Library class

class almapiwrapper.config.Library(code: str | None = None, zone: str | None = None, env: Literal['P', 'S'] | None = 'P', library_id: str | None = None, data: Dict | JsonData | str | None = None)

Bases: Record

Class representing a library

Variables:

  • code – code of the library

  • zone – zone of the library

  • env – environment of the library: ‘P’ for production and ‘S’ for sandbox

  • library_id – library id (number)

  • data – data of the library, almapiwrapper.record.JsonData object

static api_call(method: Literal['get', 'put', 'post', 'delete'], *args, **kwargs) → Response | None

Static method to handle http errors. Quit the program after 3 failed tries

Parameters:

method – ‘get’, ‘put’, ‘post’ or ‘delete’ according to the api method call

static build_headers(data_format: Literal['json', 'xml'], zone: str, area: str, rights: Literal['R', 'RW'] = 'RW', env: Literal['P', 'S'] | None = 'P') → Dict

Build the headers for the API calls.

Parameters:

  • data_format – “json” or “xml”

  • zone – optional, if indicated allow to make the query in an other IZ

  • area – area of the record, bibs, users for example

  • rights – “R” for read only or “RW” for write and read rights

  • env – environment of the api call: ‘P’ for production, ‘S’ for sandbox

Returns:

dict with the headers

property data: Dict | Element | DataFrame | None

Property that get xml data with API call. If not available, make an api call

Returns:

xml data, dictionary or pandas dataframe

property departments: List[Department]

Property to get the departments of the library

Returns:

list of departments of the library

property desks: List[Desk]

Property to get the desks of the library

Returns:

list of desks of the library

property locations: List[Location]

Property to get the locations of the library

Returns:

list of locations of the library

Library.open_hours -> 'OpenHours'

Get the open hours of the library

Returns:

object almapiwrapper.library.OpenHours

static parse_data(data: JsonData | XmlData | Dict | str) → JsonData | XmlData | None

Parse the data and return a parsed data object or None if an error occurs

Parameters:

data – data to be parsed

Returns:

parsed data object or None if an error occurs