Module: HackerNewsSearch::Client::Search

Included in:

HackerNewsSearch::Client

Defined in:

lib/hacker_news_search/client/search.rb

Instance Method Summary

• #hotness(options = {}) ⇒ Hash

  Returns the top 30 hot stories based on the Hacker News Search algorithm.

• #search(collection, query, options = {}) ⇒ Hash

  Returns the information based on the search criteria.

Instance Method Details

#hotness(options = {}) ⇒ Hash

Returns the top 30 hot stories based on the Hacker News Search algorithm

Examples:

HackerNewsSearch.hotness

Parameters:

• options (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

  A customizable set of options.

Returns:

• (Hash)

See Also:

• http://www.hnsearch.com/api

# File 'lib/hacker_news_search/client/search.rb', line 27

def hotness(options={})
  get("items/_search?limit=30&sortby=product(points,pow(2,div(div(ms(create_ts,NOW),3600000),72)))%20desc", options)
end

#search(collection, query, options = {}) ⇒ Hash

Returns the information based on the search criteria

Examples:

HackerNewsSearch.search("users" "sferik")
HackerNewsSearch.search("users", "sferik" {:limit => "30"})
HackerNewsSearch.search("items" "jobs")

Parameters:

• collection (String) —

  collection is either - users or items

• options (Hash) (defaults to: {}) —

  A customizable set of options.

Returns:

• (Hash)

See Also:

• http://www.hnsearch.com/api
• http://www.thriftdb.com/documentation/rest-api/search-api

# File 'lib/hacker_news_search/client/search.rb', line 16

def search(collection, query, options={})
  get("#{collection}/_search?q=#{query}", options)
end