def query2json(self, table, file_name, where, json_type = 'topojson'):
"Generates a json result from the requested database query"
output_file = self.output_path( file_name )
options = "-w \"{}\"".format(where)
# If target file does not exist
if not os.path.exists(output_file + '.' + json_type):
# Create a new directory if it does not exist
if not os.path.exists(self.data_dir):
os.makedirs(self.data_dir)
# Generate an index file for the region with list of subunits and bounding boxes
self.generate_atlas_index()
# Now generate the files and regenerate the index
utils.postgis2geojson(table, output_file, options )
# Read generated file
with open(output_file + '.' + json_type, 'r') as f:
try:
return json.dumps(json.load(f))
finally:
f.close()
def query2json(self, table, where, file_name, update = 'false'):
"Generates a json result from the requested database query"
output_file_name = self.construct_output_path( file_name )
options = "-w \"{}\"".format(where)
# If target file does not exist
if not os.path.exists(output_file_name + '.' + self.json_format):
# Create a new directory if it does not exist
if not os.path.exists(self.output_dir):
os.makedirs(self.output_dir)
# Generate an index file for the region with list of subunits and bounding boxes
# self.update_data_index()
# Now generate the files and regenerate the index
utils.postgis2geojson(table, output_file_name, options )
#
return self.fetch_json_data(output_file_name)
