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Sync LL and SpaceX APIs
from datetime import timedelta
from difflib import SequenceMatcher
import requests
from django.utils.text import slugify
def find_spacex_api(launch):
max_delta = 7
url = 'https://api.spacexdata.com/v3/launches'
sta = launch.window_start + timedelta(days=- max_delta)
end = launch.window_end + timedelta(days=+ max_delta)
# As SpaceX API doesn't offer the mission name as search criteria
# we ask for all spacex launches in +/- 7 days around the date
payload = {
'id': 'true',
'start': sta.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
'end': end.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
}
r = requests.get(url, params=payload)
allowed_delta = (max_delta * 24 * 3600)
allowed_ratio = 0.3
results = r.json()
print("\n")
print(launch.name)
for api_launch in results:
delta = abs(launch.net.timestamp() - api_launch['launch_date_unix'])
n1 = slugify(launch.name.split("|")[1].strip())
n2 = slugify(api_launch['mission_name'])
ratio = SequenceMatcher(None, n1, n2).ratio()
if (delta < 1000 and ratio > 0.1) or (delta < allowed_delta and ratio > allowed_ratio):
print('Found match in SpaceXAPI %s (ratio %s, delta %s/%s)' % (api_launch['_id'],
ratio,
delta,
allowed_delta))
return api_launch['_id']
else:
print(api_launch)
print('Not a match in SpaceXAPI (ratio %s, delta %s/%s)' % (ratio, delta, allowed_delta))
print("\n")
return None
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