Module: CtGov

Defined in:
lib/ct_gov.rb,
lib/ct_gov/address.rb,
lib/ct_gov/contact.rb,
lib/ct_gov/version.rb,
lib/ct_gov/facility.rb,
lib/ct_gov/location.rb,
lib/ct_gov/publication.rb,
lib/ct_gov/investigator.rb,
lib/ct_gov/clinical_trial.rb

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: Address, ClinicalTrial, Contact, Facility, Investigator, Location, Publication

Constant Summary collapse

BASE_URL = 
'https://www.clinicaltrials.gov'
BASE_OPTIONS = 
'?displayxml=true'
VERSION = 
"0.0.2"

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.find_by_nctid(nctid) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/ct_gov.rb', line 17

def self.find_by_nctid(nctid)
  uri = ::URI.parse("#{BASE_URL}/ct2/show/#{nctid}#{BASE_OPTIONS}")
  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
  http.use_ssl = true
  http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
  
  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
  response = http.request(request)

  ClinicalTrial.new(Saxerator.parser(response.body)) if response.code == "200"
end