noaa-alerts 0.0.1

data/.gitignore

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+*.gem
+*.rbc
+.bundle
+.config
+.yardoc
+Gemfile.lock
+InstalledFiles
+_yardoc
+coverage
+doc/
+lib/bundler/man
+pkg
+rdoc
+spec/reports
+test/tmp
+test/version_tmp
+tmp

data/.travis.yml

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+language: ruby
+rvm:
+  - 1.9.3
+gemfile:
+  - Gemfile
+script: bundle exec rspec spec

data/Gemfile

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+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+
+# Specify your gem's dependencies in noaa-alerts.gemspec
+gemspec

data/LICENSE

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+Copyright (c) 2012 Cameron Cundiff
+
+MIT License
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

data/README.md

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+# Noaa::Alerts
+
+A library for consuming and formatting NOAA National Weather Service alerts.
+
+## Installation
+
+Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
+
+    gem 'noaa-alerts'
+
+And then execute:
+
+    $ bundle
+
+Or install it yourself as:
+
+    $ gem install noaa-alerts
+
+## Usage
+
+    require 'noaa-alerts'
+    noaa = Noaa::Client.new('ny')
+
+    puts noaa.alerts[0].description             # => 'THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A\n* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...'
+    puts noaa.alerts[0].locations.join(', ')    # => 'Rockland, Westchester'
+
+## Requirements
+
+Requires Ruby 1.9
+
+## Contributing
+
+1. Fork it
+2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
+3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Added some feature'`)
+4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
+5. Create new Pull Request

data/Rakefile

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+#!/usr/bin/env rake
+require "bundler/gem_tasks"

data/lib/alert.rb

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+require "noaa-alerts/version"
+
+module Noaa
+  class Alert
+    attr_reader :description, :locations
+
+    def initialize(entry)
+      @description = ""
+      @locations = []
+      handle_entry(entry)
+    end
+
+    private
+    
+    def handle_entry(entry)
+      @description = entry['info']['description']
+      @locations = entry['info']['area']['areaDesc'].split('; ')
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/client.rb

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+require "alert"
+require "httparty"
+
+module Noaa
+  class Client
+    attr_reader :alerts
+
+    def initialize(state)
+      @alerts = []
+      get_alerts(state)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def get_alerts(state)
+      catalog = HTTParty.get("http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/#{state}.php?x=0",
+                             format: :xml)
+      handle_catalog(catalog)
+    end
+
+    def handle_catalog(catalog)
+      entries = catalog['feed']['entry']
+      entries = [entries] unless entries.kind_of?(Array)
+      entries.each do |entry| 
+        item = HTTParty.get(entry['id'],
+                            format: :xml)['alert']
+        @alerts << Noaa::Alert.new(item)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end

data/lib/noaa-alerts.rb

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+require "noaa-alerts/version"
+require "client"
+require "alert"
+
+module Noaa
+end

data/lib/noaa-alerts/version.rb

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+module Noaa
+  VERSION = "0.0.1"
+end

data/noaa-alerts.gemspec

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+require File.expand_path('../lib/noaa-alerts/version', __FILE__)
+
+Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
+  gem.authors       = ["Cameron Cundiff"]
+  gem.email         = ["ckundo@gmail.com"]
+  gem.description   = %q{A Ruby library for consuming NOAA National Weather Service severe weather alerts.}
+  gem.summary       = %q{Fetch and format feeds from the NOAA.}
+  gem.homepage      = "https://github.com/ckundo/noaa-alerts"
+
+  gem.add_dependency("httparty", "~> 0.8.2")
+
+  gem.add_development_dependency("rake") 
+  gem.add_development_dependency("rspec", "~> 2.9.0")
+  gem.add_development_dependency("webmock", "~> 1.8.7")
+  gem.add_development_dependency("vcr", "~> 2.2.2")
+
+  gem.files         = `git ls-files`.split($\)
+  gem.executables   = gem.files.grep(%r{^bin/}).map{ |f| File.basename(f) }
+  gem.test_files    = gem.files.grep(%r{^(test|spec|features)/})
+  gem.name          = "noaa-alerts"
+  gem.require_paths = ["lib"]
+  gem.version       = Noaa::VERSION
+end

data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Noaa/_initialize/Noaa_Alert/description/.yml

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+        by the National Weather Service.  This index file is not the complete \nCommon
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+        please follow the links for each entry in this index.  Also note the \nCAP
+        message uses a style sheet to convey the information in a human readable \nformat.
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+        NORMAL SPRING.\nWARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH FREEZING LEVELS WILL PERSIST THROUGH\nSATURDAY
+        BEFORE A PATTERN CHANGE ON SUNDAY BRINGS A RETURN OF COOLER\nONSHORE FLOW.
+        \ RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND LIKELY CREST\nTHIS WEEKEND.  ISOLATED
+        THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY MAY CAUSE FURTHER\nRISES.\nEXPECTED IMPACTS:\nAT THIS
+        TIME...FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ALTHOUGH SOME RIVERS AND\nSTREAMS MAY APPROACH
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+        LEVELS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCAL\nBANK EROSION ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
+        MATANUSKA RIVER.  RECREATIONAL\nENTHUSIASTS SHOULD EXERT CAUTION AND BE ALERT
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+    http_version: 
+  recorded_at: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:00:38 GMT
+recorded_with: VCR 2.2.2

data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Noaa/_initialize/Noaa_Alert/locations/.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+---
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+        href='http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/capatomproduct.xsl' type='text/xsl'?>\n\n<!--\nThis
+        atom/xml feed is an index to active advisories, watches and warnings \nissued
+        by the National Weather Service.  This index file is not the complete \nCommon
+        Alerting Protocol (CAP) alert message.  To obtain the complete CAP \nalert,
+        please follow the links for each entry in this index.  Also note the \nCAP
+        message uses a style sheet to convey the information in a human readable \nformat.
+        \ Please view the source of the CAP message to see the complete data \nset.
+        \ Not all information in the CAP message is contained in this index of \nactive
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+        http-date = Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:10:00 GMT -->\n<identifier>NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-AK124CB27AB668.SpecialWeatherStatement.124CB2A56C00AK.AFCSPSAER.ad5cb657342cd6538fe3f951de13f78b</identifier>\n<sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender>\n<sent>2012-06-21T12:10:00-08:00</sent>\n<status>Actual</status>\n<msgType>Alert</msgType>\n<scope>Public</scope>\n<note>Alert
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+        Statement issued June 21 at 12:10PM AKDT  by NWS Anchorage</headline>\n<description>...WIDESPREAD
+        SNOWMELT AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA RESULTING IN\nELEVATED WATER LEVELS ON
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+        TIME...FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ALTHOUGH SOME RIVERS AND\nSTREAMS MAY APPROACH
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+        LEVELS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCAL\nBANK EROSION ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
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data/spec/noaa_alerts_spec.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+require 'noaa-alerts'
+require 'vcr'
+
+VCR.configure do |c|
+  c.cassette_library_dir = 'spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes'
+  c.hook_into :webmock
+  c.configure_rspec_metadata!
+end
+
+RSpec.configure do |c|
+  c.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
+end
+
+describe Noaa, :vcr do
+  describe ".initialize" do
+    subject { Noaa::Client.new("ak") }
+
+    its(:alerts) { should_not be_empty }
+
+    describe Noaa::Alert do
+      subject { Noaa::Client.new("ak").alerts.first }
+
+      its(:description) { should_not be_nil }
+      its(:locations) { should_not be_empty }
+    end
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: noaa-alerts
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Cameron Cundiff
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-06-22 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: httparty
+  requirement: &70245348749520 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ~>
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: 0.8.2
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: *70245348749520
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rake
+  requirement: &70245348749100 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: *70245348749100
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rspec
+  requirement: &70245348748560 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ~>
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: 2.9.0
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: *70245348748560
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: webmock
+  requirement: &70245348748020 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ~>
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: 1.8.7
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: *70245348748020
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: vcr
+  requirement: &70245348747560 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ~>
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: 2.2.2
+  type: :development
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: *70245348747560
+description: A Ruby library for consuming NOAA National Weather Service severe weather
+  alerts.
+email:
+- ckundo@gmail.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- .gitignore
+- .travis.yml
+- Gemfile
+- LICENSE
+- README.md
+- Rakefile
+- lib/alert.rb
+- lib/client.rb
+- lib/noaa-alerts.rb
+- lib/noaa-alerts/version.rb
+- noaa-alerts.gemspec
+- spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Noaa/_initialize/Noaa_Alert/description/.yml
+- spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Noaa/_initialize/Noaa_Alert/locations/.yml
+- spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Noaa/_initialize/alerts/.yml
+- spec/noaa_alerts_spec.rb
+homepage: https://github.com/ckundo/noaa-alerts
+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: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.16
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Fetch and format feeds from the NOAA.
+test_files:
+- spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Noaa/_initialize/Noaa_Alert/description/.yml
+- spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Noaa/_initialize/Noaa_Alert/locations/.yml
+- spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Noaa/_initialize/alerts/.yml
+- spec/noaa_alerts_spec.rb