Module: GoogleBooks::API

Includes:

HTTParty

Defined in:

lib/google_books/api.rb,
lib/google_books/api/book.rb,
lib/google_books/api/response.rb

Overview

A simple wrapper around the Google Books API

Defined Under Namespace

Classes: Book, Response

Class Attribute Summary

• .parameters ⇒ Object

  The search parameters.

Class Method Summary

• .search(query, opts = {}) ⇒ Object

  Queries the Google Books API.

Class Attribute Details

.parameters ⇒ Object

The search parameters.

# File 'lib/google_books/api.rb', line 8

def parameters
  @parameters
end

Class Method Details

.search(query, opts = {}) ⇒ Object

Queries the Google Books API. Takes a query string and an optional options hash.

The options hash respects the following members:

• ‘:page`, which specifies the page.

• ‘:count`, which specifies the number of results per page.

• ‘:api_key`, your [API key](code.google.com/apis/books/docs/v1/using.html#auth) for making requests against the Google Books API.

# File 'lib/google_books/api.rb', line 20

def search(query, opts ={})
  self.parameters = { 'q' => query }
  parameters['startIndex'] = opts[:page]  if opts[:page]
  parameters['maxResults'] = opts[:count] if opts[:count]
  parameters['key'] = opts[:api_key] if opts[:api_key]
  
  result = get(url.to_s)
  Response.new result
end