Method: GoogleBookSearch#initialize

Defined in:
app/service_adaptors/google_book_search.rb

#initialize(config) ⇒ GoogleBookSearch

Returns a new instance of GoogleBookSearch.



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# File 'app/service_adaptors/google_book_search.rb', line 73

def initialize(config)    
  @url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q='
  
  @display_name = 'Google Books'
  
  # number of full views to show
  @num_full_views = 1
  
  # default on, to enhance our metadata with stuff from google
  @referent_enhance = true

  # default OFF, add description/abstract from GBS
  @abstract = false

  # Other responses on by default but can be turned off
  @cover_image   = true
  @fulltext      = true
  @search_inside = true
  @web_links     = true # to partial view :excerpts or :fulltext

  # google api key strongly recommended, otherwise you'll
  # probably get rate limited. 
  @api_key = nil
  
  @credits = {
    "Google Books" => "http://books.google.com/"
  }
  # While you can theoretically look up by LCCN on Google Books,
  # we have found FREQUENT false positives. There's no longer any
  # way to even report these to Google. By default, don't lookup
  # by LCCN. 
  @lookup_by_lccn = false
  
  super(config)
end