def get_character(self, name, realm, site, cached=False, force_refresh=False):
"""Return a character object. This only stubs the guild, which means
the guild won't be populated with characters."""
log.debug("Getting character " + name + "...")
character = self._session.query(Character).get((name, realm, site))
# cflewis | 2009-04-11 | Check if a character is actually updated
# on the armory. If not, return the database version anyway.
if character and (cached == True or character.is_updated_on_armory() == False) and not force_refresh:
return character
source = self._download_url(\
WoWSpyderLib.get_character_sheet_url(name, realm, site))
character = self._parse_character(StringIO.StringIO(source), site)
return character
def url(self):
return WoWSpyderLib.get_character_sheet_url(self.name, self.realm, self.site)