wikipedia_handler.py

import wikipedia
import requests

class WikipediaHandler:
    def get_landmarks_in_area(self, bounds):
        """Fetch landmarks within the given bounds using the Wikipedia API."""
        url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php"
        
        # Default coordinates (New York City) in case bounds are None
        default_lat, default_lon = 40.7128, -74.0060
        
        # Use default coordinates if bounds are None or contain None values
        north = bounds.get('north')
        south = bounds.get('south')
        east = bounds.get('east')
        west = bounds.get('west')
        
        if north is None or south is None or east is None or west is None:
            center_lat, center_lon = default_lat, default_lon
        else:
            center_lat = (north + south) / 2
            center_lon = (east + west) / 2
        
        params = {
            "action": "query",
            "format": "json",
            "list": "geosearch",
            "gscoord": f"{center_lat}|{center_lon}",
            "gsradius": "10000",
            "gslimit": "50"
        }

        response = requests.get(url, params=params)
        data = response.json()

        landmarks = []
        for place in data["query"]["geosearch"]:
            try:
                page = wikipedia.page(place["title"])
                landmarks.append({
                    "title": place["title"],
                    "lat": place["lat"],
                    "lon": place["lon"],
                    "summary": page.summary,
                    "url": page.url
                })
            except wikipedia.exceptions.DisambiguationError:
                continue
            except wikipedia.exceptions.PageError:
                continue

        return landmarks