gistfile1.txt

require 'rubygems'
require 'httparty'
file = File.join("E:", "Program Files", "Sony", "EverQuest", "Logs", "eqlog_Stairs_project1999.txt")

f = File.open(file,"r")
f.seek 0 , IO::SEEK_END

    def split_string_and_filter_auctions(string)
      if string =~ /^\[(.+)\](.+)/
        string = {:time => $1, :message => $2}
        if string[:message] =~ /(.+auctions,)(.+)/
          string[:message] = $2
          items =  parse_items(string[:message])
          string[:items] = items
          string.delete(:message)
          items.each do |item|
              HTTParty.post("http://192.168.1.21:3000/auction/create", :query => {:item => item[0], :price => item[1], :time => string[:time]})
          end
          return string unless items.empty?
        end
      end
        nil
    end
      
    def parse_items(string)
      regex = /([-_\'\sa-zA-Z]+)[-\s\/,]([0-9\.k]+)/
      items = string.scan(regex)
      items.each do|item|
        item[0].gsub!(/(and|wts|wtt|wtb)/i, '')
        item[0].gsub!(/[\s]+[p|-]+$/i, '')
        item[0].strip!
        item[0].gsub!(/^['"p|-]+[\s]+/i, '')
      end
      items
    end
      
      
      
      
    while true do
      select([f])
      line = f.gets
      parsed = split_string_and_filter_auctions(line)
      unless parsed.nil?
        puts parsed.inspect
      end
    end