#### Create classes for YouTube resources.
class Video < ActiveYouTube
self.site = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api"
## To search by categories and tags
def self.search_by_tags (*options)
from_urls = []
if options.last.is_a? Hash
excludes = options.slice!(options.length-1)
if excludes[:exclude].kind_of? Array
from_urls << excludes[:exclude].map{|keyword| "-"+keyword}.join("/")
else
from_urls << "-"+excludes[:exclude]
end
end
from_urls << options.find_all{|keyword| keyword =~ /^[a-z]/}.join("/")
from_urls << options.find_all{|category| category =~ /^[A-Z]/}.join("%7C")
from_urls.delete_if {|x| x.empty?}
self.find(:all,:from=>"/feeds/api/videos/-/"+from_urls.reverse.join("/"))
end
end
class User < ActiveYouTube
self.site = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api"
end
class Standardfeed < ActiveYouTube
self.site = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api"
end
class Playlist < ActiveYouTube
self.site = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api"
end
##### Examples #######
#### VIDEO
## search for videos
search = Video.find(:first, :params => {:vq => 'ruby', :"max-results" => '5'})
puts search.entry.length
## video information of id = ZTUVgYoeN_o
vid = Video.find("ZTUVgYoeN_o")
puts vid.group.content[0].url
## video comments
comments = Video.find_custom("ZTUVgYoeN_o").get(:comments)
puts comments.entry[0].link[2].href
## searching with category/tags
results = Video.search_by_tags("Comedy")
puts results[0].entry[0].title
# more examples:
# Video.search_by_tags("Comedy", "dog")
# Video.search_by_tags("News","Sports","football", :exclude=>["Comedy","soccer"])
# Video.search_by_tags("News","Sports","football", :exclude=>"soccer")
#### STANDARDFEED
## retrieving standard feeds
most_viewed = Standardfeed.find(:most_viewed, :params => {:time => 'today'})
puts most_viewed.entry[0].group.content[0].url
#### USER
## user's profile - guthrie
user_profile = User.find("guthrie")
puts user_profile.link[1].href
## user's playlist - john
user_playlist = User.find_custom("john").get(:playlists)
puts user_playlist.link[1].href
## user's upload or favorites
rick_video = User.find_custom("rick").get(:uploads)
puts rick_video.entry[0].group.content[0].url
## user's subscription
user_subscriptions = User.find_custom("guthrie").get(:subscriptions)
puts user_subscriptions.to_yaml
#### PLAYLIST
## get playlist - multiple elements in playlist
playlist = Playlist.find("EBF5D6DC4589D7B7")
puts playlist.entry[0].group.content[0].url
## get playlist - single element in playlist
playlist = Playlist.find("45C563323B344971")
puts playlist.entry[0].group.content[0].url
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