Class: DictionaryLookup::Pearson

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/dictionary_lookup/pearson.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.define(term) ⇒ Array

Fetches term definitions from Pearson dictionary API

Raises:

  • SocketError if not connected to the internet



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# File 'lib/dictionary_lookup/pearson.rb', line 12

def self.define(term)
  url = "https://api.pearson.com:443/v2/dictionaries/ldoce5/entries?headword=#{term}"
  uri = URI(URI.escape(url))

  response = Net::HTTP.get(uri)
  data = JSON.parse(response)

  # Select definitions that match exactly with the term
  results = data["results"].select{ |d| d["headword"].downcase == term.downcase }

  definitions = []

  results.each do |result|
    part_of_speech = result["part_of_speech"]
    denotation = result["senses"].first["definition"].first
    if result["senses"].first["examples"].nil?
      examples = []
    else
      examples = result["senses"].first["examples"].map{|e| e["text"]}
    end
    definitions << DictionaryLookup::Definition.new(part_of_speech, denotation, examples)
  end

  definitions
end