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query-functions-ts

Use

To use this library, install it in your application using the command npm i query-functions-ts

This module contains the querying functions used to retrieve data in the 2024 Esri Living Atlas Drought Aware application.

The functions retrieve data from a variety of feature services that may be reusable in multiple applications. Below is a list of functions and the data that is retrieved.

For type definitions, see the types.d.ts file.

Available Functions

Utility

generateUrlParams

Generates a URL parameter string to use for querying a service.

Parameters:

serviceUrl: The url of the service being queried.
options: A data object of key and value pairs to append as parameters on the url.
queryingRelatedFeatures: Optional. Indicate if the url directory should include "/queryRelatedFeatures" for a related query.

Returns an array of objects containing the key value pairs:

return: string - a string of the complete URL with the appended parameters to execute a query on.

executeQuery

Resolves or rejects a Promise by attempting to query with the URL created by the generateUrlParams function.

Parameters:

url: The URL to query.
returnAttributesOnly: Indicates whether or not to include the geometry of returned features.
resolve: The Promise's resolve function.
reject: The Promise's reject function.
queryingRelatedRecords: Optional. Indicate whether or not this is a query for related records.

Returns an array of objects containing the key value pairs:

return: void

Drought

retrieveListOfNationalDroughtLevelPeriods

Retrieve the time related fields for every feature that represents a week of drought data from the national-level drought history table.

Parameters:

None

Returns an array of objects containing the key value pairs:

return: Promise - A resolution or rejection of the query

retrieveDroughtLevelData

Retrieve the drought level data for either the entire nation, a county, or a state.

Parameters:

featureCategory: Indicate what area type the query is for, and use the proper feature service.
id: Optional. The ID of the feature to find. Identifying field is determined by featureCategory. If no ID is provided, the national service is queried.

Returns an array of objects containing the key value pairs:

return: Promise - A resolution or rejection of the query

ACS

getPopulationServiceData

Retrieve data for a feature from an ACS population service. A feature is found by using an input point geometry to query for features with.

Parameters:

getCountyOrStateData: Indicate whether to use the county or state feature service.
geometry: The input geometry to query for features with.
returnIdInformationData: Indicate whether or not to return identifying information (such as a FIPS code).
returnPopulationData: Indicate whether or not to return configured population output fields.
returnHousingData: Indicate whether or not to return configured housing fields.
returnAgricultureData: Indicate whether or not to return configured agriculture fields.
returnEconomicImpactData: Indicate whether or not to return configured economic fields.
getAgriValue: Indicate whether or not to return the configured agricultural value field.

Returns an array of objects containing the key value pairs:

return: Promise - A resolution or rejection of the query

Population

getPopulationHistory

Retrieve the historical population data for a certain area.

Parameters:

getCountyOrStateMode: Indicate whether to retrieve data from the county table service or the state table service.
objectId: The object ID of the related ACS layer feature to query for table data.

Returns an array of objects containing the key value pairs:

return: Promise - A resolution or rejection of the query

Agriculture

getAgricultureHistory

Retrieve the historical agriculture data for a certain area.

Parameters:

getCountyOrStateMode: Indicate whether to retrieve data from the county table service or the state table service.
objectId: The object ID of the related ACS layer feature to query for table data.

Returns an array of objects containing the key value pairs: