postcode-anywhere 1.0.1

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  11. data/lib/postcode_anywhere.rb +10 -0
  12. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/bank_account_validation/bank_branch.rb +45 -0
  13. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/bank_account_validation/client.rb +13 -0
  14. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/bank_account_validation/interactive.rb +39 -0
  15. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/bank_account_validation/validation_result.rb +80 -0
  16. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/capture_plus/client.rb +13 -0
  17. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/capture_plus/interactive.rb +84 -0
  18. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/capture_plus/query_type.rb +8 -0
  19. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/capture_plus/retrieve_result.rb +45 -0
  20. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/capture_plus/search_result.rb +39 -0
  21. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/cleanse_plus/cleansed_address.rb +98 -0
  22. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/cleanse_plus/client.rb +13 -0
  23. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/cleanse_plus/interactive.rb +24 -0
  24. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/client.rb +86 -0
  25. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/configuration.rb +47 -0
  26. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/email_validation/client.rb +13 -0
  27. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/email_validation/interactive.rb +25 -0
  28. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/email_validation/validation_result.rb +24 -0
  29. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/error.rb +118 -0
  30. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/model_base.rb +72 -0
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  32. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/response/parse_json.rb +100 -0
  33. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/response/raise_error.rb +19 -0
  34. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/utils.rb +15 -0
  35. data/lib/postcode_anywhere/version.rb +3 -0
  36. data/postcode_anywhere.gemspec +31 -0
  37. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/bank_account_validation/interactive_spec.rb +82 -0
  38. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/capture_plus/interactive_spec.rb +240 -0
  39. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/cleanse_plus/interactive_spec.rb +65 -0
  40. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/client_spec.rb +124 -0
  41. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/configuration_spec.rb +62 -0
  42. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/email_validation/interactive_spec.rb +30 -0
  43. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/error_spec.rb +70 -0
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  47. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/fixtures/capture_plus_search.json +1 -0
  48. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/fixtures/cleanse_address_multi.json +1 -0
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  50. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/fixtures/email_validation_validate_email.json +1 -0
  51. data/spec/postcode_anywhere/model_base_spec.rb +10 -0
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+ MIT License (MIT)
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+ Copyright (c) 2014 Simple Merchant
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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+ # Postcode Anywhere
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+ [ ![Codeship Status for simplemerchant/postcode_anywhere](https://codeship.io/projects/ade82b60-260e-0132-ce11-5220aac52c67/status)](https://codeship.io/projects/37329)
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+ This is the Ruby gem for interacting with the [Postcode Anywhere API](http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/support/webservices/) API
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+ ## Installation
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+ Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
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+ ```ruby
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+ gem 'postcode_anywhere'
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+ ```
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+ And then execute:
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+ $ bundle
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+ Or install it yourself as:
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+ $ gem install postcode_anywhere
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+
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+ ## Usage
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+ This Gem consists of a numer of available clients for each key service available from
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+ Postcode Anywhere
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+ ### [CapturePlus Address Validation](http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/address-validation/api/)
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+ Addresses can be searched upon by a number of different means. An array of results is always
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+ #### General search
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+ This searches everyhing:
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+ ```ruby
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+ client = PostcodeAnywhere::CapturePlus::Client.new(
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+ api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
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+ results.count
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+ # => 7
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+ results.first.text
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+ # => "Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A..."
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+ ```
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+ This searches by postcode:
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+ client = PostcodeAnywhere::CapturePlus::Client.new(
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+ api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
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+ results = client.query_postcodes 'SW1A'
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+ # OR
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+ results = client.query 'SW1A', search_for: PostcodeAnywhere::CapturePlus::POSTCODE
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+ # => 10
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+ results.first.text
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+ # => "SW1A 0AA"
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+ ```
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+ This searches by postcode:
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+ # OR
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+ results = client.query 'Asda', search_for: PostcodeAnywhere::CapturePlus::COMPANY
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+ # => 7
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+ results.first.text
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+ # => "Asda Stores Ltd, Ipswich, IP1..."
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+ ```
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+ This searches by postcode:
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+ ```ruby
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+ # => "Hyde Park, London, W2..."
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+ ```
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+ # => => "Veranda Lodge, Metropolitan Police, The Royal Parks Operational Command Unit, The Old Police House, Hyde Park, London, W2..."
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+ ```
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+ ##### NOTE: Only search results which have the 'next' value of 'Find' will return a meaningful result. Results with a 'next' of 'Retrieve' should be retrieved (see below)
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+ ### [Data Cleansing](http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/Support/WebService/CleansePlus/Interactive/Cleanse/1/)
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+ **udprn, company, department, line1, line2, line3, line4, line5, post_town, county,
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+ postcode, mailsort, barcode, type, delivery_point_suffix, sub_building, building_name,
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+ building_number, primary_street, secondary_street, double_dependent_locality,
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+ dependent_locality, po_box**
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+
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+ ### [Payment Validation](http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/bank-account-validation/api/)
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+
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+ #### [Retrieve by sort code](http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/Support/WebService/BankAccountValidation/Interactive/RetrieveBySortcode/1/)
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+
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+ A bank branch can be retrieved from a sort code:
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+ ```ruby
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+ client = PostcodeAnywhere::BankAccountValidation::Client.new(
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+ api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
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+ )
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+
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+ branch = client.retrieve_by_sortcode '40-17-53'
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+
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+ branch.contact_postcode
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+ # => "GL53 7RA"
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+ branch.bank
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+ # => "HSBC BANK PLC"
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+ branch.faster_payments_supported
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+ # => true
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+ ```
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+
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+ The following fields are available on a bank branch:
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+ **bank, bank_bic, branch, branch_bic, contact_address_line1, contact_address_line2,
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+ contact_post_town, contact_postcode, contact_phone, contact_fax,
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+ faster_payments_supported, chaps_supported**
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+
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+ #### [Validate account](http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/support/webservice/bankaccountvalidation/interactive/validate/2/)
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+ A bank account number and sort code can be validated:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ client = PostcodeAnywhere::BankAccountValidation::Client.new(
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+ api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
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+ )
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+
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+ validation = client.validate_account('12345678','11-22-33')
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+ validation.is_correct
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+ # => true
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+ ```
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+
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+ The following fields are available for a validation:
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+
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+ **is_correct, is_direct_debit_capable, status_information, corrected_sort_code,
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+ corrected_account_number, iban, bank, bank_bic, branch, branch_bic,
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+ contact_address_line1, contact_address_line2, contact_post_town, contact_postcode,
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+ contact_phone, contact_fax, faster_payments_supported, chaps_supported**
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+
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+ ### [Email Validation](http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/email-validation/api/)
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+
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+ #### [Validate email](http://www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk/Support/WebService/EmailValidation/Interactive/Validate/1.1/)
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+ An email address can be validated:
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+ ```ruby
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+ client = PostcodeAnywhere::EmailValidation::Client.new(
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+ api_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
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+ )
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+ validation = client.validate_email_address('some_email_address@email.com')
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+
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+ # Options then are
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+
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+ validation.valid_format
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+ # => true
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+ validation.found_dns_record
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+ # => true
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+ validation.mail_server
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+ # => 'aspmx3.googlemail.com'
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+ validation.email
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+ # => 'some_email_address@email.com'
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Errors
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+ If there is something critically wrong with the service, then the gem will throw a relevant
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+ exception which may be one of:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::BadRequest,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::Unauthorized,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::Forbidden,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::NotFound,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::NotAcceptable,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::RequestTimeout,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::UnprocessableEntity,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::TooManyRequests,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::InternalServerError,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::BadGateway,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::ServiceUnavailable,
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+ PostcodeAnywhere::Error::GatewayTimeout
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+ ```
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+
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+ However other errors, such as an invalid API key will throw an error where both a
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+ **cause** and **resolution** should be available as such:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ begin
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+ rescue PostcodeAnywhere::Error => e
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+ puts e.cause # => 'The key you are using to access the service was not found.'
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+ puts e.resolution # => 'Please check that the key is correct. It should be in the form AA11-AA11-AA11-AA11.'
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ Some Postcode Anywhere errors include:
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+
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+ | Error | Cause | Resolution |
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+ |----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::UnknownError` | The cause of the error is unknown but details have been passed to our support staff who will investigate. | These problems are typically short lived and are often resolved by trying again in a few minutes. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::UnknownKey` | The key you are using to access the service was not found. | Please check that the key is correct. It should be in the form AA11-AA11-AA11-AA11. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::AccountOutOfCredit` | Your account is either out of credit or has insufficient credit to service this request. | Please check your account balance and top it up if necessary. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::IpDenied` | The request was disallowed from the IP address. | Check the security settings on the key first. If they look fine, please contact support as it may be from an IP address on our blacklist. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::UrlDenied` | The request was disallowed from the URL. | Check the security settings on the key first. If they look fine, please contact support as it may be from a URL on our blacklist. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::ServiceDeniedForKey` | The requested web service is disallowed on this key. | Check the security settings on the key first. You can limit a key to certain web services. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::ServiceDeniedForPlan` | The requested web service is not currently available on your payment plan. | Some services are only available in specific regions due to licensing restrictions. Please contact us for more information. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::KeyDailyLimitExceeded` | The daily limit on the key has been exceeded. | Alter the daily limit on the key. Check the usage details first to see if usage is normal. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::SurgeProtectorRunning` | The surge protector is currently enabled and has temporarily suspended access to the account. | You can disable the surge protector at any time, but this is only recommended if you are running through a batch of requests. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::SurgeProtectorTriggered` | An unusually large number of requests have been processed for your account so the surge protector has been enabled. | You can disable the surge protector at any time but this is only recommended if you are running through a batch of requests. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::NoValidLicense` | The request requires a valid license but none were found. | Please check your purchase history. You may be using a license that is no longer valid or of an incorrect type. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::ManagementKeyRequired` | To use this web service you require a management key. Management can be enabled on any key, but we advise you to use management keys with care. | Sign in to the website and create a new management key or change an existing key. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::DemoLimitExceeded` | The daily demonstration limit for this service or account has been exceeded. | The limit will be reset at midnight tonight. If you would like the limit increased, please contact us. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::FreeLimitExceeded` | You have used too many free web services. | Our web services are designed to operate in stages. The first is usually a Find service followed by a Retrieve. If you use too many Finds without the corresponding number of Retrieves you will receive this error. For more information, please contact us. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::IncorrectKeyType` | The type of key you're using isn't supported by this web service. | This usually happens if you're using a user or server license with a web service that only supports transactional keys. Please use another key and try again. |
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+ | `PostcodeAnywhere::Error::KeyExpired` | The key you are trying to use has expired. | Please check that you are using the right key. A new one may have been issued if you recently renewed your key. Contact us if you have any questions. |
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+
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+ ## Small disclaimer
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+
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+ The general architecture of this Gem is taken from that of the
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+ [Twitter API Gem](https://github.com/sferik/twitter) so credit to be directed that way.
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+ This structure has been used mainly because this structure generally works well for us
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+ at Simple Merchant and it's well tested.
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+
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+ ## Contributing
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+
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+ 1. Fork it ( https://github.com/simplemerchant/postcode_anywhere/fork )
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+ 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
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+ 3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
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+ 4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
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+ 5. Create a new Pull Request