crimedb

Introduction

This is a CLI application which helps manage mafia.

To run:

# Optional
virtualenv --no-site-packages virtualenv
source virtualenv/bin/activate

# Mandatory
pip install -r requirements.txt
python fbi.py

After running, you will be dropped into a shell-like environment where commands can be issued to manipulate the database.

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Commands

This documentation can also be viewed in the shell by typing help <command_name>.

All example output shown below uses this data as reference.

find

Find wiseguy(s) matching query
Usage: find [options] arg

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -f FIRST_NAME, --first-name=FIRST_NAME
                        Full name of agent.
  -i ID, --id=ID        ID of agent.
  -a, --all             Find all matches.
  -d, --detail          Show full detail.

Example:

$FBI> find -f ino --all
Quintino Palermo [4]
Alfonsino Lucchese [6]
Bellino Greco [11]
Guerrino Fiorentino [15]
Found 4 wiseguys

followers

Find the followers of a wiseguy
Usage: followers [options] arg

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i ID, --id=ID        ID of agent.
  -l LEVEL, --level=LEVEL
                        Level up to which followers are needed.

Example:

$FBI> followers -i 10
Followers of Giacobbe Milanesi [10]:

Gherardo Fiorentini [13]
Giacinto Genovesi [14]

Found 2 wiseguy(s) who are followers of Giacobbe Milanesi [10].

compare

Compare N wiseguys in terms of followers. Accepts N arguments, ID of
        each mafia you want to compare.

Example:

$FBI> compare 1 5
Follower counts: 
Danilo Mazzanti [1]: 8
Salvo Padovesi [5]: 0

reassign

Reassign a wiseguy to another boss
Usage: reassign [options] arg

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i ID, --id=ID        ID of agent.
  -b BOSS, --boss=BOSS  New boss ID of agent.

Example:

$FBI> reassign -i 10 -b 8
Done. Giacobbe Milanesi [10] has been reassigned to Bonifacio Arcuri [8]
$FBI> tree -i 1
Danilo Mazzanti [1]
  +--Simone Endrizzi [3]
  |  +--Nunzio Marchesi [9]
  |     +--Viviano Pisano [12]
  +--Alfonsino Lucchese [6]
  +--Bonifacio Arcuri [8]
     +--Giacobbe Milanesi [10]
        +--Gherardo Fiorentini [13]
        +--Giacinto Genovesi [14]

$FBI> reassign -i 10 -b 3
Done. Giacobbe Milanesi [10] has been reassigned to Simone Endrizzi [3]
$FBI> tree -i 1
Danilo Mazzanti [1]
  +--Simone Endrizzi [3]
  |  +--Nunzio Marchesi [9]
  |  |  +--Viviano Pisano [12]
  |  +--Giacobbe Milanesi [10]
  |     +--Gherardo Fiorentini [13]
  |     +--Giacinto Genovesi [14]
  +--Alfonsino Lucchese [6]
  +--Bonifacio Arcuri [8]

decommission

Remove a wiseguy from active duty and set a status
        
Usage: decommission [options] arg

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i ID, --id=ID        ID of agent.
  -s STATUS, --status=STATUS
                        New status of agent.

Example:

$FBI> tree -i 1
Danilo Mazzanti [1]
  +--Simone Endrizzi [3]
  |  +--Nunzio Marchesi [9]
  |  |  +--Viviano Pisano [12]
  |  +--Giacobbe Milanesi [10]
  |     +--Gherardo Fiorentini [13]
  |     +--Giacinto Genovesi [14]
  +--Alfonsino Lucchese [6]
  +--Bonifacio Arcuri [8]

$FBI> decommission -i 10 -s jailed
Done deactivating Giacobbe Milanesi [10]
$FBI> tree -i 1
Danilo Mazzanti [1]
  +--Simone Endrizzi [3]
  |  +--Nunzio Marchesi [9]
  |     +--Viviano Pisano [12]
  |     +--Gherardo Fiorentini [13]
  |     +--Giacinto Genovesi [14]
  +--Alfonsino Lucchese [6]
  +--Bonifacio Arcuri [8]

recommission

Reinstate a wiseguy to active duty with given status.	        
Usage: recommission [options] arg

Options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -i ID, --id=ID        ID of agent.
  -s STATUS, --status=STATUS
                        New status of agent.

Example (running right after decommission command shown above):

$FBI> recommission -i 10 -s active
Done reactivating Giacobbe Milanesi [10]
$FBI> tree -i 1
Danilo Mazzanti [1]
  +--Simone Endrizzi [3]
  |  +--Nunzio Marchesi [9]
  |  |  +--Viviano Pisano [12]
  |  +--Giacobbe Milanesi [10]
  |     +--Gherardo Fiorentini [13]
  |     +--Giacinto Genovesi [14]
  +--Alfonsino Lucchese [6]
  +--Bonifacio Arcuri [8]

tree

Draw an ASCII chart of the hierarchy under the given wiseguy.
        
Usage: tree [options] arg

Options:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -i ID, --id=ID  ID of agent.

Example:

$FBI> tree -i 1
    Danilo Mazzanti [1]
      +--Simone Endrizzi [3]
      |  +--Nunzio Marchesi [9]
      |  |  +--Viviano Pisano [12]
      |  +--Giacobbe Milanesi [10]
      |     +--Gherardo Fiorentini [13]
      |     +--Giacinto Genovesi [14]
      +--Alfonsino Lucchese [6]
      +--Bonifacio Arcuri [8]

heir

Check who is next in line to a wiseguy to inherit followers
        
Usage: heir [options] arg

Options:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -i ID, --id=ID  ID of agent.

Example:

$FBI> heir -i 10
Heir to Giacobbe Milanesi [10] is:
	 Nunzio Marchesi [9]

boss

Check the boss of a given wiseguy
        
Usage: boss [options] arg

Options:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit
  -i ID, --id=ID  ID of agent.

Example:

$FBI> boss -i 10
Boss of  Giacobbe Milanesi [10] :

status: active
first_name: Simone
last_name: Endrizzi
title: Mr.
gender: male
boss_id: 1
boss_history: /1/
date_of_initiation: 01/01/62
middle_initials: G
active: 1
boss_path: /1/3/
id: 3

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Design Approach

Consider the following sample mafia data (all the above examples also use the same data):

…to be completed…