Simple too: add_entry.py

Simplify the lookup of coordinates.

add_entry.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import json
+
+from geopy.geocoders import Nominatim
+
+# config
+fname = "data/blast-community.geojson"
+
+
+def read_json():
+    with open(fname) as json_str:
+        return json.load(json_str)
+
+
+def write_json(data):
+    """data as dictionary"""
+    json_txt = json.dumps(dict(data), sort_keys=True, indent=4)
+
+    with open(fname, "w", encoding="utf8") as file:
+        file.write(json_txt)
+
+
+def append_geojson(data, lon, lat, properties):
+    """..."""
+    data["features"].append(
+        {
+            "type": "Feature",
+            "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [lon, lat]},
+            "properties": dict(properties),
+        }
+    )
+
+    return data
+
+
+def get_location(place):
+    """Returns latiude and longitude for a place : string"""
+    geolocator = Nominatim(user_agent="blast-communitymap")
+    location = geolocator.geocode(place, timeout=5)  # 5sec timeout
+
+    if not location:
+        print("[GEOMISS] No nominatim entry for " + place)
+        return
+
+    lat = location.latitude
+    lon = location.longitude
+
+    return lat, lon
+
+
+def ask_details():
+    """..."""
+    name = input("How to name this entry (group, division or experimental facility? ")
+    institution = input("Which insitution? ")
+    place = input("Where are you located (address or city, country)? ")
+    poc = input("Who are the contacts (comma separated)? ").split(",")
+    domain = input(
+        "In which science/engineering domain (e.g., laser-plasma, beam, fusion) comma separated? "
+    ).split(",")
+    user = input("Which BLAST codes are used (comma separated)? ").split(",")
+    dev = input("Which BLAST codes are developed (comma separated)? ").split(",")
+
+    return name, institution, place, poc, domain, user, dev
+
+
+data = read_json()
+
+name, institution, place, poc, domain, user, dev = ask_details()
+lat, lon = get_location(place)
+properties = {
+    "name": name,
+    "contacts": poc,
+    "institution": institution,
+    "domain": domain,
+    "user-codes": user,
+    "dev-codes": dev,
+}
+data = append_geojson(data, lon, lat, properties)
+
+write_json(data)