class LiveJournal::Request::CheckFriends
An example of polling for friends list updates.
req = LiveJournal::Request::CheckFriends.new(user) req.run # always will return false on the first run. loop do puts "Waiting for new entries..." sleep req.interval # uses the server-recommended sleep time. break if req.run == true end puts "#{user.username}'s friends list has been updated!"
Attributes
interval[R]
The server-recommended number of seconds to wait between running this.
lastupdate[R]
If you want to keep your CheckFriends
state without saving the object, save the lastupdate
field and pass it to a new object.
Public Class Methods
new(user, lastupdate=nil)
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Calls superclass method
# File lib/livejournal/friends.rb, line 120 def initialize(user, lastupdate=nil) super(user, 'checkfriends') @lastupdate = lastupdate @interval = 90 # reasonable default? end
Public Instance Methods
run()
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Returns true if there are new posts available.
Calls superclass method
# File lib/livejournal/friends.rb, line 126 def run @request['lastupdate'] = @lastupdate if @lastupdate super @lastupdate = @result['lastupdate'] @interval = @result['interval'].to_i @result['new'] == '1' end