backstop_delete_contacts.py

import webbrowser as wb
import time
import os


# replace url_base with your Backstop instance URL
url_base = 'https://[BACKSTOP_URL]'
url_delete_contacts = '/backstop/crm/ManageContacts.do?ACTION=DELETE&id='


# number of seconds to pause before launching another broswer tab
# too low a number might cause "Too Many Connections" errors
sleep_time = 2


# Backstop Party IDs, used in first method
ids = ['001','002','003']


# open in Chrome; Windows currently requires the path explicitly defined
if os.name == 'nt':
    browser = 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe %s'
else:
    browser = 'chrome'

    
# First method: simply grabbing IDs from a list    
for id in ids:
  wb.get(browser).open(url_base + url_delete_contacts + str(id))
  time.sleep(sleep_time)
    


# Second method: grabbing IDs from a CSV file
with open('backstop_ids.csv') as csvfile:
    ids = csv.reader(csvfile)
    for id in ids:
        wb.get('chrome').open(url_delete_contacts+str(id[0]))
        time.sleep(sleep_time)    
        


# BONUS: delete ALL relationships for a given Contact
# be signle and mingle
# uncomment this block below to try at your own risk!

#url_delete_relationships_all = '/backstop/relationships/ManageRelationships.do?ACTION=REMOVE_ALL&sourceId=PartyBean_'

#with open('backstop_ids.csv') as csvfile:
#    ids = csv.reader(csvfile)
#    for id in ids:
#        wb.get('chrome').open(url_delete_contacts+str(id[0]))
#        time.sleep(sleep_time)



# TODO
# add error handling
# refactor code to use methods

backstop_ids.csv