Data Updater

Description

A Web API to fetch course data from RPI Course Database.

Requirements

• Python 3
• Beautiful Soup 4
• Flask

Usage

git clone https://github.com/V2grad/DataUpdater
cd DataUpdater
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
python3 app.py

Then visiting http://127.0.0.1:5000/

Different Semesters

• Fall 2018: 201809 http://127.0.0.1:5000/201809
• Spring 2019: 201901 http://127.0.0.1:5000/201901
• Fall 2019: 201909 http://127.0.0.1:5000/201909

Example

See example.json

Return Data Template

See template.json

{
  "subjects": [{
    "shortname": "CSCI",
    "longname": "Computer Science",
    "listings": [{
      "shortname": "1200",
      "sections": [{
        "subject_shortname": "",
        "course_shortname": "",
        "shortname": "01",
        "instructors": ["Turner", "Moorthy"],
        "crn": "5550123",
        "seats": 100,
        "seats_taken": 25,
        "periods": [{
          "day": 1,
          "start": "1200",
          "end": "1450",
          "type": "lecture",
          "location": "DCC 328"
        }]
      }]
    }]
  }]
}