+# provider-specific operations
+def get_nrcs_data(begin, end, data):
+ """get the data we're after from the NRCS WSDL"""
+ transport = zeep.transports.Transport(cache=zeep.cache.SqliteCache())
+ client = zeep.Client(wsdl=data['source'], transport=transport)
+ remote_data = {}
+
+ for elementCd in data['desired_data']:
+ time_element = time.time()
+
+ # get the last three hours of data for this elementCd
+ tmp = client.service.getHourlyData(
+ stationTriplets=[data['station_id']],
+ elementCd=elementCd,
+ ordinal=1,
+ beginDate=begin,
+ endDate=end)
+
+ LOG.info("Time to get elementCd '%s': %.3f sec" % (elementCd,
+ time.time() - time_element))
+
+ values = tmp[0]['values']
+
+ # sort and isolate the most recent
+ #
+ # NOTE: we do this because sometimes there are gaps in hourly data
+ # in NRCS; yes, we may end up with slightly inaccurate data,
+ # so perhaps this decision will be re-evaluated in the future
+ if values:
+ ordered = sorted(values, key=lambda t: t['dateTime'], reverse=True)
+ remote_data[elementCd] = ordered[0]['value']
+ else:
+ remote_data[elementCd] = None
+
+ return remote_data
+
+def get_mesowest_data(begin, end, data):
+ """get the data we're after from the MesoWest/Synoptic API"""
+ remote_data = {}
+
+ # massage begin/end date format
+ begin_date_str = begin.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+ end_date_str = end.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M')
+
+ # construct final, completed API URL
+ api_req_url = data['source'] + '&start=' + begin_date_str + '&end=' + end_date_str
+ req = requests.get(api_req_url)
+
+ try:
+ json = req.json()
+ except ValueError:
+ LOG.error("Bad JSON in MesoWest response")
+ sys.exit(1)
+
+ try:
+ observations = json['STATION'][0]['OBSERVATIONS']
+ except ValueError:
+ LOG.error("Bad JSON in MesoWest response")
+ sys.exit(1)
+
+ pos = len(observations['date_time']) - 1
+
+ for elementCd in data['desired_data'].split(','):
+ # sort and isolate the most recent, see note above in NRCS for how and
+ # why this is done
+ #
+ # NOTE: Unlike in the NRCS case, the MesoWest API response contains all
+ # data (whereas with NRCS, we have to make a separate request for
+ # each element we want). This is nice for network efficiency but
+ # it means we have to handle this part differently for each.
+ #
+ # NOTE: Also unlike NRCS, MesoWest provides more granular data; NRCS
+ # provides hourly data, but MesoWest can often provide data every
+ # 10 minutes -- though this provides more opportunity for
+ # irregularities
+
+ # we may not have the data at all
+ key_name = elementCd + '_set_1'
+ if key_name in observations:
+ if observations[key_name][pos]:
+ remote_data[elementCd] = observations[key_name][pos]
+ else:
+ remote_data[elementCd] = None
+ else:
+ remote_data[elementCd] = None
+
+ return remote_data
+