def get_name_from_symbol(symbol):
"""
Use EDGAR online database to find the company name.
"""
from flask import current_app
import dryscrape
from app.models import Company
if not Company.validate_symbol(symbol):
return None
r = requests.get("http://edgaronline.api.mashery.com/v2/companies?primarysymbols={}&appkey={}".format(symbol, current_app.config['EDGAR_APP_KEY']))
try:
values = r.json()['result']['rows'][0]['values']
except (KeyError, IndexError) as e:
return None
companyname = None
for value in values:
if value.get('field') == "companyname":
companyname = value.get('value')
break
return companyname
def test_validate_symbol(self):
self.assertTrue(Company.validate_symbol("GOOD"))
self.assertFalse(Company.validate_symbol("Bad"))