Class: RamblingHipster

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

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.speakObject



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# File 'lib/rambling_hipster.rb', line 10

def self.speak
  response = HipsterJesus.get('http://hipsterjesus.com/api/?paras=20&type=hipster-centric')

  words = response['text'].split(' ')
  sentence = words.sample(5).collect {|x| x.gsub(/<\/?[^>]*>/,"").gsub(/\W/, "").downcase }.join(' ')
  final = words.keep_if { |w| /(?=.*^[a-z])(?=.*s$)/ =~ w }.sample

  potlucks = ["Thundercats","squid","whatever","tattooed","letterpress","skateboard","Williamsburg","Portland","freegan","lo-fi","Brooklyn","hoodie","leggings","mustache","food truck","raw denim","jean shorts","tofu","trust fund","beard","wolf moon","DIY","fixie","farm-to-table","seitan","put a bird on it","VHS","mixtape","photo booth","artisan","scenester"]


  if (rand(8) == 4)
    status = "Wanna have a #{potlucks.sample} potluck?" 
  else
    status = "You probably haven't heard of #{sentence} #{final}."
  end
  puts status
end