Package mobi :: Package mtld :: Package da :: Module api :: Class DaApi
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Class DaApi

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        DaApi

Used to load the recognition tree and perform lookups of all properties, or get individual properties. Typical usage is as follows:

>>> deviceAtlas = DaApi()
>>> path = 'data_file/sample.json'
>>> tree = mobi.mtld.da.getTreeFromFile(path)
>>> properties = mobi.mtld.da.getProperties(tree, "Nokia6680...")
>>> property = mobi.mtld.da.getProperty(tree, "Nokia6680...", "displayWidth")

Note that you should normally use the user-agent that was received in the device's HTTP request. In a BaseHTTPServer environment, you would do as follows:

>>> userAgent = self.headers['user-agent']
>>> displayWidth = mobi.mtld.da.getPropertyAsInteger(tree, userAgent, "displayWidth")

Third-party Browsers:

In some contexts, the user-agent you want to recognise may have been provided in a different header. Opera's mobile browser, for example, makes requests via a HTTP proxy, which rewrites the headers, in that case, the original device's user-agent is in the "X-OperaMini-Phone-UA" header, and the following code could be used:

>>> operaHeader = "X-OperaMini-Phone-UA"
>>> if operaHeader in request.headers:
>>>  userAgent = self.headers[operaHeader]
>>> else:
>>>  userAgent = self.headers['user-agent']
>>> displayWidth = mobi.mtld.da.getPropertyAsInteger(tree, userAgent, "displayWidth")

See here for more information: https://mobi.mtld.da.com/resources/side-loaded-browser-handling

Client side properties:

Client side properties can be collected and merged into the results by using the Client-side component. The results from the client side are sent to the server inside a cookie. The contents of this cookie can be passed to the DeviceAtlas getProperty and getProperties methods. The client side properties override any data file properties and also serve as an input into additional logic to determine other properties such as the iPhone models that are otherwise not detectable. The following code shows how this can be done in BaseHTTPServer:

>>> userAgent = self.headers['user-agent']
>>> cookieContents = # method call to get the 'DAPROPS' cookie content
>>> properties = mobi.mtld.da.getPropertiesAsTyped(tree, userAgent,
>>>  cookieContents)

Deprecated: Please use the new interface with DeviceApi instead.

Copyright: Copyright (c) Afilias Technologies Limited 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Author: Afilias Technologies Limited

Instance Methods

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __init__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __repr__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __str__, __subclasshook__

Static Methods
 
getTreeFromFile(filename, includeChangeableUserAgentProperties=True)
Return a tree from a JSON file.
 
getTreeFromString(json, includeChangeableUserAgentProperties=True)
Return a loaded JSON tree from a string of JSON data.
 
getTreeGeneration(tree)
Get the generation date for this tree.
 
getTreeGenerationAsTimestamp(tree)
Get the generation date for this tree as a UNIX timestamp.
 
getTreeRevision(tree)
Return the revision number of the tree.
 
getApiRevision()
Return the revision number of the API.
 
listProperties(tree)
Return an associative array of all property names available for all user agents in this tree, with their data type names.
 
getProperties(tree, userAgent, cookie=None, typedValues=False, sought=None, uaPropsNeeded=True)
Return a associative array of known properties merged with properties from the client side JavaScript.
 
getPropertiesAsTyped(tree, userAgent, cookie=None)
Return an associative array of known properties merged with properties from the client side JavaScript.
 
getProperty(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None, typedValue=False)
Return a value for the named property for this user agent.
 
getPropertyAsBoolean(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None)
Strongly typed property access.
 
getPropertyAsDate(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None)
Strongly typed property access.
 
getPropertyAsInteger(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None)
Strongly typed property access.
 
getPropertyAsString(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None)
Strongly typed property access.
Properties

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

getTreeFromFile(filename, includeChangeableUserAgentProperties=True)
Static Method

 

Return a tree from a JSON file. The loaded tree is stored in a static cache to avoid multiple reloads if this method is repeatedly called. To reload from the JSON file set "reload" to true.

Some properties cannot be known before runtime and can change from user-agent to user-agent. The most common of these are the OS Version and the Browser Version. This API is able to dynamically detect these changing properties but introduces a small overhead to do so. To disable returning these extra properties set "includeChangeableUserAgentProperties" to false.

Parameters:
  • filename - is the location of the file to read in. Use an absolute path name to be sure of success if the current working directory is not clear.
  • includeChangeableUserAgentProperties - is to detect changeable user-agent properties.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.load_data_from_file() instead.

getTreeFromString(json, includeChangeableUserAgentProperties=True)
Static Method

 

Return a loaded JSON tree from a string of JSON data.

Some properties cannot be known before runtime and can change from user-agent to user-agent. The most common of these are the OS Version and the Browser Version. This API is able to dynamically detect these changing properties but introduces a small overhead to do so. To disable returning these extra properties set "includeChangeableUserAgentProperties" to false.

This method does not use the built in static cache.

Parameters:
  • json - is the string of json data.
  • includeChangeableUserAgentProperties - Also detect changeable user-agent properties.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.load_data_from_string() instead.

getTreeGeneration(tree)
Static Method

 

Get the generation date for this tree.

Parameters:
  • tree - is a dict object with the tree. It returns the date and time the tree was generated.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_data_creation_timestamp() instead.

getTreeGenerationAsTimestamp(tree)
Static Method

 

Get the generation date for this tree as a UNIX timestamp.

Parameters:
  • tree - is a dict object with the tree. It returns a timestamp the tree was generated.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_data_creation_timestamp() instead.

getTreeRevision(tree)
Static Method

 

Return the revision number of the tree.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_data_revision() instead.

listProperties(tree)
Static Method

 

Return an associative array of all property names available for all user agents in this tree, with their data type names.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_property_names() instead.

getProperties(tree, userAgent, cookie=None, typedValues=False, sought=None, uaPropsNeeded=True)
Static Method

 

Return a associative array of known properties merged with properties from the client side JavaScript. The client side JavaScript sets a cookie with collected properties. The contents of this cookie must be passed to this method for it to work. The client properties override any properties discovered from the main JSON data file.

Parameters:
  • tree - is the previously generated associative array tree.
  • userAgent - is the device's User-Agent header string.
  • cookie - is the content of the cookie containing the client side properties.
  • typedValues - whether values in the results are typed.
  • sought - is a set of properties to return values for.
  • uaPropsNeeded - whether the extra properties from the UA String are needed.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_properties() instead.

getPropertiesAsTyped(tree, userAgent, cookie=None)
Static Method

 

Return an associative array of known properties merged with properties from the client side JavaScript. The client side JavaScript sets a cookie with collected properties. The contents of this cookie must be passed to this method for it to work. The client properties override any properties discovered from the main JSON data file.

Parameters:
  • tree - is the previously generated associative array tree.
  • userAgent - is the device's User-Agent header string.
  • cookie - is the content of the cookie containing the client side properties.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_properties() instead.

getProperty(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None, typedValue=False)
Static Method

 

Return a value for the named property for this user agent.

Parameters:
  • tree - Previously generated associative array tree.
  • userAgent - The device's User-Agent header string.
  • property - The name of the property to return.
  • cookie - The contents of the cookie containing the client side properties.
  • typedValue - Whether value in the associative array are typed.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_properties instead.

getPropertyAsBoolean(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None)
Static Method

 

Strongly typed property access. Return a boolean property (or throws an exception if the property is actually of another type).

Parameters:
  • tree - Previously generated associative array tree.
  • userAgent - The device's User-Agent header string.
  • property - The name of the property to return.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_properties() and bool(Property) instead.

getPropertyAsDate(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None)
Static Method

 

Strongly typed property access. Returns a date property (or throws an exception if the property is actually of another type).

Parameters:
  • tree - Previously generated associative array tree.
  • userAgent - The device's User-Agent header string.
  • property - The name of the property to return.

Deprecated: Date data type is not supported anymore.

getPropertyAsInteger(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None)
Static Method

 

Strongly typed property access. Return an integer property (or throws an exception if the property is actually of another type).

Parameters:
  • tree - Previously generated associative array tree.
  • userAgent - The device's User-Agent header string.
  • property - The name of the property to return.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_properties() and int(Property) instead.

getPropertyAsString(tree, userAgent, property, cookie=None)
Static Method

 

Strongly typed property access. Return a string property (or throws an exception if the property is actually of another type).

Parameters:
  • tree - Previously generated associative array tree.
  • userAgent - The device's User-Agent header string.
  • property - The name of the property to return.

Deprecated: Please use DeviceApi.get_properties() and str(Property) instead.