Save current KCRW Eclectic 24 track to a Things list

kcrw_current_track_to_things.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby 

require 'json'
require 'date'
require 'net/http'
require 'rb-scpt'
include Appscript

# Set up things
list = "To read, etc."

things = app("Things3")
project = things.projects[list]
todos = things.to_dos

# KCRW keeps its playlist in dated files
date_path = Date.today.strftime('%Y/%m/%d')
url = "https://tracklist-api.kcrw.com/Music/date/#{date_path}"
uri = URI(url)
response = Net::HTTP.get(uri)
pl =  JSON.parse(response)

# First entry in the list is the current track 
current_track = pl[0]

artist = current_track['artist']
title = current_track['title']

unless current_track['itunes_url'].nil?
  track_url = current_track['itunes_url']
else
  track_url = current_track['affiliateLinkiTunes']
end

unless todos[its.name.eq(title)].get.length > 0
    task = things.make(:at => project.beginning, :new => :to_do, :with_properties => {
     :name => "#{title} by #{artist}",
     :tag_names => "music,kcrw",
     :notes => "Heard on KCRW at #{Time.now}\r\r#{track_url}"
   })
end