65 lines
1.7 KiB
Ruby
65 lines
1.7 KiB
Ruby
require 'rexml/document'
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require 'open-uri'
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include REXML
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# A simple wrapper for the foreclosurelistings.com API.
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# Pull down the 10 most recent foreclosures for a given area,
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# or check if a given address is actually in foreclosure or not.
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# Author: Ryan McGrath (ryan [at] venodesigns dot net) (@ryanmcgrath on Twitter)
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class Foreclosures
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def initialize(domain, api_key)
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@domain = domain
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@api_key = api_key
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@recent_url = "http://api.foreclosurelistings.com/foreclosure?domain=" + @domain + "&key=" + @api_key
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@is_foreclosure_url = "http://api.foreclosurelistings.com/isforeclosure?domain=" + @domain + "&key=" + @api_key
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end
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def getRecent(options = {})
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# Using blank defaults, because I'm not that concerned about it at the moment
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areas = {
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:state => nil,
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:county => nil,
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:city => nil,
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:zipcode => nil
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}.merge options
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# Exactly what you think it is. ;D
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call_url = @recent_url
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areas.each { |key, value|
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if !value.nil?
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call_url += "&#{key}=#{value}"
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end
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}
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return createObjFromXML(call_url)
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end
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def check(address, city, state)
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call_url = @is_foreclosure_url + "&address=#{address}&city=#{city}&state=#{state}"
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return createObjFromXML(call_url)
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end
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def createObjFromXML(call_url)
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return_results = Array.new
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file = open(call_url).read()
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doc = Document.new file
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doc.elements.each("foreclosures/listing") do |element|
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listing_obj = { }
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element.each do |prop|
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if prop.class == REXML::Element
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listing_obj[prop.name] = prop.text
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end
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end
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return_results << listing_obj
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end
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return return_results
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end
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end
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