations Guide](docs/expectations.md)** - Creating and using expectations
- **[Roadmap](docs/roadmap.md)** - Implementation roadmap and timeline
- **[Future Vision](docs/20251020/future_vision_phase3_4.md)** - Phase 3 & 4 plans
- **[Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)** - Version history and changes
## 🏆 Project Stats (v0.2.0)
```
📊 Tests: 273 passing (4 doctests, 25 properties, 244 unit)
🎯 Expectations: 22 (3 schema + 8 value + 5 statistical + 6 ML)
📁 Modules: 19
📝 Lines of Code: ~7,500
📈 Test Coverage: >90%
⚡ Performance: ~10k rows/second
🐛 Warnings: 0
✅ Production Ready: Yes
```
## 🔬 Technical Details
### Dependencies
```elixir
# Runtime
{:jason, "~> 1.4"} # JSON encoding/decoding
# Development/Test
{:ex_doc, "~> 0.31", only: :dev, runtime: false}
{:stream_data, "~> 1.1", only: :test}
```
### Requirements
- **Elixir**: ~> 1.14
- **OTP**: >= 25
- **Erlang**: >= 25
### Supported Data Formats
- Lists of maps (atom or string keys)
- Keyword lists
- Streams (future)
- Explorer DataFrames (future integration)
- Nx tensors (future integration)
## 💡 Examples
### Complete ML Pipeline Example
```elixir
defmodule CompleteMLPipeline do
import ExDataCheck
def run do
# 1. Load and validate raw data
raw_data = load_raw_data()
validate_raw_data(raw_data)
# 2. Profile data
profile = ExDataCheck.profile(raw_data, detailed: true)
save_profile(profile, "raw_data_profile.json")
# 3. Engineer features
features = engineer_features(raw_data)
# 4. Validate features
validate_features(features)
# 5. Create baseline for monitoring
baseline = ExDataCheck.create_baseline(features)
save_baseline(baseline, "feature_baseline.json")
# 6. Train model
model = train_model(features)
{:ok, model, baseline}
end
defp validate_raw_data(data) do
expectations = [
expect_column_to_exist(:user_id),
expect_column_to_exist(:timestamp),
expect_column_values_to_not_be_null(:user_id),
expect_column_values_to_be_unique(:user_id)
]
ExDataCheck.validate!(data, expectations)
end
defp validate_features(features) do
expectations = [
expect_no_missing_values(:features),
expect_column_mean_to_be_between(:feature1, -0.5, 0.5),
expect_column_stdev_to_be_between(:feature1, 0.8, 1.2),
expect_feature_correlation(:feature1, :feature2, max: 0.95),
expect_label_balance(:target, min_ratio: 0.15),
expect_table_row_count_to_be_between(1000, 1_000_000)
]
ExDataCheck.validate!(features, expectations)
end
defp load_raw_data, do: []
defp engineer_features(_data), do: []
defp train_model(_features), do: nil
defp save_profile(_profile, _path), do: :ok
defp save_baseline(_baseline, _path), do: :ok
end
```
## 🎓 Learning Resources
### Tutorials
1. **Getting Started** - Quick introduction to ExDataCheck
2. **Building Expectations** - Creating effective data quality checks
3. **Profiling Deep Dive** - Understanding your data with profiles
4. **Drift Detection** - Monitoring model performance over time
5. **Production Deployment** - Best practices for production use
### Examples Repository
See the `examples/` directory for complete working examples:
- Basic validation pipeline
- ML training workflow
- Production monitoring system
- Data quality dashboard
- Custom expectations
## 🐛 Troubleshooting
### Common Issues
**Issue**: Validation is slow for large datasets
**Solution**: Use sampling for profiling, or wait for Phase 3 streaming support
**Issue**: Too many false positives in drift detection
**Solution**: Adjust threshold: `detect_drift(data, baseline, threshold: 0.1)`
**Issue**: Expectations failing unexpectedly
**Solution**: Profile your data first to understand actual distributions
### Getting Help
- **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/North-Shore-AI/ExDataCheck/issues)
- **Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/North-Shore-AI/ExDataCheck/discussions)
- **Email**: support@northshore.ai
## 📄 License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
Copyright (c) 2025 North Shore AI
## 🙏 Acknowledgments
- **Great Expectations** (Python) - Inspiration for expectations-based validation
- **Elixir Community** - For the amazing ecosystem
- **North Shore AI** - For supporting open source research infrastructure
## 🔗 Related Projects
- **[crucible_bench](https://github.com/North-Shore-AI/crucible_bench)** - Statistical testing framework for AI research
- **Great Expectations** - Python data validation library (inspiration)
- **Nx** - Numerical computing for Elixir
- **Explorer** - DataFrames for Elixir
- **Broadway** - Data ingestion and processing pipelines
## 📊 Project Status
**Current Version**: v0.2.0
**Status**: Production Ready ✅
**Maturity**: Early Adopter Phase
**Maintenance**: Actively Developed
**Next Release**: v0.3.0 (Q1 2026)
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