class Lyracyst::Rhymebrain

This class uses the Rhymebrain API to fetch rhymes, word info, and portmanteaus.

Public Instance Methods

get_word(search, func, params, result) click to toggle source

Fetches dynamically generated URL. Functions are Rhymes, WordInfo, and Portmaneaus.

@param search [String] The word or phrase to search for. @param func [String] The search function to use. @param params [Hash] The search parameters to use. @param result [String] The search response.

# File lib/lyracyst/rhymebrain/word.rb, line 14
def get_word(search, func, params, result)
  prefix = 'http://rhymebrain.com/talk?function=get'
  word, pcont = "#{prefix}#{func}&word=#{search}&", []
  params.map { |k, v|
    if k == :lang then pcont.push "lang=#{v}&"; end
    if k == :max && k != nil then pcont.push "maxResults=#{v}&"; end
  }
  url = "#{word}#{pcont.join}"
  request = HTTPI::Request.new(url)
  getter = HTTPI.get(request)
  result = getter.body
end