ghanamps A simple cli and server that returns a JSON of all the members of parliament in Ghana.

LIVE WEB VERSION

You can simply make a request to this URL to get the JSON:
https://ghanamps.herokuapp.com

INSTALLATION

Installation with Go installed

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If you already have Go on your machine you can simply install this tool by running:

go install github.com/yeboahnanaosei/ghanamps/cmd/ghanamps@latest

This will install a binary ghanamps to the bin folder in your $GOPATH.

Installation without Go installed

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1. Go to the releases page and download the appropriate binary for your system.

2. Extract the binary from the zip archive

3. Put the binary in your PATH environment variable and make sure it is executable (Linux & macOS)

   If you don't know how to do this, here is a useful link to guide you: https://zwbetz.com/how-to-add-a-binary-to-your-path-on-macos-linux-windows/

4. Launch your command prompt and run:

1. ghanamps members for all members
2. ghanamps leaders for all leaders
3. ghanamps -h for help

USAGE

The tool has two subcommands:
members for handling members
leaders for handling the leaders

Get members

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To get members you can run the tool by simply issuing the following command from your terminal.

ghanamps members

This will return a JSON array of all the current members of Ghana's parliament. Example below:

[
    {
     "name": "ADAMA  SULEMANA",
     "party": "NDC",
     "constituency": "TAIN CONSTITUENCY",
     "region": "BONO REGION",
     "photo": "https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/mps/photos/198.jpg",
     "profile": "https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=198"
   },
   {
     "name": "ADELAIDE  NTIM",
     "party": "NPP",
     "constituency": "NSUTA/KWAMAN BEPOSO CONSTITUENCY",
     "region": "ASHANTI REGION",
     "photo": "https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/mps/photos/164.jpg",
     "profile": "https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=164"
   },
   {
     "name": "AGNES NAA MOMO LARTEY",
     "party": "NDC",
     "constituency": "KROWOR CONSTITUENCY",
     "region": "GREATER ACCRA REGION",
     "photo": "https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/mps/photos/64.jpg",
     "profile": "https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=64"
   },
   {
     "name": "AKWASI  DARKO BOATENG",
     "party": "NPP",
     "constituency": "BOSOME FREHO CONSTITUENCY",
     "region": "ASHANTI REGION",
     "photo": "https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/mps/photos/133.jpg",
     "profile": "https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=133"
   },
   {
     "name": "AKWASI  KONADU",
     "party": "NPP",
     "constituency": "MANHYIA NORTH CONSTITUENCY",
     "region": "ASHANTI REGION",
     "photo": "https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/mps/photos/145.jpg",
     "profile": "https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=145"
   }
   ...
]

To get members of a particular party, you can issue the following command:

ghanamps members -party npp

ghanamps members -party ndc

ghanamps members -party independent

Get leaders

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To get the leadership of parliament, you can run the tool by simply issuing the following command from your terminal:

ghanamps leaders

This will return a JSON array of all the current leaders of Ghana's parliament. Example below:

[
   {
     "name": "Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin",
     "title": "Speaker of Parliament",
     "photo": "https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/mps/leaders/MrSpeaker.jpg"
   },
   {
     "name": "Hon. Joseph Osei-Owusu",
     "title": "First Deputy Speaker",
     "photo": "https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/mps/photos/132.jpg"
   },
   {
     "name": "Hon. Andrew Asiamah Amoako",
     "title": "Second Deputy Speaker",
     "photo": "https://www.parliament.gh/epanel/mps/photos/128.jpg"
   },
   ...
]

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