optconnect-glimpse.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys, json, urllib2


def search (info, key):
    if type(info) == dict:
        for k, v in info.iteritems():
            if (type(v) == dict or type(v) == list) and k != key:
                search(v, key)
            elif k == key:
                print str(v)
                return str(v)

    elif type(info) == list:
        for v in info:
            if type(v) == dict or type(v) == list:
                search(v, key)


def full_str (info, query_str):
    query_str = query_str.split('.')
    res = info
    for i in query_str:
        res = res[i]

    return res


def help ():
    print "Blind search:\t" + sys.argv[0] + "search <key>"
    print "Specific keys:\n\t" + sys.argv[0] + " <key>\n\tOR\n\t" + sys.argv[0] + " <key.key.key>"


if __name__ == "__main__":
    arg_len = len(sys.argv)
    
    if arg_len < 2:
        print "Error: Option missing\n"
        help()
        exit()

    else:
        try: 
            request = urllib2.urlopen('http://192.168.1.90:8888/api/v1').read()        
            parsed_json = json.loads(request)
        except:
            print "Error: Unable to reach api"
            exit(1)
        
        if arg_len == 2 and (sys.argv[1] == "-h" or sys.argv[1] == "help"):
            help()
        
        elif arg_len == 2 and (sys.argv[1] != "-h" or sys.argv[1] != "help"):
            print str(full_str(parsed_json, sys.argv[1]))

        elif sys.argv[1] == "search" or sys.argv[1] == "-s":
            search(parsed_json, sys.argv[2])

        exit()