def printname(long_string):
"""
Parse incoming string using basic Python string operations
This method is for hans to use when he incorporates it into the Cold Fusion
It is not part of PYTHI. If you deleted it, PYTHI would not care.
"""
parsed = long_string.split("&")
code = parsed[0].lstrip("dbcode=")
print(code)
entity = parsed[1].lstrip("entity_num=")
print(entity)
pc = parsed[2].lstrip("probe_code=")
sd = parsed[3].lstrip("start_date=")
ed = parsed[4].lstrip("end_date=")
interval = parsed[5].lstrip("interval=")
start_date = datetime.datetime(int(sd[0:4]), int(sd[4:6]), int(sd[6:8]), int(sd[8:10]), int(sd[10:12]), 0)
start_date_string = datetime.datetime.strftime(start_date,'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
end_date = datetime.datetime(int(ed[0:4]), int(ed[4:6]), int(ed[6:8]), int(ed[8:10]), int(ed[10:12]), 0)
end_date_string = datetime.datetime.strftime(end_date,'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
table_name = code + entity
printable = "starts on: " + datetime.datetime.strftime(start_date,'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') + " and ends on: " + datetime.datetime.strftime(end_date,'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
returning_string = "You have chosen " + pc + " from table " + table_name + " which " + printable + " and aggregates for " + interval + " minutes!"
returning_html = pgb.simple_glitch(code, entity, pc, start_date_string, end_date_string, interval)
return returning_html
def links_to_datas(dbcode):
""" takes the input from the probes menu and sends it to the back end"""
startdate = request.forms.get('startdate')
enddate = request.forms.get('enddate')
pc = request.forms.get('menu-selection')
# the 7-digit code, like MS04312 etc.
dbcode = dbcode
# in minutes
interval = request.forms.get('interval')
date_error = "you must enter the date time as YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS"
try:
start_date_string = startdate
except Exception:
return date_error
try:
end_date_string = enddate
except Exception:
return date_error
# in most cases we shouldn't mess this up, it should always be 7, probably change this.
if len(dbcode) > 5:
code = str(dbcode[0:5])
entity = str(dbcode[5:7])
returning_html = pgb.simple_glitch(code, entity, pc, start_date_string, end_date_string, interval)
return returning_html