def committees(*chambers):
"""
Load committees from Sunlight
"""
congress = get_congress(datetime.datetime.now().year)
for chamber in chambers:
committees = nyt.committees.filter(chamber.lower(), congress)
for c in committees['committees']:
try:
committee = Committee.objects.get(id=c['id'])
except Committee.DoesNotExist:
committee = Committee(
id = c['id'],
chamber = chamber.lower(),
name = c['name']
)
# make sure we're still in the current congress
committee.congress = congress
committee.save()
def test_congress_years(self):
self.assertEqual(get_congress(1809), 11)
self.assertEqual(get_congress(1810), 11)
self.assertEqual(get_congress(2009), 111)
self.assertEqual(get_congress(2010), 111)
def save(self):
if not self.congress:
self.congress = get_congress(datetime.datetime.now().year)
super(Committee, self).save()
