add raw export for object slice

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to the [Nucleus Python Client](https://github.com/scaleapi/n
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.15.11](https://github.com/scaleapi/nucleus-python-client/releases/tag/v0.15.11) - 2023-09-15
+
+### Added
+- Added `slice.export_raw_json()` functionality to support raw export of object slices (annotations, predictions, item and scene level data). Currently does not support image slices. 
+
+
 ## [0.15.10](https://github.com/scaleapi/nucleus-python-client/releases/tag/v0.15.10) - 2023-07-20
 
 ### Added

nucleus/slice.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from nucleus.constants import EXPORT_FOR_TRAINING_KEY, EXPORTED_ROWS, ITEMS_KEY
 from nucleus.dataset_item import DatasetItem
 from nucleus.errors import NucleusAPIError
+from nucleus.prediction import Prediction
 from nucleus.prediction import from_json as prediction_from_json
 from nucleus.scene import Scene
 from nucleus.utils import (
@@ -458,6 +459,35 @@ def export_predictions(
         )
         return convert_export_payload(api_payload[EXPORTED_ROWS], True)
 
+    def export_raw_json(
+        self,
+    ) -> List[Union[DatasetItem, Annotation, Prediction, Scene]]:
+        """Exports object slices in a raw JSON format. Note that it currently does not support item-level slices.
+
+        For each object or match in an object slice, this method exports the following information:
+        - The item that contains the object.
+        - The prediction and/or annotation (both, if the slice is based on IOU matches).
+        - If the object is part of a scene, it includes scene-level attributes in the export.
+
+        Returns:
+            An iterable where each element is a dictionary containing JSON-formatted data.
+            ::
+
+                List[{
+                    "item": DatasetItem (as JSON),
+                    "annotation": BoxAnnotation/CuboidAnnotation (as JSON)
+                    "prediction": BoxPrediction/CuboidPrediction (as JSON)
+                    "scene": Scene (as JSON)
+                    }
+                }]
+        """
+        api_payload = self._client.make_request(
+            payload=None,
+            route=f"slice/{self.id}/export_raw_json",
+            requests_command=requests.get,
+        )
+        return api_payload
+
     def export_predictions_generator(
         self, model
     ) -> Iterable[Dict[str, Union[DatasetItem, Dict[str, List[Annotation]]]]]:

pyproject.toml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exclude = '''
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "scale-nucleus"
-version = "0.15.10"
+version = "0.15.11"
 description = "The official Python client library for Nucleus, the Data Platform for AI"
 license =  "MIT"
 authors = ["Scale AI Nucleus Team <nucleusapi@scaleapi.com>"]