firstfm 0.7.0 → 0.8.0

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  1. checksums.yaml +7 -0
  2. data/Gemfile +4 -4
  3. data/Gemfile.lock +49 -18
  4. data/VERSION.yml +1 -1
  5. data/firstfm.gemspec +27 -32
  6. data/lib/firstfm.rb +2 -3
  7. data/lib/firstfm/artist.rb +25 -44
  8. data/lib/firstfm/geo.rb +32 -33
  9. data/lib/firstfm/location.rb +8 -8
  10. data/lib/firstfm/track.rb +15 -15
  11. data/lib/firstfm/user.rb +9 -9
  12. data/lib/firstfm/venue.rb +16 -16
  13. data/test/fixtures/artist.json +229 -0
  14. data/test/fixtures/artists.json +890 -0
  15. data/test/fixtures/events.json +173 -0
  16. data/test/fixtures/geo_event.json +98 -0
  17. data/test/fixtures/geo_events.json +845 -0
  18. data/test/fixtures/geo_get_metro_artist_chart.json +77 -0
  19. data/test/fixtures/get_correction.json +14 -0
  20. data/test/fixtures/get_correction_blank.json +1 -0
  21. data/test/fixtures/top_tracks.json +1711 -0
  22. data/test/fixtures/tracks.json +679 -0
  23. data/test/fixtures/user_artists.json +78 -0
  24. data/test/fixtures/venues.json +98 -0
  25. data/test/test_artist.rb +23 -32
  26. data/test/test_geo.rb +75 -75
  27. data/test/test_track.rb +10 -11
  28. data/test/test_user.rb +6 -7
  29. data/test/test_venue.rb +23 -44
  30. metadata +40 -78
  31. data/test/fixtures/artist.xml +0 -112
  32. data/test/fixtures/artists.xml +0 -371
  33. data/test/fixtures/event.xml +0 -54
  34. data/test/fixtures/events.xml +0 -128
  35. data/test/fixtures/geo_event.xml +0 -54
  36. data/test/fixtures/geo_events.xml +0 -109
  37. data/test/fixtures/geo_get_metro_artist_chart.xml +0 -29
  38. data/test/fixtures/get_correction.xml +0 -11
  39. data/test/fixtures/get_correction_blank.xml +0 -5
  40. data/test/fixtures/get_images.xml +0 -913
  41. data/test/fixtures/top_tracks.xml +0 -844
  42. data/test/fixtures/tracks.xml +0 -362
  43. data/test/fixtures/user_artists.xml +0 -29
  44. data/test/fixtures/venue.xml +0 -32
  45. data/test/fixtures/venues.xml +0 -54
data/test/test_track.rb CHANGED
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
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  require 'helper'
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-
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+
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  class TestTrack < Test::Unit::TestCase
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-
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+
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  def test_should_search_tracks
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- FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/tracks.xml"))
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+ FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/tracks.json"))
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  tracks = Firstfm::Track.search("Believe")
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  assert_equal 30, tracks.size
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- assert_equal 1880, tracks.total_pages
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+ assert_equal 888, tracks.total_pages
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  assert_equal 1, tracks.current_page
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- assert_equal 56384, tracks.total_entries
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+ assert_equal 26620, tracks.total_entries
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  track = tracks.first
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  #raise track.inspect
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- assert_equal "Believe Me Natalie", track.name
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- assert_equal 494607, track.listeners
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- assert_equal "http://www.last.fm/music/The+Killers/_/Believe+Me+Natalie", track.url
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+ assert_equal "Believe", track.name
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+ assert_equal 248, track.listeners
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+ assert_equal "http://www.last.fm/music/BELIEVE/_/Believe", track.url
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  assert_equal nil, track.mbid
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- assert track.streamable
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  assert_equal 4, track.images.size
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- assert_equal "The Killers", track.artist.name
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+ assert_equal "BELIEVE", track.artist.name
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  end
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-
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+
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  end
data/test/test_user.rb CHANGED
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
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  require 'helper'
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-
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+
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  class TestUser < Test::Unit::TestCase
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-
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  def test_should_get_top_artists
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- FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/user_artists.xml"))
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+ FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/user_artists.json"))
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  artists = Firstfm::User.get_top_artists("RJ")
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  assert_equal 2, artists.size
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- assert_equal 5702, artists.total_entries
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+ assert_equal 8778, artists.total_entries
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  artist = artists.first
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  assert_equal "Dream Theater", artist.name
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- assert_equal 1797, artist.playcount
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+ assert_equal 1859, artist.playcount
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  assert_equal "http://www.last.fm/music/Dream+Theater", artist.url
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  assert_equal "28503ab7-8bf2-4666-a7bd-2644bfc7cb1d", artist.mbid
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- assert artist.streamable
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  assert_equal 5, artist.images.size
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  end
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-
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+
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  end
data/test/test_venue.rb CHANGED
@@ -1,71 +1,50 @@
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  require 'helper'
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  class TestVenue < Test::Unit::TestCase
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  def test_should_search_venues
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- FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/venues.xml"))
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+ FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/venues.json"))
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  venues = Firstfm::Venue.search("arena")
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  assert_equal 2, venues.size
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  venue = venues.first
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  assert_equal "Arena", venue.name
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  assert_equal "Baumgasse 80", venue.location.street
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  venue = venues.last
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- assert_equal "8781374", venue.id
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- assert_equal "41.056222", venue.location.lat
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+ assert_equal "10319137", venue.id
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+ assert_equal "-23.515061", venue.location.lat
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  end
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-
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- def test_should_search_venues_with_one_venue_as_result
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- FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/venue.xml"))
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- venues = Firstfm::Venue.search("arena")
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- assert_equal 1, venues.size
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- venue = venues.first
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- assert_equal "Arena", venue.name
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- assert_equal "8778545", venue.id
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- assert_equal "Baumgasse 80", venue.location.street
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- end
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-
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  def test_should_get_events
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- FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/events.xml"))
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+ FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/events.json"))
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  events = Firstfm::Venue.get_events(8908030)
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  assert_equal 2, events.size
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-
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+
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  event = events.first
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- assert_equal "U.S. Girls", event.title
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- assert_equal "1313175", event.id
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+ assert_equal "Sun Ra Arkestra", event.title
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+ assert_equal "4167492", event.id
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  assert_equal "Cafe OTO", event.venue.name
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-
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+
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  event = events.last
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- assert_equal "Shogun Kunitoki", event.title
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- assert_equal "1372916", event.id
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+ assert_equal "Alessandro Cortini", event.title
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+ assert_equal "4175250", event.id
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  assert_equal "Cafe OTO", event.venue.name
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  end
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-
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- def test_should_get_events_with_one_event_as_result
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- FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/event.xml"))
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- events = Firstfm::Venue.get_events(8908030)
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- assert_equal 1, events.size
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-
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- event = events.first
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- assert_equal "U.S. Girls", event.title
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- assert_equal "1313175", event.id
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- assert_equal "Cafe OTO", event.venue.name
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- end
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-
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  def test_should_get_events_from_single_venue
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- FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/venue.xml"))
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+ FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/venues.json"))
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  venues = Firstfm::Venue.search("arena")
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  venue = venues.first
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  venue.id = 8908030
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-
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- FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/event.xml"))
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-
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+ FakeWeb.register_uri(:get, %r|http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/|, :body => File.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/fixtures/events.json"))
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+
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  events = venue.get_events
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- assert_equal 1, events.size
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-
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+ assert_equal 2, events.size
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+
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  event = events.first
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- assert_equal "U.S. Girls", event.title
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- assert_equal "1313175", event.id
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+ assert_equal "Sun Ra Arkestra", event.title
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+ assert_equal "4167492", event.id
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  assert_equal "Cafe OTO", event.venue.name
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  end
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  end
metadata CHANGED
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  --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
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  name: firstfm
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  version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
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- version: 0.7.0
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- prerelease:
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+ version: 0.8.0
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  platform: ruby
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  authors:
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  - Aleksandr Lossenko
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  autorequire:
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  bindir: bin
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  cert_chain: []
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- date: 2013-07-14 00:00:00.000000000 Z
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+ date: 2015-08-16 00:00:00.000000000 Z
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  dependencies:
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
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  name: httparty
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  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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- - - ~>
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+ - - "~>"
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
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- version: 0.10.0
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+ version: 0.13.5
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  type: :runtime
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  prerelease: false
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  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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- - - ~>
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+ - - "~>"
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
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- version: 0.10.0
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- - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
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- name: crack
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- requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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- requirements:
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- - - ~>
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- - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
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- version: 0.3.2
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- type: :runtime
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- prerelease: false
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- version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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- requirements:
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- - - ~>
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- - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
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- version: 0.3.2
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+ version: 0.13.5
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
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  name: will_paginate
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  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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- - - ~>
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+ - - "~>"
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- version: 3.0.4
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+ version: 3.0.7
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  type: :runtime
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  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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- - - ~>
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+ - - "~>"
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- version: 3.0.4
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+ version: 3.0.7
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
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  name: chronic
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  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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- - - ~>
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+ - - "~>"
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
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- version: 0.9.0
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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- - - ~>
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+ - - "~>"
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
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  name: rake
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  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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- - - ! '>='
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+ - - ">="
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  version: '0'
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  type: :development
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- none: false
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  version: '0'
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
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  name: bundler
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  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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- none: false
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  requirements:
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+ - - ">="
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
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  version: '0'
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
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  name: jeweler
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- none: false
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- - - ! '>='
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- none: false
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  - !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
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- none: false
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  description: Firstfm is a ruby wrapper for the Last.fm APIs ( http://www.last.fm/api
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  - LICENSE.txt
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  - README.rdoc
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- - .rvmrc
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  - Gemfile
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  - lib/firstfm/track.rb
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  - lib/firstfm/user.rb
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  - lib/firstfm/venue.rb
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- - test/fixtures/artist.xml
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- - test/fixtures/artists.xml
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- - test/fixtures/event.xml
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- - test/fixtures/events.xml
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- - test/fixtures/geo_event.xml
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- - test/fixtures/geo_events.xml
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- - test/fixtures/geo_get_metro_artist_chart.xml
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- - test/fixtures/get_correction.xml
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- - test/fixtures/get_correction_blank.xml
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- - test/fixtures/get_images.xml
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- - test/fixtures/top_tracks.xml
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- - test/fixtures/tracks.xml
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- - test/fixtures/user_artists.xml
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- - test/fixtures/venue.xml
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- - test/fixtures/venues.xml
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+ - test/fixtures/artists.json
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+ - test/fixtures/events.json
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+ - test/fixtures/geo_events.json
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- <url>http://www.last.fm/music/Cher</url>
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- <name>Tina Turner</name>
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- <summary><![CDATA[Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, author and entertainer. Among her many career accomplishments in music, television and film, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards among others. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, Cher first rose to prominence in 1965 as one half of the pop/rock duo Sonny &amp; Cher.]]></summary>
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- <content><![CDATA[Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, author and entertainer. Among her many career accomplishments in music, television and film, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards among others.
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- Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, Cher first rose to prominence in 1965 as one half of the pop/rock duo Sonny &amp; Cher. She also established herself as a solo recording artist, releasing 25 albums, contributing to numerous compilations, and tallying 34 Billboard Top 40 entries over her career, both solo and with Sonny. These include eighteen Top 10 singles and five number one singles (four solo). Cher has had 16 top ten hits in the UK between 1965 and 2003, four of which reached number one (two solo, one with Sonny, one as part of a charity single).
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- In a career surpassing 40 years, Cher has been described as an enduring pop icon and one of the most popular female artists in music history. Since her debut in 1964, Cher has sold as a solo artist over 180 million records worldwide and an estimated 70 million singles and with duo Sonny and Cher over 80 million records becoming one of the biggest-selling artists of all time.
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- She became a television star in the 1970s and a film actress in the 1980s. In 1987, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the romantic comedy Moonstruck.
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- During 2007, in the seventh volume of Chrome Hearts, Cher once again confirmed that she is working on her twenty-sixth studio album. The genre of the album is due to be hardcore dance and the album will be available in late 2012.
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- On February 7, 2008 Cher, at 61, announced that she had reached a deal to perform 200 shows over three years live at the Colosseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Her new show, entitled Cher at the Colosseum, debuted on May 6, 2008. The show reportedly includes 18 dancers, 4 aerialists, and multiple costumes designed by Bob Mackie. Choreography will be directed by Doriana Sanchez who also worked with Cher on her past three major tours. Her show will perform four nights a week for a month, and a second leg of the show will continue in August. Cher will share the stage on a rotating basis with contemporaries Bette Midler (whose The Showgirl Must Go On opened on February 20, 2008) and Elton John (whose The Red Piano which opened in 2004, will continues its run of about 50 shows a year).
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- Cher made her musical debut and first film role in a decade in <em>Burlesque</em>, starring alongside Christina Aguilera, who also made her musical and film debut. The film was released in November 2010.
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