WIP. The companion to the Phone Your Rep frontend.
If you are too busy to do the manual installation, you can download a Vagrant BOX which has the requirements below already installed, download it here.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/debugpyr/pyr.box
Be sure to use Ruby 2.3.3.
rbenv install 2.3.3 or rvm install 2.3.3
brew install postgres
brew install postgis
Or download the Heroku PostgreSQL app and forgo the brew postgres and postgis install. This is by far the easiest route.
Then
gem install rails --no-ri --no-rdoc
gem install bundler
bundle install
bundle exec rake db:create
bundle exec rake db:gis:setup
bundle exec rake db:migrate
Seeding the database will automatically Geocode ~1900 office locations. You will need to configure your Google API key, enabled to use the geocode API, as your ENV["GOOGLE_API_KEY"].
You can access the API without a key by commenting out every line in config/initializers/geocoder.rb. Keep in mind you might have a lower quota this way.
If you don't want to geocode all of the offices, comment out these lines in office_location.rb
before_create :geocode
before_save :geocode, if: :needs_geocoding?then
bundle exec rake db:seed
When you're done seeding the basic data, you need to load the shapefiles for districts and states. Run
ruby lib/shapefiles.rb
Then
rails s
This is deployed on Heroku. Deploying a geo-spatially enabled database to Heroku can be a bit of a challenge. Docs for that will come soon.
#Usage An example request to the API looks like this:
https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/reps?lat=42.3134848&long=-71.2072321&state=Massachusetts
And here is the response:
[
{
"bioguide_id": "W000817",
"official_full": "Elizabeth Warren",
"state": "MA",
"district": null,
"role": "United States Senate",
"party": "Democrat",
"senate_class": "01",
"last": "Warren",
"first": "Elizabeth",
"middle": null,
"nickname": null,
"suffix": null,
"contact_form": "http://www.warren.senate.gov/?p=email_senator#thisForm",
"url": "http://www.warren.senate.gov",
"photo": "https://theunitedstates.io/images/congress/450x550/W000817.jpg",
"twitter": "SenWarren",
"facebook": "senatorelizabethwarren",
"youtube": "senelizabethwarren",
"instagram": null,
"googleplus": null,
"twitter_id": "970207298",
"facebook_id": "131559043673264",
"youtube_id": "UCTH9zV8Imw09J5bOoTR18_A",
"instagram_id": null,
"office_locations": [
{
"type": "district",
"building": "2400 JFK Federal Building",
"address": "15 New Sudbury St",
"suite": "",
"city": "Boston",
"state": "MA",
"zip": "02203-0002",
"phone": "617-565-3170",
"fax": "",
"hours": "",
"latitude": 42.3604802,
"longitude": -71.0590624,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/2062",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvN3lzaGx6YWF6NV9FbGl6YWJldGhfV2FycmVuXzIwNjIucG5nIl1d/Elizabeth%20Warren_2062.png?sha=94f6c72955808582"
},
{
"type": "district",
"building": "",
"address": "1550 Main St",
"suite": "Suite 406",
"city": "Springfield",
"state": "MA",
"zip": "01103-1422",
"phone": "413-788-2690",
"fax": "",
"hours": "",
"latitude": 42.105218,
"longitude": -72.5929401,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/2063",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvOGZ3MXkweDlzZF9FbGl6YWJldGhfV2FycmVuXzIwNjMucG5nIl1d/Elizabeth%20Warren_2063.png?sha=aef00bb7ca9863b2"
},
{
"type": "capitol",
"building": null,
"address": "317 Hart Senate Office Building",
"suite": null,
"city": "Washington",
"state": "DC",
"zip": "20510",
"phone": "202-224-4543",
"fax": null,
"hours": null,
"latitude": 38.8928318,
"longitude": -77.0043625,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/841",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvNnAwcW1wdTh0OV9FbGl6YWJldGhfV2FycmVuXzg0MS5wbmciXV0/Elizabeth%20Warren_841.png?sha=45538bb7e2e64080"
}
]
},
{
"bioguide_id": "K000379",
"official_full": "Joseph P. Kennedy III",
"state": "MA",
"district": "04",
"role": "United States Representative",
"party": "Democrat",
"senate_class": null,
"last": "Kennedy",
"first": "Joseph",
"middle": "P.",
"nickname": null,
"suffix": "III",
"contact_form": null,
"url": "http://kennedy.house.gov",
"photo": "https://theunitedstates.io/images/congress/450x550/K000379.jpg",
"twitter": "RepJoeKennedy",
"facebook": "301936109927957",
"youtube": null,
"instagram": "repkennedy",
"googleplus": null,
"twitter_id": "1055907624",
"facebook_id": "301936109927957",
"youtube_id": "UCgfHlaGqxD8p-2V_YlNIqrA",
"instagram_id": "1328567154",
"office_locations": [
{
"type": "district",
"building": "",
"address": "29 Crafts St",
"suite": "Suite 375",
"city": "Newton",
"state": "MA",
"zip": "02458-1275",
"phone": "617-332-3333",
"fax": "617-332-3308",
"hours": "M-F 9-5:30PM",
"latitude": 42.3503838,
"longitude": -71.1864397,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/1368",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvNHg5cml0OXpoY19Kb3NlcGhfUC5fS2VubmVkeV9JSUlfMTM2OC5wbmciXV0/Joseph%20P.%20Kennedy%20III_1368.png?sha=f2d0f3b0075dbe33"
},
{
"type": "district",
"building": "",
"address": "8 N Main St",
"suite": "Suite 200",
"city": "Attleboro",
"state": "MA",
"zip": "02703-2282",
"phone": "508-431-1110",
"fax": "508-431-1101",
"hours": "M-F 9-5:30PM",
"latitude": 41.925494,
"longitude": -71.2992993,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/1367",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvNzQ3d3k3ejZveV9Kb3NlcGhfUC5fS2VubmVkeV9JSUlfMTM2Ny5wbmciXV0/Joseph%20P.%20Kennedy%20III_1367.png?sha=bce3ee4e0eb879eb"
},
{
"type": "capitol",
"building": null,
"address": "434 Cannon HOB",
"suite": null,
"city": "Washington",
"state": "DC",
"zip": "20515-2104",
"phone": "202-225-5931",
"fax": null,
"hours": null,
"latitude": 38.8870943,
"longitude": -77.0082254,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/842",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvMmxrMTdxeWI4Ml9Kb3NlcGhfUC5fS2VubmVkeV9JSUlfODQyLnBuZyJdXQ/Joseph%20P.%20Kennedy%20III_842.png?sha=d8bdecdafaff4c95"
}
]
},
{
"bioguide_id": "M000133",
"official_full": "Edward J. Markey",
"state": "MA",
"district": null,
"role": "United States Senate",
"party": "Democrat",
"senate_class": "02",
"last": "Markey",
"first": "Edward",
"middle": "J.",
"nickname": "Ed",
"suffix": null,
"contact_form": "http://www.markey.senate.gov/contact",
"url": "http://www.markey.senate.gov",
"photo": "https://theunitedstates.io/images/congress/450x550/M000133.jpg",
"twitter": "SenMarkey",
"facebook": "EdJMarkey",
"youtube": "RepMarkey",
"instagram": null,
"googleplus": null,
"twitter_id": "3047090620",
"facebook_id": "6846731378",
"youtube_id": "UCT1ujew5yQy2uMhGrjiKHoA",
"instagram_id": null,
"office_locations": [
{
"type": "district",
"building": "975 JFK Federal Building",
"address": "15 New Sudbury St",
"suite": "",
"city": "Boston",
"state": "MA",
"zip": "02203-0002",
"phone": "617-565-8519",
"fax": "",
"hours": "",
"latitude": 42.3604802,
"longitude": -71.0590624,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/2064",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvN2l5N3ltZDY4bF9FZHdhcmRfSi5fTWFya2V5XzIwNjQucG5nIl1d/Edward%20J.%20Markey_2064.png?sha=6bed90c3afa8310c"
},
{
"type": "district",
"building": "",
"address": "222 Milliken Blvd",
"suite": "suite 312",
"city": "Fall River",
"state": "MA",
"zip": "02721-1623",
"phone": "508-677-0523",
"fax": "",
"hours": "",
"latitude": 41.6746583,
"longitude": -71.150793,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/2065",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvNHc2NTV6cWtocF9FZHdhcmRfSi5fTWFya2V5XzIwNjUucG5nIl1d/Edward%20J.%20Markey_2065.png?sha=98e8ed1adcceb949"
},
{
"type": "district",
"building": "",
"address": "1550 Main St",
"suite": "4th Floor",
"city": "Springfield",
"state": "MA",
"zip": "01103-1422",
"phone": "413-785-4610",
"fax": "",
"hours": "",
"latitude": 42.105218,
"longitude": -72.5929401,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/2066",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvMXdoNzlpMWgzcl9FZHdhcmRfSi5fTWFya2V5XzIwNjYucG5nIl1d/Edward%20J.%20Markey_2066.png?sha=7c02514e33b626e1"
},
{
"type": "capitol",
"building": null,
"address": "255 Dirksen Senate Office Building",
"suite": null,
"city": "Washington",
"state": "DC",
"zip": "20510",
"phone": "202-224-2742",
"fax": null,
"hours": null,
"latitude": 38.8928318,
"longitude": -77.0043625,
"v_card_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/v_cards/674",
"qr_code_link": "https://phone-your-rep.herokuapp.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTcvMDEvMTMvNGhjeHlhbWd3cF9FZHdhcmRfSi5fTWFya2V5XzY3NC5wbmciXV0/Edward%20J.%20Markey_674.png?sha=be737915c763d7ff"
}
]
}
]