Class: RequestGoogleBooks

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

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.requestCoverURL(title, key) ⇒ Object

calling Google Books API endpoint to request info on the book title



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# File 'lib/requestgooglebooks.rb', line 5

def self.requestCoverURL(title, key)
        @url = "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q=#{title}&maxResults=1&key=#{key}"

        response = HTTParty.get(@url)
        @response = JSON.parse(response.body)

        @coverURL = @response["items"][0]["volumeInfo"]["imageLinks"]["thumbnail"]
end