1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/chimere/models.py b/chimere/models.py
index 8bff588..2ac1ac5 100644
--- a/chimere/models.py
+++ b/chimere/models.py
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ class SubCategory(models.Model):
         return [(category, sub_cats) for category, sub_cats \
                                          in sub_categories.items()]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def getAvailableTuples(cls, area_name=None):
+        cats = []
+        for cat, subcats in cls.getAvailable(area_name=area_name):
+            cats.append((unicode(cat),
+                        [(subcat.pk, subcat.name) for subcat in subcats]))
+        return cats
+
 IMPORTERS = {'KML':KMLManager,
              'OSM':OSMManager,
              'SHP':ShapefileManager