shack.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'httparty'

module Shack

  class Comment
    attr_reader :username, :body, :preview, :comment_id
    def initialize comment
      @username   = comment["author"]
      @preview    = comment["preview"].gsub("\n", ' ')
      @comment_id = comment["comment_id"]
      @body       = comment["body"]
    end

    def to_s
      "#{ @username } said '#{ @preview }...'"
    end
  end

  class Chat
    include HTTParty
    format :xml
    base_uri "http://latestchatty.beautifulpixel.com"
    attr_accessor :comments

    def initialize
      @comments = []
      response   = self.class.get("/")["comments"]    # Get comments
      response["comment"].each do |comment|
        @comments << Comment.new(comment)
      end
    end

  end
end

chat = Shack::Chat.new

first_comment = chat.comments.first
puts first_comment
puts
puts first_comment.body

# The above outputs:

# glio1337 said 'Windows Vista  I'm running Windows XP Pro SP3 right now. I have 2GB of RAM, an Intel Q6600 (quad-core...'
#
# <span class="jt_blue">Windows Vista</span>
# <br />
# <br />I'm running Windows XP Pro SP3 right now. I have 2GB of RAM, an Intel Q6600 (quad-core) and an 8800GTS 640mb.
# <br />
# <br />I've been hearing around that if you have the hardware, now is a good time to make the jump to Vista. Are there any major complaints about Vista still from any current users? I figure I'll make the upgrade at some point, as I'm sure the next Windows is going to be delayed anyway. Right now I've got a few games that use DirectX 10 for stuff, such as Crysis and Brothers in Arms.
# <br />
# <br />And if I were to make the jump, would I be okay with getting the upgrade version of Home Premium, or should I get the full version? I like to reformat and start fresh at least once a year so I'm assuming the full version would make that easier unless I'm mistake. I've never used an upgrade version of Windows before.