ProPublica 0.0.6

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data/lib/propublica.rb

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+class ProPublica
+  require 'net/http'
+  require 'json'
+
+  attr_accessor :api_key
+
+    def initialize(api_key)
+     @api_key = api_key
+    end
+
+   def about
+      puts "Hello! This is a Ruby wrapper for the ProPublica API.\n" +
+           " Please get started by entering your API KEY in a new ProPublica instance creation (e.g., client = ProPublica.new(YOUR_KEY_HERE))\n" +
+           "Good luck, citizen!"
+   end
+
+   def config(api_key)
+     @api_key = api_key
+   end
+
+   def get_response_from_API(congress, chamber)
+
+     if @api_key != nil && @api_key.length > 10 # To-Do: Add validation.
+        uri = URI.parse("https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/#{congress}/#{chamber}/members.json")
+
+        request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
+        request["X-Api-Key"] = @api_key
+        req_options = {
+          use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https",
+        }
+
+        response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, req_options) do |http|
+          http.request(request)
+        end
+        return response
+    else
+      puts "Please configure your API key."
+      return false
+    end
+   end
+
+   def get_senate_members(congress_number)
+      # Returns an array of senate member hash objects.
+      # TO-DO: Be able to select and retrieve all desired information keys (e.g., twitter_account).
+      if self.get_response_from_API(congress_number,"senate")
+        raw_senate_members_data = JSON.parse(self.get_response_from_API(congress_number,"senate").body)
+        senate_members = raw_senate_members_data["results"].first["members"]
+        all_members = []
+
+        senate_members.each do |hash|
+          member = {}
+          member[:first_name] = hash["first_name"]
+          member[:last_name] = hash["last_name"]
+          member[:link] = hash["api_uri"]
+          member[:party] = hash["party"]
+          member[:state] = hash["state"]
+          member[:next_election] = hash["next_election"]
+          member[:twitter_account] = hash["twitter_account"]
+          all_members << member
+        end
+        return all_members
+      else
+      return "Please configure your API key."
+      end
+    end
+
+   def get_house_members(congress_number)
+    # Returns an array of house member hash objects.
+    # TO-DO: Be able to select and retrieve all desired information keys (e.g., twitter_account).
+    if self.get_response_from_API(congress_number,"house")
+      raw_house_members_data = JSON.parse(self.get_response_from_API(congress_number,"house").body)
+      house_members = raw_house_members_data["results"].first["members"]
+      all_members = []
+
+      house_members.each do |hash|
+          member = {}
+          member[:first_name] = hash["first_name"]
+          member[:last_name] = hash["last_name"]
+          member[:link] = hash["api_uri"]
+          member[:party] = hash["party"]
+          member[:state] = hash["state"]
+          member[:next_election] = hash["next_election"]
+          member[:twitter_account] = hash["twitter_account"]
+          all_members << member
+        end
+      return all_members
+     else
+       return "Please configure your API key."
+     end
+   end
+
+   def get_member(congressional_id)
+
+     if @api_key != nil && @api_key.length > 10 # To-Do: Add validation.
+        uri = URI.parse("https://api.propublica.org/congress/v1/members/#{congressional_id}.json")
+
+        request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
+        request["X-Api-Key"] = @api_key
+        req_options = {
+          use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https",
+        }
+
+        response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, req_options) do |http|
+          http.request(request)
+        end
+
+        raw_member_data = JSON.parse(response.body)
+        return raw_member_data["results"].first # NOTE: This is idiosyncratic per endpoint structure.
+    else
+      puts "Please configure your API key."
+      return false
+    end
+   end
+
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: ProPublica
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.6
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- O. A. Malik
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2017-07-21 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: A Ruby wrapper for the ProPublica Congress API.
+email: oam@cal.berkeley.edu
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/propublica.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/omarcodex/propublica-gem
+licenses:
+- MIT
+metadata: {}
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  requirements:
+  - - ">="
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 2.6.11
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 4
+summary: ProPublica Gem
+test_files: []