OpenCongressAPI 1.0.0

data/.gitignore

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+*.gem
+.bundle
+Gemfile.lock
+pkg/*

data/Gemfile

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+source "http://rubygems.org"
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in opencongress_api.gemspec
+gemspec

data/Rakefile

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+require "bundler/gem_tasks"

data/lib/opencongress_api/collection.rb

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+module OpenCongressApi
+  class Collection < Array
+    attr_accessor :page_size, :total_results
+    attr_writer   :current_page
+
+    def self.build(response)
+      collection = Collection.new
+
+      # Setup the attributes needed for WillPaginate style paging
+      #request_url = response['meta']['url']
+      #request_parameters = parse_parameters_from_url(request_url)
+      #collection.page_size = request_parameters['page'] ? request_parameters['page'].to_i : nil
+      #collection.total_results = response['meta']['total_count'].to_i
+      #collection.current_page = request_parameters['offset'] ? (request_parameters['offset'].to_i + 1) : 1
+
+      # Load the collection with all
+      # of the results we passed in
+      response.each do |result|
+        collection << result
+      end
+      collection
+    end
+
+    # = WillPaginate Helper Methods
+    # These methods are implementded so that
+    # you may pass this collection to the will_paginate
+    # view helper to render pagination links.
+    def current_page
+      @current_page
+    end
+
+    def total_pages
+      @page_size ? (@total_results.to_f / @page_size.to_f).ceil : 1
+    end
+
+    def previous_page
+      self.current_page == 1 ? nil : self.current_page.to_i-1
+    end
+
+    def next_page
+      self.current_page == self.total_pages ? nil : self.current_page.to_i+1
+    end
+
+    protected
+      def self.parse_parameters_from_url(url)
+        query = URI.parse(url).query
+        parameters = {}
+
+        query.split("&").each do |kv|
+          kv = kv.split("=")
+          parameters[kv[0]] = kv[1]
+        end
+        parameters
+      end
+  end
+end

data/lib/opencongress_api/fetcher/base.rb

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+require 'uri'
+require 'net/http'
+require 'json'
+
+module OpenCongressApi
+  module Fetcher
+      def initialize(error_message, request_url)
+        super "OpenCongress API Error: #{error_message}"
+      end
+    end
+
+    class NoResponseError < StandardError
+      def initialize
+        super "No response was returned from OpenCongress"
+      end
+    end
+
+    class Base
+      def initialize
+        @type = nil
+      end
+
+      # Fetch and parse a response
+      # based on a set of options
+      # Override this method to ensure
+      # necessary options are passed
+      # for the request
+      def fetch(options = {})
+        url = build_url(options)
+        puts "Getting #{url}"
+
+        json = get_response(url)
+
+        if self.is_json?
+          data = JSON.parse(json)
+        else
+          data = XmlSimple.xml_in(json)
+        end
+
+        # TODO: Raise hell if there is a problem
+
+        collection = OpenCongressApi::Collection.build(json_result(data))
+        collection.map!{|result| format_result(result)}
+      end
+
+      protected
+
+        def format_result(result)
+          result
+        end
+
+        def json_result(json)
+          json
+        end
+
+        def build_url(options)
+          options = encode_options(options)
+          base_url + params_for(options)
+        end
+
+        def base_url
+          "http://api.opencongress.org/#{@type}"
+        end
+
+        def params_for(options)
+          params = (self.is_json?) ? ["json=true"] : []
+          options.each do |key, value|
+            params << "#{key}=#{value}"
+          end
+          "?#{params.join("&")}"
+        end
+
+        def encode_options(options)
+          options.each do |key, value|
+            options[key] = URI.encode(value.to_s)
+          end
+        end
+
+        def get_response(url)
+          Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(url)).body || raise(NoResponseError.new)
+        end
+
+        def is_json?
+          true
+        end
+    end
+end

data/lib/opencongress_api/fetcher/bills.rb

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+module OpenCongressApi
+  module Fetcher
+    class Bills < Base
+      def initialize
+        @type = :bills
+      end
+
+      def format_result(result)
+        OpenCongressApi::Type::Bill.new(result)
+      end
+
+      def json_result(json)
+        json['bill']
+      end
+
+      def is_json?
+        false
+      end
+    end
+
+    class HotBills < Bills
+      def initialize
+        @type = :hot_bills
+      end
+    end
+
+    class MostBloggedBills < Bills
+      def initialize
+        @type = :most_blogged_bills_this_week
+      end
+    end
+
+    class NewsworthyBills < Bills
+      def initialize
+        @type = :bills_in_the_news_this_week
+      end
+    end
+
+    class MostCommentedBills < Bills
+      def initialize
+        @type = :most_commented_this_week
+      end
+    end
+
+    class MostTrackedBills < Bills
+      def initialize
+        @type = :most_tracked_bills_this_week
+      end
+    end
+
+    class MostSupportedBills
+      def initialize
+        @type = :most_supported_bills_this_week
+      end
+    end
+
+    class MostOpposedBills
+      def initialize
+        @type = :most_opposed_bills_this_week
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/opencongress_api/fetcher/people.rb

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+module OpenCongressApi
+  module Fetcher
+    class People < Base
+      def initialize
+        @type = :people
+      end
+
+      def format_result(result)
+        OpenCongressApi::Type::Person.new(result)
+      end
+
+      def json_result(json)
+        json['people']
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/opencongress_api/fetcher.rb

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+require "opencongress_api/fetcher/base"
+require "opencongress_api/fetcher/people"
+require "opencongress_api/fetcher/bills"
+
+module OpenCongressApi
+  module Fetcher
+    class << self
+      def for(type)
+        return  case type.to_sym
+                when :people
+                  People.new
+                when :bills
+                  Bills.new
+                when :hot_bills
+                  HotBills.new
+                when :most_blogged_bills
+                  MostBloggedBills.new
+                when :newsworthy_bills
+                  NewsworthyBills.new
+                when :most_commented_bills
+                  MostCommentedBills.new
+                when :most_tracked_bills
+                  MostTrackedBills.new
+                when :most_supported_bills
+                  MostSupportedBills.new
+                when :most_opposed_bills
+                  MostOpposedBills.new
+                end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/opencongress_api/type/bill.rb

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+module OpenCongressApi
+  module Type
+    class Bill
+      attr_accessor :bill
+
+      def initialize(bill = {})
+        self.bill = bill
+      end
+
+      def method_missing(id, *args)
+        return self.bill[id.id2name]
+      end
+
+      # TODO: Special accessors that need typecasting
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/opencongress_api/type/person.rb

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+module OpenCongressApi
+  module Type
+    class Person
+      attr_accessor :person
+
+      def initialize(person = {})
+        self.person = person
+      end
+
+      def method_missing(id, *args)
+        return self.person[id.id2name]
+      end
+
+      # TODO: Special accessors that need typecasting
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/opencongress_api/type.rb

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+require "opencongress_api/type/person"
+require "opencongress_api/type/bill"

data/lib/opencongress_api/version.rb

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+module OpencongressApi
+  VERSION = "1.0.0"
+end

data/lib/opencongress_api.rb

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+require 'net/http'
+require 'date'
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'json'
+require 'xmlsimple'
+require 'opencongress_api/type'
+require 'opencongress_api/collection'
+require "opencongress_api/fetcher"
+require "opencongress_api/version"
+
+module OpenCongressApi
+    # Errors
+    class InvalidRequestTypeError < StandardError
+        def initialize(type)
+            super "Fetch type '#{type}' is not valid."
+        end
+    end
+
+    class Client
+        FETCH_TYPES = [:people, :hot_bills, :most_blogged_bills,
+                      :bills_in_the_news, :most_commented,
+                      :most_tracked_bills, :most_supported_bills,
+                      :most_opposed_bills]
+        def self.fetch(type, options = {})
+            check_configuration!
+
+            options = default_options.merge(options)
+            if FETCH_TYPES.include? type.to_sym
+                fetcher = OpenCongressApi::Fetcher.for(type)
+                return fetcher.fetch(options)
+            else
+                raise InvalidRequestTypeError.new(type)
+            end
+        end
+
+        protected
+        def self.default_options
+            {
+            }
+        end
+
+        def self.check_configuration!
+
+        end
+    end
+end

data/opencongress_api.gemspec

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+$:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
+require "opencongress_api/version"
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name        = "OpenCongressAPI"
+  s.version     = OpencongressApi::VERSION
+  s.authors     = ["Jason Berlinsky"]
+  s.email       = ["jason@jasonberlinsky.com"]
+  s.homepage    = "http://www.jasonberlinsky.com/"
+  s.summary     = %q(A wrapper for the OpenCongress API)
+  s.description = %q(An easy to use wrapper for the OpenCongress API)
+
+  s.rubyforge_project = "opencongress_api"
+
+  s.files         = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
+  s.test_files    = `git ls-files -- {test,spec,features}/*`.split("\n")
+  s.executables   = `git ls-files -- bin/*`.split("\n").map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+
+  # specify any dependencies here; for example:
+  # s.add_development_dependency "rspec"
+  s.add_runtime_dependency "rest-client"
+end

data/spec/client_spec.rb

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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe RMeetup::Client, 'trying to fetch an unknown type' do
+  it 'should throw an error' do
+    lambda {
+      OpenCongressApi::Client.fetch(:clowns)
+    }.should raise_error(OpenCongressApi::InvalidRequestTypeError)
+  end
+end
+
+describe RMeetup::Client, 'fetching some people' do
+  before do
+    @topics_fetcher = mock(OpenCongressApi::Fetcher::People)
+    @topics_fetcher.stub!(:fetch).and_return([])
+    @type = :people
+  end
+
+  it 'should try to get a Topic Fetcher' do
+    RMeetup::Fetcher.should_receive(:for).with(@type).and_return(@topics_fetcher)
+    RMeetup::Client.fetch(@type,{})
+  end
+end

data/spec/fetcher_spec.rb

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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe OpenCongressApi::Fetcher, 'being told to get a certain type of fetcher' do
+  before do
+    @fetcher_types = %w(people)
+  end
+
+  it 'should return the correct fetcher' do
+    @fetcher_types.each do |type|
+      fetcher = OpenCongressApi::Fetcher.for(type)
+      fetcher.class.name.should eql("OpenCongressApi::Fetcher::#{type.capitalize}")
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'should return nil if asked for an invalid fetcher' do
+    OpenCongressApi::Fetcher.for(:clowns).should be_nil
+  end
+end

data/spec/fetchers/people_spec.rb

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+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'spec_helper')
+
+describe OpenCongressApi::Fetcher::People, 'fetching some people' do
+  before do
+    @fetcher = OpenCongressApi::Fetcher::People.new
+    @fetcher.extend(OpenCongressApi::FakeResponse::People)
+  end
+
+  it 'should return a collection of members' do
+    @fetcher.fetch.each do |result|
+      result.should be_kind_of(OpenCongressApi::Type::Person)
+    end
+  end
+end

data/spec/responses/people.json

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+$: << File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
+require 'opencongress_api'
+
+TEST_ROOT = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+
+# Override the get_response portion of fetchers
+# so that we don't have to go out and hit the internets
+module OpenCongressApi::FakeResponse
+  module Error
+    protected
+      def get_response(url)
+        File.read(File.join(TEST_ROOT, 'responses', 'error.json'))
+      end
+  end
+
+  module People
+    protected
+      def get_response(url)
+        File.read(File.join(TEST_ROOT, 'responses', 'people.json'))
+      end
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: OpenCongressAPI
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 1.0.0
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Jason Berlinsky
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-02-25 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rest-client
+  requirement: &70255826722060 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: *70255826722060
+description: An easy to use wrapper for the OpenCongress API
+email:
+- jason@jasonberlinsky.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- .gitignore
+- Gemfile
+- Rakefile
+- lib/opencongress_api.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/collection.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/fetcher.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/fetcher/base.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/fetcher/bills.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/fetcher/people.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/type.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/type/bill.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/type/person.rb
+- lib/opencongress_api/version.rb
+- opencongress_api.gemspec
+- spec/client_spec.rb
+- spec/fetcher_spec.rb
+- spec/fetchers/people_spec.rb
+- spec/responses/error.json
+- spec/responses/people.json
+- spec/spec_helper.rb
+homepage: http://www.jasonberlinsky.com/
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: opencongress_api
+rubygems_version: 1.8.15
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: A wrapper for the OpenCongress API
+test_files:
+- spec/client_spec.rb
+- spec/fetcher_spec.rb
+- spec/fetchers/people_spec.rb
+- spec/responses/error.json
+- spec/responses/people.json
+- spec/spec_helper.rb