Package biblio :: Package webquery :: Module xisbn :: Class XisbnQuery

Class XisbnQuery

           object --+        
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         impl.ReprObj --+    
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basewebquery.BaseWebquery --+
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                           XisbnQuery

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, timeout=5.0, limits=None)
C'tor.

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query_service(self, isbn, method, format, fields=['*'])
A generalised query for xISBN. source code

query_bibdata_by_isbn(self, isbn, format='bibrecord')
Return publication data based on ISBN. source code

query_editions_by_isbn(self, isbn, format='xml')
Return the editions associated with an ISBN. source code

query_isbn(self, isbn, method, format='string')
A generalised method for ISBN queries that return ISBNs. source code

query_isbn10_to_13(self, isbn, format='string') source code

query_isbn13_to_10(self, isbn, format='string') source code

query_fix_isbn_csum(self, isbn, format='string') source code

query_hyphenate_isbn(self, isbn, format='string') source code

Inherited from basewebquery.BaseWebquery: request

Inherited from basewebquery.BaseWebquery (private): _build_request_url

Inherited from impl.ReprObj: __repr__, __str__, __unicode__

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__

Class Variables

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Inherited from basewebquery.BaseWebquery (private): _repr_fields

Properties

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Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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init(self, timeout=5.0, limits=None)
(Constructor)

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C'tor.

Parameters:

root_url - The url to be used as the basis for all requests to this service. It should be the common "stem" that does not vary for any request.
timeout - How many seconds to wait for a response.
limits - A list of QueryThrottles to impose upon the use of this webservice.

Overrides: object.__init__

query_service(self, isbn, method, format, fields=`['*']`)

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A generalised query for xISBN.

This serves a general way of accessing all the methods available for xISBN. It also normalises the ISBn to a suitable form for submission.

Parameters:

isbn (string) - A normalised ISBN-10 or -13.
method (string) - The request type to make of xISBN.
format (string) - The form for the response.
fields (iterable) - A list of the fields to include in the response.

Returns:

The response received from the service.

query_bibdata_by_isbn(self, isbn, format=`'bibrecord'`)

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Return publication data based on ISBN.

Parameters:

isbn (string) - An ISBN-10 or ISBN-13.

Returns:

Publication data in Xisbn XML format.

query_editions_by_isbn(self, isbn, format=`'xml'`)

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Return the editions associated with an ISBN.

Parameters:

isbn (string) - An ISBN-10 or ISBN-13.
format (string) - See query_service.

Returns:

Publication data in Xisbn XML format.

query_isbn(self, isbn, method, format=`'string'`)

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A generalised method for ISBN queries that return ISBNs.

This allows functionality to be shared among the ISBN conversion and checking methods.

Class XisbnQuery

__init__(self, timeout=5.0, limits=None) (Constructor)

query_service(self, isbn, method, format, fields=['*'])

query_bibdata_by_isbn(self, isbn, format='bibrecord')

query_editions_by_isbn(self, isbn, format='xml')

query_isbn(self, isbn, method, format='string')

init(self, timeout=5.0, limits=None)
(Constructor)

query_service(self, isbn, method, format, fields=`['*']`)

query_bibdata_by_isbn(self, isbn, format=`'bibrecord'`)

query_editions_by_isbn(self, isbn, format=`'xml'`)

query_isbn(self, isbn, method, format=`'string'`)