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# Google ajax feed api reference:
# http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxfeeds/documentation/reference.html
#
# Google code playground:
# http://code.google.com/apis/ajax/playground/?exp=search#load_feed
#
class GoogleFeedRequest
  include HTTParty
  format :json
  
  # Initialize Google Request.
  # Parameters:
  # api_key_id:     Valid Google access key (optional)
  def initialize(api_key_id = nil)
    @api_key_id = api_key_id
  end
  
  def self.lookup_feed(uri)
    get('http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/feed/lookup', :query => build_google_query({:q => uri}))
  end
  
  def self.load_feed(uri)
    get('http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/feed/load', :query => build_google_query({:q => uri}))
  end
  
  # Search for feeds using google.  This will return 
  # a collection of 'Feed' objects
  def self.find_feeds(query)
    query = query.join('+') if query.is_a?(Array)
    feed_response = find_google_feeds(query)
    if 200 == feed_response['responseStatus']
      convert_google_json_to_feeds(feed_response)
    else
      []
    end
  end
  
  # Search for feeds using google.  This will return 
  # a hash with the results
  def self.find_google_feeds(query)
    get('http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/feed/find', :query => build_google_query({:q => query}))
  end
  
  # convert the result of a google query to 'Feed' objects
  def self.convert_google_json_to_feeds(google_feeds)
    google_feeds['responseData']['entries'].collect do |google_feed|
      Feed.new( :uri => google_feed['url'],
                :display_uri => google_feed['link'],
                :title => google_feed['title'],
                :service_id => Service.find_service_by_uri(google_feed['link']).id)
    end
  end

  # Add standard items to the google query
  def self.build_google_query(query_options)
    query_options[:v] = '1.0'
    query_options[:key] = GlobalConfig.google_ajax_api_key if GlobalConfig.google_ajax_api_key
    query_options
  end
  
end

Version data entries

7 entries across 7 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
muck-raker-0.1.45	app/models/google_feed_request.rb
muck-raker-0.1.43	app/models/google_feed_request.rb
muck-raker-0.1.42	app/models/google_feed_request.rb
muck-raker-0.1.41	app/models/google_feed_request.rb
muck-raker-0.1.40	app/models/google_feed_request.rb
muck-raker-0.1.39	app/models/google_feed_request.rb
muck-raker-0.1.38	app/models/google_feed_request.rb