pcc

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# pcc - POTA country code finder
#
# pcc without the -n switch will search for a country code
# pcc with the -n switch will search by country name
#
# all inputs are case insensitive for either search 
#
# the output will be 3 lines: country prefix, country name, number of parks in the pota database
#
# NOTE: this uses the jq utility.

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  echo 'usage: pcc [ country-code | -n country-name ]'
  exit 0
fi

if [ ! $(which jq) ]; then
  echo "you need jq: do sudo apt install jq"
  exit 1
fi

if [ "$1" = "-n" ]; then
  shift     # shift out the -n switch
  curl -s https://api.pota.app/programs/locations | jq ".[] | select (.name | test(\"${1}\"; \"i\")) | .prefix, .name, .parks" | tr -d '"'
else
  pfx="${1:0:2}"    # just get first 2 characters
  pfx=$(echo $pfx | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z')    # and make it upcase
  curl -s https://api.pota.app/programs/locations | jq ".[] | select (.prefix == \"${pfx}\") | .prefix, .name, .parks" | tr -d '"'
fi