def suggest(req_format='json'):
'''
Use the suggest package to suggest relevant resources.
This is a non-specific route which currently does the same as
/suggest/projects (but can change to include other suggestion types).
'''
return suggest_projects(req_format)
def suggest_projects(req_format='json'):
'''
Use the suggest package to suggest projects relevant to the incoming
similar_to parameter. This is the query the user inputs into facetview
when fundfind uses it, but can be called like any other API route with
arbitrary similar_to values.
'''
# need to know what to suggest
if not request.values.has_key('similar_to'):
abort(400)
else:
from fundfind.suggest import suggest_projects
try:
result = suggest_projects(request.values['similar_to'])
except ValueError as e:
result = {'error': 'Suggestions problem. Could not encode suggestions in JSON to send to front-end.'}
return jsonify(result)
