django-pbsmmapi 1.3.5

Django models that import content from the PBS MediaManager API

django-pbsmmapi

Code to model PBS MediaManager objects; scripts to ingest data into those models.

Introduction

This is a Django app to allow Django-based projects to work with the PBS MediaManager API. It is not expected to be a COMPLETE interface to the entirety of the PBS MediaManager; however it should allow access to all of the primary content object types.

In addition to Django, huey is used for running background ingestion tasks.

Quick start

1. Add the pbsmmapi apps to your INSTALLED_APPS setting:

    INSTALLED_APPS = [
        ...
        'pbsmmapi',
        'pbsmmapi.episode',
        'pbsmmapi.season',
        'pbsmmapi.show',
        'pbsmmapi.special',
        'pbsmmapi.franchise',
        'pbsmmapi.changelog',
    ]

2. You ALSO need to have PBS Media Manager credentials - an API KEY and a SECRET KEY. These also go into the settings.py file of your project:

    PBSMM_API_ID = os.environ["PBSMM_API_ID"]
    PBSMM_API_SECRET = os.environ["PBSMM_API_SECRET"]

It's not a good idea to commit these in plain text. Set them as environment variables (as suggested above) or using some other secret management tool.

3. To ingest shows and/or franchises automatically, configure PBSMM_SHOW_SLUGS and/or PBSMM_FRANCHISE_SLUGS:

PBSMM_SHOW_SLUGS = [
    "antiques-roadshow",
]

PBSMM_FRANCHISE_SLUGS = [
    "masterpiece",
]

Huey will attempt to scrape all Show and/or Franchise data, including Specials, Seasons, Episodes, and Assets. The changelog endpoint will also be scraped.

Once a complete ingest has finished, changelog data is used to ingest updated and newly added objects.