is detailed below.
+ # 1 reference
+ # 3 place and description
+ # 5 date received
+ # 2 and 4 are just padding
+ self._td_count = 0
+
+ # This is just a flag to say that we are now ready to get the reference
+ # from the next bit of data
+ self._get_reference = False
+
+ self._data = ''
+
+ # this will hold the application we are currently working on.
+ self._current_application = None
+
+ # The object which stores our set of planning application results
+ self._results = PlanningAuthorityResults(authority_name, authority_short_name)
+
+ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
+ # if we see a table tag, increment the table count.
+ if tag == 'table':
+ self._table_count += 1
+
+ # we are only interested in other tags if we are in table 3.
+ if self._table_count == 3:
+
+ # If we are starting a
, create a new PlanningApplication object
+ # for the application currently being processed
+ if tag == 'tr':
+ self._current_application = PlanningApplication()
+
+ # if we see a td, increment the
count.
+ if tag == 'td':
+ self._td_count += 1
+
+ # if we are in the first
, and we see a link,
+ # then it is to the info page for this applicaion.
+ if tag == 'a' and self._td_count == 1:
+ for key, value in attrs:
+ if key == 'href':
+ url_end = value
+ self._current_application.info_url = urlparse.urljoin(search_url,url_end)
+
+ # We now know that the next bit of data is the reference
+ self._get_reference = True
+
+ # href is the only attribute we are interested in.
+ break
+
+ def handle_endtag(self, tag):
+ # There is no need to do anything unless we are in table 3.
+ if self._table_count == 3:
+
+ # The end
indicates that the current application is finished.
+ # Now we can fetch the info_page to get the address, postcode,
+ # and description.
+ # If we don't have a reference, then we are in the header row,
+ # which we don't want.
+ # There is no point in doing this if the date is not the requested one.
+
+ if tag == 'tr' and \
+ self._current_application.council_reference is not None and \
+ self._current_application.date_received == self._requested_date:
+
+ info_page_parser = SouthOxfordshireInfoURLParser()
+ info_page_parser.feed(urllib2.urlopen(self._current_application.info_url).read())
+
+ self._current_application.address = info_page_parser.address
+ self._current_application.postcode = getPostcodeFromText(info_page_parser.address)
+ self._current_application.description = info_page_parser.description
+
+ # Add the current application to the results set
+ self._results.addApplication(self._current_application)
+
+ # At the end of the 5th
, self._data should contain
+ # the received date of the application.
+ if tag == 'td' and self._td_count == 5:
+ app_year, app_month, app_day = tuple(time.strptime(self._data, "%d %B %Y")[:3])
+ self._current_application.date_received = datetime.date(app_year, app_month, app_day)
+ self._data = ''
+ self._td_count = 0
+
+ def handle_data(self, data):
+ # There is no need to do anything if we aren't in table 3.
+ if self._table_count == 3:
+ # If we are in the first
, and the get_reference flag is set,
+ # then the next data is the reference.
+ if self._td_count == 1 and self._get_reference:
+ self._current_application.council_reference = data
+
+ # The comment url can now be made, as it depends only on the reference.
+ # On this site, the link to the comment page is only displayed once
+ # the planning authority has decided who is handling this application
+ # and has opened consultations. The link below works straight away,
+ # and also works for apps for which the consultation period is over.
+ # I have no idea if anything is actually done with these comments if
+ # it is followed too early...
+ self._current_application.comment_url = comment_url %{'reference': self._current_application.council_reference}
+
+ # Set the get_reference flag back to False.
+ self._get_reference = False
+
+ # If we are in the 5th
, then we need to collect all the data together
+ # before we can use it. This is actually processed in handle_endtag.
+ if self._td_count == 5:
+ self._data += data
+
+ def handle_entityref( self, ref ):
+ # We might have some entity_refs to clear up.
+ # there is no need to bother with this if we aren't in the results table.
+ if self._table_count == 3 and self._td_count == 5:
+ if ref == 'nbsp':
+ self._data += ' '
+
+
+ def getResultsByDayMonthYear(self, day, month, year):
+ """This will return an ApplicationResults object containg the
+ applications for the date passed in."""
+
+ today = datetime.date.today()
+ self._requested_date = datetime.date(year, month, day)
+ delta = today - self._requested_date
+
+ # to get the correct page, we need
+ # page ((days mod 7) + 1)
+ page_number = delta.days/7 + 1
+
+ response = urllib2.urlopen(search_url %page_number)
+
+ contents = response.read()
+
+ self.feed(contents)
+
+ return self._results
+
+
+ def getResults(self, day, month, year):
+ return self.getResultsByDayMonthYear(int(day), int(month), int(year)).displayXML()
+
+class SouthOxfordshireInfoURLParser(HTMLParser.HTMLParser):
+ """This parser is to get the description and address out of the info page
+ for a South Oxfordshire application."""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ HTMLParser.HTMLParser.__init__(self)
+
+ self.address = None
+ self.description = None
+
+ # These two states will be set to:
+ # 0 - if we haven't yet got that bit
+ # 1 - if we are currently working on it
+ # 2 - if we have finished
+ self._address_state = 0
+ self._description_state = 0
+
+ # We well need to know whether or not we are in a
+ self._in_td = False
+
+ # This is used for collecting together date which comes in several bits.
+ self._data = ''
+
+ def handle_starttag(self, tag, attrs):
+ # If we see the start of a
and we are still interested in some data
+ # then set the td flag to true, and blank the data
+ if tag == 'td' and (self._address_state < 2 or self._description_state < 2):
+ self._in_td = True
+ self._data = ''
+
+ def handle_endtag(self, tag):
+ if tag == 'td' and (self._address_state < 2 or self._description_state < 2):
+ # If we are working on the description,
+ # set description from _data and note that we need to work on it no more.
+ if self._description_state == 1:
+ self.description = self._data
+ self._description_state = 2
+
+
+ # If we are working on the address,
+ # set address from _data and note that we need to work on it no more.
+ elif self._address_state == 1:
+ self.address = self._data
+ self._address_state = 2
+
+ # If we see data which says 'Descripton',
+ # then set the description state to working.
+ elif self._data.strip() == 'Description':
+ self._description_state = 1
+
+ # If we see data which says 'Location',
+ # then set the addresss state to working.
+ elif self._data.strip() == 'Location':
+ self._address_state = 1
+
+ # Note that we are leaving the
+ self._in_td = False
+
+ def handle_data(self, data):
+ # if we are in a td, and we are still interested in the data for something,
+ # append the current bit to self._data
+ if self._in_td and (self._address_state < 2 or self._description_state < 2):
+ self._data += data
+
+
+# TODO
+
+# find out what time of day this is run - does it matter that
+# we aren't being careful with daylight saving time etc.
+
+# Can we check that scraped email address really is
+# an email address?
diff --git a/CGI/Southampton.cgi b/CGI/Southampton.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..01188c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/Southampton.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for Southampton City Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "Southampton City Council"
+authority_short_name = "Southampton"
+base_url = "http://publicaccess.southampton.gov.uk/publicaccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml
diff --git a/CGI/Spelthorne.cgi b/CGI/Spelthorne.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f507ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/Spelthorne.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for Spelthorne Borough Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "Spelthorne Borough Council"
+authority_short_name = "Spelthorne"
+base_url = "http://phoenix.spelthorne.gov.uk/PublicAccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml
diff --git a/CGI/Stevenage.cgi b/CGI/Stevenage.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..25bf3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/Stevenage.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for Stevenage Borough Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "Stevenage Borough Council"
+authority_short_name = "Stevenage"
+base_url = "http://publicaccess.stevenage.gov.uk/publicaccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml
diff --git a/CGI/Sunderland.cgi b/CGI/Sunderland.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bf8bc15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/Sunderland.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for Sunderland City Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "Sunderland City Council"
+authority_short_name = "Sunderland"
+base_url = "http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/publicaccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml
diff --git a/CGI/Test Valley.cgi b/CGI/Test Valley.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f782eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/Test Valley.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for Test Valley Borough Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "Test Valley Borough Council"
+authority_short_name = "Test Valley"
+base_url = "http://publicaccess.testvalley.gov.uk/publicaccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml
diff --git a/CGI/Tonbridge.cgi b/CGI/Tonbridge.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a9256f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/Tonbridge.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council"
+authority_short_name = "Tonbridge"
+base_url = "http://publicaccess.tmbc.gov.uk/publicaccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml
diff --git a/CGI/West Norfolk.cgi b/CGI/West Norfolk.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..47e3dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/West Norfolk.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council"
+authority_short_name = "West Norfolk"
+base_url = "http://online.west-norfolk.gov.uk/publicaccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml
diff --git a/CGI/Woking.cgi b/CGI/Woking.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6c8f51f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/Woking.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for Woking Borough Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "Woking Borough Council"
+authority_short_name = "Woking"
+base_url = "http://caps.woking.gov.uk/publicaccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml
diff --git a/CGI/York.cgi b/CGI/York.cgi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ed59990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CGI/York.cgi
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# This is the parser for City of York Council.
+# it is generated from the file CGITemplate
+
+import cgi
+import cgitb
+#cgitb.enable(display=0, logdir="/tmp")
+
+
+form = cgi.FieldStorage()
+day = form.getfirst('day')
+month = form.getfirst('month')
+year = form.getfirst('year')
+
+
+authority_name = "City of York Council"
+authority_short_name = "York"
+base_url = "http://planning.york.gov.uk/PublicAccess/"
+
+import PublicAccess
+
+parser = PublicAccess.PublicAccessParser(authority_name,
+ authority_short_name,
+ base_url)
+
+xml = parser.getResults(day, month, year)
+
+print "Content-Type: text/xml" # XML is following
+print
+print xml # print the xml