new command: systemlist

Runs an EDSM search query for systems starting with the given string.

README.md

@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ optional arguments:
 ## explorationtools.py ##
 
 ```
-usage: explorationtools.py [-h] {bodycount,distancebetween,findcommander} ...
+usage: explorationtools.py [-h]
+                           {bodycount,distancebetween,findcommander,systemlist}
+                           ...
 
 A collection of tools useful for exploration.
 
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
 
 subcommands:
-  {bodycount,distancebetween,findcommander}
+  {bodycount,distancebetween,findcommander,systemlist}
                         sub-command help
     bodycount           Returns the number of bodies in a system. Will exit
                         with code 1 on server error and code 2 if the system
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ subcommands:
     findcommander       Attempts to find a CMDR’s last known position. Will
                         exit with code 1 on server error and code 2 if the
                         CMDR could not be found on EDSM.
+    systemlist          Pulls all system names starting with the given string
+                        from EDSM
 ```
 
 ```
@@ -91,6 +95,16 @@ optional arguments:
   --url       output the commander’s profile URL
 ```
 
+```
+usage: explorationtools.py systemlist [-h] partialsystem
+
+positional arguments:
+  partialsystem  the partial system name to query against
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help     show this help message and exit
+```
+
 ## Need Help / Want to Contribute? ##
 
 Just [file an issue](https://github.com/alterNERDtive/elite-scripts/issues/new)

explorationtools.py

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ def getCommanderProfileUrl(name, apikey):
 def getCommanderSystem(name, apikey):
   return Commander(name, apikey).currentSystem
 
+def getSystemList(name):
+  ret = ""
+
+  systems = System.getSystems(name)
+  for system in systems:
+    ret += "{}\n".format(system.name)
+
+  return ret[:-1]
+
 # ===========================================================================
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="A collection of tools useful for "
@@ -61,6 +70,11 @@ parser_find.add_argument("name", help="the commander in question")
 parser_find.add_argument("apikey", default="", nargs="?",
     help="the commander’s EDSM API key. Can be empty for public profiles.")
 
+parser_bodycount = subparsers.add_parser("systemlist",
+    help="Pulls all system names starting with the given string from EDSM")
+parser_bodycount.add_argument("partialsystem", nargs=1,
+    help="the partial system name to query against")
+
 argcomplete.autocomplete(parser)
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -78,6 +92,8 @@ try:
       out = getCommanderProfileUrl(args.name, args.apikey)
     else:
       out = getCommanderSystem(args.name, args.apikey)
+  elif args.subCommand == "systemlist":
+    out = getSystemList(args.partialsystem)
 except ServerError as e:
   print(e)
   sys.exit(1)

generate_docs.sh

@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ EOF
 cat >> README.md << EOF
 \`\`\`
 
+\`\`\`
+EOF
+./explorationtools.py systemlist -h >> README.md
+cat >> README.md << EOF
+\`\`\`
+
 ## Need Help / Want to Contribute? ##
 
 Just [file an issue](https://github.com/alterNERDtive/elite-scripts/issues/new)

pyEDSM

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 318ad170111f95395a4cf9c16222f180ab4c1c0a
+Subproject commit b476c34de50e6a76f93a522140acbf3536f18728