def GET(self):
p = web.input(names=[])
if p is None or p.names is None:
return '{"success": "Invalid or empty names parameter"}'
found = []
for n in p.names:
prof = memcache.get(n)
if prof is None:
try:
raw_page = urlfetch.fetch("http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/SelectTeacher.jsp?the_dept=All&sid=1074&orderby=TLName&letter=" + n.split(',')[0],
method=urlfetch.GET,
deadline=10)
prof = scraper.strip_professors(raw_page.content, unicode(n))
except urlfetch.DownloadError:
data = '{"success":"urlfetch.DownloadError: RateMyProfessors.com request exceeded maximum of 10 seconds"}'
return json.dumps(data)
except urlfetch.Error:
data = '{"success":"urlfetch.Error: RateMyProfessors.com is not available at the moment}'
return json.dumps(data)
except DeadlineExceedError:
data = '{"success":"DeadlineExceedError: Request to RateMyProfessors.com timed out."}'
return json.dumps(data)
found.extend(prof)
memcache.set(n, prof, 24 * 60)
data = {'success': 'true', 'professors': found}
return json.dumps(data)
def GET(self):
p = web.input()
#logging.debug(p)
#data = memcache.get("PROF")
if p is None or p.name is None:
return get_rmp_error('Empty Request','The professor must have a last name in order to find ratings.')
#if data is None:
try:
q = urllib.quote_plus(p.name[0])
#logging.debug('Query param: ' + q)
raw_page = urlfetch.fetch("http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/SelectTeacher.jsp?the_dept=All&sid=1074&orderby=TLName&letter=" + q,
method=urlfetch.GET,
deadline=10)
data = scraper.strip_professors(raw_page.content, unicode(p.name))
#memcache.add("PROF", data, 60 * 60)
except urlfetch.DownloadError:
data = get_rmp_error('urlfetch.DownloadError','RateMyProfessors.com request exceeded 10 seconds')
except urlfetch.Error:
data = get_rmp_error('urlfetch.Error','RateMyProfessors.com is not available at the moment')
return data