Method: WordsMethods#get_word_of_the_day

Defined in:
lib/wordnik/resource_modules/words.rb

#get_word_of_the_day(*args) ⇒ Object

Returns a specific WordOfTheDay



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# File 'lib/wordnik/resource_modules/words.rb', line 61

def get_word_of_the_day(*args)
  http_method = :get
  path = '/words/wordOfTheDay'

  # Ruby turns all key-value arguments at the end into a single hash
  # e.g. Wordnik.word.get_examples('dingo', :limit => 10, :part_of_speech => 'verb')
  # becomes {:limit => 10, :part_of_speech => 'verb'}
  last_arg = args.pop if args.last.is_a?(Hash)
  last_arg = args.pop if args.last.is_a?(Array)
  last_arg ||= {}

  # Look for a kwarg called :request_only, whose presence indicates
  # that we want the request itself back, not the response body
  if last_arg.is_a?(Hash) && last_arg[:request_only].present?
    request_only = true
    last_arg.delete(:request_only)
  end

  params = last_arg
  body ||= {}
  request = Wordnik::Request.new(http_method, path, :params => params, :body => body)
  request_only ? request : request.response.body
end