This gem has been created to abstract and unify iteractions with social networks.
# app/services/social_service.rb
class SocialService
def self.get_friends(user_id, provider)
auth = User.find(user_id).authentications.find_by_provider(provider)
if auth.blank? || auth.credentials.blank?
raise NoCredentialsError.new("user: #{user_id}")
end
connection = SocialHamster.connect(provider, auth.credentials)
return connection.get_friends
rescue SocialHamster::Error => e
raise Error.new("#{e.class}: #{e.message}")
end
end
# app/controllers/social_friendlists_controller.rb
def show
frineds = SocialService.get_friends(user_id, params[:provider])
rescue SocialService::NoCredentialsError
redirect_to auth_path(prams[:provider]) #to omniauth's /auth/facebook/
rescue SocialService::Error
flash[:error] = "Cant access #{params[:provider].capitalize}. Try again later"
redirect_to social_friendlists_path
end- Vkontakte
- Mailru
- Wall/status posting (FB, twitter, vkontakte)
- Direct messages (mailru, twitter)
- Extract networks into gems
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