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pullmonkey / just_created_step_definition.rb

Created March 2, 2011 16:29

	# find the JUST created model
	Then(/^#{capture_model} was just created(?: with #{capture_fields})?$/) do \|name, fields\|
	find_latest_model!(name, fields)
	end

pullmonkey / pickle_record_just_created.rb

Created March 2, 2011 16:28

	module Pickle
	module Session
	def find_latest_model(a_model_name, fields = nil)
	factory, name = *parse_model(a_model_name)

	raise ArgumentError, "Can't find a model with an ordinal (e.g. 1st user)" if name.is_a?(Integer)

	model_class = pickle_config.factories[factory].klass
	fields = fields.is_a?(Hash) ? parse_hash(fields) : parse_fields(fields)
	conditions = convert_models_to_attributes(model_class, fields)

pullmonkey / gist:783562

Created January 17, 2011 21:54

Comprehensive PHP VIN Decoder using VIN API

	<?
	// VIN API decoder for PHP 4.x+

	define('ELEMENT_CONTENT_ONLY', true);
	define('ELEMENT_PRESERVE_TAGS', false);

	function getXML($vin) {
	$curl = curl_init();
	curl_setopt ($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'http://vinapi.skizmo.com/vins/'. $vin.'.xml');
	curl_setopt ($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/xml', 'X-VinApiKey: #YOURAPIKEYGOESHERE#')); //use your API key here

pullmonkey / gist:778789

Created January 13, 2011 22:57

VB .NET example from one of VIN API's customers

	Public Function DecodeVIN(ByVal VIN As String, Optional ByVal Complete As Boolean = False) As String
	Try
	Dim aResponse() As Byte
	Dim sResponse As String = ""
	Dim oWebclient As New WebClient
	Dim oEncoder As New System.Text.ASCIIEncoding

	'Call the API
	oWebclient = New WebClient
	oWebclient.Headers.Add("X-VinApiKey", "APIKEYGOESHERE")

pullmonkey / gist:778755

Created January 13, 2011 22:35

XML example of the dataset from VIN API

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<hash>
	<telescopic-steering-column>Std.</telescopic-steering-column>
	<front-split-bench-seat>N/A</front-split-bench-seat>
	<powertrain-warranty-distance>36,000 mile</powertrain-warranty-distance>
	<leather-seat>Std.</leather-seat>
	<load-bearing-exterior-rack>N/A</load-bearing-exterior-rack>
	<front-spring-type>Coil</front-spring-type>
	<steel-wheels>N/A</steel-wheels>
	<maximum-gvwr>No data lbs</maximum-gvwr>

pullmonkey / gist:778747

Created January 13, 2011 22:30

VIN API call for complete dataset

VinApi.find('1HGCM82633A004352', :params => {:complete => "true"})

pullmonkey / gist:778735

Created January 13, 2011 22:22

Setup VinAPI ActiveResource

	class VinApi < ActiveResource::Base
	headers["X-VinApiKey"] = "YOUR_API_KEY_GOES_HERE"
	self.site = "http://vinapi.skizmo.com"
	self.element_name = "vin"
	end

pullmonkey / simple_rotated_box_using_cairo.rb

Created November 19, 2010 21:14

Simple Rotated Box Cairo Example for pullmonkey.com

	require 'rubygems'
	require 'cairo'

	class Box
	# height and width for the rectangle, angle for the rotation
	attr_accessor :height, :width, :angle

	def initialize(height=200, width=200, angle=45)
	@height, @width, @angle = [height, width, degrees_to_radians(angle)]
	# The first argument for a surface is the filename, the next two are our canvas/surface size.

pullmonkey / vinapi.php

Created November 16, 2010 03:40

Way to use the Skizmo VINAPI in PHP

	<?php
	function decodeVIN($vin){
	$curl = curl_init();
	curl_setopt ($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
	curl_setopt ($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'http://vinapi.skizmo.com/vins/'.$vin.'.xml');
	curl_setopt ($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/xml', 'X-VinApiKey: YOUR_API_KEY_GOES_HERE'));
	$result = curl_exec ($curl);
	curl_close ($curl);
	return $result;
	}

pullmonkey / speedeals_home_top.html

Created October 8, 2010 15:50

	<h2>Testing home top for speedeals.com</h2>
	<b>Really?</b>
	<ul>
	<li>Hello THere...</li>
	</ul>

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