class MovieAPI

Queries the API for an IMDB ID

@param [String] id A Movie IMDB ID

@param [Hash] options The options to create a search query @todo fill out these docs

@return [Hash] Returns a single movie hash

# File lib/mmapi.rb, line 16
def self.search_by_id(id, options = {})
  return self.request("#{API_URL}?id=#{URI::encode(id)}" + self.parameterize(options))
end

Queries the API for a movie title

@param [String] title The title of the movie

@param [Hash] options The options to create a search query @option options [Integer] :year (2013) The year you wish to search for - defaults to current year @option options [Integer] :yg (0) When this paramter is 0, the year parameter is disabled @option options [String] :mt (‘none’) The movie type you wish to search for @option options [String] :plot (‘simple’) The plot type you with the API to return @option options [Integer] :episode (1) When the parameter is 0, “episodes” is not included in the result @option options [Integer] :offset (0) Paging offset @option options [Integer] :limit (1) The maximum number of records to return @option options [String] :lang (‘en-US’) The data language you wish to return @option options [String] :aka (‘simple’) The aka type you with to return @option options [String] :release (‘simple’) The release date type you with to return @option options [Integer] :business (0) Include the business field @option options [Integer] :tech (0) Include the technical field

@return [Array] Returns an array of hashes.

# File lib/mmapi.rb, line 39
def self.search_by_title(title, options = {})
  return self.request("#{API_URL}?q=#{URI::encode(title)}" + self.parameterize(options))
end

@private @param [Hash] options Query options @return [String] URL encoded string of params

# File lib/mmapi.rb, line 48
def self.parameterize(options)
  return options ? options.collect {|key, value| "#{key}=#{URI::encode(value)}"}.join('&') : ''
end

@private @param [String] uri @return [Hash] Movie hash @return [Array] Array of movie hashes

# File lib/mmapi.rb, line 56
def self.request(uri)
  response = open(uri).read
  data = JSON.parse(response)
  return data
end