gistfile1.txt

def find_city(request):
    ctx = {}
    if 'q' in request.GET:
        try:
            # check to see if q is a int to assume a zipcode
            zipcode = int(request.GET['q'])
            # now check to see if the zip finds an ZipCode object
            try:
                zip_obj = ZipCode.objects.get(zip=zipcode)
                city_obj = CityLocation.objects.get(
                    city_name=zip_obj.city, state=zip_obj.state)
                return HttpResponseRedirect(city_obj.get_absolute_url())
            except ZipCode.DoesNotExist:
                ctx['error'] = 'zip_not_found'
        except:
            # assume its a string and try to find a city state match
            terms = request.GET['q'].split(',')
            terms = [term.strip() for term in terms]
            # check to see if terms[0] is a state
            try:
                state = State.objects.get(name=terms[0])
            except State.DoesNotExist:
                try:
                    state = State.objects.get(abbreviation__iexact=terms[0])
                except State.DoesNotExist:
                    state = None
            
            # if state is not "None" and terms is more than 1 try to
            # find a city otherwise redirect to the state page
            if state is not None and len(terms) > 1:
                try:
                    city_obj = CityLocation.objects.get(
                        state=state.abbreviation, city_name__iexact=terms[1])
                    return HttpResponseRedirect(city_obj.get_absolute_url())
                except CityLocation.DoesNotExist:
                    ctx['error'] = 'city_not_found'
            elif state is not None:
                return HttpResponseRedirect(
                    state.get_absolute_url() + '?q=%s' % request.GET['q']) 

            # check to see if terms[0] is a city
            cities = CityLocation.objects.filter(city_name__iexact=terms[0])
            if len(cities) > 1 and len(terms) > 1:
                try:
                    state = State.objects.get(name=terms[1])
                except State.DoesNotExist:
                    try:
                        state = State.objects.get(abbreviation__iexact=terms[1])
                    except State.DoesNotExist:
                        state = None
                if state is not None:
                    cities = cities.get(state=state.abbreviation)
                    return HttpResponseRedirect(cities.get_absolute_url())
            
            # if cities == 1 then redirect
            if len(cities) == 1:
                return HttpResponseRedirect(cities[0].get_absolute_url())
            ctx['matches'] = cities
    forms = {}
    forms['basic'] = PAContactForm()
    ctx['forms'] = forms
    states = State.objects.order_by('name')
    ctx['states'] = states
    return render_to_response('crime-stats/choose-state.html',
                              ctx,
                              context_instance=RequestContext(request))