def getbounds():
# Init my variables that i am going to be using
dbUtils = DbUtils()
top = ""
right = ""
bottom = ""
left = ""
edges = []
# Get my bounds from the server
boundData = dbUtils.getBounds()
# parse my boundData and set each row to a longitute and latitude in a list of dictionaries.
for r in boundData:
# get longitude out
tempStrings = str(r).split()
tempStrings[0] = tempStrings[0][8:]
# get latitude out
index = tempStrings[1].find(")")
tempStrings[1] = tempStrings[1][0:index]
# add that to a dictionary
a = {"lon": tempStrings[0], "lat": tempStrings[1]}
# add the dictionary to a list
edges.append(a)
# Check the latitudes for a top and bottom
if float(edges[0]["lat"]) > float(edges[1]["lat"]):
top = edges[0]["lat"]
bottom = edges[1]["lat"]
else:
top = edges[1]["lat"]
bottom = edges[0]["lat"]
# Check longitude for a left and right
if float(edges[0]["lon"]) < float(edges[1]["lon"]):
left = edges[0]["lon"]
right = edges[1]["lon"]
else:
right = edges[0]["lon"]
left = edges[1]["lon"]
# Create my json dictionary
bounds = {"top": top, "bottom": bottom, "left": left, "right": right}
# return the json to the user
return jsonify(bounds)
