pinballmap 0.4.6

Python client for the Pinball Map API

Pinball Map API Client

Python client for Pinball Map API.

Special thanks to Logan Arcade in Chicago, IL for supporting development of this project.

Current version: 0.4.6

Source on GitHub

pinballmap at Python Package Index (PyPI)

Documentation at Read the Docs

Installation

$ pip install pinballmap

Quick Start

>>> from pinballmap import PinballMapClient

>>> c = PinballMapClient(location_id=0, region_name="chicago", authentication_token="...", user_email="[e-mail]")

# Sync your list of machines by providing a complete list of current Pinball Map machine_ids.
# e.g.:
>>> c.update_map([1423, 22, 33, 44, 423, 55])

# look up games by name, results sorted by match quality:
>>> c.machine_by_name("Game of Thrones (LE)")
({'created_at': '2015-10-22T18:55:02.702Z',
  'id': 2442,
  'ipdb_id': None,
  'ipdb_link': '',
  'is_active': None,
  'machine_group_id': 22,
  'manufacturer': 'Stern',
  'name': 'Game of Thrones (LE)',
  'updated_at': '2015-10-22T18:55:02.702Z',
  'year': 2015}, ...)

Command Line Usage

Limited functionality at this point, but it does a few things.

 >>> pinballmap --help

 usage: pinballmap [-h] [-l LOCATION_ID] [-r REGION_NAME] [-i]
                   [-t AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN] [-e USER_EMAIL] [-p USER_PASSWORD]
                   {search,machine_id,machine_ipdb,loc_machines,get_token}
                   [value [value ...]]

 Interact with the Pinball Map API from the command line.

 positional arguments:
   {search,machine_id,machine_ipdb,loc_machines,get_token}
                         search: finds machine data by name; machine_id: finds
                         machine matching id; machine_ipdb: finds machine by
                         IPDB id; loc_machines: list machines at a location
                         get_token: get an auth token for email and password
   value

 optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -l LOCATION_ID, --location LOCATION_ID
   -r REGION_NAME, --region REGION_NAME
                         region name (e.g., chicago)
   -i, --id-only         return only machine ids for query
   -t AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN, --token AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN
                         API authentication token (needed for all write
                         operations)
   -e USER_EMAIL, --email USER_EMAIL
                         API User email address (required for all write
                         operations)
   -p USER_PASSWORD, --passwword USER_PASSWORD
                         API User password (required if you are not providing a
                         token with -t/--token)

 Happy flipping! This is python-pinballmap v0.2.2, supporting Pinball Map API
 v1.0




 >>> pinballmap search 'Game of Thrones (LE)'
 id    name                       manufacturer      year    ipdb_id
 ----  -------------------------  --------------  ------  ---------
 2442  Game of Thrones (LE)       Stern             2015
 2441  Game of Thrones (Pro)      Stern             2015
 2527  Game of Thrones (Premium)  Stern             2015
  760  The Bally Game Show        Bally             1990        985


 >>> pinballmap --location 4495 loc_machines
  id  name                                        manufacturer      year    ipdb_id
----  ------------------------------------------  --------------  ------  ---------
1296  AC/DC (Premium)                             Stern             2012       5775
2832  Attack From Mars (Remake)                   Chicago Gaming    2017
2728  Batman 66 (LE)                              Stern             2016       6355
3022  Deadpool (Pro)                              Stern             2018
 738  Dr. Dude                                    Bally             1990        737
2442  Game of Thrones (LE)                        Stern             2015       6309
2571  Ghostbusters (LE)                           Stern             2016       6334
2875  Guardians of the Galaxy (Pro)               Stern             2017       6474
2924  Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast (Premium)  Stern             2018
 695  Junk Yard                                   Williams          1996       4014
2353  Kiss                                        Stern             2015       6265
2306  Medieval Madness (Remake)                   Chicago Gaming    2015       6263
1606  Metallica (Premium)                         Stern             2013       6030
 641  Monster Bash                                Williams          1998       4441
 723  PIN-BOT                                     Williams          1986       1796
 677  Radical!                                    Bally             1990       1904
1276  Shaq Attaq                                  Gottlieb          1995       2874
2565  Spider-Man (Vault Edition)                  Stern             2016       6328
 684  Star Trek: The Next Generation              Williams          1993       2357
 694  Star Wars                                   Data East         1992       2358
2844  Star Wars (Premium)                         Stern             2017       6429
1118  TRON: Legacy                                Stern             2011       5682
 779  Taxi                                        Williams          1988       2505
 686  Terminator 2: Judgment Day                  Williams          1991       2524
 687  The Addams Family                           Bally             1992         20
2203  The Walking Dead (Pro)                      Stern             2014       6155
2866  Total Nuclear Annihilation                  Spooky            2017       6444
 689  White Water                                 Williams          1993       2768
2277  Wrestlemania                                Stern             2015       6215


 >>> pinballmap --location 4495 --id-only loc_machines
 1296,2832,2728,3022,738,2442,2571,2875,2924,695,2353,2306,1606,641,723,677,1276,2565,684,694,2844,1118,779,686,687,2203,2866,689,2277



 >>> pinballmap machine_id 2571
  id  name               manufacturer      year    ipdb_id
----  -----------------  --------------  ------  ---------
2571  Ghostbusters (LE)  Stern             2016       6334

Example Django settings.py

NOTE: Django settings, if present, will take precedence over arguments to PinballMapClient(…)

PINBALL_MAP = {
    'region_name': 'chicago', # a region name to use if not specified in code
    'location_id': your_location_id,  # should be an int
    # email and token are required for all write operations
    'user_email': '...', # your pinball map account email, needed for write operations
    'user_password': '...', # your pinball map password, needed for write operations (not needed with token)
    'authentication_token': '...', # your pinball map api token, needed for write operations
    'cache_name': 'default',  # default: 'default'
    'cache_key_prefix': 'pmap_',  # default: 'pmap_'
}

Example Django management command

Create yourapp/management/commands/update_pinball_map.py and use this as a starting point:

from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
from pinballmap import PinballMapClient
from yourapp.somewhere import get_current_game_list


class Command(BaseCommand):
    help = 'Update the Pinball Map API. Adds/removes machines from our location.'

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        try:
            games = get_current_game_list()  # ← your code provides a list of current IDs
            # no args needed if you used Django settings as shown above:
            c = PinballMapClient()
            c.update_map([g.pinball_map_id for g in games])
            self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS("Pinball Map updated."))
        except Exception as err:
            self.stderr.write(self.style.ERROR("Could not update pinball map because: {}".format(err)))

Change Log

0.4.6

• giving up on RTD theme for now - conflict on ReadTheDocs between Sphinx 8 and the theme

• fix build to include this README

• add .readthedocs.yaml so docs can build

• updated minimum Python version to 3.11

• updated some incorrect information

• updated dependencies

• fixed Poetry config so it can install, build, and publish properly

0.3.6

• fixed a bug where code expected the wrong status code

• changed from using requirements.txt to Poetry for package management

• did a bit of code reorganization

0.3.4

• hopefully fix docs

• fix error from bumpversion

0.3.3

• requires Python 3.6

• CLI catches authentication errors more cleanly

• mostly code cleanups

• help outputs version # of python-pinballmap and Pinball Map API version supported

• all python code is now formatted using black

0.2.0

• breaking change: PinballMapClient now takes keyword arguments, old ordered argument syntax will no longer work

• now supports authentication tokens, signup process, getting auth details

• now uses https by default

• fix dry-run bug

0.1.2

• initial release

Roadmap

• update command line interface to support signup and getting auth details

• eventually support all API actions, such as scores, machine conditions, etc.