Google Reader Client

Access your Google Reader account from Ruby:

require "google_reader"
# Get an instance of a client like this
# This hits the network to get a token immediately
client = GoogleReader::Client.authenticate(USERNAME, PASSWORD)

# Save the token to the database, somehow
client.token

# Alternatively, if you save the token, you can authenticate using
# the token, which doesn't hit the network
client = GoogleReader::Client.authenticate(TOKEN)

# Then, call any of these
client.unread_items
client.read_items
client.broadcast_items
client.body_link_used_items
client.item_link_used_items
client.clicked_through_items
client.emailed_items
client.starred_items

# To receive an Array of Atom Entries:
item = client.items.unread
p item.title
p item.categories
p item.id
p item.published_at
p item.updated_at
p item.href
p item.author_unknown?
p item.author
p item.source
p item.liking_users
p item.summary

# You may also get feed objects back, which then allow you to query "since" a time
feed = client.read_feed
cutoff_at = feed.updated_at
sleep 30
client.read_feed(:since => cutoff_at) # Only new items since that cutoff time

Ruby Library

google_reader’s specifications are certified to run on MRI 1.9.2, MRI 1.8.7, REE 1.8.7-2011-03, Rubinius head (2011/05/03) and JRuby 1.6.0 (in 1.8 mode).

LICENSE

(The MIT License)

Copyright © 2008-2009 François Beausoleil (francois@teksol.info)

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