Class: OpenCongress::OpenCongressObject

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/opencongress_ruby.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.construct_url(api_method, params) ⇒ Object 



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

def self.construct_url(api_method, params)
  url = nil
  if OpenCongress.api_key == nil || OpenCongress.api_key == ''
    raise "Failed to provide OpenCongress API Key"
  else
    url = "#{API_URL}#{api_method}?key=#{OpenCongress.api_key}#{hash2get(params)}&format=json"
  end
  return url
end

.hash2get(h) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/opencongress_ruby.rb', line 24

def self.hash2get(h)
  get_string = ""
  
  h.each_pair do |key, value|
    get_string += "&#{key.to_s}=#{CGI::escape(value.to_s)}"
  end
  
  get_string
end

.make_call(this_url) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/opencongress_ruby.rb', line 77

def self.make_call(this_url)
  result = nil
  begin
    result = JSON.parse(open(this_url).read)
  rescue => e
    puts e
  end
  
  return result
  
end

.parse_supporting_results(result) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/opencongress_ruby.rb', line 34

def self.parse_supporting_results(result)
  
  working = result["opencongress_users_tracking"]
  
  also_supporting_bills = []
  working["also_supporting_bills"]["bill"].each do |bill|
    also_supporting_bills << OCBill.new(bill)
  end
  
  also_opposing_bills = []
  working["also_opposing_bills"]["bill"].each do |bill|
    also_opposing_bills << OCBill.new(bill)
  end
  
  also_disapproved_senators = []
  working["also_disapproved_senators"]["person"].each do |person|
    also_disapproved_senators << OCPerson.new(person)
  end
  
  also_disapproved_representatives = []
  working["also_disapproved_representatives"]["person"].each do |person|
    also_disapproved_representatives << OCPerson.new(person)
  end

  also_approved_senators = []
  working["also_approved_senators"]["person"].each do |person|
    also_approved_senators << OCPerson.new(person)
  end
  
  also_approved_representatives = []
  working["also_approved_representatives"]["person"].each do |person|
    also_approved_representatives << OCPerson.new(person)
  end
  
  return {:also_supporting_bills => also_supporting_bills,
          :also_opposing_bills => also_opposing_bills,
          :also_disapproved_senators => also_disapproved_senators,
          :also_disapproved_representatives => also_disapproved_representatives,
          :also_approved_senators => also_approved_senators,
          :also_approved_representatives => also_approved_representatives}
  
end