homepage.py

import pandas as pd
import sys
import config
# the config.py looks like this:
"""
args = {}

args['username'] = 'matthias.funke@alation.com'
args['password'] = '...'
args['host'] = 'http://...'
"""
from AlationInstance import AlationInstance


if __name__ == "__main__":
    args = sys.argv

    homepage = {
      "action_links" : [
        {
          "title" : "Browse Data Sources",
          "img" : "/static/img/homepage_images/static_actions/BrowseDataSources.png",
          "navigateURL" : "/sources/"
        },
        { "title" : "Search Tables",
          "img" : "/static/img/homepage_images/static_actions/SearchTables.png",
          "navigateURL" : "/search/?otype=table&q="
        },
        { "title" : "Search Business Intelligence this is too long of a long title for two lines",
          "img" : "/static/img/homepage_images/static_actions/SearchBI.png",
          "navigateURL" : "/search/?q=&otype=report_sources"
        },
        { "title" : "Write SQL",
          "img" : "/static/img/homepage_images/static_actions/WriteAQuery.png",
          "navigateURL" : "/compose/"
        },
        {
          "title" : "Write an Article",
          "img" : "/static/img/homepage_images/static_actions/CreateAnArticle.png",
          "navigateURL" : "/article/new"
        }
      ],
      "admin_sections" : [
        {
          "type": "carousel",
          "title" : "-- Shortcuts --",
          "tiles" : []
        },
        {
          "type": "object_window_row",
          "objects": []
        }
      ]
    }

    # -- the argument is a CSV file with the following columns: "description","expandDescription","img","navigateURL","title"
    admin_sections = pd.read_csv(args[1])

    admin_sections['description'] = "Some description here"
    # convert each row of the CSV into a dict (almost like JSON)
    homepage["admin_sections"][0]["tiles"]  =list(admin_sections.apply(lambda x: dict(x), axis=1))
    # delete object window section for now...
    # by keeping only the first element of the list
    homepage["admin_sections"] = [homepage["admin_sections"][0]]

    # --- Log into the source instance
    alation_1 = AlationInstance(config.args['host'],
                                config.args['username'],
                                config.args['password'])
    res = alation_1.generic_api_put(api='/api/homepage/', body=homepage)

    print(res)