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Covers the country's long and complicated interaction with the \"West.\" Situates Iran in the wider region, thereby delineating how political trends in the Middle East influenced the country and how its history of revolution has in turn impacted the region. Unpacks the Sunni-Shi'ite divide as a modern phenomenon rooted more in inter-state rivalry than in a theological dispute, Western perceptions of the Iranian and the Middle Eastern \"Other,\" the Iranian Diaspora, political Islam, and post-Islamism.","n":"Modern Iran: A Century of Revolution","i":"Alimagham, Pouya","v":false,"nx":false,"hf":false,"rp":false,"u":"","f":false,"ra":6.7,"h":7.7,"si":16.0},"21H.283":{"no":"21H.283","co":"21H","cl":"283","tb":false,"s":["lecture"],"lectureSections":[[[[8,4],[68,2]],"14N-112"]],"recitationSections":[],"labSections":[],"lectureRawSections":["M12-2,W12"],"recitationRawSections":[],"labRawSections":[],"hh":true,"ha":false,"hs":false,"he":false,"ci":false,"cw":false,"re":false,"la":false,"pl":false,"u1":3,"u2":0,"u3":9,"le":"U","sa":"","mw":"","lm":true,"t":["FA"],"pr":"None","d":"Students work with MIT faculty, staff, and alumni, as well as faculty and researchers at other universities and centers, to focus on how Indigenous people and communities have influenced the rise and development of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 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Buyandelger","v":false,"ra":6.37,"h":8.1,"si":16.67,"nx":false,"rp":false,"u":"","f":false,"hf":false,"lm":false},"12.425":{"no":"12.425","co":"12","cl":"425","s":["lecture"],"lectureRawSections":["54-517/TR/0/10.30-12"],"lectureSections":[[[[35,3],[95,3]],"54-517"]],"tb":false,"hh":false,"ha":false,"hs":false,"he":false,"ci":false,"cw":false,"re":true,"la":false,"pl":false,"u1":3,"u2":0,"u3":9,"le":"U","vu":false,"sa":"8.290","mw":"12.625","t":["FA"],"pr":"8.03, 18.03","d":"Presents basic principles of planet atmospheres and interiors applied to the study of extrasolar planets. Focuses on fundamental physical processes related to observable extrasolar planet properties. Provides a quantitative overview of detection techniques. Introduction to the feasibility of the search for Earth-like planets, biosignatures and habitable conditions on extrasolar planets. 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Returns: - * dict[str, list[str]]: The parsed terms, stored in the key "t". + * dict[str, list[str]]: The parsed terms, stored in the key "terms". """ terms = [ name @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def parse_terms(course): ] if course[attr] ] - return {"t": terms} + return {"terms": terms} def parse_prereqs(course): @@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ def parse_prereqs(course): * course (dict[str, Union[bool, float, int, list[str], str]]): The course object. Returns: - * dict[str, str]: The parsed prereqs, in the key "pr". + * dict[str, str]: The parsed prereqs, in the key "prereqs". """ prereqs = course.get("prerequisites", "") for gir, gir_rw in utils.GIR_REWRITE.items(): prereqs = prereqs.replace(gir, gir_rw) if not prereqs: prereqs = "None" - return {"pr": prereqs} + return {"prereqs": prereqs} def get_course_data(courses, course): @@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ def get_course_data(courses, course): course_code = course["subject_id"] course_num, course_class = course_code.split(".") raw_class = { - "no": course_code, - "co": course_num, - "cl": course_class, + "number": course_code, + "course": course_num, + "subject": course_class, } if "schedule" not in course: @@ -224,18 +224,20 @@ def get_course_data(courses, course): raw_class.update(parse_attributes(course)) raw_class.update( { - "u1": course["lecture_units"], - "u2": course["lab_units"], - "u3": course["preparation_units"], - "le": course["level"], - "vu": course["is_variable_units"], - "sa": ", ".join(course.get("joint_subjects", [])), - "mw": ", ".join(course.get("meets_with_subjects", [])), + "lectureUnits": course["lecture_units"], + "labUnits": course["lab_units"], + "preparationUnits": course["preparation_units"], + "level": course["level"], + "isVariableUnits": course["is_variable_units"], + "same": ", ".join(course.get("joint_subjects", [])), + "meets": ", ".join(course.get("meets_with_subjects", [])), } ) # This should be the case with variable-units classes, but just to make sure. - if raw_class["vu"]: - raw_class["u1"] = raw_class["u2"] = raw_class["u3"] = 0 + if raw_class["isVariableUnits"]: + assert raw_class["lectureUnits"] == 0 + assert raw_class["labUnits"] == 0 + assert raw_class["preparationUnits"] == 0 # t, pr raw_class.update(parse_terms(course)) @@ -243,24 +245,24 @@ def get_course_data(courses, course): raw_class.update( { - "d": course.get("description", ""), - "n": course.get("title", ""), + "description": course.get("description", ""), + "name": course.get("title", ""), # TODO: improve instructor parsing - "i": ",".join(course.get("instructors", [])), - "v": course.get("virtual_status", "") == "Virtual", + "inCharge": ",".join(course.get("instructors", [])), + "virtualStatus": course.get("virtual_status", "") == "Virtual", } ) # nx, rp, u, f, hf, lm are from catalog.json, not here if "old_id" in course: - raw_class["on"] = course["old_id"] + raw_class["oldNumber"] = course["old_id"] raw_class.update( { - "ra": course.get("rating", 0), - "h": course.get("in_class_hours", 0) + course.get("out_of_class_hours", 0), - "si": course.get("enrollment_number", 0), + "rating": course.get("rating", 0), + "hours": course.get("in_class_hours", 0) + course.get("out_of_class_hours", 0), + "size": course.get("enrollment_number", 0), } ) diff --git a/src/lib/class.ts b/src/lib/class.ts index 1994d001..8a1e7538 100644 --- a/src/lib/class.ts +++ b/src/lib/class.ts @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export class Class { constructor(rawClass: RawClass, colorScheme: ColorScheme) { this.rawClass = rawClass; - this.sections = rawClass.s + this.sections = rawClass.sectionKinds .map((kind) => { switch (kind) { case "lecture": @@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ export class Class { /** Name, e.g. "Introduction to Machine Learning". */ get name(): string { - if (this.rawClass.on) { - return `[${this.rawClass.on}] ${this.rawClass.n}`; + if (this.rawClass.oldNumber) { + return `[${this.rawClass.oldNumber}] ${this.rawClass.name}`; } - return this.rawClass.n; + return this.rawClass.name; } /** Name that appears when it's on a button. */ @@ -252,42 +252,50 @@ export class Class { /** Number, e.g. "6.036". */ get number(): string { - return this.rawClass.no; + return this.rawClass.number; } /** Old number, e.g. "6.036" for 6.3900. May or may not exist. */ get oldNumber(): string | undefined { - return this.rawClass.on; + return this.rawClass.oldNumber; } /** Course, e.g. "6". */ get course(): string { - return this.rawClass.co; + return this.rawClass.course; } /** Units [in class, lab, out of class]. */ get units(): Array { - return [this.rawClass.u1, this.rawClass.u2, this.rawClass.u3]; + return [ + this.rawClass.lectureUnits, + this.rawClass.labUnits, + this.rawClass.preparationUnits, + ]; } /** Returns whether this class has a variable/arranged number of units. */ get isVariableUnits(): boolean { - return this.rawClass.vu; + return this.rawClass.isVariableUnits; } /** Total class units, usually 12. */ get totalUnits(): number { - return this.rawClass.u1 + this.rawClass.u2 + this.rawClass.u3; + return ( + this.rawClass.lectureUnits + + this.rawClass.labUnits + + this.rawClass.preparationUnits + ); } /** Hours per week, taking from evals if exists, or units if not. */ get hours(): number { - return this.rawClass.h || this.totalUnits; + return this.rawClass.hours || this.totalUnits; } /** The half the class lies in; 1 if first, 2 if second, else undefined. */ get half(): number | undefined { - return this.rawClass.hf ? this.rawClass.hf : undefined; + return this.rawClass.half || undefined; } /** Get all calendar events corresponding to this class. */ @@ -300,35 +308,35 @@ export class Class { /** Object of boolean properties of class, used for filtering. */ get flags(): Flags { return { - nonext: this.rawClass.nx, - under: this.rawClass.le === "U", - grad: this.rawClass.le === "G", - fall: this.rawClass.t.includes("FA"), - iap: this.rawClass.t.includes("JA"), - spring: this.rawClass.t.includes("SP"), - summer: this.rawClass.t.includes("SU"), - repeat: this.rawClass.rp, - rest: this.rawClass.re, - Lab: this.rawClass.la, - PartLab: this.rawClass.pl, + nonext: this.rawClass.nonext, + under: this.rawClass.level === "U", + grad: this.rawClass.level === "G", + fall: this.rawClass.terms.includes("FA"), + iap: this.rawClass.terms.includes("JA"), + spring: this.rawClass.terms.includes("SP"), + summer: this.rawClass.terms.includes("SU"), + repeat: this.rawClass.repeat, + rest: this.rawClass.rest, + Lab: this.rawClass.lab, + PartLab: this.rawClass.partLab, hass: - this.rawClass.hh || - this.rawClass.ha || - this.rawClass.hs || - this.rawClass.he, - hassH: this.rawClass.hh, - hassA: this.rawClass.ha, - hassS: this.rawClass.hs, - hassE: this.rawClass.he, - cih: this.rawClass.ci, - cihw: this.rawClass.cw, - notcih: !this.rawClass.ci && !this.rawClass.cw, - final: this.rawClass.f, - nofinal: !this.rawClass.f, - nopreq: this.rawClass.pr === "None", + this.rawClass.hassH || + this.rawClass.hassA || + this.rawClass.hassS || + this.rawClass.hassE, + hassH: this.rawClass.hassH, + hassA: this.rawClass.hassA, + hassS: this.rawClass.hassS, + hassE: this.rawClass.hassE, + cih: this.rawClass.cih, + cihw: this.rawClass.cihw, + notcih: !this.rawClass.cih && !this.rawClass.cihw, + final: this.rawClass.final, + nofinal: !this.rawClass.final, + nopreq: this.rawClass.prereqs === "None", le9units: this.totalUnits <= 9 && !this.isVariableUnits, - half: this.rawClass.hf, - limited: this.rawClass.lm, + half: this.rawClass.half, + limited: this.rawClass.limited, }; } @@ -338,7 +346,7 @@ export class Class { hours: string; people: string; } { - if (this.rawClass.ra === 0) { + if (this.rawClass.rating === 0) { return { rating: "N/A", hours: "N/A", @@ -346,9 +354,9 @@ export class Class { }; } else { return { - rating: `${this.rawClass.ra.toFixed(1)}/7.0`, - hours: `${this.rawClass.h.toFixed(1)}`, - people: `${this.rawClass.si.toFixed(1)}`, + rating: `${this.rawClass.rating.toFixed(1)}/7.0`, + hours: `${this.rawClass.hours.toFixed(1)}`, + people: `${this.rawClass.size.toFixed(1)}`, }; } } @@ -363,9 +371,9 @@ export class Class { meets: string; } { return { - prereq: this.rawClass.pr, - same: this.rawClass.sa, - meets: this.rawClass.mw, + prereq: this.rawClass.prereqs, + same: this.rawClass.same, + meets: this.rawClass.meets, }; } @@ -375,14 +383,14 @@ export class Class { } { const suffixes: Array = []; const messages: Array = []; - if (this.rawClass.tb) { + if (this.rawClass.tba) { suffixes.push("+"); messages.push( "+ Class has at least one section yet to be scheduled—check course catalog.", ); } - if (this.rawClass.vu) { - if (this.rawClass.h === 0) { + if (this.rawClass.isVariableUnits) { + if (this.rawClass.hours === 0) { suffixes.push("^"); messages.push( "^ This class has an arranged number of units and no evaluations, so it was not counted towards total units or hours.", @@ -394,7 +402,7 @@ export class Class { ); } } else { - if (this.rawClass.h === 0) { + if (this.rawClass.hours === 0) { suffixes.push("*"); messages.push( "* Class does not have evaluations, so its hours were set to units.", @@ -433,8 +441,8 @@ export class Class { }); } - if (this.rawClass.u) { - extraUrls.unshift({ label: "More Info", url: this.rawClass.u }); + if (this.rawClass.url) { + extraUrls.unshift({ label: "More Info", url: this.rawClass.url }); } if (this.course === "6") { extraUrls.push({ @@ -450,8 +458,8 @@ export class Class { } return { - description: this.rawClass.d, - inCharge: this.rawClass.i, + description: this.rawClass.description, + inCharge: this.rawClass.inCharge, extraUrls: extraUrls, }; } diff --git a/src/lib/rawClass.ts b/src/lib/rawClass.ts index 826c0420..43363cb8 100644 --- a/src/lib/rawClass.ts +++ b/src/lib/rawClass.ts @@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ export type RawSection = [Array, string]; /** The raw class format produced by combiner_ws.py. */ export type RawClass = { /** Class number, e.g. "6.3900" */ - no: string; + number: string; /** Old class number, e.g. "6.036" */ - on: string; + oldNumber: string; /** Course number, e.g. "6" */ - co: string; - /** Class number without course, e.g. "3900" */ - cl: string; + course: string; + /** Subject number without course, e.g. "3900" */ + subject: string; /** True if some section is not scheduled yet */ - tb: boolean; + tba: boolean; /** Kinds of sections (among LECTURE, RECITATION, LAB, DESIGN) that exist */ - s: Array<"lecture" | "recitation" | "lab" | "design">; + sectionKinds: Array<"lecture" | "recitation" | "lab" | "design">; /** Lecture timeslots and rooms */ lectureSections: Array; /** Recitation timeslots and rooms */ @@ -37,78 +37,78 @@ export type RawClass = { designRawSections: Array; /** True if HASS-H */ - hh: boolean; + hassH: boolean; /** True if HASS-A */ - ha: boolean; + hassA: boolean; /** True if HASS-S */ - hs: boolean; + hassS: boolean; /** True if HASS-E */ - he: boolean; + hassE: boolean; /** True if CI-H */ - ci: boolean; + cih: boolean; /** True if CI-HW */ - cw: boolean; + cihw: boolean; /** True if REST */ - re: boolean; + rest: boolean; /** True if institute lab */ - la: boolean; + lab: boolean; /** True if partial institute lab */ - pl: boolean; + partLab: boolean; /** Lecture or recitation units */ - u1: number; + lectureUnits: number; /** Lab or field work units */ - u2: number; + labUnits: number; /** Outside class units */ - u3: number; + preparationUnits: number; /** * Does this class have an arranged number of units? - * If true, u1, u2, u3 are set to zero. + * If true, lectureUnits, labUnits, preparationUnits are set to zero. */ - vu: boolean; + isVariableUnits: boolean; /** Level: "U" undergrad, "G" grad */ - le: "U" | "G"; + level: "U" | "G"; /** * Comma-separated list of classes with same number, e.g. * "21A.103, WGS.225" */ - sa: string; + same: string; /** Comma-separated list of classes it meets with */ - mw: string; + meets: string; /** Terms class is offered */ - t: Array<"FA" | "JA" | "SP" | "SU">; + terms: Array<"FA" | "JA" | "SP" | "SU">; /** Prereqs, no specific format (but usually contains class numbers) */ - pr: string; + prereqs: string; /** Description (~paragraph that appears in catalog) */ - d: string; + description: string; /** Name of class e.g. "Algebra I" */ - n: string; + name: string; /** (Person) in-charge, e.g. "Alyssa Hacker" */ - i: string; + inCharge: string; /** True if meeting virtually */ - v: boolean; + virtualStatus: boolean; /** True if NOT offered next year */ - nx: boolean; + nonext: boolean; /** True if can be repeated for credit */ - rp: boolean; + repeat: boolean; /** Class website */ - u: string; + url: string; /** True if has final */ - f: boolean; + final: boolean; /** 1 or 2 if first / second half */ - hf: number | false; + half: number | false; /** True if limited enrollment */ - lm: boolean; + limited: boolean; /** Rating (out of 7.0) from evals */ - ra: number; + rating: number; /** Hours per week from evals */ - h: number; + hours: number; /** Class size from evals */ - si: number; + size: number; };