def get_paper_status(bibref):
'''
Finds an returns the status of a bibrec to person assignment
@param bibref: the bibref-bibrec pair that unambiguously identifies a paper
@type bibref: string
'''
db_data = tu.get_papers_status([[bibref]])
#data,PersonID,flag
status = None
try:
status = db_data[0][2]
except IndexError:
status = -10
status = wash_integer_id(status)
return status
def get_person_id_from_paper(bibref=None):
'''
Returns the id of the person who wrote the paper
@param bibref: the bibref,bibrec pair that identifies the person
@type bibref: str
@return: the person id
@rtype: int
'''
if not is_valid_bibref(bibref):
return - 1
person_id = -1
db_data = tu.get_papers_status([(bibref,)])
try:
person_id = db_data[0][1]
except (IndexError):
pass
return person_id