StartAnalysis

The single entry point for case analysis. Provide your evidence data and receive complete case analytics with progress tracking.

What It Does

StartAnalysis handles the entire workflow automatically:

1. Creates a case (or uses existing caseId)
2. Uploads files (vehicle images, EDR data)
3. Runs crash analysis (Delta-V, PDOF calculations)
4. Runs biomechanics (if occupants provided)
5. Computes analytics (scores, strengths, recommendations)

Quick Example

Go

poller, err := silentwitness.StartAnalysis(ctx, &silentwitness.AnalyzeCaseRequest{
    OrganizationID: silentwitness.String("org_abc123"),
    CaseName:       silentwitness.String("Smith v. Jones"),
    Plaintiff: &silentwitness.VehicleAnalysisData{
        Images: [][]byte{img1, img2},
    },
})
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

// Wait for completion
for !poller.Done() {
    fmt.Printf("Status: %s\n", poller.StatusMessage())
    time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
}

result, err := poller.Result()
fmt.Printf("Score: %d/100\n", result.Analytics.OverallScore)

TypeScript

const poller = startAnalysis(client, {
  organizationId: "org_abc123",
  caseName: "Smith v. Jones",
  plaintiff: {
    images: [img1, img2],
  },
});

// Wait for completion
while (!poller.isDone()) {
  console.log(`Status: ${poller.getStatusMessage()}`);
  await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 5000));
}

const result = await poller.wait();
console.log(`Score: ${result.analytics.overallScore}/100`);

Signature

Go

// Package-level function (uses global Key)
func StartAnalysis(ctx context.Context, req *AnalyzeCaseRequest) (*AnalysisPoller, error)

TypeScript

function startAnalysis(
  client: SilentWitnessClient,
  request: AnalyzeCaseRequest
): AnalysisPoller

Request Parameters

AnalyzeCaseRequest

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
organizationId	string	Yes	Organization to associate case with
caseId	string	No	Existing case ID (creates new if not provided)
caseName	string	No	Name for new case
clientName	string	No	Client name
plaintiff	VehicleAnalysisData	Yes	Plaintiff vehicle data
defendant	VehicleAnalysisData	No	Defendant vehicle data
occupants	OccupantAnalysisData[]	No	Include for biomechanics analysis
accidentDescription	string	No	Narrative description
accidentDate	string	No	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format
pollingInterval	duration	No	Poll frequency (default: 5s)
maxWaitTime	duration	No	Maximum wait time (default: 30m)

VehicleAnalysisData

Field	Type	Required	Description
images	[]bytes	Yes*	Vehicle damage photos (JPEG/PNG)
edrFile	bytes	Yes*	EDR file contents
vehicleMake	string	No	e.g., "Toyota"
vehicleModel	string	No	e.g., "Camry"
vehicleYear	string	No	e.g., "2020"
seatbelt	bool	No	Seatbelt worn (default: true)

*At least one of images or edrFile is required for plaintiff.

OccupantAnalysisData

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	No	Occupant name
age	int	Yes	Age (1-120)
gender	string	Yes	"male", "female", "other"
position	string	Yes	"driver", "front_passenger", "rear_left", "rear_center", "rear_right"
allegedInjuries	[]string	Yes	Injury types (see below)
preExisting	string	No	Pre-existing conditions

Injury Types: head_brain, cervical_spine, thoracic_spine, lumbar_spine, shoulder, hip, knee, foot_ankle

AnalysisPoller

The poller provides methods to track progress and retrieve results.

Go

Method	Return Type	Description
Status()	AnalysisStatus	Current status
StatusMessage()	string	Status details
Done()	bool	True if complete
Result()	(*AnalyzeCaseResult, error)	Get result
Wait(ctx)	(*AnalyzeCaseResult, error)	Block until complete
Cancel()	-	Cancel the analysis

TypeScript

Method	Return Type	Description
getStatus()	AnalysisStatus	Current status
getStatusMessage()	string	Status details
isDone()	boolean	True if complete
getResult()	AnalyzeCaseResult | undefined	Get result
getError()	Error | undefined	Get error if failed
wait()	Promise<AnalyzeCaseResult>	Wait for completion

Status Values

Status	Description
creating_case	Creating the case
uploading_files	Uploading images and EDR
analyzing_crash	Running crash analysis
analyzing_biomechanics	Running biomechanics (if occupants provided)
computing_analytics	Computing case analytics
completed	Analysis finished
failed	Analysis failed

Response

AnalyzeCaseResult

Field	Type	Description
caseId	string	The case ID
analytics	CaseAnalytics	Case strength analysis
reports	AnalysisReports	Generated report URLs

CaseAnalytics

Field	Type	Description
overallScore	int	0-100 case strength score
category	string	"Strong Case", "Moderate Case", "Weak Case"
metrics	[]CaseMetric	Individual metric scores
strengths	[]string	Case strengths (markdown)
weaknesses	[]string	Case weaknesses (markdown)
recommendations	[]string	Recommendations (markdown)

Timing

Analysis typically takes 2-5 minutes depending on data volume.

See Also

• Analyzing a Case Guide - Step-by-step tutorial
• Case Analytics Overview - Understanding analytics output