reddit_scrape

reddit_scrape.rb

require 'json'
require 'rest-client'
require 'pry'





	@html_reddit = "            "

	def get_children_data_scrape
		r_hash = JSON.parse(RestClient.get('http://www.reddit.com/.json'))

		r_hash["data"]["children"].each do |post|
			unless post["data"]["over_18"] == true
				@html_reddit << reddit_html_template(post)
			end
		end
	end

	def reddit_html_template(post_attribute)
		data = post_attribute["data"] 
		
		html_string = "<li>
											<a href=\"http://reddit.com#{data["permalink"]}\">
												<h1>#{data["title"]}</h1>
												<img src=\"#{data["thumbnail"]}\" />
												<h4>Upvotes:</p>
												<p>#{data["ups"]}</h4>
												<p>Downvotes:</p>
												<h4>#{data["downs"]}</h4>
											</a>
										</li>
										"
	end

	def new_html_file
		reddit_html_file = File.new("reddit.html", "w+")
		if reddit_html_file
			reddit_html_file.syswrite(@html_reddit)
		else
			puts "Unable to open file!"
		end
		reddit_html_file.close
	end


binding.pry