added replacePlaceNames function

utils.py

@@ -106,6 +106,48 @@ def dumpUnknownPlaces():
     out.close()
     return result
 
+def replacePlaceNames(old, new, operator="", start=0, end=100):
+    matchedPlaces = findAnnotations(old, 'places', operator, start, end)
+    logFile = open("replacedPlacesLog.txt", "a")
+    ret = []
+    for m in matchedPlaces:
+        value = m['value']
+        new_value = value.replace(old, new).strip()
+        ret.append(api.editAnnotation({
+            'id': m['id'],
+            'in': m['in'],
+            'out': m['out'],
+            'value': new_value
+        }))
+        log = "%s| %s| %s" % (m['id'], value, new_value,)
+        logFile.write(log + "\n")
+        print log
+    logFile.close()
+    return ret
+
+
+def findAnnotations(value, layer, operator="", start=0, end=500):
+    result = api.findAnnotations({
+        'query': {
+            'conditions': [
+                {
+                    'key': 'layer',
+                    'value': layer,
+                    'operator': '='
+                },
+                {
+                    'key': 'value',
+                    'value': value,
+                    'operator': operator
+                }
+            ],
+            'operator': '&'
+        },
+        'keys': [],
+        'range': [start, end]
+    })
+    return result['data']['items']
+
 
 def dumpKnownPlaces():
     result = api.findPlaces({