get.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Download PDF files for a planning application from Sutton Council planning website
+# If you run this more than once it'll only download the new files uploaded for that application.
+# Usage: $ get.sh <application number>, e.g. $ get.sh B2015/71962
+# Install curl and wget before use. Mac users can install them with Homebrew.
+# Windows users: Try running this in Cygwin or install Linux in a virtual machine.
+# Adrian Short 26 Feb 2016
+
+COOKIEJAR=cookiejar.txt
+
+mkdir -p $1
+cd $1
+
+curl -s -c $COOKIEJAR 'http://gis.sutton.gov.uk/FASTWEB/welcome.asp' > /dev/null # Get the session cookies
+
+curl -s -c $COOKIEJAR \
+  --data "cbxCopyrightStatement=on" \
+  --data "ApplicationNumber=$1" \
+  'http://gis.sutton.gov.uk/FASTWEB/images.asp' \
+   | grep -E -o 'http.+?\.(pdf|PDF)' \
+   | wget --no-clobber -i -
+
+rm $COOKIEJAR
+ls -lht
+cd -