Module: GoogleBooks

Includes:

HTTParty

Defined in:

lib/version.rb,
lib/book/item.rb,
lib/googlebooks.rb,
lib/book/response.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: Item, Response

Constant Summary

VERSION =

"0.0.6"

Class Attribute Summary

• .parameters ⇒ Object

  Returns the value of attribute parameters.

Class Method Summary

• .search(query, options = {}, remote_ip = nil) ⇒ Object

  3rd parameter optionally passes user’s IP address * User IP may be require in order for request to be made to the Google API from applications residing on decentralized cloud servers See www.google.com/support/forum/p/booksearch-apis/thread?tid=2034bed9a98c15cb&hl=en.

Class Attribute Details

.parameters ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute parameters.

# File 'lib/googlebooks.rb', line 14

def parameters
  @parameters
end

Class Method Details

.search(query, options = {}, remote_ip = nil) ⇒ Object

3rd parameter optionally passes user’s IP address

• User IP may be require in order for request to be made to the Google API from applications residing on decentralized cloud servers See www.google.com/support/forum/p/booksearch-apis/thread?tid=2034bed9a98c15cb&hl=en

# File 'lib/googlebooks.rb', line 30

def search(query, options = {}, remote_ip = nil)
  (headers 'X-Forwarded-For' => remote_ip.to_s) unless remote_ip.nil?
  self.parameters = { 'q' => query }
  options[:page] ||= 1
  options[:count] ||= 5
  parameters['startIndex'] = options[:count] * (options[:page] - 1)
  parameters['maxResults'] = options[:count]
  parameters['key'] = options[:api_key] if options[:api_key]
  parameters['orderBy'] = 'newest' if options[:order_by].eql?('newest')

  Response.new(get(url.to_s))
end