USGSSource¶

class sasquatchbackpack.sources.USGSSource(config, topic_name='usgs_earthquake_data')¶

Backpack data source for the USGS Earthquake API.

Parameters:

config (USGSConfig) – USGSConfig to transmit relevant information to the Source
topic_name (str) – Specific source name, used as an identifier

Methods Summary

`get_records`()	Call the USGS Comcat API and assembles records.
`load_schema`()	Query the USGS API using the current provided parameters, then update results.

Methods Documentation

get_records()¶

Call the USGS Comcat API and assembles records.

Returns:: List[dict] – A payload consisting of a list of dictionaries, each containing data about a specific earthquake in the build results.
Return type:: list[dict]

load_schema()¶

Query the USGS API using the current provided parameters, then update results.