Class: Wreddit

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Defined in:
lib/wreddit.rb,
lib/wreddit/version.rb

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION = 
"1.0.0"

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize ⇒ Wreddit

Returns a new instance of Wreddit.



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 7

def initialize
  @uri = "https://www.reddit.com"
end

Instance Method Details

#comment(comment_id) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 36

def comment(comment_id)
  @uri += "/#{comment_id}"
  self
end

#comments(article_id = nil) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 21

def comments(article_id = nil)
  # gets all comments if article_id is unspecified
  @uri += "/comments"
  # add article_id if article is specified
  if article_id
    @uri += "/#{article_id}"
  end
  self
end

#descriptions ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 68

def descriptions
  descriptions = []
  response = self.json
  if response.code == 200
    response['data']['children'].each do |child|
      descriptions.push(child['data']['selftext'])
    end
    return descriptions
  else
    return response
  end
end

#html ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 90

def html
  HTTParty.get(URI(@uri))
end

#json ⇒ Object

parse helpers



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 82

def json
  HTTParty.get(URI(@uri + '.json'))
end

#links ⇒ Object

unique parsing (currently only works in JSON)



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 42

def links
  links = []
  response = self.json
  if response.code == 200
    response['data']['children'].each do |child|
      links.push(child['data']['url'])
    end
    return links
  else
    return response
  end
end

#parse(method = nil) ⇒ Object

general parsing



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 95

def parse(method = nil)
  # method of parsing your request
  case method
  when "json"
    self.json
  when "xml"
    self.xml
  when "html"
    self.html
  else
    # assume the user wants it in JSON format
    self.json
  end
end

#subreddit(subreddit_name = "all") ⇒ Object

standard requests



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 11

def subreddit(subreddit_name = "all")
  @uri += "/r/#{subreddit_name}"
  self
end

#title(title_name) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 31

def title(title_name)
  @uri += "/#{title_name}"
  self
end

#titles ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 55

def titles
  titles = []
  response = self.json
  if response.code == 200
    response['data']['children'].each do |child|
      titles.push(child['data']['title'])
    end
    return titles
  else
    return response
  end
end

#user(user_name) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 16

def user(user_name)
  @uri += "/u/#{user_name}"
  self
end

#xml ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 86

def xml
  HTTParty.get(URI(@uri + '.xml'))
end