ImdbApios

Ruby IMDB client using the IMDB json web service made available for their iOS app. Largely inspired by imdb-pie in python

API Terminology

• Title this can be a movie, tv show, video, documentary etc.
• Name this can be a credit, cast member, any person generally.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'imdb_apios'

And then execute:

    $ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

    $ gem install imdb_apios

Or install it from source:

gem 'imdb_apios', :git => 'https://github.com/raj/imdb-apios'

Usage

Initialise the client

require 'imdb_apios'
@client = ImdbApios::Client.new

Available methods

NOTE: For each client method, if the resource cannot be found they will raise StandardError

Example	Description
get_title('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing title information
search("The Dark Knight")	Returns a json of results
search("Christian Bale")	Returns a json of results
title_exits('tt0111161')	Returns True if exists otherwise False
get_title_genres('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing title genres information
get_title_credits('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing title credits information
get_title_quotes('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing title quotes information
get_title_ratings('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing title ratings information
get_title_connections('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing title connections information
get_title_similarities('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing title similarities information
get_title_videos('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing title videos information
get_title_news('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing news
get_title_trivia('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing trivia
get_title_soundtracks('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing soundtracks information
get_title_goofs('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing "goofs" and teaser information
get_title_technical('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing technical information
get_title_companies('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing information about companies related to title
get_title_episodes('tt0303461')	Returns a json containing season and episodes information
get_title_episodes_detailed(imdb_id='tt0303461', season=1)	Returns a json containing detailed season episodes information
get_title_plot('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing title plot information
get_title_plot_synopsis('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing title plot synopsis information
get_title_awards('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing title plot information
get_title_releases('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing releases information
get_title_versions('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing versions information (meaning different versions of this title for different regions, or different versions for DVD vs Cinema)
get_title_user_reviews('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing user review information
get_title_metacritic_reviews('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing metacritic review information
get_title_images('tt0111161')	Returns a json containing title images information
get_name('nm0000151')	Returns a json containing person/name information
get_name_filmography('nm0000151')	Returns a json containing person/name filmography information
get_name_images('nm0000032')	Returns a json containing person/name images information
get_name_videos('nm0000032')	Returns a json containing person/name videos information
validate_imdb_id('tt0111161')	Return false if not valid
get_popular_titles()	Returns a json containing popular titles information
get_popular_shows()	Returns a json containing popular tv shows
get_popular_movies()	Returns a json containing popular movies

Requirements

1. Ruby 2

Running the tests

bundle
rake spec

example

require 'imdb_apios'
@client = ImdbApios::Client.new
@client.search("Katrina Kaif")['d']

=> [
  {"l"=>"Katrina Kaif", "id"=>"nm1229940", "s"=>"Actress, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)", "i"=>["https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTUwODY3NzA3NF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTEzNDg3OA@@._V1_.jpg", 1266, 1767]}, 
  {"l"=>"Katrina Kroetch", "id"=>"nm6009562", "s"=>"Actress, 13 Reasons Why (2017)", "i"=>["https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWFkMDU0NzEtM2Y1Zi00ZTZjLWI1NjAtYWEwMDc1ZTI1ZWYzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDc0NzM1MjE@._V1_.jpg", 3840, 5760]}, {"l"=>"Katrina Kemp", "id"=>"nm4320986", "s"=>"Actress, Faking It (2014-2015)", "i"=>["https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTg3MzA2ODk3N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTc2MzcwMzE@._V1_.jpg", 640, 640]}, {"l"=>"Katrina Kavanaugh", "id"=>"nm7771701", "s"=>"Actress, Longmire (2013)", "i"=>["https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNmVhYzMwYTQtODlhMi00ZGE5LTk2ZGYtZGUyMGUyNTMzYzAwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjEyODUyNjg@._V1_.jpg", 556, 695]}, {"l"=>"Katrina Kat", "id"=>"nm3698859", "s"=>"Actress, Imprecation (2009)"}, {"l"=>"Kathimerina kai apla", "id"=>"tt7549998", "s"=>"Elsa Poimenidou, Haris Arvanitidis", "y"=>2017, "q"=>"TV series"}, {"l"=>"Horumaika: Tebori Nakayama zuidou no kiroku", "id"=>"tt2066892", "y"=>2005, "q"=>"feature"}, 
  {"l"=>"Katrina Kane", "id"=>"nm0437365", "s"=>"Editorial Department, The Experiment (2010)"}
  ]

TODO

• credentials must not be reload on each request

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/raj/imdb_apios. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.