Add scraper for Birmingham.

python_scrapers/Birmingham.py

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+
+import urllib2
+import urllib
+import urlparse
+
+import datetime, time
+import cgi
+import re
+
+from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
+
+import cookielib
+cookie_jar = cookielib.CookieJar()
+
+from PlanningUtils import PlanningApplication, \
+    PlanningAuthorityResults, \
+    getPostcodeFromText
+
+date_format = "%d/%m/%Y"
+
+class BirminghamParser:
+    comments_email_address = "planning.enquiries@birmingham.gov.uk"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+
+        self.authority_name = "Birmingham City Council"
+        self.authority_short_name = "Birmingham"
+
+        self.get_url = "http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=67548&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=12189"
+        # What a lovely intuitive URL it is.
+        self.for_cookie_url = "http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/PSR/control/main"
+        self.post_url = "http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/PSR/control/searchresults"
+        
+
+        self._results = PlanningAuthorityResults(self.authority_name, self.authority_short_name)
+
+
+    def getResultsByDayMonthYear(self, day, month, year):
+        search_day = datetime.date(year, month, day)
+
+        # We seem to need to get this page in order to get a cookie
+        for_cookie_request = urllib2.Request(self.for_cookie_url)
+        for_cookie_response = urllib2.urlopen(for_cookie_request)
+        cookie_jar.extract_cookies(for_cookie_response, for_cookie_request)
+
+        post_data = [
+            ("JAVASCRIPT_ENABLED", "FALSE"),
+            ("txt_PSR_CurrentSearchPage", "0"),
+            ("PSR_CURRENT_FORM", "psr_Application_PSRSearch_Application_Form"),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_ApplicationNumber", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_Status", "awaitingDecision"),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_TypeOfApplication", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_DecisionType", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_District", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_Ward", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_Location", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_Applicant", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_Agent", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_SearchDay", day),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_SearchMonth", month-1), # Months are counted from zero...
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_SearchYear", year),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_SearchToDay", day),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_SearchToMonth", month-1), # Months are counted from zero...
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_SearchToYear", year),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_SearchSortOrder", "LatestFirst"),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_ResultsSkipRows", "0"),
+            ("txt_PSR_Application_ResultsPerPage", "1000"), # That should be enough to keep things on one page
+            ("btn_PSR_Application_ApplicationSearch", "Search"),
+            ("PSR_CURRENT_FORM", "psr_Application_PSRSearch_Appeals_Form"),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_ApplicationNumber", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_Status", "awaitingDecision"),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_TypeOfAppeal", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_DecisionType", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_District", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_Ward", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_Location", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_Applicant", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_Agent", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_SearchDay", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_SearchMonth", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_SearchYear", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_SearchToDay", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_SearchToMonth", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_SearchToYear", ""),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_SearchSortOrder", "LatestFirst"),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_ResultsSkipRows", "0"),
+            ("txt_PSR_Appeals_ResultsPerPage", "10"),
+            ]
+
+
+        post_request = urllib2.Request(self.post_url, urllib.urlencode(post_data))
+        cookie_jar.add_cookie_header(post_request)
+
+        post_response = urllib2.urlopen(post_request)
+
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(post_response.read())
+
+        result_tables = soup.findAll("table", summary=re.compile("Summary of planning application"))
+
+        for result_table in result_tables:
+            application = PlanningApplication()
+            application.info_url = urlparse.urljoin(self.post_url, result_table.find(text="Application number").findNext("a")['href'])
+            application.council_reference = result_table.find(text="Application number").findNext("a").string
+            application.date_received = search_day
+            application.address = result_table.find(text="Location").findNext("td").p.string
+            application.postcode = getPostcodeFromText(application.address)
+            application.description = result_table.find(text="Proposal").findNext("td").p.string.replace(" ", " ").strip()
+            
+            # Comment link gives an Access Denied, so we'll have to use the email
+            application.comment_url = self.comments_email_address
+
+            self._results.addApplication(application)
+
+        return self._results
+
+    def getResults(self, day, month, year):
+        return self.getResultsByDayMonthYear(int(day), int(month), int(year)).displayXML()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = BirminghamParser()
+    print parser.getResults(1,8,2008)
+

python_scrapers/OtherFilesToCopy.csv

@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@
 "Brent.py", "420"
 "Carmarthenshire.py", "420"
 "Berwick.py", "420"
+"Birmingham.py", "420"

python_scrapers/SitesToGenerate.csv

@@ -250,4 +250,5 @@
 "Aberdeenshire Council", "Aberdeenshire", "", "Aberdeenshire", "AberdeenshireParser"
 "London Borough of Brent", "Brent", "", "Brent", "BrentParser"
 "Carmarthenshire County Council", "Carmarthenshire", "", "Carmarthenshire", "CarmarthenshireParser"
-"Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council", "Berwick", "", "Berwick", "BerwickParser"
+"Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council", "Berwick", "", "Berwick", "BerwickParser"
+"Birmingham City Council", "Birmingham", "", "Birmingham", "BirminghamParser"