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Removed sections about no-install usage and demo as these are no longer maintained. Would be good if Bellingcat could remove sugartrail.co.uk from the description as this site is no longer running.
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# Sugartrail
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Sugartrail is a network analysis and visualisation tool developed to make it easier and faster for researchers to explore connections between companies, officers and addresses within Companies House. The tool can be used for the following use-cases:
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- Get all companies, officers and addresses connected to a company within n degrees of seperation, based upon user-defined connection criteria. If two companies are connected, get the path of companies, officers and addresses connecting those companies.
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- Check if a selection of companies, officers and addresses are connected within n degrees of seperation, and visualise the paths that connect them.
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## Requirements
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You will require an API key from Companies House to get data. First you will need to create a live application to get an API key which you can do by following the [Companies House guide](https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk/how-to-create-an-application).
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## Installation
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1. Make sure you have Conda installed
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2. Download the tool's repository using the command:
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```bash
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git clone https://github.com/ribenamaplesyrup/sugartrail.git
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```
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3. Navigate to the main directory and run:
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```bash
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conda create -n candystore python=3.10
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conda activate candystore
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pip install -e .
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```
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4. For a quickstart run `python -m voila --no-browser --debug dashboard/Sugartrail.ipynb --VoilaConfiguration.file_allowlist="['.*']"` and navigate to the url printed in your terminal where Voilà is running at (no-code). For a more detailed explanation of the tool's capabilities, run `jupyter notebook notebooks` and open either `quickstart.ipynb` or `001_getting_started.ipynb`.
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## Examples & Tutorials
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Tutorial | Title | Description | Format
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000 | [Quickstart](https://github.com/ribenamaplesyrup/sugartrail/blob/main/notebooks/quickstart.ipynb) | Get companies, officers and addresses connected to select company and visualise results within basic notebook. | Jupyter Notebook
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001 | [Getting Started](https://github.com/ribenamaplesyrup/sugartrail/blob/main/notebooks/001_getting_started.ipynb) | In-depth walkthrough of Sugartrail API. | Jupyter Notebook
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002 | [Candy Connections](https://github.com/ribenamaplesyrup/sugartrail/blob/main/notebooks/002_candy_connections.ipynb) | Explore how many of Oxford Street’s souvenir and candy shops are connected through a single company 🇺🇸🇬🇧🍬 | Jupyter Notebook
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003 | [Virtual Offices](https://github.com/ribenamaplesyrup/sugartrail/blob/main/notebooks/003_virtual_offices.ipynb) | Explore addresses (such as virtual offices) with thousands of companies registered. This tutorial also compares two different methods of retrieving data from Companies House; the Companies House API and the Companies House Data Product download. | Jupyter Notebook
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004 | [Connection Check](https://github.com/ribenamaplesyrup/sugartrail/blob/main/notebooks/004_connection_check.ipynb) | Investigate if two different companies are connected and if so how. | Jupyter Notebook
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005 | [Connection Visualise](https://github.com/ribenamaplesyrup/sugartrail/blob/main/notebooks/005_connection_visualise.ipynb) | Visualise how 7 networks interconnect. | Jupyter Notebook
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_ | [Sugartrail Dashboard](https://stark-island-99644.herokuapp.com/) | Get companies, officers and addresses connected to select company and visualise results within basic interface. | Voila Dashboard
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