yify 0.0.2 → 0.0.3
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- checksums.yaml +4 -4
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- data/lib/yify/client.rb +307 -95
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- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_delete_a_comment.yml +59 -0
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- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_get_movie_suggestions.yml +69 -0
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- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_like_a_comment.yml +59 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_like_a_movie.yml +59 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_list_movies.yml +36 -14
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_make_a_comment.yml +60 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_make_a_request.yml +60 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_recover_forgotten_passwords.yml +59 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_register_a_user.yml +29 -12
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_report_a_comment.yml +59 -0
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_reset_a_password.yml +29 -12
- data/spec/models/base_spec.rb +21 -0
- data/spec/response_spec.rb +7 -11
- data/spec/spec_helper.rb +8 -4
- data/spec/yify_spec.rb +97 -57
- data/yify.gemspec +1 -1
- metadata +44 -38
- data/lib/yify/models/requested_movie.rb +0 -17
- data/lib/yify/models/upcoming_movie.rb +0 -15
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_add_a_request.yml +0 -43
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_edit_a_profile.yml +0 -42
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_get_a_profile.yml +0 -44
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_get_requests_list.yml +0 -52
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_login_a_user.yml +0 -42
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_post_a_comment.yml +0 -42
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_recover_passwords.yml +0 -42
- data/spec/fixtures/vcr_cassettes/Yify_Client/should_vote_on_requests.yml +0 -42
- data/spec/models/api_response_spec.rb +0 -6
- data/spec/models/comment_spec.rb +0 -13
- data/spec/models/movie_spec.rb +0 -53
- data/spec/models/profile_spec.rb +0 -21
- data/spec/models/requested_movie_spec.rb +0 -20
- data/spec/models/session_spec.rb +0 -8
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