lobbyradar / lobbyradar

ZDF Lobbyradar

Lobbyradar

Cached Data

For high load environments, results may be cached as staic files:

• /api/plugin/whitelist — /assets/cache/whitelist.json and /assets/cache/whitelist.json.gz
• /api/plugin/export — /assets/cache/entities.json and /assets/cache/entities.json.gz

Their use is recommended and may be enforced. Those files are recreated in an interval of 5 minutes.

HTTP API

GET /api/plugin/whitelist

Get domain whitelist for plugin

GET /api/plugin/export

Get entity export for plugin

GET /api/search-fields

Get a list of Search fields and their data types.

POST /api/search or GET /api/search?q={query}

Search entities and relations. When calling this API endpoint a json object query q has to be submitted via POST data or GET parameter:

{
	"collection": "entities",			// which collection to query
	"type": "person",						// which type to query
	"query": [{								// query elements
		"field": "activity.year",		// field
		"operation": "number.equal",	// comparison operator
		"value": 2013						// comparison value
	},{
		"field": "url",
		"operation": "string.match",
		"value": "bundestag.de"
	}]
};

Operators for each data types are:

• string.match
• url.match
• bool.is
• number.equal
• number.greater
• number.lesser
• number.differs
• number.between
• date.equal
• date.greater
• date.lesser
• date.differs
• date.between

GET /api/autocomplete?q={query}

Fast entity autocompletion search by names and aliases

GET /api/entity/get/{id}?relations=true

Get data for an entity specified by id. Include relations if relations parameter is set.

GET /api/entity/list?letter={letter|}&words={words|}&type={person|entity|} deprecated

List all entities specified by starting letter, containing words and matching type

GET /api/entity/types

List entity types

GET /api/entity/tags

List entity tags

GET /api/entity/export deprecated, use /api/plugin/export instead

Export entities as subset of entities containing entity type, name, aliases and relations in minimalized form.

{
	id: [							// entity id
		type,						// entity type
		[name, alias, ...],	// name and aliases
		[id, ...]				// ids of related entities
	]
}

GET /api/relation/types

List relation types

GET /api/relation/tags

List relation tags

GET /api/relation/list

List all relations

GET /api/route/{entid}/{entid}

Find shortest connection(s) between entities. Result:

{
	"routes": [
		[entid, entid, entid, ...],
		[entid, entid, entid, ...],
		...
	],
	"entities": {
		entid: {
			"name": "<name>", 
			"type":"<type>"
		},
		...
	},
	"relations": {
		relid: {
			"type": type,
			"entities": [entid, entid]
		},
		...
	},
	"map": {
		entid: {
			entid: relid,
			...
		},
		...
	}
}

Data API

See api.md

Data Structure

Entity Object

{
	_id: id,	// mongodb id
	importer: "str", // importer string
	created: (new Date()), // date object
	updated: (new Date()), // date object
	type: "person", // string
	tags: ["tag"], // array of strings
	name: "Name", // string
	slug: "name", // ascii representation of name
	aliases: ["Name", "Alt. Name"], // array of strings
	data: [{
		id: id, // ObjectID()
		key: "address",
		value: {what:ever},
		desc: "Description",
		format: "address", // string, number, address, list, date, ...
		auto: true,
		created: (new Date()), // date object
		updated: (new Date()) // date object
	}],
	search: [
		"name",
		"alt name"
	] // searchable ascii representations of name and aliases
}

Relation

{
	_id: id, // mongodb id
	importer: "str", // importer string
	created: (new Date()), // date object
	updated: (new Date()), // date object
	entities: [id, id], // from, to; mongodb ids
	type: "employee", // string
	tags: ["tag"], // array of strings
	weight: 0, // float, 0..1
	data: [{
		id: id, // ObjectID()
		key: "address",
		value: {what:ever},
		desc: "Description",
		format: "address", // string, number, address, list, date, ...
		auto: true,
		created: (new Date()), // date object
		updated: (new Date()) // date object
	}]
}

lobbyradar's Issues

Sign Lobbyradar extension so it's not disabled in Firefox 43

Firefox 43 arrived a few days ago. Unsigned extension are now disabled by default. Lobbyradar is thus no longer usable in Firefox.

Since Lobbyradar is no longer supported by the german Öffentlich Rechtliche Zwangsabgabe, I hope you can find new sponsors. This is essential technology and should be further supported by core political institutions.

ZDF, shame on your corrupt leadership!