Module: XISBN

Defined in:

lib/xisbn.rb

Overview

Pass in an ISBN and get back a list of related isbns as defined by the OCLC xisbn webservice at www.oclc.org/research/projects/xisbn/

require 'xisbn'
include XISBN
isbns = xisbn('0-9745140-8-X')

If you want to guard against timeouts pass in the number of seconds you don’t want to wait longer than:

isbns = xisbn('0-94745140-8-X', :timeout => 1)

If you want to use LibraryThing’s xisbn service:

isbns = thing_isbn('0-9745140-8-X')

Constant Summary

@@oclc_uri =

URI.parse('http://old-xisbn.oclc.org/webservices/xisbn')

@@thing_uri =

URI.parse('http://www.librarything.com/api/thingISBN')

Instance Method Summary

• #thing_isbn(isbn, opts = {}) ⇒ Object
• #xisbn(isbn, opts = {}) ⇒ Object

Instance Method Details

#thing_isbn(isbn, opts = {}) ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/xisbn.rb', line 30

def thing_isbn(isbn, opts={})
  return get_isbns(@@thing_uri, isbn, opts)
end

#xisbn(isbn, opts = {}) ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/xisbn.rb', line 26

def xisbn(isbn, opts={})
  return get_isbns(@@oclc_uri, isbn, opts)
end