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README.md Vedi File

@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
# UK Planning Scraper

**PRE-ALPHA: Only works with Idox and Northgate sites and spews a lot of stuff to STDOUT. Not for production use.**
**PRE-ALPHA: Only works with Idox and Northgate sites and spews a lot of stuff
to STDOUT. Not for production use.**

This gem scrapes planning applications data from UK local planning authority websites, eg Westminster City Council. Data is returned as an array of hashes, one hash for each planning application.
This gem scrapes planning applications data from UK local planning authority
websites, eg Westminster City Council. Data is returned as an array of hashes,
one hash for each planning application.

This scraper gem doesn't use a database. Storing the output is up to you. It's just a convenient way to get the data.
This scraper gem doesn't use a database. Storing the output is up to you. It's
just a convenient way to get the data.

Currently this only works for Idox and Northgate sites. The ultimate aim is to provide a consistent interface in a single gem for all variants of all planning systems: Idox Public Access, Northgate Planning Explorer, OcellaWeb, Agile Planning and all the one-off systems.
Currently this only works for Idox and Northgate sites. The ultimate aim is to
provide a consistent interface in a single gem for all variants of all planning
systems: Idox Public Access, Northgate Planning Explorer, OcellaWeb, Agile
Planning and all the one-off systems.

This project is not affiliated with any organisation.

@@ -15,7 +22,8 @@ This project is not affiliated with any organisation.
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

```ruby
gem 'uk_planning_scraper', :git => 'https://github.com/adrianshort/uk_planning_scraper/'
gem 'uk_planning_scraper', \
git: 'https://github.com/adrianshort/uk_planning_scraper/'
```

And then execute:
@@ -38,66 +46,87 @@ require 'pp'

### Scrape from a council

Applications in Westminster decided in the last seven days:

```ruby
apps = UKPlanningScraper::Authority.named('Westminster').scrape({ decided_days: 7 })
pp apps
pp UKPlanningScraper::Authority.named('Westminster').decided_days(7).scrape
```

### Scrape from a bunch of councils

Scrape the last week's planning decisions across the whole of
London (actually 23 of the 35 authorities right now):

```ruby
auths = UKPlanningScraper::Authority.tagged('london')
authorities = UKPlanningScraper::Authority.tagged('london')

auths.each do |auth|
apps = auth.scrape({ decided_days: 7 })
pp apps # You'll probably want to save `apps` to your database here
authorities.each do |authority|
applications = authority.decided_days(7).scrape
pp applications
# You'll probably want to save `applications` to your database here
end
```

Yes, we just scraped the last week's planning decisions across the whole of London (actually 23 of the 35 authorities right now) with five lines of code.

### Satisfy your niche interests

Launderette applications validated in the last seven days in Scotland:

```ruby
auths = UKPlanningScraper::Authority.tagged('scotland')
authorities = UKPlanningScraper::Authority.tagged('scotland')

auths.each do |auth|
apps = auth.scrape({ validated_days: 7, keywords: 'launderette' })
pp apps # You'll probably want to save `apps` to your database here
authorities.each do |authority|
applications = authority.validated_days(7).keywords('launderette').scrape
pp applications # You'll probably want to save `apps` to your database here
end
```

### More search parameters
### More scrape parameter methods

Chain as many scrape parameter methods on a `UKPlanningScraper::Authority`
object as you like, making sure that `scrape` comes last.

```ruby
received_from(Date.parse("1 Jan 2016"))
received_to(Date.parse("31 Dec 2016"))

# Received in the last n days (including today)
# Use instead of received_to, received_from
received_days(7)

validated_to(Date.today)
validated_from(Date.today - 30)
validated_days(7) # instead of validated_to, validated_from

decided_to(Date.today)
decided_from(Date.today - 30)
decided_days(7) # instead of decided_to, decided_from

# Check that the systems you're scraping return the
# results you expect for multiple keywords (AND or OR?)
keywords("hip gable")

applicant_name("Mr and Mrs Smith") # Currently Idox only
application_type("Householder") # Currently Idox only
development_type("") # Currently Idox only

# Don't try these all at once
params = {
received_to: Date.today,
received_from: Date.today - 30,
received_days: 7, # instead of received_to, received_from
validated_to: Date.today,
validated_from: Date.today - 30,
validated_days: 7, # instead of validated_to, validated_from
decided_to: Date.today,
decided_from: Date.today - 30,
decided_days: 7 # instead of decided_to, decided_from
keywords: "hip gable", # Check that the systems you're scraping return the results you expect for multiple keywords (AND or OR?)
}

apps = UKPlanningScraper::Authority.named('Camden').scrape(params)
scrape # runs the scraper
```

### Save to a SQLite database

This gem has no interest whatsoever in persistence. What you do with the data it outputs is up to you: relational databases, document stores, VHS and clay tablets are all blissfully none of its business. But using the [ScraperWiki](https://github.com/openaustralia/scraperwiki-ruby) gem is a really easy way to store your data:
This gem has no interest whatsoever in persistence. What you do with the data it
outputs is up to you: relational databases, document stores, VHS and clay
tablets are all blissfully none of its business. But using the
[ScraperWiki](https://github.com/openaustralia/scraperwiki-ruby) gem is a really
easy way to store your data:

```ruby
require 'scraperwiki' # Must be installed, of course
ScraperWiki.save_sqlite([:authority_name, :council_reference], apps)
ScraperWiki.save_sqlite([:authority_name, :council_reference], applications)
```

That `apps` param can be a hash or an array of hashes, which is what gets returned by our `Authority.scrape`.
That `applications` param can be a hash or an array of hashes, which is what
gets returned by our `Authority.scrape`.

### Find authorities by tag

@@ -130,11 +159,18 @@ and whatever you'd like to add that would be useful to others.

### WTF is up with London?

London has got 32 London Boroughs, tagged `londonboroughs`. These are the councils under the authority of the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority.
London has got 32 London Boroughs, tagged `londonboroughs`. These are the
councils under the authority of the Mayor of London and the Greater London
Authority.

It has 33 councils: the London Boroughs plus the City of London (named `City of London`). We don't currently have a tag for this, but if you want to add `londoncouncils` please go ahead.
It has 33 councils: the London Boroughs plus the City of London (named `City of
London`). We don't currently have a tag for this, but if you want to add
`londoncouncils` please go ahead.

And it's got 35 local planning authorities: the 33 councils plus the two `londondevelopmentcorporations`, named `London Legacy Development Corporation` and `Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation`. The tag `london` covers all (and only) the 35 local planning authorities in London.
And it's got 35 local planning authorities: the 33 councils plus the two
`londondevelopmentcorporations`, named `London Legacy Development Corporation`
and `Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation`. The tag `london` covers
all (and only) the 35 local planning authorities in London.

```ruby
UKPlanningScraper::Authority.tagged('londonboroughs').size
@@ -151,13 +187,13 @@ UKPlanningScraper::Authority.tagged('london').size

```ruby
UKPlanningScraper::Authority.named('Merton').tags
# => ["england", "london", "londonboroughs", "northgate", "outerlondon", "southlondon"]
# => ["england", "london", "londonboroughs", "northgate", "outerlondon", "southlondon"]

UKPlanningScraper::Authority.not_tagged('london')
# => [...]
# => [...]

UKPlanningScraper::Authority.named('Islington').tagged?('southlondon')
# => false
# => false
```

### List all authorities
@@ -177,15 +213,20 @@ The list of authorities is in a CSV file in `/lib/uk_planning_scraper`:

https://github.com/adrianshort/uk_planning_scraper/blob/master/lib/uk_planning_scraper/authorities.csv

The easiest way to add to or edit this list is to edit within GitHub (use the pencil icon) and create a new pull request for your changes. If accepted, your changes will be available to everyone with the next version of the gem.
The easiest way to add to or edit this list is to edit within GitHub (use the
pencil icon) and create a new pull request for your changes. If accepted, your
changes will be available to everyone with the next version of the gem.

The file format is one line per authority, with comma-separated:

- Name (omit "the", "council", "borough of", "city of", etc. and write "and" not "&", except for `City of London` which is a special case)
- Name (omit "the", "council", "borough of", "city of", etc. and write "and" not
"&", except for `City of London` which is a special case)
- URL of the search form (use the advanced search URL if there is one)
- Tags (use as many comma-separated tags as is reasonable, lowercase and all one word.)
- Tags (use as many comma-separated tags as is reasonable, lowercase and all one
word.)

There's no need to manually add tags to the `authorities.csv` file for the software systems like `idox`, `northgate` etc as these are added automatically.
There's no need to manually add tags to the `authorities.csv` file for the
software systems like `idox`, `northgate` etc as these are added automatically.

Please check the tag list before you change anything:

@@ -195,10 +236,17 @@ pp UKPlanningScraper::Authority.tags

## Development

After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. You can
also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to
experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).
To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To
release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run
`bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push
git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to
[rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org).

## Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/adrianshort/uk_planning_scraper.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at
https://github.com/adrianshort/uk_planning_scraper.

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require "uk_planning_scraper/version"
require "uk_planning_scraper/authority"
require "uk_planning_scraper/authority_scrape_params"
require "uk_planning_scraper/application"
require 'uk_planning_scraper/idox'
require 'uk_planning_scraper/northgate'


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lib/uk_planning_scraper/authority.rb Vedi File

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require 'csv'
module UKPlanningScraper
class Authority
attr_reader :name, :url
@@authorities = []

def initialize(name, url)
@@ -10,43 +11,25 @@ module UKPlanningScraper
@url = url.strip
@tags = [] # Strings in arbitrary order
@applications = [] # Application objects
@scrape_params = {}
end

def scrape(params, options = {})
def scrape(options = {})
default_options = {
delay: 10,
}
options = default_options.merge(options) # The user-supplied options override the defaults
# Validated within the last n days
# Assumes that every scraper/system can do a date range search
if params[:validated_days]
params[:validated_to] = Date.today
params[:validated_from] = Date.today - (params[:validated_days] - 1)
end
# Received within the last n days
# Assumes that every scraper/system can do a date range search
if params[:received_days]
params[:received_to] = Date.today
params[:received_from] = Date.today - (params[:received_days] - 1)
end
# Decided within the last n days
# Assumes that every scraper/system can do a date range search
if params[:decided_days]
params[:decided_to] = Date.today
params[:decided_from] = Date.today - (params[:decided_days] - 1)
end
# The user-supplied options override the defaults
options = default_options.merge(options)

# Select which scraper to use
case system
when 'idox'
@applications = scrape_idox(params, options)
@applications = scrape_idox(@scrape_params, options)
when 'northgate'
@applications = scrape_northgate(params, options)
@applications = scrape_northgate(@scrape_params, options)
else
raise SystemNotSupported.new("Planning system not supported for #{@name} at URL: #{@url}")
raise SystemNotSupported.new("Planning system not supported for \
#{@name} at URL: #{@url}")
end
# Post processing
@@ -58,6 +41,10 @@ module UKPlanningScraper
output = []
# FIXME - silently ignores invalid apps. How should we handle them?
@applications.each { |app| output << app.to_hash if app.valid? }
# Reset so that old params don't get used for new scrapes
clear_scrape_params
output # Single point of successful exit
end
@@ -82,15 +69,15 @@ module UKPlanningScraper
def system
if @url.match(/search\.do\?action=advanced/i)
s = 'idox'
'idox'
elsif @url.match(/generalsearch\.aspx/i)
s = 'northgate'
'northgate'
elsif @url.match(/ocellaweb/i)
s = 'ocellaweb'
'ocellaweb'
elsif @url.match(/\/apas\//)
s = 'agileplanning'
'agileplanning'
else
s = 'unknownsystem'
'unknownsystem'
end
end

@@ -135,7 +122,8 @@ module UKPlanningScraper
def self.load
# Don't run this method more than once
return unless @@authorities.empty?
CSV.foreach(File.join(File.dirname(__dir__), 'uk_planning_scraper', 'authorities.csv')) do |line|
CSV.foreach(File.join(File.dirname(__dir__), 'uk_planning_scraper', \
'authorities.csv')) do |line|
auth = Authority.new(line[0], line[1])
auth.add_tags(line[2..-1])
auth.add_tag(auth.system)


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lib/uk_planning_scraper/authority_scrape_params.rb Vedi File

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require 'date'

module UKPlanningScraper
class Authority
# Parameter methods for Authority#scrape
# Desgined to be method chained, eg:
#
# applications = UKPlanningScraper::Authority.named("Barnet"). \
# development_type("Q22").keywords("illuminat"). \
# validated_days(30).scrape

def validated_days(n)
# Validated within the last n days
# Assumes that every scraper/system can do a date range search
check_class(n, Fixnum)

unless n > 0
raise ArgumentError.new("validated_days must be greater than 0")
end
validated_from(Date.today - (n - 1))
validated_to(Date.today)
self
end

def received_days(n)
# received within the last n days
# Assumes that every scraper/system can do a date range search
check_class(n, Fixnum)

unless n > 0
raise ArgumentError.new("received_days must be greater than 0")
end
received_from(Date.today - (n - 1))
received_to(Date.today)
self
end

def decided_days(n)
# decided within the last n days
# Assumes that every scraper/system can do a date range search
check_class(n, Fixnum)

unless n > 0
raise ArgumentError.new("decided_days must be greater than 0")
end
decided_from(Date.today - (n - 1))
decided_to(Date.today)
self
end
def applicant_name(s)
unless system == 'idox'
raise NoMethodError.new("applicant_name is only implemented for Idox. \
This authority (#{@name}) is #{system.capitalize}.")
end
check_class(s, String)
@scrape_params[:applicant_name] = s.strip
self
end

def application_type(s)
unless system == 'idox'
raise NoMethodError.new("application_type is only implemented for \
Idox. This authority (#{@name}) is #{system.capitalize}.")
end
check_class(s, String)
@scrape_params[:application_type] = s.strip
self
end

def development_type(s)
unless system == 'idox'
raise NoMethodError.new("development_type is only implemented for \
Idox. This authority (#{@name}) is #{system.capitalize}.")
end
check_class(s, String)
@scrape_params[:development_type] = s.strip
self
end

private
# Handle the simple params with this
def method_missing(method_name, *args)
sc_params = {
validated_from: Date,
validated_to: Date,
received_from: Date,
received_to: Date,
decided_from: Date,
decided_to: Date,
keywords: String
}
value = args[0]
if sc_params[method_name]
check_class(value, sc_params[method_name], method_name.to_s)
value.strip! if value.class == String
if value.class == Date && value > Date.today
raise ArgumentError.new("#{method_name} can't be a date in the " + \
"future (#{value.to_s})")
end
@scrape_params[method_name] = value
self
else
raise NoMethodError.new(method_name.to_s)
end
end

def clear_scrape_params
@scrape_params = {}
end
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5100299/how-to-get-the-name-of-the-calling-method
def check_class(
param_value,
expected_class,
param_name = caller_locations(1, 1)[0].label) # name of calling method
unless param_value.class == expected_class
raise TypeError.new("#{param_name} must be a " \
"#{expected_class} not a #{param_value.class.to_s}")
end
end
end
end

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lib/uk_planning_scraper/version.rb Vedi File

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
module UKPlanningScraper
VERSION = "0.3.2"
VERSION = "0.4.0"
end

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spec/brighton_spec.rb Vedi File

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe UKPlanningScraper::Authority do

it 'returns apps' do
apps = VCR.use_cassette("#{self.class.description}") {
scraper.scrape({ decided_days: 4 }, { delay: 0 })
scraper.decided_days(4).scrape({ delay: 0 })
}
pp apps
# expect(authority).to be_a(UKPlanningScraper::Authority)


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