WebPurify RubyGem

This gem allows simple interaction with the WebPurify API using Ruby. For more information about WebPurify and the services it offers, check out http://webpurify.com/.

Commands

Filters

• check
• check_count
• replace
• return

Blacklist

• add_to_blacklist
• remove_from_blacklist
• get_blacklist

Whitelist

• add_to_whitelist
• remove_from_whitelist
• get_whitelist

Install & Initialize

gem install webpurify

or with bundler

gem webpurify

bundle install

Initialize with

@wp = WebPurify::Client.new('my_api_key')

or

@wp = WebPurify::Client.new({
  api_key:    'my_api_key',
  endpoint:   :us,    # can be :us, :eu, :ap (defaults to :us)
  enterprise: false,  # true for ssl (default false, enterprise key required)
})

Commands

check

Check a string of text for profanity. Returns true if profanity found, false if none.

puts @wp.check('some profane text')

check_count

Check a string of text for profanity. Returns number of words if profanity found, 0 if none.

puts @wp.check_count('profane text')

replace

Check a string of text for profanity. Replaces any found profanity with a provided symbol, and returns the formatted string.

puts @wp.replace('profane text', '*')

return

Check a string of text for profanity. If any found, returns an array of profane words. Else, returns empty array.

p @wp.return('profane text')

Options

All filter commands can take an additional options object, just before the callback. The available options are:

options = {
  lang:   'en', # the 2 letter language code for the text you are submitting
  semail: 1,    # treat email addresses like profanity
  sphone: 1,    # treat phone numbers like profanity
  slink:  1     # treat urls like profanity
}

puts @wp.check('some profane text', options)

add_to_blacklist

Add a word to the blacklist.

@wp.add_to_blacklist('my_awesome_word')

For Deep search, add optional parameter 1 after word:

@wp.add_to_blacklist('my_awesome_word', 1)

remove_from_blacklist

Remove a word from the blacklist.

@wp.remove_from_blacklist('my_awesome_word')

get_blacklist

Get the blacklist as an array of words.

p @wp.get_blacklist

add_to_whitelist

Add a word to the whitelist.

@wp.add_to_whitelist('my_awesome_word')

remove_from_whitelist

Remove a word from the whitelist.

@wp.remove_from_whitelist('my_awesome_word')

get_whitelist

Get the whitelist as an array of words.

p @wp.get_whitelist

To-do:

• Handle error responses
• Tests