Host is a parameter which defaults to the city.media.mit.edu address

buildings_indicator.py

@@ -140,15 +140,15 @@ def year_con_to_age(year_con, base_year):
 
 
 class BuildingsIndicator(Indicator):
-    def setup(self,*args,**kwargs):
+    def setup(self,host='https://cityio.media.mit.edu/', *args,**kwargs):
         self.category='numeric'
         self.table_name=kwargs['table_name']
         self.fitted_model_object_loc='./tables/buildings_data/fitted_comm_model.p'
         self.train_data_loc='./tables/buildings_data'
-        GEOGRID_props_loc='https://cityio.media.mit.edu/api/table/{}/GEOGRID/properties'.format(self.table_name)
-        with urllib.request.urlopen(GEOGRID_props_loc) as url:
-            geogrid_props=json.loads(url.read().decode())
-        self.cell_size=geogrid_props['header']['cellSize']
+        GEOGRID_loc='{}api/table/{}/GEOGRID'.format(host, self.table_name)
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(GEOGRID_loc) as url:
+            geogrid=json.loads(url.read().decode())
+        self.cell_size=geogrid['properties']['header']['cellSize']
         self.max_result_per_worker=100000
         self.min_result_per_worker=50000
 

listen.py

@@ -7,15 +7,17 @@
 from buildings_indicator import BuildingsIndicator
 from diversity_indicator import DiversityIndicator
 
+import sys
+
 from statistics import mean
 
-def main():
+def main(host='https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'):
     # Individual Indicators
     I = InnoIndicator()    
-    P = ProxIndicator(name='proximity',   indicator_type_in='numeric', table_name='corktown')
-    P_hm = ProxIndicator(name='proximity_heatmap',  indicator_type_in='heatmap', table_name='corktown')
+    P = ProxIndicator(name='proximity',   host=host, indicator_type_in='numeric', table_name='corktown')
+    P_hm = ProxIndicator(name='proximity_heatmap',  host=host, indicator_type_in='heatmap', table_name='corktown')
     M = MobilityIndicator(name='mobility', table_name='corktown')
-    B= BuildingsIndicator(name='buildings',  table_name='corktown')
+    B= BuildingsIndicator(name='buildings',  host=host,table_name='corktown')
     D= DiversityIndicator(name='diversity',  table_name='corktown')
 
     # 2nd order  individual indicators 
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ def main():
             D]:
         indicator.viz_type='bar'
 
-    H = Handler('corktown', quietly=False)
+    H = Handler('corktown', quietly=False, host=host)
 
     H.add_indicators([
             I,
@@ -84,4 +86,8 @@ def main():
     H.listen()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-	main()
+    if len(sys.argv)>1:
+        host=sys.argv[1]
+        main(host=host)
+    else:
+        main()

proximity_indicator.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def approx_shape_centroid(geometry):
         print('Unknown geometry type')
 
 class ProxIndicator(Indicator):
-    def setup(self,*args,**kwargs):
+    def setup(self,host='https://cityio.media.mit.edu/', *args,**kwargs):
 #        self.viz_type = kwargs['viz_type_in']
         self.indicator_type = kwargs['indicator_type_in']
         self.table_name= kwargs['table_name']
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def setup(self,*args,**kwargs):
         assert(all(poi in self.scalers for poi in self.all_poi_types))
         self.radius=15 # minutes
         self.dummy_link_speed_met_min=2*1000/60
-        self.host='https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'
+        self.host=host
         # self.pois_per_lu={
         #           'Residential': {'housing': 200},
         #           'Office Tower': {'employment': 1200},

toolbox.py

@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ class Handler:
 	quietly : boolean (default=True)
 		If True, it will show the status of every API call.
 	'''
-	def __init__(self, table_name, GEOGRIDDATA_varname = 'GEOGRIDDATA', GEOGRID_varname = 'GEOGRID', quietly=True):
+	def __init__(self, table_name, GEOGRIDDATA_varname = 'GEOGRIDDATA', GEOGRID_varname = 'GEOGRID', quietly=True, host = 'https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'):
 
-		self.host = 'https://cityio.media.mit.edu/'
+		self.host = host
 		self.table_name = table_name
 		self.quietly = quietly
 
@@ -416,9 +416,9 @@ def get_geogrid_props(self):
 		These properties are not dynamic and include things such as the NAICS and LBCS composition of each lego type.
 		'''
 		if self.geogrid_props is None:
-			r = self._get_url(self.cityIO_get_url+'/GEOGRID/properties')
+			r = self._get_url(self.cityIO_get_url+'/GEOGRID')
 			if r.status_code==200:
-				self.geogrid_props = r.json()
+				self.geogrid_props = r.json()['properties']
 			else:
 				warn('Cant access cityIO type definitions')
 				sleep(1)