Class: MusicExplorer::Artist

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/music_explorer/artist.rb

Constant Summary collapse

@@all = 
[]

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(artist_data = nil) ⇒ Artist

Returns a new instance of Artist.



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 23

def initialize(artist_data = nil)
  #creates Artist object from the hash returned from the API
  if artist_data && artist_data.length > 0
    @name = artist_data[:name]
    @genres = artist_data[:genres]
    @top_tracks = artist_data[:top_tracks]
    @albums = artist_data[:albums]
    @related_artists = artist_data[:related_artists]
    @@all << self
  end
end

Instance Attribute Details

#albums ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute albums.



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 3

def albums
  @albums
end

#genres ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute genres.



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 3

def genres
  @genres
end

#name ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute name.



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 3

def name
  @name
end

#related_artists ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute related_artists.



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 3

def related_artists
  @related_artists
end

#top_tracks ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute top_tracks.



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 3

def top_tracks
  @top_tracks
end

Class Method Details

.all ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 19

def self.all
  @@all
end

.create_artist(artist_query) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 7

def self.create_artist(artist_query)
  artist_data = lookup_artist(artist_query)
  self.new(artist_data)
end

.lookup_artist(artist_query) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/music_explorer/artist.rb', line 12

def self.lookup_artist(artist_query)
  #Calls the API with the user's query, in order to get a hash of artist data
  
  api = MusicExplorer::API.new(artist_query)
  api.retrieve_artist_data
end