__auth__ = None
import re
date_format = "%d/%m/%Y"
def fixNewlines(text):
# This can be used to sort out windows newlines
return text.replace("\r\n","\n")
# So what can a postcode look like then?
# This list of formats comes from http://www.mailsorttechnical.com/frequentlyaskedquestions.cfm
#AN NAA M1 1AA
#ANN NAA M60 1NW
#AAN NAA CR2 6XH
#AANN NAA DN55 1PT
#ANA NAA W1A 1HP
#AANA NAA EC1A 1BB
postcode_regex = re.compile("[A-Z][A-Z]?\d(\d|[A-Z])? ?\d[A-Z][A-Z]")
def getPostcodeFromText(text):
"""This function takes a piece of text and returns the first
bit of it that looks like a postcode."""
postcode_match = postcode_regex.search(text)
if postcode_match is not None:
return postcode_match.group()
class PlanningAuthorityResults:
"""This class represents a set of results of a planning search.
This should probably be separated out so that it can be used for
authorities other than Cherwell.
"""
def __init__(self, authority_name, authority_short_name):
self.authority_name = authority_name
self.authority_short_name = authority_short_name
# this will be a list of PlanningApplication objects
self.planning_applications = []
def addApplication(self, application):
self.planning_applications.append(application)
def __repr__(self):
return self.displayXML()
def displayXML(self):
"""This should display the contents of this object in the planningalerts format.
i.e. in the same format as this one:
http://www.planningalerts.com/lambeth.xml
"""
applications_bit = "".join([x.displayXML() for x in self.planning_applications])
return u"""\n""" + \
u"