simple_bing 1.0.0

data/lib/simple_bing.rb

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+require 'rubygems'
+require 'net/http'
+require 'json'
+require 'uri'
+
+# The main SimpleBing driver
+class SimpleBing
+  attr_accessor :api_key
+  
+  API = "http://api.bing.net/json.aspx"
+  
+  # Create a new instance of SimpleBing with your Bing Search API key
+  #
+  # Example:
+  #   >> require 'simple_bing'
+  #   => true
+  #   >> bing = SimpleBing.new('YOUR API KEY')
+  #   => #<SimpleBing:0x0000010181aa18 @api_key="YOUR API KEY">
+  
+  # Arguments:
+  #   api_key: (String)
+  
+  def initialize(api_key)
+    @api_key = api_key
+  end
+  
+  # Make a web search for 'elections'
+  #
+  # Example:
+  #   >> bing.search(query='elections', sources='web')
+  #   => {"SearchResponse"=>{"Version"=>"2.2", "Query"=>{"SearchTerms"=>"elections"}, "Web"=>{"Total"=>327000000 etc.
+  
+  # Arguments:
+  #   query: (String)
+  #   sources: (String)
+  #   optional_args: (Hash)
+  
+  def search(query="",sources="", optional_args=nil)
+    params = {"query" => query, "sources" => sources}
+    params.merge!(optional_args) if optional_args
+    params = URI.encode_www_form(params)
+    return JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.get(URI("#{API}?Appid=#{@api_key}&#{params}")))
+  end
+end

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
+name: simple_bing
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+  prerelease: 
+  version: 1.0.0
+platform: ruby
+authors: 
+- Matthew Lagace
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+
+date: 2012-02-09 00:00:00 Z
+dependencies: 
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  name: json
+  prerelease: false
+  requirement: &id001 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+    none: false
+    requirements: 
+    - - "="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+        version: 1.6.3
+  type: :runtime
+  version_requirements: *id001
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency 
+  name: json
+  prerelease: false
+  requirement: &id002 !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement 
+    none: false
+    requirements: 
+    - - "="
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
+        version: 1.6.3
+  type: :development
+  version_requirements: *id002
+description: A lightweight API wrapper for the Bing Search API
+email: matthewlagace@gmail.com
+executables: []
+
+extensions: []
+
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+
+files: 
+- lib/simple_bing.rb
+homepage: http://rubygems.org/gems/simple_bing
+licenses: 
+- MIT
+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: 1.8.12
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: SimpleBing
+test_files: []
+
+has_rdoc: