How to like a YouTube video in Ruby

How to like a YouTube video in Ruby.md

Comparing different Ruby interfaces to like a video using YouTube API:

• curl
• google-api-client
• youtube_it
• googol
• yt

01-curl.rb

def like(video_id, token)
  request = `curl -X POST  -H 'Content-length: 0' -I -H 'Authorization: Bearer #{token}' 
   'https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3/videos/rate?id=#{video_id}&rating=like'`

  request =~ %r{^HTTP/1.1 204}
end

02-google_api_client.rb

# gem install google_api_client
require 'google/api_client'

def like(video_id, token)
  client = Google::APIClient.new application_name: 'YourApp', application_version: '1.0'
  client.authorization.access_token = token

  yt = client.discovered_api 'youtube', 'v3'

  response = client.execute! api_method : yt.videos.rate, parameters: {id: video_id, rating: "like"}
  response.status == 204
end

03-youtube_it.rb

# gem install youtube_it
require 'youtube_it'  

def like(video_id, token, dev_key)
  client = YouTubeIt::OAuth2Client.new client_access_token: token, dev_key: dev_key

  response = client.like_video video_id
  response[:code] == 204
end

04-googol.rb

# gem install googol
require 'googol'

def like(video_id, token)
  account = Googol::YoutubeAccount.new access_token: token

  account.like! video_id: video_id
end

05-yt.rb

# gem install yt
require 'yt'

def like(video_id, token)
  account = Yt::Account.new access_token: token

  video = Yt::Video.new id: video_id, auth: account
  video.like # also: video.liked?, video.dislike, ...
end

06-yt-video.rb

# from https://github.com/Fullscreen/yt/blob/master/lib/yt/models/video.rb
class Yt::Models::Video 
  has_many :annotations
  has_one :rating

  def liked? ... end
  def like ... end
  def dislike ... end
  def unlike ... end
end

07-youtube_it-client.rb

# from https://github.com/kylejginavan/youtube_it/blob/master/lib/youtube_it/client.rb

class YouTubeIt::Client
  def videos_by(params, options={}) ... end
  def video_by(video) ... end
  def video_by_user(user, vid) ... end
  def video_partial_update(video_id, opts = {}) ... end
  def add_comment(video_id, comment, opts = {}) ... end
  def profile(user = nil) ... end
  def activity(user = nil, opts = {}) ... end
  def watchlater(user = nil) ... end
  def playlist(playlist_id, opts = {}) ... end
  def playlists(user = nil, opts = nil) ... end
  def current_user ... end
  # ... 50 more methods ...
end