Class: Wreddit

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

Constant Summary collapse

VERSION =
"1.1.2"

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initializeWreddit

Returns a new instance of Wreddit.



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 9

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

Instance Method Details

#comment(comment_id) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 39

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

#comments(article_id = nil) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 24

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

#descriptionsObject



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 71

def descriptions
  descriptions = []
  response = JSON.parse(self.json)
  unless response['data']['children'].nil?
    response['data']['children'].each do |child|
      descriptions.push(child['data']['selftext'])
    end
    return descriptions
  else
    return response
  end
end

#htmlObject



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 126

def html
  res = @client.get(@uri)
  if res
    # if res exists
    return res
  else
    # if res doesn't exist get it from HTTParty
    res = HTTParty.get(URI(@uri))
    if res.code == 200
      # if res is an OK (we are getting data)
      @client.set(@uri, res)
    else
      # return 401, 429, or 500 error codes
      return res
    end
    return res
  end
end

#jsonObject

parse helpers



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 85

def json
  response = ''
  @uri+='.json'
  res = @client.get(@uri)
  if res
    # if res exists
    return res
  else
    # if res doesn't exist get it from HTTParty
    res = HTTParty.get(URI(@uri))
    if res.code == 200
      # if res is an OK (we are getting data)
      @client.set(@uri, res, ex: 1)
    else
      # return 401, 429, or 500 error codes
      return res
    end
    return res
  end
end

unique parsing (currently only works in JSON)



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 45

def links
  links = []
  response = JSON.parse(self.json)
  unless response['data']['children'].nil?
    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 146

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 14

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

#title(title_name) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 34

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

#titlesObject



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 58

def titles
  titles = []
  response = JSON.parse(self.json)
  unless response['data']['children'].nil?
    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 19

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

#xmlObject



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# File 'lib/wreddit.rb', line 106

def xml
  @uri+='.xml'
  res = @client.get(@uri)
  if res
    # if res exists
    return res
  else
    # if res doesn't exist get it from HTTParty
    res = HTTParty.get(URI(@uri))
    if res.code == 200
      # if res is an OK (we are getting data)
      @client.set(@uri, res)
    else
      # return 401, 429, or 500 error codes
      return res
    end
    return res
  end
end