What Is Just Inform
Just Inform is a simple library to help parse the daily XML feed from RegInfo.gov. We needed a tool to help sort government forms based on burden hours, cost, and responses.
Basic Usage
# Install the gem
gem install just_inform
# Load IRB
irb
# Create a new parser instance (same as JustInform::Parser.new)
parser = JustInform.new
# Return an array with the sort value (cost) and InformationCollectionRequest objects
parser.top(10, :cost) =>
[["33,672,000,000", U.S. Individual Income Tax Return], ["8,190,000,004", Rule 10b-10 Confirmation of Securities Transactions (17 C.F.R. 240.10b-10)], ["2,857,465,000", Exchange Act Form 10-K], ["2,727,479,226", America Invents Act Section 10 Patent Fee Adjustments], ["1,801,830,000", Application for a U.S. Passport], ["1,300,147,200", ASSIST Database], ["1,280,341,567", Form SD], ["910,000,000", Online Application for Nonimmigrant Visa], ["791,160,764", Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees], ["772,798,833", Initial Patent Applications]]
You can also sort by burden hours (:burden) and number of responses (:responses).
Todo
- Add tests with 100% coverage.
- Add ActiveRecord like finder methods (e.g. Parser.find_by_title('Passport')).
- Build into a Sinatra/Rails app that creates an API/webpage exhibiting the topX forms in gov by burden hours, cost, and response numbers. This would be updated daily from the XML feed.
- Automatically remove downloaded temp files.