Module: CoaOpScraper::Tames

Defined in:
lib/tames.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.date_from_oddball(date_string) ⇒ Object

returns an array of opinion_metadata hashes



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# File 'lib/tames.rb', line 82

def self.date_from_oddball(date_string)
  return Nil unless date_string.match(/\d\d\/\d\d\/\d\d\d\d/)
  parts = date_string.split("/")
  whole = parts[1] + "-" + parts[0] + "-" + parts[2]
  whole.to_date
end

.parse_opinion_list(doc) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/tames.rb', line 16

def self.parse_opinion_list(doc)
  data = Nokogiri::HTML.parse(doc)

  main_targets = data.search("table[class=rgMasterTable]").search("tr[class=rgRow]")
  alt_targets = data.search("table[class=rgMasterTable]").search("tr[class=rgAltRow]")
  targets = main_targets + alt_targets

  raw_release_date = data.search("span.TitleBlue").search("span")[1].inner_text
  release_date = self.date_from_oddball(raw_release_date.strip_both_ends)

  results = []
  targets.each do |t|
    result = Hash.new
    result[:release_date] = release_date
    result[:opinion_urls] = {}
    t.search("a").each do |link|
      if link.inner_text.match(/\d\d\d\d/)
        result[:docket_no] = link.inner_text
        result[:docket_page_url] = link["href"]
        next
      end
      text_part = link.inner_text.downcase
      if text_part.match(/pdf/)
        result[:opinion_urls]["pdf"] = link["href"]
      elsif text_part.match(/htm/)
        result[:opinion_urls]["html"] = link["href"]
      elsif text_part.match(/wpd/)
        result[:opinion_urls]["wpd"] = link["href"]
      elsif text_part.match(/doc/)
        result[:opinion_urls]["doc"] = link["href"]
      else
        unknown_type = text_part.downcase.gsub("","").gsub("","").strip_both_ends
        result[:opinion_urls]["#{unknown_type}"] = link["href"]
      end # if/thens of opinion types
    end # link/opinion loop

    # within the opinion set
    # N.B., this also contains information about dissent/memorandum/etc.
    if t.search("div").search("td").first
      result[:author_string] = t.search("div").search("td").first.inner_text
    end

    # other <TD> elements
    # last one is the panel
    # penultimate is the disposition
    # antepenultimate is the case style--origin

    result[:panel_string] = t.search("td")[-1].to_html.split(/[<>]/).select { |x| x.match(/Ju[ds]/) }.join(",").gsub("  "," ")
    result[:disposition] = t.search("td")[-2].inner_text.downcase.strip_both_ends

    source = t.search("td")[-3].inner_text
    parts = source.split("--")
    if parts.size == 2
      result[:case_style] = parts.first.strip_both_ends
      result[:origin] = parts.second.strip_both_ends
    elsif parts.size == 1
      result[:case_style] = parts.first.strip_both_ends
    end
    # ensuring enough info to salvage if I need to
    #next if result[:docket_no].nil? or result[:docket_page_url].nil?
    #next if result[:docket_no].blank? or result[:docket_page_url].blank?
    results << result
  end
  results
end

.url_for_coa_for_date(coa, date) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/tames.rb', line 10

def self.url_for_coa_for_date(coa,date)
  datestring = date.to_date.strftime("%m/%d/%Y")
  root_path = "http://www.search.txcourts.gov/Docket.aspx?coa="
  root_path + "coa#{coa}&FullDate=#{datestring}"
end