moved eval query functionality to a function in utils

python/nrel/routee/compass/compass_app.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from nrel.routee.compass.routee_compass_py import (
     CompassAppWrapper,
 )
+from nrel.routee.compass.io.utils import eval_query
 
 import toml
 
@@ -169,20 +170,10 @@ def run_in_batches(
                 # attempt to read a line and see if we can eval it
                 line = line.strip()
                 query_str += line
-                if query_str[0] == "[":
-                    query_str = query_str[1:]
-                if query_str == "":
-                    continue
-                try:
-                    if query_str[-1] in [",", "]"]:
-                        query = eval(query_str[:-1])
-                    else:
-                        query = eval(query_str)
-                except SyntaxError:
-                    continue
-
-                queries.append(query)
-                query_str = ""
+                query = eval_query(query_str)
+                if query is not None:
+                    queries.append(query)
+                    query_str = ""
             if queries:
                 yield self.run(queries)
 

python/nrel/routee/compass/io/utils.py

@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
 import math
 import itertools
 import logging
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Union, Dict, Any
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+Query = Dict[str, Any]
+
+
 class TileResolution(Enum):
     ONE_ARC_SECOND = 1
     ONE_THIRD_ARC_SECOND = 13
@@ -170,3 +173,39 @@ def add_grade_to_graph(
     g = ox.add_edge_grades(g)
 
     return g
+
+
+def eval_query(query_str: str) -> Union[Query | None]:
+    """
+    Takes a query json string and parses it as a query
+
+    Args:
+
+        query_str: The query as a json string
+
+    Returns:
+
+        A query dictionary if the string can be parsed, or None if it
+            cannot be parsed
+
+    Example:
+        >>> query_str = '{"origin_name": "NREL", "destination_name": '\
+                        '"Comrade Brewing Company", "origin_x": '\
+                        '-105.1710052, "origin_y": 39.7402804, '\
+                        '"destination_x": '-104.9009913, "destination_y": '\
+                        '39.6757025}'
+        >>> query = eval_query(query_str)
+    """
+    if query_str[0] == "[":
+        query_str = query_str[1:]
+    if query_str == "":
+        return None
+    try:
+        if query_str[-1] in [",", "]"]:
+            query = eval(query_str[:-1])
+        else:
+            query = eval(query_str)
+    except SyntaxError:
+        return None
+
+    return query