Class: GooglePlusMarkdown

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/googleplus_markdown.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#convert(data) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/googleplus_markdown.rb', line 11

def convert(data)
  # Let's declare the output string.
  markdown = ""

  # I need the creation date so I can set the file name.
  # Of course, Google can't just call it a 'created' date.
  date_created = data['published']
  file_name = "#{date_created}.md"

  # Instead of doing multiple writes to a file, I'm going to
  # build a string that I can pass around to various functions.
  # When I'm done, I'll write *that* to the file.
  markdown.concat(generate_front_matter(data))

  # I'm getting the raw text of the post, with Google+'s half-assed
  # implementation of Textile for markup.
  markdown.concat("#{retrieve_post_content(data)}\n\n")

  # Let's get some photos tacked onto the end, shall we?
  markdown.concat("#{attach_images(data)}\n")

  # If anybody replied to these posts, let's retrieve the replies
  # and tack them onto the end. Some of them are actually worth a damn.
  replies = data['object']['replies']['items']
  unless(replies == nil)
    markdown.concat("#{retrieve_replies(replies)}")
  end

  handle_file_io(markdown, file_name)
end