sunlightcongress 0.0.1

data/lib/sunlight_congress.rb

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+require "httparty"
+require "json"
+
+class SunlightCongress
+  def initialize(apikey)
+    @apikey = apikey
+  end
+
+  # Get legislator ID
+  def legislator_id(name)
+    options = {:query => {:apikey => @apikey} }
+    namearray = name.split(" ")
+    data = HTTParty.get("http://congress.api.sunlightfoundation.com/legislators?query="+namearray.last, options)["results"]
+
+    data.each do |l| 
+      dhash = Hash[*l.flatten]
+      if data.length > 1
+        return dhash["bioguide_id"] if dhash["first_name"] == namearray.first
+      else return dhash["bioguide_id"]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Get all votes by particular congressperson
+  def get_votes(id)
+    options = {:query => {:apikey => @apikey} }
+    data = HTTParty.get("http://congress.api.sunlightfoundation.com/votes?voter_ids." + id.to_s + "__exists=true", options)["results"]
+    return data.to_json
+  end
+
+  # Get all amendments sponsored by a congressperson
+  def get_amendments(id)
+    options = {:query => {:apikey => @apikey} }
+    data = HTTParty.get("http://congress.api.sunlightfoundation.com/amendments?sponsor_type=person&sponsor_id=" + id.to_s , options)["results"]
+    return data.to_json
+  end
+
+  # Get all bills sponsored by a congressperson
+  def get_bills(id)
+    options = {:query => {:apikey => @apikey} }
+    data = HTTParty.get("http://congress.api.sunlightfoundation.com/bills?sponsor_id=" + id.to_s , options)["results"]
+    return data.to_json
+  end
+
+  # Get all floor updates that mention a congressperson
+  def get_updates(id)
+    options = {:query => {:apikey => @apikey} }
+    data = HTTParty.get("http://congress.api.sunlightfoundation.com/floor_updates?legislator_ids=" + id.to_s , options)["results"]
+    return data.to_json
+  end
+
+  # Get all committees a congressperson is on
+  def get_committees(id)
+    options = {:query => {:apikey => @apikey} }
+    data = HTTParty.get("http://congress.api.sunlightfoundation.com/committees?member_ids=" + id.to_s , options)["results"]
+    return data.to_json
+  end
+
+  # Get all hearings for a committee
+  def get_hearings(cid)
+    options = {:query => {:apikey => @apikey} }
+    data = HTTParty.get("http://congress.api.sunlightfoundation.com/hearings?committee_id=" + cid.to_s , options)["results"]
+    return data.to_json
+  end
+
+  # Get hearings for a particular committee (JSON input)
+  def get_hearings_json(json_input)
+    jinput = JSON.parse(json_input)
+    savedata = Array.new
+
+    jinput.each do |l|
+      jhash = Hash[*l.flatten]
+      cid = jhash["committee_id"]
+      savedata = savedata + JSON.parse(get_hearings(cid))
+    end
+    return savedata.to_json
+  end
+
+  # Get all events (hearings, votes, bills, amendments, floor updates) for a congressperson and output JSON
+  def get_events(id)
+    votes = JSON.parse(get_votes(id))
+    amendments = JSON.parse(get_amendments(id))
+    bills = JSON.parse(get_bills(id))
+    updates = JSON.parse(get_updates(id))
+    hearings = JSON.parse(get_hearings_json(get_committees(id)))
+
+    combinedata = votes + amendments + bills + updates + hearings
+    combinedata.to_json
+  end
+end
+
+# Make gem
+# Add to TT
+# Make events work with TimelineGen
+# Make all methods work with TimelineGen

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: sunlightcongress
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- M. C. McGrath
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2013-12-16 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies: []
+description: Access to Sunlight Foundation's congress data.
+email: shidash@shidash.com
+executables: []
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- lib/sunlight_congress.rb
+homepage: 
+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: 1.8.23
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Wrapper for Sunlight Foundation's new congress API
+test_files: []
+has_rdoc: