= glue

http://GlueNow.com

== DESCRIPTION:

This Glue gem enables posting to GlueNow.com API service using an account subdomain, username, password. In this version you can add a post by providing a title and body. You can access some basic info about a users account and check if their account info is valid and request public posts from an account using the same RSS that powers many of the Glue feeds.

== FEATURES/PROBLEMS:


  Adding new posts requires Title & Body text
  Access info about an account with successful login:
    * Email Address
    * If they are an admin
    * Their Author Name
  Check a subdomain is valid and belongs to an account
  Read all public posts
  Gem is thoroughly tested
  Only allows Adding & Reading posts at this time
  You can't edit or delete posts


== SYNOPSIS:

TO ADD A POST USING THE GLUENOW.COM API

  1. Instantiate your account - Provide subdomain, username and password of http://Your-Subdomain.GlueNow.com Account
    
        account = Glue::API.new("your-subdomain", "your-username", "your-password")
        
  2. Check if the account subdomain is valid
  
        account.valid_site?   
        
  3. Get more info about the user's account
    
        user = account.user_info
        
        user #=> {"rsp"=>{"user"=>{"author"=>"Jordan Dobson","admin"=>"true","email"=>"jordandobson@gmail.com"},"stat"=>"ok"}}
        
  4. Post Your Content - Title & Body are required
    
        response = account.post("My Title", "Body Text")
        
  5. Receive a Success or Error Hash

      SUCCESS
    
        response #=> {"rsp"=>{"post"=>{"title"=>"My Title","url"=>"http://bit.ly/sakIM","id"=>"14415","longurl"=>"http://jordandobson.com"},"stat"=>"ok"}}
    
      ERROR
    
        response #=> {}
        
        
TO READ POSTS USING GLUENOW.COM RSS
        
  1. Instantiate your Reader with your account info - Provide subdomain for http://Your-Subdomain.GlueNow.com Account
    
        account = Glue::RSS.new("your-account")
        
  2. Request posts from the RSS feed - Include an optional limit & page view for paging
    
        all_the_posts = account.feed
        
      OR

        limited_posts = account.feed(10, 3)
        
  3. Receive a Success or Error Hash - Example is simplified to include important nodes

      SUCCESS
    
        all_the_posts #=> {"rss"=>{"channel"=>{"item"=>{"pubDate"=>"Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000","title"=>"My Title","guid"=>"http://jordandobson.com#14415","dc:creator"=>"Jordan","description"=>"<p>Body Text</p>","link"=>"http://jordandobson.com","source"=>"Glue"}}}} 
    
      ERROR
    
        all_the_posts #=> {}
        
        

== REQUIREMENTS:

HTTParty

== INSTALL:

sudo gem install glue

== LICENSE:

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2009 Squad, Inc.

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