def buildAgent(name, role, agentType='personal'):
newAgent = Agent(name=name, role=role)
viafResp = requests.get('{}{}&queryType={}'.format(
'https://dev-platform.nypl.org/api/v0.1/research-now/viaf-lookup?queryName=',
quote_plus(name), agentType))
responseJSON = viafResp.json()
logger.debug(responseJSON)
if 'viaf' in responseJSON:
if responseJSON['name'] != name:
newAgent.aliases.append(name)
newAgent.name = responseJSON.get('name', '')
newAgent.viaf = responseJSON.get('viaf', None)
newAgent.lcnaf = responseJSON.get('lcnaf', None)
return newAgent
def buildAgent(name, role):
newAgent = Agent(name=name, role=role)
queryStr = '{}{}'.format(
'https://dev-platform.nypl.org/api/v0.1/research-now/viaf-lookup?queryName=',
quote_plus(name)
)
if role in ['publisher', 'manufacturer']:
queryStr = '{}&{}'.format(queryStr, 'queryType=corporate')
viafResp = requests.get(queryStr)
responseJSON = viafResp.json()
logger.debug(responseJSON)
if 'viaf' in responseJSON:
if responseJSON['name'] != name:
newAgent.aliases.append(name)
newAgent.name = responseJSON.get('name', '')
newAgent.viaf = responseJSON.get('viaf', None)
newAgent.lcnaf = responseJSON.get('lcnaf', None)
return newAgent