def test_type(self):
'''
collect.flatdict: Tests for the resulting types of the collect function.
'''
with open(self.file) as f:
data = json.load(f)
result = Flat.makeFlat(dictionary=data, delimiter='_')
for record in result:
self.assertIsNot(type(record), type({}))
self.assertIsNot(type(record), type([]))
def collectData(url):
'''
Collects data from a specific endpoint
from OCHA CERF.
'''
print('{bullet} Collecting data from: {url}'.format(bullet=item('bullet'), url=url))
r = requests.get(url)
if _extension(url) == 'json':
result = []
for record in r.json():
result.append(makeFlat(record))
else:
result = []
tree = ElementTree.fromstring(r.content)
for element in tree:
record = XML.XmlDictConfig(element)
result.append(makeFlat(record))
return result
