nas-quickstats

A simple node library for accessing the National Agriculture Service QuickStats database.

For a quick example...

$node test

API

1. Add the library into your file

   var nas = require('nas-quickstats');
   

2. Declare your key that you obtained from the nas site.

   nas.key = 'asldfaj-sadfas-adsf-asdfsdf';
   

3. Create a query using the variables from the nas site.

   var q = nas.query({
     commodity_desc: 'BEETS',
     statisticcat_desc: 'YIELD'
   });
   

   'query' takes an options object which can contain any number of key value pairs describing the query.

4. Create a request declaring a type and passing in your query and a callback.

   Available types are: get, params, and counts.

   var r = nas.request(nas.type.get, q, function(data){
     console.log(data);
   });
   

5. Send the request, and be on your merry way.

   r.send();
   

More details about the NAS api itself can be found @ http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/api. Be sure to obtain an API key (it's instant) and read the terms and conditions of use.