def __read_details_helper(self, detail_xml, type_string, DetailClass):
"""
Use this method to read the details responses from get and post
requests for LikeMinded projects and resources.
"""
detail_dict = xml2dict(detail_xml)[type_string]
detail_dict = self.__fill_in_params(detail_dict, DetailClass)
details = DetailClass(**detail_dict)
return details
def organizations(self):
"""Get all the organizations used in LikeMinded.
Return a list of Organization objects.
"""
path = '/organizations'
query = { 'apikey' : self.__key }
response, organizations_xml = self.__connection.get(path, query)
organizations = []
organizations_dict = xml2dict(organizations_xml).organizations
for organization_dict in organizations_dict.organization:
organization = Organization(**organization_dict)
organizations.append(organization)
return organizations
def __search_helper(self, query, category, subcategory,
type, status, sort, page):
"""
A helper search function that is aware of pagination. Pagination is
abstracted out of the public search function so that the user has no
need to be aware of it.
"""
# Process the arguments.
if isinstance(category, (list, tuple)):
category = ','.join(map(str, category))
else:
category = str(category)
if isinstance(subcategory, (list, tuple)):
subcategory = ','.join(map(str, subcategory))
else:
subcategory = str(subcategory)
search_terms = { 'query' : query,
'category' : category,
'subcategory' : subcategory,
'type' : type,
'status' : status,
'sort' : sort,
'page' : page,
'apikey' : self.__key }
response, search_xml = self.__connection.get('/search/', search_terms)
search_dict = xml2dict(search_xml)
results_dict = search_dict.search_results.results
results = self.__make_search_results(
results_dict,
lambda: self.__search_helper(query, category, subcategory,
type, status, sort, page+1))
return results
def categories(self):
"""Get all categories and subcategories used in LikeMinded.
Return a CategoryList object. This is like a tuple of Category objects.
It has two additional properties: ``subcategories``, which returns a
list of all Subcategory objects, and ``all``, which gives all
Category and Subcategory objects.
"""
path = '/categories'
query = { 'apikey' : self.__key }
response, categories_xml = self.__connection.get(path, query)
category_list = []
categories_dict = xml2dict(categories_xml).categories
subcategories_by_category_id = {}
for subcategory_dict in categories_dict.sub_categories:
subcategory = SubCategory(**subcategory_dict)
cid = subcategory.category_id
if cid not in subcategories_by_category_id:
subcategories_by_category_id[cid] = [subcategory]
else:
subcategories_by_category_id[cid].append(subcategory)
categories_by_id = {}
for category_dict in categories_dict.category:
category_dict['subcategories'] = \
subcategories_by_category_id[category_dict.id]
category = Category(**category_dict)
categories_by_id[category.id] = category
category_list.append(category)
categories = CategoryList(category_list)
return categories
