link_preview_generator 1.0.0

data/lib/link_preview_generator.rb

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+require 'net/http'
+require 'nokogiri'
+
+class LinkPreviewGenerator
+
+
+  def self.get_preview_elements(url)
+    link_elements = nil
+    
+    # generate a html get request to the link
+    begin
+      html_body = self.html_get_req(url) 
+    rescue Exception => e
+      puts "ERROR getting link preview : "+e.message
+      return nil
+    end 
+    
+    #parse the html body and retrieve the preiview elements
+    if html_body != nil
+      link_elements = self.get_html_elements(html_body) 
+      return link_elements
+    else
+      return nil
+    end 
+
+  end
+
+  def self.html_get_req(url)
+
+    ishttps = false
+    host = 80
+
+    # if the link does not containt http or https then add
+    if (/^https:\/\//.match(url)) 
+      host = 443
+      ishttps = true
+    elsif (/^http:\/\//.match(url))
+      # do nothing
+    else
+      url = "http://"+url
+    end
+    
+    uri = URI.parse(url);
+    http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, host)
+
+    #if https link enable ssl
+    if ishttps
+      http.use_ssl = true
+      http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
+    end
+    
+    #Http request
+    request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)   
+    response = http.request(request)
+    
+    if response.code == "200"
+      return response.body
+    else
+      return nil
+    end 
+
+  end
+
+  def self.get_html_elements(html)
+    elements = {}
+    #parse the html 
+    resp = Nokogiri::HTML(html)
+    #fetch title
+    elements[:title] = !(resp.css("meta [property='og:title']").empty?) ? resp.css("meta [property='og:title']")[0]["content"] : (!(resp.css("title").empty?) ? resp.css("title")[0].children[0].content : "" )
+
+    #fetch description
+    elements[:description] = !(resp.css("meta [property='og:description']").empty?) ? resp.css("meta [property='og:description']")[0]["content"] : ""
+
+    #fetch image
+    elements[:image_url] = !(resp.css("meta [property='og:image']").empty?) ? resp.css("meta [property='og:image']")[0]["content"] : ""
+
+    #fetch type
+    elements[:link_type] = !(resp.css("meta [property='og:type']").empty?) ? resp.css("meta [property='og:type']")[0]["content"] : ""
+
+    #if type is video feth the video link
+    elements[:video_url] = (elements[:link_type] == "video") ? resp.css("meta [property='og:url']")[0]["content"] : ""
+
+    return elements
+  end
+end
+  

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: link_preview_generator
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 1.0.0
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Dalvir Suri
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2014-03-08 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: nokogiri
+  requirement: &20595780 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ~>
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: 1.6.1
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: *20595780
+description: Instantly get preview elements for a link
+email: dalvir30@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/link_preview_generator.rb
+homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/link_preview_generator
+licenses:
+- MIT
+post_install_message: Voila!!! You have succeeded in installing this gem. Drinks are
+  on you the next time we meet.
+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: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.11
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Link Preview Generator
+test_files: []
+has_rdoc: