OPERATORS = {
            'EQ':   '=',
            'GT':   '>',
            'GTEQ': '>=',
            'LT':   '<',
            'LTEQ': '<=',
            'NE':   '!='
            }

FIELDS =    {
            'CITY': 'city',
            'TOPIC': 'topics',
            'MONTH': 'month',
            'MAX_ATTENDEES': 'maxAttendees',
            }


    def _getQuery(self, request):
        """Return formatted query from the submitted filters."""
        q = Conference.query()
        inequality_filter, filters = self._formatFilters(request.filters)

        # If exists, sort on inequality filter first
        if not inequality_filter:
            q = q.order(Conference.name)
        else:
            q = q.order(ndb.GenericProperty(inequality_filter))
            q = q.order(Conference.name)

        for filtr in filters:
            if filtr["field"] in ["month", "maxAttendees"]:
                filtr["value"] = int(filtr["value"])
            formatted_query = ndb.query.FilterNode(filtr["field"], filtr["operator"], filtr["value"])
            q = q.filter(formatted_query)
        return q


    def _formatFilters(self, filters):
        """Parse, check validity and format user supplied filters."""
        formatted_filters = []
        inequality_field = None

        for f in filters:
            filtr = {field.name: getattr(f, field.name) for field in f.all_fields()}

            try:
                filtr["field"] = FIELDS[filtr["field"]]
                filtr["operator"] = OPERATORS[filtr["operator"]]
            except KeyError:
                raise endpoints.BadRequestException("Filter contains invalid field or operator.")

            # Every operation except "=" is an inequality
            if filtr["operator"] != "=":
                # check if inequality operation has been used in previous filters
                # disallow the filter if inequality was performed on a different field before
                # track the field on which the inequality operation is performed
                if inequality_field and inequality_field != filtr["field"]:
                    raise endpoints.BadRequestException("Inequality filter is allowed on only one field.")
                else:
                    inequality_field = filtr["field"]

            formatted_filters.append(filtr)
        return (inequality_field, formatted_filters)


