quotes_finder.rb

# ** OBSOLETE **
# Class used for retrieving the quotes data. However,
# it is no longer used in favour of another way
# to obtain this data.

# require 'net/http'
# require 'json'
# require 'set'
# require 'csv'
#
# class Quote
#   attr_reader :text
#   attr_reader :author
#
#   def initialize(text, author)
#     @text = text
#     @author = author
#   end
#
#   def to_str
#     to_s
#   end
#
#   def to_s
#     @text + '(' + @author + ')'
#   end
#
#   def ==(other)
#     other.class == self.class && other.state == state
#   end
#
#   def eql?(other)
#     other.class == self.class && other.state == state
#   end
#
#   def hash
#     state.hash
#   end
#
#   protected
#
#   def state
#     [@text, @author]
#   end
# end
#
# quotes = Set.new
#
# while quotes.size != 1800
#
#   # Get quote from public rest API. Use key request parameter to get random quotes
#   url = 'http://api.forismatic.com/api/1.0/?method=getQuote&format=json&lang=en&key=' + 6.times.map { rand(10) }.join
#   uri = URI(url)
#   response = Net::HTTP.get(uri)
#
#   # When response contains unescaped characters, we are unable to parse it.
#   begin
#     json = JSON.parse(response)
#   rescue
#     puts 'Unable to parse response ' + response
#     next
#   end
#
#   quote = Quote.new(json['quoteText'], json['quoteAuthor'])
#   quotes.add(quote)
#
#   puts quotes.size
# end
#
# CSV.open('quotes.csv', 'wb') do |csv|
#   csv << %w[text author]
#   quotes.each do |q|
#     csv << [q.text, q.author]
#   end
# end