Script to import exhibits from viewshare.org. Just change username, and slug to local target values, and source_url to the exhibit to import

gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "viewshare.settings")
from freemix.exhibit import models
import json, urllib2, uuid
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from freemix.exhibit.serializers import ExhibitPropertyListSerializer

username="dfeeney"
slug="something"
source_url="http://viewshare.org/data/dfeeney/list-example/"


def get_json(url):
    opener = urllib2.build_opener()
    r = urllib2.Request(url)
    data = json.load(opener.open(r))
    return data

canvas = models.Canvas.objects.all()[0]


owner = User.objects.get(username=username)

models.PublishedExhibit.objects.filter(slug=slug).delete()

exhibit = models.PublishedExhibit.objects.create(slug=slug,
                                                 title=slug,
                                                 canvas=canvas,
                                                 owner=owner,
                                                 is_draft=False)
exhibit.save()

properties = get_json(source_url + "properties.json")["properties"]
out = ExhibitPropertyListSerializer(exhibit, data=properties)
out.save()

properties = {}

data = get_json(source_url + "data.json")
for record in data["items"]:
    ex_id = record["id"]
    label = record["label"]
    for key in record.keys():
        if key == "id" or key == "label":
            continue
        arr = properties.get(key, [])
        arr.append({"id": ex_id, "label": label, key: record[key]})
        properties[key] = arr

for key in properties.keys():
    try:
        prop = exhibit.properties.get(name=key)
        models.PropertyData(exhibit_property=prop, json=json.dumps(properties[key])).save()

    except models.ExhibitProperty.DoesNotExist:
        pass

profile = {
        "facets": {},
        "views": {
            "views": [{
                "id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
                "type": "list",
                "name": "List",
                "lens": {
                    "type": "list",
                    "properties": [p.name for p in exhibit.properties.all()]
                }
            }],
        },
        "default_lens":{
            "type": "list",
            "properties":  [p.name for p in exhibit.properties.all()]
        },

    }

exhibit.profile=profile
exhibit.save()