Class: Wikiwhat::Call

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/wikiwhat/api_call.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.call_api(title, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Make a string that is the URL for the API call for text-based requests. Call the API and parse the returning JSON object.



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# File 'lib/wikiwhat/api_call.rb', line 9

def self.call_api(title, options={})
  title = URI::encode(title)
  options[:prop] ? prop = "&prop=#{options[:prop]}" : ''
  options[:rvprop] ? rvprop = "&rvprop=content" : rvprop = ''
  options[:img_list] ? img_list = "&generator=images" : img_list = ''
  options[:iiprop] ? iiprop = "&iiprop=url" : iiprop = ''

  JSON.parse(RestClient.get "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query#{prop}&titles=#{title}&format=json&redirects#{img_list}#{rvprop}#{iiprop}")
end