I am working on building a flight price search website as part of a project and have managed to get most of the functionality I require working.
Here's what the front-end looks like so far:
When users enter in the details, a POST request is sent to an API.
API: https://developers.amadeus.com/self-service/category/air/api-doc/flight-offers-search
API Python SDK: https://github.com/amadeus4dev/amadeus-python
I'm receiving a response from the API; however, am struggling to understand what I should then do with the information received. The next step is to pass the information from the API into a search results template and split out all of the received flight information, similar to how it is displayed on Sky Scanner:
Below is what I have in my views.py so far (currently passing in the whole response, in what I believe is JSON format?)
Views.py:
def flight_search(request):
kwargs = {'originLocationCode': request.POST.get('Origincity'),
'destinationLocationCode': request.POST.get('Destinationcity'),
'departureDate': request.POST.get('Departuredate'),
'returnDate': request.POST.get('Returndate'),
'adults': '1'}
try:
response = amadeus.shopping.flight_offers_search.get(
**kwargs)
print(response.data)
return render(request, "flightfinder/flight_search.html", {
"response": response
})
except ResponseError as error:
raise error
Here is an example response from the API:
{
"meta": {
"count": 2
},
"data": [
{
"type": "flight-offer",
"id": "1",
"source": "GDS",
"instantTicketingRequired": false,
"nonHomogeneous": false,
"oneWay": false,
"lastTicketingDate": "2020-11-20",
"numberOfBookableSeats": 2,
"itineraries": [
{
"duration": "PT22H40M",
"segments": [
{
"departure": {
"iataCode": "GIG",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-01T16:30:00"
},
"arrival": {
"iataCode": "CDG",
"terminal": "2E",
"at": "2020-12-02T07:45:00"
},
"carrierCode": "AF",
"number": "443",
"aircraft": {
"code": "77W"
},
"operating": {
"carrierCode": "AF"
},
"duration": "PT11H15M",
"id": "3",
"numberOfStops": 0,
"blacklistedInEU": false
},
{
"departure": {
"iataCode": "ORY",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-02T17:10:00"
},
"arrival": {
"iataCode": "MAD",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-02T19:10:00"
},
"carrierCode": "AF",
"number": "4792",
"aircraft": {
"code": "73H"
},
"operating": {
"carrierCode": "UX"
},
"duration": "PT2H",
"id": "4",
"numberOfStops": 0,
"blacklistedInEU": false
}
]
},
{
"duration": "PT15H5M",
"segments": [
{
"departure": {
"iataCode": "MAD",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-12T20:05:00"
},
"arrival": {
"iataCode": "CDG",
"terminal": "2F",
"at": "2020-12-12T22:20:00"
},
"carrierCode": "AF",
"number": "1101",
"aircraft": {
"code": "319"
},
"operating": {
"carrierCode": "AF"
},
"duration": "PT2H15M",
"id": "5",
"numberOfStops": 0,
"blacklistedInEU": false
},
{
"departure": {
"iataCode": "CDG",
"terminal": "2E",
"at": "2020-12-12T23:35:00"
},
"arrival": {
"iataCode": "GIG",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-13T07:10:00"
},
"carrierCode": "AF",
"number": "442",
"aircraft": {
"code": "77W"
},
"operating": {
"carrierCode": "AF"
},
"duration": "PT11H35M",
"id": "6",
"numberOfStops": 0,
"blacklistedInEU": false
}
]
}
],
"price": {
"currency": "USD",
"total": "2324.04",
"base": "2089.00",
"fees": [
{
"amount": "0.00",
"type": "SUPPLIER"
},
{
"amount": "0.00",
"type": "TICKETING"
}
],
"grandTotal": "2324.04"
},
"pricingOptions": {
"fareType": [
"PUBLISHED"
],
"includedCheckedBagsOnly": false
},
"validatingAirlineCodes": [
"AF"
],
"travelerPricings": [
{
"travelerId": "1",
"fareOption": "STANDARD",
"travelerType": "ADULT",
"price": {
"currency": "USD",
"total": "1311.52",
"base": "1194.00"
},
"fareDetailsBySegment": [
{
"segmentId": "3",
"cabin": "BUSINESS",
"fareBasis": "OS52OOND",
"brandedFare": "BUSINESS",
"class": "O",
"includedCheckedBags": {
"quantity": 2
}
},
{
"segmentId": "4",
"cabin": "BUSINESS",
"fareBasis": "OS52OOND",
"brandedFare": "BUSINESS",
"class": "J",
"includedCheckedBags": {
"quantity": 2
}
},
{
"segmentId": "5",
"cabin": "ECONOMY",
"fareBasis": "RL50TCLD",
"brandedFare": "LIGHT3",
"class": "L",
"includedCheckedBags": {
"quantity": 0
}
},
{
"segmentId": "6",
"cabin": "ECONOMY",
"fareBasis": "RL50TCLD",
"brandedFare": "LIGHT3",
"class": "R",
"includedCheckedBags": {
"quantity": 0
}
}
]
},
{
"travelerId": "2",
"fareOption": "STANDARD",
"travelerType": "CHILD",
"price": {
"currency": "USD",
"total": "1012.52",
"base": "895.00"
},
"fareDetailsBySegment": [
{
"segmentId": "3",
"cabin": "BUSINESS",
"fareBasis": "OS52OOND",
"brandedFare": "BUSINESS",
"class": "O"
},
{
"segmentId": "4",
"cabin": "BUSINESS",
"fareBasis": "OS52OOND",
"brandedFare": "BUSINESS",
"class": "J"
},
{
"segmentId": "5",
"cabin": "ECONOMY",
"fareBasis": "RL50TCLD",
"brandedFare": "LIGHT3",
"class": "L"
},
{
"segmentId": "6",
"cabin": "ECONOMY",
"fareBasis": "RL50TCLD",
"brandedFare": "LIGHT3",
"class": "R"
}
]
}
]
},
{
"type": "flight-offer",
"id": "2",
"source": "GDS",
"instantTicketingRequired": false,
"nonHomogeneous": false,
"oneWay": false,
"lastTicketingDate": "2020-11-20",
"numberOfBookableSeats": 2,
"itineraries": [
{
"duration": "PT15H10M",
"segments": [
{
"departure": {
"iataCode": "GIG",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-01T16:30:00"
},
"arrival": {
"iataCode": "CDG",
"terminal": "2E",
"at": "2020-12-02T07:45:00"
},
"carrierCode": "AF",
"number": "443",
"aircraft": {
"code": "77W"
},
"operating": {
"carrierCode": "AF"
},
"duration": "PT11H15M",
"id": "1",
"numberOfStops": 0,
"blacklistedInEU": false
},
{
"departure": {
"iataCode": "CDG",
"terminal": "2F",
"at": "2020-12-02T09:35:00"
},
"arrival": {
"iataCode": "MAD",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-02T11:40:00"
},
"carrierCode": "AF",
"number": "1300",
"aircraft": {
"code": "319"
},
"operating": {
"carrierCode": "AF"
},
"duration": "PT2H5M",
"id": "2",
"numberOfStops": 0,
"blacklistedInEU": false
}
]
},
{
"duration": "PT15H5M",
"segments": [
{
"departure": {
"iataCode": "MAD",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-12T20:05:00"
},
"arrival": {
"iataCode": "CDG",
"terminal": "2F",
"at": "2020-12-12T22:20:00"
},
"carrierCode": "AF",
"number": "1101",
"aircraft": {
"code": "319"
},
"operating": {
"carrierCode": "AF"
},
"duration": "PT2H15M",
"id": "5",
"numberOfStops": 0,
"blacklistedInEU": false
},
{
"departure": {
"iataCode": "CDG",
"terminal": "2E",
"at": "2020-12-12T23:35:00"
},
"arrival": {
"iataCode": "GIG",
"terminal": "2",
"at": "2020-12-13T07:10:00"
},
"carrierCode": "AF",
"number": "442",
"aircraft": {
"code": "77W"
},
"operating": {
"carrierCode": "AF"
},
"duration": "PT11H35M",
"id": "6",
"numberOfStops": 0,
"blacklistedInEU": false
}
]
}
],
"price": {
"currency": "USD",
"total": "2334.44",
"base": "2089.00",
"fees": [
{
"amount": "0.00",
"type": "SUPPLIER"
},
{
"amount": "0.00",
"type": "TICKETING"
}
],
"grandTotal": "2334.44"
},
"pricingOptions": {
"fareType": [
"PUBLISHED"
],
"includedCheckedBagsOnly": false
},
"validatingAirlineCodes": [
"AF"
],
"travelerPricings": [
{
"travelerId": "1",
"fareOption": "STANDARD",
"travelerType": "ADULT",
"price": {
"currency": "USD",
"total": "1316.72",
"base": "1194.00"
},
"fareDetailsBySegment": [
{
"segmentId": "1",
"cabin": "BUSINESS",
"fareBasis": "OS52OOND",
"brandedFare": "BUSINESS",
"class": "O",
"includedCheckedBags": {
"quantity": 2
}
},
{
"segmentId": "2",
"cabin": "BUSINESS",
"fareBasis": "OS52OOND",
"brandedFare": "BUSINESS",
"class": "J",
"includedCheckedBags": {
"quantity": 2
}
},
{
"segmentId": "5",
"cabin": "ECONOMY",
"fareBasis": "RL50TCLD",
"brandedFare": "LIGHT3",
"class": "L",
"includedCheckedBags": {
"quantity": 0
}
},
{
"segmentId": "6",
"cabin": "ECONOMY",
"fareBasis": "RL50TCLD",
"brandedFare": "LIGHT3",
"class": "R",
"includedCheckedBags": {
"quantity": 0
}
}
]
},
{
"travelerId": "2",
"fareOption": "STANDARD",
"travelerType": "CHILD",
"price": {
"currency": "USD",
"total": "1017.72",
"base": "895.00"
},
"fareDetailsBySegment": [
{
"segmentId": "1",
"cabin": "BUSINESS",
"fareBasis": "OS52OOND",
"brandedFare": "BUSINESS",
"class": "O"
},
{
"segmentId": "2",
"cabin": "BUSINESS",
"fareBasis": "OS52OOND",
"brandedFare": "BUSINESS",
"class": "J"
},
{
"segmentId": "5",
"cabin": "ECONOMY",
"fareBasis": "RL50TCLD",
"brandedFare": "LIGHT3",
"class": "L"
},
{
"segmentId": "6",
"cabin": "ECONOMY",
"fareBasis": "RL50TCLD",
"brandedFare": "LIGHT3",
"class": "R"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"dictionaries": {
"locations": {
"MAD": {
"cityCode": "MAD",
"countryCode": "ES"
},
"GIG": {
"cityCode": "RIO",
"countryCode": "BR"
},
"CDG": {
"cityCode": "PAR",
"countryCode": "FR"
},
"ORY": {
"cityCode": "PAR",
"countryCode": "FR"
}
},
"aircraft": {
"77W": "BOEING 777-300ER",
"319": "AIRBUS A319",
"73H": "BOEING 737-800 (WINGLETS)"
},
"currencies": {
"USD": "US DOLLAR"
},
"carriers": {
"UX": "AIR EUROPA",
"AF": "AIR FRANCE"
}
}
}
My question is: how should I pass this information to the search results template so that I can populate the page with all of the flight information?
Should I pull out the information I need into lists and then pass these through to the template which displays the flight search results? (I'm not sure how I would then ensure the information pertained to a particular flight on the search results template)
Or should I simply pass the response and then extract the information from it on the template?
My apologies for the vague question here, please let me know if you require any additional information - I'm essentially stuck on how to handle this response and would really appreciate any guidance that anybody has.
Thank you!
